why is is that google can cache a story/webpage, but the content can't be pasted as part of a./ posting? what makes it illegal? the poster isn't claiming the statements are his, merely quoting a source as they would in a term paper or such.
sounds like a clear case of "you get what you pay for". i've been on a project like that, but it's pretty hard for amatures fsck up a Visual Basic database maintenance application development project:).
who 0wnz the corporate server market? microsoft may have a desktop monopoly, but that is on an extremely different scale. sun makes and sells corporate server hardware. they have thus created solid os to go on that server. sun gets a check for $1M when someone puts up a big website, middleware server, or whatever. MS gets $250 when the company adds a new employee and 50$ when someone buys a dell desktop.
why do you claim ibm acts like a mature company? they've only survived becuase you can't blow up a mountain and expect to have flat ground. there's going to be something left standing. the only comparable company i can find for them is at&t, and afaict, they're still around, but not have to now WORK for their business like the rest of us.
most certainly, and that goes for any platform/tool/whatever. every project of considerable size should have a compent senior engineer on staff to guide these types of things.
hard core geeks don't like to manage stuff, they just like to be geeks. some of the best and most famous geeks are lousy managers (linus, and theo come to mind).
likewise, managers don't enjoy the little things that goes with being a geek. like when some kick-ass algorithm is finally working nicely (how about getting a pre-emptable kernel patch to work). the manager will want to know is it on schedule, on budget, are there any issues that you see that can/will prevent those two sacred things from coming across? maybe they'll want to know if it meets the requirements, but that's a toss up.
you're right that most managers have worked up the ranks, starting as a developer/pseudo-geek, but once they're out of it for a year or so, they stop drikning coffee, stop drinking jolt cola, quit the all-nighter coding binges, and they get a girlfriend (small side benefit to management i assume; this part could be corporate sponsored i don't know).
it runs fine, yes, but does it install on a system w/ less than 32MB? last time i tried, i spent quite some time on usenet/deja trying lots of different boot options to get it to install on a system with 16mb, but it just didn't work. most usenet posts recommended installing 32mb of ram for the install, or using a machine that has that ram and taking the hdd to the permenate machine after the install is complete.
i find it extremely surprising that the kernel on your rh 7.1 cd doesn't have ipchains/tables support built in. it might not be directly in the kernel, but is available as a module (at least it's available on my rh 7.1 cd which i used to put together a firewall/router without building a kernel). i don't know where/how you obtained those cd's, but you might want to cough up 30-50$ and buy a supported box version next time you're in best buy.
you're other point was that you're wanting to build a kernel to save potentially 1.5 mb space in RAM.. building your own kernel these days is pretty pointless unless you have serious ram issues (but then you won't be running windows comfortabally on 16mb of ram either). you can better manage your memory usage by not loading alot of extra services that you're not using (sendmail comes to mind).
why are you spending time even building a kernel anyway? the distro kernel has nearly every driver built as a module. there's even kernel upgrade rpm's if you need new functionality. i don't know that there's much difference in the 2.4.7 from rh 7.2 or the 2.4.17 that you're trying to use. bottom line, if you can't figure out how to configure your kernel by reading the documentation then use software that someone else has configured and tested.
i think it's fair to say "i prefer windows because it works better for me", or "i like MS software because they put a lot of time and effort into it". when you start ranting stuff like "those linux folks have to get off their asses to make this stuff work better because i can't understand how to get it working nicely" you don't do yourself justice.
it usually takes me less than one hour to rip the dvd. it's the encoding to mpeg for VCD and or avi for computer only playback that takes the rest of the time.
