network setup : it doesn't request a Hostname, and for the life of my system, I have hostname unknown. No big deal, except for a few errors that it prints. I have looked at sun's site, and the recommended way of changing this is sys-unconfig - with a few changes to dhcpagent in/etc/default. but that doesn't work. And i didn't feel like going like going through cartwheels changing the large number of files required to do this manually.
This threw me too. But, the sun docs made it clear how to fix:
vi/etc/hostname.interfacename
Enter a hostname into that file and save, then reboot if you're lazy like me.
So, for example I have:/etc/hostname.gani0
The file contains my hostname.
gani0 is the name of the driver for my ethernet interface device.
I am now struggling to get some automatic dev links to be created in solaris, and as with everything else that I have encountered under this OS, it is being extremely painful.
I though this at first too, then I realised it was only painful because I was used to a different way of doing things. These things were just as painful when I was first learning them under another OS.
But, between SUN's excellent documentation and a very helpful user list:
An interface for MP3 players that "doesn't suck" (click-wheel) is one thing.
Expose desktop window management, etc.
Of course I could name lots of other things, but you would consider them "eye candy", which sometimes is every important to the overall user experience...
We would have to assume that you know what's right and Apple does not.
If I say it's not a mistake, and you say it is, we can argue all day but neither of us will be able to prove the other is right.
However, Apple, given their *target audience*, and *design goals*, obviously feels it is correct.
If I as a designer create a product that fits my target audience and reaches my design goals, I will feel very much right.
Don't think the one button mouse is right? You're probably not in Apple's target audience, or if you are you're in the minority.
I sincerely doubt that if the overwhelming majority of Apple's Customers had asked that they switch to a two-button mouse that they would not have done so.
It's obviously not as a big of a deal as you make it, because they're still in business and still selling products.
I can't really blame them. All it would take is some bleeding-heart political activist and suddenly it would look like the school is endorsing violent activities. The school is protecting themselves from possible litigation and some possible embarassment. As much as it sucks, it's the safer decision they've taken.
* Price: A 19" High Quality CRT w/ 18" viewable area, is hundreds of dollars cheaper than a high quality 17" LCD (with the ultra low response time, excellent colour, etc.)
* Sucky low resolution support: I maintain a Linux port of an adventure game system that runs at resolutions including: 320x200, 320x240, 640x400, 640x480, 800x600. Every LCD i've ever seen has one of two sucky ways of dealing with low resolutions: Stretch the image to fit, blurring the heck out of it, or displaying it at near postage stamp size.
Show me an LCD that solves both problems and I'll run to buy it in the very near future.
I would like to point a somewhat glaring inaccuracy in the article linked in the parent post.
The article author claims:
"...Global File System (which is proprietary anyway, available from Redhat)..."
Except, GFS is NOT proprietary. Behold, the source code:
http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/gfs/
And by the way, as my first impression I think Advogato sucks if only because there is no obvious way to contact the author or reply to the article to point out this inaccuracy or anyone at the site to contact about the article. Bleh.
My company always buys our Dell machines with the minimal amount of memory and then buys the amount of memory we're actually going to use from somewhere local.
I'll never forget one time when we saved almost $500 doing things that way on a single server...
I think Blizzard is trying to make sure the economy doesn't get out of control.
And technically, you can learn more than two skills, you're only restricted to two primary skills.
What makes WoW unique is that it isn't completely open-ended, it's guided by an overlying lore for the World, and Blizz just doesn't do whatever what players want.
They've been making games far longer than anyone posting here most likely and are probably a better judge of things, considering how well their games continue to sell.
Dunno about others, but World of Warcraft is the first MMORPG I feel that doesn't isn't MMORPG: The Quest to Pay Us Money. It has a very polished unique feel to it that I haven't encountered in a game in a long time...
No, the main point of games is that the player should have fun.
After a certain point in the game, MMORPG are dependent on how lucky your drops are or how much time you can spend sitting in-front of a keyboard doing the same thing X times. For some people, that isn't fun.
But World of Warcraft doesn't suffer from those problems. At no point have I felt like I'm in a level grind, and I've spent more time playing other games in the past than I have World of Warcraft with far more results.
Other MMORPGs may be dependent on how lucky drops are or the like, but this game is not one of those.
Slashdot Mirror
Apparently the side-effect of the slashdot effect is a disorder whereby the creator of the effect is compelled to repeat itself randomly.
network setup : it doesn't request a Hostname, and for the life of my system, I have hostname unknown. No big deal, except for a few errors that it prints. I have looked at sun's site, and the recommended way of changing this is sys-unconfig - with a few changes to dhcpagent in /etc/default. but that doesn't work. And i didn't feel like going like going through cartwheels changing the large number of files required to do this manually.
/etc/hostname.interfacename
/etc/hostname.gani0
This threw me too. But, the sun docs made it clear how to fix:
vi
Enter a hostname into that file and save, then reboot if you're lazy like me.
So, for example I have:
The file contains my hostname.
gani0 is the name of the driver for my ethernet interface device.
I am now struggling to get some automatic dev links to be created in solaris, and as with everything else that I have encountered under this OS, it is being extremely painful.
I though this at first too, then I realised it was only painful because I was used to a different way of doing things. These things were just as painful when I was first learning them under another OS.
But, between SUN's excellent documentation and a very helpful user list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/solarisx86
I've been alright so far...
An interface for MP3 players that "doesn't suck" (click-wheel) is one thing.
Expose desktop window management, etc.
Of course I could name lots of other things, but you would consider them "eye candy", which sometimes is every important to the overall user experience...
