This "comparison" is a joke. The reviewer, clearly an experienced linux user, tries to guess what might be confusing to newer users. A true _usability_ comparison would focus on how easy a person can _use_ the interface. He completely skips over the atrocious design of the control-center, where a configuration box can disappear but not be saved. He doesn't talk at all about real-world use, like "it took the average user three seconds longer to find program X with GNOME than with KDE." How does Whistler's navigation of menu levels compare to GNOME or KDE? Are either of them as slick as the original Mac? Do whistler taskbar items respond to screen-edge clicks yet? How easy is it to do X Y Z with each file manager? It's a superficial "first-impression" piece, not a usability comparison.
is Continuum, by data east. Best Game Ever. My life would be complete if someone found a god-mode for this game so I could finally see it all. Or, if there was a way to force dos programs to run slower.
I don't care if no one else in the US uses minidisc, right now the media is cheap, even in places like Radio Shack, and I can import portables from Japan. If no one else wants to be sensible about portable media, that's fine. MD has a large enough user base that it will never die completely, even if it does remain a niche market.
There's no reason to use xanim, except possibly for partial quicktime support.
MPEG is very well supported with the
SMPEG library, thanks to loki.
There's even a plugin for xmms that works quite well.
AVI's are _fully_ support with avifile. I mean fullscreen, full frame rate support of ever avi filetype, including the DivX;-) codec. This is a jaw-dropping piece of software.
There's even a project called XMPS which takes smpeg, avifile, and a couple other programs and puts them into one great piece of software.
There's no reason to use xanim, except possibly for partial quicktime support.
<p>
MPEG is very well supported with the <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/development/smpeg.p hp3"
SMPEG library</a>, thanks to loki<a
There's even a plugin for xmms that works quite well.
<p>
AVI's are _fully_ support with <a href="http://divx.euro.ru/"> avifile</a>. I mean fullscreen, full frame rate support of ever avi filetype, including the DivX;-) codec. This is a jaw-dropping piece of software.
<p>
There's even a project called <a href="http://xmps.sourceforge.net/">XMPS</a> which takes smpeg, avifile, and a couple other programs and puts them into one great piece of software.
<p>
So why do we need xanim?
Ah, but my second point was that there is little or no chance of catching an asteroid in time. As I said, how much notice were we given in the recent near-hits? a few days. I don't think this record will improve to the theoretical 20 years no matter how much money is thrown at the problem.
If we haven't seen a biggy for 65,000,000 years, and humans haven't had an asteroid destruction thingy for all the time we've been around, we need not worry. Remember, just because more and more years go by without a siting does not increase the chances of an asteroid hitting tomorrow. This is counter to, say, and earthquake, where pressure builds up over time. It's more like the Big Game, where the chances of anything happening are near zero, and even if something does happen we won't have time to do anything. How many of the "near misses" (or near hits, if you are being accurate) have been detected a couple days before they pass by?
I just discovered the -prof option. Just use java -prof [whatever], and you will be treated to a java.prof file that contains quite detailed information about CPU usage, down to the function call.
I discovered that operations on Strings are very very time-consuming.
I'd estimate a 2x speedup after optimizing three functions, thanks to -prof.
If by "released Wordperfect" you mean "cheated me out of 140$ by releasing a crappy pre-beta," then I guess they did release Wordperfect.
Wordperfect 9 is unusable. Period. Dialog boxed appear behind main windows, or they flicker unendingly. It crashes, it's slow, it sucks. What a waste of money
those things in the corners are called "bugs," and they are for cable, not VCRs. When you are flipping through channels, the best way to see what channel you are on is to look in the lower-right corner. The logo means more to the eye than "42".
I don't care how many articles are written about how great gaming on linux is, it is still _unplayable_ without decent mouse support. I have the latest drivers from nvidia that work with xfree 4.0.1. I've tried everything from Option SampleRate to tuneps2.
In short, NOTHING WORKS. the response in Q3A is slow and jerky, unless you are standing stock still. If you turn m_filter off in windows, the mouse is still smooth because the ps/2 rate acn be cranked so high. In linux with m_filter off, it is sucky sucky sucky.
