"SuSe linux is surpased by a number of distributions out there."
Do you mean technically or in installation numbers? You could argue about the former, but every formal study I've seen has the installation base going "RedHat, SuSE, and then everyone else." I wish I had the links offhand, but alas, I don't have the time to go back and find them.
It's not really much of a stretch to say that SuSE and RedHat are the two big distributions, and that everyone else is a bit player. Even Mandrake doesn't have an install base that compares.
Not very tactful to go blurting it out, of course, but don't shoot the messenger.
Correct. A $1400 license is well within the realm of a small claims court ($5000 max). It would be relatively trivial to prove if you kept your cool and kept the claim simple.
The fact is, you can't bill someone for no reason. SCO has _not_ won its case against IBM, ergo, the code is where everyone claims it should be, and SCO is breaking the law. Bring a boxed copy of RedHat 9 or SuSE 8.2 to demonstrate this. Should be a 5 minute win.
Are you joking? There were at LEAST as many ads for Freddy Vs. Jason as The Medallion on TV in my area. And, in any event, it was certainly not "understated".
No, not in the way you're thinking. You need the Windows versions of these games because the Linux port _doesn't_ come with such essentials as sound and texture files. However, if you were to pirate the Windows game and then install the Linux version using those files, it would still work fine. Well, except that you still need the CD-key.
However, I must add that pirating Windows software for the Linux version of a game is a sure way to kill any future ports of other games to Linux (why port if it _raises_ piracy?). Play it clean - besides, how much is MOHAA now anyways? $20? You're not going to break the bank buying it.
Look, there's bloat, and then there's need. I'm not saying Nautilus has no bloat, but you can't ask for the latest and greatest to run like the wind on 3 year old hardware.
What's the point of having more RAM if you can't put it to use? The state of the art will never advance unless you can put that shiny new hardware to use.
And, let's not take this all out of context - we're talking about 25mb of RAM here, max. "Obscene" was a foolish way to describe that usage - Nautilus does quite a bit more than Win98's file manager ever did, and expecting it to use the same amount of memory is silly.
If I had to posit a reason for Nautilus using so much RAM, folder caching would probably be the reason. Nautilus devs can correct me on that one, but it seems like folders I've opened before open much more quickly than new ones. Fixing your memory "problem" would probably knock down the speed of Nautilus tremendously. Buy some more RAM and get on with life.
No idea what the problem with file association is. I've just never had an issue with it (and rather like the way Nautilus gives you a menu of programs to try with a right-click). If you're setting new associations, read the choices carefully, as some similar sounding ones do different things.
You do realize that the _desktop_ is controlled by Nautilus, and thus you really can't close it without killing it, right?
Potential? GnuCash _works_. It has 250k lines of code written already. Frankly, it's one of the best Linux apps I've ever used, and has a very sane interface. Then again, I've never used Quicken, so what do I know?
Why you're advocating throwing away a perfectly good program that just needs some more developers and documentation is totally beyond me. A dedicated documentation effort for GnuCash would probably only take a month to do, max.
If I had to hazard a guess, you're not a software developer. Re-inventing the wheel every ten minutes is a bigger waste of time than trying to fix a slightly old, good one.
And if you look at any other recent, "real" war, you'd see how amazing that low a figure is. Compare that ~7000 figure to pretty much any other ground campaign in recent history - you'll see that it's really quite low. That's assuming their figure is accurate, too, which there's no real proof of.
War isn't safe. It isn't fun. It's hell for everyone involved. But the fact is, sometimes, it really is the last option left (in this case, I'm not sure it was, though). Would you prefer to go on living the dream that war is just something that the evil US is responsible for, or would you like to try to save innocent lives through better weapons technology?
"Try being a mid-easterner after 9/11!" [presumably in America]
The fact that you blame the government for the rise in hate crimes against Arabs is stunning. Isn't this the same government which was constantly urging the public to NOT retaliate against people of Middle-Eastern descent after 9/11?
The fact of the matter is this: some people are bigoted idiots, and always will be. Blaming the government for their existence is foolish.
"Try saying that you want to kill the [president] some time, and mean it. See what happens."
