Linux is a kernel. Red Hat is a distribution of the Linux kernel with matching userspace apps. *BSD is a kernel. *BSD is also the name of the distribution that carries the respective kernel.
Now quit trolling and find something else to complain about...
*BSD, Linux, etc. are all just the kernels. And each is powerful enough to handle being a server. But the role that they end up playing is determined by the user-space software that they run, pure and simple.
So, you've built a desktop. Most other people set it up as a server - but your system is indeed a desktop. Go tell them to fork a daemon or something...
Kernels aren't part of the user interface - you just don't use them directly. You do, however, use the abilities of them to run your programs. Basically, it's better for the developers to focus on large server support because you really can't focus on making the kernel easier for the user...
Since Columbine, students and teachers have been instructed to report anything - and it's gotten out of hand. So many erronous reports come in (I know of a person that has a terroristic threat on their record now because they passed a note saying they thought it would be funny if somebody shot her teacher - with a rubber band) that people realize they're creating a mess. So they do the opposite, they don't say anything. And then something does happen.
It's also in the way administrators deal with it - but I can't talk about that now because I have a class to get to. Just something for you to think about...
People were so interested in making their own pet plasmoids, they they have succeed in what I believe is the biggest case of the Slashdot Effect ever - WE'VE SLASHDOTTED MEMBERS.NBCI.COM!
It's called a head mouse (sort of like the head crabs in Half Life, but you control them instead of vice-versa). They were developed for people who have carpal tunnel / RSIs.
I once saw an interview with somebody using one - they found it easier than a normal mouse for average (business) work, and alright for games like StarCraft. Clicking was done with your foot (too bad it wasn't by tilting your head forward into a blunt object). The only real complaint he had was when playing Quake: he couldn't look around 'cause then he couldn't aim - so he got fragged. And he couldn't aim because he had to look around to see if people were coming from other directions - he got fragged again!
Censorship: Forced restrictions of what materials may be viewed.
Call me crazy, but nobdy FORCES you to use the chip. Perhaps you could complain about having to pay for it in every TV you buy, even if you don't intend to you it - but it's still not censorhip!
Ready for something really insightful? Well suck on down because here it comes: They can charge whatever they want, GPL or not. In fact, the GPL never says that you can't charge for EVERYTHING you distribute, including source code. It only says that you must either include source with the object code or have a place where it is available free of charge for 3 years. If the person that recieves it wants to stand on a street corner handing it out then that's fine. But he can just as well charge anything he feels like as well, even for the source.
Basically, Joe can sell you the source for $50, and then sell you the executable for $100. And you can't demand that he gives you the source for free either, unless you've already bought the executable from him first.
They do this for the same reason that they don't run phone lines into your house. You're just so used to everybody having lines and the builders of people's houses doing that work at the same time as everything else. In fact, no utility does any work past their meter or switch box - not the water company, the phone company, the electrical company, or the cable company - at least not without you paying extra for it.
I never said that cable was good for business - it's not viable either. DSL can be viable, and in some areas it is. As for power not flickering for 6 months - you're lucky compared to me. Power drops often near San Antonio, and during major storms in Maine during the winter (I don't care what you say - lines aren't meant to hold 3 inches of ice)
Sun supercomputers? Hell yea! Check out the 64 way STARFIRE machine. A little bit bigger than a fridge, this baby rocks. Each individual board takes 4 processors and 4 GB of RAM. And each board can be serviced without bringing down tha machine by pressing a button, waiting while information is flushed from the RAM and the system takes the processors out of the loop, and then pop it out when the light says it's OK. You'll find it fast in the Sun Store. IBM must have been pissed when Sun rolled two of those sweet babies in USAA's data center in San Antonio!
Well hell, that say it all: You have too much time on you hands:)
The UltraSparc(III) info can of course be found somewhere in Sun's website (www.sun.com). Keep in mind, however, that UltraSparc II, IIe, and others are in full force still. Also, the key area that makes a G4 be considered a 64 bit chip and and a Pentium a 32 bit is that while both access the PCI bus and RAM at 64 bits, only the G4 does internal calculations at 64 bits.
