I agree. Moreover, in what way is managing a Windows machine a torture as compared to a Mac or a Linux machine? They all have the same problems that need to be managed.
Ughh.. My last sentence was badly framed. What I meant to say is, they can withhold the source code, as long as the haven't released Android for distribution.
From what I understood, OP is wrong in his summary. Honeycomb source will be opened up in the future, when it is actually ready for commercial use. They don't want people taking a half baked version of Android and dumping it on some shoddy device.
Additionally, it may help in solving the fragmentation issue where different devices may have a slightly different version.
As for whether or not it is legal, if they have not released the software yet, it is perfectly fine (I don't keep a track of Android releases). But, there have been instances in the past where GNU is okay with companies delaying the release.
It doesn't matter, apart from an interesting scientific study. Once they are able to get people to the moon or mars profitably, then we can start worrying about water.
The ad industry is fucked up. More and more it seems like another dangerous bubble like the one that just went by, (and this makes me really terrified tbh). Essentially, we are paying for services using a non-tangible resource that is ad clicks.
Hmm.. I am pretty much in GPU architecture, but here's why I thought it would be great in the stock and weather forecasting.
1. They involve a lot of matrix multiplications and matrix inversion algorithms, which, from what I heard can be handled nicely by the GPU.
2. This is a very naive thought, but TFA mentioned talked about easy parallelization using GPU. This can be harnessed by the multitude of parallel, machine learning algorithms out there.
However, after some searching, I came across a white paper (dammit, I am really not able to find the link now) which mentioned that GPUs are poor when it comes to using and re-using a large data size due to some kind of latency, which I think is what you are talking about.
Imagine whether prediction and stock prediction using these. I am surprised that the guys in New York haven't used it already given the massive amount of gold they have in their coffers.
Yea.. but the desktop folders is actually more usable now. For instance, you can copy-paste stuff onto it. (Pretty sure you couldn't do that in earlier versions).
As for the applications menu, I reverted to the classic. So yea, the applications menu is not up to the mark yet. But, it's not worse off than alternatives in other DEs.
KDE is really good now..
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KDE has improved *greatly* since its 4.4.x days. It is a lot snappier, less buggy and doesn't clutter up your desktop like it used to. With the rapid changes in various desktops, I tried working with the Gnome shell, Unity and KDE on my laptop, and found that KDE is the only one out of these which doesn't get in my way.
It definitely will not run on older computers, but it runs great on my 3 year old laptop with intel built in graphics chipset and 4 GB ram. I highly recommend KDE to someone who wants to upgrade from gnome 2.32 but doesn't like gnome shell or unity.
PS: I still run Gnome 2 on my desktop. IMO, it's the most efficient in terms of resources:features.
From TFA:
"Currently, there are 132 claims from seven patents asserted in this action, and there are hundreds of prior art references in play for invalidity defenses."
What does this mean?
I thought this was a good idea..
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What? I personally thought this was a great idea to build upon. In the country I come from, there is a huge economic gap between the farmers who live in the villages, and the consumers in the metropolitan cities. The government tries to subsidize the farmers by giving them money and infrastructure, but it's just not enough.
If social experiments in Facebook, Twitter and Anonymous have shown us anything, it is that the general public likes to participate in making major decisions (which makes then feel important), and are willing for this. It is a win-win situation for everyone.
However, it is crucial that the trolls be weeded out by some means.
Right. But, the article implies that at "0 + delta_t" seconds, where delta_t -> 0, there existed black holes. This will have a significant impact on how the universe expands.
Honestly though, when it first came out, I added about hundred friends. It was like they took the worst part of facebook (status updates) and created a new website. I now, only follow "celebrities" that I admire, and you gotta admit that Twitter provides a great interface for that.
"Because whether you like it or not, Gnome 2 is disappearing across all distributions that use Gnome. Gnome 3 is already in PPAs for both Ubuntu and Debian, so the death of 2.3 is coming damn soon."
You are not completely right. You see, the Gnome desktop was *perfect* for some people (like me) around here. And these people are just pissed it is no longer going to be there in future versions. Sure, we have the freedom and choice to patch it and compile it. But let's get real, most of us can't do that, and the rest of us don't feel that it is worth the time.
I find it hard to believe that "apt-get update" or even "apt-get dist-upgrade" can trash your partition. Are you sure you are not talking about upgrade between Ubuntu versions? If you are, yes that process could mess up your audio at best, and can trash your partition at worst.
If you are really talking about just package updates, then there is a serious problem, maybe you should report it.
It doesn't change the fact that the underlying code which parses the XML, should be able to arrange all the UI elements in a non-buggy manner. This is hard to achieve, and could potentially lead to more problems. Having just one locked down desktop or one locked down anything for that matter, decreases the number of scenarios to bug-test.
Btw, if you didn't know already, gnome2 themes use XML for describing the colors and sizes of elements. And I am pretty sure Gnome3 can parse css files to slightly change the layout.
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Lol.. and I log into Slashdot. Like I am doing right now.. I know, I am a sad, sad person.