You know, my local grocery store does basically the same thing.
Whenever I buy X brand of product, I often get coupons printed out and handed to me for a competing product Y from a different company.
One big problem with your supposition.
We would have to assume that you know what's right and Apple does not.
If I say it's not a mistake, and you say it is, we can argue all day but neither of us will be able to prove the other is right.
However, Apple, given their *target audience*, and *design goals*, obviously feels it is correct.
If I as a designer create a product that fits my target audience and reaches my design goals, I will feel very much right.
Don't think the one button mouse is right? You're probably not in Apple's target audience, or if you are you're in the minority.
I sincerely doubt that if the overwhelming majority of Apple's Customers had asked that they switch to a two-button mouse that they would not have done so.
It's obviously not as a big of a deal as you make it, because they're still in business and still selling products.
What part of summary of the license from someone who isn't Sun didn't you read in my post? :)
Yes, I've already read the wonderful glowing market-speak summary of the CDDL at OpenSolaris.org...
What I really need, and haven't yet found is a nice overall summary of the key licensing points behind the CDDL from someone who isn't Sun.
Anyone?
Thanks in advance!
I can't really blame them. All it would take is some bleeding-heart political activist and suddenly it would look like the school is endorsing violent activities. The school is protecting themselves from possible litigation and some possible embarassment. As much as it sucks, it's the safer decision they've taken.
Reasons I haven't switched to using LCD displays:
* Price: A 19" High Quality CRT w/ 18" viewable area, is hundreds of dollars cheaper than a high quality 17" LCD (with the ultra low response time, excellent colour, etc.)
* Sucky low resolution support: I maintain a Linux port of an adventure game system that runs at resolutions including: 320x200, 320x240, 640x400, 640x480, 800x600. Every LCD i've ever seen has one of two sucky ways of dealing with low resolutions: Stretch the image to fit, blurring the heck out of it, or displaying it at near postage stamp size.
Show me an LCD that solves both problems and I'll run to buy it in the very near future.
What part of Trust No One didn't you read? :)
SSH is just good for security of login information anyway.
You forgot one:
Apple, going out business since 1984.
The best advice I can give when administering a CVS server, is...Trust No One(TM).
Assume the absolute worst possible scenarios will occur and plan for them.
This means make sure that your system is secured and updated as possible, especially the CVS software.
Force ssh access, don't allow pserver access at all.
Ensure that a daily backup occurs and that you have backups for at least a week.
Triple-check your permissions on all the CVS directories.
Don't run the CVS server as root unless you absolutely have to (and I don't think you have to).
Except for the reason that PC's are still used with DOS for embedded systems applications...
Apparently the webserver's connection is over a parallel port connection too.
I would like to point a somewhat glaring inaccuracy in the article linked in the parent post.
The article author claims:
"...Global File System (which is proprietary anyway, available from Redhat)..."
Except, GFS is NOT proprietary. Behold, the source code:
http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/gfs/
And by the way, as my first impression I think Advogato sucks if only because there is no obvious way to contact the author or reply to the article to point out this inaccuracy or anyone at the site to contact about the article. Bleh.
And guess what larger amounts of data require? I/O and memory. So binary XML improves on both.
Brings new meaning to the phrase, "Talking out of their arse."
Reminds you of Apple RAM Pricing?
Take a look at Dell's RAM pricing sometime.
My company always buys our Dell machines with the minimal amount of memory and then buys the amount of memory we're actually going to use from somewhere local.
I'll never forget one time when we saved almost $500 doing things that way on a single server...
I think Blizzard is trying to make sure the economy doesn't get out of control.
And technically, you can learn more than two skills, you're only restricted to two primary skills.
What makes WoW unique is that it isn't completely open-ended, it's guided by an overlying lore for the World, and Blizz just doesn't do whatever what players want.
They've been making games far longer than anyone posting here most likely and are probably a better judge of things, considering how well their games continue to sell.
Yes, I'm annoyed that it's PvP only.
I'm annoyed because I have yet to find a PvP mechanism that doesn't suck all of the fun right out of the game for more casual gamers.
Is that video linked in the article supposed to make me want to play?
Sure, these points just reflect my tastes but:
1) Total lack of artistry in the game's artwork (the artwork looks like something a CAD student made, technical precision with no heart)
2) 100% PvP (sorry, no interest, I want the option of not doing PvP)
3) Oooh "shiny" disease seen everywhere
4) Everything looks so sterilised, yet another reason I despise futuristic games
Yes, flame me all you want. But, I think the above are glaring reasons why World of Warcraft has succeeded where others have failed.
Dunno about others, but World of Warcraft is the first MMORPG I feel that doesn't isn't MMORPG: The Quest to Pay Us Money. It has a very polished unique feel to it that I haven't encountered in a game in a long time...
Perhaps I can direct your attention to the comment over here:
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http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=133757&
In which another poster reminds us that the word piracy has been used to refer to the stealing of intellectual property for over 200 years?
I mean how many people needto use the WWW/Internet for school and work?
:)
Someone who takes online classes from a University, and who writes web applications for a living?
Come on, it doesn't take much to think of this situation.
No, the main point of games is that the player should have fun.
After a certain point in the game, MMORPG are dependent on how lucky your drops are or how much time you can spend sitting in-front of a keyboard doing the same thing X times. For some people, that isn't fun.
But World of Warcraft doesn't suffer from those problems. At no point have I felt like I'm in a level grind, and I've spent more time playing other games in the past than I have World of Warcraft with far more results.
Other MMORPGs may be dependent on how lucky drops are or the like, but this game is not one of those.