Believe it or not, like (essentially) all things, binary packages have a purpose, just as source packages have a purpose--platform agnostism.
Before giving me an explanation as to why you (read, the parent poster) in particular would not have a use for binary packages, allow me to explain why binary packages are useful. In the majority of instances, binary packages are useful when one is installing the userland on a system, or when installing a compiler, when you have no other systems to build the compiler on. Binary packages are also handy for systems where compiling from source would be inconvenient, resource-intensive, and time consuming.
Also, there are some proprietary applications that are not available as source, so a logical manner of packaging is with a standard binary packaging system such as RPM or dpkg.
Even NetBSD has its own binary package format (no, not the sets, those are for the base install and are just tarballs without package information).
All in all, binary packages are very convenient, despite the inconveniences caused by vendors who do a poor job of managing their package collection and dependencies. Binary packages are single files, smaller than source archives in most instances, and are installable in a uniform manner.
Let's not get into rogue "package vendors" who package trojans. They are the minority, and most reputable software developers release their own binary packages along with sources anyways.
Why gee sonny, we did have hard drives back then! I remember it like it was yesterday in that old desert base...But they were nothing like they are now, because we had to suck droplets of water up with a straw and drop them right in the exact location on a spinning merry-go-round! And it was your own fault if you got hit by a bar! And to top it off, you could only do it on a rainy day! Sure, we didn't have any space left over for the userland, but it was good, and we were happy!
No way this will work, because there will still be thousands of people who would insist upon owning actual copies of the games they play. There may be other things to analyze, such as bandwidth costs, etc (depending on the sizes of the games). It would be interesting to see them offering broadband to go along with the game, because thousands upon thousands of people STILL use dial-up.
And from the sounds of it, game licensing seem pretty exclusive to Infinium Labs for new games. Will they be offering any assistance to third-party developers, or will they be reaping the benefits for themselves?
I'm pretty sure these ideas have already been thought of, but I'm just tossing them back onto the table. *shrug*
The sentinel tags have hit another wall, but it is only inevitable for them to break through the core of our society. Their armies are only growing in strength while we are forced to wait.
The Windows VNC server does indeed capture the pointer; however, when running a VNC server on a *n?x machine, Xvnc acts as another X server, separate from any other instance of Xvnc. So VNC would work dandy for this setup, especially over 802.11b.
Cheap laptops are far cheaper than high-end Palms capable of 802.11b, and you could buy two of those for the price of aforementioned Palm, and have them in each room or something like that.
Just a suggestion to be taken for a grain of salt.
This is evidently a case of penis-waving, and somewhat of a backhanded way to win that huge $$$ prize. Although you have to hand it to them, they DO have guts, as I'm sure they may already know the repercurssions of their threats.
If Microsoft pursues this, they'd better hope that they get conjugal visits in the federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
Though a hypothetical situation at best, my opinion of Microsoft would highly change if they make a direct response to the community, rather than pulling an umbrella move few people would be happy with.
At first I thought, if I were Superman, a perfect secret identity would be "Clark Kent, Dentist," because you could save money on tooth X-rays. But then I thought, if a patient said, "How's my back tooth?" and you just looked at it with your X-ray vision and said, "Oh it's okay," then the patient would probably say, "Aren't you going to take an X-ray, stupid?" and you'd say, "Aw screw you, get outta here," and then he probably wouldn't even pay his bill.
You know, maybe this will get me through the airport a little quicker. But then again, maybe it'll just add up on the delays. How so, you wonder? Consider the current climate in airport security. Not only will the person itself be under much scrutiny in the event of, say, a PDA left in a breast pocket (could be hard to discern from a block of C-4), but I'm sure the person will be delayed even further by background checks and such.
This technology doesn't seem it will replace traditional X-ray, as I'm sure people will still (as gross as it sounds) be smuggling drugs and evil nanotech warriors in plastic baggies in their...rectums? (que AC goatse man reply)
I certainly hope I don't end up getting skin cancer or something, but then again, I'm paranoid, right?
