Yeah... the glibc problem I didn't have to re-install for, like I said, that one was just an annoyance (having stuff broken and all)...
but the problem I had to re-install to fix was when some kind of password file (I don't remember what) was overwritten by an unstable base package accidentally, and my system did not know who I was and had no way of logging in at all (no users or passwords).:)
Theoretically I could've fixed this by replacing the files with a bootdisk... but I didn't.
Gnome or KDE on Slackware would be kinda hard without a good package management system... well, okay, not that hard... but it wouldn't be as easy to resolve dependancies with a system that doesn't have that capability.
That said, I still use Slackware occasionally because I like compiling stuff from source and actually having control over what's on my system (not to mention the fact that I love the BSD startup system instead of the horrid SysV style.):)
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I've lost my entire debian system twice due to using the unstable version.
By upgrading to the latest unstable software on a daily basis, my system was completely trashed.
First it was a glibc problem (I don't remember what), then it was an overwritten file that caused me to not be able to log in. I had to re-install the whole system, and I've used Debian Stable ever since.
There are some ways you can make Debian Stable a lot more modern than you might think...
Yes, the obligatory slashdot post... "at least it's not Micro$oft.":)
But seriously, I agree... an open standard is in no danger from any company, precisely because it's open. But it's especially in no danger from these companies, now that I think about it... I still thought of Philips as a media company (a la Sony) for some reason.
Specifically, the newest incarnation of DivX;-) is compliant with MPEG-4 simple profile video. For an explanation of MPEG-4 profiles, see the MPEG 4 standard website.
He is also not just the mirror-image of Clinton. He was constantly in Clinton's shadow during his two terms, but would've been a very different president had he been elected. He's also much more technologically-competant than Clinton, and especially Bush.
Although McCain might've won the republican primaries, and made everything completely different. He had lots of ideas about campaign finance reform that I would've liked to see put into action (and I think they might still be...).
WOW. That's amazing... not only did he read your email himself, but replied to it!
My experience with a certain senator from my state was not so pleasant.
I e-mailed Senator McCain a rather long letter explaining why the proposed SSSCA was a really bad thing.
Unfortunately, the only response I got was an e-mail back a few days later explaining that Senator McCain is too busy to ever read his e-mail, and if i'm really serious about contacting him, I should visit his local office and talk to his peons.
Well, it's different from outlawing guns. It's a lot harder to do.
Imagine you could anonymously and freely give somebody a copy of your gun, any time, anywhere in the world, without anyone knowing but the two parties involved.
Now that's something you can easily do with an outlawed crypto system - email it to somebody.
Even if you can read the e-mail, it's still impossible to keep encryption programs from spreading while you theoretically can keep guns from spreading (what with them being physical objects and all...):)
"Stenography which is the clear alternative to encryption"...
umm, "stenography" is "The art or process of writing in shorthand." according to dictionary.com.
I think what you meant was "steganography", which is "The art of writing in cipher, or in characters which are not intelligible except to persons who have the key; cryptography.".
I think the point is that the spellchecker is constantly loaded (you know, underlining all of your misspelled words while you type) and is eating up RAM and CPU time.:)
I could be wrong about the original intent though.
Whether your "typical user is concerned" or not... you've still got it wrong.
It's not the operating system's job to be making copy and paste work! Or even to be rendering fonts. All of this stuff should be and is taken care of by other programs on linux.
The fact that those things (what the users actually see) works on Windows has nothing to do with whether the operating system works.
The win9x OS does not work. It's a complete failure as far as stability (BSOD anyone?) and speed (it's way too bloated). Anyone care to disagree?
The Win(NT||2K) OS is way better, and I think it's as good as linux on almost every point. The only reason I use linux over win2k is the fact that I can infinitely customize it (whereas Windows always looks, feels, and acts like Windows), and because linux is Free software, so I feel better about not having to steal it.:)
Please note that i'm not flaming, or trolling... just stating my opinion. Don't mod me down.;)
I'm relatively sure that the DivX that could ever be legit is not based off of MS's MPEG4 v3 codebase.
