emu10k1 was fixxed in 2.4.9, and the only problem you're referring to is when built as a module. This is further refined in 2.4.10, and it works perfectly.
This question is asked often, yet there is no correct answer. Peoples preferred distributions are like assholes, everyone has one, and noone wants to listen to one. But when it comes down to it, there are 3 differant groups of Linux users, RedHat/Mandrake, Debian/Slackware, and SuSE/others.
You're probably saying already, that doesnt make sense. Let me ellaborate.
RedHat/Mandrake are both very similar. Often, one user of one hates the other. RedHat people will say 'RedHat is more powerful and stable' and Mandrake people will say 'Mandrakes easier and less buggy'. As you can see, these statements conflict. Overall however, there very similar, and either one is fine. They're both based on RPM, and they both can be used for virtually anything.
Then there's the Slackware/Debian crowd. They tend to stick together, but they have differant views none the less. They take pride in their 'elite feeling', in that only people with 'skill' can use and know these distributions. They're typically harder for the novice, yet easier for the seasoned Linux user. Debian has arguably the best package management, and Slackware has probably the most loyal user base ever formed. These are top choices for someone experienced in Linux. Additionally, their is Progney, a commercial debian-based distribution that makes using Debian easier, and provides commercial support. This is quickly becoming a good alternative.
Finally, there's the SuSE and other crowd. They are less known and used, and usually appeal to a specific crowd. SuSE for instance, is very popular among non-US users. These are also generally good, especially if you have really specific needs.
Now, which crowd is right? None. Which is the best? None. It depends on what you want, what crowd you fit in. If you're very technical, You fall into the Slackware/Debian crowd. If you like what's popular, easy, and commercial, you'll like hanging out with the RedHat/Mandrake folks. And if you like something very specific, or a close community, you'll like SuSE or something else.
But what is right for you? That's up to you. Research all of them, Try a few, Play with them. It's like shopping for a car. Some like Chevy, Some like Ford, and some are fine with a Honda. And some just dont care.
What I use depends on the target machine. If it's a server, I'll go with either RedHat or Debian. If it's a workstation, RedHat. Firewall, I use OpenBSD or Debian. But like I said in the beginning, my opinion, or anyone else's, means nothing. Good luck.
When discussing E-Books, we should look at O'Reilly, and how they do E-Books. While true, it's just on a CD-ROM, it still very much applies. Yet O'Reilly doesnt encrypt it in any way. They make it very easy and portable to read the content, and they are successful. Then you look at why. They dont have to force stuff down our throat, or force us into submission, or tell us how we can read the book that we pay for. They just have good informative content, and give it at an acceptable price, and people respect them and buy the product. Now if all E-Books decided to work in this way, they would be much more successful.
I agree completely. I've never missed a stargate episode, thanks to the SG1-Archive (Please though be a showtime subscriber if you download any of the episodes there.. I am, But it's saved me from times before I had a TiVo)
It's gone into differant director's hands over the past few seasons, so it's also interesting to see the differances between the seasons. I like the way It's going.
However, I've heard that this may be their last season! It will be very sad if that's the case. I would love to see it live on, but if not, let's hope the ending is good.
I can speak from experience. Sometimes we are caught off guard, and need a Linux distro on a machine with out network access, and didnt come prepared with the CD pack of various CD's (Find me a sysadmin that DOESNT have a cd pack of several free OS's and sunsite archives). I have found it quicker and easier to run into a best buy and get it there. So I alone have bought 2 boxxed sets before because of this, And I'm sure I'm not alone.
If it's a company you believe in, there's nothing wrong with buying the product that keeps them afloat.
How about first reverse engineer Microsoft Exchange? A project exists for this, but volunteers are badly needed. I for one have offered to volunteer, but there arent yet enough people who really want to help make this a reality.
Nothing could help bring Linux to the backend for corporations more so than this... OpenMail and Mailone are costly, and OpenMail is also now dead. This is a needed project!
Judges are nominated for life for a reason. So they dont have to worry about pleasing anyone. They can piss off everyone, They will remain on the bench. They're less biased than lower courts, for that simple reason. They're a judge till death or resignation.
When will developers who release their source learn that its more than just the source, or the price, but the Freedom! Qmail and djbdns are EXCELLENT applications, But they dont have the same freedom as sendmail, postfix, or bind! (due to the DJB license which prevents redistribution - the same thing thats going on here)
Developing open source software with a license that doesnt give the freedoms like the BSD and GNU GPL license will only hurt the community. Simply because not many will want to use it. So instead of another developer wasting time doing the SAME THING over again under a license with freedom, he could be doing something truly innovative.
