Things like scanners and printers shouldn't require special drivers in 2015. When we plug a keyboard or mouse into our computers, it just works because they're standard devices with standard drivers.
How much time is spent maintaining this 20 year old code?
None at all.
"So if we actually have a user, and it works, then no, we're not removing EISA support. It's not like it hurts us or is in some way fundamentally broken." - Linus Torvalds
By a strange coincidence “None at all” is exactly how much suspicion the ape-descendant Arthur Dent had that one of his closest friends was not descended from an ape, but was, in fact, from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. Arthur Dent's failure to suspect this reflects the care with which his friend blended himself into human society - after a fairly shaky start. When he first arrived fifteen years ago, the minimal research he had done had suggested to him that the name ‘Ford Prefect' would be nicely inconspicuous. He will enter our story in thirty-five seconds and say “Hello, Arthur.” The ape-descendant will greet him in return, but in deference to a million years of evolution, he will not attempt to pick fleas off him; Earthmen are not proud of their ancestors and never invite them round to dinner.
On the other hand, this is some hella stark contrast to certain other OS makers, who go out of their way to dump support for something as soon as they can in order to keep you on that upgrade treadmill - even if it means being forced to buy new hardware.
You're talking about IBM's OS/2, right?
Sent from my PowerPC Mac mini which cannot run Yosemite.
The best Trek comes from the TV shows where there was diplomacy, subterfuge, spying, etc. We need the real Romulans from TNG, not the weird-looking ones from the reboot.
I'm still using Windows XP on my low-cost gaming PC for the same reason. I bought a CPU and a GPU for less than a Windows 7 license. If Windows 10 costs around 40$, I'll have to upgrade but more than that and I just won't upgrade at all.
The Uzebox is open source and you can even build your own, write your own software, etc. It's low-cost and someone even designed a nice case for those who have a 3D printer.
...phone for geeks without a ton of restrictions and app store lock in.
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I want the "zoom zoom" jingle from the Mazda TV ads.
Bonus points if the car detector makes the same beeping noises as the radar tracker in the movie Aliens.
Things like scanners and printers shouldn't require special drivers in 2015. When we plug a keyboard or mouse into our computers, it just works because they're standard devices with standard drivers.
I miss my cute little Mithra. :(
I used a synonym on purpose so it wouldn't be too obvious.
None at all.
"So if we actually have a user, and it works, then no, we're not removing EISA support. It's not like it hurts us or is in some way fundamentally broken." - Linus Torvalds
By a strange coincidence “None at all” is exactly how much suspicion the ape-descendant Arthur Dent had that one of his closest friends was not descended from an ape, but was, in fact, from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. Arthur Dent's failure to suspect this reflects the care with which his friend blended himself into human society - after a fairly shaky start. When he first arrived fifteen years ago, the minimal research he had done had suggested to him that the name ‘Ford Prefect' would be nicely inconspicuous. He will enter our story in thirty-five seconds and say “Hello, Arthur.” The ape-descendant will greet him in return, but in deference to a million years of evolution, he will not attempt to pick fleas off him; Earthmen are not proud of their ancestors and never invite them round to dinner.
Godamn Kraken, all I want is to reach Selbina in peace.
And when it's not a Kraken it's godamn sea pirates with skeletons.
I've seen a firm where they still use a Tolkien Ring. It's their most prized possession.
You're talking about IBM's OS/2, right?
Sent from my PowerPC Mac mini which cannot run Yosemite.
Wait... this almost makes sense...
It's a Shaun of the Dead remake, but the pub is on Vulcan (they travel to the past, of course) and the zombies are replaced by Borg.
That's gold, Jerry, GOLD!
The best Trek comes from the TV shows where there was diplomacy, subterfuge, spying, etc. We need the real Romulans from TNG, not the weird-looking ones from the reboot.
I now half-expect to see a fence in the middle of the warp reactor room for him to jump over.
Nathan Fillion: Do you want to run this ship?
Simon Pegg: Yes!
Nathan Fillion: [caught off guard] Well... you can't...
http://www.collegehumor.com/vi... (there's 8 minutes and 33 seconds of lens flares)
http://www.theguardian.com/fil...
It's #612.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C...
That's great, but over 100$CAD for the operating system of a gaming PC is still more than I care to pay for.
Is someone is a victim of cyber-bullying, can't you check the account of the victim too?
But then what about aliases and alternative accounts?
Social media: more trouble than it's worth.
I'm still using Windows XP on my low-cost gaming PC for the same reason. I bought a CPU and a GPU for less than a Windows 7 license. If Windows 10 costs around 40$, I'll have to upgrade but more than that and I just won't upgrade at all.
A Chromecast dongle can't run Windows games.
So that people continue buying Microsoft whenever they feel like it instead of pushing them toward free alternatives like Linux and BSD?
Hollywood predicted the future.
If each game needs to implement the feature, then it's pointless. The PS4 OS should be in charge of this.
The Uzebox is open source and you can even build your own, write your own software, etc. It's low-cost and someone even designed a nice case for those who have a 3D printer.
Oups, never mind then.