I've seen people flock to the streets and wait for 2-3 hours just to catch a glimpse of his holiness passing by (yes, 2 hours waiting for a 5-second sighting).
Yeah... same thing for Tom Cruise or any of The Beatles. What's your point?
Perhaps I don't understand the pure joy of releasing information with 1000 conflicting licenses. If I were to write documentation for an existing software project, I would simply contribute it to the original author, so it may be released with the distribution, under the same license as the software.
Does my naivete in this matter mean that the author will exploit my contribution to the project, and use it in a way that I didn't intend? Who cares? If the software is "less free" than the documentation, isn't that a problem anyway? And if the software is "more free" than the documentation, isn't that just dumb?
The recipients typically can't block mail from open relays.
Typically, no. However, if you're using procmail you can, using a utility such as rblcheck. If anyone's interested, just email me for some handy scripts.
There are other companies using it. For one, Vicarious Visions used it in the Linux version of Terminus (actually, I think they used it for all of the ports, but I'm not 100%), and it works very well for them.
Hi! Terminus developer, here.
I responded in another thread, but I've got karma to burn, so here's a redundant post. Terminus uses the Loki installer, but not SDL. (Because SDL support on the Macintosh wasn't so hot.) So all of the ports (Windows, Mac, Linux) were 100% VV koding.
Just because I'm a pedant, and one of the programmers of Terminus, I feel the need to point out that Terminus was made by Vicarious Visions. We did use the Loki installer for the Linux version, which probably led to your confusion, but you should have seen the big phat VV logo we put on there, anyway...;)
When we decided to go cross-platform we seriously considered using SDL. Unfortunately, at the time the Macintosh support was not all there. (I'm not sure if that's still the case. I hope someone replies to clarify.)
But in order to stay on topic, I'll add my voice to the chorus that says Sam rocks, and SDL rocks!:)
One fun fact I noticed is that the web server is allowing directory listings, and that the images/ directory has lots of other images of the people at the company, etc...
I'm surprised to see very little mention of the fact that you can choose your registry. With projects like OPENNIC available to us, we have much more choice than we think. Of course the great challenge is getting an "alternative" domain name system accepted, but this can be done on a server-by-server basis. Alternative DNS systems can co-exist with the mainstream and gain influence until we can overturn the current, corrupt, and f**ked up system.
Why the hell can't they concentrate on the one and only one reason they should even exist:
Delivering a first-class letter within 1-2 days.
Leave the package delivery, the stamp collection promotion, the money order sales, the bicycle racing team sponsorship, and now friggin' eMail, to the entities that are damn well suited to handle these things
Don't miss the point! The USPS is trying to dodge obsolecence. If you need to send a few-page document to someone, what's the most efficient way to do so? Email! So what's going to happen to a business whose primary income comes from sending few-page documents? Now, postal delivery is still important in cases where physical transfer is required: legal documents, which could arguably be done over email, and packages, which is where I think the postal service should capitalize.
This email thing is just a desperate attempt to rescue the first-class business, an effort which I think is doomed. I mean, everyone in the US could get a hotmail account (I know, I know... but...) and not have to pay $0.41 per message. This is where the whole plan breaks down.
But, the USPS has a respectable package delivery service, which seems to have some pretty badass bang-for-buck, and I think they could do quite well in this arena.
What's wrong with WAP? Here ya go.
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A good article on the problems of WAP protocols and formats has been on freeprotocols.org for quite some time. I suggest anyone interested read this article for a really good understanding of the issues involved.
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More importantly, this is not really a Linux site. It's a technology site, and us nerds (or geeks as I prefer) like our games. So this is a news article for nerds, and it does matter. Most importantly, it highlights the ongoing acceptance of the Linux platform by developers!
And frankly, I think nerds/geeks are the exact people who would enjoy playing a realistic-physics space-sim... The Linux thing is just a bonus.
Hi... I developed using the G400, so yes it works! It says you need XFree 4.0 on the web page because you really really really need XFree 4.0... Why would we lie about that?
