Well, I object to a closed-source driver of any kind, even if it is DRI.
The reason is simple -- unless they're planning to release one for every single platform the DRI is supposed to run on, I won't be able to use it, because instead of the sexy, cool Linux, I use Solaris. People who use any BSD platform would probably be in a similar situation.
If they release source, at least there's a chance of me or someone else fixing it so it works on our favorite OS and then releasing it.
Needless to say, I will never, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever, buy an NVIDIA product unless they provide source (sorry, pal, preprocessed crap DOES NOT COUNT).
Now I'm not at all clear whether the GLX module as it stands will just plug directly in to XFree 4.0. I suspect not.
You are correct, AFAIK. There is a config option (which requires you recompile XFree 4.0) for using the old-style glx modules, but it doesn't work. And XFree 4.0 won't compile for me if I set the option to use the old-style dlopen() modules instead of the new OS-independent modules, which is probably why the glx module won't load in the first place.
Not that it matters... XFree 4.0 won't reset the console for me when I exit. Maybe if I used a G400 on Linux instead of an S3 Virge on Solaris;-)
You are 100% right. I guess Mr. Sun drew me into his trap!
AKA the following quote:
Worse, David Sun sees sinister motives in Sun's action: Once Kingston capitulates, Sun will go after every maker of memory modules from "Apple to Z," resulting in a huge toll on the computer business if Sun, as seems likely, asks for a 3%-to-5% royalty on revenues.
Which, of course, makes it sound like Sun owns the SIMM platform, which is not the case.
I should have been more alert, so I apologize for that gross oversight. This is not really likely to affect the computer industry as a whole... only people like Kingston who make memory modules for Sun machines (are there any others?)
However, it does look a little different from the SIMM used in most personal computers. The drawings indicate 200 pins, while most regular SIMMS have 30 or 72 pins.
This raises another question: Are DIMMS significantly different enough from SIMMS to avoid the patent infringement?
He set out to write the world's most secure operating system and he succeeded.
...that is, until EROS gets rolling. And, believe me, it _will_ Real Soon Now.
The numero uno reason there has been 0 progress on that recently is that since the head honcho is currently working for IBM, the code he writes becomes their property. Since EROS is a GPLed project, there is a teensy conflict there...
Fortunately, Jonathan Shapiro has decided to leave IBM to work in academia:-), which will give EROS and its superior security model a chance to flourish again. No setuid stupidity here, just give programs the capability to access exactly that which they need to and no more.
Of course, if you can't wait a year or so for security, then OpenBSD wins;-)
Hello, the patent comes with schematics, if you bothered to actually look at the schematics, so yes. Plus the "Preferred Embodiments" section tells you one way to use the thing.
If this doesn't prove that the U.S. Patent Office is so broken that it will let anything become patented, then I don't know what will.
At the very least there should be some way of verifying that the item being patented does what it is claimed to do before the patent is granted. Not that what this patent claims is impossible or anything...;-)
Notice that there are a lot of schematics in the images -- someone should try building the thing and see what, if anything, it actually does.
Here at Marquette, we haven't banned anything excpept the usual "You may not conduct illegal activities, you may not use University machines to do conslting unless you pay for the resources" things.
However, reverse DNS does not work on our Internet-connected dormitory machines, making usage of them for Napster/Quake/etc. servers Not a Good Idea.
Plus there's probably not enough room on the VAX that houses our "University-approved" homepages for any of this stuff.
I thought a third advantage of LCDs over LEDs was that LCDs require less power to operate. This article claims that the new OLEDs takes even less power than LCDs. That's pretty cool if you ask me.
Finally, you'll be able to use the computer in bed!
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Well, I object to a closed-source driver of any kind, even if it is DRI.
The reason is simple -- unless they're planning to release one for every single platform the DRI is supposed to run on, I won't be able to use it, because instead of the sexy, cool Linux, I use Solaris. People who use any BSD platform would probably be in a similar situation.
If they release source, at least there's a chance of me or someone else fixing it so it works on our favorite OS and then releasing it.
Needless to say, I will never, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever, buy an NVIDIA product unless they provide source (sorry, pal, preprocessed crap DOES NOT COUNT).
Now I'm not at all clear whether the GLX module as it stands will just plug directly in to XFree 4.0. I suspect not.
;-)
You are correct, AFAIK. There is a config option (which requires you recompile XFree 4.0) for using the old-style glx modules, but it doesn't work. And XFree 4.0 won't compile for me if I set the option to use the old-style dlopen() modules instead of the new OS-independent modules, which is probably why the glx module won't load in the first place.