Somebody has to get Loki and XFree in a room together and FIX THIS. Check the newsgroups. check slashdot. _everyone_ complains about this, but nothing gets done. I'm tired loki saying "oh, we support DGA, it should work," and XFree saying, "we fixed it in 4.0.1." Can somebody _please_ address this problem, once and for all?
Why didn't he verify the backups during the relocation? How much time was there between the relocation and the final rm -rf? I know that the whole system was donated, but if people are relying on these servers for real work they should have a real backup system. It seems disingenuous to say that you make backups when in fact your equipment is sub-par. It's the whole false sense of security thing.
I don't understand what Noel was thinking. The first thing to do when you are cracked is _not_ to leave your system open! He should have disconnected from the net (perhaps leaving a secured mail box running), and immediately backed up the home directories. He should have _verified_ the backups. Since the only irreplaceable data on a well-maintained unix system is in the home directories, it should be trivial to back it up properly.
Only when a complete, verified backup has been made should he reconnect to the net (after cleaning up the cracks). The mere fact that he didn't check the backups first, when data hadn't been deleted, makes him liable for the damage. Quite simply, he didn't take obvious and common-sense measures to ensure his customer's data integrity.
Slashdot Mirror
remove the www!
This "comparison" is a joke. The reviewer, clearly an experienced linux user, tries to guess what might be confusing to newer users. A true _usability_ comparison would focus on how easy a person can _use_ the interface. He completely skips over the atrocious design of the control-center, where a configuration box can disappear but not be saved. He doesn't talk at all about real-world use, like "it took the average user three seconds longer to find program X with GNOME than with KDE." How does Whistler's navigation of menu levels compare to GNOME or KDE? Are either of them as slick as the original Mac? Do whistler taskbar items respond to screen-edge clicks yet? How easy is it to do X Y Z with each file manager? It's a superficial "first-impression" piece, not a usability comparison.
I get:
Could not find property XDCCC_LINEAR_RGB_MATRICES
Could not find property XDCCC_LINEAR_RGB_CORRECTION
Do not all drivers impliment this?
First, how much are they going to charge per year?
Second, how long will it take someone to crack this?
Ameritech charged us 5 cents per outgoing call. It really really sucked, and we had no other option. This is in Madison, WI.
I get mozillazine.org unknown host. anyone have a mirror?
is Continuum, by data east. Best Game Ever. My life would be complete if someone found a god-mode for this game so I could finally see it all. Or, if there was a way to force dos programs to run slower.
anyway.
I don't care if no one else in the US uses minidisc, right now the media is cheap, even in places like Radio Shack, and I can import portables from Japan. If no one else wants to be sensible about portable media, that's fine. MD has a large enough user base that it will never die completely, even if it does remain a niche market.
MPEG is very well supported with the SMPEG library, thanks to loki. There's even a plugin for xmms that works quite well.
AVI's are _fully_ support with avifile. I mean fullscreen, full frame rate support of ever avi filetype, including the DivX ;-) codec. This is a jaw-dropping piece of software.
There's even a project called XMPS which takes smpeg, avifile, and a couple other programs and puts them into one great piece of software.
So why do we need xanim?
There's no reason to use xanim, except possibly for partial quicktime support.p hp3"
;-) codec. This is a jaw-dropping piece of software.
<p>
MPEG is very well supported with the <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/development/smpeg.
SMPEG library</a>, thanks to loki<a
There's even a plugin for xmms that works quite well.
<p>
AVI's are _fully_ support with <a href="http://divx.euro.ru/"> avifile</a>. I mean fullscreen, full frame rate support of ever avi filetype, including the DivX
<p>
There's even a project called <a href="http://xmps.sourceforge.net/">XMPS</a> which takes smpeg, avifile, and a couple other programs and puts them into one great piece of software.
<p>
So why do we need xanim?
Real Hackers
It's in the divx codec, which is playable under linux using the avifile program. hnyah
"Magnetic resonance imaging of male and female genitals during coitus and female sexual arousal"
So now when someone asks a participant where the weirdest place they had sex was, they can truthfully answer "in an MRI machine!"
I'm surprised they only got 13 participants!
Episode 2: the search for more money
Ah, but my second point was that there is little or no chance of catching an asteroid in time. As I said, how much notice were we given in the recent near-hits? a few days. I don't think this record will improve to the theoretical 20 years no matter how much money is thrown at the problem.
fundamental problem: space is really really big!
