you do know what the kernel is right? it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING todo with kde (except for basic device interfaces, which is what a kernel should do imho)
so please clarify your statement to enlighten us how kde gets integrated into the kernel
"I've never ever heard anyone talk about fair use outside of Slashdot, period. For most people it just isn't a big deal."
maybe because its not a big deal for anyone?
most people i know take copying theit cd to their mp3-player, ripping cds to their hard disk, sharing music and films with friends and even over the internet FOR GRANTED!
whenever i mention something about drm and stuf they are like: "uh, thats bad, but today i dl'ed the x album of y"
so yep, its not a big deal, but i almost bet word wil spread faster than the blaster worm that with those new machines you are unable to listen to your new (and especially the old) content, and therefore having many people reject those.
ok now, its been stated above but ill tell you the following:
ITS DONE IN HARDWARE!
so youll have a hard time cracking those chips, which are already developed for atleast one or two years, meaning they get their last security check. (palladium/fritz chip/tcpa)
but yes sure it will be cracked but not even joe hacker will be able to to it, it most probably will need custom hardware which wil definately NOT be available at wal mart.
i got that info from a friend who tried fedora and had troubles updating. (my mistake that i forgot to include that)
also i went from a potato install to woody (back when it was still testing), and then to sid without breaking a thing, also i know atleast 3 people who run sid without troubles.
so i guess better than working flawless is difficult but maybe im just a 'bit' biased;)
just for your information: woody: stable (meaning versions wont change therefore old software) sarge: testing (meaning versions almost stable, preparing for release) sid: unstable (meaning new software, possibly (but very unlikely) bugs in the install scripts)
so all you need is to choose what you like.
and DONT let yourself be turned down by that 'unstable' tag... ive had never had problems with sid til' now and ive been upgrading from potato over woody straight to sid and my server is still happily working, only needing a reboot to change the kernel (or if some hardware dies but thats another story).
well i guess you never found out about sid (as snother poster pointed out), which is where the (b)leading edge resides. and dont let yourself be turned away by the 'unstable' tag it has, its still (in 99.99% of all cases) more 'stable' than the fedora updates (stable meaning wont break things on upgrade, if the version itself has issues thats another story, but therefore pinning was invented), although i have to admit i never used fedora.
and the kernel is (and imho should be) usually compiled from the kernel archives, because you'll never need every module shipping with those distros, and you can cut the kernel specifically to your needs.
so once you install woody you'll know that i.e php will stay the same version as long as you use woody (and dont use packports or other sources), even if you installed a million security upgrades. so a serveradmin knows when he installs woody what versions of each software he has available.
the added benefit is that by using the same versions for longer time than others you learn about almost all security leaks so you can fix them over time.
but one big downfall is that the packages are severely outdated and (because of the version-stability) no new software gets added/updated so you are practically stuck to what you got (unless you use backports and the like which infact defeats the 'stable' principe).
if the packages were not that outdated i could imagine that software vendors would start to add debian to their list of supported distros.
so i stick t sid (server and workstation) and never had problems so far (except maybe the issue that my amule got updated and the new version is REALLY unstable (crashes at least every hour on me)) so i had to reinstall the old one, but thats one of the resons i like linux so much: CHOICE!)
(hell, i really should stop writing that large rants;) )
while i agree with you about mysql not having advanced sql features you missed one big point:
its absolute fool-proof (especially for web apps, which is imho its primary use).
anyone with basic understanding of php and a bit sql can throw together a working installation of mysql, add mysqladmin and he can develop web-apps in no time.
i've now done 4 months of writing asp and sql server stuff and i must say i dont understand anyone going this path. admittedly i (have to) use sql server 6.5 on a win2k server but besides.net i dont think that much has changed.
the problems range from simple things like having to close EVERY query done or you'll run out of connections (sure this really should be done but why gets php around this while ado does not), needing to select the fields in order of use in the app (if you need blobs), obviously no client side caching (if you use the blob 2 times with another field in between it fails too), failing an sql query fails the whole app (you sure can change that but error handling is definately not the strength of ado/sql server), having dates stored in the language of the server (means if you insert a date value from a string the resulting date depends on the language of the sql server --> 21.04.2004 only works on servers with non-english dates), oh and last but not least an absolutely brain dead escaping pattern with no (atleast i know of none) built in function to do it automatically for you
so especially for web apps (and there especially with php) mysql surely blows most other combos (not sure on that but if you found something better i'd like to hear about that).
so you must be the only one to not wanting 24/7 support by.... clippy! (with opengl es even in 3d!)
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exactly thats the point of opengl es.
as it is only a subset of the opengl standard trimmed for low power/low speed devices it is (or will be) also fast in software. afaik there are also hardware renderers for opengl es in the works.
and remember: we hat 3d games long before the gigahertz pcs with 3d accelerators were out and they were a tiny bit faster than 1 frame/second.
