I am referring to capability to be compatible with compatible base distros. The key word is 'possible'. If the distro doesn't provide the base functionality needed, then it isn't one of the possible ones. Anyway... read further and I clearly say we need a good base distro that can be built upon. There are people already working upon a related idea: certified distros that feet a certain spec for capability....
Nothing is preventing smart game writers from creating games that include every possible package you could need.... ie: maybe the base core and drivers on a system need to be installed by the user to get a decent functionality going, but the rest of the packages can all be on the game disc.
That said, what is needed is a decided base distribution that provides the functionality that can then be extended by the game writers.
The reason none of this matters is because the average user isn't capable of installing a linux installation, and demands a higher level of functionality in games than can currently be done off a non-configured auto-install of a linux distribution.
There is still a ton of hardware that doesn't even run properly under linux. Heck; I have hardware that doesn't run properly on windows 2000...
Until the whole world is using 'linux compatible open hardware' there will always be a predominant 'windows'.
As far as I can tell, it is still extremely difficult to get your hands on:
A. The ROMS you could want
B. Emulators that play said ROMS good.
If it was such a problem, Nintendo would have listened to me when I wrote them an email asking if they would be interested in hiring me to go after people distributing ROMS. As it is, they ignored me... They didn't even offer anything in return for information. No motivation for me to help them out... They tryed to sue me once when I made a N64 fan site... (which I didn't get anything out of; I did it to support them)
Whatever happens, I could care less, because Nintendo signed their death warrent when they stopped caring more about the games, and started focusing on anti-piracy. (example: custom mini-dvd using bca on gamecube) We COULD have had a decent system to do homedev on... but NO, they had to use proprietary discs.)
There is one critical thing to remember about copyrights... If nobody enforces them, they might as well not exist. Is the government going to break into my house, steal my computer, and decrypt my hard drive to see how many cdroms I ripped to mp3 and stored? Nope; they won't.
The same applies for future technology when it becomes just as easy for me to store all the latest Disney movies on my pc...
If companies want my money, just sell something that is worthwhile; don't lock up all the products in safes and have people with guns sell us stuff.
The shell can be changed? Oh really now? Yeah, if you have all the specs to create a shell, that CORRECTLY interfaces with the system... which you can probably get some of, but none of the ones that are actually useful...
As if I care about Linux? Linux is a piece of junk too, I was just saying it is easier to configure. Personally I am writing my own operating system, replete with its own new mixed language script compiler... which is actually a topic in and of itself I won't get into here...
If you are going to bash my nintendo site, go see it as it really was, still hosted, and paid for by me... http://www.livxtrm.com/n64
It hasn't changed in ages, but people still seem to like it a lot.
It isn't flamebait, it is the truth. Having internet explorer tied into the registry and all sorts of pieces of the os is terrible. If you can break IE, then you can crack into the system remotely, as a result of all the functionality tied into IE. First off, the shell system should be altertable like the linux window managing systems, not be built into the os. And what of the emulation layer? XP emulates many of the older systems itself, because otherwise stuff wouldn't run. XP is Windows 2k, filled in which 5000 hacks to run stuff that you shouldn't because it is a security risk and is liable to mess up your machine.
Have you ever actually learned how to write an operating system? Studied kernel architecture? I didn't think so. What do you know. I am not talking about applications silly! I am talking about the internal structure of the system. Go bash someone worth bashing.
There is a lot more to Microsoft's seemingly wasteful space than you think.
Ok, that was vague. That details are as follows: back then I was a big fan of Nintendo, and paid using my own money to get the domain and have fun telling people how great the N64 was. I made a great site, and never got paid a dime for it. And I made it clear my site was not affiliated with Nintendo.
So how did they repay me? They threatened to sue me unless I freely GAVE them my domain. I said no way, and sent letters back to their lawyers, considering my dad is a lawyer. Eventually they realize they couldn't TAKE my domain, since I registered my domain before they registered their trademark... so I decided to sell it to them for a rip off price of $50 because I was no longer interested in supporting Nintendo at that point.
