Well, I'm really not too surprised. Although it is somewhat of a poster child for the open source movement, Apache isn't exactly the best web server software around.
It was essentially designed by committee, which means that while it has features to serve just about anyone's needs, it isn't exactly a good performer in any area. Apache is actually pretty slow when compared to commercial web servers such as IIS or iPlanet, and even pretty slow when compared to open source web servers such as Tux.
So really, what's the big deal here? Why should anyone care what kind of "market share" a not-for-profit software project has, anyway? It's not like open source is a competition.
What makes you think that something created by Apple and posted on their site is anything other than PR material and FUD? Just because it denounces one of the Slashdot "Great Satans" (Intel) doesn't neccessarily mean that it is anymore true than Intel marketing claiming that bigger Mhz == better.
And honestly, just because the G4 does better on some obscure Photoshop benchmarks really doesn't make up for its lack of scalability (as compared to RISC chips like the UltraSparc II and II) and its lack of good performance in real world applications (as compared to AMD and Intel x86 chips). Please stop the spread of pro-Apple FUD now.
Seriously though, why on earth would anybody want to run an IRC server on a major network? Is it for the money, or is it just for the women?
Although we may never determine the reasons behind the decisions made to run a public IRC server, I can tell you that these are the primary motivations that drive people to make "first post".
Guns are clearly designed to be a lethal weapon; however, there are many non-lethal and justifiable uses for guns
Oh please. Can you name a non-lethal use for a gun? One is reminded of the episode of the Simposons where Homer uses his gun to turn on lights in his house.
I am a rabid gun-rights supporter myself, but at least I refuse to lie about the issue at hand.
Just make sure that, if you are in the crime-commiting business, you cryptographically sign all of your documents, using something like PGP.
That way, if someone modifies the document between the time that it is seized and the time that it appears in court, it would at least be inadmissable.
Of course, you can count on law enforcement to conviently modify all of the documents that would have shown the defendent in a good light...
to get them revealed they need a court order, which you have the right to respond to if you please.
Ha! Like one could suggest that Australian courts dispense justice! This, in a country that still uses bootings to punish people who make prank phone calls!
Actually, I believe you just described anyone who works for a living (one could especially include programmers). Of course, this makes sense for Slashdot, which is populated mostly by 14-year-olds who don't have to work or 40-year-old GNU dirtbags who live in a squalid hovel and code free software until their landlord kicks them out.
Lawyers have adaptiveMorals (TM pending) which means they can change up their morality at any time.
And who the hell are you? Are you a lawyer? Do you know someone who is? You know, Linux users are all unhygenic communist hippies; just look at Richard Stallman!
Our modern society doesn't have to make physical threats to get people to consume at an ever increasing rate. All they have to do is to condition them at a young age to consume (witness Christmas, Halloween, etc.), and we won't have to worry about threatening people when their older, because consuming is all that they have ever done.
I don't know if that made sense. Maybe it's because I'm reading Brave New World right now (which is, btw, an excellent novel).
Hahaha! That's really funny, ASSHOLE! My parents are lawyers.
It's funny how the Slashdot readership appears to be open-minded and socially liberal at first glance, but, when you look closer, they're really just as bigoted as any KKK member.
Well... it looks like Linux is not an internet-compatible operating system, because, while it can do digital music and video, I can't download WinAmp over the internet and expect to run it.
Yes, of course, the government making sure that its current leaders stay in power is a great way to promote free choice and speech.
However, that's not how things work in America, where we have this silly thing called the "Bill of Rights" that says that we have a right to free speech. Of course, coming from a communist country, you probably weren't allowed to study the history of any free country in your state-controlled school curriculum.
Gramm, Leach and Bliley are three Republican Congressmen who have all received huge bribes (sometimes called campaign contributions) from the banking industry.
How can you consider yourself to be a "free speech advocate" and "anti-censorship" when you condemn one of our most fundamental means of expression as Americans, Michael? One of the best parts of our capitalist, free market economy is that we have money left over from paying all of our taxes to donate to worthy causes. Some donate to food banks, some donate to UNICEF. I donate to my local congressman, to make sure that he stays in office to continue to provide his excellent services to the country.
While some people are in favor of taking away our free speech (the liberals, and others who give their hypocritical support for "freedom" to kill a baby, but not freedom to choose what to do with your money.), I figured that at least here at Slashdot, among a group of reasonable and intelligent people, I could find libertarian authors who would at least support my right to express myself.
Think about it, if we took the campaign contributions out of politics, we would become an aristrocracy, with only those people who have enough personal wealth to run for office would govern us.
Let's have a look at the cold, hard facts, then, shall we?