Pixlet
Pixlet is the first studio-grade codec for filmmakers, and it's available exclusively in Mac OS X v10.3 Panther. Tuned for use with high-definition source, it allows digital film frames to play back in real time on any 1Ghz G4.
and what exactly has that to do with rendering?
customer: show me your best cabriolet
salesman: well we have this used bike here...
No, it's not. It's up to the seller, dude. It's the package they want to sell you. If their package is a CD with 12 songs on it, then you have no "right" to demand you only get one song.
you are correct, i as a buyer have no "right" to demand someting from the seller (unless its specifically stated in a contract or something similar).
BUT, they also have no "right" to demand my cash, which they quite obviously do.
the music industry is almost the only which gets away with providing crappy service and complaining about lost revenues (and even receiving government support).
also your analogy sucks.
one track is a complete work of art, so staying with your picasso example it would be the same as telling picasso you only want ONE of his paintings instead of 20.
and please dont tell me that an album is a complete work of art, because if it would be so, radio stations would only play whole albums and not just single tracks.
so my point is:
if *THEY* want *MY* cash they need to give it to me in a form i like or else i will spend my hard earned cash somewhere else. *THEY* also have no "right" to complain about me not spending my money on their products.
i need to convince my employer that i am worth the bucks he gives me, and the same counts for *EVERYONE* out there.
want my cash?
convince me you have earned it or else buzz off!
(yea its hard but thats just how capitalism works)
Slashdot Mirror
maybe someone should tell them that their search is pointless and doomed to fail
its already out?!?!?
a text editor: is a wysiwyg html editor good enough?
;)
a lisp interperter: well its not lisp but it supports javascript
a built in operating system: well they are soooo close
afaik the xul interface of mozilla supports writing of your own apps which should be running almost everywhere where mozilla is running, see calendar
so i think mozilla is a bit more advanced than emacs
"Meanwhile, KDE does the same damn thing."
you do know what the kernel is right? it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING todo with kde (except for basic device interfaces, which is what a kernel should do imho)
so please clarify your statement to enlighten us how kde gets integrated into the kernel
"I've never ever heard anyone talk about fair use outside of Slashdot, period. For most people it just isn't a big deal."
maybe because its not a big deal for anyone?
most people i know take copying theit cd to their mp3-player, ripping cds to their hard disk, sharing music and films with friends and even over the internet FOR GRANTED!
whenever i mention something about drm and stuf they are like: "uh, thats bad, but today i dl'ed the x album of y"
so yep, its not a big deal, but i almost bet word wil spread faster than the blaster worm that with those new machines you are unable to listen to your new (and especially the old) content, and therefore having many people reject those.
besides the fact that apple drm does not cripple you pc, your mp3 (or whatever) player, and whatnot by closing those "insecure data paths"
nah that would be counter-productive for hollywood...
why you ask?
because they can no longer torment us with movies like pearl harbour or gigly that we realize this stuff is not worth the bandwidth spent!
ill see you crack an 512 bit aes encryption in reasonable time...
teoretically possible? yes!
practically doable? no!
just take a look at des/triple des which is still today in use with no major holes found (atleast none of which i know)
ok now, its been stated above but ill tell you the following:
ITS DONE IN HARDWARE!
so youll have a hard time cracking those chips, which are already developed for atleast one or two years, meaning they get their last security check. (palladium/fritz chip/tcpa)
but yes sure it will be cracked but not even joe hacker will be able to to it, it most probably will need custom hardware which wil definately NOT be available at wal mart.
i got that info from a friend who tried fedora and had troubles updating. (my mistake that i forgot to include that)
;)
also i went from a potato install to woody (back when it was still testing), and then to sid without breaking a thing, also i know atleast 3 people who run sid without troubles.
so i guess better than working flawless is difficult but maybe im just a 'bit' biased
and i bet bill would use bash/linux
but even the english keyboard has the 'r' on the exact same place
I click on a link with my middle button in Mozilla and the page pops up in a new tab,...
not to mention ctivating the option to open new tabs in the background which is particularly useful if browsing news sites like slashdot...
you said it yourself: switch to sid if you need new packages!
think of woody as the server release (with all the security stuff and things) and sid as the desktop release with all the new whizbang
just for your information:
woody: stable (meaning versions wont change therefore old software)
sarge: testing (meaning versions almost stable, preparing for release)
sid: unstable (meaning new software, possibly (but very unlikely) bugs in the install scripts)
so all you need is to choose what you like.
and DONT let yourself be turned down by that 'unstable' tag... ive had never had problems with sid til' now and ive been upgrading from potato over woody straight to sid and my server is still happily working, only needing a reboot to change the kernel (or if some hardware dies but thats another story).
well i guess you never found out about sid (as snother poster pointed out), which is where the (b)leading edge resides. and dont let yourself be turned away by the 'unstable' tag it has, its still (in 99.99% of all cases) more 'stable' than the fedora updates (stable meaning wont break things on upgrade, if the version itself has issues thats another story, but therefore pinning was invented), although i have to admit i never used fedora.
and the kernel is (and imho should be) usually compiled from the kernel archives, because you'll never need every module shipping with those distros, and you can cut the kernel specifically to your needs.
