1. Linux has ACL support and all of the major distributions I've used recently include it by default. You may however need to modify your fstab to enable it. From there you can use setfacl and getfacl to set and get ACL entries. I use command line 99% of the time so I can't say if gnome or KDE will allow you to manipulate ACL entries.
2. While I understand what you're saying I don't agree. As a person who also administers Windows networks one thing that always bothered me is there was no way to be "god" and be able to access anything without jumping through some hoops. There has to be some way to access anything or you run the risk of being able to access nothing. You can however create users and grant different permissions to create levels of access. Or use sudo to give granular access to commands. As it always is with Linux, it takes some time to break away from what works for 99% of the users out there.
3. Everything *is* a file, *you* have to build the tools to deal with how the file is formatted. In your specific example, http://www.gnu.org/ is NOT a file on your system, it is a web resource. If you built a special cd that understood the http protocol then you could do what you have described. One of the UNIX philosophies that Linux adheres to is simplicity. Small tools that can be strung together to solve a larger problem. Having cd "enter" a web site doesn't fit in that philosophy. That's why there is wget, lynx, links or what ever.
"They say" it isn't as bad but from personal experience, it is still possible. However, if you buy a plasma and properly configure it, meaning, turn down the brightness to a reasonable level, set the contrast and then use it normally the issue should be reduced. It seems to me that plasma suffers from burn in quicker than a CRT.
I see the rainbow but bought a DLP projector anyway. Over time I've gradually gotten used to it or something because it is less of an issue today than it was when I first got it. I can still see it in some scenes but as bad.
You can get 1080i or 720p, just to be clear. Also, some of the more expensive antennas are better than the cheaper ones. Not because of the buzzwords on the box but because they truly perform better.
I think even the biggest Apple fan would have to agree that it was not the case for Leopard. Leopard was noticeably slower on my mini. I agree that the others got faster, but Leopard is certainly not faster than Tiger. I look forward to Snow Leopard if they can truly make it faster than Leopard.
I really think Leopard got away from the idea that each version of OS X was faster than the last. It is noticeably slower on my mini than Tiger for example. What is included is worth it to me however.
Now rumor has it Apple is working towards streamlining OS X for its next release. I really hope they can speed things up again, it'd be nice to see.
Too many people act like $LINUX_SOFTWARE is exactly the same as $WINDOWS_SOFTWARE. Samba is simply NOT a drop in replacement for a Windows Server if you need to do everything. Yes, it can do some of what Windows will provide. GIMP vs Photoshop is another argument that never ends well.
Fixed that. I find that Windows isn't nearly as bad if you know what you're doing. Most of the people I hear complaining about Windows just don't know what they're talking about or are doing it wrong.
Because VNC is slow and doesn't tolerate an intermittent connection. RDP on the other hand is just as easy to tunnel and is more forgiving a dropped connection.
I don't mean to come off like another one of those "Mac people" but I don't agree that RAID + internet backup is the solution for home users. I think RAID + a realistic backup program is the solution for home users. Time Machine, despite its flamboyancy, marketing friendly name really is a slick way to do backup.
I'm an all out IT guy, love Linux, can tolerate Windows but Time Machine is by far the best backup solution I have used at home yet. My backup sets are typically 30-40MB from hour to hour if I'm using the computer. Uploading that much data every hour would be a pain.
The reason I like Time Machine is that it is automatic, provides a level of versioning and allows multiple methods for restoring data. I can do a full bare metal restore, install then restore or just take the drive to another Mac or Linux machine and copy off the files I want, from whatever point in time available.
Not to mention Joe the Plumber is a lazy bastard who still hasn't finished the video chronicling his child's first year and said child is nearly 2 now....I wonder where I saved that
I used to have that issue with the old DAT tape drives. After a few weeks of about a 40% success rate I replaced the tapes with a different brand. Changing tape brands fixed the issue.
I'm just saying that sometimes the drive really does work better with a certain tape.
While I generally agree, I have burned CD-R, CD-RW and DVD+/-R that are all older than 3 years. I haven't had one fail completely just yet. I've come across a couple here or there that have issues reading some parts, but not a complete failure right on day 1,096 as so many people like to claim. One thing that helps is to actually burn at a lower speed.
That was the first thing I went looking for in the store. No updates, in a year, same price and now two graphics generations behind. They're either going to announce something amazing at Mac World or axe it all together.
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I was looking for an OpenSolaris post. I would also recommend OpenSolaris. Install it and with one command you can share out a bit of space via smb.
Solaris isn't free, it is a 90 day trial. I went to setup a file server using Solaris and quit after reading the fine print.
I tried OpenSolaris but it wouldn't recognize any of the drives in the system.
