My guess: AMD will have the dual-core 64bit available
in late 2006, and Intel will follow up 2 years after that. The difference is the market. AMD will grab
sales from those that need high-performance Linux
servers, whereas Intel will get later sales
on the desktop because Windows has become so bloated.
Exactly. Intel is so deeply in bed with MS, that
they really have no choice. Unfortunately for Intel,
they will discover that MS marketing won't result
in the sales volume they expect because the consumer
isn't as dumb as they appear.
Worthless firewall if you can't 'DROP' packets.
If it's only 'ACCEPT' or 'REJECT', you can't
make your ip address invisible to most of the Internet. You want to only be visible (via
the fact they see traffic you generated) to those
upstream routers and target machines that you
have some control over. If you can't remain
invisible to unsolicited traffic, the fact
that you are now visible will lead to further
attacks. The attackers are wasting your downstream
bandwidth. Don't encourage them to waste more
bandwidth by making your ip address visible to
the Internet at large.
I'll not even comment on the ability of
the Windows machine to 'call home' unimpeded,
other than to note that such traffic makes your ip
address visible also, just not to the entire
Internet at large.
Exactly. How many people that use Linux are going
to mess up? From the newbie end, they are not
likely to know what a compiler is, but as they
learn they will understand and appreciate that
they can screw up their machine, but that they
can also keep it running fine by doing nothing.
Contrast that with a Windows machine.
Investing in a corp is not a contract that
guarantees some ROI, it's a bet on a horse.
Your comment is indicative of the problems
that beset the investment community today.
Buying stock does not guarantee you a damn
thing, except that you can get some pretty
pieces of fancy paper.
Old crap, different day. Apparently the pressure
is on to not cover real
news like the fact the
SCO royally screwed up with Daimler-Chrysler
(DCC has not used the software is question for 7 years)
or that SCO is no longer saying GPL is unconstitutional.
If you read the articles where BayStar speak out, you'll see that they're still believers -- unless they're lying about being believers for some reason, but that's just a little too tinfoil-hatty for me this time.
<tinfoil^>
This is a good way for MS to attempt to dis-associate themselves from this mess by having
BayStar *appear* to *only* be in it for IP reasons.
Baystar could be left to hang down the road also.
Slashdot Mirror
A good old-fashioned /.-ing.
My guess: AMD will have the dual-core 64bit available in late 2006, and Intel will follow up 2 years after that. The difference is the market. AMD will grab sales from those that need high-performance Linux servers, whereas Intel will get later sales on the desktop because Windows has become so bloated.
Exactly. Intel is so deeply in bed with MS, that they really have no choice. Unfortunately for Intel, they will discover that MS marketing won't result in the sales volume they expect because the consumer isn't as dumb as they appear.
Ok, then *you* post your ip address here.
I'll not even comment on the ability of the Windows machine to 'call home' unimpeded, other than to note that such traffic makes your ip address visible also, just not to the entire Internet at large.
Who do *you* trust?
Exactly. How many people that use Linux are going to mess up? From the newbie end, they are not likely to know what a compiler is, but as they learn they will understand and appreciate that they can screw up their machine, but that they can also keep it running fine by doing nothing. Contrast that with a Windows machine.
Or, perhaps...a feather in one's ettercap...
Investing in a corp is not a contract that guarantees some ROI, it's a bet on a horse. Your comment is indicative of the problems that beset the investment community today. Buying stock does not guarantee you a damn thing, except that you can get some pretty pieces of fancy paper.
To quote a semi-famous philosopher,
'You can observe a lot just by watching'.
Less money.
Yet Another Microsoft Exploit.
'Sc0su><s'
Filtering on 'ho' obviously.
IIRC, 1993, I started with Mosaic. Was not long after that when I moved to Netscape. Have been faithful ever since, and I stay current on Mozilla.
Really stupid idea. - Think of GPL'ed software.
Old crap, different day. Apparently the pressure is on to not cover real news like the fact the SCO royally screwed up with Daimler-Chrysler (DCC has not used the software is question for 7 years) or that SCO is no longer saying GPL is unconstitutional.
Nor did the Slashdot article say "eVoting banned in USA", but it's a start.
And you can bet your sweet fuckin ass that MS will be there, ready to 'manage' the Internet under a huge government contract, payoff time.
Otherwise, life could really be dependent upon RFC 1149.
That country *does* exist. It is the U.S. of America. Take advantage of what you have, and work to prevent further damage. Use your tools Luke!
When compilers are outlawed, only outlaws will have compilers.
Note to those that have remained faithful to fighting the darkside: Don't read that code.
<tinfoil^>
This is a good way for MS to attempt to dis-associate themselves from this mess by having BayStar *appear* to *only* be in it for IP reasons. Baystar could be left to hang down the road also.
</tinfoil^>
So, moderators, how does a first post become 'Redundant' again?
Good news that you're making the switch to Linux.