Microsoft also got Oddworld Inhabitants to discontinue their PS2 development of the upcoming Oddworld sequel. I saw some demos of it running on PS2 hardware at http://ps2.ign.com, and it looked beautiful. Apparently, they have stopped development, and will only be releasing it on X-Box (more info can be found on ps2.ign.com)
Helps if you actually read the article/press release. IBM isn't releasing any client software for Linux--just Notes/Domino Server, WebSphere and DB2.
Unfortunately, IBM/Lotus dropped support for Solaris with the 5.x series of the Notes client, so it is unlikely that they will now port to Linux. Anyway, I have the 5.04 Notes client running quite well under Linux with WINE. It's pretty feature-complete--the only problem I have at this point is launching URL's, since it tries to launch either IE, or a Windows version fo Netscape. A "real" ported client would be great (even better performance and integrated/launchable web browser), but I'm pretty happy with what I have right now...
On Junkyard Wars (on TLC) they aren't always building a robot, but general something constructive/fun. I'm still a bit skeptical as to how their junkyard is always stocked with old Land Rovers that still run....
Isn't this kind of like Hotspot in hardware?
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From what I understand, the Hotspot JVM's (especially the server VM), "tune" and "retune" the compiled code they generate based on the task at hand to produce maximum performance. FPGA sounds similar, but is based in hardware. Is this true? What are the differences?
Even though you might not agree with the licensing that has been set by a particular vendor, I think it is wise to respect it. Protest your disgust in other ways.
Think of it this way. What if someone constructed a script or some kind of Junkbuster-esque proxy that would strip out all references to the GPL out of GPL source code, so that the user would never see it or agree to it. How would you feel about that? To the user's knowledge he never would have "known" in the legal sense whether that source was GPL'ed or not. I've seen postings here on Slashdot that recommend unzipping Microsoft software so that they don't have to "see" the license they are agreeing to--they feel that they have circumvented the license legally.
Remember, in the US, ignorance of the law != innocence.
Excellent idea. It doesn't even have to be a/. t-shirt. The advertisers could provide t-shirts, mugs, yo-yo's, etc. (I'm just looking around the office here). There would be incentive to the advertiser, since basically getting these items into the hands of the consumer means some seriously long-term impressions with the company logo.
At every tech convention I go to, the booths that are giving away t-shirts are absolutely *packed*. Every geek is a sucker for a free shirt!
This is getting absolutely ridiculous--esp. in NBC sitcoms/dramas. I have noticed that in both "Just Shoot Me" and "ER", boxes of ArcServe (backup software) are always laying about in full view of the camera. (Come on--would the owner of a Cosmo-esque magazine really keep boxes of this software behind his desk? Also look next to the *blatantly* Gateway computers at the ER front desk)
Ok.... definitely not the answer for the music problem (I think), but JINI goes far to making distributed computing much easier. Whenever you have a task to run, you request a "worker" from the lookup service that can perform your particular kind of task. You then submit the task to the worker. Workers can dynamically join and leave the registry as they become available.
Yeah, yeah...java is so slow. Well, I'm definitely not an expert in compiler theory, etc. but I have had good experience when using properly designed Java applications. There is also a new component available for JINI to allow non-Java applications to join a JINI federation, allowing for native processing performance.
OK, not to rehash what has been said already...but....
I see a programmer as being somewhat like an artist. He has an idea in mind, and goes about realizing that idea in a more material way.
The artist may use a oil paints, water color, charcoal, found objects, or even a computer-based photo editor or paint program, yet in the end, we'll still call it art, no matter how it got there. Sure--the end result looks different, but it is still art.
In the same way, a programmer has a particular purpose in mind, and uses whatever tool or medium best fits that purpose. Like the artist, he may have an affinity for one tool or another, but in the end, (hopefully) a useful new tool will result.
I've been seeing an American Express commerical running lately, where they are advertising the fact that they have a "1-time CC #" system for online purchases (the number you use is only valid for one purchase). Sounds like it would go a long way to solve this sort of thing. (Unless of course the cracker is sniffing out your CC #'s before you can use them;-) Does anyone have any experience with this? Pros? Cons?
Funny--everything I read about this seems to state that water is obviously needed to sustain life. Sure--it is for us, but how do we know that it would be required for life to exist elsewhere?
This is falling into a pattern that is being seen way too often on Linux news sites. From LinuxGram's "about" page:
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The best reporters in the industry. We get the story behind the story.
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Contacts at the highest level of every company in the industry. We've even been accused of having bugs in their boardrooms.
