There are some things about RH7.1 that I really like - it found and correctly configured bits of hardware that have traditionally required a fair amount of effort for me to make work. On the downside, my Creative Labs SB 16 was completely broken out of the box - and remains broken pending action at bugzilla. Likewise, the resulting Gnome 1.2/1.4 halfbreed that was created as a result of running a 7.1 upgrade on my (RH7.0/Ximian1.4beta system) was highly unstable, and forced me to do a complete reinstall w/ things as 7.1 would have them.
To glowingly recommend a 7.1 upgrade in these early days of RH's 2.4.x rollout seems ill-advised, and perhaps a bit irresponsible.
I found it interesting to note that Netscape is listed as a deprecated app in the RH7.1 install docs. Mozilla shows up in the distro along w/ some (apparent) utils to migrate bookmarks, email, address books, etc. from Netscape to Mozilla. I've not tried them yet, but it looks like Redhat is moving in that direction.
A word of warning to folks who have been running Ximian/Beta 1.4 stuff on top of RH7. Upgrading to RH7.1 may be a very painful experience for you. My Ximian/1.4/Sawfish environment became increasing unstable after a 7.1 upgrade this weekend, and I ultimately ended up doing a complete reinstall to get the stock Gnome 1.2 stuff on that distro. (This included blowing away any/all GNOME/Ximian/Sawfish settings in accounts.)
I'm still struggling w/ a few kernel-related oddities, but things are starting to return to normalcy. If you do plan to upgrade, do so cautiously and only after you've backed up critical data to a server or CDR. But you already knew that didn't you.:)
On the upside, RH7.1 did a pretty bang up job identifying hardware in my system and configuring it. Some items which have traditionally been difficult to get working ran right out of the box. Gotta look for that silver lining.:)
...and I'm still getting excellent mileage out of my palm pro. What a workhorse that little guy has been!
As much as I'm intrigued by the notion of an alternative OS, Palm has done a good job of sticking to the basics. Couple that w/ their reliability (at least in my personal experience), and it makes it hard to give the alternatives serious consideration.
Star Office scores a bit better with respect to filter/file compatibility, but it just seems to slow and bloated on my 500 MHz K6. I've always been bothered that SO has never seemed truly integrated w/ my GNOME desktop. Perhaps it's better w/ KDE.
But back to Abiword, it loads and executes quickly and works well with simple files. Once it can deal with tables and output.doc files it stands to be a real gorilla!
This isn't just a Sony issue. This could become
a keystone technology in any "Internet appliance"
that uses physical/replaceable media. Want to play a movie or music CD? Better have a network connection for authentication! This is almost DIVX like in concept, and I suspect it will be met w/ the same reaction from consumers.
Some friends of mine (who used hacked cards to steal DirecTV) were telling my wife and I about this last night. They've long tried to get us "in on the act," but we both disagree with the immorality of stealing the signal. Needless to say, I was busting up with laughter as they told us about "black Sunday." (Fortunately, they were rather good humored about the situation.)
But what's funnier still was they had just returned from Walmart w/ new receivers that they'd purchased for the express purpose of getting new cards to hack. How funny is that? While I'm sure the hacking community will find some new way to thwart DirecTV, I'm equally sure my friends will go through more cards before it's all over.
So how many new receivers do you suppose have been sold this week just for this purpose?
Kudos to DirecTV for a truly inspired anti-hack!
Your post caused me to recall a big "pro" that I neglected to mention in my original post. You're quite correct in pointing out the ability to manage relationships. I take for granted that Clearcase allows me to manage complex collections of files. The ability to build complex config specs and affix labels to multiple files across branches and VOBs is indispensible. Can CVS do this at all? Even with lots of script-fu?
I have to agree w/ folks who cite cost and support requirements as serious drawbacks to Clearcase. The per-seat licenses for Clearcase add up quickly. If your project spans domains, add the cost of additional Multisite licenses at a 1:1 ratio for each Clearcase license you own and you're talking buckets o' cash.
Our company also has a full-time team of IT folks who do nothing more than support Clearcase - administering VOBs, writing trigger scripts, etc. So there's additional cost there, although I suspect there'd be a similar burden associated with CVS if you wanted to do anything really clever with it.
