Stop complaining. Debian is *the* main body which ports XFree86 over to other architectures. Why would Debian want to release a distribution that works on only half of the architectures it claims to support?
Cygwin is only for architectures that Windows supports, which also happens to be the most common, so of course it isnt a big deal to release early.
Just realize that Debian's XFree86 team does much more than package it and distribute. They are the ones porting it over, not RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE, Cygwin and FreeBSD.
Sorry if Debian doesn't fit your time frame, its not meant to fit anyones. It's meant to be done when its done, and thats the beauty in it. If you can't deal with that, either use unstable or use another distro.
P.S. - Unstable isn't as dangerous as people make it out to be. My unstable box has been running for over 250 days, and I update every day or two. If that is considered 'very risky' then what does that say about other distro's who claim to be stable? So don't say that we just use unstable as an excuse for slow package releases.
I am running KDE 3.0.2 and X4.2 and running Debian unstable, btw:)
Big thanks goes out to the Debian developer's, congratulations!!!!
... then just use crypto. It's up to you to take care of this, not some whinebag "committee".
Why should I have to use crypto? Why can't the government get a search warrant or goto a judge if they want to see my emails.
If I don't like something about the government, its my duty to try and change that. Thats what patriotism is about. Fighting for whats right, not being a passive wuss. Sure, I may use crypto for now if I need or want to, but that shouldn't stop me, or the community, from fighting unconstitutional laws.
Managers should provide the idea and what they want the produce to do. The can specify what the GUI should like like and how other UI parts may work. They should also manage the development team members and get what positions are needed (security, UI, scalability, general programming, etc). They can check up on the coders and make sure their progress is decent and try to get the dev team to work together in the best possible way.
Coders should manage how the code is structured and how things are implemented.
File formats, etc could be determined by either. Sometimes management wants their own proprietary format, while coders may have better suggestions which are easier to impliment and/or more efficient.
I find I work best when the pressure is low and management isn't trying to make all my decisions for me.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
This amendment has basicly been trampled, stomped, and disregarded. Too many people take the approach of 'if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to worry about' and forget that this *IS* in the constitution.
Intel Labs
on
Inside Intel
·
· Score: 5, Informative
You can get much of this info (and more), plus related info on Intel's labs by visiting the Intel Labs website.
It has some pretty interesting info regarding what goes on around Intel.
If you are stopped for a traffic violation, thats all they need to arrest you and bring you to the station. A ticket is just an agreement to goto the courthouse. They can legally arrest you because of it and bring you to the station. You broke a law. So no, you can't just drive off after you are asked that question.
Not sure if I am just not understanding what you are saying, or if you are misinformed.
Also, I am from Louisiana -- we are known for corrupt politics. The LA government is out there to make money, and thats it. Threy do everything from re-wording laws to make them easier to enforce, i.e. not needing to prove 'intent' simply by re-wording the law. I just finished a defensive driving class, and the cop teaching it didn't stop mentioning how corrupt the Louisiana government was and how corrupt the laws of the state were. Right down to the cops who are enforcing them. Who knows, some states might care about you, I know mine doesnt.
...but you can't cook that bean in this pot. You can use that pot but that pot wont work with your stove. You may want to call the manufacturer to get that other pot activated for your new stove.
Why is it necessary to be flawless or timeless to be useful?
How is it useful if theres an easy way around it? Like I said, only 1 person needs to copy it for it to circulate around the internet, just 1. Then everyone has access and the anti-piracy CDs have become a nice waste of money.
Personally, I really don't care what they do, they are wasting their time and causing themselves too much trouble. It wont work.
So, when did we lose the right to make copies for ourself? This is obviously taking that freedom away from us. Not all copies are illegal, therfor how does this copy protection hold up?
So, we can make copies for ourselves by law...unless someone decides they dont like consumers to have that right?
This is just another common example that you really dont have any rights, they just like to make you think you do.
Ask ANY cop -- if they want something they will get it.
Example:
Cop: Can I search the vehicle?
Person: No.
Cop: Well, I ran out of tickets, going to have to bring you down to the station to write it up.
Meanwhile -- your car is towed for the moment (can't leave it on the street) and a mandatory 'inventory search' is put in place. Your car has been searched. Good thing we have that 4th amendment:)
How many times do we have to explain that no anti-piracy technology will ever work flawlessly nor will it not be broken over time.
If they want to make money, they should spend more time getting REAL artists and not just 'performers' then maybe people would be more interested in supporting them and buying their music.
This technology WILL cause many problems and WILL be able to be copied flawlessly within days if not already. This is how it does and always will work. Do they not see that they are losing more money tring to stop us than anything? Is it not time to give up on the anti-piracy CDs?
All it takes is 1 person to copy the CD then EVERYONE can get it. Its that simple.
Well, wake up. Linux isn't just for the die-hard unix geek anymore. Also, many Linux users love to play games. I mean -- what else is a home computer for? =P
Sorry, but for Linux to grow, it must appeal to more than just the tech geek. Thats a very small market. Most who switch to Linux from Windows are ussually pretty cool, except those l33t ones who do get on many peoples nerves.
