So, if they like go and slam a CPU into my arm, some RAM into my stomach, and a few expansion slots into my spine, I can be a super computer with no electrical resistance? ALRIGHT!
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The "lameness filter" got me. It disagreed with some of my first line and the subject. Oh well. In reference to those calculators, they are the most damned anoying things in the world (1+2=1[enter]2+). Doesn't that just make you insane?
As for William, despite his passing it looks like his company will live on. To innovative and impossible calculators and profits from software not named after glass! Three cheers!
Personally, I'd wait until.71/.8 came out, or at least some bugfixes - I can almost guarantee some will be needed. However, it's got enough functionality now to make it a secondary browser. You'll likely still want to keep another one around until all the "neccesary" things are in (java, etc.) properly, but for the sake of a decent browser that does what you need, and will evolve to do all of it, this fits the role.
If you're into beta testing software at all - get it. If not, wait a month, then get the current release.
Regardless of what anyone says, I'm going to make a prediction that Mozilla will come to solve many of the picky little things in HTML and will be the first to render HTML 4.0 bug-free. The fact that Netscape has a hand in it will also be good - it will be supported by major sites because the Netscape coding for all those weird website quirks will also be in there.
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...that they have to discuss that the fact the things that are more simple are easier to secure. That's one of the first rules in any form of security, and especially in computer security. As for the widening rift between Linux and BSD, that came about because of the different startup schemes (SystemV for (most) Linux systems and, well, BSD for BSD). Oh yeah, and the different logos (The penguin is cooler...but chicks the daemon is hot...)
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Well happy you. I'm a 15 year-old/. kid and I haven't got a story posted at all. I've got some good karma and a tendency for getting good moderation, but for some reason they just won't post a thing I place... and they won't tell me why either! (No, THIS isn't off-topic either, it's in response to a prior comment and follows the right context).
To make this insightful: They really should throw in a line to rejected comments saying "rejected because we have too many stories" or something like that so at least we know... I sent that to Malda, but I just got back a reply consisting of my message with little >'s to the left:(
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A one-time pad is not encryption, it is a method of verification. As for the encryption thing: all forms of encryption (so far as I know) can be brute-forced. With the supposedly unlimited power of a quantum computer, you could brute-force anything instantly.
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One of the things about quantum theory that I've never been able to grasp is the parallel universe/unknown value part. You see, the idea behind quantum computing is sort of like this: You put a cat in a box with a dish of cyanide poisoned water. The next time you check, 2 outcomes are possible: the cat is alive, or the cat is dead. To do this on an 8 bit scale, Take 8 cats. Same for 16,32,64,128 bit, etc.
Now here's the zinger; in one universe, the cat is alive, and in another, the cat is dead. How? The cat is either dead or alive - there aren't 2 cats. Just because you can't tell if the cat isn't there until you can see it (another thing about quantum theory - if you can't observe it, it is in all states simultaneously) doesn't mean you have a cat that is both dead and alive.
If you can show me how in all concievability that cat can be both dead and alive, then quantum theory is possible - otherwise it just won't work. One busted theory, and a dissapointed world without its computer.
One more thing: quantum computing, if it exists/work, would effectively nullify encryption. Ouch.
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This summer, while working at a hospital in Maine, I did a job for a doctor who was setting up his office for a network. He was really nice, but rather hard to work with...
Anyway, he was one of the first people in Lewiston to buy a PDA, and he's still got one now (Handspring 8MB model). He carries it everywhere with him, keeps all of his stuff in it, and uses it for everything. And oddly enough, this has become typical in that hospital. If there's a market to be had for PDAs, it's probably indeed with anyone who collects data - and doctors fit snugly into that category.
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I must say, I was wondering how long they would keep going before they gave up on copy protection. I was actually expecting them to try marketing the stuff.
The reason it failed is simply that other companies would have made non-protected drives. Given the choice between protected and non-protected drives, I'd take the non-protected - even if all else wasn't exactly equal. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't. Guess they must have realized that.
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BEST, or Boosting Engineering Science and Technology is a competition started in Texas (blah) for students up through their senior year in highschool. The principal is similar - you are given a box of electronics, and a palet of predetermined parts (plywood, fly swatters, sponges, some metal, glue, etc.) and six weeks to build you 'bot. The contest and some of the parts change each year, the parts being somewhat predictable, but the contest being about as random as it gets.
