Sun's solaris comes with quite a few supported Free and Open Source packages, and if your boss doesn't like that he can pay for Sun's own equivalents (or from other vendors) as he sees fit. Note that Sun actually supports some Free and Open Source software in the same was as it does its own; however it also ships unsupported free software. Don't get the two confused.
What about AMD Opteron? That's a 64-bit workstation-like architecture at PC-like prices. You can run 64-bit SuSE, Mandrake or Red Hat on it, and avoid the pitfalls of downporting from 64-bits to 32-bits.
Anyone have an idea what kind of steward HP would be for Java?
Anyone who's been on the recieving end of a HP sales droid in the last two years knows that HP's story going forward is "Windows on Itanium." You can bet your bottom dollar that if they bought Sun, they'd kill Java stone dead in favour of.NET.
Back in the day when 32-bit PCs were coming out, I was the one telling people that there was no point in buying a 386, stick to the 286, no software needs the 386 etc. Believe it or not, a 20MHz 286 ran 16-bit code faster than a 20MHz 386. Speed isn't everything. Those were the days. Anyway, what do I know? I'm just a deranged idiot.
64 bits is the future. It would help me to develop future-proof software if I had a 64-bit machine at home, since I can't really use the machines at work for my own personal frobbings. Being a deranged idiot is fun. In fact I'm so deranged I refuse to spend $20k+ on a workstation for home.
Please, AMD, just get on with it and give us the Athlon 64. Consign the 32-bit chips to the bargain basement. The workstation and server market has been 64-bit for nearly a decade. It's time we caught up. I'm off to ebay to buy a second-hand alpha workstation...
What we really need is a windmill farm that only kills birds that are chickens, de-feathers them and packs them ready for the supermarket, oh and keeps them refridgerated while they are waiting to be collected.
You see, there's a mummy spam and a daddy spam. When they love each other very much they, well, sort of, get together, you know, and they make a new spam.
This is incredible, going to such lengths to foil some low-grade pirate copies of some movies. This sounds like desperation on the part of movie companies, or the increasing megalomania of power-hungry madmen. What are they thinking?
The whole point about vendors supplying CDE with their UNIX is that CDE is an official standard, another check box, which many companies insist on. There is nothing stopping you installing another desktop or window manager on your machine. Maybe HP will ship KDE or XFce as well? There would be nothing stopping them. It certainly hasn't stopped Sun.
The "artist" i.e. record company, has been paid royalties if the song is played on the radio. In effect, they have sanctioned the use of this song to adverties the band and their albums. It is played on the radio so that people can hear it. It is assumed that some people will tape the song from the radio, and this is factored into the royalties. Although it's illegal, it's tolerated. When did you ever hear of anyone getting sent down for recording a couple of songs off the Top 40 to listen to in the privacy of their own home or car? I agree that free music is the best way of advertising albums. I've bought many an album from songs I've heard on the radio or TV, and latterly the internet. I think it's up to bands to distribute two or three songs per album (or whatever's appropriate) freely to promote their materieal. Every time I've bought an album on recommendation without hearing it first I've been severely disappointed. I'll never do that again. Finally, maybe if mainstream music was worth paying for it wouldn't be "stolen" as much. Hint: RIAA start promoting some real talent instead of TV "talent" contest winners.
Moderators, I apologise unreservedly for daring to challenge what someone said regarding Microsoft and their unparalled and unsurpassed ability to innovate. Microsoft truly is at the forefront of software engineering. I love Microsoft. Without them the world would be in the dark ages, historically speaking. I see they've increased chocolate rations again this week. Double plus good!:-)
Yes I played DVDs on Slackware, but if I did it again I'd be breaking the law now we have a DMCA-a-like in the UK. That pains me. I refuse to buy any of the infernal things. I'll stick to VHS.
And yet, why was it that the Concorde was the plane that crashed, not any of the thousands of other aircraft that used that runway?
It was the first plane to use the runway after the piece of junk fell off the DC-10? Could it be that the higher takeoff speed, fuel tank design, and engine placement left the Concorde vulnerable to this kind of accident?
Maybe, maybe not. The thing is, if I'm driving along the road in my car and a lorry up ahead sheds its load of steel girders and one of them hits my car and demolishes it and me with it, who's fault is that? Is it my car's fault for not being designed to withstand a 60MPH hit from a 5-tonne lump of steel? Maybe all cars should be built to withstand such an impact?
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Sun's solaris comes with quite a few supported Free and Open Source packages, and if your boss doesn't like that he can pay for Sun's own equivalents (or from other vendors) as he sees fit. Note that Sun actually supports some Free and Open Source software in the same was as it does its own; however it also ships unsupported free software. Don't get the two confused.
man shutdown?
What about AMD Opteron? That's a 64-bit workstation-like architecture at PC-like prices. You can run 64-bit SuSE, Mandrake or Red Hat on it, and avoid the pitfalls of downporting from 64-bits to 32-bits.
