I imagine SCO was just another acronym that Linux newbies/Windows users ignored, but now all this press (negative or not) is bringing out a new level of awareness. I can see it now... a new SCO user base will arise out of this bad publicity. End users who would have never considered using SCO will now start using it religiously, just to go against the mainstream. Kinda like "rebel consumers" who won't buy certain brands like ECKO because it's too popular.
The lonely kid at the back of the classroom is finally the center of attention.
...to feel obligated to make sence of The Matrix' plot, when they know damn well it's just a bunch of fancy doublespeak. The magic of The Matrix and The Matrix: Reloaded comes when one accepts the premise wholly and without question. Just sit back and enjoy the movie.
If you analyze every sentence - every nuance of the movie - you need a girlfriend or a job (or both).
Funny how some people will repeatedly read and nearly commit to memory Lord Of The Rings (or devote so much thought into The Matrix storyline) but never even consider reading The Bible.
Good, I have your attention. But I'm not going to back down from my subject heading; hear me out before you mod me down to the nether regions.
There is always an alterior motive in TV, especially children television programming. Every cartoon, every second of airtime is optimised to sell a product, an idea, a lifestyle. Child psychologists are hired by toy advertisers to help "hook" kids more effectively. It's manipulation and deception of the worst kind, and on our most precious resource - our future generation. And speaking of resources, it's not just the hyperactive psychobabble that is filling up our childrens heads, it's all the Disney toys and Burger King trinkets that end up in landfills after one hour of use. And who has to deal with it? Our future generation!
Isn't Fujitsu the company that ruined their name with all those faulty harddrives? Why would Redhat even entertain the notion of a business agreement, so close after such a major image disaster (que harddrive/"image" pun)?
Namco and Sega have already colaberated on a number of projects, most notably those shooter games like Ninja Assault and Vampire Nights - I've owned them both but I can't remember if those are the titles:/
Anyhoo, the games are smokin, even if the replay value is limited. However, the one problem I see with a Namco/Sega merger is the competition between the Vitua Fighter series and the Tekken/Soul Blade series. This rivaly brought out the deepest, visually stunning video games in the entire industry (Squaresoft being an exception). That competition and one-upmanship will likely be gone, and everyone will suffer.
It would be nice if there was a search engine exclusively for that - instead of typing "linus torvald linux.au", you would navigate to a subdirectory called 'pronounciations', pick the audio format and voila...
If you can search websites and images, jobs and news articles, sound bytes would be the logical next step.
How about having aliens that don't speak english, don't have two eyes, ears and one mouth, and use their God given imaginations for a change?! Do the creators/script writers even care about how weak Star trek/B5 looks, or are they just there to pick up a paycheck?
The whole Star Trek franchise is lame. So-called "aliens" from another universe look more normal than most high school kids these days.
but that's ok. I will still be able to sleep at night. But has OpenBSD ever thought of changing their logo? Perhaps the stigmatization and association of this os to cracking/terrorism is in part due to the demonic mascot... subconsciously it may be having a negative effect and hurting it's growth and public acceptance.
I gotta say, of all the Linux games I've tried, Alpha Centauri is most tight. Not only was there no messing around trying to get the thing to run, it's a big fat game with good graphics that will keep you busy for a long time.
If you want to check out the demo, you can download it here.
The content on the site is too important and interesting to be presented in such a bland looking layout and color scheme. I damn near did a faceplant into my keyboard reading the front page.
Actually,Korea is making alot of cool stuff lately. Check out the Linux distro Hancom from Korea too, it's a company which employs 95 ppl and produces some bitchin' proprietary software to compliment their os.
and I abuse my broadband almost on a daily basis downloading a new distro to install and scrutinise. My impressions of Redhat 8 were very positive, it's the most polished major distribution around. But what's the deal with all the latest 2.4 kernels? Hardly any of them compile properly, and most kernel libs aren't included in default package installs. As far as I'm concerned, kernel compiling is absolutely necessary and most users at least have a clue on how to do it.
