drop your pants and go to http://slackintosh.exploits.org, yes you have to roll your own iso, BUT it's slackware for ppc! (i use it on my ibook 600) otherwise check out gentoo or yellow dog for out-of-the-box goodness. dont forget to install pmud for all your apple power management needs.
From the "Privacy Policy": Because of the nature of the Do Not Call program, the telephone number you furnish will be disseminated to telemarketers for the express purpose of not being called. Now, I'm no English major, but that seems to be an oxymoron.
#rant_start ive had an ibook for a year now and i love it! it comes with a *nix at "no" extra cost... BUT it runs linux great. ive got slackintosh running on mine with no problems. x windows, check. mozilla, check. power management, check. cd burner, check. dvd player, check. wireless, check. apple's kick-ass warranty, check. now, in your position id go with the new 12" powerbook. same size, but with a neato aluminum case AND a g4... heck its also got a 32meg geforce4, not bad for a laptop. but if your looking for price, you really cant beat an ibook. #rant_end
Why don't you burn linux distros for everyone? Maybe throw some FreeBSD in for flavor... CD-Rs are virtually disposable, so the only real cost would be the time spent burning them. Since your wedding is in September, wait until August so you can give all your non-geek (and geek) friends and relatives a nice shiny new version of your favorite distro.
im glad people are taking mac os x seriously now for servers. in spring 2002, i used by ibook running 10.1.4 to deliver an online voting system for a cs class project. along with apache we used tomcat, ant, and postgresql. setup was easy, i downloaded the source, compiled, and that was it. the only thing else i had to do to set it up was download the correct jdbc driver for postgres. (i think its included now...) the app itself was developed on freebsd 4.x and required no code changes from freebsd -> os x. when we presented it in class the only hitch was a mozilla 0.9 crash, and that was no biggie. macintosh + unix == WOW!
then i guess our only recourse is to make a "autoinstall" cd that when inserted boots/restarts the computer and installs linux... all we need to do is discuise it as an aol cd and send it to everyone in america (and beyond). of course, i'd assume it'd be for x86 because that would cover every windows user on the globe.
1) insert windows boot floppy 2) a:\format c: 3) insert linux install cd 4) restart 5) install linux 6) boot computer 7) repeat #6 as long as you own a computer
* NOTE: those who run any sort of *NIX already (eg Linux, *BSD, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP/UX, etc) can skip driectly to #6, just don't forget to configure your firewall.
I have a recient iBook that dual boots Debain and OS X. There are a bunch of distros that I can think of off the top of my head that work on it: LinuxPPC [defunct?], Debian, Yellow Dog Linux [Red Hat based], and SuSE. The dual boot setup is pretty easy for those with linux experience, a guid is available here. I have to give Apple props for the case design, among other things. My only complaints are the 8meg ATI Rage 128 Mobility [it lags a bit] and a soft modem which is unusable under Linux. I got the AirPort card to work {kernel compile), but the lack of a modem irks me because in having a laptop portability is a must and that includes having a working modem. Overall I am happy with my purchase, BUT a PowerBook G4 would be nice... Oh yeah, when you buy an Apple you avoid the Microsoft Tax completely (and it comes with a nice *NIX preinstaled too!) =)
So who do they plan to sue over the GIMP? It's gonna be fun watching these people spend a hell of a lot of money dragging the entire industry to court and end up with nothing, not even their patent. I wonder if they had anyone at the DRM workshop?
As a father and a geek, this makes me sick. If your body does not have the ability to make children, you are not supposed to. Period. Stop this disgusting research. I'm all for a woman's freedom of choice, BUT scientists don't have the same rights over a life in a test tube that a woman does to the life in her body. SAY NO TO EMBRYO TESTING!
* Insanely long battery life. I don't mean 'barely survive the flight from NWK to LAX'. I mean 'I'm only going to be in Tokyo for a week, so I won't need the AC adapter.'
This is the only place I can't help you, except to say that if you aren't using processor intensive tasks or the CD drive, you will get 5 hours (maybe more). Get a few extra batteries and an international adapter if you are going to Tokyo. (Don't they have the same power plugs there as here?) Also, the adapter that comes with the newest iBooks is very compact and lightweight. Cord wraps around it easily.
As far as a can remember, Apple has always had universal power supplies in its portables. Basicly that means that in another country all you need is a different plug, not a voltage adapter. I think this goes back to the Duo series...
There is Apple's market. Pretty slim, eh? I don't see many sales in the future of iPod.
I guess you don't. This is why Apple is a company with $4 Billion in the bank, and you're trolling on slashdot. Want fries with that?