No argument here that the president gets some special protection that is constitutionally dubious, but I question why freedom of speech gives you the right to advocate violence against people. I'm not sure if the founders of our nation had that particular use in mind - in fact, I'm pretty sure they did not.
"As long as you have a government sanctioned permit."
Freedom of assembly does not mean you have the freedom to assemble anywhere at any time. What's unconstitutional is for the authorities to never grant you a permit because they don't like what you're saying. This is pretty rare - even the KKK can march down main street these days.
In other words, a strictly literal interpretation of the constitution doesn't happen, but I believe we are still (mostly) within the spirit. Every presidency makes a mistake with it - remember the Alien and Sedition Acts during the Civil War? The Patriot Act is the same thing. A mistake, but not one that'll destroy the Constitution, IMHO.
You know, Stone's little talk reminds me of what I've heard coming out of IBM lately. I can't help but wonder if Novell took a look at IBM, decided that they've done quite well for themselves with Linux, and decided to jump ALL the way onboard too.
Evolution-Groupwise by itself is enough for this merger to produce some great things.
Do you really consider spending close to $500 ($200 for VMWare, $200 for Windows retail, and $100 for Outlook) to be a good use of funds when Connector is far less?
Ooh, nice way to cleverly bend the facts to make RedHat look bad.
You can replicate the disks all day if you want, and give them to all your friends. The specific terms of usage for that package say you can't sell the CDs and use the package. Not even _CLOSE_ to "you can't distribute the CDs with this package on them".
Going out to find news that has _your_ slant does not make this news any less unbiased. Think about that. You need _diversity_, not a single source that you like because they echo your own line.
The government of the United States was elected by the people. If you have a problem with the government, you have a problem with the Americans, since they put it in power. The government is acting under _their_ authority. And, notably, polls show most citizens support the actions of the government so far.
So, please spare us the rhetoric, and stop justifying your anti-American-ness by saying "just the government! Not you individual/. readers!" It's just like those idiots in France who can't put together "rising anti-Zionism" leading to "rising (and violent!) anti-Semitism": you don't have one without the other.
Frankly, I think most American/. readers don't really care whether you hate them or not, so just go with the truth. Most Americans are quite happy to show their displeasure with governments by boycotting - remember French wine shortly before and during the Iraq war? So, really, you should be a little bit more up-front, too.
I recall reading that "fair use" was a very subjective thing, very up for interpretation by the judge. So, the fact that it seems vague is intentional.
I imagine that we will see more reasonable judgements on technological issues when the people deciding them have grown up with these issues. Remember, judges are usually fairly old people who did not work in the computer industry or grow up with a computer.
Wow, I'm 100% GWB, and 90% Libertarian... according to that site, anyways. Came as a surprise to me, seeing as I usually think like a moderate.
The top democratic candidate I had was Lieberman. Not a surprise - I'd probably throw a vote his way if I had the chance, mostly because I see him as the lesser of the three democratic evils in the race.
I keep thinking to myself, yes, Dean says what he means, but isn't that going to be a huge liability on the international policy front? Kerry has some issues from Vietnam that I'm antsy about. I don't particularly like Lieberman's views on censorship, but I was impressed with his performance in the debate he and Cheney had.
In any case, I'll certainly read the blog... perhaps Dean can change my mind.
Does this give out any cool new code, or is it just simple modifications of the kernel? I'm guessing it's just a few minor changes to enable it to run on the router.
Hopefully all of this commotion has not dissuaded Linksys from using the Linux kernel (in an appropriate fashion) in their future products.
Didn't see the movie (can't stand the zombie flicks myself), but...
If the movie happened in "real life", it would take roughly a day for the rest of the world to figure out roughly what's happening. You'd see:
1. Extreme quarantine measures. There'd be a total blockade of Britain, a large, well-armed regiment blocking the Chunnel from all traffic, and escorts of air traffic. Anyone who doesn't stop gets killed. There will probably be a few infections outside of Britain, but the authorities will be rather more prone to use lethal force to deal with them. 2. After two weeks, the world is throughly scared to death. All British survivors are told they are remaining in quarantine indefinitely. Scientists discover what the plague is, but have no cure. 3. Weeks 3-6: the civilized world tries to figure out how the hell to deal with this plague. Massive military rescue operations to grab survivors, conventional military operations, and the use of nuclear weapons to contain the plague are discussed. 4. Weeks 7-9: Rescue ops are carried out against known survivor colonies. Coalition militaries (primarily NATO) take only a few casualties, mostly from equipment failures.