That said, our project requires Clearcase for a couple reasons. The biggest? Most of our software organization has embedded it deeply in their processes. More sensibly? We have a team of people, all working on the same files simultaneously, so being able to manage multiple checkouts via branches is really useful. If we were working with hand-written C-code, I think I would find their merge and diff tools to be invaluable. As it is, we're using autocoders and graphical packages that decide to restructure the source files on a whim, making merges nearly impossible.
Honestly though, if my downstream customers weren't committed to Clearcase, I probably could figure out how to get my work done w/ something like CVS. Bottom line? DO USE SOME SORT OF CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE! I can't imagine life without CM.
I assume there will be no difficulty in setting up a DC w/ broadband adaptor as a MASQ client inside of a Linux firewall. If so, then I'd better run that second LAN drop out to the living room.:)
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Well said.
I consider it a privilege to support developers who are in turn supporting Linux. It's for this reason that I buy copies of my Linux distribution of choice and purchase applications that are offered.
My coding expertise is rather specific (read not easily applied to developing Linux apps), so I'm not in a good position to contribute to the OS movement as I'd like. However, one way I can encourage the growth of Linux as well as free OS software is by purchasing commercial software offered for the operating system. I appreciate the altruism of so many OS software developers, but one of the things that will help Linux gain critical mass and broader acceptance is by attracting companies to develop software for profit.
We won't see "current" titles regularly offered up for Linux until the software houses (and their bean counters) can see a true incentive for putting in the extra work. The only way for that to happen is for us to buy what IS available.
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So what was Terminus from Vicarious then?
Vicarious should be applauded for their multi-OS release. I don't know if they've considered it a successful experiment, but I for one am grateful they made the effort. I was happy to support them with my retail purchase, and I'm hopeful that we'll see other releases like Terminus in the future.
In the meantime, I'm still gobbling up most of Loki's releases. Since I don't run any MS boxes at home, all these "old" titles are new to me.
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There are some things about RH7.1 that I really like - it found and correctly configured bits of hardware that have traditionally required a fair amount of effort for me to make work. On the downside, my Creative Labs SB 16 was completely broken out of the box - and remains broken pending action at bugzilla. Likewise, the resulting Gnome 1.2/1.4 halfbreed that was created as a result of running a 7.1 upgrade on my (RH7.0/Ximian1.4beta system) was highly unstable, and forced me to do a complete reinstall w/ things as 7.1 would have them.
To glowingly recommend a 7.1 upgrade in these early days of RH's 2.4.x rollout seems ill-advised, and perhaps a bit irresponsible.
This can also happen if you try to access the RPM database from a nonprivileged account.
I found it interesting to note that Netscape is listed as a deprecated app in the RH7.1 install docs. Mozilla shows up in the distro along w/ some (apparent) utils to migrate bookmarks, email, address books, etc. from Netscape to Mozilla. I've not tried them yet, but it looks like Redhat is moving in that direction.
A word of warning to folks who have been running Ximian/Beta 1.4 stuff on top of RH7. Upgrading to RH7.1 may be a very painful experience for you. My Ximian/1.4/Sawfish environment became increasing unstable after a 7.1 upgrade this weekend, and I ultimately ended up doing a complete reinstall to get the stock Gnome 1.2 stuff on that distro. (This included blowing away any/all GNOME/Ximian/Sawfish settings in accounts.)
:)
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I'm still struggling w/ a few kernel-related oddities, but things are starting to return to normalcy. If you do plan to upgrade, do so cautiously and only after you've backed up critical data to a server or CDR. But you already knew that didn't you.
On the upside, RH7.1 did a pretty bang up job identifying hardware in my system and configuring it. Some items which have traditionally been difficult to get working ran right out of the box. Gotta look for that silver lining.
...and I'm still getting excellent mileage out of my palm pro. What a workhorse that little guy has been!
As much as I'm intrigued by the notion of an alternative OS, Palm has done a good job of sticking to the basics. Couple that w/ their reliability (at least in my personal experience), and it makes it hard to give the alternatives serious consideration.
Agreed, but Abiword is definitely getting there!
.doc files it stands to be a real gorilla!
Star Office scores a bit better with respect to filter/file compatibility, but it just seems to slow and bloated on my 500 MHz K6. I've always been bothered that SO has never seemed truly integrated w/ my GNOME desktop. Perhaps it's better w/ KDE.