This has to be the funniest shit I've ever read on Slashdot. =)
im from modesto, ca. my senators are barbara boxer and dianne fienstein. my rep is gary condit (please dont laugh, i know...) anyways here is what is ent each of them:
Hello, I am a college student from Modesto, CA and I am very concerned
about the threat to our freedoms and civil liberties posed by knee-jerk legislation drafted in the wake of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. Many in Congress believe that one of the ways to stop terrorism is to restrict the freedoms of law abiding Americans in order to conduct greater survelience. I am a Computer Science student at CSU Chico, and I take special note of bills in Congress that threaten online privacy. When Congress resumes this month, many bills will be on the floor and committee that will seek to have government mandated "backdoors" in encryption products or to outlaw them all together. This is not the answer. If terrists want strong encryption, they already have it and restricting the publics access to such products will not have any positive effect. Today, unencrpted email is like a postcard, anyone can read it. I use PGP (Pretty Good Privacy -> http://www.pgp.com) encrytion to send my personal email. It allows me to encrypt messages to a recipient and send them across the Internet, knowing that only the intended reader will see them. Such software is vital to a free society, nation, and world. If encryption is controlled in ANY way by the Federal government, it will be one step closer to all American citizens loosing their constitutional rights. Please, please, please use all your influence to stop the upcomming wave of anti-privacy and anti-encryption legislation. I have a 6 month old son, and I don't want him to grow up with a government that can be invasive into our provate lives as it wants to be. Please help save the Constitution and all it has provided to the citizens of America.
on the video clip the narator said that the systems controlling the blast chamber were run on windows nt onyl because linux was "not secure enough." were they trying to be funny????
stuff like this scares me. granted yahoo isnt the best thing out there, but its independance helps a lot of hapless web surfers steer clear of msn and aol. if it were to be bought, who would be next? google? think of a net with only coporate run search engines... scary...
actually i'm at chico state too. being on the support side of horizonlive i can tell you that it really doesnt work right with ie. we usually recommend that all users use netscape exclusively for distance education programs UNLESS netscape will not work on their computer at all. don't even ask about mac support...
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What happens when we go to IPv6?? Try and get Grandma to remember your 128-bit phone number in hex...
drop your pants and go to http://slackintosh.exploits.org, yes you have to roll your own iso, BUT it's slackware for ppc! (i use it on my ibook 600) otherwise check out gentoo or yellow dog for out-of-the-box goodness. dont forget to install pmud for all your apple power management needs.
From the "Privacy Policy": Because of the nature of the Do Not Call program, the telephone number you furnish will be disseminated to telemarketers for the express purpose of not being called. Now, I'm no English major, but that seems to be an oxymoron.
#rant_start
ive had an ibook for a year now and i love it! it comes with a *nix at "no" extra cost... BUT it runs linux great. ive got slackintosh running on mine with no problems. x windows, check. mozilla, check. power management, check. cd burner, check. dvd player, check. wireless, check. apple's kick-ass warranty, check. now, in your position id go with the new 12" powerbook. same size, but with a neato aluminum case AND a g4... heck its also got a 32meg geforce4, not bad for a laptop. but if your looking for price, you really cant beat an ibook.
#rant_end
Why don't you burn linux distros for everyone? Maybe throw some FreeBSD in for flavor... CD-Rs are virtually disposable, so the only real cost would be the time spent burning them. Since your wedding is in September, wait until August so you can give all your non-geek (and geek) friends and relatives a nice shiny new version of your favorite distro.
Dear Microsoft, Please define "game hacking knowledge."
im glad people are taking mac os x seriously now for servers. in spring 2002, i used by ibook running 10.1.4 to deliver an online voting system for a cs class project. along with apache we used tomcat, ant, and postgresql. setup was easy, i downloaded the source, compiled, and that was it. the only thing else i had to do to set it up was download the correct jdbc driver for postgres. (i think its included now...) the app itself was developed on freebsd 4.x and required no code changes from freebsd -> os x. when we presented it in class the only hitch was a mozilla 0.9 crash, and that was no biggie. macintosh + unix == WOW!
**MAYBE** now we will get an OS X version...
then i guess our only recourse is to make a "autoinstall" cd that when inserted boots/restarts the computer and installs linux... all we need to do is discuise it as an aol cd and send it to everyone in america (and beyond). of course, i'd assume it'd be for x86 because that would cover every windows user on the globe.
Only once should do, unless someone climbs in your window at night and infects your machine with the Windoze virus. =)
1) insert windows boot floppy
2) a:\format c:
3) insert linux install cd
4) restart
5) install linux
6) boot computer
7) repeat #6 as long as you own a computer
* NOTE: those who run any sort of *NIX already (eg Linux, *BSD, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP/UX, etc) can skip driectly to #6, just don't forget to configure your firewall.
