My point of view is that the track record and business model of Google make them definitely out of the privacy game in term of credibility. We need independent and Open Source solutions on the mobile (such as https://e.foundation/ and for personal assistant, just like Linux has a been the light in the 90s in a world dominated by proprietary Unix systems and Microsoft. If we don't make this happen, freedom and democracy will turn into private totalitarism soon. It's not too late..
I think more and more the market is demanding an alternative to the Google/Apple duopole on the mobile: something more open and more respectful of user's data privacy. Like we had Linux in the 90s on PC, I'd like to see a project like eelo.io to succeed on mobile!
Very interesting use case and development, but this is somewhat amusing to see that Snowden is posting his privacy apps to Google Play (in addition to F-droid)... It's not a good message sent to people in my opinion.
There has been quite of buzz and speculation on ulteo.org and #ulteo (freenode.com) about the new OS project "Ulteo" http://www.ulteo.com/ started by Mandrake Linux creator Gaël Duval.
As far as I have understood, Ulteo could be strongly related to Internet, so may be an Internet OS.
I'll check the website often in the coming weeks...
Well... I managed to use Mandrake(Mandriva) for more than 4 years on my business desktop with most people noticing that I rarely have any issue compared to their Windows workstation.
Viva Ubuntu! Glad to see that you are taking care of the Linux desktop! Anyway, it's not really new for me to live without any proprietary software on my business desktop, with minimum hassle.
For those who want to try this brand-new version, ISO images (CD,DVD, mini-CD and live-CD) of the 2006 have hit public FTP mirrors last week-end (note: the x86-64 version only comes as a 3-CD and mini-CD image). Tip: right after a fresh install, don't forget to apply all security and bugfixes updates if you want a secure and stable system.
With more than 12,000 RPM packages publicly available for Mandriva 2006, it becomes more and more difficult to find an app which needs "manual" installation. Additionally, URPMI is, in my opinion, as good as apt-get.
I've been using Mandrake/Mandriva for a while, and I really don't know what you are talking about when you write:"software installation is one of the most horrible, frustrating deficiencies of RPM-based Linux distributions".
Since Mandrake 9.0 there were 9.1, 9.2 (excellent), 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 AKA LE2005 (excellent) and now 2006 (looks good so far). Actually 9.0 was not good and quite broken, but since Mandriva has done a big quality effort and recent versions really rock. The installation procedure is extremely solid, features are comprehensive (more than 12,000 packages are currently provided on public FTP mirrors) and personally I love the look and feel of Mandriva.
What users would really need for desktop linux...
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... a firefox which would take less than 160 MB of RAM, an Openoffice.org which would take less than 150 MB, an X.org which would take less than 100 MB.
FYI dozens of international airports have started to upgrade to welcome the A380.
Additionally, the cost of the "gamble" has already nearly been covered by all the firm orders (more than 150 A380s have been ordered by fifteen different companies).
> I doubt the energy potential capable of being > stored in a compressed air tank will be useful in > practice... > For all intents and purposes, its like a hydrogen > powered combustion engine, without the energy > available from actual combustion...
The difference is that a compressed-air powered engine is certainly way more simple to build and maintain than individual hydrogen power combustion engines. And maybe also more "nature-friendly" to build.
Producing energy cleanly is another problem, which may certainly addressed easier inside power plants rather than in individual devices.
Solar is an option, wind is an option etc. Nuclear is certainly not a so option if security concerns and recycling/storing are well addressed.
But keeping on having hundred millions motors spreading massively COX and NOX in the air every day is certainly an issue: if you cumulate all the pollution of these individual devices, it's certainly way more than the pollution that would be issued by a power-plant for the same amount of energy.
So storing energy cleanly into individual devices such as cars, by the mean of either clean batteries, compressed air or others, is certainly not a bad idea for the planet.
FYI the Freebox with TV + phone is available in most French towns (I'm living in a 100 000 people town). And the offer is actually 20 Mbps, but the real bandwidth depends on the signal attenuation which results from the distance between the DSL adaptator and the telecom central (I've got 10Mbps, far from 2,5 km from the telecom central).
But Free.fr now also offers 10 Mbps down, 320 kbps up (since one month) in roughly whole French territory, for the same cost.
In France, thanks in particular to Free.fr, broadband ADSL access is now very common and efficient.
For instance, with the Freebox you get 10Mbps (Down), 1Mbps (Up) (really!) + TV (MPEG2) + Free IP phone to every "fix" French number. The cost for that is 30 euro/month (around $39).
From the PR: "Mandrakesoft, founded in 1998, is the internationally recognized number one European Linux company. Mandrakesoft has built its business by designing and delivering user-friendly Linux products to both individuals and businesses, building a user base of more than 4 million users. In its latest fiscal year, Mandrakesoft's revenues reached 5.18 million EUR (6.7 million USD) for a net income of 1.39 million EUR (1.8 million USD)."
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My point of view is that the track record and business model of Google make them definitely out of the privacy game in term of credibility.
We need independent and Open Source solutions on the mobile (such as https://e.foundation/ and for personal assistant, just like Linux has a been the light in the 90s in a world dominated by proprietary Unix systems and Microsoft.
If we don't make this happen, freedom and democracy will turn into private totalitarism soon.
It's not too late..
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https://e.foundation/
I think more and more the market is demanding an alternative to the Google/Apple duopole on the mobile: something more open and more respectful of user's data privacy. Like we had Linux in the 90s on PC, I'd like to see a project like eelo.io to succeed on mobile!