I was a non-profit individual having fun supporting a cool product. What did I get? Nothing but grief.
Off-topic? Like I care? Oh yeah, I just saw a page that said you have to wait 20 seconds before submitting a comment, and that I had only waited 19 seconds. Now THAT is retarded. By the time I read it it was like 5 seconds later yes? -shakes head in disgust-
Just another story designed to make you buy Microsoft's worthless junk. Who really cares? Sure, XP is one of the most bloated fully functional systems out there. It comes with all the junk you could want.
Some of us would rather find the good stuff and not have it all come as part of the operating system though.
In that way, XP is a Mac users dream. Everything is built in and proprietary. Wonderful right? HAHAHA
lol! off topic eh? aww As if it doesn't matter that my domain went through a major shift in the law and people handling.org domains? That is sure off-topic. Retard.
I have no clue. I tryed several topics off and on... they always refuse with no reason. Retarded if you ask me. If you are gonna refuse to post cool info, at least tell me why!
Look who knows so much. That is not strictly true. It is relatively easy to construct a huge database of known algorithms and source code equivalents and perform fuzzy pattern matching to generate source code. Also, using end interface analysis you can give realistic names to values... you really can decompile software. But hey, don't listen to me... do learn something, because obviously you are just spouting something you didn't figure out yourself.
It is a good thing people can't be locked up for their beliefs... but only their actions...
Also, it is good that hackers can still write software freely, assuming they come up with it themselves, without getting locked in jail.
That said, I think the future is in reverse engineering. I intend on making software that can reverse engineer commercial software effectively and easily.
I intend to create the software by testing it on my own personally created programs. I will not run it on any system out there.
I am writing my own OS and programming language for the purpose, from the ground up.
When it is done, I will pass out the source code for all to have and do as they wish.
What will be the result? The world will have to change to catch up with the amount of changes you can make to your own software at that point.
No more repackaging and charging for the same old ancient crud.
The only way to make money will be to write NEW software that is USEFUL.
oh please. I doubt I exceed 25 miles per hr in this stunt. All I did is slow down to 5 miles an hour, hit the gas for several seconds, and then slam on the brakes again. That isn't going to kill anyone, wherever they are. The speed limit in the area was 25, so at most I went 10mph over the limit for about 2 seconds. gee... that is some hazard... NOT I see people go 40 down that same road every other day... I almost got run over by one such person just the other day!
The cop was an idiot, and I will tell you why. I know this particular policeman. I have dealt with him before. I sold him a soda every day for about a year, because I worked at my university store. Don't get me wrong,... I may have sped up, but there is no way I could have run anyone over. I looked very carefully to make sure there wasn't any possibility of that. Plus you are thinking I sped up when I saw the sign... no. I slowed down and drove very very slowly, until I was past the sign, then I hit the gas and only travelled about 40-60 feet before I stopped in a parking spot. It would never hold up in court.
There was one of those things in a PARKING LOT at my school. I got ticked off at that, since they can't stop me from speeding in a lot... so I sped up. I rushed into the nearest parking spot, hopped out and walked over to the cop and smiled. He started yelling at me and threatened to give me a 5 point ticket for reckless driving if he ever saw me do that again. I just grinned and walked away. What an idiot. As if? 5 points for speeding in a parking lot?? Who are they kidding?
I don't care what kind of computer software is out there trying to trace track or otherwise limit what I can do and access on the internet. Me and ten million other hackers will be the first to figure out how any such systems work and to disable them ASAP. The internet cannot be controlled. This has been proven time and again. Only the people using the internet can be controlled, and not even very well at that.
In regard to red light cameras and automated law robots... good luck... I am not fond of technology in general; and I will be the first to carry around an EMP generator.;)
I am still waiting for the R600, which is supposed to have a very similar chip to that in the Gamecube. Sadly, it is hard to find any information about when and where the R600 will come out.
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I am referring to capability to be compatible with compatible base distros. The key word is 'possible'. If the distro doesn't provide the base functionality needed, then it isn't one of the possible ones. Anyway... read further and I clearly say we need a good base distro that can be built upon. There are people already working upon a related idea: certified distros that feet a certain spec for capability....
