All distros support the SAME hardware or have the potential to support the SAME hardware via a kernel upgrade. There is no hardware support difference between redhat, gentoo, ubuntu, etc. Its all the same kernel. The rest of the distro is basically stylistic and has nothing to do with what hardware is supported. These days you can upgrade a kernel with a single command.
Dell can do 3 things to improve their FOSS image:
1. Mark workstations/servers that are 100% open source friendly and list the distros they tested it on so those people who think the kernel is some guy who makes chicken know what to install.
2. Hire a couple developers to improve open source drivers that dell workstations/servers are using.
3. Unrelatded but,for the love of god, sell some AMD workstations.
..but does the community need to resort to using third-class promotional tactics with total downloads number?
We do what the people demand and they demand big numbers! Huge ones! You could have the best product in the world but without big numbers and shameless advertising that the average joe eats up like cupcakes, noone will use it.
....That War of the Worlds and LWW beat Episode III for an Oscar nomination. I'm pissed Kong won. They had a couple great renders but their comps looked like shit and overall. The CG characters didn't even look like they belonged in the shot 1/2 the time.
The main problem people have with Cedega is that it forked the original WINE code and has made a decision to never give back to the original WINE community.
I'm too lazy to do this now but if you cat the Wine development change logs there are plenty of submissions from Transgaming. So, I guess that myth is...busted.
If they submitted it to a LGPL licensed project, they automatically forfeit the copyright. Thats the magic of LGPL.
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The LGPL basically relies on copyright law to work. The LGPL is what gives people permission to use and distribute a copyrighted work, all copyright laws are still in effect. The magic of the LGPL vs the GPL is the fact the application using LGPL code doesn't have to be under an open souce license.
The American Dream worked because America had vast natural resources, and allowed people to use them to create wealth.
I'm not arguing why it worked. Plenty of third world countries are sitting on vast natural resources but are unable to use them because they don't have the technology to do so, or if they are using them, the money is going right in the pocket of the few ultra rich people who live there. The american dream happened because of who america was at the time, a lot driven people, a lot of well educated people. If the US as a collection of straw huts run by local war lords, then would the same thing have happened?
I'm serious. I want to know which of the New Deal Great Society Welfare State projects have actually solved the problems they set out to solve.
I personally don't have access to any of the data, so I wouldn't know. I know that there is nothing wrong with giving money to poor people, if you find issue with it, I suggest you consult your God and his feelings about that.
I don't believe that welfare on its own is not enough to solve the problems but, I would actually put more money into it. I certainly don't think spending $300 billion in Iraq is going to solve any problems either.
Travel to a country with very little social spending, taxes, etc. They are called '3rd world' countries for a reason.
America is not known a great country because of our military. America is known as a great country because people have a better chance to succeed here than in their own f**ed up country. Its called 'the American Dream' for a reason. Russia and China have a great military as well, I don't see people breaking down their door to get in. Its the social aspects and environment of this country that make it desirable place to live.
I could cut and paste stats all day on how education and a stable environment enables people to succeed, but I'm confused as to why you would be arguing such an obvious fact?
But their ongoing proposition isn't to spend less, it's to tax more. That's not the way to grow the economy.
Actually, it does, in a much bigger and more sustainable way over the long run. The premise, as I see it, is to tax the most weathly citizens and redistrubite that wealth as social, environmental, education, infrastrcuture, and law enforcement services to the rest of the people, enabling them to succeed in life. The more people that make money, the more people that spend it, the stronger the economy. My wife and I make a decent living, and what we pay in taxes to Federal and State is over $40,000 a year, so I think I can speak on this. Do I mind paying that much in taxes? Not really. I can open my door and see the police and fire department at work keeping my neighborhood safe, clean well maintained roads, excellent parks, schools, and hospitals. Not to mention, I like to know my tax money goes toward helping others get the same chances I had, or even helping others recover from the same issues I had as a teenager. If it wasn't for the government aid that got me into college, I don't where I would be today.
The 'trickle down' method is a bit different, but revolves around lowering the cost of doing business, so those business can hire more people or pay higher wages, and spending the minimum possible everything else. (except defense) The premise being, less government. I'm not really sure I want, less police when there is crime, less fireman when my house might burn, less road workers, less park rangers, less schools, less help for the poor, less hospitals, less clean air and water. I like those things so, I'm willing to pay. The only thing I want less of is war.
I have a friend who lives in Waynesboro VA. This is out in the middle of nowhere in Virginia, all rural. My wife and I went to visit him and he has a bueatiful stream in his backyard, perfect trout stream. I told him, "Man, do you ever fish in there?". He laughed and said "Shit, that stream hasn't had fish in it since the Dow plant opened up. I looked out my window one day and they were all day, smelled something fiece."
But it reminds the Never-Saw-A-New-Tax-I-Didn't-Like local legislatures that we don't all just love them to pieces.
Yeah, and now that Bush just cut 44 Billion in Aid to the actually 50 states in this country because he plans to ask for another 70 million, state taxes are going to be going up all over the country.
Last I heard, the USPTO wasn't doing formal examinations anymore anyway They just push button than randomly accepts or rejects a patent. On fridays, they let the janitor do a couple.
This day, the technology of sending a UDP packet to a device after checking a POP account is vindicated!! Now, all those people who thought of it before and were doing it for years can breathe freely!
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I don't know why these companies just don't pay me on retainer to tell them things suck beforehand.
