Why on earth didn't you just go and download mozilla or firefox?!
not once have I had compatibility issues with those while using ebay, and that's on Windows as well as linux.
on the easy to use linux front, apparently SUSE is very easy to install, though it's not my distro of choice, and I even seem to recall that there's an AOL dialer available from somewhere if that's what's holding you back.
well, the important aspect behind a search engine style file search is surely going to be speed, to get pages of results as quickly as something like google you'll need a database containing information about your entire file system, something like locate. The problem there is that you then have to rebuild or update the database frequently for it to remain useful(windows indexing service, updatedb running on a cron job on linux, both very annoying). or will KDE sit and dogedly monitor all file system activity? I guess they want to emulate a database driven filesystem.
Well, the best thing people can do to avoid it being a "total flop" is to get involved themselves, form a team and help make it work. unfortunately the project's recieved precious little coverage(/. where were you?) up until this point, and we're only 2 days away from the event. The response in some areas of the world has been far better than we'd hoped for, in others it's been decidedly lukewarm, but we now know better what to expect next time.
it's this cobbled together style that makes me dislike KDE, and the bundled apps, so much. GNOME and associated programs all behave in at least a similar manner, while KDE apps just do whatever the hell they feel like.
I am loathed to hand anyone a Knoppix LiveCD in order to introduce them to Linux, as I know that KDE just isn't a terribly good introduction for most users(I understand that there are some major differences between stock KDE and the mess that Knoppix ships with, but it's still not good for win32 users).
the guy has made some good points here and there, but it's nothing ground breaking.
I certainly did, for the simple reason that PNG is a far superior format, I only ever use GIF when i need to produce animated images for general web use.
so, where does the Click and run warehouse send users of old Lindows installations(having never used lindows i have no idea, i'm curious)? something based at the lindows.com domain? so lindows user wants an update, clicks appropriate links and gets M$ FUD on the subject of Linux?
point 2 is the very essence of their plan, "Open Source", and not Free and Open Source Software, is becomming an important buzz word, Micro$oft want to be able to say "hey, we can do this Open Source thing too", and thanks to the CPL OSI approved licenses they can pull it off with the uninformed.
i suspect that they don't particularly care about the whole "free labour from the Open Source community" thing that everyone goes on about, it's a simple and empty gesture by way of competition with the FOSS world.
DOSEmu is fine(mostly), but WINE doesn't provide the same kind of protection, maybe Bochs/VMWare would be a better example.
it worries me that they're going to do something like prevent users from running code compiled with anything other than the latest Visual Studio, the compiler component of which, they now make available free of charge.
this is fantastic news, it is a shame that the book is no longer with us though:(
did anyone else hear rumours of Adams' death months before it actually happened, my father and I were both convinced that we'd heard it before somewhere.
what? so you mean they're better off adding WMA support, because that's what all those windows users will have their crappy 64kbps music collection encoded with?
anyway, how about a dedicated hardware deocoder, there was an article quite some time ago, did anyone manufacture one?
well, i supose they get to shift the blame, but piracy isn't something that micro$oft can afford to put a stop to, infact they actually encourage piracy in a lot of situations, as it's preferable to having users switch to a legal Free Solution like Linux. At least with pirates they maintain marketshare.
the decision to target the most commonly pirated IDs seems a little odd to me, surely users who just use the first code that appears in a search engine, or that acompanies the P2P download are also those who are less likely capable of securing a system or recognising a worm when it's emailed to them, i guess these could be the best targets for extraction of currency,
The Gimp does a lot of cool things, but create a smooth workflow it does not.
that's a matter of opinion, i find that it provides me with an excellent workflow personally.
one important point to bear in mind is that Inkscape, while fairly usable, has a heck of a long way to go before it can compete with the commercial alternatives, the GIMP, on the other hand, is already at that stage.
from what i hear, Jimmac, head GNOME artist, has no need for Photo$hop, but can't replace Illu$strator with any of the free offerings.
Speaking of super easy and painless, does anyone know of a Mozilla suite style replacement for the redundant google search box? i'm forever trying to google from the URL box and ending up doing an 'i'm feeling lucky' search.
I seem to recall an awful lot of G3 mac users being extremely unimpressed by the performance of the Aqua GUI on their hardware, i'm not making any kind of attack on your G3 system.
5.5"? Really? I knew apple liked to make things non standard, but "hey, let's add on quarter of an inch to our floppy disc format, that'll get 'em" is surely too much for even them.
i've always wondered why peopel insist on using free for non commercial use but proprietry web apps, for instance, why use Invision when phpBB2 is available and you know exactly where you stand with it?
the people obviously want Free software, but struggle to understand the important differences in usage of such a word.
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Well, my workstation 4 CDs have the binaries I previously mentioned.
IIRC, The NT4 CD had i386, Alpha, Mips R4000 and PPC binaries on it.
