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Yeah TA was a great game. The sequel wasn't any good though.
I can't believe they didn't even mention Age of Empires/Age of Kings. AoE held my attention even longer than WC2 did, a feat in itself. It garnered a fan club much larger than even Starcraft ever did. Some of my happiest gaming memories are trying to get to the Bronze age in 12 minutes instead of 13..
I noticed that Rik was born in '78. That puts him just 2 years older than myself. How could he possibly know so much? I have been involved in computers since I was around 6 but I have no where near the knowledge that this fellow has. It must be all the gaming I do, not to mention he said he's been involved with Linux since '94. Anyway, what a smart guy.
It may be easier to rewrite "10 Major programs." However, what happens when 10 becomes 11, which becomes 20, and onward? Why not run EVERY (or most) Windows programs and support all future ones instead of doing just a few rewrites? It makes much more sense in the long run. I think Lindows sounds like a good idea.
University directories, such as those located at Colorado State and CU Boulder, are extremely well organized. The vCard option at CSU is very nice and I know that both of these directories can be plugged in to your favorite mail client and serve as an address book. Are there any University sysadmins reading this who can post more info?
Microsoft has continually (especially recently) been forging its way into new markets. First it was new software markets (MS Office, Games, home finance), then its hardware division, and now completely new fields such as console gaming and television. Microsoft's partnership with NBC gives them a hands up on the competition to start with. This fact, along with their corporate muscle and financial backing, could potentially allow them to gain a very solid position in the television industry and others.
What steps would you take to ensure that they do not become a monopoly in more than one industry?
Of course, we can all thank MS for Hotmail: an endless supply of throw-away mail accounts.
Leave it to slashdotters to point everything at Microsoft. We all know that Microsoft didn't even start hotmail. What's more, hotmail wasn't the first one of these services! There are many others; geocities, yahoo, iwon... the list goes on and on. Don't place the blame where it doesn't belong.
Students now are learning about the vi editor for the same reason that students for a long time had to learn Latin, because it is a tradition.
I don't know which students you are referring to. Though emacs is my (CS major) preferred coding tool, vi is perfect for quick edits. Students of other majors learn pico for simple things like.forwards. I think is definitely not just a "tradition".
I am getting out just fine. Make sure to change from static to dynamic (if you were static before... you weren't supposed to be:). After I switched to dynamic it works fine, albeit a bit slow.
Yeah I had to change my Debian box as well... I'm not complaining though. I hope my IP doesn't change too often but if so I'll just memorize that long ass cxxxxx-a hostname.
... is still down as of about 30 seconds ago. I went down sometime early Saturday morning and haven't seen the light of day since. Instead I am dialing up to my campus network at about 19.2kbps since our phone line sucks so much. With companies like AT&T and Qwest you really can't win. I still prefer AT&T to Qwest anyday though...
Indeed, Bell Labs did write UNIX. Two fellows by the names of Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. However, BSD, a variant of UNIX, came from Berkeley. As for the LSD part I couldn't tell ya. I just saw it from some anonymous post and thought it was interesting, even if it isn't true.
It was the pairing of M$'s DOS with IBM PCs, and an open policy towards clones, that allowed the explosion of PCs seen in the mid-80's.
A good point. However, who's to say that the folks who originally developed DOS wouldn't have made some connection to IBM? Had it not been for Gates someone else probably would have done it. Home computing was too exciting a concept to let die. And if it had been a Linus Torvalds who stepped in instead of a Bill Gates we might live in a different computing world today.
"At this level, Bill Gates can certainly claim to have "influenced" the open architecture strategy."
This statement coming from Jack Sams, who is certainly one to be taken seriously. Seeing that he was Gates's point of contact through IBM at this time, he ought to know. It seems that our friend Mr. Gates didn't violate any agreements with IBM either. Sams says "The chip is indeed copyrighted and could be infringed." He then goes on to say "This (DOS +BIOS) open architecture has been public domain since it first shipped...." Guess Bill is covered here.
Despite these statements, it is quite a claim to say he had more than a minor role in the early open source movement. This is all coming from the same company who called open source a "cancer" and from the same person who called it "communism." I, for one, would not be proud to have created communism.
Additionally, Sams points out that "the 'open architecture' strategy was entirely deliberate on IBM's part." This reduces Gates's minor role still further since IBM seems to have meant for it to happen.
IMO most of Gates's statements are too vague to be
dissected any further. Some of Sams's material is also hard to sort out; I can only say I wish I had been there.
Yeah, I get right around that too. Using the bundled software to slow the processor doesn't seem to help. I think I'll have to buy a 2nd battery and swap it with the CD-ROM. Thankfully I don't need battery power all that often.
This is potentially a very important problem for linux users. I would say almost all of our networks have to interface with Windows machines somewhere along the line. It is essential that we can share files between them in a simple and uniform way. How many linux boxes exist only for use as a file server? I know that I have two.
It is so frustrating that nobody (DoJ) puts an end to this. Finally some decent competition comes along and once again Microsoft refuses to be fair and just squashes the competition. Obviously it hasn't come to that yet, and hopefully never will, but who knows what could happen? Then again this could be just a nasty rumour..
