actually, I thought that was where it shined. More users == more channels to run search queries through, which means you get what you're looking for faster.
I thought AOL pulled the plug at 0.48, so what's with these new versions? Who is producing them? Are they official? Are more coming?
In the interest of protecting those involved, it can only be said that these versions are being produced by someone with access to the source code. No, of course they're not official in the GnullSoft sense, but they do come from a trusted source. I would certainly expect more versions, since we've already seen several materialize.
The story goes something like this (this is all secondhand knowledge, blah blah blah).
The boys at (G)Nullsoft have a friendly rivalry with the Napster camp. Justin said he could write up a quick piece of software that did the same job Napster does, only better (truly anonymous file sharing, distributed, potentially unlimited bandwidth). He wrote it, AOL shut it down, the source was leaked, and Gnutella was born.
It's already reached the point the Gap is at. Remember the commercial campaign showing how "down home folks" use MS products to manage their farms, schools, etc.?
If they didn't, we'd be seeing flame after flame about how they weren't covering all the relevant news. Think about it. If they didn't post these stories, you'd just hear some submitter bitching about how/. is just full of linux zealots who just want to spread more accolades about the wondrous operating system. I don't think they have any choice in this matter.
Unfortunately, the linux zealots seem to be bitching about the links being nothing but FUD anyway. So they really can't win in this matter.
You gotta be kidding me. I post an article as #18, the first person responding to a serious question about the purposes of this language, after reading page after page of crap from the trolls, spammers, and dickheads that come here, and my post gets modded "Redundant"? That's it, I'm trolling from now on.
Pascal is a great language for students. It's simple, straightforward, linear, and it teaches the basics needed to become a semi-decent coder. Having a current free version makes this an excellent choice for schools, who need an entry-level language like this but don't feel like paying for licenses.
I know this has been suggested before, but I still think the idea has a great deal of merit. Instead of emulating a GameBoy on a Palm, why not emulate a Palm on a GameBoy? These little machines are colorful, easy to use, have monster battery life, and the older versions are tanks. Those things could survive a bomb blast. Using blank cartridges for storage (or some nifty sorta storage device with that little i/o port usually used for multiplayer), you have infinite storage, and it's cheap. Sure, no graffiti, but I always thought it did more harm than good anyway (I seem to recall an article rendering people unable to write after extended use of graffiti.)
If you like small and cheap, you might like the EspressoPC from Saint Song. Ars Technica did a review on it, and they seemed to really like it. Just think, a middle of the road machine twice the size of a Game Boy. Even better than a hacked I-Opener.
Of course, if said friend really wants this job, then as another poster has said, "prove" that she didn't do it and hope for the best.
Doesn't anybody read the damn articles anymore? If you clicked the "Read More..." link, instead of blindly posting, you would have seen that she indeed DID get her job back, after going to the county courthouse and proving her innocence.
I think that as long as one distribution doesn't own too much of the market share, they'll have to play nice - it'll be in their best interest. If one gets popular, it'll stop being in their best interest to do so, and they'll stop. Bleak, huh?
If this were to happen, I believe a rather interesting phenomenon would develop. After a distro is crowned "most popular", the company in charge of it will try to ride the wave as long as possible, slowing down projects and development in the hopes of juicing as much profit as possible. Then, as a result of that, another distro will pop up that has shown a significant amount of improvement and involvement than the other, and take the title. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
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bbspot is a fake news site, kinda like The Onion. Check your sources.
I am not a developer, nor do I have much experience with open source besides my occasional forays into linux. Given that, I am slightly confused as to how putting a standard copyright on source code can keep a developer from adding whatever copyrighted source they feel useful, and packaging it as their own. How do the original developers/copyright holders prove that the code was "plagiarized", short of a court order when the suspicion arises? If a person decides to release a binary-only version of their software with stolen code from an open source (including any copyleft) project, how do the original authors verify the code was stolen?
suddenly, Real, Quicktime etc. can get a foot in the door. Are you suggesting that Real doesn't have their foot in the door? Last time I checked, it was a very popular piece of software, spying features or no.
I would wager that The Offspring had this in mind all along. Imagine this: 1. The members of the Offspring realize this whole free sharing of music without their control is a Very Bad Idea. 2. They publicly announce that they support Napster by allowing any user to download their songs. 3. In a very smart attempt to make the Napster folks look like asses, they start bootlegging T-Shirts, hats, and stickers. Currently, the only way Napster can directly make any money is by selling merchandise(there's a lot of investor support, but no actual means of profiting as of yet). Therefore, by bootlegging the only actual physical product (however minor) Napster has, the Offspring give them a taste of their own medicine. Not only does this succeed in making Napster look pretty stupid, it also does it without alienating their fans. Good Job!
I think the point these (p)reviews are trying to make, rather than show how crappy 3dfx products may or may not have become, is to show exactly what is in store for users that are considering a purchase of one of the new cards. Most people who read these reviews have a clue as to the current state of the product vs. the possible future state of the drivers/production board/etc.
Anybody who's taken a serious look at these reviews knows that the Voodoo 5 is gonna kick some serious butt.
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Funny how somebody with the nick "Frymaster" mentions convection....
Oh well, my brownies are done.
actually, I thought that was where it shined. More users == more channels to run search queries through, which means you get what you're looking for faster.
More bandwidth for files, but napster servers get crowded quickly. I can't count the number of times I've been unable to logon due to full servers.
From the Gnutella FAQ:
I thought AOL pulled the plug at 0.48, so what's with these new versions? Who is producing them? Are they official? Are more coming? In the interest of protecting those involved, it can only be said that these versions are being produced by someone with access to the source code. No, of course they're not official in the GnullSoft sense, but they do come from a trusted source. I would certainly expect more versions, since we've already seen several materialize.