But back to Abiword, it loads and executes quickly and works well with simple files. Once it can deal with tables and output
Keep up the good work Abiteam!
This isn't just a Sony issue. This could become a keystone technology in any "Internet appliance" that uses physical/replaceable media. Want to play a movie or music CD? Better have a network connection for authentication! This is almost DIVX like in concept, and I suspect it will be met w/ the same reaction from consumers.
A very cool piece of work. I'm amazed at how fast they got the BBA running!
Now all I'd need is an MP3 client to hook up to my server and my DC would make a very nice jukebox/net appliance combo. I WANT THIS!
Some friends of mine (who used hacked cards to steal DirecTV) were telling my wife and I about this last night. They've long tried to get us "in on the act," but we both disagree with the immorality of stealing the signal. Needless to say, I was busting up with laughter as they told us about "black Sunday." (Fortunately, they were rather good humored about the situation.) But what's funnier still was they had just returned from Walmart w/ new receivers that they'd purchased for the express purpose of getting new cards to hack. How funny is that? While I'm sure the hacking community will find some new way to thwart DirecTV, I'm equally sure my friends will go through more cards before it's all over. So how many new receivers do you suppose have been sold this week just for this purpose? Kudos to DirecTV for a truly inspired anti-hack!
Heh. I wouldn't want to be near the thing when it goes berzerk; rending and eating all other nodes on the LAN. ;)
Your post caused me to recall a big "pro" that I neglected to mention in my original post. You're quite correct in pointing out the ability to manage relationships. I take for granted that Clearcase allows me to manage complex collections of files. The ability to build complex config specs and affix labels to multiple files across branches and VOBs is indispensible. Can CVS do this at all? Even with lots of script-fu?
I have to agree w/ folks who cite cost and support requirements as serious drawbacks to Clearcase. The per-seat licenses for Clearcase add up quickly. If your project spans domains, add the cost of additional Multisite licenses at a 1:1 ratio for each Clearcase license you own and you're talking buckets o' cash. Our company also has a full-time team of IT folks who do nothing more than support Clearcase - administering VOBs, writing trigger scripts, etc. So there's additional cost there, although I suspect there'd be a similar burden associated with CVS if you wanted to do anything really clever with it. That said, our project requires Clearcase for a couple reasons. The biggest? Most of our software organization has embedded it deeply in their processes. More sensibly? We have a team of people, all working on the same files simultaneously, so being able to manage multiple checkouts via branches is really useful. If we were working with hand-written C-code, I think I would find their merge and diff tools to be invaluable. As it is, we're using autocoders and graphical packages that decide to restructure the source files on a whim, making merges nearly impossible. Honestly though, if my downstream customers weren't committed to Clearcase, I probably could figure out how to get my work done w/ something like CVS. Bottom line? DO USE SOME SORT OF CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE! I can't imagine life without CM.
I assume there will be no difficulty in setting up a DC w/ broadband adaptor as a MASQ client inside of a Linux firewall. If so, then I'd better run that second LAN drop out to the living room. :)
Well said.
I consider it a privilege to support developers who are in turn supporting Linux. It's for this reason that I buy copies of my Linux distribution of choice and purchase applications that are offered.
My coding expertise is rather specific (read not easily applied to developing Linux apps), so I'm not in a good position to contribute to the OS movement as I'd like. However, one way I can encourage the growth of Linux as well as free OS software is by purchasing commercial software offered for the operating system. I appreciate the altruism of so many OS software developers, but one of the things that will help Linux gain critical mass and broader acceptance is by attracting companies to develop software for profit.
We won't see "current" titles regularly offered up for Linux until the software houses (and their bean counters) can see a true incentive for putting in the extra work. The only way for that to happen is for us to buy what IS available.
So what was Terminus from Vicarious then? Vicarious should be applauded for their multi-OS release. I don't know if they've considered it a successful experiment, but I for one am grateful they made the effort. I was happy to support them with my retail purchase, and I'm hopeful that we'll see other releases like Terminus in the future. In the meantime, I'm still gobbling up most of Loki's releases. Since I don't run any MS boxes at home, all these "old" titles are new to me.