The Northeast US is notoriously cheap and short-sighted (and I say that having spent most of my life in this region). If power/phone/etc. were installed underground instead of strung up on toothpicks, surrounded by trees that are never trimmed, the infrastructure would be far more reliable.
The Dutch normally speak Dutch, because, well, it's their native tongue. Dutch itself is pretty close to German, but neither are world-popular language. As such, most people in the Netherlands speak English as well, because they're a hub of business. Publishing this in English ensures it's widely readable to the rest of the world.
For years, News Corp has been propping up the Google, Linux, and HURD conspiracy through the awesome power of the Slashdot media empire. Verizon's use of red in their marketing is a signal to all the socialist bourgeois to take up arms!
The URL spec came out in 1994 (http://www.w3.org/Addressing/URL/url-spec.txt), so DOS/Windows had been around for a looong time before then. MacOS (Classic) used a colon as a directory separator, so they weren't the only ones not using the Unix style.
That being said, I've been using Unix-style slashes in various Windows programs for path seps in various automation scripts I've produced, and Windows runs with them just fine. It may not emit them in Unix style slashes, but it's a nice step for compatibility.
Someone can't possibly be that stupid. The idiotic 'maximize' button was a hack do deal with the horrible Windows 3 ear child windows setup. The fact that it has somehow become a 'feature' in the age of giant sized and multi-screen desktops is the single biggest example of just how braindead Microsoft is in UI development.
Are you implying that the MacOS style (guessing it was also that way back in the Xerox day) of maximizing to a document window is the correct way? If so, I'd argue the "correct" behavior is a matter of taste. From what I've seen of my parents, they tend to prefer the full window maximize...seems to work better for them. It might be a "hack" form the original intent, but it works well.
You sound like one of those idiotic Windows kiddies who 'turn off that stupid UAC' because they never had any need for it before with Windows.
That's funny, because I'm one of those people that doesn't. I keep it on in Vista, and turned it up in Windows 7 because I want to know every priv escalation. It helps me write better software, to ensure I only escalate when I need to.
They're getting there -- I don't believe they're all that present in Windows Home Server. It's going to take a few years to remove these, given backwards compatiblity concerns.
* The perfectly wrong choice of \ vs / for path names?
Hunh? They made a design choice back in the day. They didn't match Unix. BFD.
* The Win 3 era maximize button on windows?
If it ain't broke, why fix it?
* Files that can't be move when they are open by another application?
That does suck, and they made improvements in Windows 7 from what I've seen. Now you will at least get told which app is locking a file.
Progress takes time, and Win7 seems like a good step. And before you label me a shill, I'm typing this on a Mac, and I use various flavors of Linux and Unix at work.
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What? Free software is a political ideology. Establishing your project under the GPL does not reduce your bug count by 20%, does not make your developers smarter and care more, and does not improve your quality. Free software does not require documentation. Your comment implies that they do.
There are some excellent tools that are available as Free software, but ultimately, the people associated with the project are what make it good or not. Great engineers span both the Free and commercial realms, and I don't think that will ever change.
Is it ahead/better than non-commercial distros like Debian? No, probably not.
This line rubs me the wrong way. The reason why folks choose commercial distros like RedHat or Suse is because they are better for what people need -- they provide a supported, easier to configure setup which allows them to solve whatever problem they or their organization have with a minimum of fuss. Distriubtions like Debian/Ubuntu/Gentoo/etc. are useful for the tweakers of the world (and yes, given enough gumption could be used to replace RHEL/SES), but they're not ready out of the proverbial box.
Am I missing something here? Is there some other reason why Debian et al is better?
It appears the T5 will be released next week -- pictures were available off of amazon.com for a while, but they were suddenly pulled. That's pretty much a sure fire confirmation they were correct.;-)
The admins of HL2Fallout have already stated that they feel this is a hoax. The "Gabe Newell" post came from an IP which Gabe has never posted from before. For right now, they're erring on the side of caution.
To be fair, it depends on what you're looking for.
Spending time on Linux was valuable back in college, because it tought me about the guts of an operating system, and how to make things work. Great experiences, that I wouldn't trade for the world...and all for free.
Now I'm employed. Now I need to produce results. Now I need to perform quickly so that I can help my company be effective. Now I lack time to futz with/etc/foo/bar, and convert Word documents to some other format. I need to get stuff done now. Thus, a Mac or a Windows XP box is just more useful in my position. I get all the programming tools I need, all of the office software I need, and I can live with the cost.
Same person, different environment, different choices. Whoda thunk it?;-)
Linux has made great strides in usability...but its got a way to go. Why did I just need to recompile my madwifi drivers with my kernel update? Why does Fedora's kudzu insist all ethernet interfaces start with "eth" (madwifi uses "ath")?