How would it play out in the end? I don't know. But the fact of the matter is, if it's between the lives of 500,000 people and a plague that could possibly end the world and destroy all of humanity... I know I would consider using nuclear weapons to destroy the British Isles and cauterize the remenants of the disease. I don't think I'd do it, but I'd have the option down on the table.
In extreme times, you may have to use extreme measures. They may or may not be over-reactions, but the safe side of an issue is obviously continuing the human race.
As someone who's done a Linux install on his iPaq 3150, the answer is an unequivocal yes.
You get far more flexibility, device support, and free software with Linux than PocketPC. Perhaps the only niggle is that you can't really get a browser into 16mb of RAM without constant crashes, but the Axim and newer iPaqs do not suffer from this problem. A nice side effect of storing everything in flash is that running out of battery only resets your clock, not your data.
It's not for everyone, but I think it was worth my time...
"Whooah! Slow down there, buddy. We have a decent OS going, but it still lacks a few things which won't come easy (fonts, easy configuration, changing resolution, unified base)"
1. Several high-quality fonts were released into the open not too long ago by their corporate creators. 2. XRandR 3. Easy configuration? Have you used a modern version of RedHat or SuSE? It really couldn't be too much easier... 4. The LSB is the common base.
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"SuSe linux is surpased by a number of distributions out there."
Do you mean technically or in installation numbers? You could argue about the former, but every formal study I've seen has the installation base going "RedHat, SuSE, and then everyone else." I wish I had the links offhand, but alas, I don't have the time to go back and find them.
It's not really much of a stretch to say that SuSE and RedHat are the two big distributions, and that everyone else is a bit player. Even Mandrake doesn't have an install base that compares.
Not very tactful to go blurting it out, of course, but don't shoot the messenger.
-Erwos
Correct. A $1400 license is well within the realm of a small claims court ($5000 max). It would be relatively trivial to prove if you kept your cool and kept the claim simple.
The fact is, you can't bill someone for no reason. SCO has _not_ won its case against IBM, ergo, the code is where everyone claims it should be, and SCO is breaking the law. Bring a boxed copy of RedHat 9 or SuSE 8.2 to demonstrate this. Should be a 5 minute win.
-Erwos
Are you joking? There were at LEAST as many ads for Freddy Vs. Jason as The Medallion on TV in my area. And, in any event, it was certainly not "understated".
-Erwos
No, not in the way you're thinking. You need the Windows versions of these games because the Linux port _doesn't_ come with such essentials as sound and texture files. However, if you were to pirate the Windows game and then install the Linux version using those files, it would still work fine. Well, except that you still need the CD-key.
However, I must add that pirating Windows software for the Linux version of a game is a sure way to kill any future ports of other games to Linux (why port if it _raises_ piracy?). Play it clean - besides, how much is MOHAA now anyways? $20? You're not going to break the bank buying it.
-Erwos
Look, there's bloat, and then there's need. I'm not saying Nautilus has no bloat, but you can't ask for the latest and greatest to run like the wind on 3 year old hardware.
What's the point of having more RAM if you can't put it to use? The state of the art will never advance unless you can put that shiny new hardware to use.
And, let's not take this all out of context - we're talking about 25mb of RAM here, max. "Obscene" was a foolish way to describe that usage - Nautilus does quite a bit more than Win98's file manager ever did, and expecting it to use the same amount of memory is silly.
-Erwos
If I had to posit a reason for Nautilus using so much RAM, folder caching would probably be the reason. Nautilus devs can correct me on that one, but it seems like folders I've opened before open much more quickly than new ones. Fixing your memory "problem" would probably knock down the speed of Nautilus tremendously. Buy some more RAM and get on with life.
No idea what the problem with file association is. I've just never had an issue with it (and rather like the way Nautilus gives you a menu of programs to try with a right-click). If you're setting new associations, read the choices carefully, as some similar sounding ones do different things.
You do realize that the _desktop_ is controlled by Nautilus, and thus you really can't close it without killing it, right?