Long Horn
Huh huh. Huh huh,
Mmmmmm..... heh heh. Heh heh.
He said Long Horn!
Anyone who's been on the recieving end of a HP sales droid in the last two years knows that HP's story going forward is "Windows on Itanium." You can bet your bottom dollar that if they bought Sun, they'd kill Java stone dead in favour of .NET.
Back in the day when 32-bit PCs were coming out, I was the one telling people that there was no point in buying a 386, stick to the 286, no software needs the 386 etc. Believe it or not, a 20MHz 286 ran 16-bit code faster than a 20MHz 386. Speed isn't everything. Those were the days. Anyway, what do I know? I'm just a deranged idiot.
64 bits is the future. It would help me to develop future-proof software if I had a 64-bit machine at home, since I can't really use the machines at work for my own personal frobbings. Being a deranged idiot is fun. In fact I'm so deranged I refuse to spend $20k+ on a workstation for home.
I've been waiting since 2002 already... and I've been putting off upgrading my old K6-2/500.
There's nothing from stopping you today from running the programs of 10 years ago on the hardware of 10 years ago.
Mensa member - beware the high IQ
Beware the pretentious idiot.
Please, AMD, just get on with it and give us the Athlon 64. Consign the 32-bit chips to the bargain basement. The workstation and server market has been 64-bit for nearly a decade. It's time we caught up. I'm off to ebay to buy a second-hand alpha workstation...
I'd like to chop them in half and watch each new piece wiggle on its own. Then I'd like to squash them and watch the juice come out.
What we really need is a windmill farm that only kills birds that are chickens, de-feathers them and packs them ready for the supermarket, oh and keeps them refridgerated while they are waiting to be collected.
You see, there's a mummy spam and a daddy spam. When they love each other very much they, well, sort of, get together, you know, and they make a new spam.
How about these?
Now, not only does Microsoft lie, cheat, steal, and bully, but they're sexist too. What next? Racism? Ageism?
This is incredible, going to such lengths to foil some low-grade pirate copies of some movies. This sounds like desperation on the part of movie companies, or the increasing megalomania of power-hungry madmen. What are they thinking?
The whole point about vendors supplying CDE with their UNIX is that CDE is an official standard, another check box, which many companies insist on. There is nothing stopping you installing another desktop or window manager on your machine. Maybe HP will ship KDE or XFce as well? There would be nothing stopping them. It certainly hasn't stopped Sun.
LOL!
If they were horse turds and I was a keen rose cultivator, then, yes, I'd have your free turds.
The "artist" i.e. record company, has been paid royalties if the song is played on the radio. In effect, they have sanctioned the use of this song to adverties the band and their albums. It is played on the radio so that people can hear it. It is assumed that some people will tape the song from the radio, and this is factored into the royalties. Although it's illegal, it's tolerated. When did you ever hear of anyone getting sent down for recording a couple of songs off the Top 40 to listen to in the privacy of their own home or car? I agree that free music is the best way of advertising albums. I've bought many an album from songs I've heard on the radio or TV, and latterly the internet. I think it's up to bands to distribute two or three songs per album (or whatever's appropriate) freely to promote their materieal. Every time I've bought an album on recommendation without hearing it first I've been severely disappointed. I'll never do that again. Finally, maybe if mainstream music was worth paying for it wouldn't be "stolen" as much. Hint: RIAA start promoting some real talent instead of TV "talent" contest winners.
Well that's nothing. You're an ammateur. My last account got bitch-slapped!
You've never heard of sarcasm or irony then?
Microsoft continues to extend its world lead and is being nice to Linux :-)
Moderators, I apologise unreservedly for daring to challenge what someone said regarding Microsoft and their unparalled and unsurpassed ability to innovate. Microsoft truly is at the forefront of software engineering. I love Microsoft. Without them the world would be in the dark ages, historically speaking. I see they've increased chocolate rations again this week. Double plus good! :-)
Yes I played DVDs on Slackware, but if I did it again I'd be breaking the law now we have a DMCA-a-like in the UK. That pains me. I refuse to buy any of the infernal things. I'll stick to VHS.
And yet, why was it that the Concorde was the plane that crashed, not any of the thousands of other aircraft that used that runway?
It was the first plane to use the runway after the piece of junk fell off the DC-10?
Could it be that the higher takeoff speed, fuel tank design, and engine placement left the Concorde vulnerable to this kind of accident?
Maybe, maybe not. The thing is, if I'm driving along the road in my car and a lorry up ahead sheds its load of steel girders and one of them hits my car and demolishes it and me with it, who's fault is that? Is it my car's fault for not being designed to withstand a 60MPH hit from a 5-tonne lump of steel? Maybe all cars should be built to withstand such an impact?