When will they learn!
So, Now that Ultimate TV has begun its marketing, What will become of them? And while I like TiVo, and feel they are actually a Good business, Doesnt ReplayTV have prior art? Interesting patent. At least TiVo got it, and not Microsoft. Because at least TiVo follows the GPL and releases the source to the updates they made to Linux. That alone makes me think highly of them.
djbdns and qmail are both under the DJB license, a license of their creator. You arent as free to do what you want with them as GNU applications. As such, RedHat has stated it will never distribute them unless the license changes. However, They distribute Netscape, Which is worse than djbdns/qmail.
You can see more on D. J. Bernstein's site
This is simply so they can say with a straight face about djbdns and qmail having restricted licenses. They are accused of being hypocrites because of Netscape and its closed sourceness until Mozilla. Now they can say it with a straight face, and actually mean it. Now just get rid of RealPlayer and you'll be Open Source all the way.
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Finatic.. Could you be any more brainwashed? You practically quoted from his licensing page...
It doesnt matter if he's making money, He's taking freedoms away from his applications. Sendmail has matured, and is very good, and its EASIER to configure in my opinion with m4 preprocessors. I know the actual sendmail config file format to a degree, but its rare I even have to look at it. And its under the GPL. I have freedom with it. Not so with qmail. Bind? Bind again has matured, Its a rarity to see a major security hole, though there was one not too long ago.
And regarding Netscape? (quoted from DJB if you ask me, but regardless) it is sad that people had to use it, but thats because there were NO EQUAL GPL APPLICATIONS. However now that theres browsers like Mozilla (what this article is all about) thats changing.
So get off your soap box, I value freedom more than the security garuntee of 1 man who can write decent applications, but has no sense of freedom. And I've used that word alot, More than I like to, but price is not the issue, Thats not what the GPL is all about. If DJB would put his stuff under the GPL, I might just use it. But whatever you do, regardless, Dont get on the soapbox saying sendmail and bind are bad, and we should take away our current freedoms to use it. Theres a reason sendmail handles an estimated 80% of all email traffic. Its good, Its popular, And its free (as in speech)
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djbdns is not bad. Neither is qmail. However they are both under a horrific license. And both qmail and djbdns are *NOT* free software. If it was under the GNU GPL it might even be the best. But many dont realize this, and therefore promote it like it's sliced bread. So bind it shall be until something like djbdns under the GPL or a BSD license comes along.
Well, We all know that George Lucas wont release films on DVD, Rather than risk 'people pirating' his movies, he simply wont release them in all their digitial glory. Which is why there is no Starwars DVD's, or better yet, a DVD collectors pack.
I saw an episode of Silicon Spin on TechTV where John C. Dvorak (who hosts the show) made similar claims. Some guy from TiVo was also there, and they were talking about how TV will make money now that TiVo is 'stealing' TV stations profits, and while the TiVo guy tried to explain how TiVo works to him, and how there are advertisements/channels getting put on TiVo preinstalled now, and other such things, John simply seemed to completely ignore him and say that TiVo is illegal and wont last long. It really got me mad personally, as he was someone whom I respected in the mainstream computing world. And especially since TiVo is quite accepting to geeks who want to basically do what they want with the equipment THEY paid for. However since his working with TechTV he has become quite clueless to facts, and more interested in getting ratings. This was all about 2 months ago too...
I personally gave him feedback, but only received an automated response. It really shows where he stands...
This wont happen if GOOD heatsinks/fans are used. These processors get hot. I wish AMD did this, as AMD is smokin. But for the price, you cant argue on AMD. Though many AMD users have either burnt or cracked their chips, so having protection like this isnt always a bad thing. just use good heatsinks and you'll probably be just fine and dandy.
Because he felt Linux would well surpass OS X, at least for the target audience. And it has. What would the world be like had Linus said 'Sure, Ill work on OS X, Linux can hold off for a while?' Well, It would still exist im sure, But that early it may not be what we have today.
Be recently registered openbeos.com (as well as.net and.org)
see this article for more info. I have a good feeling it will go open source, which will be a really good thing for the OSS community.
They wont use numbers etc as letters not to make it SHORTER, but because this is phone messaging, and its hard to type on a phone.