Very interesting use case and development, but this is somewhat amusing to see that Snowden is posting his privacy apps to Google Play (in addition to F-droid)... It's not a good message sent to people in my opinion.
I think it's time that we get something alternative to Google and Apple, like project eelo.io seems to be starting.
Oh really? I was taught it was:
C Programming Language by K & R.
TightVNC, for instance, is far more faster than RDP, and eats really less average bandwidth.
There has been quite of buzz and speculation on ulteo.org and #ulteo (freenode.com) about the new OS project "Ulteo" http://www.ulteo.com/ started by Mandrake Linux creator Gaël Duval.
As far as I have understood, Ulteo could be strongly related to Internet, so may be an Internet OS.
I'll check the website often in the coming weeks...
It seems that Gaël has started to work on a mysterious new OSS OS project called Ulteo
Well... I managed to use Mandrake(Mandriva) for more than 4 years on my business desktop with most people noticing that I rarely have any issue compared to their Windows workstation.
Viva Ubuntu! Glad to see that you are taking care of the Linux desktop! Anyway, it's not really new for me to live without any proprietary software on my business desktop, with minimum hassle.
For those who want to try this brand-new version, ISO images (CD,DVD, mini-CD and live-CD) of the 2006 have hit public FTP mirrors last week-end (note: the x86-64 version only comes as a 3-CD and mini-CD image). Tip: right after a fresh install, don't forget to apply all security and bugfixes updates if you want a secure and stable system.
Download mirrors are listed here.
All 2006 reviews have been summarized here.
With more than 12,000 RPM packages publicly available for Mandriva 2006, it becomes more and more difficult to find an app which needs "manual" installation. Additionally, URPMI is, in my opinion, as good as apt-get.
I've been using Mandrake/Mandriva for a while, and I really don't know what you are talking about when you write:"software installation is one of the most horrible, frustrating deficiencies of RPM-based Linux distributions".
> Still has to be the distro with the stupidest name.
Oh I really thought it was SUSE.
Since Mandrake 9.0 there were 9.1, 9.2 (excellent), 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 AKA LE2005 (excellent) and now 2006 (looks good so far). Actually 9.0 was not good and quite broken, but since Mandriva has done a big quality effort and recent versions really rock. The installation procedure is extremely solid, features are comprehensive (more than 12,000 packages are currently provided on public FTP mirrors) and personally I love the look and feel of Mandriva.
Regarding the website, yes it changed, it's now http://www.mandriva.com/
... a firefox which would take less than 160 MB of RAM, an Openoffice.org which would take less than 150 MB, an X.org which would take less than 100 MB.
And so on.
FYI dozens of international airports have started to upgrade to welcome the A380.
Additionally, the cost of the "gamble" has already nearly been covered by all the firm orders (more than 150 A380s have been ordered by fifteen different companies).
> Also... don't see any figures regarding range.
Mileage: 200 - 300 km
> I doubt the energy potential capable of being
> stored in a compressed air tank will be useful in
> practice...
> For all intents and purposes, its like a hydrogen
> powered combustion engine, without the energy
> available from actual combustion...
The difference is that a compressed-air powered engine is certainly way more simple to build and maintain than individual hydrogen power combustion engines. And maybe also more "nature-friendly" to build.
Producing energy cleanly is another problem, which may certainly addressed easier inside power plants rather than in individual devices.
Solar is an option, wind is an option etc. Nuclear is certainly not a so option if security concerns and recycling/storing are well addressed.
But keeping on having hundred millions motors spreading massively COX and NOX in the air every day is certainly an issue: if you cumulate all the pollution of these individual devices, it's certainly way more than the pollution that would be issued by a power-plant for the same amount of energy.
So storing energy cleanly into individual devices such as cars, by the mean of either clean batteries, compressed air or others, is certainly not a bad idea for the planet.
It's the MDI Air Cars "The world's cleanest cars", developed by Guy Negre.
It doesn't use any fuel at all, only compressed air, and the features are good:
Weight: 750 kg
Maximum speed: 110 kmh
Mileage: 200 - 300 km
Maximum load: 500 Kg
Recharging time: 4 hours (Mains connector)
Recharging time: 3 minutes (Air station)
FYI the Freebox with TV + phone is available in most French towns (I'm living in a 100 000 people town). And the offer is actually 20 Mbps, but the real bandwidth depends on the signal attenuation which results from the distance between the DSL adaptator and the telecom central (I've got 10Mbps, far from 2,5 km from the telecom central).
But Free.fr now also offers 10 Mbps down, 320 kbps up (since one month) in roughly whole French territory, for the same cost.
More information is available on:
http://adsl.free.fr
And you can train your French there.
> We don't have enough bandwith to do that yet.
In France, thanks in particular to Free.fr, broadband ADSL access is now very common and efficient.
For instance, with the Freebox you get 10Mbps (Down), 1Mbps (Up) (really!) + TV (MPEG2) + Free IP phone to every "fix" French number. The cost for that is 30 euro/month (around $39).
No I'm not downloading any DivX. I'm buying DVDs instead. Yes. Well. Hmmm....
Do the ratio: 1.8 income / 6.7 revenues = 26.8%. Quite efficient.
Will the resulting Linux distribution use apt-rpm or urpmi?
From the PR: "Mandrakesoft, founded in 1998, is the internationally recognized number one European Linux company. Mandrakesoft has built its business by designing and delivering user-friendly Linux products to both individuals and businesses, building a user base of more than 4 million users. In its latest fiscal year, Mandrakesoft's revenues reached 5.18 million EUR (6.7 million USD) for a net income of 1.39 million EUR (1.8 million USD)."
And you forgot the French.