They already checksum each file as it is installed (autogenerating the CONTENTS file), and refuse in the future to modify, delete, etc files that have been modified, therefore protecting you from customizations or packages that overwrote files).
Gentoo does these. Checksumming is an integral part of the install process, and a package isn't installed if the checksum fails. If you read the Gentoo Portage manual, you will see that it has config file protection, which is fully configurable. New config files are stored with a different filename, and you can use the etc-update tool to interactively merge the old and new config files.
I've also seen the gentoo system screw up royally and delete files its not supposed to because it didn't understand that something else had installed a package (or a different version of a package), and wind up trashing all the custom work the user did.
If you upgrade a package, you are supposed to clean the old version away. If you don't, both the old and the new package will be listed in the Portage database as being installed. The problem you described sounds like the user uninstalled the package instead of cleaning it. A clean will remove files that are in the old version but aren't in the new, leaving the new version intact. An uninstall, on the other hand, will remove everything that was part of the old package, including files that may be part of the new version. Of course, this may break the new version.
Earlier this year, I was trying to decide which OS/distro I should try next. I narrrowed the list down to two choices: Debian (because apt makes things easy to administer) and FreeBSD (because the ports system makes compiling my own apps easy). Then I discovered Gentoo. It has an excellent ports-like system (Portage) which also takes care of dependencies. I don't know much about FreeBSD's ports system but I hear that Portage is better.
Sorry if I sound like a troll (I'm just adding my two cents), but Gentoo seems to have the best of both the FreeBSD and GNU/Linux worlds. I get the increased app compatibility of GNU/Linux with a great ports system.
They have the perfect name for selling toilet paper: "Microsoft toilet paper is the softest you can buy". And of course they can always make up some BS about Micro standing for something like microfibre: "Microsoft toilet paper is the softest you can buy, and our unique microfibres leave you cleaner without irritation!"
Of course, you'll have to agree to a EULA before you use it, but MS will conveniently put it inside the shrinkwrap. You'll need to open it just to read it. Irritating indeed.
Would you buy such a product? I know I wouldn't. The floral pattern (which would be replaced by 'flying Windows' logos) doesn't even deserve my faeces.
From the article: "...Dr Who's 17th season, finds the doctor teaming up with Romana (Lalla Ward) and K9 (John Leeson)..."
So is K9 going to be some guy (John Leeson) in a suit??? How will he fit in there? From what I remember, K9 was much smaller than a normal-size human. Is John Leeson some kind of midget?
CeBIT is better anyway
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I've always preferred CeBIT to Comdex anyway. It's more varied in scope.
Yes, this is a matter that deserves some concern. IBM have been known to be just as monopolistic and devious as Microsoft, and this may just be a trojan horse to gain some leverage over the kernel development process. IBM will completely own all the information that goes through the system, giving them to power (should they choose to use it) to 'moderate' (or even censor) bug reports in a manner that can direct development in a way which benefits them.
...cue for some fanatic to proclaim, "It's the face of {Jesus|Mary|Muhammad|Buddha|etc.}!!!", followed by some cheesy explanation like "God is light, and He creates life. Just like the Sun!!!"
He was also (among many others) the voice of Troy McClure, who you may remember from such films as "I Was a Teenage Pr0n Junkie," "Goat.se.cx Boogie," and "Karma Whores in 3D."
I wish he had said that! Here's my favourite one: "Hi, I'm Troy Maclure. You may remember me from such films as Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die, and Gladys, the Groovy Mule!"
Troy: Can I play the piano anymore? Dr Zaius: Of course you can! Troy: Well I couldn't before! *plays piano*
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They could redefine the Kamasutra, but it'd be hell cleaning up after the money shots!
I read somewhere that bacteria in Mir and the ISS have been known to mutate to the stage where they can eat through titanium. What would the extra protein in semen do for them?
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p2p at work? Pr0n will acquire a whole new meaning when you can pull it in over your company's T3 line.
Earlier this year, I was trying to decide which OS/distro I should try next. I narrrowed the list down to two choices: Debian (because apt makes things easy to administer) and FreeBSD (because the ports system makes compiling my own apps easy). Then I discovered Gentoo. It has an excellent ports-like system (Portage) which also takes care of dependencies. I don't know much about FreeBSD's ports system but I hear that Portage is better.
Sorry if I sound like a troll (I'm just adding my two cents), but Gentoo seems to have the best of both the FreeBSD and GNU/Linux worlds. I get the increased app compatibility of GNU/Linux with a great ports system.
Stop it! All that talk of camels is making Perl look bad!
The point is that a Californian organisation is using something "designed by a Texas company". Now that is "a radical departure"!
:)
Maybe I'm reading this wrong?
I personally would like to see how this compares to the OpenGL implementation in the nVIDIA Linux drivers. Anybody got any benchmark figures?
They have the perfect name for selling toilet paper: "Microsoft toilet paper is the softest you can buy". And of course they can always make up some BS about Micro standing for something like microfibre: "Microsoft toilet paper is the softest you can buy, and our unique microfibres leave you cleaner without irritation!"
Of course, you'll have to agree to a EULA before you use it, but MS will conveniently put it inside the shrinkwrap. You'll need to open it just to read it. Irritating indeed.
Would you buy such a product? I know I wouldn't. The floral pattern (which would be replaced by 'flying Windows' logos) doesn't even deserve my faeces.
It's called a joke, dumbass!
From the article: "...Dr Who's 17th season, finds the doctor teaming up with Romana (Lalla Ward) and K9 (John Leeson)..."
So is K9 going to be some guy (John Leeson) in a suit??? How will he fit in there? From what I remember, K9 was much smaller than a normal-size human. Is John Leeson some kind of midget?
I've always preferred CeBIT to Comdex anyway. It's more varied in scope.
Yes, this is a matter that deserves some concern. IBM have been known to be just as monopolistic and devious as Microsoft, and this may just be a trojan horse to gain some leverage over the kernel development process. IBM will completely own all the information that goes through the system, giving them to power (should they choose to use it) to 'moderate' (or even censor) bug reports in a manner that can direct development in a way which benefits them.
So we can have multiple sunsets? :)
At the very least they could've used PNGs. GIFs are evil.
...cue for some fanatic to proclaim, "It's the face of {Jesus|Mary|Muhammad|Buddha|etc.}!!!", followed by some cheesy explanation like "God is light, and He creates life. Just like the Sun!!!"
It's a miracle!!!
Sincere Choice
Open Source Initiative
Why Free Software's Long Run TCO must be lower
Open Source is good for America - US military advised (This is about the military, but parts can also apply to business. Read the report linked at the end of that article.)
Mandrake Linux Business Cases
Consulting Times
Open Source - ready for business
Open Source on the Business Desktop
Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!
A Hard Look at Linux's Claimed Strengths
You need to see the Anti Auto-theft series at StickDeath.com (requires Flash): 1, 2, 3.
I wouldn't mind having an ED 209 minding my place. Although if someone did break into my house there wouldn't be much left of it at the end...
A robot that can say "Danger, Will Robinson" and actually mean it!
I can't believe I made a post about Troy Maclure and I didn't link to here.
My favourite Troy episode is where he does the musical version of The Planet of the Apes
They could redefine the Kamasutra, but it'd be hell cleaning up after the money shots!
I read somewhere that bacteria in Mir and the ISS have been known to mutate to the stage where they can eat through titanium. What would the extra protein in semen do for them?
Does anything matter at Slashdot? BTW, here's a Google cache and a PDF version of the article.
So what's the significance of tentacles, then?
OOH! Apple Tattoos are so SEXY! What part of her body did she put it on? Anyone got copies of the pictures?