At the time we tried it, the worst sin of utah-glx was the fact that glIsTexture() was not even implemented! And worse, whenever someone pointed that out, the response was basically ``yeah, we know...'' So... DRI.
I'm using XFree 4.0 on both my boxen right now, and it seems rock solid. And runs Terminus very nicely on my G400.
They could have just targeted Glide+Mesa to begin with and announced support for cards other than 3dfx when ready. Targeting Glide in this day and age (or even 2 years ago) seems a rather peculiar sort of dead end.
Yes, supporting Glide only under Linux is an unfortunate result of the current state of OpenGL on Linux. Right now, it seems that all current GL drivers work fine for Quake, but getting something else that uses different features and/or extensions is another matter altogether.
A good number of Linux users do have 3Dfx cards, since they have a good history of working under linux. (Witness Quake 1.) Hopefully the remainder of Linux users will tolerate a dual-boot a bit longer until we can get more solid driver support for Terminus. Cross your fingers, and encourage your board vendors to cooperate with us!
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Heh... at first, I thought that was a regexp!
Yeah... same thing for Tom Cruise or any of The Beatles. What's your point?
There are always new frontiers.
Perhaps I don't understand the pure joy of releasing information with 1000 conflicting licenses. If I were to write documentation for an existing software project, I would simply contribute it to the original author, so it may be released with the distribution, under the same license as the software.
Does my naivete in this matter mean that the author will exploit my contribution to the project, and use it in a way that I didn't intend? Who cares? If the software is "less free" than the documentation, isn't that a problem anyway? And if the software is "more free" than the documentation, isn't that just dumb?
Man, some people are just looking for a fight.
Man, I thought I was the only one with such ghetto-style equipment!
Let's do some logic to find out who the censors are. What does Mr. Brown do?
- He probes mail servers to find open relays. (This is the only "questionable" activity of which I would accuse Alan.)
- He compiles a list of these open relays.
- He publishes this list to those who specifically ask for it.
Now, what word would you use to describe someone who forcefully stops Mr. Brown from publishing his information?Think for a second....
Riiiiiight....
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Too bad no one will read this. :)
Man, you get karma points for my script! Well, at least you didn't claim it was yours... :)
Alternate roots are a reality and a necessity. We just gotta figure out how to gain support.
When we decided to go cross-platform we seriously considered using SDL. Unfortunately, at the time the Macintosh support was not all there. (I'm not sure if that's still the case. I hope someone replies to clarify.)
But in order to stay on topic, I'll add my voice to the chorus that says Sam rocks, and SDL rocks! :)
http://www.actuality-systems.com/images/
I'll stop smoking crack tomorrow.
I'm surprised to see very little mention of the fact that you can choose your registry. With projects like OPENNIC available to us, we have much more choice than we think. Of course the great challenge is getting an "alternative" domain name system accepted, but this can be done on a server-by-server basis. Alternative DNS systems can co-exist with the mainstream and gain influence until we can overturn the current, corrupt, and f**ked up system.
God, nobody's going to understand that... ;) I need to go to bed.
This email thing is just a desperate attempt to rescue the first-class business, an effort which I think is doomed. I mean, everyone in the US could get a hotmail account (I know, I know... but...) and not have to pay $0.41 per message. This is where the whole plan breaks down.
But, the USPS has a respectable package delivery service, which seems to have some pretty badass bang-for-buck, and I think they could do quite well in this arena.
A good article on the problems of WAP protocols and formats has been on freeprotocols.org for quite some time. I suggest anyone interested read this article for a really good understanding of the issues involved.
At the time we tried it, the worst sin of utah-glx was the fact that glIsTexture() was not even implemented! And worse, whenever someone pointed that out, the response was basically ``yeah, we know...'' So... DRI.
I'm using XFree 4.0 on both my boxen right now, and it seems rock solid. And runs Terminus very nicely on my G400.
A good number of Linux users do have 3Dfx cards, since they have a good history of working under linux. (Witness Quake 1.) Hopefully the remainder of Linux users will tolerate a dual-boot a bit longer until we can get more solid driver support for Terminus. Cross your fingers, and encourage your board vendors to cooperate with us!