I think the Linux-preloaded computers will be better for OS/2 users. For one thing, you won't have to pay for a copy of Windows. Also, since Linux HW support is more like OS/2 than Windows (e.g. Winmodems don't work, 3D HW isn't supported), it should be easier to get a computer that's compatible with OS/2.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Since Linux is free and Windows isn't, does that mean that a computer will cost less if it has Linux preloaded instead of Windows? Somehow, I doubt it.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
An RSA license to use SSL costs $25K. Granted, the web server takes care of that, but the SSL version of Apache isn't free.
To set up a shopping mall, you'll need to accept credit cards. Even if the source code for that feature is free, doing the secure transaction with a bank won't be. And with the RSA patents in the US, it may not be possible to write the code and distribute it.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Does the current Playstation have S-VIDEO out? Will the new PS2 have it? I just noticed my Mac has an S-VIDEO in - I could just plug a playstation into there, fire up Apple Video Player, and use my monitor instead of a TV!
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
The cost of the OS is insignifcant compare the cost of supporting it. If an OEM wanted to pre-install BeOS, they would have to support it as well as they support Windows. That means hiring or training people, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Sorry people, but as "great" as Linux and BeOS are (frankly, I think OS/2 is better than both of them combined), the customers don't really want it. The average computer user doesn't know any better.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Officially, IBM doesn't consider OS/2 to be competition to Windows either. Well, on the client side at least. Of course, everyone ELSE thinks that OS/2 is competing against Windows.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Anyone have sample source code for the algorithm? Sure, I could figure it out on my own, or I could just ask the guy, but I bet he's been inundated with requests already.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
In it, he makes the claim that it's quite possible to enhance and expand an OS without needing the source code. An snippet:
"Many people, particularly Linux advocates, feel that you have to have the source code in order to extend the OS. That's only because of the way Linux was designed."
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
So how exactly does the medium slow down light? Do the photons bounce off the molecules? If so, it sounds to me like light isn't really slowing down, but rather taking a longer path.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Will it support better than TV resolution?
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What PSX 2.0 really needs is an SVGA output, so that you could plug it into a monitor and get high-res output. Think of it - if you have a TV, it will output NTSC. Or, you could put it next to your PC, and plug it into your monitor. Then you could run those games at 1024x768. Of course, it could be a configuration nightmare.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Give me a break, people. For one thing, Jobs is only an interim CEO - he still answers to the board. Second, it would destroy Apple. Apple is a brand name - their name is what sells computers. And what would Disney do with Apple anyway?
This is just another example of Slashdot's lack of journalistic integrity. Slashdot is just a bunch of momos with a keyboard and a web server.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
EULA clearly says it's the OEM's responsibility
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Unless you purchased a shrink-wrapped copy of Windows from a reseller like CompUSA (i.e. a copy WITHOUT a computer), MS has no involvement in the refund. The EULA clearly says to contact the OEM for a refund. Once you get a refund from the OEM, what goes one between that OEM and MS is anyone's guess. Based on the reluctance of OEM's to provide refunds, my guess is that the OEM's won't be able to get a refund from MS. In other words, the OEM is eating the cost.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
And the Mac, too. I'd buy one, if I didn't already have a 1GB Jaz.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
I think I'll get laid instead
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Thanks, but I'll be getting laid for Valentine's Day. If you Linux weenies want to spend the day compiling your kernels, go ahead. Most of you probably don't know what you're missing anyway.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
It is possible to get the multiple OS's to share the same hardware. Concurrency is somewhat of a problem, though. The solution is to completely emulate the hardware, which is exactly what VirtualPC and RealPC do on the Mac. They emulate a SoundBlaster Pro, and IDE controller, and S3 card, etc. Then they translate all I/O operations to the equivalent Mac API.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
The "fair use" clause can only be used when your copying a PORTION of the copyrighted work SOLELY for COMMENTARY. You can't just copy it - you have to add some text that makes a comment about it, or uses it as a reference.
