If you could have the equivalent to a 500 MHz Pentium II in your laptop, but have it run for 5x as long, why wouldn't you? The Crusoe is a viable alternative to anything that is using Intel and could possibly benefit from lower power usage,
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Maybe he has legacy OP code that needs to be used here? Maybe he feels that (ugh) way about the PHP-language. Maybe he's just really bored. That's not the point.
The man asked a question and instead of helping to answer it, you have (without any knowledge of his reasons) told him that his efforts are a waste and insinuated that he is greedy. It's too early for this sort of thing.
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You can very easily release your code under two seperate licenses. You can [L]GPL it and BSD it if you'd like. You are the copyright holder and remain in full control of how you license your works.
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Don't be obtuse -- Aqua isn't about "eye candy", it's about ease-of-use, and that's not something you're going to be able to discern from a simple screenshot. Apple has consistently lead the pack in making their interfaces "inuitive". That word is thrown around, but they've put a lot of effort into making sure they, more than anyone else, know what it means.
Yeah, Enlightenment more than meets the needs of "eye candy". You can make E look like whatever you want. But it won't duplicate the consistant interface design that Aqua has. Apple has kept a strict set of design guides for this very purpose, so that users will not be confused by their applications. Some people call variety one of Linux's strength... I don't agree. And I'm not talking about customization either. I'm talking about making sure that all of my widgets look the same. That my windows have a consistant look-and-feel.
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I must say that I disagree with the newbie/expert idea. There's no reason that newbies and experts alike can't use the same interface. The reason this idea is so prolific is that interfaces are consistantly designed by programmers. Programmers, by their nature, understand programming logic. But we like to call that "expert" level.
The reality is that an well-designed interface should be intuitive, consistant, and logical. If it makes sense, a "newbie" will be able to use it. If it doesn't make sense, they won't, and only "experts" (who know what information it needs ahead of time) will be able to figure it out.
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Well that may be true, but Linux does not scale to 100 processors. Sure, you could put 100 different machines onto a Beowulf cluster, but that would hardly be 100x as fast as a single machine, except in extraordinarily specialized tasks that befit parallel, networked processing.
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This is really a question for the/. staff (and maybe they don't really know) but do any of the presidential candidates have Slashdot logins? Have they ever posted to Technocrat.net? I bet politicians are wicked karma whores;)
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That's a good point - a lot of us tend towards the feeling that patents are evil and horrible and that they stifle progress, yadda yadda. It's important to remember how hard (and how long) some of these people worked to get as far as they have. If it weren't for then we wouldn't have this technology and I think it's fair to give them a few years of monopoly in return for that.
I don't personally believe that, with todays level of technology advancement, any patent should be given for more than 10 years. But that's an entirely different issue.
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Yes, it's the code morphing that makes it compatible. While, in theory, native-instructions would run faster, the statements they made on that issue suggested that the performance increase would be marginal at best. Apparently the Crusoe is smart enough to do a real bang-up job of the "emulation".
On top of that, I think they said they would hold off on releasing the specs to write native code. One of the reporters asked about "Open Sourcing" the instructions and they said it wasn't likely any time soon.
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Well I don't remember if they used the exact word "stagnating", but that could be an accurate description of the Usenet's status.
If their percentage remained the same, that means the same number of people, per one-hundred, are using Usenet today as were years ago. That's zero-growth because, even if the total numbers are going up, their significance remains the same. I would say that "stagnant" is a pretty good description.
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To answer your question: Quake3 runs just fine with *any* OpenGL library if you run it in OpenGL mode. NVidia's TNT2 renders fairly good, but Quake3 pushes it to the limits. DRI should fix this. I have not used the Matrox G400, but I've heard good things.
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Yes, yes it's entirely possible that NVidia will go out of their way to write OpenGL drivers for 3Dfx-based cards, creating a larger market for one of their biggest competitors... Yeah, it could happen. But it won't.
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Um, why is that? I'm a big OSS fan, but there's no reason software can't become popular without having its source opened. Look at Windows -- I know it's an old example, but it's true: Most people (admins and users alike) don't give a damn about source. The good ones realize it's use, but having source != a good product, by any stretch of the imagination.
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Hey, I've got nothing against these guys releasing their source, but do we really want the Open Source world of games to be about hand-me-downs?
Because that's what this, and Quake 1, are. They're hand-me-downs. They don't fit the old owners, so they're passing it on to us. There's nothing wrong with hand-me-downs, I guess. It's a good, frugal way to put something to its fullest use.
But who wants a wardrobe of all hand-me-downs? All the decent games out there are proprietary. Sure, companies like Id makes it nicer for us by giving out SDKs to work *with* the software, but that's hardly Open Source. I'd really like to see some kickass graphics come out as Free Software... Even if it was only "A Quest for Herring".