There's a point where a kernel development becomes a little more than a hobby. I would have to say Linus has crossed that line long ago. He may or may not recieve DIRECT monetary incentives to keep up the good work, but regardless, the line is crossed. It's now a profession. Linus is a professional Linux developer. Until he takes a professional position that does not allow him to spend as much time on kernel development, it's his profession, and as such no longer a hobby.
come on... the guy takes pride in his work, enjoys working creatively in the linux kernel code. he not believe his kernel is perfect (why would he conclude the rmap is still under development?). how about a little love? you know a show of hands for AA, RVR, Alan, hell even Linus. they spend their time writing, developing, arguing over a linux kernel so i can have a choice in the OS i put on my machine. so i can spend my time developing wannabe c++ applications for KDE. thanks guys for the work and dedication.
i have agree. i have an ati aiw 128, and it has some sort of guide program (windows). it lets you set recording of shows and everything. the problem is that it's still cumbersome and very buggy. i think the pc recording software need the simplicity of a tivo interface. i want to be able to say "record this show every day at 6:30, save it in VCD 2.0 format, and please cut the commercials out. oh and by the way, when there's enough to burn to disk, send me an email please."
i totally agree, applications are the strength of the desktop in general. they make it overall more usefull. my point was that there's still lots of room in either KDE or GNOME to throw lots more resources at the project to make it "better". those resources may not be to the core development, but could contribute to the application development
lots of companies purchase that SUN compiler when gcc works on that platform. i'd guess part of the reasin is that they're using libraries from other companies that are only released as sun binaries. that and corporate people really like support contracts and licenses they pay big $$ for.
i think in this case you still have lots of room to throw more resources at the desktop and it'll get better faster. one of the big issues with kde is the lack of applications. sure you can run gnome apps under kde, but they're not kde apps. what are some other areas for improvement on kde? general nuts and bolts type stuff maybe. those areas can probably withstand adding a few more engineers to the effort. how about testing? document writing? rpm builders (are there workable RH RPMS yet?) help out with koffice, maybe kdevelop. sure the core kde team handling the kdelibs or maybe kdebase doesn't need 100 people thrown in, but if you take 200 resources, and put them in usefull areas of the KDE project, i think we'll have a much nicer desktop much quicker.
you may be right, that 50% of the people reading it actually buy it. the fact still remains that Bruce does make money doing business that way, and he likes it. he also does trainning classes from what i recall, so that probably REALLY helps. the chapters in the books are essentially lessions from his classes. i don't think that open/free books are always a good way to go (isn't there an open/free samba book? i wonder how profitable it is).
or you could leave it in the trunk of your car to find where your teenager has really been going with your vehicle;)
this sounds more like a personal data assistant, almost a buddy. hell, it would really rock if the thing could walk on it's own so you didn't accidently forget to take it with you went to the market. if i'm calling a cab, before i call, i'm probably going to look at some street signs around me. know the general area where i am. i guess for the abducted, this could be usefull. someone else mentioned getting medicine while out of town. i see this as being usefull also for when you can't remember where the last gas station was or shopping strip was, or can't find anyone else (hotel clerk) to ask either.
how does integrating GPS and accurate location data make a wireless device more usefull?
using wireless GPS, i could call my wife and tell her that i am stuck in traffic, and that i'll be home in 10 miles. or i could email the boss and say, sorry, i'm going to be late for the 8:30 this morning, i'll be in the office in 8.25 miles, but traffic is really slow right where i am.
anyway, yes minors aren't responsible. Here in the US we hold parents responsible for the actions of their children. kinda odd wouldn't you say? i mean, in lots of countries kids over 10 are responsible for earning wages for the family, but here we expect their parents to give them an education (albeit through crappy public schools) and instill social values until they turn 18. i say we cut cut 'um loose at 10-12 and fagget about 'um. hell i've got myself to be responsible for, i don't want to be responsible for these little monsters that are playing violent video games in internet cafe's also.
regarding the 21 law. i agree, the law is pretty messed up, but varries by state. in some states parents can give alcohol to thier kids. even if the law were 16, parents would HAVE to be responsible for their young 'uns untill they're "of age".
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probably not the latter, but the former could be a highly needed feature for:
1. cmdrtaco.
2. cmdrtaco.