By unlimited bandwidth, I mean that for every user there is, there's that much more bandwidth for the network in it's entirety.
At least, releasing it was an afterthought.
The story goes something like this (this is all secondhand knowledge, blah blah blah).
The boys at (G)Nullsoft have a friendly rivalry with the Napster camp. Justin said he could write up a quick piece of software that did the same job Napster does, only better (truly anonymous file sharing, distributed, potentially unlimited bandwidth). He wrote it, AOL shut it down, the source was leaked, and Gnutella was born.
It's already reached the point the Gap is at. Remember the commercial campaign showing how "down home folks" use MS products to manage their farms, schools, etc.?
Glad I'm not a redneck.
If they didn't, we'd be seeing flame after flame about how they weren't covering all the relevant news. Think about it. If they didn't post these stories, you'd just hear some submitter bitching about how /. is just full of linux zealots who just want to spread more accolades about the wondrous operating system. I don't think they have any choice in this matter.
Unfortunately, the linux zealots seem to be bitching about the links being nothing but FUD anyway. So they really can't win in this matter.
You gotta be kidding me. I post an article as #18, the first person responding to a serious question about the purposes of this language, after reading page after page of crap from the trolls, spammers, and dickheads that come here, and my post gets modded "Redundant"? That's it, I'm trolling from now on.
Pascal is a great language for students. It's simple, straightforward, linear, and it teaches the basics needed to become a semi-decent coder. Having a current free version makes this an excellent choice for schools, who need an entry-level language like this but don't feel like paying for licenses.
Besides, Drug Wars was written in Pascal. =]
I know this has been suggested before, but I still think the idea has a great deal of merit. Instead of emulating a GameBoy on a Palm, why not emulate a Palm on a GameBoy? These little machines are colorful, easy to use, have monster battery life, and the older versions are tanks. Those things could survive a bomb blast. Using blank cartridges for storage (or some nifty sorta storage device with that little i/o port usually used for multiplayer), you have infinite storage, and it's cheap. Sure, no graffiti, but I always thought it did more harm than good anyway (I seem to recall an article rendering people unable to write after extended use of graffiti.)
If you like small and cheap, you might like the EspressoPC from Saint Song. Ars Technica did a review on it, and they seemed to really like it. Just think, a middle of the road machine twice the size of a Game Boy. Even better than a hacked I-Opener.
Clap on, Clap off.... The Dell MP3 Jukebox! Hmm, doesn't seem to have quite the same ring to it.
Of course, if said friend really wants this job, then as another poster has said, "prove" that she didn't do it and hope for the best.
Doesn't anybody read the damn articles anymore? If you clicked the "Read More..." link, instead of blindly posting, you would have seen that she indeed DID get her job back, after going to the county courthouse and proving her innocence.
For god's sake, check your stories.
I think that as long as one distribution doesn't own too much of the market share, they'll have to play nice - it'll be in their best interest. If one gets popular, it'll stop being in their best interest to do so, and they'll stop. Bleak, huh?
If this were to happen, I believe a rather interesting phenomenon would develop. After a distro is crowned "most popular", the company in charge of it will try to ride the wave as long as possible, slowing down projects and development in the hopes of juicing as much profit as possible. Then, as a result of that, another distro will pop up that has shown a significant amount of improvement and involvement than the other, and take the title. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
bbspot is a fake news site, kinda like The Onion. Check your sources.
I am not a developer, nor do I have much experience with open source besides my occasional forays into linux. Given that, I am slightly confused as to how putting a standard copyright on source code can keep a developer from adding whatever copyrighted source they feel useful, and packaging it as their own. How do the original developers/copyright holders prove that the code was "plagiarized", short of a court order when the suspicion arises? If a person decides to release a binary-only version of their software with stolen code from an open source (including any copyleft) project, how do the original authors verify the code was stolen?
suddenly, Real, Quicktime etc. can get a foot in the door.
Are you suggesting that Real doesn't have their foot in the door? Last time I checked, it was a very popular piece of software, spying features or no.
I would wager that The Offspring had this in mind all along.
Imagine this:
1. The members of the Offspring realize this whole free sharing of music without their control is a Very Bad Idea.
2. They publicly announce that they support Napster by allowing any user to download their songs.
3. In a very smart attempt to make the Napster folks look like asses, they start bootlegging T-Shirts, hats, and stickers.
Currently, the only way Napster can directly make any money is by selling merchandise(there's a lot of investor support, but no actual means of profiting as of yet). Therefore, by bootlegging the only actual physical product (however minor) Napster has, the Offspring give them a taste of their own medicine.
Not only does this succeed in making Napster look pretty stupid, it also does it without alienating their fans. Good Job!
How much do you think ANDN was paid to post this advertisement?
Don't forget to post a list of links. I'm sick and tired of sifting through 5 articles of crap in order to find the news I'd like to see.
It's not a browser, it's a minibrowser. It's just a wrapper to whatever the default browser is.
That's not true either. The first taste of milk has to be squirted into a baby's mouth. =p
I think the point these (p)reviews are trying to make, rather than show how crappy 3dfx products may or may not have become, is to show exactly what is in store for users that are considering a purchase of one of the new cards. Most people who read these reviews have a clue as to the current state of the product vs. the possible future state of the drivers/production board/etc.
Anybody who's taken a serious look at these reviews knows that the Voodoo 5 is gonna kick some serious butt.
You seem to forget that Microsoft owns a great share of Apple's stock now. Therefore, Apple's profit == Microsoft's profit.