Also, there should be more Linux distributions with different/yet still complete desktops other than KDE. Don't get me wrong, KDE rocks but what's wrong with having Enlightenment as the primary GUI? And as refined as Gnome is, I don't see it included very often.
Finally, why is there not a distribution optimised for gaming? Gentoo has a special UT version and Mandrake has a Sims version pre-configured with Winex, but is that it?!
The controller issue seems like an attempt to bring to the PC platform some of the uniformity that consoles have.
The console market has little in the way of uniformity. The video game industry at large is still underdeveloped, in the sence that there are many platforms and hardware architectures to choose from (not to mention controllers). It's only now that the consoles use the same media format - sortof - it was always a undecided mix of catridges, cards and cd's, depending and the company. Take for example Nintendo. They stuck with cartridges longer than everyone else because it was a major revenue stream and allowed them more control over quantity and quality.
My son was taking drugs and hanging out with some mixed-up punk rock friends, and I was patient with him and his rebelliousness, but now he's installed SCO on his computer!
3D for cell phones is a waste of time. I can't imagine anyone using a handheld device for web surfing, buying a tie online for Father's Day or watching a movie. Interfaces need to be a certain size and at eye level for it to be tolerable.
How about making IDE drives that are dependable and won't melt down after a year? More RPMs is fine, but IDE harddrives aren't called disposable drives for nothing.
Kinda reminds me of back in the day when Atari - going down in a ball of flames after the spectacular flop of their Jaguar system - sued Sega and Nintendo for tens of millions of dollars.
I think the end is near for SCO, as it was for Atari, regardless of whether they win the lawsuits or not.
Mandrake is a business that chose to assume debt. It might be legal, but it's immoral to deliberately avoid it when there are other options.
Other options? Like extinction? If a drowning man is clutching at your pant leg as he descends to his watery grave - and you can barely swim as is - what other option is there than to kick him off? There is another option. To drown.
against Caldera/SCO and nothing more. I'm surprised such unsubstantiated and harmful rumours would even be published on a so-called pro-Linux website. Comon folks, really, the story is ridiculous! I use Caldera OpenLinux at home and it's by far the easiest to install (thanks to Lizard, which was highly evolutionary at the time it was introduced) and rock-solid of all the Linux distributions I've tried (re: many). No doubt this is some kind of ploy to hurt the reputation and popularity of arguably the best Linux os available.
I won't be surprised if an apology story is published later today.
Linux is damn near there already, but I think the myriad of choices out there is confusing people.
I think the Linux movement at large should be concerned with having a filesystem hierarchy standard [linuxbase.org] and be working for more common implementations (ie: the Linux kernel and other utilities provided by the GNU Project are but a few). There is such a thing as too much choice. Even the two primary package manager formats (rpm and deb) could be unified with Alien [sourceforge.net], which could be intergrated in a Linux distribution. Linux has the installation [caldera.com] and GUI downpat IMO, but good multimedia/P2P programs are scarce, and even the ones that should work dependably don't (I just sent a bug report in to Real.com because RealPlayer 8 farted out on me). Collaboration on a few key projects might be the solution here.
Finally, when you install games - I have Quake III for Linux - I don't think I should have to spend hours finding the right drivers and libs just to run the damn thing in 640x480. I was looking for old Voodoo2 drivers (I'm broke so I need to work with what I got) and 95% percent of the sites which supposedly had it were no longer up-and-running. I guess when the tech bubble burst, alot of people gave up on the Linux movement (or so it would seem). So maybe the last point is there needs to be reliable and comprehensive resources on the net that newbies and seasoned/. geeks can rely on.
Linux deserves to be the defacto os, but it's going to take a coordinate effort to ever see this happen.
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...neither had heard of the SCO debacle, or even knew who SCO is...
They do now. See, negative press does work!