For instance, pressing numeric 2 is alot easier than pressing "8" (t) "666" (o)
I use AOL instant messanger on my phone, and it can often be a pain to type messages of any real length, gives a whole new reason for 'l33t sp34k'
Yes, they can do this. But at present they cant stop me from mirroring it for free. Now what they could also do is do what OpenBSD does, and copyright the ISO file structure, which says you cant distribute that either. But you could also take the packages and make a whole new ISO image. This is just a bad business practice, And they are hardly one of the best. They should learn from RedHat's business model, and there will always be Debian
Slashdot Mirror
Posting to slashdot will do nothing.
masterbation? Please, Give Linus some credit. Not only do I doubt he would say that, I doubt he would spell the word like a 4 year old would.
emu10k1 was fixxed in 2.4.9, and the only problem you're referring to is when built as a module. This is further refined in 2.4.10, and it works perfectly.
good IPv6 homepage
IPv6 HOWTO
IPv6 Standards
IPv6 Tutorial (PDF)
And the 6bone
Or checkout the IPv6 project page
You're probably saying already, that doesnt make sense. Let me ellaborate.
RedHat/Mandrake are both very similar. Often, one user of one hates the other. RedHat people will say 'RedHat is more powerful and stable' and Mandrake people will say 'Mandrakes easier and less buggy'. As you can see, these statements conflict. Overall however, there very similar, and either one is fine. They're both based on RPM, and they both can be used for virtually anything.
Then there's the Slackware/Debian crowd. They tend to stick together, but they have differant views none the less. They take pride in their 'elite feeling', in that only people with 'skill' can use and know these distributions. They're typically harder for the novice, yet easier for the seasoned Linux user. Debian has arguably the best package management, and Slackware has probably the most loyal user base ever formed. These are top choices for someone experienced in Linux. Additionally, their is Progney, a commercial debian-based distribution that makes using Debian easier, and provides commercial support. This is quickly becoming a good alternative.
Finally, there's the SuSE and other crowd. They are less known and used, and usually appeal to a specific crowd. SuSE for instance, is very popular among non-US users. These are also generally good, especially if you have really specific needs.
Now, which crowd is right? None. Which is the best? None. It depends on what you want, what crowd you fit in. If you're very technical, You fall into the Slackware/Debian crowd. If you like what's popular, easy, and commercial, you'll like hanging out with the RedHat/Mandrake folks. And if you like something very specific, or a close community, you'll like SuSE or something else.
But what is right for you? That's up to you. Research all of them, Try a few, Play with them. It's like shopping for a car. Some like Chevy, Some like Ford, and some are fine with a Honda. And some just dont care.
What I use depends on the target machine. If it's a server, I'll go with either RedHat or Debian. If it's a workstation, RedHat. Firewall, I use OpenBSD or Debian. But like I said in the beginning, my opinion, or anyone else's, means nothing. Good luck.
When discussing E-Books, we should look at O'Reilly, and how they do E-Books. While true, it's just on a CD-ROM, it still very much applies. Yet O'Reilly doesnt encrypt it in any way. They make it very easy and portable to read the content, and they are successful. Then you look at why. They dont have to force stuff down our throat, or force us into submission, or tell us how we can read the book that we pay for. They just have good informative content, and give it at an acceptable price, and people respect them and buy the product. Now if all E-Books decided to work in this way, they would be much more successful.
It's gone into differant director's hands over the past few seasons, so it's also interesting to see the differances between the seasons. I like the way It's going.
However, I've heard that this may be their last season! It will be very sad if that's the case. I would love to see it live on, but if not, let's hope the ending is good.
If it's a company you believe in, there's nothing wrong with buying the product that keeps them afloat.
Linux: Because a PC is a terrible thing to waste.
Nothing could help bring Linux to the backend for corporations more so than this... OpenMail and Mailone are costly, and OpenMail is also now dead. This is a needed project!
This will virtually always be an antiMSRant() without a modulus to that rand function... change it to
int whoringType=(rand() % 3) + 1;
Also the if(troll){}else{} is really out of place...
Judges are nominated for life for a reason. So they dont have to worry about pleasing anyone. They can piss off everyone, They will remain on the bench. They're less biased than lower courts, for that simple reason. They're a judge till death or resignation.
