In fact, you just demonstrated that the processor does more work with the preemptible kernel. Perhaps you were assuming that all 100% of CPU time is utilized and that faster GUI is not really useful, so the processor does less "useful work".
This is not true in case of workstations, whose primary purpose is to provide smooth and fast environment for people to work, not to crunch numbers.
Neither does your assumption hold for embedded systems - their function is often to provide fast responce to external signals, which they can do much better now. Most embedded systems don't utilize 100% of the processor power either.
It is only in the case of servers with heavy I/O that your reasoning makes sence. But the solution is in the hardware - use bigger blocks of data, and the processor won't be interrupted too much.
But what if you still want to receive e-mail from your grandfather who uses Windows XP (which doesn't support the new protocol) and doesn't want to upgrade because he has been using it for years?
I can hardly imagine phasing out SMTP any time soon despite all its problems.
Another question. Would you want to block an e-mail operator in China that only charges 1 cent? What if you have friends in China? Or the United States should break all ties to all counties that charge less, even though the average salary in those countries is 100 times less than in the US?
The mailing list for linux-wlan users generates most false positives for me. People discuss drivers for Linux, but still use e-mail software form Microsoft.
Be a metamoderator in the meantime.
That post was redundant, but not offtopic. I usually consider most negative moderations unfair. Why don't moderators search for new interesting posts and instead spend their points moderating inane comments from 0 to -1?
I post this from my account because I don't care about my karma. As soon as it reaches 0, I'll switch to kuro5shin.org.
Paid spamcop.net filtering service is an option. People will be asked to confirm that they want to contact you by clicking on a link. Sounds like a reasonable requirement for those conserned about security. Also here's your chance to customize the standard "click request" to remind users to provide some information (e.g. version of the software in question).
3: The damage is indirect, but it can be proven given enough well-paid lawyers - if you make a copy without my permission, I could argue that if you didn't have that opportunity, you would buy another copy from me, rather than e.g. use free software.
4: If there are N and more potential users who want to pay for 1/Nth cost of the development, it may be impractical for them to cooperate if N is 100 and more. Even in case of two companies they may have reasons not to cooperate, yet the software they need may be too expensive if only one company pays for its development.
The difference is that in case of GPL, I can buy warranty from a third party. In fact, my previous employer did just that and paid tens of thousands of dollars to a well known Linux company. The liability was not limited to $5 or the cost of the software.
I doubt that anybody without complete source of Microsoft products and the right to produce fixed versions of it would sell you warranty for Microsoft's products.
The key word is "C compiler", not just "compiler". It's hard to write a portable program in C (that the reason of Autoconf's existance), yet it's almost impossible to write software in C that will compile out-of-box on a future OS. Take any source from 1992 and try compiling it on a modern OS of your choice.
Whether C# is going to change this situation is debatable, but unlike C it's designed to be a language for one platform, not for many platforms, so this issue should be addressed as long as the backward compatibility of the virtual machine is preserved.
It was a.01 upgrade, but making it required hundreds hours of qualified manpower, much more than some cheap utilities found in abundance on Freshmeat get during their whole development cycle.
Besides, Mozilla was critisized for looking "foreign" on Macs. Now it's fixed. The only problem is that it's hard to support native (actually pseudo-native) widgets on every OS. I would personally prefer Mozilla developers not to spend too much time on eye-candy, but I respect their job.
blog = bloated log. You can find them sometimes in restrooms.
Seriously, it's typical for English to remove significant parts of words provided that the pronounciation doesn't change much. Also it's typical not to consider whether the new word is similar to already existing words. English speakers are very simple-minded in this regard.
If somebody, say, in Poland came to the market with a product called "Hot Dogs" (in Polish), they would go out of business immediately. And nobody would give a respectable site a name so closely reminding "bloated log".
No, cameras can alert the pilots and the ground about suspicious activity of the passengers. Fighter jets can be scrambled earlier, evacuation of buildings can start earlier and non-overridable autopilot can be activated from the ground if really necessary.
In fact, the site is rather dumb. It "traps" me too early. Just because I clicked on some links, it don't mean that I "could get scammed". Why cannot I click all links before I use other sources to check if the company is real?
