I want the linux kernel package to be splitted into smaller chunks, like i386, ppc being only 'addons' to the kernel source. Also, many of the drivers could be splitted out to separate source files, as most people never need the whole tree. Someone who wants to use sound would download the sound patches, someone who needs 3d accelerated graphics would download agpgart/drm, etc. That way, kernel.org and it's mirrors would save gobs of bandwith, downloads would be way faster, and I would have more free space on my small harddisks.
You're missing the point. Have you ever used Linux? In Windows, what you have to do to copy/paste something is:
1. Highlight the text.
2. Hit C-c.
3. Click wherever you want to paste.
4. Hit C-v.
With Linux, you have to:
1. Highlight the text.
2. Click wherever you want to paste.
See the difference? This can get very annoying if one has to work with windows when he is used to Linux, and the windows way is 100% slower.
I really don't know why, but I've got the impression that you have never ever used a filesharing program. Except for kazaa, probably. The publisher would put an ed2k: or torrent link on a website, and the file on the network. There is no way that the file downloaded by this method gets corrupted, because it is checked with the checksum when the download is finshed. You're a troll.
Try it this way:
Eat and drink before you go to the cinema. If the movie is good, you won't need popcorn to keep yourself busy.
Don't pay for your g/f. She's old enough to go to work and have her own money (I hope).
These two simple steps save you $21. It really is that simple. Just use different wording when you tell your girlfriend.
Oh, come on. We all know what distribution you mean. It's Debian. Or Redhat. I mean, Mandrake. Doesn't any distro do that well today? (I only use Debian...)
Please don't dis VB. There is a large comunity of developers who use it, and generalizing that they are all idiots is, well, stupid.
Please, dont't dis people who dis VB. There is a large community of develpers who know that VB sucks, and saying that they are all idiots is, well, dumb.
Hm. I don't like to say this, but Suse is probably the distribution for you. It was my first Linux distribution (5.2), and it was really fun to play with at that time. I had some problems, yes, but most of that was getting XFree86 to work. This should be easyer today, tools have improved.
By the time I thought I`d understand Linux, I switched to Redhat (5.x again, I believe). Along came new problems, and I realized that I still had alot to learn. I really don't know about today, but back then, Suse was way easier to use.
Today I realize that most of my problems would have never existed, if I woul've had internet access. If you know how to use google, well, everything's alot easier.
If you want to know the end of the story (you don't): Today I am using Debian. I've had a look at some distributions, and my opinion is that if you know what you're doing, Debian is the best tool for you.
Today it is not only "nowhere near funny", but also, it's become pointless because there is no single piece of software out there that still asks this stupid question. Evolution?
"Hee hee, my ISP doesn't realise I'm connecting more than one PC" BONK. Yes they do.
I know there are ways to find out if there is more than one box initiating connections from a specific link. I don't care. I, like many other people, use NAT because my ISP will cancel my account if they find out I'm using their dialup for my network, not for a single computer. They are not trying too hard to find out, because they don't really want to lose their customers, they only need to do a bit of checking to please the lawyers.
The only reason your isp would want to route directly to your 192.168.x.x address is to find out if you are connecting a single computer or a LAN to their modem. Many people have licenses that restrict plugging home LANs into the modem. Remember: You're at your ISP's mercy anyway so why bother?
A "personal server thingie" would not need a complicated display controller nor a large display. It would also not need the batteries to run those components.
Nevertheless, a "personal server thingie" is cool tech an therefore must be expensive.
Analogy: You find a guy walked in your front door cause it was open, snooped around your house, your bedroom, your closet... then told you "You shouldn't leave that box of money in your closet, and you should leave your door locked".
That's not an analogy for this. It's more like, if you have an alarm, and someone manages to get into your house with no big effort and without the alarm going off, then leaves a message saying: "You may have a fancy alarm system, but the kitchen window is wide open, call me if you need help on closing it!"
Most residential users don't have the money for an Internet connection with that kind of acceptable use policy.
I'm not saying that. But I believe that a laptop suffices for the uses of most people. Why does anybody need a wireless WebDAV enabled HTTP server for storing files if they have a laptop? Those devices do commonly have a harddisk, don't they?
And I don't think that this personal server thingie would be much cheaper than a laptop, do you?
...I think the trousers press itself is funny. I have only seen these things in the UK, and even though I have been explained many times what they're used to I still wonder what they are actually used for. If you know what I mean...
when was the last time you saw an MTV video where the lead singer was....what's the word.. UGLY ?
I do remember it, must've been yesterday or the day before. Ok, you could argue that Motorhead isn't that heavily promoted and that it was around midnight, but that guy is damn ugly.
I don't see the problem with adapting words from a foreign language. I believe that it is a good thing. It helps non-english speaking people to understand english texts, despite technical terms like 'e-mail' being used.