I agree. Moreover, in what way is managing a Windows machine a torture as compared to a Mac or a Linux machine? They all have the same problems that need to be managed.
Ughh.. My last sentence was badly framed. What I meant to say is, they can withhold the source code, as long as the haven't released Android for distribution.
From what I understood, OP is wrong in his summary. Honeycomb source will be opened up in the future, when it is actually ready for commercial use. They don't want people taking a half baked version of Android and dumping it on some shoddy device.
Additionally, it may help in solving the fragmentation issue where different devices may have a slightly different version.
As for whether or not it is legal, if they have not released the software yet, it is perfectly fine (I don't keep a track of Android releases). But, there have been instances in the past where GNU is okay with companies delaying the release.
Yes, I agree. The producers don't deserve any monetary reward for the movie they made.
It doesn't matter, apart from an interesting scientific study. Once they are able to get people to the moon or mars profitably, then we can start worrying about water.
The ad industry is fucked up. More and more it seems like another dangerous bubble like the one that just went by, (and this makes me really terrified tbh). Essentially, we are paying for services using a non-tangible resource that is ad clicks.
"I am pretty much ignorant* in GPU architecture"
Fixed.
Hmm.. I am pretty much in GPU architecture, but here's why I thought it would be great in the stock and weather forecasting.
1. They involve a lot of matrix multiplications and matrix inversion algorithms, which, from what I heard can be handled nicely by the GPU.
2. This is a very naive thought, but TFA mentioned talked about easy parallelization using GPU. This can be harnessed by the multitude of parallel, machine learning algorithms out there.
However, after some searching, I came across a white paper (dammit, I am really not able to find the link now) which mentioned that GPUs are poor when it comes to using and re-using a large data size due to some kind of latency, which I think is what you are talking about.
Imagine whether prediction and stock prediction using these. I am surprised that the guys in New York haven't used it already given the massive amount of gold they have in their coffers.
Sure.. but the summary is still badly written. Read the TFA, and that makes a lot more sense for us illiterate folks.
.. thinks that the list gets boring after era 3? And that Wolfenstein should have been there somewhere?
True. But, as far as lightweight desktops go, I am more of an openbox person. ;)
Yea.. but the desktop folders is actually more usable now. For instance, you can copy-paste stuff onto it. (Pretty sure you couldn't do that in earlier versions).
As for the applications menu, I reverted to the classic. So yea, the applications menu is not up to the mark yet. But, it's not worse off than alternatives in other DEs.
KDE has improved *greatly* since its 4.4.x days. It is a lot snappier, less buggy and doesn't clutter up your desktop like it used to. With the rapid changes in various desktops, I tried working with the Gnome shell, Unity and KDE on my laptop, and found that KDE is the only one out of these which doesn't get in my way.
It definitely will not run on older computers, but it runs great on my 3 year old laptop with intel built in graphics chipset and 4 GB ram. I highly recommend KDE to someone who wants to upgrade from gnome 2.32 but doesn't like gnome shell or unity.
PS: I still run Gnome 2 on my desktop. IMO, it's the most efficient in terms of resources:features.
From TFA: "Currently, there are 132 claims from seven patents asserted in this action, and there are hundreds of prior art references in play for invalidity defenses." What does this mean?
What? There is Android in Linux?
What? I personally thought this was a great idea to build upon. In the country I come from, there is a huge economic gap between the farmers who live in the villages, and the consumers in the metropolitan cities. The government tries to subsidize the farmers by giving them money and infrastructure, but it's just not enough.
If social experiments in Facebook, Twitter and Anonymous have shown us anything, it is that the general public likes to participate in making major decisions (which makes then feel important), and are willing for this. It is a win-win situation for everyone.
However, it is crucial that the trolls be weeded out by some means.
Right. But, the article implies that at "0 + delta_t" seconds, where delta_t -> 0, there existed black holes. This will have a significant impact on how the universe expands.
Honestly though, when it first came out, I added about hundred friends. It was like they took the worst part of facebook (status updates) and created a new website. I now, only follow "celebrities" that I admire, and you gotta admit that Twitter provides a great interface for that.
Exactly. :\
You are not completely right. You see, the Gnome desktop was *perfect* for some people (like me) around here. And these people are just pissed it is no longer going to be there in future versions. Sure, we have the freedom and choice to patch it and compile it. But let's get real, most of us can't do that, and the rest of us don't feel that it is worth the time.
If you are really talking about just package updates, then there is a serious problem, maybe you should report it.
Here's my two cents:
It doesn't change the fact that the underlying code which parses the XML, should be able to arrange all the UI elements in a non-buggy manner. This is hard to achieve, and could potentially lead to more problems. Having just one locked down desktop or one locked down anything for that matter, decreases the number of scenarios to bug-test.
Btw, if you didn't know already, gnome2 themes use XML for describing the colors and sizes of elements. And I am pretty sure Gnome3 can parse css files to slightly change the layout.
I am sure RIM and even Symbian did this. You could even customize your "perspectives" in them. It is actually a great idea.