Im not too enriched by the compatibility issues with the Radeon 9700 & Xfree 4.xx but I have troubles getting over 24bit colour @ 1280x1024 on my All in Wonder Radeon. Im using the Gatos drivers of course and TV, Capture, MPEG-2 Acceleration works fine! Though, since ATI just recently announced the next ALL in Wonder Radeon 9700 to be released in the near future, I am really considering purchasing the product!
Hopefully I can get 32bit colour this time and no issues with XAWTV:)
Red Hat still continues to deliver freely distributed distro's without any hassles at all (unlike some *cough* SuSe *cough*).
What I think is that over the next few years we will be seeing RedHat improving RPM and adapting Gentoo's way of thinking.
We need to improve upon the interface. This has been overlooked many times due to many "console" users out there.
KDE = Feels Like MacOS combined with Play School Software... I suppose we can customize it to an extent but still... Gnome = Too Windows 95... BlackBox/Fluxbox = We need more mods;) WindowMaker = Too Chunky... Enlightenment = Too Buggy... Though, the animations are sweet...
I know this may be a little off-topic but its kind of related.
So far for my honours project, I am proposing a driver based encryption for 802.11 cards that take advantage of the new WEP+ Sure you may say WEP is totally insecure, but heck I see it as a first line of defense. So far WEP+ takes approximately about 2 weeks to get the keys using air-snort and thats just a rumoured comment from a mailing list! No one has officially claimed to break WEP+!!!
The development project will be entirely under Linux and for Prism 2/2.5 cards. As for Microsoft's "DRAFT" standard proposal. My thoughts are with the majority, that is, it will scare off most medium to large inter-enterprise businesses.
It is a known fact that Bill Gates sold off most of his shares. Maybe it finally has begun (the dethrowning).
I bet we will see a troll in the next few months reporting "Windows is DYING" LOL
To top it off, I have 1 Phone Line in this home and I mostly use it for the net. There is quite a few people trying to get through on the line constantly BUT I ALWAYS TURN OFF CALL WAITING. Guess what I find it turns back on automatically from time to time. Hence people ringing will make my modem drop and redial constantly.
In addition, Telstra has a control over ISPs, forcing ISPs across Australia to drop users every 4-6 hours.
I have more confidence with my data on an optical disc rather than a magnetic oriented platter.
You wouldnt believe how many times my data was lost or got corrupted on an LS-120 Disk, 1.44 Floppy Disk and everyone knows the mishaps of hard drive failure.
Yes magnetic storage is more convenient and efficient but theres a trade off with data integrity.
I really wish people were more open minded. I too had a old console (Sega Master System) and I remember Alex Kidd in freezing on me within the later stages. Maybe thats why the Sega Master System reset buttons were designed that big during the design phase.
I have an Imation LS-120 in my box. Why not make these drives standard in most system packages. They are backward compatible to floppies and can actually read/write 1.44mb disks 20-40% faster than he standard floppy drive.
Using the standard LS disk, you can store 120mb. I think this is more than enough for most productive people.
In addition to this, there has been a huge increase of renamed/fake files. Particularly with the latest bootleg movies. Could this mean the first sign of P2P dying? I certainly hope not! Nobody likes waiting in a queue on a Fserve;)
You know why there are only 69 accounts hacked? Its because there are approximately 69 people left using Tel$tra's ADSL plan:)
They all left after the implementatioon of the 3gb CAP.
For all those non-aussies out there think of Tel$tra as a cross breed between Microsoft (but 1000 times more agressive) & The Communist Party.
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Im not too enriched by the compatibility issues with the Radeon 9700 & Xfree 4.xx but I have troubles getting over 24bit colour @ 1280x1024 on my All in Wonder Radeon. Im using the Gatos drivers of course and TV, Capture, MPEG-2 Acceleration works fine! Though, since ATI just recently announced the next ALL in Wonder Radeon 9700 to be released in the near future, I am really considering purchasing the product!
