Because lots of unnessacery animation (zoom on mouse over of something plenty big to see already) is hardly what I would call a feature of a perfected UI.
You should try minimizing a window.
I hope they don't. I don't want a bunch of proprietary software (much less Microsoft's!) on Linux. Instead I wish proprietary software companies would open-source their software (OK, that's not going to happen -- how about they open the.doc format instead?)
Besides linux X stuff has gotten so bloated already that you cannot run X on a machine with less than 64 megs of memory anyway.
Ah a Red Hat user indeed! I have a laptop (P75) with 24 megs of ram, it runs X OK. Although I admit, X is very heavy on resources, the main problem is the software. I run ratpoision, dillo, and rxvt, all very light software. Icewm is nice too. Anyway, Red Hat is kinda crummy for old computers, since it takes so long to load, and most people with choose KDE or GNOME or something, which certainly _isn't_ for old computers...
And even with 64, you can forget about mozilla and many other programs.
This is very true. There are no good, light browsers for Linux. Mozilla, Galeon, Skipstone, and Konqueror (KDE) are way to big for old computers. Dillo is very nice, but not very featureful. Sad to say it, but on my laptop Internet Exploiter seems to run about twice as fast as Skipstone or Galeon (I have two hard drives)...
What mapmaking (GIS) software do you use? And can you put the resulting maps back into your GPS? I have an etrex legend and would like to make my own maps... Thanks...
This is what I want todo myself with my etrex, mapping motorcycle trails (as tracks), and having a website to share them... Never thought of putting them on random people and telling them just to go wherever;)
er... the kernel is "open source", and there are debates to whether it is free software... but a lot of the rest of the OS isn't (GUI, applications, etc.) Thank you. You can now go back to your work for the Steve Jobs for president foundation.
Yeah, I guess the power thing. The article says "In a demonstration this year some energetic hand-cranking yielded enough energy to run an Apple laptop for a few minutes. With a few adaptations, devices such as these could charge up the Simputer." It would be good if they made a cheap add-on or maybe even something that came with it to do that. But it sounds like they don't even have them yet.
What I don't like about X is it's big, slow on older hardware, and bloated. I like the idea of quick, small software that is able to run and old computers and PDAs alike. And another thing about X (and KDE and other stuff) is the memory needed. I've heard great things about Linux like "it runs in only 4 megs of RAM!" only to find out you can't use most mainstream distros nor X. I like the idea of being able to run something on my box I got for $1 at the garage sale;)
[FYI, the license terms on bundled OEM XP Pro installations explicitly allows you to run 2000 Pro on that box]
Now Microsoft has to give me permission to put a different OS on my box?
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I was kinda trolling. It was a joke. Hence the "frontpage 2000 user." If you've ever dealt with FP users, you know what I mean.
Do I sense a subtle reference to the Linux-based "Indrema" home entertainment system, that was just a, well, Dream?
Israel isn't trying to take over 7 Arab countries. It's trying to defend it's own.
I still don't understand -- I thought the speed of gravity was 9.8 meters per second?
Thanks for clearing this up.
-- An Anonymous FrontPage 2000 User
Times 8 directions on the D-pad. That's 512.
Oh, well, that's what happens when Texans are in charge.
Hey man, don't mess with Texas.
Britain spells W's and M's upside down, you meird duwwy.
Because lots of unnessacery animation (zoom on mouse over of something plenty big to see already) is hardly what I would call a feature of a perfected UI.
You should try minimizing a window.
It's proprietary
It's only for proprietary OS's
It's made by Microsoft
It's chock full of bugs, holes and other goodies which they refuse to fix
It lacks features like tabbed browsing, pop up blocking, etc.
Hey, we don't see them advertised on /. yet do we? That must mean they're still good!
I hope they don't. I don't want a bunch of proprietary software (much less Microsoft's!) on Linux. Instead I wish proprietary software companies would open-source their software (OK, that's not going to happen -- how about they open the .doc format instead?)
For those clueless like me, "Your Mileage May Vary"... Acronyms getting out of control...
Besides linux X stuff has gotten so bloated already that you cannot run X on a machine with less than 64 megs of memory anyway.
Ah a Red Hat user indeed! I have a laptop (P75) with 24 megs of ram, it runs X OK. Although I admit, X is very heavy on resources, the main problem is the software. I run ratpoision, dillo, and rxvt, all very light software. Icewm is nice too. Anyway, Red Hat is kinda crummy for old computers, since it takes so long to load, and most people with choose KDE or GNOME or something, which certainly _isn't_ for old computers...
And even with 64, you can forget about mozilla and many other programs. This is very true. There are no good, light browsers for Linux. Mozilla, Galeon, Skipstone, and Konqueror (KDE) are way to big for old computers. Dillo is very nice, but not very featureful. Sad to say it, but on my laptop Internet Exploiter seems to run about twice as fast as Skipstone or Galeon (I have two hard drives)...
Who the heck cares abuot Chimera? Don't you still use Linux, Taco? Anyway my favorite browser is Konqueror, second Galeon ...
What mapmaking (GIS) software do you use? And can you put the resulting maps back into your GPS? I have an etrex legend and would like to make my own maps... Thanks...
This is what I want todo myself with my etrex, mapping motorcycle trails (as tracks), and having a website to share them ... Never thought of putting them on random people and telling them just to go wherever ;)
er... the kernel is "open source", and there are debates to whether it is free software ... but a lot of the rest of the OS isn't (GUI, applications, etc.) Thank you. You can now go back to your work for the Steve Jobs for president foundation.
I think Colonel Panic's behind it.
Freedom Triumphs Over Microsoft Freebies!
Yeah, I guess the power thing. The article says "In a demonstration this year some energetic hand-cranking yielded enough energy to run an Apple laptop for a few minutes. With a few adaptations, devices such as these could charge up the Simputer." It would be good if they made a cheap add-on or maybe even something that came with it to do that. But it sounds like they don't even have them yet.
I don't see how this is good for third world countries. It costs $250? I can get a 100-200 mhz computer at a garage sale for less than $5.
What I don't like about X is it's big, slow on older hardware, and bloated. I like the idea of quick, small software that is able to run and old computers and PDAs alike. And another thing about X (and KDE and other stuff) is the memory needed. I've heard great things about Linux like "it runs in only 4 megs of RAM!" only to find out you can't use most mainstream distros nor X. I like the idea of being able to run something on my box I got for $1 at the garage sale ;)
Why don't you dual boot?
Oh wait, you'd have to get Microsoft's permission to reload XP. Never mind.
[FYI, the license terms on bundled OEM XP Pro installations explicitly allows you to run 2000 Pro on that box]
Now Microsoft has to give me permission to put a different OS on my box?