We work harder. We have a proven track record. No other newsweekly breaks more news. Every week. Week after week.
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The article says that Intel is working with Linux ISV's to update their CPUID databases. Seems like they're doing the right thing. Is Intel really responsible to contact EVERY OS manufacturer for x86 and let them know that they are releasing a new CPU? I suppose that this is not a popular opinion on Slashdot, but maybe Intel does do some things right...
Well, I thought that administering UNIX-type boxes for the clueless would be easier too.
Today I downloaded some wallpaper off the Internet (with Netscape 4.7). I decided I wanted to touch it up a little bit, so I loaded it into the Gimp, and made the changes I wanted. When I went to save, I got a message that said "Access Denied". Of course, the file was set to r--r--r--. Do you think that any end user is going to understand this? Or know that he/she needs to open a terminal and type a 'chmod 644' or 'chmod +w'. Yeah, yeah set umask to this or something...but still, the end-user is never going to know that, or even remember it after being shown once.
This kind of security and usability is fine for geeks and admins, but just isn't the kind of thing that my Grandma could use.
To me, the most compelling reason to continue using X is its implicit networking support. This really sucks when you want to play games, but absolutely rocks in a networked system admin world. (which is where UNIX has been primarily used in the past)
What I would like to see is something like Berlin, that will run native on local hardware sans networking, but also have the option of sending the display to a remote client. What would be great is if the 'server' could just send descriptions of what is needed for the gui to the 'client'. Say, I want a scrollbar widget on the right with 5 buttons across the top....etc. Then, the client would be responsible for using his/her own local hardware/processing for rendering everything locally. Then, every network server that you connect to would also have a similar look and feel, since your own local preferences would be what is used when rendering the actual display.
Also, I would like to see something like TLS/SSL implemented right away, as the above described system sounds to me as if it would be *very* insecure:)
Really...Netscape gives source to Netscape browser to Mozilla project. Mozilla builds/uses source and puts it under a license that allows it to be repackaged and distributed as such. Netscape has no product to sell to end users. How do we expect Netscape to keep running? iPlanet sales help, but I'm sure they need more revenue stream than that. How do you think sites like Slashdot stay profitable? It costs a lot of money to host and provide a service like this--even if it's based on free software.
Netscape provides benefit to the end users by making a pretty installer, and packaging it with nice add-ons. Just to make a strong business case, they need to have some way to provide some dollars for doing that.
While I don't really like having tons of icons put on my desktop, I don't have a problem with a few bookmarks heading back to Netscape.
Instead of asking "Why are we bringing X to the PDA", shouldn't we be asking, "Why aren't we bringing PDA technology to the desktop"? I mean really---Why does a PC have to be more difficult to use than a PDA? Why do we have to worry about 'shutting down properly'? When I want to shut my Palm OS device down, I just hit the power button. When I want to turn it back on, I hit the power button again, and it comes back exactly as it was before. PDAs are fast, stable and do their job well, all on extremely limited resources. (I only have experience w/ Palm OS devices) Why can't our desktops do the same?
Obviously this scares Sun and that's why they are publishing this propaganda because it begins to show the truth that Java shackles developers by forcing them to use the Java platform for all development in all three tiers of a client-server application if they plan to use the Java language for any aspect development (yes, I know about JNI, but it is currently subpar).
I don't understand why you think Java is required in multiple tiers of a client-server system. For example, there's no reason you can't have a native client transferring xml, or any custom data protocol, to a Java server, or a Java client doing the opposite. Or you could use CORBA, and use Java's support for RMI over IIOP. There's also the Java/COM bridges out there. disclaimer: I haven't used the CORBA or COM stuff, so I can't vouch for how successful it is--I just know the support is there.
This is frustrating for me too, but in the opposite manner. (I was using the Matrix DVD also) My system seems to only show 16:9. That's fine, but I tried to change it, but the selector won't go into the field where you can change it to what they call "Pan Scan". I really have no idea how to change this...
Red Hat Inc., the top distributor of Linux operating-system software in the United States, said yesterday that IBM's new server and mainframe computers will run Red Hat Linux.
Does that mean that Linux will be the only choice, or that they will be Linux-capable?
RedHat 7.0 cost me hours of grief. It's an absolute piece of shit -- worse than 5.0, worse than 6.0, worse than the horrid 2.0-2.1 debacle.
Would you care to comment as to exactly what happened on your system? I've been using 7.0 on a workstation for a few days, and everythings seems to be going ok--I'm going to bring up a test server today or tomorrow...
