According to the article, none of it was due to the 64-bitness. It was run on a 32 bit os:
The Opteron test bed was configured as follows:
2 x Opteron 244 or 248 processors (1.8GHz/2.2GHz respectively) 8 x 512MB DDR333 DDR SDRAM modules AMD reference 4-way Opteron motherboard Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Server with IIS6 Macromedia ColdFusion 6.1
"No, It is a new arch (Intel Architexture, IA64) - That's one of the big deals about the AMD 64 bit chip, it is x86 compatible."
Slight correction: Itanium's achictecture, IA64 is in fact a fully 64-bit architecture that is incompatible with IA32 (x86). Others have commented on the VLIW architecture, how this puts the onus on the compiler, etc., so I won't get into this.
Tell me about it. With a resistor mod, and a quick BIOS flash, I turned my 9500 into a FireGL X1. Doesn't OC at all well any more, but it was still worth it. Rock stable with everything I could test it....maybe I should have bought a lottery ticket instead....;-)
Father: Well, its a well known fact, Sonny Jim, that there's a secret society of the five wealthiest people in the world, known as 'The Pentaverate', who run everything in the world - including the newspaper - and meet tri-annually at a secret country mansion in Colorado known as 'The Meadows'."
Son: "So, who's in this 'Pentaverate'?"
Father: "The queen. The Vatican. The Getty's. The Rothschilds. AND Colonel Sanders before he went t*ts up! Oh, I hated the Colonel with his wee beady eye and that smug look on his face...oh you're going to buy my chicken. Oohh!"
Charlie: "Dad, how can you hate....the Colonel?"
Father: "Because he puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes you crave it fortnightly - smart ass!"
Ah, it was more than a Iraqi army that had perished! Much had changed in him since that first day in the Department of Homeland Security, but the final, indispensable, healing change had never happened, until this moment.
The voice from the TV was still pouring forth its tale of prisoners and booty and slaughter, but the shouting outside had died down a little. The waiters were turning back to their work. One of them approached with the gin bottle. Winston, sitting in a blissful dream, paid no attention as his glass was filled up. He was not running or cheering any longer. He was back in the Department of Homeland Security, with everything forgiven, his soul white as snow. He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody. He was walking down the white-tiled corridor, with the feeling of walking in sunlight, and an armed guard at his back. The longhoped-for bullet was entering his brain.
He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the stern eyes. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Dubya.
"The genius psychic reporter was able to identify undercover police officers because they looked like anarchists?"
No. I would say he identified them because they pulled tasers out of their pants and jumped into an unmarked police van. And don't say "How do you know it was an unmarked police van?" Anybody over the age of 3 can spot a ghost car.
I thought Big Brother, in general, referred to your government tracking your movements/actions. Bars tracking who comes and goes to prevent underage/disruptive individuals hardly sounds the same as having your everyday movements tracked to create a profile.
It seems people are willing to accept things from the private sector that they would never tolerate from their government. How is it any better for a business or group of businesses to track your activities than it is for the government? Personally, I find both possibilities equally troubling.
[said]Martin Taylor, Microsoft's general manager of platform strategy . "One of the issues that causes people to not take a full picture on [Linux costs] is they download something for free and they invest time to get it where they want it. They don't fully account for the time and effort it took to even get their model scenario up and running."
Really? And you would have your customers set up an enterprise system WITHOUT evaluating it to the point where they understand it and are fully prepared to use it properly?
I've used the Promise TX2000 card on a file server with two 120GB drives in a RAID 1 configuration and found an odd problem. After putting the file server on a KVM switch and booting it up, the Promise BIOS inidcated a problem with the mirror. Win2k Server would not boot at this point. It was impossible to tell which drive was failing by looking through the BIOS menus, so I pulled first one drive, then the other to find the culprit. Since I replaced the bad drive and rebuilding the array (took about 2 hours to mirror it again), everything has been running as before. But I was curious as to how bad off the 'bad' drive was, so I put it in a desktop. The machine booted fine with it in, and all the files were visible. I formatted it, ran a chkdsk on it, even used the WD tools to check it out. Nothing wrong could be found with the drive. Perhaps the controller messed something up with the its mirror checks and couldn't recover? I don't know anything about how RAID works, but this seems really odd to me.
IIRC, Apple compiles OS X on gcc 3. Would it take a lot of work for them to use the new IBM compiler and therefore take better advantage of the G5? Are there too many differences are between gcc and XLC to allow the open source community to continue to work on Darwin, while Apple uses XLC for performance?