First, let's get this clear that I really don't give a shit about whether AMD can get better FP performance than a Pentium IV, because I don't use CAD/CAM applications, and frankly, FP is NOT everything. With that said, I present the Quake III benchmarks. Notice, if you will, the page before it which contains the WebMark results for the respective chips, something else that is important to me.
Also notice this, which is the Pentium IV's superior performance in OpenGL, even under high-quality graphics modes.
AMD also tends to have notoriously unstable motherboard chipsets, as most hardware reviewers will tell you.
Now, I trust you will retract your statement that I am talking out my "a$$," as you so elegantly put it? Or are you going to keep trolling?
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It was essentially designed by committee, which means that while it has features to serve just about anyone's needs, it isn't exactly a good performer in any area. Apache is actually pretty slow when compared to commercial web servers such as IIS or iPlanet, and even pretty slow when compared to open source web servers such as Tux.
So really, what's the big deal here? Why should anyone care what kind of "market share" a not-for-profit software project has, anyway? It's not like open source is a competition.
And honestly, just because the G4 does better on some obscure Photoshop benchmarks really doesn't make up for its lack of scalability (as compared to RISC chips like the UltraSparc II and II) and its lack of good performance in real world applications (as compared to AMD and Intel x86 chips). Please stop the spread of pro-Apple FUD now.
So... looks like linux.biz is free. Who wants to pick it up before a cash-hemmorhaging Linux company takes it?
Although we may never determine the reasons behind the decisions made to run a public IRC server, I can tell you that these are the primary motivations that drive people to make "first post".
(as seen in someone's sig. Sorry I can't remember their UID right now)
HAHAHA!!! You made a funny!
Why don't you come back when you used a 32-way SGI Origin system, or perhaps a Sun E10k?
Oh please. Can you name a non-lethal use for a gun? One is reminded of the episode of the Simposons where Homer uses his gun to turn on lights in his house.
I am a rabid gun-rights supporter myself, but at least I refuse to lie about the issue at hand.
That way, if someone modifies the document between the time that it is seized and the time that it appears in court, it would at least be inadmissable.
Of course, you can count on law enforcement to conviently modify all of the documents that would have shown the defendent in a good light...
That is all.
I would pay some damn good money for one on eBay if I wasn't currently buying components for my new PC that I'm building.
Ha! Like one could suggest that Australian courts dispense justice! This, in a country that still uses bootings to punish people who make prank phone calls!
So, in other words, this would be completely evident if the police used, say, a laser guided missle to measure a car's speed instead of a radar gun?
And who the hell are you? Are you a lawyer? Do you know someone who is? You know, Linux users are all unhygenic communist hippies; just look at Richard Stallman!
I don't know if that made sense. Maybe it's because I'm reading Brave New World right now (which is, btw, an excellent novel).
All programmers lack any sense of morals! After all, a programmer had to have written Carnivore. There's just no other way of explaining it!
It's funny how the Slashdot readership appears to be open-minded and socially liberal at first glance, but, when you look closer, they're really just as bigoted as any KKK member.
...and the whining begins...
However, that's not how things work in America, where we have this silly thing called the "Bill of Rights" that says that we have a right to free speech. Of course, coming from a communist country, you probably weren't allowed to study the history of any free country in your state-controlled school curriculum.
How can you consider yourself to be a "free speech advocate" and "anti-censorship" when you condemn one of our most fundamental means of expression as Americans, Michael? One of the best parts of our capitalist, free market economy is that we have money left over from paying all of our taxes to donate to worthy causes. Some donate to food banks, some donate to UNICEF. I donate to my local congressman, to make sure that he stays in office to continue to provide his excellent services to the country.
While some people are in favor of taking away our free speech (the liberals, and others who give their hypocritical support for "freedom" to kill a baby, but not freedom to choose what to do with your money.), I figured that at least here at Slashdot, among a group of reasonable and intelligent people, I could find libertarian authors who would at least support my right to express myself.
Think about it, if we took the campaign contributions out of politics, we would become an aristrocracy, with only those people who have enough personal wealth to run for office would govern us.
First, let's get this clear that I really don't give a shit about whether AMD can get better FP performance than a Pentium IV, because I don't use CAD/CAM applications, and frankly, FP is NOT everything. With that said, I present the Quake III benchmarks. Notice, if you will, the page before it which contains the WebMark results for the respective chips, something else that is important to me.
Also notice this, which is the Pentium IV's superior performance in OpenGL, even under high-quality graphics modes.
AMD also tends to have notoriously unstable motherboard chipsets, as most hardware reviewers will tell you.
Now, I trust you will retract your statement that I am talking out my "a$$," as you so elegantly put it? Or are you going to keep trolling?