-Erwos
Potential? GnuCash _works_. It has 250k lines of code written already. Frankly, it's one of the best Linux apps I've ever used, and has a very sane interface. Then again, I've never used Quicken, so what do I know?
Why you're advocating throwing away a perfectly good program that just needs some more developers and documentation is totally beyond me. A dedicated documentation effort for GnuCash would probably only take a month to do, max.
If I had to hazard a guess, you're not a software developer. Re-inventing the wheel every ten minutes is a bigger waste of time than trying to fix a slightly old, good one.
-Erwos
And if you look at any other recent, "real" war, you'd see how amazing that low a figure is. Compare that ~7000 figure to pretty much any other ground campaign in recent history - you'll see that it's really quite low. That's assuming their figure is accurate, too, which there's no real proof of.
War isn't safe. It isn't fun. It's hell for everyone involved. But the fact is, sometimes, it really is the last option left (in this case, I'm not sure it was, though). Would you prefer to go on living the dream that war is just something that the evil US is responsible for, or would you like to try to save innocent lives through better weapons technology?
-Erwos
I'm sorry to disappoint you, but up2date is only for security fixes. You'll never find honest-to-G-d upgrades in it.
-Erwos
"Try being a mid-easterner after 9/11!" [presumably in America]
The fact that you blame the government for the rise in hate crimes against Arabs is stunning. Isn't this the same government which was constantly urging the public to NOT retaliate against people of Middle-Eastern descent after 9/11?
The fact of the matter is this: some people are bigoted idiots, and always will be. Blaming the government for their existence is foolish.
"Try saying that you want to kill the [president] some time, and mean it. See what happens."
No argument here that the president gets some special protection that is constitutionally dubious, but I question why freedom of speech gives you the right to advocate violence against people. I'm not sure if the founders of our nation had that particular use in mind - in fact, I'm pretty sure they did not.
"As long as you have a government sanctioned permit."
Freedom of assembly does not mean you have the freedom to assemble anywhere at any time. What's unconstitutional is for the authorities to never grant you a permit because they don't like what you're saying. This is pretty rare - even the KKK can march down main street these days.
In other words, a strictly literal interpretation of the constitution doesn't happen, but I believe we are still (mostly) within the spirit. Every presidency makes a mistake with it - remember the Alien and Sedition Acts during the Civil War? The Patriot Act is the same thing. A mistake, but not one that'll destroy the Constitution, IMHO.
-Erwos
You know, Stone's little talk reminds me of what I've heard coming out of IBM lately. I can't help but wonder if Novell took a look at IBM, decided that they've done quite well for themselves with Linux, and decided to jump ALL the way onboard too.
Evolution-Groupwise by itself is enough for this merger to produce some great things.
-Erwos
I hope that SuSE will kick in a few bucks, too. They've got just as much at stake here, and like RedHat, they do business with IBM.
-Erwos
Do you really consider spending close to $500 ($200 for VMWare, $200 for Windows retail, and $100 for Outlook) to be a good use of funds when Connector is far less?
-Erwos
I'm interested in how this will change the way things work now. Anybody want to explain?
-Erwos
He didn't exactly make a convincing case for it - he's used neither, and seemed to just go by the websites.
"No security features listed? Must be that RedHat doesn't have any!"
-Erwos
It's just 9 now, not 9.0. So, really, "version sprinting" is only cosmetic, unless you consider i++ a huge jump. I don't.
-Erwos
I see that they removed Galeon. How does Epiphany stack up to it right now?
I also like the option of a graphical boot... soothes the nerves of less-knowledgable people who will wonder why X, Y, or Z service is coming up.
Hopefully they'll add some more graphical configuration stuff for the system. I've always liked their style with it.
-Erwos
Ooh, nice way to cleverly bend the facts to make RedHat look bad.
You can replicate the disks all day if you want, and give them to all your friends. The specific terms of usage for that package say you can't sell the CDs and use the package. Not even _CLOSE_ to "you can't distribute the CDs with this package on them".
-Erwos
Going out to find news that has _your_ slant does not make this news any less unbiased. Think about that. You need _diversity_, not a single source that you like because they echo your own line.