The process for competition works like this: one "hub" (local competition area) is given the task of making a game for the year. Then it's released at synchronized kick-off meetings to all teams. From that date, you've got 6 weeks until local competition. If you place in that (either by placing in the competition or the BEST award), you advance to state/nationals (it's still basically state because most of the hubs are in Texas, but some are as far away as Chicago).
For reference, I'm on the Medina Valley High School Robotics team. Click on MV Robotics at the top, and don't believe everything (anything) you read on the schools front page except for the part about the corn:)
Note: Kickoff for next year's competition is scheduled for early October I believe. I also apologize for our website - our school district gave us some real hassle about it so we never had a chance to truly refine it.
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...They make people believe the CNN is really SlashDot and then when they look at/., they here about all these horrible ways that people in the US are being oppressed, and then they feel comfortable.
If you want to be serious, look at a corporation. You may have 5,000 people all working for the same company, but only one internet link. You set the filter/firewall there and you've got control of what come in from the outside world (supposedly).
China vouches for security through obscurity. By keeping you from seeing something, they think that you won't know it's there. But it's rediculous. It's like pretending that a security flaw in a computer doesn't exist. If you don't tell a person it's not there, then they won't find it. We all know how wrong that is.
The way I see it, China'd be better off to just let its citizens see everything. They'll enjoy their little "pr0n" sites at home, read the news once in a while, and be content with their lives as always. All else being equal, you're most comfortable where you are. Why? Because people hate change. Hell, I'll bet at least half of the people in China would think that the way our government runs is ridiculous.
The summary: People hate being held back, so let them see what they want and a week later they won't care anymore.
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Oh, reason has every place in software industry analysis. I can't comment, on Amiga because I don't know it, but MacOS failed because it runs on a more costly architecture. Be is trying to charge people to use a *nix system when there are several more available that are better. AppleWorks is, well Apple and experiences the same problems as MacOS. Linux had the userbase for ID to make a profit, but they had problems offering support on Q3A because X configurations have yet to become standardized enough. Hell, they actually DID make a profit on Q3A - just with too much hassle.
Now, I'll most certainly agree with your second paragraph. People, sadly enough, need Windows - it will become hard to move away from and take much time so it might as well stay because it suits the purpose it fills. It'd be much better to let MS continue as-is, but have to come up with their own future ideas. They'll phase themselves out that way without the catastrophe associated with a split.
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My eyes are open. And from what they can see, the folks at Microsft are as responsible for "inventing" the spreadsheet as they are for "creating" DOS, or Al Gore forming the internet...
I'll stop short of hedging my bets on when.ORG will appear, but I can't see any sign of.NET being a good idea. You call me a fool, and say that Microsoft is great, but you don't back it up. Do you seriously plan on renting software? And as for.NET being a great programming language, it's a controlled version of C with a proprietary controller. Essentially another language with the same power as C/C++ but more nuisances. Focus your eyes, you may see things more clearly.
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I've always wondered, does anyone actually USE that 15 year old software? I've seen a few instances (like maybe 2)... but that doesn't really count, does it?
I'd like to know what kind of backward compatibility you're talking about. Supporting another company's format isn't backward compatibility. I'm sure that MS will make its new software support formats from the old, but I don't expect to see any sort of support for other vendors stuff.
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Where in my post does it say anything about people "flocking to open source stuff"? Now given, I'm a Linux user, and I think that Linux rocks, but that doesn't meant people will go running to Linux to save them. Same goes for Apple, FreeBSD, and anything else you want to throw in. The point is not that people will go running to a certain area, the point is that people will have to find something else to use when (and if) MS shoots itself in the foot with this strategy. What they'll find, however, I won't venture to say...
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Look at Microsoft's plan from this point of view. You've got two typewriters (one called Star which represents StarOffice, and one called Word, which represents MS Office/Word). The Star typewriter doesn't cost anything to put in your house, and costs very little for a business to put into place. Meanwhile, the Word typewriter has to be rented every time you use it. It's like having a payphone in your house. Also, the Word typewriter doesn't support the Star typewriter's native format, while the Star typewriter supports both the Word and Star typewriter formats (wierd typewriters, eh?).
Now, I am treating the software like something physical (a typewriter), but it's essentially physical anyway (or at least tangible - you've got it or you don't). Tell me, do you want to have to rent a typewriter everytime you want to make a letter? I'm pretty sure your don't. I think that you can figure out the rest from here...
