i too was under the impression that it was based upon FreeBSD and Mach rather than netBSD, quite consideribly different, to start with they even tried to poach Linus and get him writing their kernel, but he refused so they went with the FreeBSD project leader instead, [sarcasm]and haven't they been so helpfull to opensource as a whole with OSX and Darwin.....?[/sarcasm]
the idea behind GNU/linux is to produce/provide an opensource and completely free Operating system for whoever wants to use it, the idea of OSX is to sell Macs, i would never consider buying a mac at the ridiculous prices for such hardware but if i did then the OS i would choose would have to be Linux, for no other reason than i happen to like it.
Apple have used opensource for their own gain and the end result is Darwin, giving just enough back to keep people happy, but not enough to produce a usable Desktop OS at this stage, oh, and under a strange license.
well, if you like the sound of it then try it, you'll never know if you should unless you do, I personally still prefer GNU/Linux, but BSD if fine for those who want it and prefer it for whatever reason, many companies produce partial binary kernel modules (with sources to compile loader against kernel) for devices such as modems and nVidia with their Graphics cards, i'm pretty sure things such as these and the GLX modules would not work with *BSD, i may well be wrong as i have not tried FBSD on a machine with such devices. Debian is the best option, especially with the pre-emptive multitasking patch.
and if the Linux version that requires you to install as root just happens to play about with privelidges and add services, then what, a majority of desktop linux users know very little about the way their computers work, much less how linux works, the moment someone comes up with the software the KDE and X loving scr1pt k1ddies willquite happily install it.
whats the point? doesn't everyone realise that the TV series was absoloutely dreadful next to the radio4 dramatisation and of course the books, and all the hardware you need for that is a cassete player and imagination.
most of these k1ddies get their little friends round to see their new overclocked hardware, and stare in disbelief as KDE locks up on Corel linux 1.1, and their windows ME partition gets eaten for no aparant reason leaving them with no hope of getting online to check their AOL account's email.
i agree,
there is no way that i would run any linux binaries emailed to me, unless i had requested them from a well known and trusted friend, furthermore, once i had recieved those binaries and saved them to my home directory i would then need to chmod them before i could execute them, not quite as effective as open the email and mis-set mime type causes malicious win32 binary code to execute, is it.
erm, keeping a system up to date and downloading and compiling kernels then adding them to LILO or GrUB is not difficult at all, and most of the time unnecessary, the main thing to remember for this game is strategy, only upgrading when you need to and when binary only modules and drivers are built against new kernels, also excersise caution, don't bugger up your dependancies, and keep your libs in order.
the first step is porting the toolkit used for the tools, oh look, someone already did port the base of GTK and The GIMP to Win32, and QT is crossplatform anyway, what is the point in porting KDE/Gnome to windows? will it being availible make it get used, probably not.
surely it's a better idea to concentrate on improving and developing the apps on the platform that they get used on most, rather than porting to Win32.
if you want this kind of functionality on your desktop the best option is to install linux or BSD, or even OSX on the Mac.
bloody hell, they really are hyping the G5, and they haven't got any confirmation of what technologies it will use, they simply assume that motorola's latest chip will be the basis, how much would you have to pay for a mac for them to make returns on their production process?
well, i supose people like you don't have any wish to better themselves or improve on existing technologies, you go and play quietly with mIRC, and see how easy it is to get pulled apart by black hats and script kiddies, and all you can do is stare in disblief as windows ME tumbles to the ground around you.
and windows is for trolls and idiots, your point?
i use my linux machine to run games very nicely, TNT2 with the XFree GLX Modules gives better performance than windows.
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i too was under the impression that it was based upon FreeBSD and Mach rather than netBSD, quite consideribly different, to start with they even tried to poach Linus and get him writing their kernel, but he refused so they went with the FreeBSD project leader instead, [sarcasm]and haven't they been so helpfull to opensource as a whole with OSX and Darwin.....?[/sarcasm]
the idea behind GNU/linux is to produce/provide an opensource and completely free Operating system for whoever wants to use it, the idea of OSX is to sell Macs, i would never consider buying a mac at the ridiculous prices for such hardware but if i did then the OS i would choose would have to be Linux, for no other reason than i happen to like it.
