Palm doesn't want BeOS at all. They bought Be for their BeIA Architecture, which is their embedded OS to compete with WinCE, Linux, etc. on portables.
I'm usually rather neutral regarding open vs. closed source, but I think opening the BeOS code would really be a great idea, even if its just a way to provide continued support to the BeOS users out there. I've tried to find out what Palm's intentions are regarding BeOS, but most of the Be sites have gone offline it seems. Hopefully, Palm will release the code, or at least sell it off to someone else, who may want to carry on with BeOS.
Linux really needs something like OSX, so incredible GUI and applications (and support!), that everything you want to do, you can just do it as "point and click".
.. of course people that don't want those automatically installed guis and want to configure everything by themselfs can still install e.g slackware and install all the components they want..
In short, Linux needs to drop X.
Hmm, it sure would be nice if Apple would port Aqua to Linux (or, better yet, open source it).
Does anyone remember when Corel "ported" WordPerfect Office to Linux, using Wine? Does anyone remember how bad it was? I can only imagine how bad DirectX games would suck when run under Wine.
Whats wrong with OpenGL anyway? Instead of trying to use DirectX, developers need to be convinced to go with open alternatives.
Second is this cool one called WinXP. Read in today's business news that sales are so low that it's already a niche product, cause noone's buying it, and less than any prior release.
Maybe sales are so low because it's not even available yet.
If you wish to have an XP machine that does not contact M$ home ba$e to register, simply use the following "God Mode" number.
It activates all modes of your computer, disables all checking and lets you use XP as M$ never intended.
I believe in order for this to work, you would still need to obtain the volume license version, which is available through Microsoft's corporate licensing programs, which if course would come with its own key anyway.
Fact: Star office is made by Sun, a comany name that is not easily ridiculed. By contrast, Microsoft is regularly referred to as Microsloth, Microsucks, Micro$oft, and Micro~1 on slashdot. Who'se better suited for the corporate desktop now, bitch?
When was it that/. was determined to be THE voice of the corporate computing world?
Maybe if Real Player wasn't an obtrusive, annoying piece of Spyware, it would be installed on more desktops.
I refuse to install it, for several reasons.
1. It's intrusive - you have to enter your email address, postal code, etc.
2. It slows your system down with all the crap it loads (ie StartCenter)
3. It crashes constantly. And when StartCenter is enabled, it causes the system to crash constantly. I don't know how many times I've had people in the office complain about their computers crashing all the time, which I remedied by removing StartCenter.
Instead of whining about MS' bundling practices, perhaps Real should work on improving their product, and removing some of the Spyware components from it.
After all, I don't use Windows Media Player for MP3s. Winamp does that quite nicely.
Leave it to Slashdot, bashing Microsoft again while not having a clue about the reasons behind the lack of a JVM in Windows XP.
The reason there's no JVM included with Windows XP is due to terms of a settlement between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. Basically, Sun told them not to do it. More information can be found Here.
In summary, Windows Update may be useful to upgrade those 4 or 5 apps you mainly use,
Windows Update can upgrade applications? Since when? Windows Update only handles the OS-related updates. You have to seek out all of your application upgrades (Well, Office has Office Update).
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Why the fuck did you add a water-cooling kit to your laptop???
Do YOU smoke crack? A Dimension 8100 is a Desktop, you twit. Did you even look at the pictures?
Palm does not want to make BeOS OSS.
Palm doesn't want BeOS at all. They bought Be for their BeIA Architecture, which is their embedded OS to compete with WinCE, Linux, etc. on portables.
I'm usually rather neutral regarding open vs. closed source, but I think opening the BeOS code would really be a great idea, even if its just a way to provide continued support to the BeOS users out there. I've tried to find out what Palm's intentions are regarding BeOS, but most of the Be sites have gone offline it seems. Hopefully, Palm will release the code, or at least sell it off to someone else, who may want to carry on with BeOS.
Great, this will be the 106,102th standard graphics system for Linux!
OK, I'm familliar with X, and with DirectFB now. Care to list the other 106,100 please?