If we haven't seen a biggy for 65,000,000 years, and humans haven't had an asteroid destruction thingy for all the time we've been around, we need not worry. Remember, just because more and more years go by without a siting does not increase the chances of an asteroid hitting tomorrow. This is counter to, say, and earthquake, where pressure builds up over time. It's more like the Big Game, where the chances of anything happening are near zero, and even if something does happen we won't have time to do anything. How many of the "near misses" (or near hits, if you are being accurate) have been detected a couple days before they pass by?
I just discovered the -prof option. Just use java -prof [whatever], and you will be treated to a java.prof file that contains quite detailed information about CPU usage, down to the function call.
I discovered that operations on Strings are very very time-consuming.
I'd estimate a 2x speedup after optimizing three functions, thanks to -prof.
If by "released Wordperfect" you mean "cheated me out of 140$ by releasing a crappy pre-beta," then I guess they did release Wordperfect.
Wordperfect 9 is unusable. Period. Dialog boxed appear behind main windows, or they flicker unendingly. It crashes, it's slow, it sucks. What a waste of money
those things in the corners are called "bugs," and they are for cable, not VCRs. When you are flipping through channels, the best way to see what channel you are on is to look in the lower-right corner. The logo means more to the eye than "42".
yup. when q3a starts up it says DGA 2.0 enabled.
logitech firstmouse+ (with wheel), using the "IMPS/2" protocol. here are the relevant xf86config lines:
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Resolution" "1000"
Option "SampleRate" "85"
I also have "xset m 0 0" on.
I've tried all sorts of variations on these numbers, I've tried booting X with no window manager and a single xterm, etc etc etc.
As I said, my mouse performance in windows is excellent, so hardware shouldn't be the problem.
I don't care how many articles are written about how great gaming on linux is, it is still _unplayable_ without decent mouse support. I have the latest drivers from nvidia that work with xfree 4.0.1. I've tried everything from Option SampleRate to tuneps2.
In short, NOTHING WORKS. the response in Q3A is slow and jerky, unless you are standing stock still. If you turn m_filter off in windows, the mouse is still smooth because the ps/2 rate acn be cranked so high. In linux with m_filter off, it is sucky sucky sucky.
Somebody has to get Loki and XFree in a room together and FIX THIS. Check the newsgroups. check slashdot. _everyone_ complains about this, but nothing gets done. I'm tired loki saying "oh, we support DGA, it should work," and XFree saying, "we fixed it in 4.0.1." Can somebody _please_ address this problem, once and for all?
</rant> sorry.
This already exists!
/etc/rpmrc. Add the following line:
try creating a file called
provides:kernel-2.2.14-5.0
et voila, rpm now thinks you have that package, even if you don't. I have xfree 4.0.1, and I created the following rpmrc:
provides:libICE.so.6
provides:libSM.so.6
provides:libX11.so.6
provides:libXext.so.6
provides:libXi.so.6
provides:libXmu.so.6
provides:libXt.so.6
Rpm thinks I have X-free rpms installed, so I can install any rpm without having to do a --nodeps.
I have realplayer, but sputnik thinks I don't. Is there any way to convince it I'm ok? I'm in linux, of course
I did read the whole series.
Why didn't he verify the backups during the relocation? How much time was there between the relocation and the final rm -rf? I know that the whole system was donated, but if people are relying on these servers for real work they should have a real backup system. It seems disingenuous to say that you make backups when in fact your equipment is sub-par. It's the whole false sense of security thing.
I don't understand what Noel was thinking. The first thing to do when you are cracked is _not_ to leave your system open! He should have disconnected from the net (perhaps leaving a secured mail box running), and immediately backed up the home directories. He should have _verified_ the backups. Since the only irreplaceable data on a well-maintained unix system is in the home directories, it should be trivial to back it up properly.
Only when a complete, verified backup has been made should he reconnect to the net (after cleaning up the cracks). The mere fact that he didn't check the backups first, when data hadn't been deleted, makes him liable for the damage. Quite simply, he didn't take obvious and common-sense measures to ensure his customer's data integrity.
Am I wrong here?