So no, it does not apply here at all.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Your example shows that laches applies to patents - that much is common knowledge. But then you make a blanket generalization and say that it's applicable to copyrights as well, without offering any legal precedent. Just because you say it's true, doesn't make it so. Why don't you provide proof?
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Using unauthorized copies is fair use?
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How can you say that using unauthorized copies is fair?
The whole point behind a clean-room (read: legal) approach to duplication is that there is the resulting work is original. It might still violate patents, but it can't violate copyrights.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
My opinion is that Toys R Us is right. Come on, would the guy have come up with the term "Toys R Gus" if he hadn't had heard of the name "Toys R Us" before? Of course not. It's a play on words. As far as I'm concerned, he was asking for it.
He could probably fight this in court, and maybe he could win, but I'm not going to make any noise over this. It's not like veronica.org.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Back in 1996, Infoworld compared OS/2 Warp Server with NT. They found that OS/2 was faster on one CPU than NT was on 4.
Performance comparisons against NT always give the same result. What I would really like to see is an OEM offer two different systems for the same task, one running Linux and the other NT. Let them say that these two systems are comparable in the number of clients they can serve. And let them show that the Linux-based server is cheaper and uses older hardware. Now THAT will get people's attention.
Unfortunately, although major OEM's are beginning to offer Linux as pre-loads for servers, I have yet to see any of them PROMOTE Linux over NT. After all, a person can buy a cheaper system if he uses Linux - and that means that OEM's can't charge a premium for top-of-the-line hardware.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
I work on the BIOS for Dell's workstations. I guess I'll have to ask my boss if there's any truth to this. But don't expect me to confirm this in public.
-- Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
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I think the Linux-preloaded computers will be better for OS/2 users. For one thing, you won't have to pay for a copy of Windows. Also, since Linux HW support is more like OS/2 than Windows (e.g. Winmodems don't work, 3D HW isn't supported), it should be easier to get a computer that's compatible with OS/2.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Since Linux is free and Windows isn't, does that mean that a computer will cost less if it has Linux preloaded instead of Windows? Somehow, I doubt it.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
An RSA license to use SSL costs $25K. Granted, the web server takes care of that, but the SSL version of Apache isn't free.
To set up a shopping mall, you'll need to accept credit cards. Even if the source code for that feature is free, doing the secure transaction with a bank won't be. And with the RSA patents in the US, it may not be possible to write the code and distribute it.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Does the current Playstation have S-VIDEO out? Will the new PS2 have it? I just noticed my Mac has an S-VIDEO in - I could just plug a playstation into there, fire up Apple Video Player, and use my monitor instead of a TV!
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
The cost of the OS is insignifcant compare the cost of supporting it. If an OEM wanted to pre-install BeOS, they would have to support it as well as they support Windows. That means hiring or training people, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Sorry people, but as "great" as Linux and BeOS are (frankly, I think OS/2 is better than both of them combined), the customers don't really want it. The average computer user doesn't know any better.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Officially, IBM doesn't consider OS/2 to be competition to Windows either. Well, on the client side at least. Of course, everyone ELSE thinks that OS/2 is competing against Windows.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Anyone have sample source code for the algorithm? Sure, I could figure it out on my own, or I could just ask the guy, but I bet he's been inundated with requests already.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Here's an interview with Brad Wardell that talks about Linux and Open Source:
http://www.os2ezine.com/v4n3/wardell.htm
In it, he makes the claim that it's quite possible to enhance and expand an OS without needing the source code. An snippet:
"Many people, particularly Linux advocates, feel that you have to have the source code in order to extend the OS. That's only because of the way Linux was designed."