*I* know the "whys" for all this because I've been using Linux for years...trying to explain this process to someone less familiar, and they'll think I'm nuts for going through this process when my Windows XP setup "just works".
Is that really true, though? I remember the Nullsoft founder released a p2p framework under the GPL, and AOL did everything they could to try to shut that down...and I believe sending C&D letters was part of that.
There's a belief out there that Unix (and its variants) is the end-all-be-all of Operating Systems - to understand Unix is to understand everything.* Well, its not.
Windows NT systems, Unix systems, QNX, etc. all have their good sides and their bad sides. They are all equally complex, but each in their own unique way.
Some people will scoff at my comment, but trust me - I've developed and help maintain Windows Servers, Solaris Servers, Linux Servers, AIX Servers, MacOS X setups (no MacOS X Servers yet:-( ), HP-UX Servers, FreeBSD Servers, NetBSD servers, and IBM Mainframes running z/OS. I have rants and raves about each of them - but none of them is any better or worse than the others.
Why? Because they're all tools used in getting a job done.
Console-based development is a dream on Unix-variants, but I would never depend upon them for any - the graphical environments are just too fragmented. I would probably go with Windows or MacOS X for that (most likely Windows due to higher use in the market).
Right tool for the job, people. Just because you've never used (or don't like a certain tool) doesn't mean its the wrong solution to a particular problem.
P.S. - The one thing I will give Unix is that its simple design helps facilitate understanding it. You can learn a lot from reading the source and working with the OS - its very much tied to its hardware.
If you're going to give number, please at least point to some page filled with the methods used for determining those numbers. I don't care who wins, just prove your point will a solid testing plan, not crap like this. The scientist half of me nearly shit a brick when I saw your post;-)
FYI, I've found Mozilla and IE roughly comperable. I must admit, though, I can't remember the last time I saw IE crash. Of course, this stems from two things I do:
I use hardware which has good Windows support, i.e. has official drivers from MS (video cards being the biggest culprit here)
I use WebWasher to filter web pages.
I've found that Windows NT/2k is rock solid with good drivers (98/ME is a travesty). I've only seen NT blue screen twice in the 5 years I've used it, and I've never seen 2k go down. Of course, as with any software, YMMV.
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Just tell them to do the needful!
The Northeast US is notoriously cheap and short-sighted (and I say that having spent most of my life in this region). If power/phone/etc. were installed underground instead of strung up on toothpicks, surrounded by trees that are never trimmed, the infrastructure would be far more reliable.
The Dutch normally speak Dutch, because, well, it's their native tongue. Dutch itself is pretty close to German, but neither are world-popular language. As such, most people in the Netherlands speak English as well, because they're a hub of business. Publishing this in English ensures it's widely readable to the rest of the world.
Don't you think it was DOA anyways? The system depended upon honest advertisers, which is an oxymoron if I ever heard one.
Elementary, my dear Watson:
Rob Malda = R.M. = Rupert Murdoch
For years, News Corp has been propping up the Google, Linux, and HURD conspiracy through the awesome power of the Slashdot media empire. Verizon's use of red in their marketing is a signal to all the socialist bourgeois to take up arms!
Buy Windows 7 today, and join the resistance!
I think you mean to say they don't support or condone child abuse and child pornography.
Just trying to make sure the trolls don't use your comment to try to portray the LGBT as child abuse deniers.
The URL spec came out in 1994 (http://www.w3.org/Addressing/URL/url-spec.txt), so DOS/Windows had been around for a looong time before then. MacOS (Classic) used a colon as a directory separator, so they weren't the only ones not using the Unix style.
That being said, I've been using Unix-style slashes in various Windows programs for path seps in various automation scripts I've produced, and Windows runs with them just fine. It may not emit them in Unix style slashes, but it's a nice step for compatibility.
Are you implying that the MacOS style (guessing it was also that way back in the Xerox day) of maximizing to a document window is the correct way? If so, I'd argue the "correct" behavior is a matter of taste. From what I've seen of my parents, they tend to prefer the full window maximize...seems to work better for them. It might be a "hack" form the original intent, but it works well.
That's funny, because I'm one of those people that doesn't. I keep it on in Vista, and turned it up in Windows 7 because I want to know every priv escalation. It helps me write better software, to ensure I only escalate when I need to.
They're getting there -- I don't believe they're all that present in Windows Home Server. It's going to take a few years to remove these, given backwards compatiblity concerns.
Hunh? They made a design choice back in the day. They didn't match Unix. BFD.
If it ain't broke, why fix it?
That does suck, and they made improvements in Windows 7 from what I've seen. Now you will at least get told which app is locking a file.
Progress takes time, and Win7 seems like a good step. And before you label me a shill, I'm typing this on a Mac, and I use various flavors of Linux and Unix at work.