3. see 1 and 2.
why is is that google can cache a story/webpage, but the content can't be pasted as part of a ./ posting? what makes it illegal? the poster isn't claiming the statements are his, merely quoting a source as they would in a term paper or such.
what unique user id? is this derived from the os install key? if so, i'd say it's not that unique :).
sounds like a clear case of "you get what you pay for". i've been on a project like that, but it's pretty hard for amatures fsck up a Visual Basic database maintenance application development project :).
who 0wnz the corporate server market? microsoft may have a desktop monopoly, but that is on an extremely different scale. sun makes and sells corporate server hardware. they have thus created solid os to go on that server. sun gets a check for $1M when someone puts up a big website, middleware server, or whatever. MS gets $250 when the company adds a new employee and 50$ when someone buys a dell desktop.
why do you claim ibm acts like a mature company? they've only survived becuase you can't blow up a mountain and expect to have flat ground. there's going to be something left standing. the only comparable company i can find for them is at&t, and afaict, they're still around, but not have to now WORK for their business like the rest of us.
most certainly, and that goes for any platform/tool/whatever. every project of considerable size should have a compent senior engineer on staff to guide these types of things.
hard core geeks don't like to manage stuff, they just like to be geeks. some of the best and most famous geeks are lousy managers (linus, and theo come to mind).
likewise, managers don't enjoy the little things that goes with being a geek. like when some kick-ass algorithm is finally working nicely (how about getting a pre-emptable kernel patch to work). the manager will want to know is it on schedule, on budget, are there any issues that you see that can/will prevent those two sacred things from coming across? maybe they'll want to know if it meets the requirements, but that's a toss up.
you're right that most managers have worked up the ranks, starting as a developer/pseudo-geek, but once they're out of it for a year or so, they stop drikning coffee, stop drinking jolt cola, quit the all-nighter coding binges, and they get a girlfriend (small side benefit to management i assume; this part could be corporate sponsored i don't know).
he probably caught that. thus the smile in his statment.
it runs fine, yes, but does it install on a system w/ less than 32MB? last time i tried, i spent quite some time on usenet/deja trying lots of different boot options to get it to install on a system with 16mb, but it just didn't work. most usenet posts recommended installing 32mb of ram for the install, or using a machine that has that ram and taking the hdd to the permenate machine after the install is complete.
i find it extremely surprising that the kernel on your rh 7.1 cd doesn't have ipchains/tables support built in. it might not be directly in the kernel, but is available as a module (at least it's available on my rh 7.1 cd which i used to put together a firewall/router without building a kernel). i don't know where/how you obtained those cd's, but you might want to cough up 30-50$ and buy a supported box version next time you're in best buy.
you're other point was that you're wanting to build a kernel to save potentially 1.5 mb space in RAM.. building your own kernel these days is pretty pointless unless you have serious ram issues (but then you won't be running windows comfortabally on 16mb of ram either). you can better manage your memory usage by not loading alot of extra services that you're not using (sendmail comes to mind).
as long as they have 32MB of ram it works ok. rh will not install on a 16MB system
i'm bored, it's saturday. wtf...
why are you spending time even building a kernel anyway? the distro kernel has nearly every driver built as a module. there's even kernel upgrade rpm's if you need new functionality. i don't know that there's much difference in the 2.4.7 from rh 7.2 or the 2.4.17 that you're trying to use. bottom line, if you can't figure out how to configure your kernel by reading the documentation then use software that someone else has configured and tested.
i think it's fair to say "i prefer windows because it works better for me", or "i like MS software because they put a lot of time and effort into it". when you start ranting stuff like "those linux folks have to get off their asses to make this stuff work better because i can't understand how to get it working nicely" you don't do yourself justice.
the marketing/business folks are good at schmoozing, networking or whatever it's called (those soft skills).
it usually takes me less than one hour to rip the dvd. it's the encoding to mpeg for VCD and or avi for computer only playback that takes the rest of the time.