Also, for DNA modeling, etc., you'll be able to use larger data sets on the G4 than on the other laptop available chips. And most important: the Titanium laptops look pretty damned cool!
Excuse me, but the G4 IS a 64 bit chip. And an AMD would be my choice before a G4, except he's LOOKING FOR A LAPTOP.
As for the majority of apps, how many of them actually use the massive caching abilities of an Alpha (or UltraSparc, which you negelected to mention)? That's why they are used on database server, development machines (code compilers), and video systems (UltraSparcs + Sun graphics cards = playing several videos on several screens with real-time decoding of compressed and uncompressed video).
True, but Linux users like their games. For many of them, it's the only reason to still dual-boot. Heck, why do you think Loki games is alive?
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That's good - 50 watts. Anyhow, just walking in front of the beam wouldn't do a thing to you anyhow. But, to prove my point check out the FCC SAR rates.
Who said it would cook the bird just if it was just flying by anyhow? It'd have to sit there or something...
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Yes, it can cook them. And yes, it does need to be that powerful. This is why nothing is placed near radio towers (yes, building go under them, but the signal is over them so it's not a problem). In fact, almost any tower with sufficient power is something you should stay away from...
Just consider the power in your home microwave. It can cook birds easily if they stay there for a minute. Now think about how if it's going to be able transmit 10 km...
Pure speed: Mhz is the definiton used here. The higher the number, the more cycles you get every second.
Bandwidth: Measured in bits. Currently, Alpha, UltraSparc, and PowerPC G4 chips have a 64 bit setup. All modern intels only reach 32 bit (forget IA-64, it's not really "out there").
Cache: Alpha and UltraSparcs carry a hefty 8 MB of processor cache. Xeon chips carry 1 and 2 MB caches. Pentiums usually have around 1/2 MB, and so I believe for the G4.
Coding: Not really measurable, but here is what the processors excel at:
Alpha and UltraSparc: The big boys, these chips can handle anything. Usually used in database servers because of there massive caches.
G4: Graphics and heavy math. The 64 bit data path allows much more information to travel through the chip per cycle than Intels. Any parallel data will go much faster here than on Intel.
Xeon: Honestly, it's over-priced crap. Go buy an Alpha or an UltraSparc.
Pentium: They do something? Wow! Seriously, the P4s aren't much help unless you can optimize for them. PIIIs can hold there own, but being consistently beat down by Athlons running at lower speeds is shaming them. The Pentium's only true strengh is that it is the most common chip, and therefore has more option (mobos, SMP, etc.).
Athlon: There over-clockability is the shining point. If you don't mind screwing around with you box, go buy a water cooler and an Athlon 1.33 Ghz and pair it up with PC2100 (?) DDR RAM. You'll get a 266Mhz transfer on data from their RAM. And it all costs less than an off-the-shelf Pentium.
Overall, go for an Alpha first, then the UtlraSparc (interchangeable). Obviously you can't really use these in a laptop, but they are there. Next shoot for a G4. You get more for your money at the lower speeds. Athlons are next. They ARE hard to find in laptops, but worth it (I think). Else, get a PIII.
I can almost bet that any benchmarks you do will follow my suggestions.
How do you protect sensitive communtications equipment from surges if it is RIGHT ON THE POWER LINE? I mean, you can't condition the power can you? You'd lose the data...
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Now quit trolling and find something else to complain about...
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So, you've built a desktop. Most other people set it up as a server - but your system is indeed a desktop. Go tell them to fork a daemon or something...
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Kernels aren't part of the user interface - you just don't use them directly. You do, however, use the abilities of them to run your programs. Basically, it's better for the developers to focus on large server support because you really can't focus on making the kernel easier for the user...
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It's also in the way administrators deal with it - but I can't talk about that now because I have a class to get to. Just something for you to think about...
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Whoever said they were good? But it's still the biggest Slashdotting ever...
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People were so interested in making their own pet plasmoids, they they have succeed in what I believe is the biggest case of the Slashdot Effect ever - WE'VE SLASHDOTTED MEMBERS.NBCI.COM!