The version of "DivX;-)" called "3.x" was built off of this code, and is extremely illegal to have/use/download/etc. because it's stolen from Microsoft.
The version of DivX (no smiley, I think...) called "4.x" or known as "OpenDivx" is completely legal to use, and is probably the one that is "going legit."
Interesting to note that OpenDivx (4.x) aims to be completely MPEG-4 ISO standard compatible, whereas M$ MPEG4 v3 is not by any means.:)
No, that's not random... they're the ones hosting a dissection of the draft of this Act-to-be, and links to the original. The link I had was not to an address, but to an IP. Let's hope they've got a static IP.:)
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Hmm... you're right. :)
I am running Potato, and the KDE off of kde.debian.net... and I assumed it was the latest one ('cause it says 2.x on their web page).
I never bothered to check what version I had (I don't actually run it; I just use kword and konqueror).
Yeah... the glibc problem I didn't have to re-install for, like I said, that one was just an annoyance (having stuff broken and all)...
:)
but the problem I had to re-install to fix was when some kind of password file (I don't remember what) was overwritten by an unstable base package accidentally, and my system did not know who I was and had no way of logging in at all (no users or passwords).
Theoretically I could've fixed this by replacing the files with a bootdisk... but I didn't.
Gnome or KDE on Slackware would be kinda hard without a good package management system... well, okay, not that hard... but it wouldn't be as easy to resolve dependancies with a system that doesn't have that capability.
:)
That said, I still use Slackware occasionally because I like compiling stuff from source and actually having control over what's on my system (not to mention the fact that I love the BSD startup system instead of the horrid SysV style.)
I've lost my entire debian system twice due to using the unstable version.
By upgrading to the latest unstable software on a daily basis, my system was completely trashed.
First it was a glibc problem (I don't remember what), then it was an overwritten file that caused me to not be able to log in. I had to re-install the whole system, and I've used Debian Stable ever since.
There are some ways you can make Debian Stable a lot more modern than you might think...
kde.debian.net gives you the latest KDE...
Ximian offers the latest gnome for Debian potato (stable)...
and gnulpr offers a printing system (easily set up) that can be installed through apt with debian stable.
Yes, there is! (Ignore all the people who say there isn't... it's extremely easy to do.)
Check out KDE.DEBIAN.NET. They have apt lines for Potato (stable) for the latest KDE release.
You think that is unrelated to the terrorist attacks? Try "Surfaris - Wipeout". :)
:)
The song has no lyrics AT ALL except for the word "wipeout", like twice in the song. It's an instrumental surf song. NO LYRICS.
Yes, the obligatory slashdot post... "at least it's not Micro$oft." :)
But seriously, I agree... an open standard is in no danger from any company, precisely because it's open. But it's especially in no danger from these companies, now that I think about it... I still thought of Philips as a media company (a la Sony) for some reason.
There are quite a few open source projects involving MPEG-4 already.
:)
One that looks quite promising is MPEG4IP, a project to create an entire open-source system for using MPEG-4.
Also note that the OpenDivX project is producing an MPEG-4 compliant open-source audio/video codec for windows, linux, and any other OS imaginable.
Specifically, the newest incarnation of DivX ;-) is compliant with MPEG-4 simple profile video. For an explanation of MPEG-4 profiles, see the MPEG 4 standard website.
I think MPEG-4 (read "DivX :)") is cool... but, i'm afraid of market domination by companies like Phillips and Sun...
are there any other companies involved in MPEG-4 that have competing products?
Yes, but unfortunately, none of them will ever know who Richard Stallman is or hear what he has to say.
:)
Although some of you may want to "s/unfortuntately/fortunately/" that statement.
(For those of you who don't grok perl, that's "replace")
If the plane still doesn't work in safe mode, you can use the "Command Prompt Only Plane".
It has no engine. Plus, you have to be blindfolded when you're in it.
But at least you'll still be in the sky for about 40 seconds.
Somebody please mod this up. No, i'm not joking.
Although he disagrees with me on almost every point, he's way more informative and provides another viewpoint.
I don't think Gore is "Bush, but to the left"...