Dammit, if we're going to move over to 802.11? on everything, we at least need to do it the definitively right way, especially if sensitive data is held in machines on these networks. Simply turning on 104-bit WEP will not magically secure your wireless network; I can attest to this, as I used Airsnort to crack my own WEP keys within the window of 5 or so hours with medium to heavy wifi traffic between my nodes and access point.
System administrators should take measures to not only secure the machines themselves, but the transmission of data. So, on top of 104-bit WEP, perhaps we should also be using PPPoE for authentication, and perhaps IPsec, SSH wrappers, or virtual tunneling. (when I say we, of course, I mean those of us with machines that contain, and transmit potentially sensitive information). Shit like this wouldn't happen in the future; but alas, we're lazy.
Oh yeah, read the Spring 2003 issue 2600 article about Kroger's wifi security deficiencies? Another real-world example of "potentially sensitive data" being available to the world, if you consider Joe Sixpack's family pack of Trojan Magnums to be sensitive and private.
I'm afraid that distribution does not use GNUstep; Window Maker and GNUstep, though intertwined in certain ways, are completely different projects altogether.
Window Maker a GNUstep desktop does not make, I'm afraid.
It, too, is based on aewm. alloywm also has the same functionality as evilwm when it comes to moving windows using alt+[vi keys]. Its focus model is awry for now, but if you want to help me out with that, then be my guest. The newer one supports dockapps.
Use it if you want real titlebars.;x Don't use it if you want configurability that measures up to what major window managers provide.
In the case of buying an adapter separate from the card itself, perhaps taking to this plan and buying in bulk may be more expensive. However, for do-it-yourself hobbyist projects, any CompactFlash card, combined with one of these from PC Engines, makes an ideal, tiny hard drive suitable for your embedded application.
Whoah, I sound like one of those people who sells stuff.
Here is a great node on SeattleWireless.net's wiki that details the construction of an outdoor wireless access point, using relatively cheap equipment found at a hardware and/or electrician's store.
We need to get this fucking ball moving. Look, people, face it, IPv6 is the future, has been tested and has very many stable implementations. It's already in Windows XP, so there's no reason to begin porting programs over to the more modern address resolution code. getaddrinfo() is much neater and lives up to POSIX ideals of code beauty. There is no reason your application-level code shouldn't be able to handle both IPv4 and IPv6, which is a result of using getaddrinfo().
We shouldn't stop at just X Window. Many other vital network-able applications should be on the list. VNC would be a prime candidate for IPv6 support; many programs such as ssh and standard utilities in the major BSD's already prove themselves in terms of IPv6 support. Instant messengers, online games, etc. should also be next on the IPv6 support bandwagon.
Honestly, there is no reason why we shouldn't take advantage of functions that make IPv6 transition (as well as IPv4 compatibility) trivial. IPv6 provides many clear advantages as to why it would be the next de-facto Internet protocol, thus I am able to say with certain confidence that IPv6 will be next up on the plate, and therefore applications should support IPv6 early on for the quickest, most painless transition. If you're interested in seeing why for yourself, just hit www.faqs.org/rfcs/ and search for RFCs on IPv6. They will tell you everything you may need to know as to why I'm ranting.
If you're interested in trying out IPv6 for yourself, I highly suggest using freenet6.net if you are running a flavor of Unix. Otherwise, on Windows XP and similar, simply type 'ipv6 install' on a command line, reboot, and test your connection with a simple ping6 www6.netbsd.org. Oh yeah, if you do join the IPv6 world, make sure your webserver supports IPv6--I'll be sure to visit:)
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Agreed.
Anyhow, the submitter failed to consider how fucking horrid the interference would be in a system proposed by his closing statement.
This is something I was pondering before...It would be interesting to put lat/lon coordinates for various hosts in a domain's TXT records. Seems easy enough, I suppose. I guess it would have its limitations, but hey.
I do admit, I was rather cocky, but the screenshot is there, information is being conveyed. Why the negative moderation? Talk to me and we'll work something out.
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Believe it or not, like (essentially) all things, binary packages have a purpose, just as source packages have a purpose--platform agnostism.
