It's not consolidation if the company was running multiple applications on one server before - and were occasionally having problems when the OS mucked something up for one of those applications after a patch put in to fix up a different application.;-)
There are *many* companies that cannot afford the hardware to run a separate physical server for each app.
I think it like when you have an application that is certified with a particular OS configuration and set of patches, etc., and another application which would require a conflicting setup. You can run all your applications in a known good setup and not worry about updates on one application (and the OS dependancies which it drags in) affecting another. You could freeze your package manager at a certain configuration for an application so random OS updates don't go breaking things. Those kind of vagaries.
Also, just looking at 3.0.25 here they have the "any later version" option. so even if you retained copyright to your patch you submitted it under the "any later version" clause so they are presumably free to invoke that (as would anyone else who wanted to fork the project).
For any random stupid idea that falls out of your head.
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Well, I simply can't view flash on 64bit Linux and I really cannot be arsed going to the bother of installing a separate 32bit browser just to view what mostly amounts to annoying epilepsy-inducing adverts and assholes singing along to a song that some other asshole sang along to.
I'll file it for later when Adobe get their fingers out and release a 64 bit plugin, or gnash gets halfway usable. Filed in/dev/null.
Well, I'd like to see his site but I'm running Linux on x86_64, so I'm SOL.
Maybe if he (they?) had had the foresight to just stick up a bunch of text files and pictures as well as the Flash monstrocity I'd be able to take a look, but as it is, hey, nothing to see here, move along.
Flash is great for your 3D panoramic views, embedded movie players, games and all, but using it for the *whole* of your site is a case of "I've got a hammer so everything is a nail".
Fair enough, but point being that the FSF is not going to say "oh yeah, we'll compromise this or that principle of freedom that we have always espoused to appease some nebulous group of developers who don't share the same interests as we do".
It's not some license popularity contest, they just want to make sure that those that incorporate free software understand their responsibilities and can't sneakily duck them with some loophole.
I've generally used LGPL or Artistic License myself. Horses for courses:)
My GF was trying to get use her X5 under Ubuntu unsuccessfully. I took out a short USB extension cable which she used to access a spare USB port on the back of the machine - suddenly it worked fine.
Make sure you are using only the cable that came with the device.
I've just been playing with the (Coraid contributed) vblade and aoe tools and module in Debian & Ubuntu.
Just managed to get a stock Ubuntu install to boot diskless from a virtual ATAoE blade (vblade) exported from a machine. Mmmmm.
Suprisingly quick one it's up and running too, and that's only on 100Mb/s.
Just had to write one initramfs-tools script to set up the aoe device from the pxe/tftpboot command line parameters - I can post once finished with it if anyone is interested.
Thank you Coraid! I might just buy some of your hardware:)
"Despite generating over $12K in funds, well short of the $250K goal, the Tux 500 Project was able to secure a spot in the Indy 500"
Hang on. Despite generating over $12K in funds... the Tux 500 Project was able to secure a spot in the Indy 500? Did generating over $12K hinder them somehow?
Do you mean that despite not getting anywhere near the $250k goal they still managed to secure a spot? If so, why not say something along those lines rather than the confusing babble presented?
I'm not being a grammar Nazi here - the grammar looks fine to me (and mine isn't the best) - but it's just that it makes no sense and you have read the line 5 times to work out what it is trying to say. Could we have some, y'know, editor type stuff going on here?
Couldn't read TFA (slashdotted), but I would *imagine* that 'cow' is copy on write and that it just uses new blocks for the changes - so only the differences, but not minimal differences.
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In keeping with the policy of duping articles as much as possible, the editors have elected to start duping stories within the summary itself.
I, for one, welcome out new summary duping overlords.
This is the kind of real innovation that Microsoft can only dream of!
I, for one, welcome out new summary duping overlords.
It's not consolidation if the company was running multiple applications on one server before - and were occasionally having problems when the OS mucked something up for one of those applications after a patch put in to fix up a different application.
There are *many* companies that cannot afford the hardware to run a separate physical server for each app.
I think it like when you have an application that is certified with a particular OS configuration and set of patches, etc., and another application which would require a conflicting setup. You can run all your applications in a known good setup and not worry about updates on one application (and the OS dependancies which it drags in) affecting another. You could freeze your package manager at a certain configuration for an application so random OS updates don't go breaking things. Those kind of vagaries.
Old news. I remember reading about this back in the early 80s when I had my ZX Spectrum.