/. readers!" It's just like those idiots in France who can't put together "rising anti-Zionism" leading to "rising (and violent!) anti-Semitism": you don't have one without the other.
/. readers don't really care whether you hate them or not, so just go with the truth. Most Americans are quite happy to show their displeasure with governments by boycotting - remember French wine shortly before and during the Iraq war? So, really, you should be a little bit more up-front, too.
The government of the United States was elected by the people. If you have a problem with the government, you have a problem with the Americans, since they put it in power. The government is acting under _their_ authority. And, notably, polls show most citizens support the actions of the government so far.
So, please spare us the rhetoric, and stop justifying your anti-American-ness by saying "just the government! Not you individual
Frankly, I think most American
Thanks!
-Erwos
I recall reading that "fair use" was a very subjective thing, very up for interpretation by the judge. So, the fact that it seems vague is intentional.
I imagine that we will see more reasonable judgements on technological issues when the people deciding them have grown up with these issues. Remember, judges are usually fairly old people who did not work in the computer industry or grow up with a computer.
-Erwos
Wow, I'm 100% GWB, and 90% Libertarian... according to that site, anyways. Came as a surprise to me, seeing as I usually think like a moderate.
The top democratic candidate I had was Lieberman. Not a surprise - I'd probably throw a vote his way if I had the chance, mostly because I see him as the lesser of the three democratic evils in the race.
I keep thinking to myself, yes, Dean says what he means, but isn't that going to be a huge liability on the international policy front? Kerry has some issues from Vietnam that I'm antsy about. I don't particularly like Lieberman's views on censorship, but I was impressed with his performance in the debate he and Cheney had.
In any case, I'll certainly read the blog... perhaps Dean can change my mind.
-Erwos
Does this give out any cool new code, or is it just simple modifications of the kernel? I'm guessing it's just a few minor changes to enable it to run on the router.
Hopefully all of this commotion has not dissuaded Linksys from using the Linux kernel (in an appropriate fashion) in their future products.
-Erwos
Didn't see the movie (can't stand the zombie flicks myself), but...
If the movie happened in "real life", it would take roughly a day for the rest of the world to figure out roughly what's happening. You'd see:
1. Extreme quarantine measures. There'd be a total blockade of Britain, a large, well-armed regiment blocking the Chunnel from all traffic, and escorts of air traffic. Anyone who doesn't stop gets killed. There will probably be a few infections outside of Britain, but the authorities will be rather more prone to use lethal force to deal with them.
2. After two weeks, the world is throughly scared to death. All British survivors are told they are remaining in quarantine indefinitely. Scientists discover what the plague is, but have no cure.
3. Weeks 3-6: the civilized world tries to figure out how the hell to deal with this plague. Massive military rescue operations to grab survivors, conventional military operations, and the use of nuclear weapons to contain the plague are discussed.
4. Weeks 7-9: Rescue ops are carried out against known survivor colonies. Coalition militaries (primarily NATO) take only a few casualties, mostly from equipment failures.
How would it play out in the end? I don't know. But the fact of the matter is, if it's between the lives of 500,000 people and a plague that could possibly end the world and destroy all of humanity... I know I would consider using nuclear weapons to destroy the British Isles and cauterize the remenants of the disease. I don't think I'd do it, but I'd have the option down on the table.
In extreme times, you may have to use extreme measures. They may or may not be over-reactions, but the safe side of an issue is obviously continuing the human race.
-Erwos
As someone who's done a Linux install on his iPaq 3150, the answer is an unequivocal yes.
You get far more flexibility, device support, and free software with Linux than PocketPC. Perhaps the only niggle is that you can't really get a browser into 16mb of RAM without constant crashes, but the Axim and newer iPaqs do not suffer from this problem. A nice side effect of storing everything in flash is that running out of battery only resets your clock, not your data.
It's not for everyone, but I think it was worth my time...
-Erwos
"Whooah! Slow down there, buddy. We have a decent OS going, but it still lacks a few things which won't come easy (fonts, easy configuration, changing resolution, unified base)"
1. Several high-quality fonts were released into the open not too long ago by their corporate creators.
2. XRandR
3. Easy configuration? Have you used a modern version of RedHat or SuSE? It really couldn't be too much easier...
4. The LSB is the common base.
Anything else?
-Erwos