Now here's where the REAL fun begins: Microsoft has to not only convince consumers to use.NET software, but it's got to convince programmers to write.NET software - which has its own programming language.
The article that this story is in reference to also states that Microsoft is planning to use the.NET server software to boost Win 2K sales. The infers that.NET server software will only be made for the Win 2K platform. That leaves some people on the other side of the wall.
Frankly, I can't find any real pluses to this strategy, either for Microsoft or consumers. And despite what the article says about this move helping to preserve Microsoft in the face of a breakup, I doubt it. If the person heading up the application side of the newly broken empire is business-minded, they won't restrict the.NET system to the Windows OS, thus shooting the whole plan to sell the Win 2K OS for.NET server software in the heart. And of course,.NET won't work out for the reason's mentioned above. I guess the question now is what will be the next dominant Desktop OS? Will it be Linux, a BSD, or perhaps Mac OS X? We'll see...
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Damned spammers! They're taking up the bandwidth I need to download kernel 2.4! They're also costing AOL users money because money has to be spent to accomodate the traffic generated by junk mail on AOL. This may be a rather high number, but I'd say that AOL loses at least 3% of its bandwidth to spam, and probably more. In order to handle that bandwidth, they have to buy equipment for it - and high-end high-bandwidth equipment costs money (believe me, I purchase some). Perhaps if AOL can cut down on spam, they can buy more modems and cut back on busy signals:)
OTOH, as said earlier, there is somewhat of a hypocracy in their user agreement...
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Things to note: The sites above are the companies sites. You'll probably have to click a few links to get throught. A direct link to the best site I've found (up-to-date, wicked fast) is here. As I said above, it's got a 250 Mbit/s pipe, so it will outlast kernel.org...
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You see this on/., then scream out YES! really loudly, even though other people are in the house...I did this...
This is about as exciting as getting a new PS2 - and playing it.
Serious notes: As mentioned by other people: the IDE toys in the kernel have changed - and not with more features. The configuration has changed. You'll have to check ALL the questions!
Things not yet mentioned (but still important): USB support - it is here in full: no "backporting".
Tips for non-pros: If you don't NEED it to be compiled in, don't compile it in!. Modules (with the autoloader) are great for items such as your CDROM drive, floppy drive (you do run off of your hardisk, right?), printer, etc. should be modules. Personally, I reccomend that you compile everything that doesn't go into the kernel as a module - even if you don't use it. This makes upgrading much easier - no recompiles.
Enjoy your new kernel!
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1) I didn't need to see M$ as being overthrown, in fact their OS is (eek) fairly good for beginners - but sucks for people like me that love to muck up the whole system so that they may use it as efficiently as possible and make it impossible for anyone else to use - altough it is easy to do the first if you don't worry about the second.
2) I don't own Linux stock - I just think Linux kicks ass. And yes, I've tried several other OSes.
As for BSD - it's pretty damned good; System V schemes are better. Enjoy!
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As for William, despite his passing it looks like his company will live on. To innovative and impossible calculators and profits from software not named after glass! Three cheers!
My karma's bigger than yours!
If you're into beta testing software at all - get it. If not, wait a month, then get the current release.
Regardless of what anyone says, I'm going to make a prediction that Mozilla will come to solve many of the picky little things in HTML and will be the first to render HTML 4.0 bug-free. The fact that Netscape has a hand in it will also be good - it will be supported by major sites because the Netscape coding for all those weird website quirks will also be in there.
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Oh, yeah - duh; the kernel as well...
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...that they have to discuss that the fact the things that are more simple are easier to secure. That's one of the first rules in any form of security, and especially in computer security. As for the widening rift between Linux and BSD, that came about because of the different startup schemes (SystemV for (most) Linux systems and, well, BSD for BSD). Oh yeah, and the different logos (The penguin is cooler...but chicks the daemon is hot...)
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Well happy you. I'm a 15 year-old /. kid and I haven't got a story posted at all. I've got some good karma and a tendency for getting good moderation, but for some reason they just won't post a thing I place... and they won't tell me why either! (No, THIS isn't off-topic either, it's in response to a prior comment and follows the right context).
To make this insightful: They really should throw in a line to rejected comments saying "rejected because we have too many stories" or something like that so at least we know... I sent that to Malda, but I just got back a reply consisting of my message with little >'s to the left :(
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A one-time pad is not encryption, it is a method of verification. As for the encryption thing: all forms of encryption (so far as I know) can be brute-forced. With the supposedly unlimited power of a quantum computer, you could brute-force anything instantly.
