...or just contribute dodgy code to their kernel that introduces all sorts of vulnerabilities for those that use it, which might make those poor suckers give up running a superior rival product as a guest on top of a dodgy one
I guess the same could be said for going to the moon, which was a fairly pointless goal except to "LOL we made it to the moon LOL" at the Russians, but luckily there were a few positive technological spinoffs.
To me TFA highlights that while its nice to be able to run Linux on an i7, you don't technically *need* to. The achievement may inspire others to push the envelope and refine the results; it may have taken 4 and a half hours to boot this time, but who says the next time the system can't be modified to boot in 3 hours, etc (maybe with a bit of tweaking of the kernel even). The mainline kernel developers may benefit from the experience gained in these forays to help refine performance or reduce power consumption. Embedded applications (such as routers and set top boxes) could surely benefit from squeezing the most out of limited hardware because manufacturers are always trying to cram more and more features into these devices.
Its also funny how every new version of Windows seems to perpetually require more and more grunty hardware, all the while not really adding much in the way of performance or value except maybe some slightly different eye candy. I would personally love to see the day when I can get 20 years+ out of a motherboard while still benefiting from the latest software security updates and being able to use the latest graphics software or play the latest games. If an OS developer merely develops for next generation hardware, they will never deliver efficient software (which is probably why Microsoft sucks so bad with anything but next generation hardware). I know new hardware is cheap, but only because of the exorbitant consumption and waste brought on by continual outmoding and upgrading forced on consumers by tech giants.
the difference is that the american branded box can be returned if it fucks up. if you buy a cheap imported piece of crap and it fucks up, good luck to you. chinese companies aren't bound by us consumer laws, but with such a simplistic attitude as yours, i wouldn't expect you to understand that.
there will be a whole new series of sequels, with the first titled "Patent Wars: The Stubborn Menace", starring Darl (McBride) Vader of the Imperial SCO Fleet battling the slightly more well-dressed than scum Novell Alliance.
Then there will be "Patent Wars Episode II: Attack of the Apples", with an army of black-skivvy-wearing fanboi clones in an epic battle against the Jedi masters of Samsung... "fong pei!!"
As for 802.11 most of that work came from COMTEN through NCR as a productb(quite successful) called WAVELAN
what does that have to do with CSIRO's patent? obviously the CSIRO patent is different from the work done by COMTEN, or else COMTEN would have the patent and CSIRO's case would have been dismissed
Doesn't sound like this research company does much more than read old diet books and NCR manuals
sounds like you have absolutely no fucking idea what you're talking about
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how many joe-schmoes would have any idea what an OS is or that there is ANY alternative let alone a superior one?
if microsoft wants to cater to ignorance, i say let them. do you see boeing or airbus trying to build aircraft that can be flown by any joe-schmoe?
keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
...or just contribute dodgy code to their kernel that introduces all sorts of vulnerabilities for those that use it, which might make those poor suckers give up running a superior rival product as a guest on top of a dodgy one
...and microsoft would disappear off the list again.
it would also disappear if a team of competent kernel developers had a closer look at microsoft's contributions and cleaned out all the bloat
nah we just let them think we do; better than being butt-fucked like all the countries that don't
we don't need to butt-fuck america cos its doing a fine job of butt-fucking itself
I guess the same could be said for going to the moon, which was a fairly pointless goal except to "LOL we made it to the moon LOL" at the Russians, but luckily there were a few positive technological spinoffs.
To me TFA highlights that while its nice to be able to run Linux on an i7, you don't technically *need* to. The achievement may inspire others to push the envelope and refine the results; it may have taken 4 and a half hours to boot this time, but who says the next time the system can't be modified to boot in 3 hours, etc (maybe with a bit of tweaking of the kernel even). The mainline kernel developers may benefit from the experience gained in these forays to help refine performance or reduce power consumption. Embedded applications (such as routers and set top boxes) could surely benefit from squeezing the most out of limited hardware because manufacturers are always trying to cram more and more features into these devices.
Its also funny how every new version of Windows seems to perpetually require more and more grunty hardware, all the while not really adding much in the way of performance or value except maybe some slightly different eye candy. I would personally love to see the day when I can get 20 years+ out of a motherboard while still benefiting from the latest software security updates and being able to use the latest graphics software or play the latest games. If an OS developer merely develops for next generation hardware, they will never deliver efficient software (which is probably why Microsoft sucks so bad with anything but next generation hardware). I know new hardware is cheap, but only because of the exorbitant consumption and waste brought on by continual outmoding and upgrading forced on consumers by tech giants.
where do i purchase one of these toasters?
except bugtracker would get the odd kernel panic that was fixed ten years before
that's just defeatist... i prefer "because i wanted to fuck that puppy good and proper"
omg another nist dickhead. lucky for you nist only operates on the surface of the earth, or you'd be completely fucked
i'm australian dickhead, but you're right about americans
the difference is that the american branded box can be returned if it fucks up. if you buy a cheap imported piece of crap and it fucks up, good luck to you. chinese companies aren't bound by us consumer laws, but with such a simplistic attitude as yours, i wouldn't expect you to understand that.
my original comment that you reply to merely highlights (using sarcasm) how hypocritical Christianity and Catholicism is, and obviously others agree
fair call
of course!
there will be a whole new series of sequels, with the first titled "Patent Wars: The Stubborn Menace", starring Darl (McBride) Vader of the Imperial SCO Fleet battling the slightly more well-dressed than scum Novell Alliance.
Then there will be "Patent Wars Episode II: Attack of the Apples", with an army of black-skivvy-wearing fanboi clones in an epic battle against the Jedi masters of Samsung... "fong pei!!"
they should have cast Anthony Field. wasn't Jobs known as the black wiggle?
wtf... who in their right mind would look that up on wikipedia? that actually made me chuckle out loud. dude... your nick should be "masterBate"
is capable of getting
becomes "dreams of getting"
there... ftfy
Bak. Derk-derk-Allah. Derka derka, Mohammed Jihad. Haka sherpa-sherpa. Abaka-la.
The web site will repeatedly play a loop of an extremist shouting "Alaho Ackbar"
that's "Admiral" Ackbar you fucking pratt, and in any case you forgot "I like your balls!"
they liked airplanes
An eye for a tooth, a nose for a chin, a butt for a...
not if you're a woman though (although you might get in if you wear a fake beard)
Given that their epistemological gold standard is "I read in a book that a dude said god told him..."
oh my goodness there are christians and catholics in the taliban!?
Fox news is a key supplier of intelligence data for them, and they get it for free. How could they possibly complain about that?
As for 802.11 most of that work came from COMTEN through NCR as a productb(quite successful) called WAVELAN
what does that have to do with CSIRO's patent? obviously the CSIRO patent is different from the work done by COMTEN, or else COMTEN would have the patent and CSIRO's case would have been dismissed
Doesn't sound like this research company does much more than read old diet books and NCR manuals
sounds like you have absolutely no fucking idea what you're talking about