Not that it matters... XFree 4.0 won't reset the console for me when I exit. Maybe if I used a G400 on Linux instead of an S3 Virge on Solaris
Oh well...
Not to mention it's only available for Solaris SPARC, not Solaris/X86.
Sorry pal, I'll stick with PDF.
Well, when you try to shoehorn a reference where it doesn't fit, SOMETHING'S got to give!
AKA the following quote:
Which, of course, makes it sound like Sun owns the SIMM platform, which is not the case.
I should have been more alert, so I apologize for that gross oversight. This is not really likely to affect the computer industry as a whole... only people like Kingston who make memory modules for Sun machines (are there any others?)
Now I wish Slashdot had a "cancel" function...
Sun does indeed own a patent on the Single Inline Memory Module, or SIMM. See:
Patent 05270964
Patent 05383148
Patent 05465229
Patent 05532954
These being in order from the earliest to the most recent, though I think these are just different versions of the original.
However, it does look a little different from the SIMM used in most personal computers. The drawings indicate 200 pins, while most regular SIMMS have 30 or 72 pins.
This raises another question: Are DIMMS significantly different enough from SIMMS to avoid the patent infringement?
Think about it. If the winner writes the most creative daemon on the planet, what does he/she need a book about mastering algorithms for?
;-)
At least money is involved, so the prize isn't _all_ useless...
*BAD EXAMPLE*
People could argue that that's bloated too.
He set out to write the world's most secure operating system and he succeeded.
:-), which will give EROS and its superior security model a chance to flourish again. No setuid stupidity here, just give programs the capability to access exactly that which they need to and no more.
;-)
...that is, until EROS gets rolling. And, believe me, it _will_ Real Soon Now.
The numero uno reason there has been 0 progress on that recently is that since the head honcho is currently working for IBM, the code he writes becomes their property. Since EROS is a GPLed project, there is a teensy conflict there...
Fortunately, Jonathan Shapiro has decided to leave IBM to work in academia
Of course, if you can't wait a year or so for security, then OpenBSD wins
That's if you bothered to look at the IMAGES, of course :-\
Hello, the patent comes with schematics, if you bothered to actually look at the schematics, so yes. Plus the "Preferred Embodiments" section tells you one way to use the thing.
So, short answer: YES!
If this doesn't prove that the U.S. Patent Office is so broken that it will let anything become patented, then I don't know what will.
;-)
At the very least there should be some way of verifying that the item being patented does what it is claimed to do before the patent is granted. Not that what this patent claims is impossible or anything...
Notice that there are a lot of schematics in the images -- someone should try building the thing and see what, if anything, it actually does.
Here at Marquette, we haven't banned anything excpept the usual "You may not conduct illegal activities, you may not use University machines to do conslting unless you pay for the resources" things.
However, reverse DNS does not work on our Internet-connected dormitory machines, making usage of them for Napster/Quake/etc. servers Not a Good Idea.
Plus there's probably not enough room on the VAX that houses our "University-approved" homepages for any of this stuff.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but AFAIK you still can't run Linux on a 286. There was that one project... did that get anywhere?
Most of ftp.gnu.org's software library precompiled. FOr some reason, that's a HUGE selling point of Linux.
;-)
It's SPELLED Wilamette, but it's pronounced "MUD"!
You gotta love how he rips on every candidate that's not using Linux at the bottom of the page.
What a loser.
Anyway,
IGGY POP FOR PRESIDENT! (about as good a choice as any)
AHA, but you can!!!
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I thought a third advantage of LCDs over LEDs was that LCDs require less power to operate. This article claims that the new OLEDs takes even less power than LCDs. That's pretty cool if you ask me.
Finally, you'll be able to use the computer in bed!
Yay, more silly little background tiles that don't exactly mesh with their titles. *yawn*
I prefer a different Rebirth, the one that sounds like 2 303s, an 808, and a 909. Unfortunately that costs $250 US or so and only runs on Windows.
*sigh*
The report lists a number of tuning paramaters that were used for Novell. On the other hand, very few were used for Windows NT.
My question is: How do we know whether the two directories were tuned to equivalent performance parameters?
Until this is answered, I would take these results with a salt lick.
A very large lump of sugar?
Well, you asked...
Part of that is that Sun's 3D "acceleration" REALLY SUCKS!
Just ask Chris Schoeneman.
Heck, at these speeds what do you need the GeForce for? You could actually get playable speed out of an S3 ViRGE!
...Once the GLX diver is perfected, of course.
:-)
Ewwww!