That is the most crazy thing I have ever heard. HP-UX is not trying to be a desktop operating system so no S*IT that it would be hard to code sound on an HPUX machine. For goodness sake 95% of the machines that HPUX runs on don't even have Video Cards let alone sound cards. I've been using Linux for 5 years and HPUX for 3. As far as Unix operating systems go HPUX kicks Linux's ass every single time for Servers. You have to remember that while HPUX does work on workstations it is at home on servers that Linux could only dream of working on. HP's direction towards Linux is one of choice, they see it being important on their low-end A-Class and perhaps L-Class hardware not to mention their Intel and PA-RISC workstations. Linux has a long long way to go before it can be used in an enterprise server for anything. I work as a Solution Architect/Senior Consultant for a large Canadian Solutions company and I build ISPs and Web Hosting environments for a living and can tell you that Linux does not belong in an environment of the scale that I build. Linux doesn't have the maturity of an HPUX,Solaris or AIX. HPUX is easily, for an enterprise, my Unix of choice. It is WAAAAAAAAY more resilient than Linux will ever be. I mean there is no standard journaling file system for Linux, no Volume Manager, these are the tools that make an enterprise Unix solution. To take it to the limit, on an HPUX machine with "Online JFS" I can resize a logical volume without even umounting the file system!
As for your passwd corruption issue, while I have no idea why your passwd file would be corrupting I can assure you that what it did was most likely put the system into single user mode. HPUX says "Warning: You are Superuser" whenever you are in single user mode or login to the machine as "root," as opposed to su to root. No harm as you'd have to do that on a Linux box, that is if the Linux box would even let you in with a corrupted passwd file.
As for HPUX being weirder than most it's more common to Linux than Solaris is. Solaris is wacky!:)
Yes, we have looked a that type of solution. I have, through my limited tests, come to the realization that RIPing the audio is a slower part of the work than the actual compression. I've tried RIPing on both a DVD and regular IDE CDROM drive and they both took way more time to RIP the audio than the computer took to compress it. So perhaps my concerns in compression are unfounded and I should be looking for a very fast CDROM drive that can RIP audio the best.
I had limited space to elaborate on my questions. You are correct that storing the audio in a raw uncompressed format is the way to go. Initially we won't be doing this soley for the added complexity however we do expect to add this as an enhancement to our platform later so that we can convert the uncompressed audio to any compression type at a later date.
I'm not that familar with FailSafe but I know that MC/ServiceGuard (HPUX) RAID is no required but obviously recommended, that or disk mirroring. In fact a local drive is only required in a 2 node and 4 node cluster, the disk is connected to each machine in the cluster and becomes the "tie breaker" in the event that the heartbeat is lost, the first machine to get the disk becomes the new parent node in the cluster.
I've setup MC/SG for Oracle, Mysql, msql, and a few other things it works really well and I am excited to see FailSafe comming to Linux.
Piranha aka LVS is NOT the same thing as FailSafe. LVS is more like a Cisco local director. FailSafe or MC/ServiceGuard (HP-UX) is for protecting applications like Oracle where LVS is more for network services like Web and SMTP/POP servers.
I specialize in High Availability for a consulting firm here in Toronto so I am as close to an expert on these topics as you can get. I use MC/ServiceGuard when protecting databases, backup programs or anything that isn't network based. I use hardware load balancers like ArrowPoint, Big/IP, or Cisco LocalDirector when I have to cluster and load balance Web servers or mail servers.
If you had read the information about failsafe you would have figured this out.
It pays to inform yourself before opening your mouth.
While I agree the CRTC does go a little overboard at times, they are not keeping the American commercials from you in order to make your life more difficult. The reason we don't get the American commercials is quite simple. A Canadian network payed for the Canadian rights to the superbowl. They should therefore not have any comptition for Canadian viewers as they own the Canadian rights. To solve this problem, which can't happen in the US because they don't import Canadian networks like we import American networks. Cable companies/Canadian satelite companies have to show the Canadian channel everywhere on the cable grid the same show is playing. Whenever an American network and a Canadian network are showing the same thing at the same time we see the Canadian network's broadcast. Watch ER on CTV on a Thursday night on channel 15 (Buffalo NBC) and you see the exact same thing on Channel 8 (Rogers CTV). It is only fair, the Canadian network payed for the rights to the show and should get the viewers.
As for the ads themselves some aren't even legal to show in Canada. Take Wayne Gretzky's Zamboni beer ad which aired during the super bowl. Wayne would be considered a "Role Model" for young people therefore he can not be used to sponsor Alchoholic beverages in Canada. The ad will most likely never be shown on a Canadian network because of this law.
While I agree it would be nice to see these ads, especially considering the amount of 'net companies involved I can completely agree with the CRTC on this one.
The above reason is one of the reasons it is illegal to use American sat dishes in Canada.
Perhaps more new bowl ads will come to Canada next year. It only costs $70K for a super bowl ad in Canada.
A Yamaha Receiver that is designed to be hooked up to your computer via USB. What more could you ask for? Dolby Digital (2 channel) Simulated 3D Surround, complete control from a PC interface. Decode digital audio etc. Check it out: http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/newprods/PChome theater/index.htm
Tivo one of those new MPEG2 recorders like ReplayTV uses Linux exclusively, has anyone found out when they are going to be releasing their changes to the Kernel? Paul. ---
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Ya, I posted this yesterday and it was rejected too. Oh well.