Does no one read past the first sentence? I said a base distribution to must be relied upon for the critical functionality.
Nothing is preventing smart game writers from creating games that include every possible package you could need.... ie: maybe the base core and drivers on a system need to be installed by the user to get a decent functionality going, but the rest of the packages can all be on the game disc. That said, what is needed is a decided base distribution that provides the functionality that can then be extended by the game writers. The reason none of this matters is because the average user isn't capable of installing a linux installation, and demands a higher level of functionality in games than can currently be done off a non-configured auto-install of a linux distribution. There is still a ton of hardware that doesn't even run properly under linux. Heck; I have hardware that doesn't run properly on windows 2000... Until the whole world is using 'linux compatible open hardware' there will always be a predominant 'windows'.
As far as I can tell, it is still extremely difficult to get your hands on: A. The ROMS you could want B. Emulators that play said ROMS good. If it was such a problem, Nintendo would have listened to me when I wrote them an email asking if they would be interested in hiring me to go after people distributing ROMS. As it is, they ignored me... They didn't even offer anything in return for information. No motivation for me to help them out... They tryed to sue me once when I made a N64 fan site... (which I didn't get anything out of; I did it to support them) Whatever happens, I could care less, because Nintendo signed their death warrent when they stopped caring more about the games, and started focusing on anti-piracy. (example: custom mini-dvd using bca on gamecube) We COULD have had a decent system to do homedev on... but NO, they had to use proprietary discs.)
There is one critical thing to remember about copyrights... If nobody enforces them, they might as well not exist. Is the government going to break into my house, steal my computer, and decrypt my hard drive to see how many cdroms I ripped to mp3 and stored? Nope; they won't. The same applies for future technology when it becomes just as easy for me to store all the latest Disney movies on my pc... If companies want my money, just sell something that is worthwhile; don't lock up all the products in safes and have people with guns sell us stuff.
The shell can be changed? Oh really now? Yeah, if you have all the specs to create a shell, that CORRECTLY interfaces with the system... which you can probably get some of, but none of the ones that are actually useful...
As if I care about Linux? Linux is a piece of junk too, I was just saying it is easier to configure. Personally I am writing my own operating system, replete with its own new mixed language script compiler... which is actually a topic in and of itself I won't get into here...
If you are going to bash my nintendo site, go see it as it really was, still hosted, and paid for by me... http://www.livxtrm.com/n64 It hasn't changed in ages, but people still seem to like it a lot.
It isn't flamebait, it is the truth. Having internet explorer tied into the registry and all sorts of pieces of the os is terrible. If you can break IE, then you can crack into the system remotely, as a result of all the functionality tied into IE. First off, the shell system should be altertable like the linux window managing systems, not be built into the os. And what of the emulation layer? XP emulates many of the older systems itself, because otherwise stuff wouldn't run. XP is Windows 2k, filled in which 5000 hacks to run stuff that you shouldn't because it is a security risk and is liable to mess up your machine.
Have you ever actually learned how to write an operating system? Studied kernel architecture? I didn't think so. What do you know. I am not talking about applications silly! I am talking about the internal structure of the system. Go bash someone worth bashing. There is a lot more to Microsoft's seemingly wasteful space than you think.
Ok, that was vague. That details are as follows: back then I was a big fan of Nintendo, and paid using my own money to get the domain and have fun telling people how great the N64 was. I made a great site, and never got paid a dime for it. And I made it clear my site was not affiliated with Nintendo. So how did they repay me? They threatened to sue me unless I freely GAVE them my domain. I said no way, and sent letters back to their lawyers, considering my dad is a lawyer. Eventually they realize they couldn't TAKE my domain, since I registered my domain before they registered their trademark... so I decided to sell it to them for a rip off price of $50 because I was no longer interested in supporting Nintendo at that point. I was a non-profit individual having fun supporting a cool product. What did I get? Nothing but grief.