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
So how exactly does the medium slow down light? Do the photons bounce off the molecules? If so, it sounds to me like light isn't really slowing down, but rather taking a longer path.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
What PSX 2.0 really needs is an SVGA output, so that you could plug it into a monitor and get high-res output. Think of it - if you have a TV, it will output NTSC. Or, you could put it next to your PC, and plug it into your monitor. Then you could run those games at 1024x768. Of course, it could be a configuration nightmare.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Give me a break, people. For one thing, Jobs is only an interim CEO - he still answers to the board. Second, it would destroy Apple. Apple is a brand name - their name is what sells computers. And what would Disney do with Apple anyway?
This is just another example of Slashdot's lack of journalistic integrity. Slashdot is just a bunch of momos with a keyboard and a web server.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Unless you purchased a shrink-wrapped copy of Windows from a reseller like CompUSA (i.e. a copy WITHOUT a computer), MS has no involvement in the refund. The EULA clearly says to contact the OEM for a refund. Once you get a refund from the OEM, what goes one between that OEM and MS is anyone's guess. Based on the reluctance of OEM's to provide refunds, my guess is that the OEM's won't be able to get a refund from MS. In other words, the OEM is eating the cost.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
And the Mac, too. I'd buy one, if I didn't already have a 1GB Jaz.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Thanks, but I'll be getting laid for Valentine's Day. If you Linux weenies want to spend the day compiling your kernels, go ahead. Most of you probably don't know what you're missing anyway.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Most people don't try Linux not because they're afraid to leave Windows, but because they don't need Linux.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
It is possible to get the multiple OS's to share the same hardware. Concurrency is somewhat of a problem, though. The solution is to completely emulate the hardware, which is exactly what VirtualPC and RealPC do on the Mac. They emulate a SoundBlaster Pro, and IDE controller, and S3 card, etc. Then they translate all I/O operations to the equivalent Mac API.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
The "fair use" clause can only be used when your copying a PORTION of the copyrighted work SOLELY for COMMENTARY. You can't just copy it - you have to add some text that makes a comment about it, or uses it as a reference.
So no, it does not apply here at all.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Your example shows that laches applies to patents - that much is common knowledge. But then you make a blanket generalization and say that it's applicable to copyrights as well, without offering any legal precedent. Just because you say it's true, doesn't make it so. Why don't you provide proof?
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
How can you say that using unauthorized copies is fair?
The whole point behind a clean-room (read: legal) approach to duplication is that there is the resulting work is original. It might still violate patents, but it can't violate copyrights.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
It looks like the largest of these drives is 1.6GB. Still good for a swapfile, but not much else.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
My opinion is that Toys R Us is right. Come on, would the guy have come up with the term "Toys R Gus" if he hadn't had heard of the name "Toys R Us" before? Of course not. It's a play on words. As far as I'm concerned, he was asking for it.
He could probably fight this in court, and maybe he could win, but I'm not going to make any noise over this. It's not like veronica.org.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Back in 1996, Infoworld compared OS/2 Warp Server with NT. They found that OS/2 was faster on one CPU than NT was on 4.
Performance comparisons against NT always give the same result. What I would really like to see is an OEM offer two different systems for the same task, one running Linux and the other NT. Let them say that these two systems are comparable in the number of clients they can serve. And let them show that the Linux-based server is cheaper and uses older hardware. Now THAT will get people's attention.
Unfortunately, although major OEM's are beginning to offer Linux as pre-loads for servers, I have yet to see any of them PROMOTE Linux over NT. After all, a person can buy a cheaper system if he uses Linux - and that means that OEM's can't charge a premium for top-of-the-line hardware.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
Slashdot is supposed to provide "news for nerds", even if those nerds don't use Linux.
If you want a Linux newsletter, there are plenty of other options - LWN and Linux Gazette come to mind.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org
I work on the BIOS for Dell's workstations. I guess I'll have to ask my boss if there's any truth to this. But don't expect me to confirm this in public.
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Timur "too sexy for my code" Tabi, timur@tabi.org, http://www.tabi.org