Before giving me an explanation as to why you (read, the parent poster) in particular would not have a use for binary packages, allow me to explain why binary packages are useful. In the majority of instances, binary packages are useful when one is installing the userland on a system, or when installing a compiler, when you have no other systems to build the compiler on. Binary packages are also handy for systems where compiling from source would be inconvenient, resource-intensive, and time consuming.
Also, there are some proprietary applications that are not available as source, so a logical manner of packaging is with a standard binary packaging system such as RPM or dpkg.
Even NetBSD has its own binary package format (no, not the sets, those are for the base install and are just tarballs without package information).
All in all, binary packages are very convenient, despite the inconveniences caused by vendors who do a poor job of managing their package collection and dependencies. Binary packages are single files, smaller than source archives in most instances, and are installable in a uniform manner.
Let's not get into rogue "package vendors" who package trojans. They are the minority, and most reputable software developers release their own binary packages along with sources anyways.
I think I need a glass of water.
Why gee sonny, we did have hard drives back then! I remember it like it was yesterday in that old desert base...But they were nothing like they are now, because we had to suck droplets of water up with a straw and drop them right in the exact location on a spinning merry-go-round! And it was your own fault if you got hit by a bar! And to top it off, you could only do it on a rainy day! Sure, we didn't have any space left over for the userland, but it was good, and we were happy!
No way this will work, because there will still be thousands of people who would insist upon owning actual copies of the games they play. There may be other things to analyze, such as bandwidth costs, etc (depending on the sizes of the games). It would be interesting to see them offering broadband to go along with the game, because thousands upon thousands of people STILL use dial-up.
And from the sounds of it, game licensing seem pretty exclusive to Infinium Labs for new games. Will they be offering any assistance to third-party developers, or will they be reaping the benefits for themselves?
I'm pretty sure these ideas have already been thought of, but I'm just tossing them back onto the table. *shrug*
The sentinel tags have hit another wall, but it is only inevitable for them to break through the core of our society. Their armies are only growing in strength while we are forced to wait.
The Windows VNC server does indeed capture the pointer; however, when running a VNC server on a *n?x machine, Xvnc acts as another X server, separate from any other instance of Xvnc. So VNC would work dandy for this setup, especially over 802.11b.
Cheap laptops are far cheaper than high-end Palms capable of 802.11b, and you could buy two of those for the price of aforementioned Palm, and have them in each room or something like that.
Just a suggestion to be taken for a grain of salt.
Dude, this is /., and yes, I do. :)
Thanks for resolving what I have posted in my drunken stupor.
This is evidently a case of penis-waving, and somewhat of a backhanded way to win that huge $$$ prize. Although you have to hand it to them, they DO have guts, as I'm sure they may already know the repercurssions of their threats.
If Microsoft pursues this, they'd better hope that they get conjugal visits in the federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
Though a hypothetical situation at best, my opinion of Microsoft would highly change if they make a direct response to the community, rather than pulling an umbrella move few people would be happy with.
And further into the gutter our minds go. :)
Deep Thoughts...by Jack Handey
At first I thought, if I were Superman, a perfect secret identity would be "Clark Kent, Dentist," because you could save money on tooth X-rays. But then I thought, if a patient said, "How's my back tooth?" and you just looked at it with your X-ray vision and said, "Oh it's okay," then the patient would probably say, "Aren't you going to take an X-ray, stupid?" and you'd say, "Aw screw you, get outta here," and then he probably wouldn't even pay his bill.
You know, maybe this will get me through the airport a little quicker. But then again, maybe it'll just add up on the delays. How so, you wonder? Consider the current climate in airport security. Not only will the person itself be under much scrutiny in the event of, say, a PDA left in a breast pocket (could be hard to discern from a block of C-4), but I'm sure the person will be delayed even further by background checks and such.
This technology doesn't seem it will replace traditional X-ray, as I'm sure people will still (as gross as it sounds) be smuggling drugs and evil nanotech warriors in plastic baggies in their...rectums? (que AC goatse man reply)
I certainly hope I don't end up getting skin cancer or something, but then again, I'm paranoid, right?
I wish I had a voodoo Mars so I could spin the planet real fast and freak all the little Martians out.
