Some people having been complaining about how this shouldn't have been done, or how useless it is. Well where else could you read about some guy complaining about compatibility of ms-dos 2.0?
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Preserving newsgroup posts is hardly the same as posting private information. When you post onto a newsgroup, you post to whoever wants to read it. If you don't want it to be read, don't post it. It's that simple. It's like walking in front of a camera in a TV studio and hoping nobody sees you on TV.
Ever since I discovered slashdot I've been wishing for a USENET version. And with such a large userbase, we could probably bring a lot of users back to USENET.
I think the true trajedy is that people don't even know what USENET is anymore. People have become so obsessed with web-based everything, they don't realize that there is anything else. Just look at how people are moving to web based chats, games, everything. Just mention internet and people think you are talking about the web.
....it interferes with learning. If I wasn't taking EE right now, I could be learning something, but instead I have to worry about doing all these stupid projects and labs and assignments. I learn more in 2 hours of tinkering with stuff than I do in a who term at school.
I find it interesting how everyone says windows is "getting better", when dos 6.2 and even windows 3.1 are the most stable versions i've ever used. As soon as MS went 32bit they lost all their stability and are only now beginning to gain it back.
Not necessarily. Windows makes you reboot for usermode software a lot of the time (even though it isn't always necessary). Plus, if you are using linux for a system that needs big uptime, you should use a stable kernel (ie 2.2 series), and it shouldn't need updating. The only exception would be if a bug is found in the older stable tree, which rarely happens.
That's interesting, I've used that sound chip without problems many times. Hardware support doesn't depend on what distribution you are running anyway, as long as you have the necessary kernel modules/patches (which are easy enough to get if they aren't included already).
Complaints about installations or software availability has nothing to do with the OS itself. Anyway, Windows installations aren't all hunky dory either. I've seen quite a few screwups with those, not to mention windows 2000 needing 4 or 5 (can't remember which) bootdisks if your CDrom isn't bootable.
As far as there being many different types of hardware, I've found that I have much less problems getting hardware to work in linux than in windows. As well, it is hardly the same situation at all. MS doesn't make all the drivers, the hardware manufacturers do a lot of it. And even if MS was making all those drivers, they are a huge company. Linux is made by people on there spare time.
As for not "winning converts" to *nix, why do I care what OS anyone else uses? Unless you are a developer who would contribute to the opensource community, what does it matter? And even if you are, it's your choice, not mine.
Call me a zealot if you like. I use linux because I can do more stuff faster, better, and more reliably. Plus I don't enjoy shelling out money to Bill every time a new version of windows comes out. If you don't like that, I don't care.
Interesting....what about Microsoft made drivers. From my experience, MS drivers suck just as much as 3rd party ones. And if windows is such a good OS, then how come a bad driver is able to bring the whole system down so easily and rarely with any indication of the cause?
Is it just me or do Mac users always have some new hardware feature. DVD burners or Firewire for example. When Mac's started coming with those, all the Mac users I know like to rub in my face how my computer didn't have it. Of course, they don't ever tell you anything about what kind of DVD burner it is, which is much more important than with CD burners (there are numerous types). Granted they do have some superior hardware, but I find a lot of Mac users just like to rub it in everyones face how their computer has a feature X and the PC's don't. Probably not many Mac users like this in the slashdot crowd, but whatever.
Who says that Linux needs to take over the desktop market? Average Joe windows user isn't going to contribute anything to the opensource community, so there really is no benefit to having him running linux. When then, should it be made to suit his needs? If you don't understand how things work, you either learn or don't use it. Nobody is forcing people to use Linux.
"Although many Linux users do not run anti-virus software, they are generally more sophisticated about security threats and are unlikely to click on executable e-mail attachments, he said."
1. How many linux users use a mouse when reading email
2. How many linux users run their email client as root
Just goes to show the influence of violent video games in our culture. You start out playing doom, next thing you know your doing a highschool shooting or coding an opensource OS.
I don't know why everyone is down on communism. In and of itself, is a very good system. The problem is greedy and power hungry people that screw it up. And actually, the opensource community closely resembles a communist system.
I fail to see what audio file format has to do with making peer to peer networks. As long as they are cross platform, it doesn't make a difference to that kind of thing. Except for personal preferences in audio formats
I doubt their protection from noise on the line is good enough for extreme cases. (blenders, hairdryers, etc). But in any case, if you are worried about intentional attacks and have a cable modem, you are already vulnerable.
Neighbor takes hairdryer
Neighbor wraps coax around hairdryer
Neighbor plugs in hairdryer
Cable goes out for the whole block
Neighbor keeps it on too long
Neighbor looks out the window and sees a cable companay van with a SWAT team rushing out of it.
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Some people having been complaining about how this shouldn't have been done, or how useless it is. Well where else could you read about some guy complaining about compatibility of ms-dos 2.0?
Preserving newsgroup posts is hardly the same as posting private information. When you post onto a newsgroup, you post to whoever wants to read it. If you don't want it to be read, don't post it. It's that simple. It's like walking in front of a camera in a TV studio and hoping nobody sees you on TV.