Developing open source software with a license that doesnt give the freedoms like the BSD and GNU GPL license will only hurt the community. Simply because not many will want to use it. So instead of another developer wasting time doing the SAME THING over again under a license with freedom, he could be doing something truly innovative.
When will they learn!
So, Now that Ultimate TV has begun its marketing, What will become of them? And while I like TiVo, and feel they are actually a Good business, Doesnt ReplayTV have prior art? Interesting patent. At least TiVo got it, and not Microsoft. Because at least TiVo follows the GPL and releases the source to the updates they made to Linux. That alone makes me think highly of them.
djbdns and qmail are both under the DJB license, a license of their creator. You arent as free to do what you want with them as GNU applications. As such, RedHat has stated it will never distribute them unless the license changes. However, They distribute Netscape, Which is worse than djbdns/qmail. You can see more on D. J. Bernstein's site
This is simply so they can say with a straight face about djbdns and qmail having restricted licenses. They are accused of being hypocrites because of Netscape and its closed sourceness until Mozilla. Now they can say it with a straight face, and actually mean it. Now just get rid of RealPlayer and you'll be Open Source all the way.
And regarding Netscape? (quoted from DJB if you ask me, but regardless) it is sad that people had to use it, but thats because there were NO EQUAL GPL APPLICATIONS. However now that theres browsers like Mozilla (what this article is all about) thats changing.
So get off your soap box, I value freedom more than the security garuntee of 1 man who can write decent applications, but has no sense of freedom. And I've used that word alot, More than I like to, but price is not the issue, Thats not what the GPL is all about. If DJB would put his stuff under the GPL, I might just use it. But whatever you do, regardless, Dont get on the soapbox saying sendmail and bind are bad, and we should take away our current freedoms to use it. Theres a reason sendmail handles an estimated 80% of all email traffic. Its good, Its popular, And its free (as in speech)
djbdns is not bad. Neither is qmail. However they are both under a horrific license. And both qmail and djbdns are *NOT* free software. If it was under the GNU GPL it might even be the best. But many dont realize this, and therefore promote it like it's sliced bread. So bind it shall be until something like djbdns under the GPL or a BSD license comes along.
Well, We all know that George Lucas wont release films on DVD, Rather than risk 'people pirating' his movies, he simply wont release them in all their digitial glory. Which is why there is no Starwars DVD's, or better yet, a DVD collectors pack.
I saw an episode of Silicon Spin on TechTV where John C. Dvorak (who hosts the show) made similar claims. Some guy from TiVo was also there, and they were talking about how TV will make money now that TiVo is 'stealing' TV stations profits, and while the TiVo guy tried to explain how TiVo works to him, and how there are advertisements/channels getting put on TiVo preinstalled now, and other such things, John simply seemed to completely ignore him and say that TiVo is illegal and wont last long. It really got me mad personally, as he was someone whom I respected in the mainstream computing world. And especially since TiVo is quite accepting to geeks who want to basically do what they want with the equipment THEY paid for. However since his working with TechTV he has become quite clueless to facts, and more interested in getting ratings. This was all about 2 months ago too...
I personally gave him feedback, but only received an automated response. It really shows where he stands...
This wont happen if GOOD heatsinks/fans are used. These processors get hot. I wish AMD did this, as AMD is smokin. But for the price, you cant argue on AMD. Though many AMD users have either burnt or cracked their chips, so having protection like this isnt always a bad thing. just use good heatsinks and you'll probably be just fine and dandy.
Because he felt Linux would well surpass OS X, at least for the target audience. And it has. What would the world be like had Linus said 'Sure, Ill work on OS X, Linux can hold off for a while?' Well, It would still exist im sure, But that early it may not be what we have today.
Be recently registered openbeos.com (as well as .net and .org)
see this article for more info. I have a good feeling it will go open source, which will be a really good thing for the OSS community.
They wont use numbers etc as letters not to make it SHORTER, but because this is phone messaging, and its hard to type on a phone.
For instance, pressing numeric 2 is alot easier than pressing "8" (t) "666" (o)
I use AOL instant messanger on my phone, and it can often be a pain to type messages of any real length, gives a whole new reason for 'l33t sp34k'
Yes, they can do this. But at present they cant stop me from mirroring it for free. Now what they could also do is do what OpenBSD does, and copyright the ISO file structure, which says you cant distribute that either. But you could also take the packages and make a whole new ISO image. This is just a bad business practice, And they are hardly one of the best. They should learn from RedHat's business model, and there will always be Debian