I am currently trying 64-bit Vista and it's the best 64-bit distro I've tried to date.
I feel I must add it's only the 2nd 64-bit distro I've tried. In my opinion, 64-bit Ubuntu or any other 64-bit Linux flavors are not yet ready for full desktop use. You have to manually configure too much to run in 32-bit emulation mode, if it will run at all.
64-bit Vista does all this pretty seamlessly so far. But if you run the full-blown Vista with all the bells and whistles, you will need more horsepower than my machine has. It's a AMD 64-bit 3500+ processor and it has 1 gig memory. Vista usually runs alright, but it can bog down some at times.
I never thought I'd see the day that I'd ever recommend Windows over Linux but in my opinion, as far as the 64-bit desktop enviroment goes, Linux has missed a great opportunity to take the lead.
Second paragraph: Gentoo's numbers when compared to Fedora (and Red Hat, as well as most other distros) are very small.
As for the complaining on the Gentoo forums, I checked and found no complaints of this problem. Now, I only checked these three forums, Gentoo Forums, and alt.os.linux.gentoo and linux.gentoo.user (last two being newsgroups).
Only one post of an XP partition being trashed and that was proven to be a configuration error or misuse on the operator's part. Once it was all corrected, it worked as expected with no further corruption.
Third paragraph: I agree with the first sentence, not sure I totally agree with the second. IMHO, the third and fourth sentence have no place in a public forum.
Oh, but then you did post as an Anonymous Coward, didn't you?
Quote: It's not a problem with Fedora Core, it's not the fault of the Fedora team, it's a fault to do with the kernel
I dunno. Maybe Gentoo patches their 2.6 kernels.
I've been running a 2.6 kernel on my Gentoo system for several months, since I first installed it. I also run Grub and dual-boot into XP. Never had any problems...well, I did have to wrie a special grub.conf to get it to boot into XP because XP is on the second hard drive, but that's an M$ issue.
If you count unwanted email traffic from relatives, friends, etc, that feel that everything that hits their inbox surely is a "must-see" by you, then I bet the percentage would nearly double!
(quote) Linux still isn't there and won't be for awhile. (unquote)
Like comparing apples to oranges. An orange will never live up to being an apple because the two are different.
Granted, Linux may not be as compatable with as much hardware and M$ is, etc, but then on the other hand Linux doesn't have God only knows how many programmers being paid to solve these problems on a fulltime basis.
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I've tethered my Blackberries on vacation. In fact, I used the instructions from this web site: http://us.t-mobile.mywds.com/configurator/gt.asp?_api=GetAllProductsInClass&ClassId=100000001526 Maybe T-Mobile just doesn't want you to tether the G1?
I can't believe This web site still exists. Of course it was just a farce......
As reported, it is fixed, at least in my case where I'm using Firefox 2.0 on Linux.
I like how open source software bugs get fixed (usually) really fast when compared to non-open source software.
David
I just hope my ham radio hobby get's interesting again......
David
I'm no animal - just ask my wife!
I am currently trying 64-bit Vista and it's the best 64-bit distro I've tried to date.
I feel I must add it's only the 2nd 64-bit distro I've tried. In my opinion, 64-bit Ubuntu or any other 64-bit Linux flavors are not yet ready for full desktop use. You have to manually configure too much to run in 32-bit emulation mode, if it will run at all.
64-bit Vista does all this pretty seamlessly so far. But if you run the full-blown Vista with all the bells and whistles, you will need more horsepower than my machine has. It's a AMD 64-bit 3500+ processor and it has 1 gig memory. Vista usually runs alright, but it can bog down some at times.
I never thought I'd see the day that I'd ever recommend Windows over Linux but in my opinion, as far as the 64-bit desktop enviroment goes, Linux has missed a great opportunity to take the lead.
David
My Commodore 64 boots instantly.....
Quote:
...maybe this should be changed to, "This should be a cautionary tale about deploying Windoze in production enviroments".
This should be a cautionary tale about deploying beta products in production environments.
Unquote:
...was that it did not display Slashdot correctly.
You have to scroll a page or two down to get to the main body of the page, unless you change to teeny, tiny type.
At least on my monitor at 1280x1024.
If decent hardware for the Mac didn't cost in excess of $1400 to $1500 dollars I would.
SOME of us are on a budget, but our requirements are more than a Mac Mini....
David
The links show up -- for a few minutes. Then, poof! They're gone.
Can't blame the Slashdot admins....
David
here
...and I wish we would be warned if we have to pay to read an article. Slashdot used to do that.
Why are we getting so many repeats, Taco?
I wonder how many kernels that give me kernel panics on reboot I could build in an hour with their computer?
David
Oh, look!
There goes Micro$oft trying to plug some more holes!
How's life in a seive, Mike Nash? They don't float very well, do they?
David
How many viruses and worms are written for Linux vs. Windows?
Argument over.
David
I can't believe my "little" cable company/ISP bumped us up to 4 megs down/384 up before Comcast did.
Metrocast (southern Maine/New Hampshire) raised our speeds 2 months ago.
Normally we run about a year behind any changes made by Comcast.
Go figure.
David
...that these replies would all be ad free...
Yeah, right!
IMHO, these "tweaks" won't work unless your machine is really messed up to begin with.
In the majority of cases, Windows, for all it's faults, does a pretty good job of setting up your hardware.
These tweaks will more likely hurt your performance.
David
I suppose M$ will try to patent the power cords to our computers next...
1. The desire to save several hundreds of dollars
...and the list keeps going on and on....
2. I trust Open Source software because there is nothing to hide
3. I don't like M$'s business attitude
4. More and more quality apps are filling the void
5. Community!
David
First paragraph: VERY imformative. Thanks!
Second paragraph: Gentoo's numbers when compared to Fedora (and Red Hat, as well as most other distros) are very small.
As for the complaining on the Gentoo forums, I checked and found no complaints of this problem. Now, I only checked these three forums, Gentoo Forums, and alt.os.linux.gentoo and linux.gentoo.user (last two being newsgroups).
Only one post of an XP partition being trashed and that was proven to be a configuration error or misuse on the operator's part. Once it was all corrected, it worked as expected with no further corruption.
Third paragraph: I agree with the first sentence, not sure I totally agree with the second. IMHO, the third and fourth sentence have no place in a public forum.
Oh, but then you did post as an Anonymous Coward, didn't you?
David
I dunno. Maybe Gentoo patches their 2.6 kernels.
I've been running a 2.6 kernel on my Gentoo system for several months, since I first installed it. I also run Grub and dual-boot into XP. Never had any problems...well, I did have to wrie a special grub.conf to get it to boot into XP because XP is on the second hard drive, but that's an M$ issue.
David
If you count unwanted email traffic from relatives, friends, etc, that feel that everything that hits their inbox surely is a "must-see" by you, then I bet the percentage would nearly double!
David
I do you one better.
LINUX ONLY!
Glad I got that off my chest.
(quote) Linux still isn't there and won't be for awhile. (unquote)
Like comparing apples to oranges. An orange will never live up to being an apple because the two are different.
Granted, Linux may not be as compatable with as much hardware and M$ is, etc, but then on the other hand Linux doesn't have God only knows how many programmers being paid to solve these problems on a fulltime basis.
Considering that, we're doing great!
David