As for mirroring multiple machines, the best way to do this is to use rsync along with SSH 1.2.27 and the blowfish encryption which uses less CPU time. Also make sure to turn on compression in rsync, -z I believe. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
You should all read Petereley's comments in LinuxWorld. He believes that it is a bad idea to play their game on their turf, i.e. continue with the Mindcraft benchmarks.
I have to say that I generally agree with this. I think it would be far better for the Linux community to do its own benchmarks using more typical hardware configurations and a realistic mix of applications.
In other words, forget about competing with NT in an artificial playing arena. Benchmark Linux in a realworld scenario.
This is something that Linux vendors like VA Research should be doing in conjunction with Caldera, RedHat, et al. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
What's wrong with Object-Relational DBs like Oracle or PostgreSQL?
They offer object-oriented features like inheritance but still give access to the searching power of SQL. Take your pick, buy Oracle or download the Open Source PostgreSQL. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
I'm also surprised that there was so much criticism of the Mindcraft report and so little action. Given the fact that open source software advocates believe strongly in the power of small groups of individuals to band together and make something useful for the world, why is there not more effort being put into Linux benchmarking?
I know that a lot of/. readers are not programmer types but are users and sysadmins of Linux systems. But these are the very people who have the skills and the ability to set up benchmarks. They may not be able to contribute to an open source software project by contributing code. But they could build a benchmark testbed and produce a comprehensive set of Linux benchmarks that would be VERY newsworthy.
Linux runs on many different CPUs. It supports many types of hardware such as network cards, SCSI host adapters, RAID controllers etc. All of these things affect performance and little hard data is available about the performance of systems using various hardware combinations.
And a nice spin-off from a benchmarking project like this would be the availability of a guide to tuning Linux for optimum performance. But first, we have to figure out just what configurations are optimum. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
Springfield, IL (MSP) - Mayor Brad Ballmer announced today that construction will commence next month on a new university complex to be called Gates National University (GNU). The privately run institution will initially be funded by a donation of $700 million donation from Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and will benefit from a trust fund established by Mr. Gates known as the Open Source for Education. Microsoft will announce appointments to the GNU Board of Governors later this week in a press conference to be held at Microsoft's Silicon Valley headquarters.
This author clearly has an axe to grind and isn't going to let the truth get in the way of his story. While some of the early stuff about ARPA is fairly accurate, he falls off the deep end when he reaches the Mosaic/Netscape sage.
Yes, it would be useful for the government to be involved (along with industry) in setting standards for important infrastructure stuff like operating systems and network protocols. But it is possible to create and maintain such standards without government control.
IMHO, the IETF is a prime example of what can be done when people from government and industry and academia all work together on an equal footing. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
"To say you're suddenly reorganizing around customer-focused units is one thing, but if you look behind the curtain it's still Jim Allchin over Windows 2000 and Windows 98," said Dwight Davis, a Kirkland, Wash.-based analyst at Summit Strategies. "It's not quite that dramatic reorg in my mind. There's some realignment, but there's still really the same product groups."
Never forget that MS got where they are today because they are MASTERS of marketing and PR. At least most of the time they are masters. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
Check out this report from a stock market analyst:
We believe that NSOL's management has purposely disseminated misleading information, and failed to disclose material negative information, that has led investors to believe that the expiration of this contract will be postponed or that it can not be entirely and easily terminated. Investors have also been led to believe that even if the contract is terminated, NSOL's business value will continue to grow. These expectations are baseless and false.
They also make another accusation about failing to disclose information. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
This could be a useful thing to have. All the benefits of NT's central registry but still maintaining compatible UNIX style ASCII configuration files. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
This could be a useful thing to have. All the benefits of NT's central registry but still maintaining compatible UNIX style ASCII configuration files. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
There is an OSS alternative to MySQL and it is a darn good product too.
Try out PostgreSQL. It is an object-relational database and I have personally used it with PHP, Python, Java and through the ODBC driver on Windows machines. I have set it up on Linux machines, FreeBSD 2.1 and FreeBSD 3.0 machines. And I have used it in commercial projects and will do so again. -- Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
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Both Amiga MOD files and BBS ASCII music predate 1995 therefore it should not be too hard for anyone to invalidate this patent.