He is also not just the mirror-image of Clinton. He was constantly in Clinton's shadow during his two terms, but would've been a very different president had he been elected. He's also much more technologically-competant than Clinton, and especially Bush.
Although McCain might've won the republican primaries, and made everything completely different. He had lots of ideas about campaign finance reform that I would've liked to see put into action (and I think they might still be...).
WOW. That's amazing... not only did he read your email himself, but replied to it!
My experience with a certain senator from my state was not so pleasant.
I e-mailed Senator McCain a rather long letter explaining why the proposed SSSCA was a really bad thing.
Unfortunately, the only response I got was an e-mail back a few days later explaining that Senator McCain is too busy to ever read his e-mail, and if i'm really serious about contacting him, I should visit his local office and talk to his peons.
Rediculous, no?
Well, it's different from outlawing guns. It's a lot harder to do.
:)
Imagine you could anonymously and freely give somebody a copy of your gun, any time, anywhere in the world, without anyone knowing but the two parties involved.
Now that's something you can easily do with an outlawed crypto system - email it to somebody.
Even if you can read the e-mail, it's still impossible to keep encryption programs from spreading while you theoretically can keep guns from spreading (what with them being physical objects and all...)
"Stenography which is the clear alternative to encryption"...
umm, "stenography" is "The art or process of writing in shorthand." according to dictionary.com.
I think what you meant was "steganography", which is "The art of writing in cipher, or in characters which are not intelligible except to persons who have the key; cryptography.".
I think the point is that the spellchecker is constantly loaded (you know, underlining all of your misspelled words while you type) and is eating up RAM and CPU time. :)
I could be wrong about the original intent though.
One of the eventual goals of OpenDivx is backwards-compatibility with movies encoded in the illegal 3.x codec...
:)
so that we can watch all of our illegal movies with a legal codec.
Whether your "typical user is concerned" or not... you've still got it wrong.
:)
;)
It's not the operating system's job to be making copy and paste work! Or even to be rendering fonts. All of this stuff should be and is taken care of by other programs on linux.
The fact that those things (what the users actually see) works on Windows has nothing to do with whether the operating system works.
The win9x OS does not work. It's a complete failure as far as stability (BSOD anyone?) and speed (it's way too bloated). Anyone care to disagree?
The Win(NT||2K) OS is way better, and I think it's as good as linux on almost every point. The only reason I use linux over win2k is the fact that I can infinitely customize it (whereas Windows always looks, feels, and acts like Windows), and because linux is Free software, so I feel better about not having to steal it.
Please note that i'm not flaming, or trolling... just stating my opinion. Don't mod me down.
I'm relatively sure that the DivX that could ever be legit is not based off of MS's MPEG4 v3 codebase.
;-)" called "3.x" was built off of this code, and is extremely illegal to have/use/download/etc. because it's stolen from Microsoft.
:)
The version of "DivX
The version of DivX (no smiley, I think...) called "4.x" or known as "OpenDivx" is completely legal to use, and is probably the one that is "going legit."
Interesting to note that OpenDivx (4.x) aims to be completely MPEG-4 ISO standard compatible, whereas M$ MPEG4 v3 is not by any means.
I do recognize that as being definitely from Dr. Bronner's soap...
:)
I had a bottle of it in my bathroom the other day, and read it for sheer entertainment value.
Whoa, that was a strange trip.
If you have any clue what the writing on the entire bottle is about, and could tell me, then I'd be forever in your debt.
(You know, the stuff about Carpenter Jesus and Rabbi Hillel and the All-one-God faith or something... "All-one or none! All-one or none!")
YOU just WROTE a ONE sentence statement withOUT using PROPER capitalization ONCE!
HOW does THIS reflect ON you?
to ME, pretty DAMN badly.
(Also note that "To me, pretty damn badly" is absolutely horrid grammar)
Leftist - force the world to work together, thus violating human nature.
Liberal - ask the world to work together, thus getting no response.
Libertarian - allow corporations to enslave humanity without government intervention.
:)
No, that's not random... they're the ones hosting a dissection of the draft of this Act-to-be, and links to the original. The link I had was not to an address, but to an IP. Let's hope they've got a static IP. :)