Off-topic? Like I care? Oh yeah, I just saw a page that said you have to wait 20 seconds before submitting a comment, and that I had only waited 19 seconds. Now THAT is retarded. By the time I read it it was like 5 seconds later yes? -shakes head in disgust-
Just another story designed to make you buy Microsoft's worthless junk. Who really cares? Sure, XP is one of the most bloated fully functional systems out there. It comes with all the junk you could want. Some of us would rather find the good stuff and not have it all come as part of the operating system though. In that way, XP is a Mac users dream. Everything is built in and proprietary. Wonderful right? HAHAHA
Informative? whatever. If you are too stupid to know about the google cache of sites already, sure... but I'd say that is off-topic. :-p
lol! off topic eh? aww As if it doesn't matter that my domain went through a major shift in the law and people handling .org domains? That is sure off-topic. Retard.
I have no clue. I tryed several topics off and on... they always refuse with no reason. Retarded if you ask me. If you are gonna refuse to post cool info, at least tell me why!
Does this mean I can repurchase n64.org, the domain which Nintendo so rudely took away from me by sending their lawyers after me, back when I was 15??
Finally. Someone moderated me. I was getting sick and tired of my comments being IGNORED.
Wow... I have never seen a topic with only one comment...
Look who knows so much. That is not strictly true. It is relatively easy to construct a huge database of known algorithms and source code equivalents and perform fuzzy pattern matching to generate source code. Also, using end interface analysis you can give realistic names to values... you really can decompile software. But hey, don't listen to me... do learn something, because obviously you are just spouting something you didn't figure out yourself.
It is a good thing people can't be locked up for their beliefs... but only their actions... Also, it is good that hackers can still write software freely, assuming they come up with it themselves, without getting locked in jail. That said, I think the future is in reverse engineering. I intend on making software that can reverse engineer commercial software effectively and easily. I intend to create the software by testing it on my own personally created programs. I will not run it on any system out there. I am writing my own OS and programming language for the purpose, from the ground up. When it is done, I will pass out the source code for all to have and do as they wish. What will be the result? The world will have to change to catch up with the amount of changes you can make to your own software at that point. No more repackaging and charging for the same old ancient crud. The only way to make money will be to write NEW software that is USEFUL.
oh please. I doubt I exceed 25 miles per hr in this stunt. All I did is slow down to 5 miles an hour, hit the gas for several seconds, and then slam on the brakes again. That isn't going to kill anyone, wherever they are. The speed limit in the area was 25, so at most I went 10mph over the limit for about 2 seconds. gee... that is some hazard... NOT I see people go 40 down that same road every other day... I almost got run over by one such person just the other day!
The cop was an idiot, and I will tell you why. I know this particular policeman. I have dealt with him before. I sold him a soda every day for about a year, because I worked at my university store. Don't get me wrong, ... I may have sped up, but there is no way I could have run anyone over. I looked very carefully to make sure there wasn't any possibility of that. Plus you are thinking I sped up when I saw the sign... no. I slowed down and drove very very slowly, until I was past the sign, then I hit the gas and only travelled about 40-60 feet before I stopped in a parking spot. It would never hold up in court.
There was one of those things in a PARKING LOT at my school. I got ticked off at that, since they can't stop me from speeding in a lot... so I sped up. I rushed into the nearest parking spot, hopped out and walked over to the cop and smiled. He started yelling at me and threatened to give me a 5 point ticket for reckless driving if he ever saw me do that again. I just grinned and walked away. What an idiot. As if? 5 points for speeding in a parking lot?? Who are they kidding?
I don't care what kind of computer software is out there trying to trace track or otherwise limit what I can do and access on the internet. Me and ten million other hackers will be the first to figure out how any such systems work and to disable them ASAP. The internet cannot be controlled. This has been proven time and again. Only the people using the internet can be controlled, and not even very well at that. In regard to red light cameras and automated law robots... good luck... I am not fond of technology in general; and I will be the first to carry around an EMP generator. ;)
I am still waiting for the R600, which is supposed to have a very similar chip to that in the Gamecube. Sadly, it is hard to find any information about when and where the R600 will come out.