Can anyone give us a glimpse of what the comparison is between the total computing power in this breakthrough vs. the perceived total computing power of the NSA, which most likely has been working on this same thing for a VERY long time?
You're getting too specific here. What I'm trying to say is that peoples' exposure to Linux, whether it be "Wow, now Dell offers Ubuntu??" or "Hmm...what's Linux?" is a good thing either way. When you stick a word in someone's head, even if they don't understand what it means, they will be more conscious of it the next time they see it. It's a slow process, but this is how advertising works. When you have familiarity with a "brand" or name, the more conscious you will be to find out what it is. Curiosity killed the cat...and it can make people more apt (no pun intended) to investigate Linux.
Notice the increase of legal threats from Microsoft towards Linux distributors lately? They want this STOPPED.
So LET 'em piss their pants in fright. This is exciting!! The more energy we have behind this movement, the more we will be able to defeat the Goliath!
1) Exposure to something, whether good or bad, is good. More people will, at the very least, know what Linux is now.
2) Anyone who actually chooses to install Ubuntu over Windows will probably either have the motivation to try something new, or they'll already know what they're doing.
3) The FOSS community should be embracing and celebrating this. This is a huge step for Ubuntu and Linux in general. The general computing public is now seeing more alternatives from the big beast in Redmond. The more they see choice, the more likely they will be to choose - either now or in the future.
I would assume this is true, I've always wondered why M$ didn't go after the Samba team - I'm sure there are plenty of patents associated with specifics in protocols like SMB/CIFS.
Personal note: I'd be glad to get rid of Samba in Linux - it would be a push in the direction of getting rid of M$ on the client/workstation side, which is a good direction. There are plenty of Linux servers in business, and if M$ made everyone stop using Samba, a lot of business owners would sooner replace the network filesharing protocol to something better like SSHFS, or something similar.
This is a *huge* step for Linux, as a whole. Being pushed by a major desktop PC manufacturer is something we should all be celebrating and embracing, no matter what our differences in opinion are. People are getting a *real choice* is software now, and that includes open-source.
Seriously, this guy is such a tool. "Oh, wahh, nobody will ever like the iPhone!"
And how, exactly, is the Zune doing? I don't think he has any room to talk about how people watch videos and listen to their mp3s. And if you have to "get" your uncle to own a Zune, and you're the CEO of Microsoft...wow.
It's run fine for me, even in the earlier releases. The update to 0.0.20 seemed to iron out a lot of bugs. I'm using Ubuntu Edgy, just upgraded to Feisty, and no issues whatsoever have cropped up. The system I'm speaking of is actually my wife's, and she's given nothing but compliments to the coolness, and has said she's had absolutely no problems, even when running things like GNUCash over an ssh/X session to my Ubuntu server.
I used to play video games *all the time*. Of course, I stopped around the Super Nintendo era.
Why? I think they got too involved. To me, video games are supposed to be easy to play, not take days/weeks to get accustomed to so you can actually play.
Double Dragon, Super Contra, Tetris, these are all games that would take you about 2 minutes to figure out, then it's all game. If I tried playing WoW or some intensely complex game, I'd get frustrated in the first 2 minutes and give up. Call me simple minded, but that's how I am - and I suppose I'm not the only one out there like this. I know for a fact that my nephews LOVE the NES emulator on their computer I put on for them...and they've got XBOX and all the other latest, too. Still doesn't stop them from playing Mike Tyson's Punch Out and loving it.
Video games are for entertainment. A lot of gamers today seem to use them as a complete escape from reality - and the rabbit hole goes deeper each time a new game comes out with it's complexity and involvement.
Gimme my simple shoot-em-up/beat-em-up or two-button gamepad and I'm good.
Seriously, this "useful" change was nothing but a waste of time, AND clocks. All those clocks/devices that automatically change according to the standardized time? Useless. Software patches? Quite impossible for most.
Looks like the waste management facilities will see a rise in borked electronics because of this - and that does precisely 0 for the environment, too.
Speeds will be equivalent to WiFi service on the ground
So....how about the bandwidth actually going upstream to the INTERNET? I sure am happy that I'll be connecting to the access point at 11/54Mbps, but....that won't help much when downloading pr0n!
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Can anyone give us a glimpse of what the comparison is between the total computing power in this breakthrough vs. the perceived total computing power of the NSA, which most likely has been working on this same thing for a VERY long time?
*ahem*
F*CK YOU.
That is all.
They will have thought of it now. Especially since they're touting it's indestructibility.
What's next, the whole project goes *kaboom* after someone does something stupid, and we get Patriot Act v2.0?
You're getting too specific here. What I'm trying to say is that peoples' exposure to Linux, whether it be "Wow, now Dell offers Ubuntu??" or "Hmm...what's Linux?" is a good thing either way. When you stick a word in someone's head, even if they don't understand what it means, they will be more conscious of it the next time they see it. It's a slow process, but this is how advertising works. When you have familiarity with a "brand" or name, the more conscious you will be to find out what it is. Curiosity killed the cat...and it can make people more apt (no pun intended) to investigate Linux.
