I read on the apache mailing list that they're going to be announcing fr1st pr0sts and penis birds unless people start displaying a bit more interest in these articles.
The phenomenon is called the "Crack Mod" effect. When a Slashdot moderator is subjected to the influence of a sufficiently high amount of crack, the laws of nature and even fundamental logic begin to break down and effects such as this can be witnessed.
Besides, when Windoze people note that my unix box is 'obsolete', the best word I can reply with is 'evolution'.
That's my feeling exactly. If Unix is a dinosaur, Linux is a crocodile. A "dead-end" evolutionary design that's managed to survive for millions of years, crocodiles are ugly and scaly but their jaws will crush your bones like twigs. While crocodiles may not light fires or swing gracefully from tree to tree or buy Madonna albums, boy oh boy, you dunk a monkey in the river with one and you'll quickly find out which one's supremely adapted to THAT environment.
You'll note the article is reporting on a study done by Microsoft, according to which the aforementioned savings would be possible. No details, figures, or calculations are provided.
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I read on the apache mailing list that they're going to be announcing fr1st pr0sts and penis birds unless people start displaying a bit more interest in these articles.
The phenomenon is called the "Crack Mod" effect. When a Slashdot moderator is subjected to the influence of a sufficiently high amount of crack, the laws of nature and even fundamental logic begin to break down and effects such as this can be witnessed.
That's my feeling exactly. If Unix is a dinosaur, Linux is a crocodile. A "dead-end" evolutionary design that's managed to survive for millions of years, crocodiles are ugly and scaly but their jaws will crush your bones like twigs. While crocodiles may not light fires or swing gracefully from tree to tree or buy Madonna albums, boy oh boy, you dunk a monkey in the river with one and you'll quickly find out which one's supremely adapted to THAT environment.
You'll note the article is reporting on a study done by Microsoft, according to which the aforementioned savings would be possible. No details, figures, or calculations are provided.