I'm sure there are OSes out ther that can do more than 200 users at a time anyway, with the appropriate amount of computing power behind them. Or maybe the correct term is "used to" before networking became big.
Damnit, Slackware is getting real outdated real fast. now that glibc 2.1 is out,they're TWO versions behind (although to be fair, I think only Stampede is going to use glibc 2.1 right away.) I've tried Debian, Stampede, OpenLinux (ewww), and SuSE, finally settling on SuSE because YaST just plain rocks, even if their packages aren't all the latest and are RPM. Too bad you'll never see the SuSE box here in the States...;-)
GNUStep.org slashdotted?!?!?!
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libstdc++.so.2.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Why in God's name wqould you link to a specific vrsion number of libary like that?!?!?!? -- Unless you _want_ to break all forward and backward compatibility. THe boys at ID Software are equally guilty of this as well.
A much better way to do it would be to link to libstdc++.so -- that's what the symlinks on a standard Linux system are there for -- then write a REQUIREMENTS file containing the following:
This program packages requires the following shared libraries (or later except there noted):
libc.so.6 (Glibc version 2.0.4 or later) libjpeg.so.61
PLEASE check these version numbers before asking for help if strange things are happening!
I think I've seen one of these at a highway rest stop! It had a dome you could stand under to listen to the samples of music you could get. I think everything was overpriced though. I'll stick with Circuit City.
Funny, but in all the copies of vi that I've used, the arrow keys work just fine.*
I do realize that you're not supposed to use them to be 100% hardcore.
"Linux sucks because it doesn't have Word?" What is this guy, a satisfied Word customer since version 1.0? Of all the invalid lame excuses to not use Linux... yeesh. I don't see what this guy needs to do with Word that's so special that he can't do with WordPerfect or Applixware or StarOffice... produce documents in Word 97 format maybe because his boss requires it? There is such a thing as "Save As", you know, where you can specify the file format to save in... gee... what a concept! I don't think this guy has even bothered to try the word processors available on Linux.
If he were talking about a spreadsheet I might take him more seriously, but even then IIRC Applixware has one and StarOffice might too.
Oh, did I mention that all these apps are much cheaper than Word?
I'd say try Applixware... you might get lucky and find it in your local Best Buy!!:-)
*vi in a dtterm on Solaris won't let you go past the end of a line to insert, and that's a problem (a strong hint to use dtpad?)
PPro 180 MHZ Monster 3D Voodoo 1 Stealth 3d 2000 PRO (S3 ViRGE/DX)
I don't have a problem running GL or Software at 30FPS (as long as I don't push the resolution too high in software;-) ) Seems pretty playable to me... of course if you're used to 60+ FPS itmay not seem that way...
"Really there is only one option, RMS is crazy, the GNU Manifesto is based on a flawed premise (that oroprietary software is bad)"
Is RMS crazy? I don't know, I've never met the man. Probably more the case that he's extremely passionate about his work.
Is the premise that proprietary software is bad really flawed?
In my experience, the (free && open) software that I've been using is at least as good as stuff I've had to pay for. Windows is just one large piece of buggy bloatware. Solaris has even less hardware support on X86 than Linux (no Glide, no BT848 TV) plus you're REQUIRED to use their $1000 compiler to develop hardware drivers! Also Slashdot has a tendancy to corrupt all the text on the desktop when used in Netscape (another bloated piece of bugware). In short, Solaris was the biggest waste of $20.50 I ever spent. Solaris for PCs and Deskops -- HA!
So, yes, I'd definitely agree that proprietary software is bad because 1. (Free && open) software tends to have less bugs (with the possible exception of the Arena browser:) ) 2. If you find bugs in (free && open) software and know C (which I don't to the extent required) you can fix them yourself.
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Can't ping it either:
root@ct4-9:/home/justin > ping www.theos-software.com
PING theos-software.com (207.21.75.2): 56 data bytes
--- theos-software.com ping statistics ---
23 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
root@ct4-9:/home/justin >
I'm sure there are OSes out ther that can do more than 200 users at a time anyway, with the appropriate amount of computing power behind them. Or maybe the correct term is "used to" before networking became big.
Damnit, Slackware is getting real outdated real fast. now that glibc 2.1 is out,they're TWO versions behind (although to be fair, I think only Stampede is going to use glibc 2.1 right away.) I've tried Debian, Stampede, OpenLinux (ewww), and SuSE, finally settling on SuSE because YaST just plain rocks, even if their packages aren't all the latest and are RPM. Too bad you'll never see the SuSE box here in the States... ;-)
With Error 500.