What? Free software is a political ideology. Establishing your project under the GPL does not reduce your bug count by 20%, does not make your developers smarter and care more, and does not improve your quality. Free software does not require documentation. Your comment implies that they do.
There are some excellent tools that are available as Free software, but ultimately, the people associated with the project are what make it good or not. Great engineers span both the Free and commercial realms, and I don't think that will ever change.
Is it ahead/better than non-commercial distros like Debian? No, probably not.
This line rubs me the wrong way. The reason why folks choose commercial distros like RedHat or Suse is because they are better for what people need -- they provide a supported, easier to configure setup which allows them to solve whatever problem they or their organization have with a minimum of fuss. Distriubtions like Debian/Ubuntu/Gentoo/etc. are useful for the tweakers of the world (and yes, given enough gumption could be used to replace RHEL/SES), but they're not ready out of the proverbial box.
Am I missing something here? Is there some other reason why Debian et al is better?
It appears the T5 will be released next week -- pictures were available off of amazon.com for a while, but they were suddenly pulled. That's pretty much a sure fire confirmation they were correct. ;-)
City?!?!?! I thought there was only a cathedral and a bazaar!!!
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The admins of HL2Fallout have already stated that they feel this is a hoax. The "Gabe Newell" post came from an IP which Gabe has never posted from before. For right now, they're erring on the side of caution.
Don't you mean (Moutain) DEW/Linux? ;-)
To be fair, it depends on what you're looking for.
/etc/foo/bar, and convert Word documents to some other format. I need to get stuff done now. Thus, a Mac or a Windows XP box is just more useful in my position. I get all the programming tools I need, all of the office software I need, and I can live with the cost.
;-)
Spending time on Linux was valuable back in college, because it tought me about the guts of an operating system, and how to make things work. Great experiences, that I wouldn't trade for the world...and all for free.
Now I'm employed. Now I need to produce results. Now I need to perform quickly so that I can help my company be effective. Now I lack time to futz with
Same person, different environment, different choices. Whoda thunk it?
Linux has made great strides in usability...but its got a way to go. Why did I just need to recompile my madwifi drivers with my kernel update? Why does Fedora's kudzu insist all ethernet interfaces start with "eth" (madwifi uses "ath")?
*I* know the "whys" for all this because I've been using Linux for years...trying to explain this process to someone less familiar, and they'll think I'm nuts for going through this process when my Windows XP setup "just works".
Might I suggest you look into PegaRULES? Its an extremely flexible business logic layer.
Is that really true, though? I remember the Nullsoft founder released a p2p framework under the GPL, and AOL did everything they could to try to shut that down...and I believe sending C&D letters was part of that.
What exactly does he mean by this? Traditional EULAs push liability onto the user as well.
There is actually proof that books are extremely dangerous. They should be considered weapons of mass destruction.
Heh. Farenheit 451 is coming true.
t0ny, I just want to know, I hear you.
:-( ), HP-UX Servers, FreeBSD Servers, NetBSD servers, and IBM Mainframes running z/OS. I have rants and raves about each of them - but none of them is any better or worse than the others.
There's a belief out there that Unix (and its variants) is the end-all-be-all of Operating Systems - to understand Unix is to understand everything.* Well, its not.
Windows NT systems, Unix systems, QNX, etc. all have their good sides and their bad sides. They are all equally complex, but each in their own unique way.
Some people will scoff at my comment, but trust me - I've developed and help maintain Windows Servers, Solaris Servers, Linux Servers, AIX Servers, MacOS X setups (no MacOS X Servers yet
Why? Because they're all tools used in getting a job done.
Console-based development is a dream on Unix-variants, but I would never depend upon them for any - the graphical environments are just too fragmented. I would probably go with Windows or MacOS X for that (most likely Windows due to higher use in the market).
Right tool for the job, people. Just because you've never used (or don't like a certain tool) doesn't mean its the wrong solution to a particular problem.
P.S. - The one thing I will give Unix is that its simple design helps facilitate understanding it. You can learn a lot from reading the source and working with the OS - its very much tied to its hardware.
Uhh, that already exists.
Its the only time I can get work done and not get bothered at work. And I was able to move my day off to New Year's Eve, so four day weekend! Whoo!
*cough*
If you're going to give number, please at least point to some page filled with the methods used for determining those numbers. I don't care who wins, just prove your point will a solid testing plan, not crap like this. The scientist half of me nearly shit a brick when I saw your post
FYI, I've found Mozilla and IE roughly comperable. I must admit, though, I can't remember the last time I saw IE crash. Of course, this stems from two things I do:
I've found that Windows NT/2k is rock solid with good drivers (98/ME is a travesty). I've only seen NT blue screen twice in the 5 years I've used it, and I've never seen 2k go down. Of course, as with any software, YMMV.