I have a recient iBook that dual boots Debain and OS X. There are a bunch of distros that I can think of off the top of my head that work on it: LinuxPPC [defunct?], Debian, Yellow Dog Linux [Red Hat based], and SuSE. The dual boot setup is pretty easy for those with linux experience, a guid is available here. I have to give Apple props for the case design, among other things. My only complaints are the 8meg ATI Rage 128 Mobility [it lags a bit] and a soft modem which is unusable under Linux. I got the AirPort card to work {kernel compile), but the lack of a modem irks me because in having a laptop portability is a must and that includes having a working modem. Overall I am happy with my purchase, BUT a PowerBook G4 would be nice... Oh yeah, when you buy an Apple you avoid the Microsoft Tax completely (and it comes with a nice *NIX preinstaled too!) =)
So who do they plan to sue over the GIMP? It's gonna be fun watching these people spend a hell of a lot of money dragging the entire industry to court and end up with nothing, not even their patent. I wonder if they had anyone at the DRM workshop?
He was right, it is the DEVELOPERS that have the real power; just not those who work for Microsoft.
As a father and a geek, this makes me sick. If your body does not have the ability to make children, you are not supposed to. Period. Stop this disgusting research. I'm all for a woman's freedom of choice, BUT scientists don't have the same rights over a life in a test tube that a woman does to the life in her body. SAY NO TO EMBRYO TESTING!
* Insanely long battery life. I don't mean 'barely survive the flight from NWK to LAX'. I mean 'I'm only going to be in Tokyo for a week, so I won't need the AC adapter.'
This is the only place I can't help you, except to say that if you aren't using processor intensive tasks or the CD drive, you will get 5 hours (maybe more). Get a few extra batteries and an international adapter if you are going to Tokyo. (Don't they have the same power plugs there as here?) Also, the adapter that comes with the newest iBooks is very compact and lightweight. Cord wraps around it easily.
As far as a can remember, Apple has always had universal power supplies in its portables. Basicly that means that in another country all you need is a different plug, not a voltage adapter. I think this goes back to the Duo series...
There is Apple's market. Pretty slim, eh? I don't see many sales in the future of iPod. I guess you don't. This is why Apple is a company with $4 Billion in the bank, and you're trolling on slashdot. Want fries with that?
This has to be the funniest shit I've ever read on Slashdot. =)
As a Mac user and Slashdotter, I thank you.
check this out, motorola announced cisco will use the g4 in their routers... check it here. also, here is the motorola powerpc roadmap.
im from modesto, ca. my senators are barbara boxer and dianne fienstein. my rep is gary condit (please dont laugh, i know...) anyways here is what is ent each of them:
Hello, I am a college student from Modesto, CA and I am very concerned
about the threat to our freedoms and civil liberties posed by knee-jerk legislation drafted in the wake of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. Many in Congress believe that one of the ways to stop terrorism is to restrict the freedoms of law abiding Americans in order to conduct greater survelience. I am a Computer Science student at CSU Chico, and I take special note of bills in Congress that threaten online privacy. When Congress resumes this month, many bills will be on the floor and committee that will seek to have government mandated "backdoors" in encryption products or to outlaw them all together. This is not the answer. If terrists want strong encryption, they already have it and restricting the publics access to such products will not have any positive effect. Today, unencrpted email is like a postcard, anyone can read it. I use PGP (Pretty Good Privacy -> http://www.pgp.com) encrytion to send my personal email. It allows me to encrypt messages to a recipient and send them across the Internet, knowing that only the intended reader will see them. Such software is vital to a free society, nation, and world. If encryption is controlled in ANY way by the Federal government, it will be one step closer to all American citizens loosing their constitutional rights. Please, please, please use all your influence to stop the upcomming wave of anti-privacy and anti-encryption legislation. I have a 6 month old son, and I don't want him to grow up with a government that can be invasive into our provate lives as it wants to be. Please help save the Constitution and all it has provided to the citizens of America.
on the video clip the narator said that the systems controlling the blast chamber were run on windows nt onyl because linux was "not secure enough." were they trying to be funny????
bigredg.com has their "own" press release on how it all went down. not even a mention of adam...
And I quote Yahoo News, "A source code contains full details of how a software program works." (This is entitles an entire paragrah in the article.)
stuff like this scares me. granted yahoo isnt the best thing out there, but its independance helps a lot of hapless web surfers steer clear of msn and aol. if it were to be bought, who would be next? google? think of a net with only coporate run search engines... scary...
actually i'm at chico state too. being on the support side of horizonlive i can tell you that it really doesnt work right with ie. we usually recommend that all users use netscape exclusively for distance education programs UNLESS netscape will not work on their computer at all. don't even ask about mac support...