I'd be interested to see what people have to think about how this relates to the 'survival of the fittest' views on species evolution and extinction. I personally don't believe in evolution (another discussion entirely), but if you hold to that belief, as it seems many or most scientists do, wouldn't it make sense that these extinct species weren't cut out to make it at a certain point in time? (whether it's the fault of man or not)
What do you think? Are these species being brought back to be put on display only, or are we planning on releasing them back into the wild? If we do release them, aren't they destined for the same extinction as before?
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Microsoft also got Oddworld Inhabitants to discontinue their PS2 development of the upcoming Oddworld sequel. I saw some demos of it running on PS2 hardware at http://ps2.ign.com, and it looked beautiful. Apparently, they have stopped development, and will only be releasing it on X-Box (more info can be found on ps2.ign.com)
Helps if you actually read the article/press release. IBM isn't releasing any client software for Linux--just Notes/Domino Server, WebSphere and DB2.
Unfortunately, IBM/Lotus dropped support for Solaris with the 5.x series of the Notes client, so it is unlikely that they will now port to Linux. Anyway, I have the 5.04 Notes client running quite well under Linux with WINE. It's pretty feature-complete--the only problem I have at this point is launching URL's, since it tries to launch either IE, or a Windows version fo Netscape. A "real" ported client would be great (even better performance and integrated/launchable web browser), but I'm pretty happy with what I have right now...
There is some documentation work in progress on the topic here -> http://techdocs.postgresql.org/installguides.html# replicating
On Junkyard Wars (on TLC) they aren't always building a robot, but general something constructive/fun. I'm still a bit skeptical as to how their junkyard is always stocked with old Land Rovers that still run....
From what I understand, the Hotspot JVM's (especially the server VM), "tune" and "retune" the compiled code they generate based on the task at hand to produce maximum performance. FPGA sounds similar, but is based in hardware. Is this true? What are the differences?
Even though you might not agree with the licensing that has been set by a particular vendor, I think it is wise to respect it. Protest your disgust in other ways.
Think of it this way. What if someone constructed a script or some kind of Junkbuster-esque proxy that would strip out all references to the GPL out of GPL source code, so that the user would never see it or agree to it. How would you feel about that? To the user's knowledge he never would have "known" in the legal sense whether that source was GPL'ed or not. I've seen postings here on Slashdot that recommend unzipping Microsoft software so that they don't have to "see" the license they are agreeing to--they feel that they have circumvented the license legally.
Remember, in the US, ignorance of the law != innocence.
Of course, IANAL...
Excellent idea. It doesn't even have to be a /. t-shirt. The advertisers could provide t-shirts, mugs, yo-yo's, etc. (I'm just looking around the office here). There would be incentive to the advertiser, since basically getting these items into the hands of the consumer means some seriously long-term impressions with the company logo.
At every tech convention I go to, the booths that are giving away t-shirts are absolutely *packed*. Every geek is a sucker for a free shirt!
up on Sun's site now. You can see it here -> http://store.sun.com/catalog/doc/BrowsePage.jhtml? cid=60357
This is getting absolutely ridiculous--esp. in NBC sitcoms/dramas. I have noticed that in both "Just Shoot Me" and "ER", boxes of ArcServe (backup software) are always laying about in full view of the camera. (Come on--would the owner of a Cosmo-esque magazine really keep boxes of this software behind his desk? Also look next to the *blatantly* Gateway computers at the ER front desk)
You probably could make it work by using serial monitors, and redirecting virt terminals to the serial ports....
Ok .... definitely not the answer for the music problem (I think), but JINI goes far to making distributed computing much easier. Whenever you have a task to run, you request a "worker" from the lookup service that can perform your particular kind of task. You then submit the task to the worker. Workers can dynamically join and leave the registry as they become available.
Yeah, yeah...java is so slow. Well, I'm definitely not an expert in compiler theory, etc. but I have had good experience when using properly designed Java applications. There is also a new component available for JINI to allow non-Java applications to join a JINI federation, allowing for native processing performance.
OK, not to rehash what has been said already...but....
I see a programmer as being somewhat like an artist. He has an idea in mind, and goes about realizing that idea in a more material way.
The artist may use a oil paints, water color, charcoal, found objects, or even a computer-based photo editor or paint program, yet in the end, we'll still call it art, no matter how it got there. Sure--the end result looks different, but it is still art.
In the same way, a programmer has a particular purpose in mind, and uses whatever tool or medium best fits that purpose. Like the artist, he may have an affinity for one tool or another, but in the end, (hopefully) a useful new tool will result.