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MySql is another bad one and it doesn't even attempt to follow the SQL standards!
Use PostgreSQL instead.
As for mirroring multiple machines, the best way to do this is to use rsync along with SSH 1.2.27 and the blowfish encryption which uses less CPU time. Also make sure to turn on compression in rsync, -z I believe.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
I have to say that I generally agree with this. I think it would be far better for the Linux community to do its own benchmarks using more typical hardware configurations and a realistic mix of applications.
In other words, forget about competing with NT in an artificial playing arena. Benchmark Linux in a realworld scenario.
This is something that Linux vendors like VA Research should be doing in conjunction with Caldera, RedHat, et al.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
They offer object-oriented features like inheritance but still give access to the searching power of SQL. Take your pick, buy Oracle or download the Open Source PostgreSQL.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
I know that a lot of /. readers are not programmer types but are users and sysadmins of Linux systems. But these are the very people who have the skills and the ability to set up benchmarks. They may not be able to contribute to an open source software project by contributing code. But they could build a benchmark testbed and produce a comprehensive set of Linux benchmarks that would be VERY newsworthy.
Linux runs on many different CPUs. It supports many types of hardware such as network cards, SCSI host adapters, RAID controllers etc. All of these things affect performance and little hard data is available about the performance of systems using various hardware combinations.
And a nice spin-off from a benchmarking project like this would be the availability of a guide to tuning Linux for optimum performance. But first, we have to figure out just what configurations are optimum.
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http://www.vmware.com
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Wednesday April 14 9:08 AM CT
Gates National University to open in Illinois
By STEVE SILVERBERG MS Press Writer
Springfield, IL (MSP) - Mayor Brad Ballmer announced today that construction will commence next month on a new university complex to be called Gates National University (GNU). The privately run institution will initially be funded by a donation of $700 million donation from Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and will benefit from a trust fund established by Mr. Gates known as the Open Source for Education. Microsoft will announce appointments to the GNU Board of Governors later this week in a press conference to be held at Microsoft's Silicon Valley headquarters.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
Yes, it would be useful for the government to be involved (along with industry) in setting standards for important infrastructure stuff like operating systems and network protocols. But it is possible to create and maintain such standards without government control.
IMHO, the IETF is a prime example of what can be done when people from government and industry and academia all work together on an equal footing.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
Here's what Infoworld has to say on the matter:
"To say you're suddenly reorganizing around customer-focused units is one thing, but if you look behind the curtain it's still Jim Allchin over Windows 2000 and Windows 98," said Dwight Davis, a Kirkland, Wash.-based analyst at Summit Strategies. "It's not quite that dramatic reorg in my mind. There's some realignment, but there's still really the same product groups."
Never forget that MS got where they are today because they are MASTERS of marketing and PR. At least most of the time they are masters.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
Right on!
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
We believe that NSOL's management has purposely disseminated misleading information, and failed to disclose material negative information, that has led investors to believe that the expiration of this contract will be postponed or that it can not be entirely and easily terminated. Investors have also been led to believe that even if the contract is terminated, NSOL's business value will continue to grow. These expectations are baseless and false.
They also make another accusation about failing to disclose information.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
I think Netinfo could be useful
Have a look at this page at Apple about Netinfo
This could be a useful thing to have. All the benefits of NT's central registry but still maintaining compatible UNIX style ASCII configuration files.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
This could be a useful thing to have. All the benefits of NT's central registry but still maintaining compatible UNIX style ASCII configuration files.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
Try out PostgreSQL. It is an object-relational database and I have personally used it with PHP, Python, Java and through the ODBC driver on Windows machines. I have set it up on Linux machines, FreeBSD 2.1 and FreeBSD 3.0 machines. And I have used it in commercial projects and will do so again.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
Then you need to get the book "Isp Survival Guide : Strategies for Running a Competitive Isp" by Geoff Huston.
Everything else that you need can be discovered from these two starting points.
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Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com