True dat. And why choose a laptop, of all things, to install it on? Laptops are notoriously picky and have the most wacked out hardware configurations imaginable. Can you say proprietary?
This guy gets 100 lashes from the Afrosheen Wet Noodle.
Re:No, I think this guy has a point...
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I think this wariness comes from getting shafted from upgrades in the past. Windows apps don't always like to be upgraded or upgrade 'smoothly'. My opinion, take it or leave it.
Why is it that everytime something mentioning windows comes up, this braindead mine vs. yours battle begins? Who gives a shit? Windows users like windows no matter what, and those who can't take it any more seek alternatives. Linux is an alternative for some and a deterrent to others.
At the end of the day, we all know what we like. Stop the nonsensical posts, and stick with the subject at hand. Please.
What's mandrake remote admin? I've been running mandrake since 6.5 (macmillan release of 6.1) and have never seen this. More hot air or do you have facts?
Step 1: Clean, fresh install of XP Pro corporate.
Step 2: The requisite reboots until everything works.
Step 3: Leave the office, set computer to hibernate for fun.
I. Results
A. Blue screen of death upon return to office.
B. Reboot yielded '/windows/config file is missing or corrupt'.
C. Much cursing and a swearing off of anything Microsoft.
XP isn't as wonderful as people would have you believe. A short trip to google inquiring about repairing this mess will result in endless posts.
I think the biggest roadblock is Linux itself. Linux needs to be able to handle multimedia out of the box, for almost any soundcard/network card/video card. Until this happens, what's the point of pushing Linux as a gaming OS? Don't put the cart before the horse..
I believe it was mentioned awhile back that Amiga was working on a multimedia layer that could be grafted to Linux systems. Whether or not this happened, it's still a good idea. With this MM layer, you could write truly hardware independent games, and the only user requirement would be that they have this layer installed.
Don't forget XFree4.2 is bleeding edge. Most linux users out there that have Radeons will be glad to read your post because I'm betting everyone's still running XFree4.10. This is news to me, and brand new news at that. Good to hear though.
Just as an offtopic aside, the Banshee is/was well supported in XFree4. I used to talk to Darryl Strauss almost daily when he was hacking together drivers for this card and I can say that Quake3 ran fairly nicely on it. UT ran fine also. This is just a config issue.
Keep in mind Transgaming's goal in life. Once they recoup X amount of dollars to recover development costs, their code is going to be merged into the public wine tree and open sourced. So everyone that 'subscribes' contributes to the software being free eventually. Sounds like a good business plan to me, everyone gets what they want.
Nvidia has good drivers now, starting with the 1541 series and currently with the 2314's. There are snags that newbies hit, but it has more to do with zero experience with linux than anything else.
I have had no trouble with 3d under the new drivers and mandrake 8.1. In fact, I help people daily with getting it setup. It's really not that hard and if I could code worth a shit I'd probably make a decent installer for it.
Matrox and ATI on the other hand, have crap for 3d drivers. The Radeon series is only a wack framebuffer driver that supports no 3d whatsoever. I don't know about the rest of their cards but who cares? Nobody has 3d support and framerates under linux like Nvidia. ATI and Matrox are helpful? Then where are the closed/open source Radeon 3d drivers? They don't exist. At least Nvidia cares enough to *make* drivers.
Next time someone recommends Nvidia, you can nod your head, knowing they're right.
...That's the only place these kooks are going to get any relief. Oh wait, the earth itself generates a magnetic field. Maybe these folks are the secret grandchildren of Molemen, surfacing once to take a bride with a human woman, impregnate her, then descend into the caves again.
Well, it's possible. If one completely insane guy can convince a town to cut off radio communications, anything is possible.
Come on now, when is the last time you actually *mailed* a letter? Most transactions to pay bills are available online now...eventually post mail will become a spam-filled memory.
I'd like to see a list of my posts, along with who moderated them to what level. Moderators should be given more responsibility to do what's right, i.e. mod up interesting/insightful posts rather than mod down trolls. Trolls and redundant/flame posts are not hard to mod down but an AC that posts something good is difficult to mod up at times.
Consider balancing the karma system..if you give someone moderator rights, and 5 points, make 2 of those negative points and the remaining 3 positive.
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This is admittedly offtopic yet somewhat relevant: What if the internet had never happened? We would still see splintering of ethnic and regional groups based on various criteria. Linux would probably not be as widespread as it is now. The issue I have with Katz and his latest ramble is that he operates on the assumption that the internet has somehow fed social splintering and driven a digital divide between individuals in regional communities. On the contrary, people worldwide are open to new ideas from people they normally would never meet or speak to in real life. People who are racist will gladly carry on an online conversation with the race of their ire due to the shield of anonymity that the net allows. This goes for all prejudices, and nobody can claim they have none. The internet has been a larger bridge to new people and new ideas than anything in history, maybe even surpassing that of the printing press.
Long live the internet.
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True dat. And why choose a laptop, of all things, to install it on? Laptops are notoriously picky and have the most wacked out hardware configurations imaginable. Can you say proprietary?
This guy gets 100 lashes from the Afrosheen Wet Noodle.
I think this wariness comes from getting shafted from upgrades in the past. Windows apps don't always like to be upgraded or upgrade 'smoothly'. My opinion, take it or leave it.