I imagine SCO was just another acronym that Linux newbies/Windows users ignored, but now all this press (negative or not) is bringing out a new level of awareness. I can see it now... a new SCO user base will arise out of this bad publicity. End users who would have never considered using SCO will now start using it religiously, just to go against the mainstream. Kinda like "rebel consumers" who won't buy certain brands like ECKO because it's too popular.
The lonely kid at the back of the classroom is finally the center of attention.
...to feel obligated to make sence of The Matrix' plot, when they know damn well it's just a bunch of fancy doublespeak. The magic of The Matrix and The Matrix: Reloaded comes when one accepts the premise wholly and without question. Just sit back and enjoy the movie.
If you analyze every sentence - every nuance of the movie - you need a girlfriend or a job (or both).
Funny how some people will repeatedly read and nearly commit to memory Lord Of The Rings (or devote so much thought into The Matrix storyline) but never even consider reading The Bible.
Good, I have your attention. But I'm not going to back down from my subject heading; hear me out before you mod me down to the nether regions.
There is always an alterior motive in TV, especially children television programming. Every cartoon, every second of airtime is optimised to sell a product, an idea, a lifestyle. Child psychologists are hired by toy advertisers to help "hook" kids more effectively. It's manipulation and deception of the worst kind, and on our most precious resource - our future generation. And speaking of resources, it's not just the hyperactive psychobabble that is filling up our childrens heads, it's all the Disney toys and Burger King trinkets that end up in landfills after one hour of use. And who has to deal with it? Our future generation!
Isn't Fujitsu the company that ruined their name with all those faulty harddrives? Why would Redhat even entertain the notion of a business agreement, so close after such a major image disaster (que harddrive/"image" pun)?
Namco and Sega have already colaberated on a number of projects, most notably those shooter games like Ninja Assault and Vampire Nights - I've owned them both but I can't remember if those are the titles :/
Anyhoo, the games are smokin, even if the replay value is limited. However, the one problem I see with a Namco/Sega merger is the competition between the Vitua Fighter series and the Tekken/Soul Blade series. This rivaly brought out the deepest, visually stunning video games in the entire industry (Squaresoft being an exception). That competition and one-upmanship will likely be gone, and everyone will suffer.
It would be nice if there was a search engine exclusively for that - instead of typing "linus torvald linux .au", you would navigate to a subdirectory called 'pronounciations', pick the audio format and voila...
If you can search websites and images, jobs and news articles, sound bytes would be the logical next step.
How about having aliens that don't speak english, don't have two eyes, ears and one mouth, and use their God given imaginations for a change?! Do the creators/script writers even care about how weak Star trek/B5 looks, or are they just there to pick up a paycheck?
The whole Star Trek franchise is lame. So-called "aliens" from another universe look more normal than most high school kids these days.
but that's ok. I will still be able to sleep at night. But has OpenBSD ever thought of changing their logo? Perhaps the stigmatization and association of this os to cracking/terrorism is in part due to the demonic mascot... subconsciously it may be having a negative effect and hurting it's growth and public acceptance.
I gotta say, of all the Linux games I've tried, Alpha Centauri is most tight. Not only was there no messing around trying to get the thing to run, it's a big fat game with good graphics that will keep you busy for a long time.
If you want to check out the demo, you can download it here.
The content on the site is too important and interesting to be presented in such a bland looking layout and color scheme. I damn near did a faceplant into my keyboard reading the front page.
I highly recommend Open Source Web Design. Give this cause some Fizzle Shizzle!
Actually,Korea is making alot of cool stuff lately. Check out the Linux distro Hancom from Korea too, it's a company which employs 95 ppl and produces some bitchin' proprietary software to compliment their os.
and I abuse my broadband almost on a daily basis downloading a new distro to install and scrutinise. My impressions of Redhat 8 were very positive, it's the most polished major distribution around. But what's the deal with all the latest 2.4 kernels? Hardly any of them compile properly, and most kernel libs aren't included in default package installs. As far as I'm concerned, kernel compiling is absolutely necessary and most users at least have a clue on how to do it.
