The tests I'm referring to are the read/write memory tests. They're over small amounts of memory within a page so the memory manager would have nothing to do with it. Not only that, if allocations are included in the test time, well, that's one inefficent test since it's ment to test hardware not OS overhead.
"Quick tabs" just show how counterproducutive tabs are in the first place. One must ask, why not just have the pages in seperate windows?
These tests don't really put Wine in a good light
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Wine is significantly slower in nearly half of the tests. And getting faster results during memory and CPU tests don't make any sense. The OS shouldn't have anything to do with the results of these tests. Maybe the results are skewed by the Wine's timer implementations?
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One follows its own naming conventions, the other doesn't. =)
Well, we run nearly 1000 WinXP lab machines as non-admin here that get used by thousands of users. None of them have ever ended up with spyware installing itself or anything. As administrators it's a pain in the ass to get a lot of software running but it's very possible to do.
ActiveX controls are no more or less secure than Firefox plugins. Just don't install malicious shit.
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If look at the security hole listings for IE, there are exactly 3 buffer overflow problems found in the entire history of the browser. Not exactly indicative of insecure coding. Look at Firefox for comparison.
Most of the IE security holes are cross-site scripting BS and things that require stupid users to work properly. And of course when running as non-admin, all the security exploits are irrelavent.
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I've been using IE since 4.0 and I've never been owned by any security exploit. The insecurity of IE is all FUD.
The problem is, as long as you don't actually have to drive yourself, these technologies tend to make you overconfident in your ability (or your car's ability) to not have an accident or to save your butt if there is one.
For example, when they started mandating seat belts in cars and installing airbags people drove faster and more recklessly believing at some level they would be protected in an accident. People in the cars were indeed safer, but there were more accidents and pedestrians were getting killed more often.
People don't take driving seriously because its way too easy and preceived to be safe. I saw some guy driving with two cell phones and steering with his elbows the other day. Ridiculous.
Pretty much all technologies have a flip-side especially ones that supposedly save lives.
You'd be surprised how much big governments and big corporations go hand in hand. Government regulation, which always gets out of control, is what creates these not-so-free markets in the first place.
Uhh...Windows is Microsoft's private property, it's not public domain. They're not obligated to do any of those things. You know, property is supposed to be protected in this country not regulated by the government.
No, its unlikely your Comcast cable is running on MS software. Comcast isn't running it widespread yet. Microsoft set-top boxes were made available in the Seattle area as a seperate service from regular digital/on-demand. Microsoft's actually solves a lot of the problems with current services such as channel load times.
Yeah that's right. It's interesting that Vista has a re-written audio stack that's pro-level and entirely in user-mode. Almost 0 latency and high fedelity all across it. Another feature most will ignore except for the per-app volume control.
This has been true for past versions of IIS, you don't have to restart the server when you make a configuration change...unlike say Apache. Although of course you have.htaccess for those minor directory-level changes.
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The tests I'm referring to are the read/write memory tests. They're over small amounts of memory within a page so the memory manager would have nothing to do with it. Not only that, if allocations are included in the test time, well, that's one inefficent test since it's ment to test hardware not OS overhead.
"Quick tabs" just show how counterproducutive tabs are in the first place. One must ask, why not just have the pages in seperate windows?
Wine is significantly slower in nearly half of the tests. And getting faster results during memory and CPU tests don't make any sense. The OS shouldn't have anything to do with the results of these tests. Maybe the results are skewed by the Wine's timer implementations?
One follows its own naming conventions, the other doesn't. =)
Well, we run nearly 1000 WinXP lab machines as non-admin here that get used by thousands of users. None of them have ever ended up with spyware installing itself or anything. As administrators it's a pain in the ass to get a lot of software running but it's very possible to do.
ActiveX controls are no more or less secure than Firefox plugins. Just don't install malicious shit.
If look at the security hole listings for IE, there are exactly 3 buffer overflow problems found in the entire history of the browser. Not exactly indicative of insecure coding. Look at Firefox for comparison.
Most of the IE security holes are cross-site scripting BS and things that require stupid users to work properly. And of course when running as non-admin, all the security exploits are irrelavent.
I've been using IE since 4.0 and I've never been owned by any security exploit. The insecurity of IE is all FUD.
Actually he was one of the first people outside Microsoft to be granted a license to the NT source code.
I don't understand why so many people on slashdot are quick to dismiss this.
One word, Purdue.
The problem is, as long as you don't actually have to drive yourself, these technologies tend to make you overconfident in your ability (or your car's ability) to not have an accident or to save your butt if there is one.
For example, when they started mandating seat belts in cars and installing airbags people drove faster and more recklessly believing at some level they would be protected in an accident. People in the cars were indeed safer, but there were more accidents and pedestrians were getting killed more often.
People don't take driving seriously because its way too easy and preceived to be safe. I saw some guy driving with two cell phones and steering with his elbows the other day. Ridiculous.
Pretty much all technologies have a flip-side especially ones that supposedly save lives.
You'd be surprised how much big governments and big corporations go hand in hand. Government regulation, which always gets out of control, is what creates these not-so-free markets in the first place.
Actually they DON'T use native widgets. Office has been getting into trouble over this for quite some time.
Uhh...Windows is Microsoft's private property, it's not public domain. They're not obligated to do any of those things. You know, property is supposed to be protected in this country not regulated by the government.
Users are to blame for putting up with crap and buying insecure software.
It's called "not finished".
Yeah and that would explain why the freedom-hating regimes in Iran and Syria are applauding their efforts.
No, its unlikely your Comcast cable is running on MS software. Comcast isn't running it widespread yet. Microsoft set-top boxes were made available in the Seattle area as a seperate service from regular digital/on-demand. Microsoft's actually solves a lot of the problems with current services such as channel load times.
Actually I believe it's Real who is bypassing the competition here through the socialist EU.
Why even bother to get software at all? Just write it yourself.
Yeah that's right. It's interesting that Vista has a re-written audio stack that's pro-level and entirely in user-mode. Almost 0 latency and high fedelity all across it. Another feature most will ignore except for the per-app volume control.
Well they already have Mobile Direct3D which runs on some high-end cell phones and PDAs.
Okay hypocrite.
"Flash, Meet Sparkle" and then linking to an article explaining how it has nothing to do with Flash at all.
This has been true for past versions of IIS, you don't have to restart the server when you make a configuration change...unlike say Apache. Although of course you have .htaccess for those minor directory-level changes.