To add to my post; I realize there are package management tools like rpm and apt, but the problem of files-scatter-all-over-the-place still remains. And imho this shouldn't be fixed with some kind of external tool, it should be part of the core OS design itself.
I second that. Program installation locations should be fixed somehow. A program on UNIX is scattered all over the place. I've been using linux for about 3 years and I still don't know where most programs are installed (granted, I never really looked into it that much). Look at windows: you clearly specify the installatino directory, and then *all* the files go there. Then there's an Uninstall that you can use to easily remove the program.
I wonder if this will finally mean the end of http://www.piratebay.org/ (not that I'd wish that) ? They putting up their legal threats up for ridiculing and all...
There is one problem though; end-users. As long as they are concerned, it doesn't matter what language the kernel is written in, only speed matters. So even if using C++ is only 0.1% slower than using C, but much nicer to use and maintain, then it's still a loss for the end-user.
I stopped following the SCO vs. IBM vs. whatnot N months ago because it was:
Too confusing
Boring
Both
Seriously, am I the only one here tho just quickly reads and skims over these kind of headlines nowadays? I admit it was interesting to follow in the start when SCO was accusing the linux kernel (probably they still are, I don't know..), but now it's been going on for so long that I just don't care anymore.
From: torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: What would you like to see most in minix? Summary: small poll for my new operating system Message-ID: <1991Aug25.205708.9541@klaava.Helsinki.FI> Dat e: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT Organization: University of Helsinki
Hello everybody out there using minix - I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things). I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work. This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months, and I'd like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them:-) Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi) PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have:-(.
Nowadays new technologies emerge so fast that you just have to buy now or never. There isn't even such a thing as "the best" these days when it comes to computers. Stuff you buy today will be old tomorrow.
/* Welcome to Sun Microsystems, can I take your order please? */
if (!(hp->happy_flags & HFLAG_FENABLE))
return happy_meal_bb_write(hp, tregs, reg, value);
/* Would you like fries with that? */
hme_write32(hp, tregs + TCVR_FRAME,
(FRAME_WRITE | (hp->paddr << 23) |
((reg & 0xff) << 18) | (value & 0xffff)));
while (!(hme_read32(hp, tregs + TCVR_FRAME) & 0x10000) && --tries)
udelay(20);
Nice to see they design with web standards in mind; the page looks pretty funny in Opera (7.50 B1). All the menus (genres, tech guide, newsletter) appear on top of the actual content, pushing everything else below them.
And yeah, I know opera has its clitches with markup (which browser doesn't?). It doesn't take much to design web pages that are standards compliant and appear right in all the major browsers.
Slashdot Mirror
ROV operator commenting on fark.com and a pic of control room
Gigabyte has been selling a fanless 6600GT for a while now, the GV-NX66T256D.
Not to worry! I don't think anyone can hear him in space.
To add to my post; I realize there are package management tools like rpm and apt, but the problem of files-scatter-all-over-the-place still remains. And imho this shouldn't be fixed with some kind of external tool, it should be part of the core OS design itself.
I second that. Program installation locations should be fixed somehow. A program on UNIX is scattered all over the place. I've been using linux for about 3 years and I still don't know where most programs are installed (granted, I never really looked into it that much). Look at windows: you clearly specify the installatino directory, and then *all* the files go there. Then there's an Uninstall that you can use to easily remove the program.
I wonder if this will finally mean the end of http://www.piratebay.org/ (not that I'd wish that) ? They putting up their legal threats up for ridiculing and all...
http://www.blep.net/hl2stutter/
http://web.uvic.ca/~mwquinn/hl.jpg
MPlayer plays it just fine.
There is one problem though; end-users. As long as they are concerned, it doesn't matter what language the kernel is written in, only speed matters. So even if using C++ is only 0.1% slower than using C, but much nicer to use and maintain, then it's still a loss for the end-user.
- Too confusing
- Boring
- Both
Seriously, am I the only one here tho just quickly reads and skims over these kind of headlines nowadays? I admit it was interesting to follow in the start when SCO was accusing the linux kernel (probably they still are, I don't know..), but now it's been going on for so long that I just don't care anymore.Can someone tell me how to get information on signing up for the beta?
You need a gmail "invite" from someone. AFAIK that's the only way to get an account.
Reminds me of a sign in our garage, put there by my dad years ago:
"I've read so much about the bad sides of drinking that I've decided to stop reading."
The names were explained on the earlier windows story today.
In related news (for real), Sun's COO Jonathon Schwartz has just recently started his blog.
Nowadays new technologies emerge so fast that you just have to buy now or never. There isn't even such a thing as "the best" these days when it comes to computers. Stuff you buy today will be old tomorrow.
Alan needs to get to a linux hacking rehab. He still has couple of months left of his year off and I already see him in the ChangeLog!
here
Famous last words.
Nice to see they design with web standards in mind; the page looks pretty funny in Opera (7.50 B1). All the menus (genres, tech guide, newsletter) appear on top of the actual content, pushing everything else below them. And yeah, I know opera has its clitches with markup (which browser doesn't?). It doesn't take much to design web pages that are standards compliant and appear right in all the major browsers.
I'm still waiting for CmdrTaco to wake up...