I think you should rethink your
games sell well amongst brain-dead teenagers, who ofcourse runs windoze in their computers.
comment. While some are brain-dead teenagers, some are just people who want to kill time and have fun? Whats wrong with that?
I think alot more people would be using Linux on the desktop if there WERE more games on it.
I currently don't use Linux on the desktop because I have to use Windows to play all the games I want. That is the sole reason I *need* Windows, I can do everything else just as good in Linux as I can in Windows (if not better)
Not trying to be anti-MS here..MS is great for playing games, which is one area which would help Linux grow onto the desktop. I know many people who rather have MS on their workstation because of the ability to play games.
So, I think that while your figures may be close, the POTENTIAL market is alot higher. Many potential linux gamers are running Windows for the time being, but would rather play their games if Linux supported them.
Who could resist a game that has completely been banned in Australlia.
What other game does this:
Ride around find a hooker. Stop, and let her in. Drive to a secluted spot and when ya stop for a little bit, the car starts bouncing up and down. You look at your money...and the money is going down, but the health is going up, hehe.
Then, if you didn't feel like wasting that money, when the chick gets out the car, you can run her over then pick the money up off the ground.
You can also run over cops, get all sorts of guns and blow em up. You can shoot the helicopters down, and get tanks on ya.
Not to mention, steal someones car and go listen to the talk radio stations on the radio.
With the increased amount of bandwith avail through cable, wouldnt this create more problems for the struggling cable providers?
Or, is this what cable providers are looking for, a high bandwith solution cable of sending multiple HTDV channels as well as very high-speed broadband.
Why not use that 1TB Array for only $5k? This would be quite ideal for storing mass data such as that. Also, you could have almost any quality you would like, with great performance.
...it's a win for Intel. Larry says nothing in the article about the capabilities of Linux except that it's better than Windows "if you're on the Internet."
What he really liked, apparently, was the fact that the hardware was cheap and easily replaceable. It's a win for clustering, certainly, but is it a win for Linux?
Yes, it is a win for Linux.
Why? Some corporations see linux as a 'hot rod', its nice and all, but its not that luxurious, expensive Lexus GS300.
Oracle now backing Linux and showing that it can scale and that its mature enough for 'mission critical' enviornments. This will cause many corporations to take Linux more seriously and to really think about how great an alternative it is to costly NT and differant UNIX flavors.
More corporations deploying Linux will also attract more money and developers, which will help linux develop quicker and better.
Although I am not sure on the legality of the issue, it is common practice to reverse engineer file formats.
What concerns me is the act being viewed as stealing raw data from a file. So what I would think that it would be legal to reverse engineer the format, but not steal the data within those files. This would allow you to create your own files based on your data and have the same file format.
Slashdot Mirror
You can turn the feature off by changing the search method to 'Classic' in Internet Options.
Cygwin is only for architectures that Windows supports, which also happens to be the most common, so of course it isnt a big deal to release early.
Just realize that Debian's XFree86 team does much more than package it and distribute. They are the ones porting it over, not RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE, Cygwin and FreeBSD.
Sorry if Debian doesn't fit your time frame, its not meant to fit anyones. It's meant to be done when its done, and thats the beauty in it. If you can't deal with that, either use unstable or use another distro.
P.S. - Unstable isn't as dangerous as people make it out to be. My unstable box has been running for over 250 days, and I update every day or two. If that is considered 'very risky' then what does that say about other distro's who claim to be stable? So don't say that we just use unstable as an excuse for slow package releases.
I am running KDE 3.0.2 and X4.2 and running Debian unstable, btw :)
Big thanks goes out to the Debian developer's, congratulations!!!!
-topside
Why should I have to use crypto? Why can't the government get a search warrant or goto a judge if they want to see my emails.
If I don't like something about the government, its my duty to try and change that. Thats what patriotism is about. Fighting for whats right, not being a passive wuss. Sure, I may use crypto for now if I need or want to, but that shouldn't stop me, or the community, from fighting unconstitutional laws.
Managers should provide the idea and what they want the produce to do. The can specify what the GUI should like like and how other UI parts may work. They should also manage the development team members and get what positions are needed (security, UI, scalability, general programming, etc). They can check up on the coders and make sure their progress is decent and try to get the dev team to work together in the best possible way.
Coders should manage how the code is structured and how things are implemented.
File formats, etc could be determined by either. Sometimes management wants their own proprietary format, while coders may have better suggestions which are easier to impliment and/or more efficient.
I find I work best when the pressure is low and management isn't trying to make all my decisions for me.
..does this make it stainless stainless steel?
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
This amendment has basicly been trampled, stomped, and disregarded. Too many people take the approach of 'if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to worry about' and forget that this *IS* in the constitution.
It has some pretty interesting info regarding what goes on around Intel.
Did we really need a /. article on this?