Only if I entered some personal information on the site and tried to submit it, then I'm likely to be a potential victim. But not before that.
This satellite is provided by its designers "as is" and any expressed or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed.
In no event shall the designers of the satellite be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption; destruction of cities, countries, continents; death of all humans) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this satellite, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
Slashdot Mirror
What are you taking about? :-(
goatse.cx is down since February 2 or so
Haven't you noticed?
How comes that inane drivel is +5 Funny, but a link to a real embedded webserver (albeit not CueCat) is -1 Offtopic?
god I hate when people talk about something in the server room and I cannot decrypt it. Should have used high bits.
This is not true in case of workstations, whose primary purpose is to provide smooth and fast environment for people to work, not to crunch numbers.
Neither does your assumption hold for embedded systems - their function is often to provide fast responce to external signals, which they can do much better now. Most embedded systems don't utilize 100% of the processor power either.
It is only in the case of servers with heavy I/O that your reasoning makes sence. But the solution is in the hardware - use bigger blocks of data, and the processor won't be interrupted too much.
Thanks, I have installed it on my site.
I can hardly imagine phasing out SMTP any time soon despite all its problems.
Another question. Would you want to block an e-mail operator in China that only charges 1 cent? What if you have friends in China? Or the United States should break all ties to all counties that charge less, even though the average salary in those countries is 100 times less than in the US?
The mailing list for linux-wlan users generates most false positives for me. People discuss drivers for Linux, but still use e-mail software form Microsoft.
http://www.crystalinks.com/nasca.html
Not exactly current data format, but suitable for messages to other civilizations.
I post this from my account because I don't care about my karma. As soon as it reaches 0, I'll switch to kuro5shin.org.
Paid spamcop.net filtering service is an option. People will be asked to confirm that they want to contact you by clicking on a link. Sounds like a reasonable requirement for those conserned about security. Also here's your chance to customize the standard "click request" to remind users to provide some information (e.g. version of the software in question).
3: The damage is indirect, but it can be proven given enough well-paid lawyers - if you make a copy without my permission, I could argue that if you didn't have that opportunity, you would buy another copy from me, rather than e.g. use free software.
4: If there are N and more potential users who want to pay for 1/Nth cost of the development, it may be impractical for them to cooperate if N is 100 and more. Even in case of two companies they may have reasons not to cooperate, yet the software they need may be too expensive if only one company pays for its development.
I doubt that anybody without complete source of Microsoft products and the right to produce fixed versions of it would sell you warranty for Microsoft's products.
Also note that Hanford is misspelled as Hartford in both posts!
Whether C# is going to change this situation is debatable, but unlike C it's designed to be a language for one platform, not for many platforms, so this issue should be addressed as long as the backward compatibility of the virtual machine is preserved.
If you want to contribute, use bugzilla.ximian.com and submit bugs in the existing software.
Besides, Mozilla was critisized for looking "foreign" on Macs. Now it's fixed. The only problem is that it's hard to support native (actually pseudo-native) widgets on every OS. I would personally prefer Mozilla developers not to spend too much time on eye-candy, but I respect their job.
Just kidding. Good job, guys!
Seriously, it's typical for English to remove significant parts of words provided that the pronounciation doesn't change much. Also it's typical not to consider whether the new word is similar to already existing words. English speakers are very simple-minded in this regard.
If somebody, say, in Poland came to the market with a product called "Hot Dogs" (in Polish), they would go out of business immediately. And nobody would give a respectable site a name so closely reminding "bloated log".
No, cameras can alert the pilots and the ground about suspicious activity of the passengers. Fighter jets can be scrambled earlier, evacuation of buildings can start earlier and non-overridable autopilot can be activated from the ground if really necessary.
Only if I entered some personal information on the site and tried to submit it, then I'm likely to be a potential victim. But not before that.
In no event shall the designers of the satellite be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption; destruction of cities, countries, continents; death of all humans) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this satellite, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
People setting up web servers are more likely to consider alternatives that people doing the first steps on the internet.