:-/
Thanks a lot, Slashdot.
libstdc++.so.2.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Why in God's name wqould you link to a specific vrsion number of libary like that?!?!?!? -- Unless you _want_ to break all forward and backward compatibility. THe boys at ID Software are equally guilty of this as well.
A much better way to do it would be to link to libstdc++.so -- that's what the symlinks on a standard Linux system are there for -- then write a REQUIREMENTS file containing the following:
This program packages requires the following shared libraries (or later except there noted):
libc.so.6 (Glibc version 2.0.4 or later)
libjpeg.so.61
PLEASE check these version numbers before asking for help if strange things are happening!
The one I saw sold the prepackaged versions, not any CD you could find.
/me slaps self upside the head...
I think I've seen one of these at a highway rest stop! It had a dome you could stand under to listen to the samples of music you could get. I think everything was overpriced though. I'll stick with Circuit City.
The floating-point numbers _seem_ particularly impressive, but isn't that peak speed?
:-/
:-P
Guess I'll have to wait until someone runs SPECfp or whetstone on on it... my 180MHz PPro is seeming quite sluggish these days
The article also says that this will be aimed at servers... argh, jack up the price $500... not good.
I bet it will STILL cost way less than the Xeon
Does this mean that when the SGI version comes out that there will be a seperate box for that too?
:)
Damn, you stole my idea. :(
Now all we need is someone to make one in [C C++ ObjC Perl Python SCHEME]
Funny, but in all the copies of vi that I've used, the arrow keys work just fine.*
:-)
I do realize that you're not supposed to use them to be 100% hardcore.
"Linux sucks because it doesn't have Word?" What is this guy, a satisfied Word customer since version 1.0? Of all the invalid lame excuses to not use Linux... yeesh. I don't see what this guy needs to do with Word that's so special that he can't do with WordPerfect or Applixware or StarOffice... produce documents in Word 97 format maybe because his boss requires it? There is such a thing as "Save As", you know, where you can specify the file format to save in... gee... what a concept! I don't think this guy has even bothered to try the word processors available on Linux.
If he were talking about a spreadsheet I might take him more seriously, but even then IIRC Applixware has one and StarOffice might too.
Oh, did I mention that all these apps are much cheaper than Word?
I'd say try Applixware... you might get lucky and find it in your local Best Buy!!
*vi in a dtterm on Solaris won't let you go past the end of a line to insert, and that's a problem (a strong hint to use dtpad?)
Don't check out the comments at the bottom. Suffice to say that the large majority are saying that the article is crap.
Of course, I went over there before reading the comments here about how this is all a plot to get ZDNet hits.
for $3000 you could buy a remanufactured Indy with monitor or even an Indigo2 :-)
Mine took about two weeks, but it got here before the E-mail saying they had shipped it :-)
I asked it "Is Solaris the coolest OS in the known universe?" and it said "My reply is no"...
;-)
I would have expected at least "Reply hazy, try again..."
Maybe if I had asked about Linux?
Of course they compare your computer to a VAX... but hey, they're freely available (in a public-domain sort of way... I don't see any license)
1. Highlight with left mouse button.
:-/
2. Click middle button (or both if you only have 2) where you want the text to go.
Helluva lot faster than in Windoze.
Although for some reason it doesn't work with vi...
Mesa on 3DFX runs on top of Glide anyway, so if you can get Glide running with SLI... there ya go.
PPro 180 MHZ
;-) ) Seems pretty playable to me... of course if you're used to 60+ FPS itmay not seem that way...
:-/
Monster 3D Voodoo 1
Stealth 3d 2000 PRO (S3 ViRGE/DX)
I don't have a problem running GL or Software at 30FPS (as long as I don't push the resolution too high in software
Quake 2 engine games start to slow down though
"Really there is only one option, RMS is crazy, the GNU Manifesto is based on a flawed premise (that oroprietary software is bad)"
:) )
Is RMS crazy? I don't know, I've never met the man. Probably more the case that he's extremely passionate about his work.
Is the premise that proprietary software is bad really flawed?
In my experience, the (free && open) software that I've been using is at least as good as stuff I've had to pay for. Windows is just one large piece of buggy bloatware. Solaris has even less hardware support on X86 than Linux (no Glide, no BT848 TV) plus you're REQUIRED to use their $1000 compiler to develop hardware drivers! Also Slashdot has a tendancy to corrupt all the text on the desktop when used in Netscape (another bloated piece of bugware). In short, Solaris was the biggest waste of $20.50 I ever spent. Solaris for PCs and Deskops -- HA!
So, yes, I'd definitely agree that proprietary software is bad because
1. (Free && open) software tends to have less bugs (with the possible exception of the Arena browser
2. If you find bugs in (free && open) software and know C (which I don't to the extent required) you can fix them yourself.