Why on earth didn't you just go and download mozilla or firefox?!
not once have I had compatibility issues with those while using ebay, and that's on Windows as well as linux.
on the easy to use linux front, apparently SUSE is very easy to install, though it's not my distro of choice, and I even seem to recall that there's an AOL dialer available from somewhere if that's what's holding you back.
well, the important aspect behind a search engine style file search is surely going to be speed, to get pages of results as quickly as something like google you'll need a database containing information about your entire file system, something like locate. The problem there is that you then have to rebuild or update the database frequently for it to remain useful(windows indexing service, updatedb running on a cron job on linux, both very annoying). or will KDE sit and dogedly monitor all file system activity? I guess they want to emulate a database driven filesystem.
Well, the best thing people can do to avoid it being a "total flop" is to get involved themselves, form a team and help make it work. unfortunately the project's recieved precious little coverage(/. where were you?) up until this point, and we're only 2 days away from the event.
The response in some areas of the world has been far better than we'd hoped for, in others it's been decidedly lukewarm, but we now know better what to expect next time.
it's this cobbled together style that makes me dislike KDE, and the bundled apps, so much. GNOME and associated programs all behave in at least a similar manner, while KDE apps just do whatever the hell they feel like.
I am loathed to hand anyone a Knoppix LiveCD in order to introduce them to Linux, as I know that KDE just isn't a terribly good introduction for most users(I understand that there are some major differences between stock KDE and the mess that Knoppix ships with, but it's still not good for win32 users).
the guy has made some good points here and there, but it's nothing ground breaking.
I certainly did, for the simple reason that PNG is a far superior format, I only ever use GIF when i need to produce animated images for general web use.
so, where does the Click and run warehouse send users of old Lindows installations(having never used lindows i have no idea, i'm curious)? something based at the lindows.com domain? so lindows user wants an update, clicks appropriate links and gets M$ FUD on the subject of Linux?
point 2 is the very essence of their plan, "Open Source", and not Free and Open Source Software, is becomming an important buzz word, Micro$oft want to be able to say "hey, we can do this Open Source thing too", and thanks to the CPL OSI approved licenses they can pull it off with the uninformed.
i suspect that they don't particularly care about the whole "free labour from the Open Source community" thing that everyone goes on about, it's a simple and empty gesture by way of competition with the FOSS world.
Cursed GTK count?
DOSEmu is fine(mostly), but WINE doesn't provide the same kind of protection, maybe Bochs/VMWare would be a better example.
it worries me that they're going to do something like prevent users from running code compiled with anything other than the latest Visual Studio, the compiler component of which, they now make available free of charge.
a.g.o also has some really nice stuff.
this is fantastic news, it is a shame that the book is no longer with us though :(
did anyone else hear rumours of Adams' death months before it actually happened, my father and I were both convinced that we'd heard it before somewhere.
why on earth did your household wait so long?
Obligatory link to SFD activities at "Get The Facts"
surely you mean buffoon.
Here are some Projects that may be of interest to readers.
Streamer P2P Radio
AudioScrobbler
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what? so you mean they're better off adding WMA support, because that's what all those windows users will have their crappy 64kbps music collection encoded with?
anyway, how about a dedicated hardware deocoder, there was an article quite some time ago, did anyone manufacture one?
well, i supose they get to shift the blame, but piracy isn't something that micro$oft can afford to put a stop to, infact they actually encourage piracy in a lot of situations, as it's preferable to having users switch to a legal Free Solution like Linux. At least with pirates they maintain marketshare.
the decision to target the most commonly pirated IDs seems a little odd to me, surely users who just use the first code that appears in a search engine, or that acompanies the P2P download are also those who are less likely capable of securing a system or recognising a worm when it's emailed to them, i guess these could be the best targets for extraction of currency,
The Gimp does a lot of cool things, but create a smooth workflow it does not.
that's a matter of opinion, i find that it provides me with an excellent workflow personally.
one important point to bear in mind is that Inkscape, while fairly usable, has a heck of a long way to go before it can compete with the commercial alternatives, the GIMP, on the other hand, is already at that stage.
from what i hear, Jimmac, head GNOME artist, has no need for Photo$hop, but can't replace Illu$strator with any of the free offerings.
Speaking of super easy and painless, does anyone know of a Mozilla suite style replacement for the redundant google search box? i'm forever trying to google from the URL box and ending up doing an 'i'm feeling lucky' search.
I seem to recall an awful lot of G3 mac users being extremely unimpressed by the performance of the Aqua GUI on their hardware, i'm not making any kind of attack on your G3 system.
did you fail to notice the wink?
5.5"? Really? I knew apple liked to make things non standard, but "hey, let's add on quarter of an inch to our floppy disc format, that'll get 'em" is surely too much for even them.
still, it's probably faster than running the thing on a G3 from what i've heard ;)
i've always wondered why peopel insist on using free for non commercial use but proprietry web apps, for instance, why use Invision when phpBB2 is available and you know exactly where you stand with it?
the people obviously want Free software, but struggle to understand the important differences in usage of such a word.
maybe Software Freedom Day can help educate them.
probably around 5 Years, and even then it'll be awarded to Microsoft in error