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Now here's the zinger; in one universe, the cat is alive, and in another, the cat is dead. How? The cat is either dead or alive - there aren't 2 cats. Just because you can't tell if the cat isn't there until you can see it (another thing about quantum theory - if you can't observe it, it is in all states simultaneously) doesn't mean you have a cat that is both dead and alive.
If you can show me how in all concievability that cat can be both dead and alive, then quantum theory is possible - otherwise it just won't work. One busted theory, and a dissapointed world without its computer.
One more thing: quantum computing, if it exists/work, would effectively nullify encryption. Ouch.
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Anyway, he was one of the first people in Lewiston to buy a PDA, and he's still got one now (Handspring 8MB model). He carries it everywhere with him, keeps all of his stuff in it, and uses it for everything. And oddly enough, this has become typical in that hospital. If there's a market to be had for PDAs, it's probably indeed with anyone who collects data - and doctors fit snugly into that category.
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The reason it failed is simply that other companies would have made non-protected drives. Given the choice between protected and non-protected drives, I'd take the non-protected - even if all else wasn't exactly equal. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't. Guess they must have realized that.
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The process for competition works like this: one "hub" (local competition area) is given the task of making a game for the year. Then it's released at synchronized kick-off meetings to all teams. From that date, you've got 6 weeks until local competition. If you place in that (either by placing in the competition or the BEST award), you advance to state/nationals (it's still basically state because most of the hubs are in Texas, but some are as far away as Chicago).
For reference, I'm on the Medina Valley High School Robotics team. Click on MV Robotics at the top, and don't believe everything (anything) you read on the schools front page except for the part about the corn :)
Note: Kickoff for next year's competition is scheduled for early October I believe. I also apologize for our website - our school district gave us some real hassle about it so we never had a chance to truly refine it.
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If you want to be serious, look at a corporation. You may have 5,000 people all working for the same company, but only one internet link. You set the filter/firewall there and you've got control of what come in from the outside world (supposedly).
China vouches for security through obscurity. By keeping you from seeing something, they think that you won't know it's there. But it's rediculous. It's like pretending that a security flaw in a computer doesn't exist. If you don't tell a person it's not there, then they won't find it. We all know how wrong that is.
The way I see it, China'd be better off to just let its citizens see everything. They'll enjoy their little "pr0n" sites at home, read the news once in a while, and be content with their lives as always. All else being equal, you're most comfortable where you are. Why? Because people hate change. Hell, I'll bet at least half of the people in China would think that the way our government runs is ridiculous.
The summary: People hate being held back, so let them see what they want and a week later they won't care anymore.
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MS is going to try to do the same thing to C# as they tried to do to Java. C# (the W3C standard) may be just fine, but a rift will follow it.
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Now, I'll most certainly agree with your second paragraph. People, sadly enough, need Windows - it will become hard to move away from and take much time so it might as well stay because it suits the purpose it fills. It'd be much better to let MS continue as-is, but have to come up with their own future ideas. They'll phase themselves out that way without the catastrophe associated with a split.
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My eyes are open. And from what they can see, the folks at Microsft are as responsible for "inventing" the spreadsheet as they are for "creating" DOS, or Al Gore forming the internet...
I'll stop short of hedging my bets on when .ORG will appear, but I can't see any sign of .NET being a good idea. You call me a fool, and say that Microsoft is great, but you don't back it up. Do you seriously plan on renting software? And as for .NET being a great programming language, it's a controlled version of C with a proprietary controller. Essentially another language with the same power as C/C++ but more nuisances. Focus your eyes, you may see things more clearly.
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I'd like to know what kind of backward compatibility you're talking about. Supporting another company's format isn't backward compatibility. I'm sure that MS will make its new software support formats from the old, but I don't expect to see any sort of support for other vendors stuff.
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Where in my post does it say anything about people "flocking to open source stuff"? Now given, I'm a Linux user, and I think that Linux rocks, but that doesn't meant people will go running to Linux to save them. Same goes for Apple, FreeBSD, and anything else you want to throw in. The point is not that people will go running to a certain area, the point is that people will have to find something else to use when (and if) MS shoots itself in the foot with this strategy. What they'll find, however, I won't venture to say...