I've been seeing an American Express commerical running lately, where they are advertising the fact that they have a "1-time CC #" system for online purchases (the number you use is only valid for one purchase). Sounds like it would go a long way to solve this sort of thing. (Unless of course the cracker is sniffing out your CC #'s before you can use them ;-) Does anyone have any experience with this? Pros? Cons?
Funny--everything I read about this seems to state that water is obviously needed to sustain life. Sure--it is for us, but how do we know that it would be required for life to exist elsewhere?
The article says that Intel is working with Linux ISV's to update their CPUID databases. Seems like they're doing the right thing. Is Intel really responsible to contact EVERY OS manufacturer for x86 and let them know that they are releasing a new CPU? I suppose that this is not a popular opinion on Slashdot, but maybe Intel does do some things right...
Well, I thought that administering UNIX-type boxes for the clueless would be easier too.
Today I downloaded some wallpaper off the Internet (with Netscape 4.7). I decided I wanted to touch it up a little bit, so I loaded it into the Gimp, and made the changes I wanted. When I went to save, I got a message that said "Access Denied". Of course, the file was set to r--r--r--. Do you think that any end user is going to understand this? Or know that he/she needs to open a terminal and type a 'chmod 644' or 'chmod +w'. Yeah, yeah set umask to this or something...but still, the end-user is never going to know that, or even remember it after being shown once.
This kind of security and usability is fine for geeks and admins, but just isn't the kind of thing that my Grandma could use.
To me, the most compelling reason to continue using X is its implicit networking support. This really sucks when you want to play games, but absolutely rocks in a networked system admin world. (which is where UNIX has been primarily used in the past)
:)
What I would like to see is something like Berlin, that will run native on local hardware sans networking, but also have the option of sending the display to a remote client. What would be great is if the 'server' could just send descriptions of what is needed for the gui to the 'client'. Say, I want a scrollbar widget on the right with 5 buttons across the top....etc. Then, the client would be responsible for using his/her own local hardware/processing for rendering everything locally. Then, every network server that you connect to would also have a similar look and feel, since your own local preferences would be what is used when rendering the actual display.
Also, I would like to see something like TLS/SSL implemented right away, as the above described system sounds to me as if it would be *very* insecure
Thoughts?
Really...Netscape gives source to Netscape browser to Mozilla project. Mozilla builds/uses source and puts it under a license that allows it to be repackaged and distributed as such. Netscape has no product to sell to end users. How do we expect Netscape to keep running? iPlanet sales help, but I'm sure they need more revenue stream than that. How do you think sites like Slashdot stay profitable? It costs a lot of money to host and provide a service like this--even if it's based on free software.
Netscape provides benefit to the end users by making a pretty installer, and packaging it with nice add-ons. Just to make a strong business case, they need to have some way to provide some dollars for doing that.
While I don't really like having tons of icons put on my desktop, I don't have a problem with a few bookmarks heading back to Netscape.
Instead of asking "Why are we bringing X to the PDA", shouldn't we be asking, "Why aren't we bringing PDA technology to the desktop"? I mean really---Why does a PC have to be more difficult to use than a PDA? Why do we have to worry about 'shutting down properly'? When I want to shut my Palm OS device down, I just hit the power button. When I want to turn it back on, I hit the power button again, and it comes back exactly as it was before. PDAs are fast, stable and do their job well, all on extremely limited resources. (I only have experience w/ Palm OS devices) Why can't our desktops do the same?
This is frustrating for me too, but in the opposite manner. (I was using the Matrix DVD also) My system seems to only show 16:9. That's fine, but I tried to change it, but the selector won't go into the field where you can change it to what they call "Pan Scan". I really have no idea how to change this...
Does that mean that Linux will be the only choice, or that they will be Linux-capable?
Micro$oft(R) Windoze NT(TM)
(C) Copyright 1985-1996 Micro$oft Corp.
C:\>uptime
Would you care to comment as to exactly what happened on your system? I've been using 7.0 on a workstation for a few days, and everythings seems to be going ok--I'm going to bring up a test server today or tomorrow...
Micro$oft(R) Windoze NT(TM)
(C) Copyright 1985-1996 Micro$oft Corp.
C:\>uptime
What do you think? Are these species being brought back to be put on display only, or are we planning on releasing them back into the wild? If we do release them, aren't they destined for the same extinction as before?
Micro$oft(R) Windoze NT(TM)
(C) Copyright 1985-1996 Micro$oft Corp.
C:\>uptime