Ever since I discovered slashdot I've been wishing for a USENET version. And with such a large userbase, we could probably bring a lot of users back to USENET.
I think the true trajedy is that people don't even know what USENET is anymore. People have become so obsessed with web-based everything, they don't realize that there is anything else. Just look at how people are moving to web based chats, games, everything. Just mention internet and people think you are talking about the web.
For anyone interested in PC carrying handle stuff, check out thinkgeek.com. They have a couple different ones with pouches for keyboards and stuff.
ever hear of the chemical brothers? what do you think they do?
NEVER buy audio cables at radiocrap! They are way over priced and the crapiest cables on the face of the earth!
hardware samplers are great, but they can't do everything you can do with a computer. for example, run my home made linux based music software
....it interferes with learning. If I wasn't taking EE right now, I could be learning something, but instead I have to worry about doing all these stupid projects and labs and assignments. I learn more in 2 hours of tinkering with stuff than I do in a who term at school.
What's really interesting is that you think this and yet are posting to slashdot (albeit via Anonymous coward).
I find it interesting how everyone says windows is "getting better", when dos 6.2 and even windows 3.1 are the most stable versions i've ever used. As soon as MS went 32bit they lost all their stability and are only now beginning to gain it back.
Not necessarily. Windows makes you reboot for usermode software a lot of the time (even though it isn't always necessary). Plus, if you are using linux for a system that needs big uptime, you should use a stable kernel (ie 2.2 series), and it shouldn't need updating. The only exception would be if a bug is found in the older stable tree, which rarely happens.
The question is....what is someone who doesn't know what their doing have root access for?
That's interesting, I've used that sound chip without problems many times. Hardware support doesn't depend on what distribution you are running anyway, as long as you have the necessary kernel modules/patches (which are easy enough to get if they aren't included already).
Complaints about installations or software availability has nothing to do with the OS itself. Anyway, Windows installations aren't all hunky dory either. I've seen quite a few screwups with those, not to mention windows 2000 needing 4 or 5 (can't remember which) bootdisks if your CDrom isn't bootable.
As far as there being many different types of hardware, I've found that I have much less problems getting hardware to work in linux than in windows. As well, it is hardly the same situation at all. MS doesn't make all the drivers, the hardware manufacturers do a lot of it. And even if MS was making all those drivers, they are a huge company. Linux is made by people on there spare time.
As for not "winning converts" to *nix, why do I care what OS anyone else uses? Unless you are a developer who would contribute to the opensource community, what does it matter? And even if you are, it's your choice, not mine.
Call me a zealot if you like. I use linux because I can do more stuff faster, better, and more reliably. Plus I don't enjoy shelling out money to Bill every time a new version of windows comes out. If you don't like that, I don't care.
Interesting....what about Microsoft made drivers. From my experience, MS drivers suck just as much as 3rd party ones. And if windows is such a good OS, then how come a bad driver is able to bring the whole system down so easily and rarely with any indication of the cause?
Is it just me or do Mac users always have some new hardware feature. DVD burners or Firewire for example. When Mac's started coming with those, all the Mac users I know like to rub in my face how my computer didn't have it. Of course, they don't ever tell you anything about what kind of DVD burner it is, which is much more important than with CD burners (there are numerous types). Granted they do have some superior hardware, but I find a lot of Mac users just like to rub it in everyones face how their computer has a feature X and the PC's don't. Probably not many Mac users like this in the slashdot crowd, but whatever.
My $0.02.
Changing DNS or other network settings is handled by DHCP. No problem there.
Who says that Linux needs to take over the desktop market? Average Joe windows user isn't going to contribute anything to the opensource community, so there really is no benefit to having him running linux. When then, should it be made to suit his needs? If you don't understand how things work, you either learn or don't use it. Nobody is forcing people to use Linux.
"Although many Linux users do not run anti-virus software, they are generally more sophisticated about security threats and are unlikely to click on executable e-mail attachments, he said." 1. How many linux users use a mouse when reading email 2. How many linux users run their email client as root
Maybe they called it "the hemisphere of the earth's moon which opposes the hemisphere that remains oriented toward the earth"
Just goes to show the influence of violent video games in our culture. You start out playing doom, next thing you know your doing a highschool shooting or coding an opensource OS.
I don't know why everyone is down on communism. In and of itself, is a very good system. The problem is greedy and power hungry people that screw it up. And actually, the opensource community closely resembles a communist system.
they aren't suing over look and feel. they are suing because it runs windows programs.
I fail to see what audio file format has to do with making peer to peer networks. As long as they are cross platform, it doesn't make a difference to that kind of thing. Except for personal preferences in audio formats
I doubt their protection from noise on the line is good enough for extreme cases. (blenders, hairdryers, etc). But in any case, if you are worried about intentional attacks and have a cable modem, you are already vulnerable.
Neighbor takes hairdryer
Neighbor wraps coax around hairdryer
Neighbor plugs in hairdryer
Cable goes out for the whole block
Neighbor keeps it on too long
Neighbor looks out the window and sees a cable companay van with a SWAT team rushing out of it.