For more information on ALSA, visit http://www.alsa-project.org/ as posted within the article body.
Not sure if I am just not understanding what you are saying, or if you are misinformed.
Also, I am from Louisiana -- we are known for corrupt politics. The LA government is out there to make money, and thats it. Threy do everything from re-wording laws to make them easier to enforce, i.e. not needing to prove 'intent' simply by re-wording the law. I just finished a defensive driving class, and the cop teaching it didn't stop mentioning how corrupt the Louisiana government was and how corrupt the laws of the state were. Right down to the cops who are enforcing them. Who knows, some states might care about you, I know mine doesnt.
...but you can't cook that bean in this pot. You can use that pot but that pot wont work with your stove. You may want to call the manufacturer to get that other pot activated for your new stove.
Until moderators stop moderating up the same, old, boring arguments. Or untill they stop posting the same, old, boring articles.
How is it useful if theres an easy way around it? Like I said, only 1 person needs to copy it for it to circulate around the internet, just 1. Then everyone has access and the anti-piracy CDs have become a nice waste of money.
Personally, I really don't care what they do, they are wasting their time and causing themselves too much trouble. It wont work.
So, we can make copies for ourselves by law...unless someone decides they dont like consumers to have that right?
This is just another common example that you really dont have any rights, they just like to make you think you do.
Ask ANY cop -- if they want something they will get it.
Example:
Cop: Can I search the vehicle?
Person: No.
Cop: Well, I ran out of tickets, going to have to bring you down to the station to write it up.
Meanwhile -- your car is towed for the moment (can't leave it on the street) and a mandatory 'inventory search' is put in place. Your car has been searched. Good thing we have that 4th amendment :)
If they want to make money, they should spend more time getting REAL artists and not just 'performers' then maybe people would be more interested in supporting them and buying their music.
This technology WILL cause many problems and WILL be able to be copied flawlessly within days if not already. This is how it does and always will work. Do they not see that they are losing more money tring to stop us than anything? Is it not time to give up on the anti-piracy CDs?
All it takes is 1 person to copy the CD then EVERYONE can get it. Its that simple.
Sorry, but for Linux to grow, it must appeal to more than just the tech geek. Thats a very small market. Most who switch to Linux from Windows are ussually pretty cool, except those l33t ones who do get on many peoples nerves.
I think you should rethink your
games sell well amongst brain-dead teenagers, who ofcourse runs windoze in their computers.
comment. While some are brain-dead teenagers, some are just people who want to kill time and have fun? Whats wrong with that?
I currently don't use Linux on the desktop because I have to use Windows to play all the games I want. That is the sole reason I *need* Windows, I can do everything else just as good in Linux as I can in Windows (if not better)
Not trying to be anti-MS here..MS is great for playing games, which is one area which would help Linux grow onto the desktop. I know many people who rather have MS on their workstation because of the ability to play games.
So, I think that while your figures may be close, the POTENTIAL market is alot higher. Many potential linux gamers are running Windows for the time being, but would rather play their games if Linux supported them.
Pretty nice quality for only $50.
What other game does this:
Ride around find a hooker. Stop, and let her in. Drive to a secluted spot and when ya stop for a little bit, the car starts bouncing up and down. You look at your money...and the money is going down, but the health is going up, hehe.
Then, if you didn't feel like wasting that money, when the chick gets out the car, you can run her over then pick the money up off the ground.
You can also run over cops, get all sorts of guns and blow em up. You can shoot the helicopters down, and get tanks on ya.
Not to mention, steal someones car and go listen to the talk radio stations on the radio.
Verant has recently started shaping up, and making the game alot more like what it should and could be.
Its a great way to pass hours of otherwise boring time.
And who doesnt like to blow away a few people to relieve some stress and continue with your day.
Couldnt resist the post. Gotta look forward to the excellent pr0n opportunities!
Or, is this what cable providers are looking for, a high bandwith solution cable of sending multiple HTDV channels as well as very high-speed broadband.
Is this the beginning of Video on Demand?
Why not use that 1TB Array for only $5k? This would be quite ideal for storing mass data such as that. Also, you could have almost any quality you would like, with great performance.
What he really liked, apparently, was the fact that the hardware was cheap and easily replaceable. It's a win for clustering, certainly, but is it a win for Linux?
Yes, it is a win for Linux.
Why? Some corporations see linux as a 'hot rod', its nice and all, but its not that luxurious, expensive Lexus GS300.
Oracle now backing Linux and showing that it can scale and that its mature enough for 'mission critical' enviornments. This will cause many corporations to take Linux more seriously and to really think about how great an alternative it is to costly NT and differant UNIX flavors.
More corporations deploying Linux will also attract more money and developers, which will help linux develop quicker and better.
Although I am not sure on the legality of the issue, it is common practice to reverse engineer file formats. What concerns me is the act being viewed as stealing raw data from a file. So what I would think that it would be legal to reverse engineer the format, but not steal the data within those files. This would allow you to create your own files based on your data and have the same file format.