Actually stable means 'version stable' (afaik)
;) )
so once you install woody you'll know that i.e php will stay the same version as long as you use woody (and dont use packports or other sources), even if you installed a million security upgrades. so a serveradmin knows when he installs woody what versions of each software he has available.
the added benefit is that by using the same versions for longer time than others you learn about almost all security leaks so you can fix them over time.
but one big downfall is that the packages are severely outdated and (because of the version-stability) no new software gets added/updated so you are practically stuck to what you got (unless you use backports and the like which infact defeats the 'stable' principe).
if the packages were not that outdated i could imagine that software vendors would start to add debian to their list of supported distros.
so i stick t sid (server and workstation) and never had problems so far (except maybe the issue that my amule got updated and the new version is REALLY unstable (crashes at least every hour on me)) so i had to reinstall the old one, but thats one of the resons i like linux so much: CHOICE!)
(hell, i really should stop writing that large rants
wouldnt that make it: The Junior Un-Buying League?
the only problem is that sadly the majority is NOT the smarter ones.
and if you dont believe me just look around you (if you are not working in an it-only company start there)
while i agree with you about mysql not having advanced sql features you missed one big point:
.net i dont think that much has changed.
its absolute fool-proof (especially for web apps, which is imho its primary use).
anyone with basic understanding of php and a bit sql can throw together a working installation of mysql, add mysqladmin and he can develop web-apps in no time.
i've now done 4 months of writing asp and sql server stuff and i must say i dont understand anyone going this path. admittedly i (have to) use sql server 6.5 on a win2k server but besides
the problems range from simple things like having to close EVERY query done or you'll run out of connections (sure this really should be done but why gets php around this while ado does not),
needing to select the fields in order of use in the app (if you need blobs),
obviously no client side caching (if you use the blob 2 times with another field in between it fails too),
failing an sql query fails the whole app (you sure can change that but error handling is definately not the strength of ado/sql server),
having dates stored in the language of the server (means if you insert a date value from a string the resulting date depends on the language of the sql server --> 21.04.2004 only works on servers with non-english dates),
oh and last but not least an absolutely brain dead escaping pattern with no (atleast i know of none) built in function to do it automatically for you
so especially for web apps (and there especially with php) mysql surely blows most other combos (not sure on that but if you found something better i'd like to hear about that).
so you must be the only one to not wanting 24/7 support by.... clippy! (with opengl es even in 3d!)
exactly thats the point of opengl es.
as it is only a subset of the opengl standard trimmed for low power/low speed devices it is (or will be) also fast in software. afaik there are also hardware renderers for opengl es in the works.
and remember:
we hat 3d games long before the gigahertz pcs with 3d accelerators were out and they were a tiny bit faster than 1 frame/second.
Pixlet
Pixlet is the first studio-grade codec for filmmakers, and it's available exclusively in Mac OS X v10.3 Panther. Tuned for use with high-definition source, it allows digital film frames to play back in real time on any 1Ghz G4.
and what exactly has that to do with rendering?
customer: show me your best cabriolet
salesman: well we have this used bike here...
not sure on this one but wont we get the Windows XP Premium Enhanced" edition, with realplayer and quicktime or the likes pre-installed?
No, it's not. It's up to the seller, dude. It's the package they want to sell you. If their package is a CD with 12 songs on it, then you have no "right" to demand you only get one song.
you are correct, i as a buyer have no "right" to demand someting from the seller (unless its specifically stated in a contract or something similar).
BUT, they also have no "right" to demand my cash, which they quite obviously do.
the music industry is almost the only which gets away with providing crappy service and complaining about lost revenues (and even receiving government support).
also your analogy sucks. one track is a complete work of art, so staying with your picasso example it would be the same as telling picasso you only want ONE of his paintings instead of 20.
and please dont tell me that an album is a complete work of art, because if it would be so, radio stations would only play whole albums and not just single tracks.
so my point is: if *THEY* want *MY* cash they need to give it to me in a form i like or else i will spend my hard earned cash somewhere else. *THEY* also have no "right" to complain about me not spending my money on their products.
i need to convince my employer that i am worth the bucks he gives me, and the same counts for *EVERYONE* out there.
want my cash?
convince me you have earned it or else buzz off!
(yea its hard but thats just how capitalism works)