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Try an AACPlus stream at 24Kbps. Yes, you read that right: 24.
Something like one of the channels at di.fm.
For the kind of listening I do with the radio (casual, background stuff) the quality is really quite incredible.
If you use Linux the FAAD GStreamer plugin decodes it.
Also, just looking at 3.0.25 here they have the "any later version" option. so even if you retained copyright to your patch you submitted it under the "any later version" clause so they are presumably free to invoke that (as would anyone else who wanted to fork the project).
Can I work for NASA now?
Not until you've been a research fellow at Yale University for 2 years.
The FSF have nothing to do with Open Source. The word "open" does not even appear on their website front page.
You appear to be labouring under a misapprehension as to what the Free Software Foundation is about.
Bleh, TFS sounded like the virus/mutation conversation from Bladerunner to me.
Thank you siblings for the BPI pointer. I forgot about them.
Meh, I was half right
the RIAA's UK counterpart, the IFPI
But isn't the IFPI the International Federation of Phonographic Industries?
I think the UK equivalent of the RIAA is the The MCPS-PRS Alliance?
For any random stupid idea that falls out of your head.
Well, I simply can't view flash on 64bit Linux and I really cannot be arsed going to the bother of installing a separate 32bit browser just to view what mostly amounts to annoying epilepsy-inducing adverts and assholes singing along to a song that some other asshole sang along to.
I'll file it for later when Adobe get their fingers out and release a 64 bit plugin, or gnash gets halfway usable. Filed in
Well, I'd like to see his site but I'm running Linux on x86_64, so I'm SOL.
Maybe if he (they?) had had the foresight to just stick up a bunch of text files and pictures as well as the Flash monstrocity I'd be able to take a look, but as it is, hey, nothing to see here, move along.
Flash is great for your 3D panoramic views, embedded movie players, games and all, but using it for the *whole* of your site is a case of "I've got a hammer so everything is a nail".
Fair enough, but point being that the FSF is not going to say "oh yeah, we'll compromise this or that principle of freedom that we have always espoused to appease some nebulous group of developers who don't share the same interests as we do".
It's not some license popularity contest, they just want to make sure that those that incorporate free software understand their responsibilities and can't sneakily duck them with some loophole.
I've generally used LGPL or Artistic License myself. Horses for courses
"Developers are still the heart of the open source community"
Well, this guy is clearly talking about the wrong community. I think in the free software community it will get a lot of support from developers.
If you want an Open Source license, then use one. If you want a Free license then use one of those instead.
Crisis averted.
My GF was trying to get use her X5 under Ubuntu unsuccessfully. I took out a short USB extension cable which she used to access a spare USB port on the back of the machine - suddenly it worked fine.
Make sure you are using only the cable that came with the device.
I've just been playing with the (Coraid contributed) vblade and aoe tools and module in Debian & Ubuntu.
Just managed to get a stock Ubuntu install to boot diskless from a virtual ATAoE blade (vblade) exported from a machine. Mmmmm.
Suprisingly quick one it's up and running too, and that's only on 100Mb/s.
Just had to write one initramfs-tools script to set up the aoe device from the pxe/tftpboot command line parameters - I can post once finished with it if anyone is interested.
Thank you Coraid! I might just buy some of your hardware
From TFS: Their evidence? Well, they admitted there wasn't any
Well, Your Honor, we've plenty of hearsay and conjecture. Those are kinds of evidence.
"Despite generating over $12K in funds, well short of the $250K goal, the Tux 500 Project was able to secure a spot in the Indy 500"
... the Tux 500 Project was able to secure a spot in the Indy 500? Did generating over $12K hinder them somehow?
Hang on. Despite generating over $12K in funds
Do you mean that despite not getting anywhere near the $250k goal they still managed to secure a spot? If so, why not say something along those lines rather than the confusing babble presented?
I'm not being a grammar Nazi here - the grammar looks fine to me (and mine isn't the best) - but it's just that it makes no sense and you have read the line 5 times to work out what it is trying to say. Could we have some, y'know, editor type stuff going on here?
here you go!
then that is too far
I'm an Open Source guy that runs Linux
Wow! He should document himself.
Couldn't read TFA (slashdotted), but I would *imagine* that 'cow' is copy on write and that it just uses new blocks for the changes - so only the differences, but not minimal differences.
who would purchase an (obviously) stolen / used anally insertable iPod?
This guy, or maybe his missus?