Also, there should be more Linux distributions with different/yet still complete desktops other than KDE. Don't get me wrong, KDE rocks but what's wrong with having Enlightenment as the primary GUI? And as refined as Gnome is, I don't see it included very often.
Finally, why is there not a distribution optimised for gaming? Gentoo has a special UT version and Mandrake has a Sims version pre-configured with Winex, but is that it?!
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Why does the media persisit on calling this a war? If me and a couple of my buddies wail on a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, is that a fight?
No, it's bullying.
Sorry, but unless you have the patience of a saint, Opera for Linux is the way to go. It's the best browser for said os, hands down.
Even with the annoying banners.
The controller issue seems like an attempt to bring to the PC platform some of the uniformity that consoles have.
The console market has little in the way of uniformity. The video game industry at large is still underdeveloped, in the sence that there are many platforms and hardware architectures to choose from (not to mention controllers). It's only now that the consoles use the same media format - sortof - it was always a undecided mix of catridges, cards and cd's, depending and the company. Take for example Nintendo. They stuck with cartridges longer than everyone else because it was a major revenue stream and allowed them more control over quantity and quality.
My son was taking drugs and hanging out with some mixed-up punk rock friends, and I was patient with him and his rebelliousness, but now he's installed SCO on his computer!
That's the last straw, I'm disowning him!
3D for cell phones is a waste of time. I can't imagine anyone using a handheld device for web surfing, buying a tie online for Father's Day or watching a movie. Interfaces need to be a certain size and at eye level for it to be tolerable.
How about making IDE drives that are dependable and won't melt down after a year? More RPMs is fine, but IDE harddrives aren't called disposable drives for nothing.
There are precious few things that aren't made in China nowadays. I'd gladly chose a product made in the US over one made in China.
Kinda reminds me of back in the day when Atari - going down in a ball of flames after the spectacular flop of their Jaguar system - sued Sega and Nintendo for tens of millions of dollars.
I think the end is near for SCO, as it was for Atari, regardless of whether they win the lawsuits or not.
Heck, if it works like all the other "Made in China" electronics I've owned over the years, AMD and Intel have no worries whatsoever.
Mandrake is a business that chose to assume debt. It might be legal, but it's immoral to deliberately avoid it when there are other options.
Other options? Like extinction? If a drowning man is clutching at your pant leg as he descends to his watery grave - and you can barely swim as is - what other option is there than to kick him off? There is another option. To drown.
I won't be surprised if an apology story is published later today.
Linux is damn near there already, but I think the myriad of choices out there is confusing people.
/. geeks can rely on.
I think the Linux movement at large should be concerned with having a filesystem hierarchy standard [linuxbase.org] and be working for more common implementations (ie: the Linux kernel and other utilities provided by the GNU Project are but a few). There is such a thing as too much choice. Even the two primary package manager formats (rpm and deb) could be unified with Alien [sourceforge.net], which could be intergrated in a Linux distribution. Linux has the installation [caldera.com] and GUI downpat IMO, but good multimedia/P2P programs are scarce, and even the ones that should work dependably don't (I just sent a bug report in to Real.com because RealPlayer 8 farted out on me). Collaboration on a few key projects might be the solution here.
Finally, when you install games - I have Quake III for Linux - I don't think I should have to spend hours finding the right drivers and libs just to run the damn thing in 640x480. I was looking for old Voodoo2 drivers (I'm broke so I need to work with what I got) and 95% percent of the sites which supposedly had it were no longer up-and-running. I guess when the tech bubble burst, alot of people gave up on the Linux movement (or so it would seem). So maybe the last point is there needs to be reliable and comprehensive resources on the net that newbies and seasoned
Linux deserves to be the defacto os, but it's going to take a coordinate effort to ever see this happen.