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Now the law says they can give out my permission without my say so. Privacy is a lost cause...
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No, but I've done some searches after finding /. that would have led me to the site.
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I once saw an interview with somebody using one - they found it easier than a normal mouse for average (business) work, and alright for games like StarCraft. Clicking was done with your foot (too bad it wasn't by tilting your head forward into a blunt object). The only real complaint he had was when playing Quake: he couldn't look around 'cause then he couldn't aim - so he got fragged. And he couldn't aim because he had to look around to see if people were coming from other directions - he got fragged again!
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Easier for us to let you know if it's OK, eh? Post a reply letting us know what it is that you are being offered...
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Call me crazy, but nobdy FORCES you to use the chip. Perhaps you could complain about having to pay for it in every TV you buy, even if you don't intend to you it - but it's still not censorhip!
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I priced a T1 once - $2k/month just for the port because I live so far out...
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Basically, Joe can sell you the source for $50, and then sell you the executable for $100. And you can't demand that he gives you the source for free either, unless you've already bought the executable from him first.
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Hey, quit trying to make it look like you got a rough life. You're using one of these damned computers too!
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It's the sobs of millions of kids crying out in sorrow at the disappearance of their Pokemon cards!
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They do this for the same reason that they don't run phone lines into your house. You're just so used to everybody having lines and the builders of people's houses doing that work at the same time as everything else. In fact, no utility does any work past their meter or switch box - not the water company, the phone company, the electrical company, or the cable company - at least not without you paying extra for it.
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I never said that cable was good for business - it's not viable either. DSL can be viable, and in some areas it is. As for power not flickering for 6 months - you're lucky compared to me. Power drops often near San Antonio, and during major storms in Maine during the winter (I don't care what you say - lines aren't meant to hold 3 inches of ice)
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Sun supercomputers? Hell yea! Check out the 64 way STARFIRE machine. A little bit bigger than a fridge, this baby rocks. Each individual board takes 4 processors and 4 GB of RAM. And each board can be serviced without bringing down tha machine by pressing a button, waiting while information is flushed from the RAM and the system takes the processors out of the loop, and then pop it out when the light says it's OK. You'll find it fast in the Sun Store. IBM must have been pissed when Sun rolled two of those sweet babies in USAA's data center in San Antonio!
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The UltraSparc(III) info can of course be found somewhere in Sun's website (www.sun.com). Keep in mind, however, that UltraSparc II, IIe, and others are in full force still. Also, the key area that makes a G4 be considered a 64 bit chip and and a Pentium a 32 bit is that while both access the PCI bus and RAM at 64 bits, only the G4 does internal calculations at 64 bits.
Also, for DNA modeling, etc., you'll be able to use larger data sets on the G4 than on the other laptop available chips. And most important: the Titanium laptops look pretty damned cool!
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As for the majority of apps, how many of them actually use the massive caching abilities of an Alpha (or UltraSparc, which you negelected to mention)? That's why they are used on database server, development machines (code compilers), and video systems (UltraSparcs + Sun graphics cards = playing several videos on several screens with real-time decoding of compressed and uncompressed video).
Anything further that you'd like to add?
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True, but Linux users like their games. For many of them, it's the only reason to still dual-boot. Heck, why do you think Loki games is alive?
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Who said it would cook the bird just if it was just flying by anyhow? It'd have to sit there or something...
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Just consider the power in your home microwave. It can cook birds easily if they stay there for a minute. Now think about how if it's going to be able transmit 10 km...
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Overall, go for an Alpha first, then the UtlraSparc (interchangeable). Obviously you can't really use these in a laptop, but they are there. Next shoot for a G4. You get more for your money at the lower speeds. Athlons are next. They ARE hard to find in laptops, but worth it (I think). Else, get a PIII.
I can almost bet that any benchmarks you do will follow my suggestions.
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How do you protect sensitive communtications equipment from surges if it is RIGHT ON THE POWER LINE? I mean, you can't condition the power can you? You'd lose the data...
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