I agree wholeheartedly, it seems that people bitch when a 1.0 is shoved out the door prematurely, when it needs 37 service packs/patches....what's so wrong w/ waiting for a REAL 1.0 mature application?
Microsoft included OpenGL on NT in order to break into the graphics workstation market, which it did a fairly good job of, but what is more important is that they did it to further their plans for world domination.
Simply put, they baited the gfx workstation market so that they could come up behind them and, over time, *migrate* the graphics folks to DirectX.
Millions of women using vibrating "pleasure devices" is much more of a broad (no pun intended) experiment, and they dont seem to be having any problems (other than the regular women ones)
but if you're running a linux distro on Mac hardware, doesnt that negate the whole argument of Mac clustering being easier (which is its main advantage)?
not necessarily, what i was comparing is the breakdown of web servers across the Web.
All survey's i've ever read have Apache-based http servers and Windows servers way ahead of any Mac platform.
Again, let me stress that i'm not doggin Apple, I just see it realistically, Mac is not a server-oriented system, so whats the point of a cluster of them? its designed from the ground up to be a simple yet very powerful multimedia platform.
The thing that gets me is that all these people that have been posting about how easy Mac's could cluster and all that, but what's really funny is that, why the hell would you need it!?
Mac's (other than being used in some schools) are used by people wanting to use Photoshop (or the like). Hell, I'd love a dual cpu G4 to use for that, no doubt. But, on the same token, if i was going to build the ultimate game box, i'd sure as hell use PC hardware and run Windows, or if i wanted to, oooh, i dont know, run a cluster for number-crunching, i'm NOT gonna use either Windows or Mac, there's hardly ANY advantage. Using Linux for cluster farms is cheaper, open-sourced (for any proprietary development), and more flexible. Now, i'm not some big Linus-for-President idiot or hardcore Lin-head, but I do know that choosing an architecture for building a clustered system based on how EASY it is to set up is stupid.
If you're going to be setting one of these up, you probably NEED to know what the fsck you're doing at a keyboard, and claiming that a Mac cluster is better because the manual is smaller?! Give me a break.
Quit being a pussy, and learn.
And on a final note, there's a reason Mac's dont have a significant share of the server market (not that i'll pretend to know what it is, but they dont), just look at the breakdown of http servers on the Web.
It's odd how everyone bitches because/. covers Linux kernel releases, even if they are beta, but when was the last time a Microsoft, Apple, or BSD-type OS was released that didnt grace the pages of/.??
except that you have to take into account every dumbass lemming that cant change their screen resolution or color depth by themselves, but can bring the system to its knees because they're dumb enough to run anything that comes along via email.
Yes, as a group, Linux users ARE smarter, because you have to statistically take into account all the dumbasses (see above); what you *cant* say is that there arent SMART windows users, which noone did say.
All the posts here seem to ignore the fact that AOL/Time-Warner wouldnt have hardly any impact on "Linux" the kernel. As a matter of fact, they wouldnt have much of an impact on "Linux" the OS as a whole, two reasons:
1. Most of the software people use is either private/non-Open sourced, or its the open source software that makes up the huge chunk of what we think Linux is.
2. Even the Redhat specific software (the RPM system, for example) isnt going to change, why would they acquire a company w/ the most popular Linux distribution and then change it up so that it doesnt work w/ previous releases (the same reason you can still run some 16-bit code on WinXP)
These people know what they are doing, they're professionals at acquring other businesses...and the whole deal about Time-Warner being part of the RIAA, that's as about irrelevant as you can get.
Think before you post, folks.
Just as big a nerd as most ./'ers
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I'm just as big a dork as i know, but i can guarantee you if i was going to LA for 6 days, i'd probably see the LAN-party all of about 3-4 hours max...the rest of the time i'd be partying balls all over LA.:)
I've been running Slack for a while, because I have a general idea of the difference between my ass and a whole in the ground, when it comes to computers.
That being said, if i was installing linux for a newbie, i sure as hell wouldnt use Slack, I'd use Mandrake. You have to pick the right OS for the users...I also use win2k, but my parents run winme. There's a reason different product lines are there.
Now, that being said, its the same issue as "Guns dont kill people, people kill people"
you cant blame the gun manufacturer for the dumbass user who blows away his coworkers.
My point is that people should take responsibility for their own actions. Someone getting paid to sysadmin'ing should know to secure a box AFTER installation. But on the flip side, M$ has no business releasing an end-user aimed product that has more holes in it than a sponge.
Remember those shots of Coruscant in Episode I? how much would it suck if that whole damned planet ran WinME, and you had to reboot the planet every couple of hours...
that would suck. M$'s security is similar to living in your house with all the doors and windows wide open all the time, when someone breaks in, M$: "no they didnt, its a hardware problem."