There's a point where a kernel development becomes a little more than a hobby. I would have to say Linus has crossed that line long ago. He may or may not recieve DIRECT monetary incentives to keep up the good work, but regardless, the line is crossed. It's now a profession. Linus is a professional Linux developer. Until he takes a professional position that does not allow him to spend as much time on kernel development, it's his profession, and as such no longer a hobby.
vehemently??
come on... the guy takes pride in his work, enjoys working creatively in the linux kernel code. he not believe his kernel is perfect (why would he conclude the rmap is still under development?). how about a little love? you know a show of hands for AA, RVR, Alan, hell even Linus. they spend their time writing, developing, arguing over a linux kernel so i can have a choice in the OS i put on my machine. so i can spend my time developing wannabe c++ applications for KDE. thanks guys for the work and dedication.
i have agree. i have an ati aiw 128, and it has some sort of guide program (windows). it lets you set recording of shows and everything. the problem is that it's still cumbersome and very buggy. i think the pc recording software need the simplicity of a tivo interface. i want to be able to say "record this show every day at 6:30, save it in VCD 2.0 format, and please cut the commercials out. oh and by the way, when there's enough to burn to disk, send me an email please."
it's actually win2k .vs. redhat AND mandrake AND suse AND AND AND. the linux numbers are agregate of all the distros they evaluate.
i totally agree, applications are the strength of the desktop in general. they make it overall more usefull. my point was that there's still lots of room in either KDE or GNOME to throw lots more resources at the project to make it "better". those resources may not be to the core development, but could contribute to the application development
lots of companies purchase that SUN compiler when gcc works on that platform. i'd guess part of the reasin is that they're using libraries from other companies that are only released as sun binaries. that and corporate people really like support contracts and licenses they pay big $$ for.
i think in this case you still have lots of room to throw more resources at the desktop and it'll get better faster. one of the big issues with kde is the lack of applications. sure you can run gnome apps under kde, but they're not kde apps. what are some other areas for improvement on kde? general nuts and bolts type stuff maybe. those areas can probably withstand adding a few more engineers to the effort. how about testing? document writing? rpm builders (are there workable RH RPMS yet?) help out with koffice, maybe kdevelop. sure the core kde team handling the kdelibs or maybe kdebase doesn't need 100 people thrown in, but if you take 200 resources, and put them in usefull areas of the KDE project, i think we'll have a much nicer desktop much quicker.
you may be right, that 50% of the people reading it actually buy it. the fact still remains that Bruce does make money doing business that way, and he likes it. he also does trainning classes from what i recall, so that probably REALLY helps. the chapters in the books are essentially lessions from his classes. i don't think that open/free books are always a good way to go (isn't there an open/free samba book? i wonder how profitable it is).
or you could leave it in the trunk of your car to find where your teenager has really been going with your vehicle ;)
this sounds more like a personal data assistant, almost a buddy. hell, it would really rock if the thing could walk on it's own so you didn't accidently forget to take it with you went to the market. if i'm calling a cab, before i call, i'm probably going to look at some street signs around me. know the general area where i am. i guess for the abducted, this could be usefull. someone else mentioned getting medicine while out of town. i see this as being usefull also for when you can't remember where the last gas station was or shopping strip was, or can't find anyone else (hotel clerk) to ask either.
how does integrating GPS and accurate location data make a wireless device more usefull?
using wireless GPS, i could call my wife and tell her that i am stuck in traffic, and that i'll be home in 10 miles. or i could email the boss and say, sorry, i'm going to be late for the 8:30 this morning, i'll be in the office in 8.25 miles, but traffic is really slow right where i am.
love the language..
anyway, yes minors aren't responsible. Here in the US we hold parents responsible for the actions of their children. kinda odd wouldn't you say? i mean, in lots of countries kids over 10 are responsible for earning wages for the family, but here we expect their parents to give them an education (albeit through crappy public schools) and instill social values until they turn 18. i say we cut cut 'um loose at 10-12 and fagget about 'um. hell i've got myself to be responsible for, i don't want to be responsible for these little monsters that are playing violent video games in internet cafe's also.
regarding the 21 law. i agree, the law is pretty messed up, but varries by state. in some states parents can give alcohol to thier kids. even if the law were 16, parents would HAVE to be responsible for their young 'uns untill they're "of age".