Why is this a surprise to anyone? Microsoft was planning this back when.Net was first being formed. C# would be used as the internet language for Microsoft's vision of the future. But how to get rid of Java? They saw this opportunity and took it!
Surprise, surprise...
08/15/2001: Wednesday
Loki Is Dead... Score: -1 Insightful
Loki, a company devoted to porting popular Windows games to the Linux platform, filed for bankruptcy protection early this week. Although this may look like the official death of Linux as desktop alternative, posters on Slashdot insist that this is all "good news" for Linux enthusiasts.
Owing millions of dollars in licensing fees to various game developers, Loki failed to find a market selling games to people who are not used to paying for software. It seems the company could not convince enough game enthusiasts to shell out another fifty bucks for a Linux version of a game they already own for Windows.
Most of the posts on Slashdot mourned the loss of a another Linux-friendly company. Although this was one of many Linux bankruptcies in the past few months, users of the operating system maintain that the desktop OS war has already been fought and won... by Linux... dammit.
Slashdot prides itself on the open-mindedness of its readership and the lively egalitarian debates held on its pages. For example, in response to one post questioning the need for Linux as a mainstream desktop operating system, a user responded with a mature and reasoned post:
"Fuck the shut up, all of you! I'm writing a bot to make sure that any anti-Linux poster gets banned from/. or at least modded down. All of your negativity is getting in the way of our free and open forum."
It is fortunate that the Linux community has such an open and democratic forum to vent their frustrations [if they were frustrations, which they certainly aren't]. Just as Henry Ford offered the public a panoply of colors for his early automobiles as long as they were black, Slashdot accepts the entire spectrum of opinion on issues of open source and the free software movement.
"You are all a bunch of ridiculous fucktards," wrote a user named Anonymous Coward. "To all of you FUD-mongers who see Linux only as a server OS only, you should troll someplace else. You are not wanted here in our welcoming community. Slashdot is all about freedom of speech. So, shut the hell up before I use my various/. Logins to flame you into oblivion!"
The quality of opinions expressed on Slashdot have remained high even as the quantity of posts grows exponentially. The reason for the sudden rise in traffic may have something to do with the increase in the amount of free time the average dot-com worker has these days.
Since Slashdot as much a game as message board [users are objectively "scored" on every post], some have devised tricks to get their comments moderated up. One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is to pick a random quotation and plug in the appropriate proper nouns for instant wisdom.
"Loki is dead." wrote one poster. "Long live Loki."
"I come here to bury Loki, not to praise them."
"Forst Pist," added another. "All your base are belong to us!"
All told, the Linux community is upbeat [and not at all defensive] about the recent round of set-backs [if you want to call them that, because they're not "set-backs" at all].
In the aftermath of Loki's demise, however, Linux users will always have their old stand-by to fall back on: playing stolen Windows games.
Jim42688: Go ahead, mod me down because I stuck a mirror in front of you...
How come slashdot only supports open source, and if you support windows, you are modded down as flambait? You know and I know it, so you can mod me down now...
It won't work out because of things like this. Everyone wants their piece of the glory of being the next 'big thing' by being able to replace.NET, but because they are greedy, they lose sight of the real purpose and try to twist is to their personal gain instead of trying to write code that will actually help users and developers
I use the VersaPad from Interlink Electronics (69.95). It works VERY well with all these programs, and I strongly suggest getting one. Even if you have a mouse and want to enhance gesture recognition, it is a vey good deal.
Isn't it crazy that the two are even comparable? A reguler user may buy a Pentium 4 computer just because of the comfort of the Intel name and (on the surface) the fastest CPU available. AMD should try to come up with some advertising to inform the public of this, and maybe it can put them over Intel and become the leading chip company.
"Average suspension fees range from $28,000 to $150,000"
How could the average vary so widely, and what is a high cost?
Also, where is a theme park mentioned in the article? I didn't see it, but I am not the best reader in the world.
Slashdot Mirror
No, i'm not kidding. I'd type it up and submit it, but it's 5 pages long.
Have you tried programming in OpenGL? It's really hard. I have a book showing a 5 page example of opengl code. It's equivalent in Direct3D - 10 lines.
You could take your 764.8183556 US dollars to Turkey and be a billionaire...
Why is this a surprise to anyone? Microsoft was planning this back when .Net was first being formed. C# would be used as the internet language for Microsoft's vision of the future. But how to get rid of Java? They saw this opportunity and took it!
