User: Dwonis

Re:More anti-Stallman BS...

On: OSI Approves Apple, IBM Licenses

Exactly. The GPL was even geared to a different audience than the BSDL. Not a many years ago, most "freeware" authors hid their source code and forbade any kind of commercial exploitation of their software. They would certainly never place their work in the public domain (or use the BSDL), because they were deathly afraid that Microsoft et al. would make tons of money from their program.

The GPL was geared more-or-less toward these people, and because of the GPL, these people are now free software / open source developers, and these people felt pretty generous.

The idea behind the GPL is "I've been generous by giving you this code, and I expect the same level of generosity from you."

I really wish these GPL vs BSDL/PD wars would end. People involved in them usually believe that all OSS developers have the samegoals and interests, which is clearly false. There are legitimate reasons to use either of the BSDL/PD and the GPL, and I wish people from both camps would accept that.
------

Re:Quite limited really

On: Kernel Benchmarks

Obvious correction? Which correction is that? (What is CAS, anyway?)
------

Re:Slight logical fallacy

On: Perfect Pair: PowerPC And Linux

Well, since there was no #! at the top, it was probably a makefile...

Or not.
------

Re:IT Unions... hahahahaha..

On: IT Unions?

Well, lots of people use sed, which is sort-of ed.
------

Re:How to lie with statistics

On: Kernel Benchmarks

P4 1.4G

What is the 1.4G that you are referring to? 1.4GB HDD? 1.4Gbps Ethernet? 1.4GB RAM? 1.4GHz? $1400?

Nothing's more confusing to the non-computer-"literate" people than having people like us talking ambiguously.
------

Re:We'll beat Microsoft yet!

On: Kernel Benchmarks

Guns don't kill people. Bulletskill people.
------

Re:Quite limited really

On: Kernel Benchmarks

I hope you aren't using 2.4.2. It was buggy and crashed a lot on my system (reiserfs may have been the problem).
------

Re:You are the weakest link! Goodbye!

On: Caldera Mulling Alternate Licenses

Okay, so the poster used the wrong phrase. So what? The point is that Linux brought Unix to the mainstream, and one of the reasons for this is the GPL.
------

QuakeForge?

On: PanQuake

So, how long until this gets integrated into QuakeForge?
------

Is there source/specs?

On: GeForce3 and Linux

Is there source code and/or documentation for writing drivers? NVidia has been kind of a pain lately with their TNT drivers (XF86-3 drivers have source, XF86-4 drivers are binary-only), so are they going to get on the train or not?
------

Re:APT has nothing to do with packaging formats.

On: Linux Standard Base .9 Released

Your statement was that dpkg "is about as good as RPM". This is false, as dpkg is significantly more advanced. I'll flame people who post "facts" without researching them first, if you don't mind.
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

What I would like...

On: Magnet Patent Suits

... is to see several countries officially denouncing U.S. patents. i.e. "It's patented in the U.S.? Who gives a damn?"
------

Re:This is a job for the A-team

On: How To Handle A Killer Asteroid

Didn't he say that in a bar sometime?
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Why not MSN?

On: AOL Introduces Neural-Net Content Filtering

Why don't we just let MSN decide what should be censored and what shouldn't? After all, their logo is a multicoloured butterfly, so they must be family-friendly.

"Mommy, why is Linux.org blocked?"

Mom phones Microsoft: "Why is Linux.org blocked?"

Microsoft answers: "Would you want those unshaven, vulgar, kernel hackers influencing your child? There's 44 instances of `fuck' in the Linux kernel alone!"
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:apt-get != dpkg

On: Linux Standard Base .9 Released

How can you get a RPM to "Recommends:" or "Suggests:" other packages? I can't seem to find it in the manuals.
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:APT has nothing to do with packaging formats.

On: Linux Standard Base .9 Released

You obviously don't have a clue about Debian packages or RPM packages. Debian packages are *much* more complex than RPMs. I've designed both. As a developer, RPMs are easier to make, but as a user, I would go to Slackware or a roll-my-own distro before I would ever go back to an RPM-based distribution.

The Debian zealots are right. RPM does suck compared to dpkg. (Both have deficiencies, however).
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:Native is MUCH Faster

On: Ports vs. WineX, What's Best For Linux Gamers?

WINE is not an emulator as much as GNU's not Unix (i.e. it is).

It's a semi-inside joke that you seem to take seriously. Lighten up! :-)
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:I disagree...

On: Ports vs. WineX, What's Best For Linux Gamers?

Yeah, right. I know a few gamers with "KICK-ASS" game boxes, and they are constantly complaining about the frustrations of having Windows crash more often than is convenient. I think if Linux ran the games 100% as well as Windows did, they would run Linux simply for the underlying stability.
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:Why would you put a 64 bit OS

On: Is Linux Losing Its SPARC?

He's a C++ monkey. It's a stream operator that's overloaded with a counter-intuitive function that always returns true.
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:Want to hear something funny?

On: Is Linux Losing Its SPARC?

I've done the same with Windows, but the only time I crashed Linux because of high loads was with a faulty kernel (2.4.2 with reiserfs, I think).

It's also well-known that x86 hardware is crappy at context-switching (i.e. it's really expensive), and isn't the Ultra 5 a 64-bit RISC chip? *Of course* it's going to be better.

BTW, you should try to phrase your posts a little better. Your post came off as something like a troll at first glance.
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:What has Changed & How to get Involved

On: Mozilla 0.9 Out

The Javascript and XML engines still load, which means I'm still waiting for a browser to start.
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:What is UNIX?

On: Is Mac OS X real UNIX®?

WTF? Why should I get more RAM just because someone decides to write bloated software? If it was Microsoft, you'd bitch too.
------
I'm a C++ guru ... What's STL?

Re:Konq

On: Mozilla 0.9 Out

(Dear Microsoft: Fix the ****ing mouse wheel scolling!!), but it's getting outdated quickly, and I'm going to need something better for Windows. Mozilla and its derivative

Heh. We all know how much Microsoft reads Slashdot... :)
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

Re:What has Changed & How to get Involved

On: Mozilla 0.9 Out

Despite the fact that the parent is a troll, I'd like to point out that I'll probably never use Mozilla's Mail/News function, because I don't want to wait for a browser to load just to read my mail.

I hope Mozilla will have good external program support (mutt, tin, et al.).
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?

What about Canada?

On: EU Data Protection Could Clamp Data Flows

Let's say Canada gets satisfactory data protection laws. Since most of Canada's packets go through the US, will be be cut off too?

Also, aren't the links privately-owned?

I support legislation against various network DoS attacks (including spam), but this is rediculous.
------
I'm an assembly guru ... What's a stack?