"While this might normally be true, a common misunderstanding by most Linux users is that the IBM contributions are the only potentially illegal ones. However, true or not, SCO publically claims a "majority" of the duplicate code from Sys V herritage came from "other" Unix licensees. Look into it further if you doubt it."
While this may be true, SCO must therefore sue the "other" Unix licensees, not the individual users. The vast majority of Linux users have not infringed on any copyrights. In a case where SCO tried to sue a user (even a large corporation) that hadn't submitted any disputed code, the judge would simply throw it out of court, (perhaps with a suggestion to go after the "offender"). The threats are obviously a FUD tactic that everyone should just ignore.
'Linux means two companies: Red Hat and SuSE, and nobody else.' Another example of this kind of corporatespeak can be found in another interview he did with ZDNet last week.
Trying to stir up a little controversy? It seems the quote is deliberately shortened. If you include the next sentence, Richard Seibt is merely stating the obvious: "Linux means two companies: Red Hat and SuSE, and nobody else. There will be no third distribution that will be supported by the large IT vendors."
You wouldn't owe them any money anyway. They are suing IBM for damanges caused by the alleged contract infringement. Demanding $ from Linux users for the use of the code is a form of double indemnity and is generally not allowed by courts.
You're going to have a hard time finding a color laser for $500, but that should get you a good quality inkjet. I've seen and owned most brands (Canon, Epson, Lexmark) and to my mind nothing beats the quality of HP. Their published specs might be stated lower, but you'll never notice it on the page. I had a Canon BJC 4200 while I was in school and if I didn't use it for a while, the print head would get all buggered up. Then I picked up and fixed an old HP and the thing has run like a horse since - even after not printing a page for 6 months.
...is better than it's ever been. My new skates give me flexibility and support that just wasn't available when I was a kid. My composite stick really does add power to my shot. The shin pads/helmet/pants/etc. you can buy these days offer better protection while being lighter than what was available only 10 years ago. But I don't think any of that has really added to the enjoyment of the game. It was just as much fun to play then as it is now. I'm sure that's true with all the sports. As long as you can join in on the game, that's all that matters.
It says right on the front page: "Tadpoleâ(TM)s latest rock solid notebook letâ(TM)s you develop, run and demonstrate Solaris applications anywhere." So I'd assume it's primary use would be to let developers show their apps to their clients without hauling a Sparc station around.... and maybe work on stuff on the plane, train, etc.
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Slight correction: Itanium's achictecture, IA64 is in fact a fully 64-bit architecture that is incompatible with IA32 (x86). Others have commented on the VLIW architecture, how this puts the onus on the compiler, etc., so I won't get into this.
Tell me about it. With a resistor mod, and a quick BIOS flash, I turned my 9500 into a FireGL X1. Doesn't OC at all well any more, but it was still worth it. Rock stable with everything I could test it....maybe I should have bought a lottery ticket instead.... ;-)
Father: Well, its a well known fact, Sonny Jim, that there's a secret society of the five wealthiest people in the world, known as 'The Pentaverate', who run everything in the world - including the newspaper - and meet tri-annually at a secret country mansion in Colorado known as 'The Meadows'."
Son: "So, who's in this 'Pentaverate'?"
Father: "The queen. The Vatican. The Getty's. The Rothschilds. AND Colonel Sanders before he went t*ts up! Oh, I hated the Colonel with his wee beady eye and that smug look on his face...oh you're going to buy my chicken. Oohh!"
Charlie: "Dad, how can you hate....the Colonel?"
Father: "Because he puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes you crave it fortnightly - smart ass!"
Oh how I hate the colonel, with his wee beady eyes and the smug look on his face... Oh, you're gonna buy my chicken, oooooohhhhhhhh!
Ah, it was more than a Iraqi army that had perished! Much had changed in him since that first day in the Department of Homeland Security, but the final, indispensable, healing change had never happened, until this moment.
The voice from the TV was still pouring forth its tale of prisoners and booty and slaughter, but the shouting outside had died down a little. The waiters were turning back to their work. One of them approached with the gin bottle. Winston, sitting in a blissful dream, paid no attention as his glass was filled up. He was not running or cheering any longer. He was back in the Department of Homeland Security, with everything forgiven, his soul white as snow. He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody. He was walking down the white-tiled corridor, with the feeling of walking in sunlight, and an armed guard at his back. The longhoped-for bullet was entering his brain.