:)
Hopefully I can get 32bit colour this time and no issues with XAWTV
Aleks
And us Aussies pay 20 times more for broadband compared to the United States ;)
Ziggy Ziggy Ziggy, OI OI OI
When will Australia have those drinks. Recently we just got Diet Coke with Lemon! Whats up with that :(
Red Hat still continues to deliver freely distributed distro's without any hassles at all (unlike some *cough* SuSe *cough*).
;)
What I think is that over the next few years we will be seeing RedHat improving RPM and adapting Gentoo's way of thinking.
We need to improve upon the interface. This has been overlooked many times due to many "console" users out there.
KDE = Feels Like MacOS combined with Play School Software... I suppose we can customize it to an extent but still...
Gnome = Too Windows 95...
BlackBox/Fluxbox = We need more mods
WindowMaker = Too Chunky...
Enlightenment = Too Buggy... Though, the animations are sweet...
I know this may be a little off-topic but its kind of related.
So far for my honours project, I am proposing a driver based encryption for 802.11 cards that take advantage of the new WEP+ Sure you may say WEP is totally insecure, but heck I see it as a first line of defense. So far WEP+ takes approximately about 2 weeks to get the keys using air-snort and thats just a rumoured comment from a mailing list! No one has officially claimed to break WEP+!!!
The development project will be entirely under Linux and for Prism 2/2.5 cards. As for Microsoft's "DRAFT" standard proposal. My thoughts are with the majority, that is, it will scare off most medium to large inter-enterprise businesses.
It is a known fact that Bill Gates sold off most of his shares. Maybe it finally has begun (the dethrowning).
I bet we will see a troll in the next few months reporting "Windows is DYING" LOL
As an Australian, I know the true reason why Telstra is considering Linux Deployment. The simple answer is cost reduction.
t elstra.com/
Telstra will not embrace Linux but use it to reduce the costs in software licensing.
You think M$ was bad, research more in Telstra. Some links here:
http://www.telstraexposed.com/
http://www.anti
To top it off, I have 1 Phone Line in this home and I mostly use it for the net. There is quite a few people trying to get through on the line constantly BUT I ALWAYS TURN OFF CALL WAITING. Guess what I find it turns back on automatically from time to time. Hence people ringing will make my modem drop and redial constantly.
In addition, Telstra has a control over ISPs, forcing ISPs across Australia to drop users every 4-6 hours.
I have more confidence with my data on an optical disc rather than a magnetic oriented platter.
You wouldnt believe how many times my data was lost or got corrupted on an LS-120 Disk, 1.44 Floppy Disk and everyone knows the mishaps of hard drive failure.
Yes magnetic storage is more convenient and efficient but theres a trade off with data integrity.
I guess it comes down to personal preference.
Aleks
I really wish people were more open minded. I too had a old console (Sega Master System) and I remember Alex Kidd in freezing on me within the later stages. Maybe thats why the Sega Master System reset buttons were designed that big during the design phase.
I have an Imation LS-120 in my box. Why not make these drives standard in most system packages. They are backward compatible to floppies and can actually read/write 1.44mb disks 20-40% faster than he standard floppy drive.
Using the standard LS disk, you can store 120mb. I think this is more than enough for most productive people.
Just a thought.
I guess you are a regular reader of Whirlpool too I see? :)
In addition to this, there has been a huge increase of renamed/fake files. Particularly with the latest bootleg movies. Could this mean the first sign of P2P dying? I certainly hope not! Nobody likes waiting in a queue on a Fserve ;)
No modifications to the EULA were made in the latest build of XP SP1... maybe the next?
You know why there are only 69 accounts hacked? Its because there are approximately 69 people left using Tel$tra's ADSL plan :)
They all left after the implementatioon of the 3gb CAP.
For all those non-aussies out there think of Tel$tra as a cross breed between Microsoft (but 1000 times more agressive) & The Communist Party.