Why is it that everytime something mentioning windows comes up, this braindead mine vs. yours battle begins? Who gives a shit? Windows users like windows no matter what, and those who can't take it any more seek alternatives. Linux is an alternative for some and a deterrent to others.
At the end of the day, we all know what we like. Stop the nonsensical posts, and stick with the subject at hand. Please.
What's mandrake remote admin? I've been running mandrake since 6.5 (macmillan release of 6.1) and have never seen this. More hot air or do you have facts?
Step 1: Clean, fresh install of XP Pro corporate.
Step 2: The requisite reboots until everything works.
Step 3: Leave the office, set computer to hibernate for fun.
I. Results
A. Blue screen of death upon return to office.
B. Reboot yielded '/windows/config file is missing or corrupt'.
C. Much cursing and a swearing off of anything Microsoft.
XP isn't as wonderful as people would have you believe. A short trip to google inquiring about repairing this mess will result in endless posts.
So true. Please someone mod this up.
I think he was referring to *their* prices, not retailers cleaning their shelves.
When's the last time you saw a linux user whining about IBM? They've been betting their future on linux if you haven't noticed.
I think the biggest roadblock is Linux itself. Linux needs to be able to handle multimedia out of the box, for almost any soundcard/network card/video card. Until this happens, what's the point of pushing Linux as a gaming OS? Don't put the cart before the horse..
I believe it was mentioned awhile back that Amiga was working on a multimedia layer that could be grafted to Linux systems. Whether or not this happened, it's still a good idea. With this MM layer, you could write truly hardware independent games, and the only user requirement would be that they have this layer installed.
Score = -1 Troll, -1 Flamebait.
Don't forget XFree4.2 is bleeding edge. Most linux users out there that have Radeons will be glad to read your post because I'm betting everyone's still running XFree4.10. This is news to me, and brand new news at that. Good to hear though.
Just as an offtopic aside, the Banshee is/was well supported in XFree4. I used to talk to Darryl Strauss almost daily when he was hacking together drivers for this card and I can say that Quake3 ran fairly nicely on it. UT ran fine also. This is just a config issue.
Keep in mind Transgaming's goal in life. Once they recoup X amount of dollars to recover development costs, their code is going to be merged into the public wine tree and open sourced. So everyone that 'subscribes' contributes to the software being free eventually. Sounds like a good business plan to me, everyone gets what they want.
Nvidia has good drivers now, starting with the 1541 series and currently with the 2314's. There are snags that newbies hit, but it has more to do with zero experience with linux than anything else.
I have had no trouble with 3d under the new drivers and mandrake 8.1. In fact, I help people daily with getting it setup. It's really not that hard and if I could code worth a shit I'd probably make a decent installer for it.
Matrox and ATI on the other hand, have crap for 3d drivers. The Radeon series is only a wack framebuffer driver that supports no 3d whatsoever. I don't know about the rest of their cards but who cares? Nobody has 3d support and framerates under linux like Nvidia. ATI and Matrox are helpful? Then where are the closed/open source Radeon 3d drivers? They don't exist. At least Nvidia cares enough to *make* drivers.
Next time someone recommends Nvidia, you can nod your head, knowing they're right.
"Irish Inventor Says Cracks World's Energy Needs"
So, there you have it. Crack cocaine will fix any future energy crisis. Need more proof?
- It has been a pipe-dream of inventors since Leonardo da Vinci, but has the secret of free energy now been found in Ireland?
Crack? Pipe dream? I think you see what they're telling us. So crack is good after all.
...That's the only place these kooks are going to get any relief. Oh wait, the earth itself generates a magnetic field. Maybe these folks are the secret grandchildren of Molemen, surfacing once to take a bride with a human woman, impregnate her, then descend into the caves again.
Well, it's possible. If one completely insane guy can convince a town to cut off radio communications, anything is possible.
I don't consider that post mail, I consider that 'shipping'.
Come on now, when is the last time you actually *mailed* a letter? Most transactions to pay bills are available online now...eventually post mail will become a spam-filled memory.
Is it just me, or is it hard to take a post written by "gayrod" seriously? LOL
I'd like to see a list of my posts, along with who moderated them to what level. Moderators should be given more responsibility to do what's right, i.e. mod up interesting/insightful posts rather than mod down trolls. Trolls and redundant/flame posts are not hard to mod down but an AC that posts something good is difficult to mod up at times.
Consider balancing the karma system..if you give someone moderator rights, and 5 points, make 2 of those negative points and the remaining 3 positive.
This is admittedly offtopic yet somewhat relevant: What if the internet had never happened? We would still see splintering of ethnic and regional groups based on various criteria. Linux would probably not be as widespread as it is now. The issue I have with Katz and his latest ramble is that he operates on the assumption that the internet has somehow fed social splintering and driven a digital divide between individuals in regional communities. On the contrary, people worldwide are open to new ideas from people they normally would never meet or speak to in real life. People who are racist will gladly carry on an online conversation with the race of their ire due to the shield of anonymity that the net allows. This goes for all prejudices, and nobody can claim they have none. The internet has been a larger bridge to new people and new ideas than anything in history, maybe even surpassing that of the printing press.
Long live the internet.
Don't you mean to escape cracking? A pretty significant distinction IMHO.
What's with the 2.2x series kernel? Shouldn't it be running iptables on 2.4.x instead? It is a firewall after all...
Check out this snippet at the end:
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What the hell? Someone is actually trolling under a normal user name? The end is definitely near.