Surprise, surprise...
08/15/2001: Wednesday Loki Is Dead ... Score: -1 Insightful
Loki, a company devoted to porting popular Windows games to the Linux platform, filed for bankruptcy protection early this week. Although this may look like the official death of Linux as desktop alternative, posters on Slashdot insist that this is all "good news" for Linux enthusiasts.
Owing millions of dollars in licensing fees to various game developers, Loki failed to find a market selling games to people who are not used to paying for software. It seems the company could not convince enough game enthusiasts to shell out another fifty bucks for a Linux version of a game they already own for Windows.
Most of the posts on Slashdot mourned the loss of a another Linux-friendly company. Although this was one of many Linux bankruptcies in the past few months, users of the operating system maintain that the desktop OS war has already been fought and won ... by Linux ... dammit.
Slashdot prides itself on the open-mindedness of its readership and the lively egalitarian debates held on its pages. For example, in response to one post questioning the need for Linux as a mainstream desktop operating system, a user responded with a mature and reasoned post:
"Fuck the shut up, all of you! I'm writing a bot to make sure that any anti-Linux poster gets banned from /. or at least modded down. All of your negativity is getting in the way of our free and open forum."
It is fortunate that the Linux community has such an open and democratic forum to vent their frustrations [if they were frustrations, which they certainly aren't]. Just as Henry Ford offered the public a panoply of colors for his early automobiles as long as they were black, Slashdot accepts the entire spectrum of opinion on issues of open source and the free software movement.
"You are all a bunch of ridiculous fucktards," wrote a user named Anonymous Coward. "To all of you FUD-mongers who see Linux only as a server OS only, you should troll someplace else. You are not wanted here in our welcoming community. Slashdot is all about freedom of speech. So, shut the hell up before I use my various /. Logins to flame you into oblivion!"
The quality of opinions expressed on Slashdot have remained high even as the quantity of posts grows exponentially. The reason for the sudden rise in traffic may have something to do with the increase in the amount of free time the average dot-com worker has these days.
Since Slashdot as much a game as message board [users are objectively "scored" on every post], some have devised tricks to get their comments moderated up. One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is to pick a random quotation and plug in the appropriate proper nouns for instant wisdom.
"Loki is dead." wrote one poster. "Long live Loki."
"I come here to bury Loki, not to praise them."
"Forst Pist," added another. "All your base are belong to us!"
All told, the Linux community is upbeat [and not at all defensive] about the recent round of set-backs [if you want to call them that, because they're not "set-backs" at all].
In the aftermath of Loki's demise, however, Linux users will always have their old stand-by to fall back on: playing stolen Windows games.
Jim42688: Go ahead, mod me down because I stuck a mirror in front of you...
How come slashdot only supports open source, and if you support windows, you are modded down as flambait? You know and I know it, so you can mod me down now...
Microsoft will find a way to delay this until the end of the world.
Now, all you gotta do is put linux on one of those camera pills, and you'll have the smallest linux system in the world!
It won't work out because of things like this. Everyone wants their piece of the glory of being the next 'big thing' by being able to replace .NET, but because they are greedy, they lose sight of the real purpose and try to twist is to their personal gain instead of trying to write code that will actually help users and developers
but, Linus didn't have a PDA/web tablet/cell phone to develop for, so how could you say that it was developed only for desktops?
This is pretty cool, and I would like to use it on my own go kart, but any idea how much it would cost?
How soon will this useful to human beings?
Don't forgot, most of the groundwork for building memory has already been done, so Moore's Law doesn't apply.
I use the VersaPad from Interlink Electronics (69.95). It works VERY well with all these programs, and I strongly suggest getting one. Even if you have a mouse and want to enhance gesture recognition, it is a vey good deal.
Isn't it crazy that the two are even comparable? A reguler user may buy a Pentium 4 computer just because of the comfort of the Intel name and (on the surface) the fastest CPU available. AMD should try to come up with some advertising to inform the public of this, and maybe it can put them over Intel and become the leading chip company.
What does this have to do with the radio controlled airplanes?
Just what everyone wants. Yet another layer to another overly complex operating system. Come on, who wants to have to manage that much?
"Average suspension fees range from $28,000 to $150,000" How could the average vary so widely, and what is a high cost? Also, where is a theme park mentioned in the article? I didn't see it, but I am not the best reader in the world.