The alternative is that Puff Daddy won't be able to afford his platinum plated Hummer till next month.
Is obviously still quite high.
Is an "Internet" department?
Dell can do 3 things to improve their FOSS image:
1. Mark workstations/servers that are 100% open source friendly and list the distros they tested it on so those people who think the kernel is some guy who makes chicken know what to install.
2. Hire a couple developers to improve open source drivers that dell workstations/servers are using.
3. Unrelatded but,for the love of god, sell some AMD workstations.
We do what the people demand and they demand big numbers! Huge ones! You could have the best product in the world but without big numbers and shameless advertising that the average joe eats up like cupcakes, noone will use it.
....That War of the Worlds and LWW beat Episode III for an Oscar nomination. I'm pissed Kong won. They had a couple great renders but their comps looked like shit and overall. The CG characters didn't even look like they belonged in the shot 1/2 the time.
Its an anti-trust lawsuit, AMD vs Intel, so whether or not its ok for Skype to block AMD procs is not the question.
Well, now they Yahoo is against DRM, I guess its ok they are helping to send Chinesse to politcal re-education camps.
There is no comparison.
I have the software, its great. Alt-P will actually apply for a patent on the genes you 'discover'.
Hey Nate, Stephen Colbert called. He wants his phrase back.
I'm too lazy to do this now but if you cat the Wine development change logs there are plenty of submissions from Transgaming. So, I guess that myth is...busted.
'party elders' found dead.
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The LGPL basically relies on copyright law to work. The LGPL is what gives people permission to use and distribute a copyrighted work, all copyright laws are still in effect. The magic of the LGPL vs the GPL is the fact the application using LGPL code doesn't have to be under an open souce license.
My Gnome Magic User is still waiting for a settlement from a prejudice bastard in Baldurs Gate II.
I'm not arguing why it worked. Plenty of third world countries are sitting on vast natural resources but are unable to use them because they don't have the technology to do so, or if they are using them, the money is going right in the pocket of the few ultra rich people who live there. The american dream happened because of who america was at the time, a lot driven people, a lot of well educated people. If the US as a collection of straw huts run by local war lords, then would the same thing have happened?
I'm serious. I want to know which of the New Deal Great Society Welfare State projects have actually solved the problems they set out to solve.
I personally don't have access to any of the data, so I wouldn't know. I know that there is nothing wrong with giving money to poor people, if you find issue with it, I suggest you consult your God and his feelings about that. I don't believe that welfare on its own is not enough to solve the problems but, I would actually put more money into it. I certainly don't think spending $300 billion in Iraq is going to solve any problems either.
Yeah, let Iraq suck on that Federal teet instead.
America is not known a great country because of our military. America is known as a great country because people have a better chance to succeed here than in their own f**ed up country. Its called 'the American Dream' for a reason. Russia and China have a great military as well, I don't see people breaking down their door to get in. Its the social aspects and environment of this country that make it desirable place to live.
I could cut and paste stats all day on how education and a stable environment enables people to succeed, but I'm confused as to why you would be arguing such an obvious fact?
But their ongoing proposition isn't to spend less, it's to tax more. That's not the way to grow the economy.
Actually, it does, in a much bigger and more sustainable way over the long run. The premise, as I see it, is to tax the most weathly citizens and redistrubite that wealth as social, environmental, education, infrastrcuture, and law enforcement services to the rest of the people, enabling them to succeed in life. The more people that make money, the more people that spend it, the stronger the economy. My wife and I make a decent living, and what we pay in taxes to Federal and State is over $40,000 a year, so I think I can speak on this. Do I mind paying that much in taxes? Not really. I can open my door and see the police and fire department at work keeping my neighborhood safe, clean well maintained roads, excellent parks, schools, and hospitals. Not to mention, I like to know my tax money goes toward helping others get the same chances I had, or even helping others recover from the same issues I had as a teenager. If it wasn't for the government aid that got me into college, I don't where I would be today.
The 'trickle down' method is a bit different, but revolves around lowering the cost of doing business, so those business can hire more people or pay higher wages, and spending the minimum possible everything else. (except defense) The premise being, less government. I'm not really sure I want, less police when there is crime, less fireman when my house might burn, less road workers, less park rangers, less schools, less help for the poor, less hospitals, less clean air and water. I like those things so, I'm willing to pay. The only thing I want less of is war.
I have a friend who lives in Waynesboro VA. This is out in the middle of nowhere in Virginia, all rural. My wife and I went to visit him and he has a bueatiful stream in his backyard, perfect trout stream. I told him, "Man, do you ever fish in there?". He laughed and said "Shit, that stream hasn't had fish in it since the Dow plant opened up. I looked out my window one day and they were all day, smelled something fiece."
But it reminds the Never-Saw-A-New-Tax-I-Didn't-Like local legislatures that we don't all just love them to pieces.
Yeah, and now that Bush just cut 44 Billion in Aid to the actually 50 states in this country because he plans to ask for another 70 million, state taxes are going to be going up all over the country.
As a firm supporter of bronze, I'm shocked and appauled it was left out. Thank you for your time.
Last I heard, the USPTO wasn't doing formal examinations anymore anyway They just push button than randomly accepts or rejects a patent. On fridays, they let the janitor do a couple.
This day, the technology of sending a UDP packet to a device after checking a POP account is vindicated!! Now, all those people who thought of it before and were doing it for years can breathe freely!