If there was really a demand for a new OS someone would create one.
Umm.. Linux.. duh..
People are content with Windows.
What you mean is that people don't know anything other than Windows. In fact, most people don't even realize what Windows is. As a computer technician/support specialist, I often hear questions like "My Microsoft is broken" or "I have this screen that says 'Starting Windows 95'. I bought Microsoft, not Windows!" Additionally, I would venture that 40% of the problems I encounter have something to do with lock-ups, blue screens, or Windows errors. I am quite convinced that none of those users are content with this problem.
I don't think that any slashdotter thinks the government should "manage OS's." Rather, they want the rights of the consumers to be protected. Microsoft has a monopoly. In order to fix this monopoly they must be closely monitored or the will step on too many feet.
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
I think you have made a couple very good points, particularly about the customer base. We have seen this time and time again from companies, particularly game developers and those with close relationships with MS. Many times gaming companies will quote statistics by other's experiences with linux games and say that "based on previous research, we have decided not to support linux." Although some developers (Dynamix, ID Software, and of course Loki) have started to move away from this trend, the majority have not not. I think that in the future we will see more of these companies move toward linux if for no other reason than being tired of MS.
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
I hope I haven't caused turmoil in your household. Yes, they are definitely nice. You see, at age 20 I very rarely have to consult the financial manager (read:bank account) when making such purchases. With my impending move to Boulder to go to CU I will have to find an apartment that allows for such atrocities mounted on the wall. I can just see myself groveling before the landlord now.. Good Luck:)
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
Yeah that's a good point. I think I'll go ahead and change that. I ought to find out who said that originally so that I can give the guy the credit he deserves..
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
I work for a very small company in Wyoming, we have only a 64k Frame relay line and a few users, no reason for a large rack. I bought this wall mounting cabinet that holds 19" equipment and it has worked great. It has a nice smoked fiberglass front window and swings open from the back or front of the unit. There are cable holes on both the top and bottom. The unit locks with 2 different keys in the front and back. It was simple to mount, just put some heavy gauge bolts in the studs and you're all set. It may be a bit large for home use, depending on what you need. You can buy it from Cables to Go.
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
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Yeah TA was a great game. The sequel wasn't any good though.
I can't believe they didn't even mention Age of Empires/Age of Kings. AoE held my attention even longer than WC2 did, a feat in itself. It garnered a fan club much larger than even Starcraft ever did. Some of my happiest gaming memories are trying to get to the Bronze age in 12 minutes instead of 13..
Hmm, I remember Netscape already losing ground when AOL bought them. In fact, hadn't they pretty much already lost the battle by that time?
I noticed that Rik was born in '78. That puts him just 2 years older than myself. How could he possibly know so much? I have been involved in computers since I was around 6 but I have no where near the knowledge that this fellow has. It must be all the gaming I do, not to mention he said he's been involved with Linux since '94. Anyway, what a smart guy.
"Everybody will want THEIR standard to be THE standard"
Reminiscent of UNIX just 10 years ago. From Glyn Moody's Rebel Code:
"Each of these Unix vendors said they
wanted to do a 'let's unify'-and then the
next statement was, 'OK, you dump yours,
and we'll use mine.'"
I don't really see this happening; in the past most of IETF's standards have been well adopted.
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It may be easier to rewrite "10 Major programs." However, what happens when 10 becomes 11, which becomes 20, and onward? Why not run EVERY (or most) Windows programs and support all future ones instead of doing just a few rewrites? It makes much more sense in the long run. I think Lindows sounds like a good idea.
University directories, such as those located at Colorado State and CU Boulder, are extremely well organized. The vCard option at CSU is very nice and I know that both of these directories can be plugged in to your favorite mail client and serve as an address book. Are there any University sysadmins reading this who can post more info?
Microsoft has continually (especially recently) been forging its way into new markets. First it was new software markets (MS Office, Games, home finance), then its hardware division, and now completely new fields such as console gaming and television. Microsoft's partnership with NBC gives them a hands up on the competition to start with. This fact, along with their corporate muscle and financial backing, could potentially allow them to gain a very solid position in the television industry and others.
What steps would you take to ensure that they do not become a monopoly in more than one industry?
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Of course, we can all thank MS for Hotmail: an endless supply of throw-away mail accounts.
Leave it to slashdotters to point everything at Microsoft. We all know that Microsoft didn't even start hotmail. What's more, hotmail wasn't the first one of these services! There are many others; geocities, yahoo, iwon... the list goes on and on. Don't place the blame where it doesn't belong.
Students now are learning about the vi editor for the same reason that students for a long time had to learn Latin, because it is a tradition.
.forwards. I think is definitely not just a "tradition".
I don't know which students you are referring to. Though emacs is my (CS major) preferred coding tool, vi is perfect for quick edits. Students of other majors learn pico for simple things like
I am getting out just fine. Make sure to change from static to dynamic (if you were static before... you weren't supposed to be :). After I switched to dynamic it works fine, albeit a bit slow.