Check out jungle disk, it is potentially cheaper
you're doing it wrong
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1. Linux has ACL support and all of the major distributions I've used recently include it by default. You may however need to modify your fstab to enable it. From there you can use setfacl and getfacl to set and get ACL entries. I use command line 99% of the time so I can't say if gnome or KDE will allow you to manipulate ACL entries.
2. While I understand what you're saying I don't agree. As a person who also administers Windows networks one thing that always bothered me is there was no way to be "god" and be able to access anything without jumping through some hoops. There has to be some way to access anything or you run the risk of being able to access nothing. You can however create users and grant different permissions to create levels of access. Or use sudo to give granular access to commands. As it always is with Linux, it takes some time to break away from what works for 99% of the users out there.
3. Everything *is* a file, *you* have to build the tools to deal with how the file is formatted. In your specific example, http://www.gnu.org/ is NOT a file on your system, it is a web resource. If you built a special cd that understood the http protocol then you could do what you have described. One of the UNIX philosophies that Linux adheres to is simplicity. Small tools that can be strung together to solve a larger problem. Having cd "enter" a web site doesn't fit in that philosophy. That's why there is wget, lynx, links or what ever.
"They say" it isn't as bad but from personal experience, it is still possible. However, if you buy a plasma and properly configure it, meaning, turn down the brightness to a reasonable level, set the contrast and then use it normally the issue should be reduced. It seems to me that plasma suffers from burn in quicker than a CRT.
I see the rainbow but bought a DLP projector anyway. Over time I've gradually gotten used to it or something because it is less of an issue today than it was when I first got it. I can still see it in some scenes but as bad.
I like the look of plasma over LCD but sadly, it seems LCD is winning out.
You can get 1080i or 720p, just to be clear. Also, some of the more expensive antennas are better than the cheaper ones. Not because of the buzzwords on the box but because they truly perform better.
I think even the biggest Apple fan would have to agree that it was not the case for Leopard. Leopard was noticeably slower on my mini. I agree that the others got faster, but Leopard is certainly not faster than Tiger. I look forward to Snow Leopard if they can truly make it faster than Leopard.
I really think Leopard got away from the idea that each version of OS X was faster than the last. It is noticeably slower on my mini than Tiger for example. What is included is worth it to me however.
Now rumor has it Apple is working towards streamlining OS X for its next release. I really hope they can speed things up again, it'd be nice to see.
Too many people act like $LINUX_SOFTWARE is exactly the same as $WINDOWS_SOFTWARE. Samba is simply NOT a drop in replacement for a Windows Server if you need to do everything. Yes, it can do some of what Windows will provide. GIMP vs Photoshop is another argument that never ends well.
not to mention, su - username -c command
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Windows isn't the problem, it's clueless folks.
Fixed that. I find that Windows isn't nearly as bad if you know what you're doing. Most of the people I hear complaining about Windows just don't know what they're talking about or are doing it wrong.
Because VNC is slow and doesn't tolerate an intermittent connection. RDP on the other hand is just as easy to tunnel and is more forgiving a dropped connection.
I don't mean to come off like another one of those "Mac people" but I don't agree that RAID + internet backup is the solution for home users. I think RAID + a realistic backup program is the solution for home users. Time Machine, despite its flamboyancy, marketing friendly name really is a slick way to do backup.
I'm an all out IT guy, love Linux, can tolerate Windows but Time Machine is by far the best backup solution I have used at home yet. My backup sets are typically 30-40MB from hour to hour if I'm using the computer. Uploading that much data every hour would be a pain.
The reason I like Time Machine is that it is automatic, provides a level of versioning and allows multiple methods for restoring data. I can do a full bare metal restore, install then restore or just take the drive to another Mac or Linux machine and copy off the files I want, from whatever point in time available.
Not to mention Joe the Plumber is a lazy bastard who still hasn't finished the video chronicling his child's first year and said child is nearly 2 now....I wonder where I saved that
How do you store data offsite?
I used to have that issue with the old DAT tape drives. After a few weeks of about a 40% success rate I replaced the tapes with a different brand. Changing tape brands fixed the issue.
I'm just saying that sometimes the drive really does work better with a certain tape.
While I generally agree, I have burned CD-R, CD-RW and DVD+/-R that are all older than 3 years. I haven't had one fail completely just yet. I've come across a couple here or there that have issues reading some parts, but not a complete failure right on day 1,096 as so many people like to claim. One thing that helps is to actually burn at a lower speed.
I do.
Wow, really? Really?
IMAP in Thunderbird lets me download messages and read them while being offline. I can even write a message and save it as a draft.
That was the first thing I went looking for in the store. No updates, in a year, same price and now two graphics generations behind. They're either going to announce something amazing at Mac World or axe it all together.