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Well the GPL *is* free, for all intents and purposes. Lots of people release their software under modified versions of existing license. There's nothing stopping you from distributing your software under an altered GPL.
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There are no "BeOS-people". There are no "Linux-people" either. I'd be really pissed if someone called me a "Linux-person". I don't need anyone pigeon-holing my personality based on the operating system I use on my computer. I'm not a Linux fanatic. I'm not even a Linux enthusiast. I'm just a Linux-user and Linux-developer. I think we'd all do well to be the same (with the OS of your choice, of course).
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I'm not sure about the accuracy of your last statement, but you do have a point.
Not only should Linux stand for more than just anti-Microsoft; Linux shouldn't be about anti-Microsoft at all. There's no reason that an OS should become a personal issue for everyone here. If people really want the best system, they'll move towards the best system. Maybe that's Linux, and maybe it's Windows.
What I don't understand is why people are even bothering to hype Linux. Except for people who work at Linux-selling companies, like RedHat or VA, most of us are just in this for the personal satisfaction and the hobby-style fun. Who cares if the whole world uses our OS? I sure don't.
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Yes, Yes I believe we would. If Microsoft intentionally tried to steal the thunder away from 2.4 by hyping one of their products on the same day it was released, and telling everyone why they should buy MS instead of Linux, we'd cry "Fud! Fud!"
And yet here Linux-people are, doing the exact same thing. Why is that? Because we're right, and they're wrong? Please.
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Well polite letters are generally the best way. Find someone who actually *packages* FreeBSD and send the stores some contact information with a clear description of the product.
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Well people say that Linux has a little ways to go in terms of ease-of-setup, but those are the people who've never installed a BSD. If you're used to the Unix way of life, these installations are pretty straightforward, but people coming from Windows (and Linux-distros geared for Windows-users) will find them hard to setup. Particularly the hard drive partitioning section.
Once you've got a BSD system up and running, it's a very similar experience to running Linux. Some system commands are a little different, and the system configuration is sometimes *very* different. However, the documentation is excellent, and there are a number of good books out there on setting up FreeBSD systems.
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Seriously though, it's not a bad idea (your idea, not mine).
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The man asked a question and instead of helping to answer it, you have (without any knowledge of his reasons) told him that his efforts are a waste and insinuated that he is greedy. It's too early for this sort of thing.
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Yeah, Enlightenment more than meets the needs of "eye candy". You can make E look like whatever you want. But it won't duplicate the consistant interface design that Aqua has. Apple has kept a strict set of design guides for this very purpose, so that users will not be confused by their applications. Some people call variety one of Linux's strength... I don't agree. And I'm not talking about customization either. I'm talking about making sure that all of my widgets look the same. That my windows have a consistant look-and-feel.
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"You can't shake the Devil's hand and say you're only kidding."
The reality is that an well-designed interface should be intuitive, consistant, and logical. If it makes sense, a "newbie" will be able to use it. If it doesn't make sense, they won't, and only "experts" (who know what information it needs ahead of time) will be able to figure it out.
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I don't personally believe that, with todays level of technology advancement, any patent should be given for more than 10 years. But that's an entirely different issue.
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On top of that, I think they said they would hold off on releasing the specs to write native code. One of the reporters asked about "Open Sourcing" the instructions and they said it wasn't likely any time soon.
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"You can't shake the Devil's hand and say you're only kidding."
If their percentage remained the same, that means the same number of people, per one-hundred, are using Usenet today as were years ago. That's zero-growth because, even if the total numbers are going up, their significance remains the same. I would say that "stagnant" is a pretty good description.
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Because that's what this, and Quake 1, are. They're hand-me-downs. They don't fit the old owners, so they're passing it on to us. There's nothing wrong with hand-me-downs, I guess. It's a good, frugal way to put something to its fullest use.
But who wants a wardrobe of all hand-me-downs? All the decent games out there are proprietary. Sure, companies like Id makes it nicer for us by giving out SDKs to work *with* the software, but that's hardly Open Source. I'd really like to see some kickass graphics come out as Free Software... Even if it was only "A Quest for Herring".
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Not only should Linux stand for more than just anti-Microsoft; Linux shouldn't be about anti-Microsoft at all. There's no reason that an OS should become a personal issue for everyone here. If people really want the best system, they'll move towards the best system. Maybe that's Linux, and maybe it's Windows.
What I don't understand is why people are even bothering to hype Linux. Except for people who work at Linux-selling companies, like RedHat or VA, most of us are just in this for the personal satisfaction and the hobby-style fun. Who cares if the whole world uses our OS? I sure don't.
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And yet here Linux-people are, doing the exact same thing. Why is that? Because we're right, and they're wrong? Please.
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Once you've got a BSD system up and running, it's a very similar experience to running Linux. Some system commands are a little different, and the system configuration is sometimes *very* different. However, the documentation is excellent, and there are a number of good books out there on setting up FreeBSD systems.
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