Then they'll see Beryl. And they'll drool. =)
Wow..well most of my customers pay me in upwards of $100/hr to do things like install their OS for them..I guess I'm just lucky!
That's the beauty though - you can just root for another Linux distro, like Gentoo.
The leeter we go!
Notice the increase of legal threats from Microsoft towards Linux distributors lately? They want this STOPPED.
So LET 'em piss their pants in fright. This is exciting!! The more energy we have behind this movement, the more we will be able to defeat the Goliath!
GO UBUNTU!!
1) Exposure to something, whether good or bad, is good. More people will, at the very least, know what Linux is now.
2) Anyone who actually chooses to install Ubuntu over Windows will probably either have the motivation to try something new, or they'll already know what they're doing.
3) The FOSS community should be embracing and celebrating this. This is a huge step for Ubuntu and Linux in general. The general computing public is now seeing more alternatives from the big beast in Redmond. The more they see choice, the more likely they will be to choose - either now or in the future.
...to see if they were ready for an ordinary user to install as an escape from the Windows world.
Last time I checked, ordinary users didn't install their own operating systems...
I would assume this is true, I've always wondered why M$ didn't go after the Samba team - I'm sure there are plenty of patents associated with specifics in protocols like SMB/CIFS.
Personal note: I'd be glad to get rid of Samba in Linux - it would be a push in the direction of getting rid of M$ on the client/workstation side, which is a good direction. There are plenty of Linux servers in business, and if M$ made everyone stop using Samba, a lot of business owners would sooner replace the network filesharing protocol to something better like SSHFS, or something similar.
That's something we won't have to worry about with a MPG smearing campaign.
Or oil, at all.
Time to make a change!!
I just made thedarkener.bank on my own computer, using /etc/hosts. It points to my computer.
I'm gonna go smoke a bowl and see if I can't remember if I spent $50,000 on it or just used basic computer knowledge to bypass the TLD.
in the ReiserFS code...could yield interesting stuff?
Probably not...but worth a shot to see what comes up =p
This is a *huge* step for Linux, as a whole. Being pushed by a major desktop PC manufacturer is something we should all be celebrating and embracing, no matter what our differences in opinion are. People are getting a *real choice* is software now, and that includes open-source.
WOOHOO!!
Seriously, this guy is such a tool. "Oh, wahh, nobody will ever like the iPhone!"
And how, exactly, is the Zune doing? I don't think he has any room to talk about how people watch videos and listen to their mp3s. And if you have to "get" your uncle to own a Zune, and you're the CEO of Microsoft...wow.
Just another brick in the wall.
It's easy to understand why.
There's no good reason to upgrade. No killer app(s), no great usability improvements, no speed increase.
Just more crap, in different places.
It gets old.
It's run fine for me, even in the earlier releases. The update to 0.0.20 seemed to iron out a lot of bugs. I'm using Ubuntu Edgy, just upgraded to Feisty, and no issues whatsoever have cropped up. The system I'm speaking of is actually my wife's, and she's given nothing but compliments to the coolness, and has said she's had absolutely no problems, even when running things like GNUCash over an ssh/X session to my Ubuntu server.
at least it's balanced.
I can say that this lineup will come, by default, with wine glass, extra-large chrome SUV rims, and Starbucks coffee holder.
Oh, and it'll still whine about how little it has.
I used to play video games *all the time*. Of course, I stopped around the Super Nintendo era.
Why? I think they got too involved. To me, video games are supposed to be easy to play, not take days/weeks to get accustomed to so you can actually play.
Double Dragon, Super Contra, Tetris, these are all games that would take you about 2 minutes to figure out, then it's all game. If I tried playing WoW or some intensely complex game, I'd get frustrated in the first 2 minutes and give up. Call me simple minded, but that's how I am - and I suppose I'm not the only one out there like this. I know for a fact that my nephews LOVE the NES emulator on their computer I put on for them...and they've got XBOX and all the other latest, too. Still doesn't stop them from playing Mike Tyson's Punch Out and loving it.
Video games are for entertainment. A lot of gamers today seem to use them as a complete escape from reality - and the rabbit hole goes deeper each time a new game comes out with it's complexity and involvement.
Gimme my simple shoot-em-up/beat-em-up or two-button gamepad and I'm good.
"Don't be evil"?
If I had mod points, I'd mod Informative!!
Seriously, this "useful" change was nothing but a waste of time, AND clocks. All those clocks/devices that automatically change according to the standardized time? Useless. Software patches? Quite impossible for most.
Looks like the waste management facilities will see a rise in borked electronics because of this - and that does precisely 0 for the environment, too.
Speeds will be equivalent to WiFi service on the ground
So....how about the bandwidth actually going upstream to the INTERNET? I sure am happy that I'll be connecting to the access point at 11/54Mbps, but....that won't help much when downloading pr0n!
In the USA?
Of course not!