UDF write support is available as an option in the kernel (EXPERIMENTAL and DANGEROUS) if you had noticed that you can compile kernels yourself also.
What's really needed for UDF CD-RW and DVD-RAM write support is packet writing. That allows you to write data to the disk in little packets instead of a big stream, so you can write files at a time. Problem is, it's not in the kernel yet; Jens Axboe has a relatively old patch for a 2.4.0-test kernel that I gave up trying to apply to even 2.4.0. When fully implemented, packet writing will allow you to mount -w/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 (or the equivalent packet device if it is implemented using a separate device)/cdrom and then work with files on the CD-RW just like normal files -- with reading and writing. Fun? Go yell at people and it'll get implemented.
Note first that you don't _have_ to buy VMWare. Just do an infinite evaluation using different emails, or something else illegal *cough*keygen*cough*. Oh, speaking of which, I wonder what's letting me use IE to post this...
As for 98, NT, 2000, and ME... remember that plex86 is virtualizing an x86 processor, not an operating system (this is a major characteristic that distinguishes it from, say, WINE). So by "plex86 runs Win95", Kevin really means to say "plex86 supports enough of the x86 architecture that (at least most of) Win95's horrendously buggy code is able to run on it." BTW, Kevin is amazing. plex86 so far is almost single-handedly his creation. Once a bit more stuff gets filled in, subprojects will get spawned, and I hope to work on some myself if I get the time. But until then... I would suppose that donations are accepted... but he does get $$$ from Mandrake for plex86. I wonder if the next Mandrake release will include plex86 integrated.
If you've been lurking on the plex86 mailing list like me, you'll have noticed that there has recently been quite a bit of discussion about the video issue. 3D accel is the main thing here. The ideal situation would be to have a guest driver that tunnels OpenGL directly to a Mesa on the host... better still for the hardcore gamer, support to use a second video card exclusively for the guest. The latter is easy; someone is working on that right now. The former requires writing a Windows driver, and that's why I post. Anybody consider themselves a Windows driver guru? Anyone aspiring to be and want a chance to prove him/herself? Then hop on that mailing list and get talking.
Of course another option is to emulate an existing card. 3DFX in software anyone? Well at least if you could get enough of the card to grab the OpenGL and pass it down to the native hardware, that would be enough. But I don't think there are quite as many people here who have an intimate knowledge of how their accelerated video card works. I know I don't because my card isn't accelerated:( (or if it is, it's not making much of a difference).
Just click on some of the links on their comparison page. (I'm looking at "GUI" as I write this). More than half of the features "missing" from Windows are indeed there (and I thought Microsoft spread lies).
Word processor: N/A for StarOffice executable size? But still, 118K for a word processor is impressive.
Browsers: They compare their browser to the 4.0 versions of both competing browsers. And both of those have a zooming feature.
Visual Programming tools: Can't say anything because I don't know much about VB.
Personal/Home Finance: MicroSoft Money? 13K? ?? Otherwise looks ok...
So this is like MS Works rewritten in assembly. hmmm... worth the $?
Freetantrum. Free, open-source song fingerprinting with a sample client that can decode WAV, MP3, and Vorbis. They have an online database of all known songs with their fingerprints, and the client automatically looks the song up in the database.
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What's really needed for UDF CD-RW and DVD-RAM write support is packet writing. That allows you to write data to the disk in little packets instead of a big stream, so you can write files at a time. Problem is, it's not in the kernel yet; Jens Axboe has a relatively old patch for a 2.4.0-test kernel that I gave up trying to apply to even 2.4.0. When fully implemented, packet writing will allow you to mount -w /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 (or the equivalent packet device if it is implemented using a separate device) /cdrom and then work with files on the CD-RW just like normal files -- with reading and writing. Fun? Go yell at people and it'll get implemented.
I can just see it:
"Tank, I need a toilot, fast!" [while running very fast with a couple of agents trailing closely]
It was Australia, anyway...
Hi again timothy.
Note first that you don't _have_ to buy VMWare. Just do an infinite evaluation using different emails, or something else illegal *cough*keygen*cough*. Oh, speaking of which, I wonder what's letting me use IE to post this...
As for 98, NT, 2000, and ME... remember that plex86 is virtualizing an x86 processor, not an operating system (this is a major characteristic that distinguishes it from, say, WINE). So by "plex86 runs Win95", Kevin really means to say "plex86 supports enough of the x86 architecture that (at least most of) Win95's horrendously buggy code is able to run on it." BTW, Kevin is amazing. plex86 so far is almost single-handedly his creation. Once a bit more stuff gets filled in, subprojects will get spawned, and I hope to work on some myself if I get the time. But until then... I would suppose that donations are accepted... but he does get $$$ from Mandrake for plex86. I wonder if the next Mandrake release will include plex86 integrated.
If you've been lurking on the plex86 mailing list like me, you'll have noticed that there has recently been quite a bit of discussion about the video issue. 3D accel is the main thing here. The ideal situation would be to have a guest driver that tunnels OpenGL directly to a Mesa on the host... better still for the hardcore gamer, support to use a second video card exclusively for the guest. The latter is easy; someone is working on that right now. The former requires writing a Windows driver, and that's why I post. Anybody consider themselves a Windows driver guru? Anyone aspiring to be and want a chance to prove him/herself? Then hop on that mailing list and get talking.
:( (or if it is, it's not making much of a difference).
Of course another option is to emulate an existing card. 3DFX in software anyone? Well at least if you could get enough of the card to grab the OpenGL and pass it down to the native hardware, that would be enough. But I don't think there are quite as many people here who have an intimate knowledge of how their accelerated video card works. I know I don't because my card isn't accelerated
FYI, second step isn't even necessary. How cool can you get?
Word processor: N/A for StarOffice executable size? But still, 118K for a word processor is impressive.
Browsers: They compare their browser to the 4.0 versions of both competing browsers. And both of those have a zooming feature.
Visual Programming tools: Can't say anything because I don't know much about VB.
Personal/Home Finance: MicroSoft Money? 13K? ?? Otherwise looks ok...
So this is like MS Works rewritten in assembly. hmmm... worth the $?
Freetantrum. Free, open-source song fingerprinting with a sample client that can decode WAV, MP3, and Vorbis. They have an online database of all known songs with their fingerprints, and the client automatically looks the song up in the database.
Freetantrum?
a) How would you know (The specific "you" that is), and
b) How would you know?
methinks the first is more scary, having known you <g>
--pssst you know who I am, timothy. Take a wild guess.