Dammit, if we're going to move over to 802.11? on everything, we at least need to do it the definitively right way, especially if sensitive data is held in machines on these networks. Simply turning on 104-bit WEP will not magically secure your wireless network; I can attest to this, as I used Airsnort to crack my own WEP keys within the window of 5 or so hours with medium to heavy wifi traffic between my nodes and access point.
System administrators should take measures to not only secure the machines themselves, but the transmission of data. So, on top of 104-bit WEP, perhaps we should also be using PPPoE for authentication, and perhaps IPsec, SSH wrappers, or virtual tunneling. (when I say we, of course, I mean those of us with machines that contain, and transmit potentially sensitive information). Shit like this wouldn't happen in the future; but alas, we're lazy.
Oh yeah, read the Spring 2003 issue 2600 article about Kroger's wifi security deficiencies? Another real-world example of "potentially sensitive data" being available to the world, if you consider Joe Sixpack's family pack of Trojan Magnums to be sensitive and private.
Window Maker a GNUstep desktop does not make, I'm afraid.
Now what if you had a can of that Bitter Beer shite? Could I somehow use this to make a Peltier cooler for my dog-in-heat Athlon?
Or if you're one of those German folk who likes warm beer. Mmm.
uhh...alloywm
;x Don't use it if you want configurability that measures up to what major window managers provide.
also check out: a newer one
It, too, is based on aewm. alloywm also has the same functionality as evilwm when it comes to moving windows using alt+[vi keys]. Its focus model is awry for now, but if you want to help me out with that, then be my guest. The newer one supports dockapps.
Use it if you want real titlebars.
In the case of buying an adapter separate from the card itself, perhaps taking to this plan and buying in bulk may be more expensive. However, for do-it-yourself hobbyist projects, any CompactFlash card, combined with one of these from PC Engines, makes an ideal, tiny hard drive suitable for your embedded application.
Whoah, I sound like one of those people who sells stuff.
Here is a great node on SeattleWireless.net's wiki that details the construction of an outdoor wireless access point, using relatively cheap equipment found at a hardware and/or electrician's store.
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http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/WaterPro
Whoops. I meant to say, there is no reason NOT to. *stops licking the caffeine rock paperweight*
We shouldn't stop at just X Window. Many other vital network-able applications should be on the list. VNC would be a prime candidate for IPv6 support; many programs such as ssh and standard utilities in the major BSD's already prove themselves in terms of IPv6 support. Instant messengers, online games, etc. should also be next on the IPv6 support bandwagon.
Honestly, there is no reason why we shouldn't take advantage of functions that make IPv6 transition (as well as IPv4 compatibility) trivial. IPv6 provides many clear advantages as to why it would be the next de-facto Internet protocol, thus I am able to say with certain confidence that IPv6 will be next up on the plate, and therefore applications should support IPv6 early on for the quickest, most painless transition. If you're interested in seeing why for yourself, just hit www.faqs.org/rfcs/ and search for RFCs on IPv6. They will tell you everything you may need to know as to why I'm ranting.
If you're interested in trying out IPv6 for yourself, I highly suggest using freenet6.net if you are running a flavor of Unix. Otherwise, on Windows XP and similar, simply type 'ipv6 install' on a command line, reboot, and test your connection with a simple ping6 www6.netbsd.org. Oh yeah, if you do join the IPv6 world, make sure your webserver supports IPv6--I'll be sure to visit :)
Anyhow, the submitter failed to consider how fucking horrid the interference would be in a system proposed by his closing statement.
This is something I was pondering before...It would be interesting to put lat/lon coordinates for various hosts in a domain's TXT records. Seems easy enough, I suppose. I guess it would have its limitations, but hey.
- Knoppix, just in case
- a Debian disc for good measure
- a muLinux diskette helps, too
- a separate CD with things ranging from Linux kernels, mp3s, any documentation you'll need, web comics, to a small window manager of your choice
- Kismet, Ettercap,
Ethereal for when you feel adventurous
With a big emphasis on muLinux.No, thank you. You have restored my faith in humanity.
I do admit, I was rather cocky, but the screenshot is there, information is being conveyed. Why the negative moderation? Talk to me and we'll work something out.