You Brits are so funny...you jump on us when we have something funny happen with our Presidents, but you forget that the whole world views your Royal family as a joke.
Something about "people in glass houses..."?
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geez, there's not pleasing some folks
Simply put, they baited the gfx workstation market so that they could come up behind them and, over time, *migrate* the graphics folks to DirectX.
a restaurant called "Chicken Wings and Oil Change"
and a convenience store called "9's and 40's"
Spyware > Insecure
or
Insecure > Spyware?!
All survey's i've ever read have Apache-based http servers and Windows servers way ahead of any Mac platform.
Again, let me stress that i'm not doggin Apple, I just see it realistically, Mac is not a server-oriented system, so whats the point of a cluster of them? its designed from the ground up to be a simple yet very powerful multimedia platform.
however, i'm quite interested in trying Debian sometime, maybe when 2.6 is released ;)
The thing that gets me is that all these people that have been posting about how easy Mac's could cluster and all that, but what's really funny is that, why the hell would you need it!?
Mac's (other than being used in some schools) are used by people wanting to use Photoshop (or the like). Hell, I'd love a dual cpu G4 to use for that, no doubt. But, on the same token, if i was going to build the ultimate game box, i'd sure as hell use PC hardware and run Windows, or if i wanted to, oooh, i dont know, run a cluster for number-crunching, i'm NOT gonna use either Windows or Mac, there's hardly ANY advantage. Using Linux for cluster farms is cheaper, open-sourced (for any proprietary development), and more flexible. Now, i'm not some big Linus-for-President idiot or hardcore Lin-head, but I do know that choosing an architecture for building a clustered system based on how EASY it is to set up is stupid.
If you're going to be setting one of these up, you probably NEED to know what the fsck you're doing at a keyboard, and claiming that a Mac cluster is better because the manual is smaller?! Give me a break.
Quit being a pussy, and learn.
And on a final note, there's a reason Mac's dont have a significant share of the server market (not that i'll pretend to know what it is, but they dont), just look at the breakdown of http servers on the Web.
/* Wait for the flames */
i think people just like to bitch.
kinda like the part where you see the car drive across the back of the scene? I bet it was Frodo's ride.
When I buy a toy, or any piece of sophisticated electronics, there is not> a licensing agreement i have to sign.
knock yourself out. :)
Yes, as a group, Linux users ARE smarter, because you have to statistically take into account all the dumbasses (see above); what you *cant* say is that there arent SMART windows users, which noone did say.
capice?
"I farted here, 4:37pm CST, 11/06/02...enjoy!"
1. Most of the software people use is either private/non-Open sourced, or its the open source software that makes up the huge chunk of what we think Linux is.
2. Even the Redhat specific software (the RPM system, for example) isnt going to change, why would they acquire a company w/ the most popular Linux distribution and then change it up so that it doesnt work w/ previous releases (the same reason you can still run some 16-bit code on WinXP)
These people know what they are doing, they're professionals at acquring other businesses...and the whole deal about Time-Warner being part of the RIAA, that's as about irrelevant as you can get.
Think before you post, folks.
but thats just me
Hi, i'm an ANONYMOUS coward and I really LIKE mixing in ALL CAPS when its NOT really NECESSARY.
What innovations have been made in music since Beethoven's 9th (the first symphony*i think* to use a chorale group)???
Wolf3d created/popularized a genre, just as the Beatles did with rock'n'roll, and Run DMC did with rap, and Marilyn Manson did w/ shock-rock.
if you dont like FPS's, dont bitch, and dont play them.
programming = nerd, in most people's minds, hell, i consider myself a nerd, proud of it, in fact.
and the way i see it, kernel hacking would be the pinnacle of programming expertise, so, yeah, dont tell me this kind of stuff doesnt belong on /.
That being said, if i was installing linux for a newbie, i sure as hell wouldnt use Slack, I'd use Mandrake. You have to pick the right OS for the users...I also use win2k, but my parents run winme. There's a reason different product lines are there.
Now, that being said, its the same issue as "Guns dont kill people, people kill people"
you cant blame the gun manufacturer for the dumbass user who blows away his coworkers.
My point is that people should take responsibility for their own actions. Someone getting paid to sysadmin'ing should know to secure a box AFTER installation. But on the flip side, M$ has no business releasing an end-user aimed product that has more holes in it than a sponge.
why dont you get webwasher and block the flash domain....works great for x10, and all those annoying popups.
Remember those shots of Coruscant in Episode I? how much would it suck if that whole damned planet ran WinME, and you had to reboot the planet every couple of hours...
that would suck. M$'s security is similar to living in your house with all the doors and windows wide open all the time, when someone breaks in, M$: "no they didnt, its a hardware problem."
You Brits are so funny...you jump on us when we have something funny happen with our Presidents, but you forget that the whole world views your Royal family as a joke. Something about "people in glass houses..."?