I like languages like dutch where, for example if I listen to the radio, I can at least understand what they are talking about. If I read a spanish text, I don't understand a word. (They even have their own translation of the abbrevation 'NATO'!)
one = "1 or 2 times I've had to reboot XP due to a crash"
two = "XP and IE are very stable."
if (one && two) parallel_universe();
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Of course you don't see very many glass heat sinks, but there's a problem that is worse than cooling: The taste of the beer. It may be only a psychological effect, but I don't know anyone who'd drink beer from an aluminium can if it's possible to pour it into a nice glass. Aluminium makes the beer taste uncool.
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I want the linux kernel package to be splitted into smaller chunks, like i386, ppc being only 'addons' to the kernel source. Also, many of the drivers could be splitted out to separate source files, as most people never need the whole tree. Someone who wants to use sound would download the sound patches, someone who needs 3d accelerated graphics would download agpgart/drm, etc.
That way, kernel.org and it's mirrors would save gobs of bandwith, downloads would be way faster, and I would have more free space on my small harddisks.
You're missing the point. Have you ever used Linux?
In Windows, what you have to do to copy/paste something is:
1. Highlight the text.
2. Hit C-c.
3. Click wherever you want to paste.
4. Hit C-v.
With Linux, you have to:
1. Highlight the text.
2. Click wherever you want to paste.
See the difference? This can get very annoying if one has to work with windows when he is used to Linux, and the windows way is 100% slower.
I really don't know why, but I've got the impression that you have never ever used a filesharing program. Except for kazaa, probably. The publisher would put an ed2k: or torrent link on a website, and the file on the network. There is no way that the file downloaded by this method gets corrupted, because it is checked with the checksum when the download is finshed.
You're a troll.
Try it this way:
Eat and drink before you go to the cinema. If the movie is good, you won't need popcorn to keep yourself busy.
Don't pay for your g/f. She's old enough to go to work and have her own money (I hope).
These two simple steps save you $21. It really is that simple. Just use different wording when you tell your girlfriend.
Oh, come on. We all know what distribution you mean. It's Debian. Or Redhat. I mean, Mandrake. Doesn't any distro do that well today? (I only use Debian...)
They made the single processor version slower, so that it seems to scale alot better when adding processors. Good job.
Hm. I don't like to say this, but Suse is probably the distribution for you. It was my first Linux distribution (5.2), and it was really fun to play with at that time. I had some problems, yes, but most of that was getting XFree86 to work. This should be easyer today, tools have improved.
By the time I thought I`d understand Linux, I switched to Redhat (5.x again, I believe). Along came new problems, and I realized that I still had alot to learn. I really don't know about today, but back then, Suse was way easier to use.
Today I realize that most of my problems would have never existed, if I woul've had internet access. If you know how to use google, well, everything's alot easier.
If you want to know the end of the story (you don't): Today I am using Debian. I've had a look at some distributions, and my opinion is that if you know what you're doing, Debian is the best tool for you.
Yes, yes. No one will buy it. Just like no one ever bought play, I mean, copy protected CDs...
Today it is not only "nowhere near funny", but also, it's become pointless because there is no single piece of software out there that still asks this stupid question. Evolution?
What does that have to do with my neighbours? They can't change my ISP's routing tables, can they? Why don't you think before posting?
The only reason your isp would want to route directly to your 192.168.x.x address is to find out if you are connecting a single computer or a LAN to their modem. Many people have licenses that restrict plugging home LANs into the modem.
Remember: You're at your ISP's mercy anyway so why bother?
Yes, yes. And what is going to stop the rest of the world from taking down gps satellites in that case?
You may think I am pretty dumb, but I still don't get it. Who's Noel?
And I don't think that this personal server thingie would be much cheaper than a laptop, do you?
Does it do anything an ordinary laptop and my servers at home + dyndns don't do perfectly well already?
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...I think the trousers press itself is funny. I have only seen these things in the UK, and even though I have been explained many times what they're used to I still wonder what they are actually used for. If you know what I mean...
I don't see the problem with adapting words from a foreign language. I believe that it is a good thing. It helps non-english speaking people to understand english texts, despite technical terms like 'e-mail' being used.
I like languages like dutch where, for example if I listen to the radio, I can at least understand what they are talking about. If I read a spanish text, I don't understand a word. (They even have their own translation of the abbrevation 'NATO'!)
two = "XP and IE are very stable."
if (one && two) parallel_universe();
Of course you don't see very many glass heat sinks, but there's a problem that is worse than cooling: The taste of the beer. It may be only a psychological effect, but I don't know anyone who'd drink beer from an aluminium can if it's possible to pour it into a nice glass. Aluminium makes the beer taste uncool.