Paul
That is the most crazy thing I have ever heard. HP-UX is not trying to be a desktop operating system so no S*IT that it would be hard to code sound on an HPUX machine. For goodness sake 95% of the machines that HPUX runs on don't even have Video Cards let alone sound cards. I've been using Linux for 5 years and HPUX for 3. As far as Unix operating systems go HPUX kicks Linux's ass every single time for Servers. You have to remember that while HPUX does work on workstations it is at home on servers that Linux could only dream of working on. HP's direction towards Linux is one of choice, they see it being important on their low-end A-Class and perhaps L-Class hardware not to mention their Intel and PA-RISC workstations. Linux has a long long way to go before it can be used in an enterprise server for anything. I work as a Solution Architect/Senior Consultant for a large Canadian Solutions company and I build ISPs and Web Hosting environments for a living and can tell you that Linux does not belong in an environment of the scale that I build. Linux doesn't have the maturity of an HPUX,Solaris or AIX. HPUX is easily, for an enterprise, my Unix of choice. It is WAAAAAAAAY more resilient than Linux will ever be. I mean there is no standard journaling file system for Linux, no Volume Manager, these are the tools that make an enterprise Unix solution. To take it to the limit, on an HPUX machine with "Online JFS" I can resize a logical volume without even umounting the file system!
As for your passwd corruption issue, while I have no idea why your passwd file would be corrupting I can assure you that what it did was most likely put the system into single user mode. HPUX says "Warning: You are Superuser" whenever you are in single user mode or login to the machine as "root," as opposed to su to root. No harm as you'd have to do that on a Linux box, that is if the Linux box would even let you in with a corrupted passwd file.
As for HPUX being weirder than most it's more common to Linux than Solaris is. Solaris is wacky!
Paul
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Yes, we have looked a that type of solution. I have, through my limited tests, come to the realization that RIPing the audio is a slower part of the work than the actual compression. I've tried RIPing on both a DVD and regular IDE CDROM drive and they both took way more time to RIP the audio than the computer took to compress it. So perhaps my concerns in compression are unfounded and I should be looking for a very fast CDROM drive that can RIP audio the best.
I had limited space to elaborate on my questions. You are correct that storing the audio in a raw uncompressed format is the way to go. Initially we won't be doing this soley for the added complexity however we do expect to add this as an enhancement to our platform later so that we can convert the uncompressed audio to any compression type at a later date.
Paul
I'm not that familar with FailSafe but I know that MC/ServiceGuard (HPUX) RAID is no required but obviously recommended, that or disk mirroring. In fact a local drive is only required in a 2 node and 4 node cluster, the disk is connected to each machine in the cluster and becomes the "tie breaker" in the event that the heartbeat is lost, the first machine to get the disk becomes the new parent node in the cluster.
I've setup MC/SG for Oracle, Mysql, msql, and a few other things it works really well and I am excited to see FailSafe comming to Linux.
Paul (aka Syn Ack)
Piranha aka LVS is NOT the same thing as FailSafe. LVS is more like a Cisco local director. FailSafe or MC/ServiceGuard (HP-UX) is for protecting applications like Oracle where LVS is more for network services like Web and SMTP/POP servers.
I specialize in High Availability for a consulting firm here in Toronto so I am as close to an expert on these topics as you can get. I use MC/ServiceGuard when protecting databases, backup programs or anything that isn't network based. I use hardware load balancers like ArrowPoint, Big/IP, or Cisco LocalDirector when I have to cluster and load balance Web servers or mail servers.
If you had read the information about failsafe you would have figured this out.
It pays to inform yourself before opening your mouth.
:)
Paul
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Syn Ack.
Hey,
While I agree the CRTC does go a little overboard at times, they are not keeping the American commercials from you in order to make your life more difficult. The reason we don't get the American commercials is quite simple. A Canadian network payed for the Canadian rights to the superbowl. They should therefore not have any comptition for Canadian viewers as they own the Canadian rights. To solve this problem, which can't happen in the US because they don't import Canadian networks like we import American networks. Cable companies/Canadian satelite companies have to show the Canadian channel everywhere on the cable grid the same show is playing. Whenever an American network and a Canadian network are showing the same thing at the same time we see the Canadian network's broadcast. Watch ER on CTV on a Thursday night on channel 15 (Buffalo NBC) and you see the exact same thing on Channel 8 (Rogers CTV). It is only fair, the Canadian network payed for the rights to the show and should get the viewers.
As for the ads themselves some aren't even legal to show in Canada. Take Wayne Gretzky's Zamboni beer ad which aired during the super bowl. Wayne would be considered a "Role Model" for young people therefore he can not be used to sponsor Alchoholic beverages in Canada. The ad will most likely never be shown on a Canadian network because of this law.
While I agree it would be nice to see these ads, especially considering the amount of 'net companies involved I can completely agree with the CRTC on this one.
The above reason is one of the reasons it is illegal to use American sat dishes in Canada.
Perhaps more new bowl ads will come to Canada next year. It only costs $70K for a super bowl ad in Canada.
Paul
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A Yamaha Receiver that is designed to be hooked up to your computer via USB. What more could you ask for? Dolby Digital (2 channel) Simulated 3D Surround, complete control from a PC interface. Decode digital audio etc. Check it out: http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/newprods/PChome theater/index.htm
Paul.
Tivo one of those new MPEG2 recorders like ReplayTV uses Linux exclusively, has anyone found out when they are going to be releasing their changes to the Kernel? Paul. ---