Linux really needs something like OSX, so incredible GUI and applications (and support!), that everything you want to do, you can just do it as "point and click".
.. of course people that don't want those automatically installed guis and want to configure everything by themselfs can still install e.g slackware and install all the components they want..
In short, Linux needs to drop X.
Hmm, it sure would be nice if Apple would port Aqua to Linux (or, better yet, open source it).
No Way.
:)
It'll be Mandrake XP
What about BeOS? BeOS was created from the ground-up as a "Media OS", isn't this exactly the sort of thing to use it for?
Unfortunately, BeOS' future is kind of unclear at the moment, however, I think it'd be worth it to seriously look at BeOS for this individual.
I'm fluent in English
Are you sure?
They don't need half assed hobbyis crapware
I didn't think so...
Does anyone remember when Corel "ported" WordPerfect Office to Linux, using Wine? Does anyone remember how bad it was? I can only imagine how bad DirectX games would suck when run under Wine.
Whats wrong with OpenGL anyway? Instead of trying to use DirectX, developers need to be convinced to go with open alternatives.
Considering that writing a virus could be considered terrorism, and prosecuted as suck, I don't know that this would be the best idea...
In the US maybe...
Second is this cool one called WinXP. Read in today's business news that sales are so low that it's already a niche product, cause noone's buying it, and less than any prior release.
Maybe sales are so low because it's not even available yet.
Try again after its release date, October 25th.
I guess you didn't read the article, did you?
e s/ gnome-2.0-lib-alpha1
As soon as the mirrors update, you can get the release from:
ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/pre-gnome2/releas
There's some more information information posted on LinuxToday
/. grammar school!
Another graduate of the
Although I new Linux would fare the best
/. grammar class
Welcome to
If you wish to have an XP machine that does not contact M$ home ba$e to register, simply use the following "God Mode" number.
It activates all modes of your computer, disables all checking and lets you use XP as M$ never intended.
I believe in order for this to work, you would still need to obtain the volume license version, which is available through Microsoft's corporate licensing programs, which if course would come with its own key anyway.
Fact: Star office is made by Sun, a comany name that is not easily ridiculed. By contrast, Microsoft is regularly referred to as Microsloth, Microsucks, Micro$oft, and Micro~1 on slashdot. Who'se better suited for the corporate desktop now, bitch?
/. was determined to be THE voice of the corporate computing world?
When was it that
After all they do have "Moore's Law (of cpu marketing)" which states that they WILL double the Mhz every 18 months or so.
I thought Moore's law said the number of TRANSISTORS will double every 18 months.
The elitist Open Source guy strikes again!
Under the guise of an anonymous coward, no less.
Maybe if Real Player wasn't an obtrusive, annoying piece of Spyware, it would be installed on more desktops.
I refuse to install it, for several reasons.
1. It's intrusive - you have to enter your email address, postal code, etc.
2. It slows your system down with all the crap it loads (ie StartCenter)
3. It crashes constantly. And when StartCenter is enabled, it causes the system to crash constantly. I don't know how many times I've had people in the office complain about their computers crashing all the time, which I remedied by removing StartCenter.
Instead of whining about MS' bundling practices, perhaps Real should work on improving their product, and removing some of the Spyware components from it.
After all, I don't use Windows Media Player for MP3s. Winamp does that quite nicely.
Neither, there isn't going to BE a Quake IV.
As far as I know, the P4 IS SMP enabled already. I believe there are even P4 XEON chips out now.
The reason there's no JVM included with Windows XP is due to terms of a settlement between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. Basically, Sun told them not to do it. More information can be found Here.
In summary, Windows Update may be useful to upgrade those 4 or 5 apps you mainly use, Windows Update can upgrade applications? Since when? Windows Update only handles the OS-related updates. You have to seek out all of your application upgrades (Well, Office has Office Update).
SmartTags are also DISABLED by default, so until one enables the feature, everything is the same as its always been. Whats the problem?
Sure, you could download all of those Mp3s, but they'd sound like shit compared to CD audio.
Actually, didn't IE start at version 2.0? Which would only really put it at v4 now?