He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the stern eyes. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Dubya.
"The genius psychic reporter was able to identify undercover police officers because they looked like anarchists?"
No. I would say he identified them because they pulled tasers out of their pants and jumped into an unmarked police van. And don't say "How do you know it was an unmarked police van?" Anybody over the age of 3 can spot a ghost car.
...same as the old boss.
...to mark an entire thread 'redundant'?
I thought Big Brother, in general, referred to your government tracking your movements/actions. Bars tracking who comes and goes to prevent underage/disruptive individuals hardly sounds the same as having your everyday movements tracked to create a profile.
It seems people are willing to accept things from the private sector that they would never tolerate from their government. How is it any better for a business or group of businesses to track your activities than it is for the government? Personally, I find both possibilities equally troubling.
There is already a gaming OS focussed on by the majority of PC game developers. It's called "Windows"
Red Hat has already counter-sued SCO.
No joke. It's like they never heard of software RAID.
Jackass.
I've used the Promise TX2000 card on a file server with two 120GB drives in a RAID 1 configuration and found an odd problem. After putting the file server on a KVM switch and booting it up, the Promise BIOS inidcated a problem with the mirror. Win2k Server would not boot at this point. It was impossible to tell which drive was failing by looking through the BIOS menus, so I pulled first one drive, then the other to find the culprit. Since I replaced the bad drive and rebuilding the array (took about 2 hours to mirror it again), everything has been running as before. But I was curious as to how bad off the 'bad' drive was, so I put it in a desktop. The machine booted fine with it in, and all the files were visible. I formatted it, ran a chkdsk on it, even used the WD tools to check it out. Nothing wrong could be found with the drive. Perhaps the controller messed something up with the its mirror checks and couldn't recover? I don't know anything about how RAID works, but this seems really odd to me.
IIRC, Apple compiles OS X on gcc 3. Would it take a lot of work for them to use the new IBM compiler and therefore take better advantage of the G5? Are there too many differences are between gcc and XLC to allow the open source community to continue to work on Darwin, while Apple uses XLC for performance?
"While this might normally be true, a common misunderstanding by most Linux users is that the IBM contributions are the only potentially illegal ones. However, true or not, SCO publically claims a "majority" of the duplicate code from Sys V herritage came from "other" Unix licensees. Look into it further if you doubt it."
While this may be true, SCO must therefore sue the "other" Unix licensees, not the individual users. The vast majority of Linux users have not infringed on any copyrights. In a case where SCO tried to sue a user (even a large corporation) that hadn't submitted any disputed code, the judge would simply throw it out of court, (perhaps with a suggestion to go after the "offender"). The threats are obviously a FUD tactic that everyone should just ignore.
"Linux means two companies: Red Hat and SuSE, and nobody else. There will be no third distribution that will be supported by the large IT vendors."
Tough to argue with that.
You wouldn't owe them any money anyway. They are suing IBM for damanges caused by the alleged contract infringement. Demanding $ from Linux users for the use of the code is a form of double indemnity and is generally not allowed by courts.
Was that English? Could somebody translate?
You're going to have a hard time finding a color laser for $500, but that should get you a good quality inkjet. I've seen and owned most brands (Canon, Epson, Lexmark) and to my mind nothing beats the quality of HP. Their published specs might be stated lower, but you'll never notice it on the page. I had a Canon BJC 4200 while I was in school and if I didn't use it for a while, the print head would get all buggered up. Then I picked up and fixed an old HP and the thing has run like a horse since - even after not printing a page for 6 months.
You're going to get flamed/modded down for this and I just wanted to commend you for doing something to try and keep the discussion on topic.
...is better than it's ever been. My new skates give me flexibility and support that just wasn't available when I was a kid. My composite stick really does add power to my shot. The shin pads/helmet/pants/etc. you can buy these days offer better protection while being lighter than what was available only 10 years ago. But I don't think any of that has really added to the enjoyment of the game. It was just as much fun to play then as it is now. I'm sure that's true with all the sports. As long as you can join in on the game, that's all that matters.
It says right on the front page: "Tadpoleâ(TM)s latest rock solid notebook letâ(TM)s you develop, run and demonstrate Solaris applications anywhere." So I'd assume it's primary use would be to let developers show their apps to their clients without hauling a Sparc station around.... and maybe work on stuff on the plane, train, etc.
I think it is much more likely that BSD is the common descendant.
I think you meant to say: "I think it is much more likely that BSD is the common ancestor."
Just picking a nit...