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Now, I am treating the software like something physical (a typewriter), but it's essentially physical anyway (or at least tangible - you've got it or you don't). Tell me, do you want to have to rent a typewriter everytime you want to make a letter? I'm pretty sure your don't. I think that you can figure out the rest from here...
Now here's where the REAL fun begins: Microsoft has to not only convince consumers to use .NET software, but it's got to convince programmers to write .NET software - which has its own programming language.
The article that this story is in reference to also states that Microsoft is planning to use the .NET server software to boost Win 2K sales. The infers that .NET server software will only be made for the Win 2K platform. That leaves some people on the other side of the wall.
Frankly, I can't find any real pluses to this strategy, either for Microsoft or consumers. And despite what the article says about this move helping to preserve Microsoft in the face of a breakup, I doubt it. If the person heading up the application side of the newly broken empire is business-minded, they won't restrict the .NET system to the Windows OS, thus shooting the whole plan to sell the Win 2K OS for .NET server software in the heart. And of course, .NET won't work out for the reason's mentioned above. I guess the question now is what will be the next dominant Desktop OS? Will it be Linux, a BSD, or perhaps Mac OS X? We'll see...
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OTOH, as said earlier, there is somewhat of a hypocracy in their user agreement...
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I actually got a PS2 - straight from a store and not on E-Bay either. Don't you feel jealous?
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The USB support in 2.2.18 was a backport from 2.4, hence the part about backporting in the parent comment. Learn to read before you post...
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Things to note: The sites above are the companies sites. You'll probably have to click a few links to get throught. A direct link to the best site I've found (up-to-date, wicked fast) is here. As I said above, it's got a 250 Mbit/s pipe, so it will outlast kernel.org...
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kernel.org got SLASHDOTTED!
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I'll bet if they posted their logs, half of the referals would come from
Anyway, for those of you who can't get through (everyone), here's the list of US mirrors...
(HTTP)
www.ymb.net
kernel.stuph.org
ftp.compsci.lyon.edu
jhcloos.com (100 Mbit/s)
www.in-span.net (200 Mbit/s)
www.internap.com
www.gnaps.com (250 Mbit/s)
www.semaphore.com
www.linux.locus.halcyon.com
sourceforge.net
www.rowan.edu
www.sit.wisc.edu
www.netop.surfsouth.com
metalab.unc.edu
kernel.valinux.com
(FTP)
www.ymb.net
kernel.stuph.org
www.cais.com (100 Mbit/s)
ftp.compsci.lyon.edu
cac.psu.edu
mirror.chpc.utah.edu (100 Mbit/s)
www.clarkson.edu
www.club.cc.cmu.edu
kernel.csh.rit.edu
www.nas.nasa.gov (100 Mbits/s)
www.cybertrails.com
jhcloos.com (100 Mbit/s)
osu.orst.edu
www.in-span.net (200 Mbit/s)
www.internap.com
www.gnaps.com (250 Mbit/s)
www.stealth.net (200 Mbit/s)
www.semaphore.com
www.linux.locus.halcyon.com
sourceforge.net (90 Mbit/s)(probably swamped)
limestone.uoregon.net (300 Mbits/s)(good bet)
www.netnitco.com
www.ndlug.nd.com
www.rowan.edu
www.sit.wisc.edu
www.netop.surfsouth.com
www.twtelecom.net (155 Mbit/s)(Good for RoadRunner users)
kernel.valinux.com (45 Mbit/s)(50/50 chance)
No number = less than 50 Mbit/s. Happy compiling! Note: sites are not hyperlinked because my fingers already hurt!
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This is about as exciting as getting a new PS2 - and playing it.
Serious notes: As mentioned by other people: the IDE toys in the kernel have changed - and not with more features. The configuration has changed. You'll have to check ALL the questions!
Things not yet mentioned (but still important): USB support - it is here in full: no "backporting".
Tips for non-pros: If you don't NEED it to be compiled in, don't compile it in!. Modules (with the autoloader) are great for items such as your CDROM drive, floppy drive (you do run off of your hardisk, right?), printer, etc. should be modules. Personally, I reccomend that you compile everything that doesn't go into the kernel as a module - even if you don't use it. This makes upgrading much easier - no recompiles.
Enjoy your new kernel!
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2) I don't own Linux stock - I just think Linux kicks ass. And yes, I've tried several other OSes. As for BSD - it's pretty damned good; System V schemes are better. Enjoy!
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