Yeah I had to change my Debian box as well... I'm not complaining though. I hope my IP doesn't change too often but if so I'll just memorize that long ass cxxxxx-a hostname.
You are right :) I am back up now. Thanks for the hard work.
... is still down as of about 30 seconds ago. I went down sometime early Saturday morning and haven't seen the light of day since. Instead I am dialing up to my campus network at about 19.2kbps since our phone line sucks so much. With companies like AT&T and Qwest you really can't win. I still prefer AT&T to Qwest anyday though...
I think Bell Labs came up with Unix
Indeed, Bell Labs did write UNIX. Two fellows by the names of Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. However, BSD, a variant of UNIX, came from Berkeley. As for the LSD part I couldn't tell ya. I just saw it from some anonymous post and thought it was interesting, even if it isn't true.
It was the pairing of M$'s DOS with IBM PCs, and an open policy towards clones, that allowed the explosion of PCs seen in the mid-80's.
A good point. However, who's to say that the folks who originally developed DOS wouldn't have made some connection to IBM? Had it not been for Gates someone else probably would have done it. Home computing was too exciting a concept to let die. And if it had been a Linus Torvalds who stepped in instead of a Bill Gates we might live in a different computing world today.
"At this level, Bill Gates can certainly claim to have "influenced" the open architecture strategy."
This statement coming from Jack Sams, who is certainly one to be taken seriously. Seeing that he was Gates's point of contact through IBM at this time, he ought to know. It seems that our friend Mr. Gates didn't violate any agreements with IBM either. Sams says "The chip is indeed copyrighted and could be infringed." He then goes on to say "This (DOS +BIOS) open architecture has been public domain since it first shipped...." Guess Bill is covered here.
Despite these statements, it is quite a claim to say he had more than a minor role in the early open source movement. This is all coming from the same company who called open source a "cancer" and from the same person who called it "communism." I, for one, would not be proud to have created communism.
Additionally, Sams points out that "the 'open architecture' strategy was entirely deliberate on IBM's part." This reduces Gates's minor role still further since IBM seems to have meant for it to happen.
IMO most of Gates's statements are too vague to be
dissected any further. Some of Sams's material is also hard to sort out; I can only say I wish I had been there.
Yeah, I get right around that too. Using the bundled software to slow the processor doesn't seem to help. I think I'll have to buy a 2nd battery and swap it with the CD-ROM. Thankfully I don't need battery power all that often.
This is potentially a very important problem for linux users. I would say almost all of our networks have to interface with Windows machines somewhere along the line. It is essential that we can share files between them in a simple and uniform way. How many linux boxes exist only for use as a file server? I know that I have two.
It is so frustrating that nobody (DoJ) puts an end to this. Finally some decent competition comes along and once again Microsoft refuses to be fair and just squashes the competition. Obviously it hasn't come to that yet, and hopefully never will, but who knows what could happen? Then again this could be just a nasty rumour..
is this surprisingly similar to this post not too long ago?
If there was really a demand for a new OS someone would create one.
Umm.. Linux.. duh..
People are content with Windows.
What you mean is that people don't know anything other than Windows. In fact, most people don't even realize what Windows is. As a computer technician/support specialist, I often hear questions like "My Microsoft is broken" or "I have this screen that says 'Starting Windows 95'. I bought Microsoft, not Windows!" Additionally, I would venture that 40% of the problems I encounter have something to do with lock-ups, blue screens, or Windows errors. I am quite convinced that none of those users are content with this problem.
I don't think that any slashdotter thinks the government should "manage OS's." Rather, they want the rights of the consumers to be protected. Microsoft has a monopoly. In order to fix this monopoly they must be closely monitored or the will step on too many feet.
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
I think you have made a couple very good points, particularly about the customer base. We have seen this time and time again from companies, particularly game developers and those with close relationships with MS. Many times gaming companies will quote statistics by other's experiences with linux games and say that "based on previous research, we have decided not to support linux." Although some developers (Dynamix, ID Software, and of course Loki) have started to move away from this trend, the majority have not not. I think that in the future we will see more of these companies move toward linux if for no other reason than being tired of MS.
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
I hope I haven't caused turmoil in your household. Yes, they are definitely nice. You see, at age 20 I very rarely have to consult the financial manager (read:bank account) when making such purchases. With my impending move to Boulder to go to CU I will have to find an apartment that allows for such atrocities mounted on the wall. I can just see myself groveling before the landlord now.. Good Luck :)
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
Yeah that's a good point. I think I'll go ahead and change that. I ought to find out who said that originally so that I can give the guy the credit he deserves..
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
The link I included is to the solid door version. If you want the plexiglass window, here is the correct link.
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
I work for a very small company in Wyoming, we have only a 64k Frame relay line and a few users, no reason for a large rack. I bought this wall mounting cabinet that holds 19" equipment and it has worked great. It has a nice smoked fiberglass front window and swings open from the back or front of the unit. There are cable holes on both the top and bottom. The unit locks with 2 different keys in the front and back. It was simple to mount, just put some heavy gauge bolts in the studs and you're all set. It may be a bit large for home use, depending on what you need. You can buy it from Cables to Go.
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.