Apple have used opensource for their own gain and the end result is Darwin, giving just enough back to keep people happy, but not enough to produce a usable Desktop OS at this stage, oh, and under a strange license.
well, if you like the sound of it then try it, you'll never know if you should unless you do, I personally still prefer GNU/Linux, but BSD if fine for those who want it and prefer it for whatever reason, many companies produce partial binary kernel modules (with sources to compile loader against kernel) for devices such as modems and nVidia with their Graphics cards, i'm pretty sure things such as these and the GLX modules would not work with *BSD, i may well be wrong as i have not tried FBSD on a machine with such devices. Debian is the best option, especially with the pre-emptive multitasking patch.
and if the Linux version that requires you to install as root just happens to play about with privelidges and add services, then what, a majority of desktop linux users know very little about the way their computers work, much less how linux works, the moment someone comes up with the software the KDE and X loving scr1pt k1ddies willquite happily install it.
whats the point? doesn't everyone realise that the TV series was absoloutely dreadful next to the radio4 dramatisation and of course the books, and all the hardware you need for that is a cassete player and imagination.
Sorceror Linux is the correct name, the other acceptible name for it would be Sorceror GNU/Linux
probably just someone getting upset about Kivio this time. can't the K guys tink up original names for their apps? QT Swine.
most of these k1ddies get their little friends round to see their new overclocked hardware, and stare in disbelief as KDE locks up on Corel linux 1.1, and their windows ME partition gets eaten for no aparant reason leaving them with no hope of getting online to check their AOL account's email.
i agree,
there is no way that i would run any linux binaries emailed to me, unless i had requested them from a well known and trusted friend, furthermore, once i had recieved those binaries and saved them to my home directory i would then need to chmod them before i could execute them, not quite as effective as open the email and mis-set mime type causes malicious win32 binary code to execute, is it.
can this network technology be used in conjunction with TCP/CP (Carrier Pidgeon) for wireless access? :)
BZFlag is an incredibly fun Opensource MultiPlatform OpenGL tank shooter type thing, brilliant fun, and it even works on a 56K modem. well, almost.
erm, keeping a system up to date and downloading and compiling kernels then adding them to LILO or GrUB is not difficult at all, and most of the time unnecessary, the main thing to remember for this game is strategy, only upgrading when you need to and when binary only modules and drivers are built against new kernels, also excersise caution, don't bugger up your dependancies, and keep your libs in order.
the first step is porting the toolkit used for the tools, oh look, someone already did port the base of GTK and The GIMP to Win32, and QT is crossplatform anyway, what is the point in porting KDE/Gnome to windows? will it being availible make it get used, probably not.
surely it's a better idea to concentrate on improving and developing the apps on the platform that they get used on most, rather than porting to Win32.
if you want this kind of functionality on your desktop the best option is to install linux or BSD, or even OSX on the Mac.
bloody hell, they really are hyping the G5, and they haven't got any confirmation of what technologies it will use, they simply assume that motorola's latest chip will be the basis, how much would you have to pay for a mac for them to make returns on their production process?
well, i supose people like you don't have any wish to better themselves or improve on existing technologies, you go and play quietly with mIRC, and see how easy it is to get pulled apart by black hats and script kiddies, and all you can do is stare in disblief as windows ME tumbles to the ground around you.
Companies like Loki and Hyperion port the Game Engines.
Lightweight? you mean Visual Basic?
yes i know it's very usefull for some purposes, but ultimately it's a lightweighrt language.
and windows is for trolls and idiots, your point?
i use my linux machine to run games very nicely, TNT2 with the XFree GLX Modules gives better performance than windows.
anyone tried http://www.blackcode.com ?
seems pretty good, just has trouble fetching large files through FTP