Don't be elitist. There are plenty of gamers out there that can't bloody afford the latest and greatest, much less upgrade every two years (6 months?). Some folks are actually interested in knowing what the best integrated video is, even if it doesn't compare to your Robocop 6000 SUX.
If only they had a sample of the NVIDIA nForce2 to compare. Then again, maybe they did -- anyone seen a mirror? I loaded their page once, it linked a supposed mirror, but it was for a 40x CDRW review...
The investment they'll make doing this is just another nail in the coffin for original content. They-Who-Have-The-Money won't invest unless the game is -just like- a -proven- profitable game.
BTW, thank you HCL and NWDLet al. for bringing great value to my Neverwinter Nights purchase.
Trapped somewhere with nothing but nature -- and a TV crew?
Within a day, there would be a broadcast showing the crew tied up in the background with the 'subject' announcing to the network that they have 24 hours to get them out of here.
I keep debating whether or not to try one of VIA's mini-ITX systems from here: (iDOT Computers)
I've already got a micro-ATX case to accomodate a full size PCI board for capture. Odd how you can get a good micro-ATX case for $35, while the micro-ITX cases are so darned expensive.
> You can't make Linux cross-platform/multi-distribution and not have to compile programs
Who said the world wanted a cross-platform/multi-distribution OS, out-of-the-box? The world wants to push the button and have it work.
> If you download a Gnome app, it requires GTK. KDE apps require QT. Other apps have similar needs
and the world shouldn't need to know any of them. Just push the damn button and have the thing work.
> Besides... You must be really damn lazy if you can't type 3 simple commands to compile a program
You really have no idea, do you. The world doesn't want to learn those three cryptic commands. It doesn't want to type them. It wants to push the damn button, and have it work.
> Got a better solution? Write your own OS.
Yup. We know who you are now. You really have no clue.
More power to you and how you use your computer. Me too, for that matter. I love compiling my kernel, but I'll let Debian handle the rest, personally.
But that ain't the world. -They- want Windows compatibility, and an Apple one-button mouse. Click click click, there's my recipe. Click click click, there goes my Email to Aunt Bertha. Show -them- a command prompt, and they'll call you a silly geek and walk away.
Compile, indeed.
You may think -they- are stupid, and -they- need a clue, and you'd probably be right. But here's the catch: -They- represent the vast majority of the market. Ignore -them- at your own peril.
Now, for the relevance:
"You mean if I get computer 'A', I have to do this, this and this just to play my movie, but if I get computer 'B' with the security thing, I just push the button and it works? Get me one of those 'B' machines. Here's my credit card."
I was gonna post something to this effect -- nice work;-)
FYI, Tilley kept me digging around overunity sites for several days. Here is the best overview document I've found -- it doesn't include any 'it's-the-end-of-the-world' references that seem to be attracted to the concept...
I just hope that this doesn't cause a barrage of nastiness from Slashdot readers. If they hold the patent, the best way to get the distro opened up is to play nice. If you want to insure bad results, consult RMS.
Slashdot Mirror
That's the link the actual site gave as a mirror -- go figure :-)
Don't be elitist. There are plenty of gamers out there that can't bloody afford the latest and greatest, much less upgrade every two years (6 months?). Some folks are actually interested in knowing what the best integrated video is, even if it doesn't compare to your Robocop 6000 SUX.
If only they had a sample of the NVIDIA nForce2 to compare. Then again, maybe they did -- anyone seen a mirror? I loaded their page once, it linked a supposed mirror, but it was for a 40x CDRW review...
The investment they'll make doing this is just another nail in the coffin for original content. They-Who-Have-The-Money won't invest unless the game is -just like- a -proven- profitable game.
BTW, thank you HCL and NWDL et al. for bringing great value to my Neverwinter Nights purchase.
Trapped somewhere with nothing but nature -- and a TV crew?
Within a day, there would be a broadcast showing the crew tied up in the background with the 'subject' announcing to the network that they have 24 hours to get them out of here.
I keep debating whether or not to try one of VIA's mini-ITX systems from here: (iDOT Computers)
I've already got a micro-ATX case to accomodate a full size PCI board for capture. Odd how you can get a good micro-ATX case for $35, while the micro-ITX cases are so darned expensive.
Me too, me too!
> You can't make Linux cross-platform/multi-distribution and not have to compile programs
Who said the world wanted a cross-platform/multi-distribution OS, out-of-the-box? The world wants to push the button and have it work.
> If you download a Gnome app, it requires GTK. KDE apps require QT. Other apps have similar needs
and the world shouldn't need to know any of them. Just push the damn button and have the thing work.
> Besides... You must be really damn lazy if you can't type 3 simple commands to compile a program
You really have no idea, do you. The world doesn't want to learn those three cryptic commands. It doesn't want to type them. It wants to push the damn button, and have it work.
> Got a better solution? Write your own OS.
Yup. We know who you are now. You really have no clue.
More power to you and how you use your computer. Me too, for that matter. I love compiling my kernel, but I'll let Debian handle the rest, personally.
But that ain't the world. -They- want Windows compatibility, and an Apple one-button mouse. Click click click, there's my recipe. Click click click, there goes my Email to Aunt Bertha. Show -them- a command prompt, and they'll call you a silly geek and walk away.
Compile, indeed.
You may think -they- are stupid, and -they- need a clue, and you'd probably be right. But here's the catch: -They- represent the vast majority of the market. Ignore -them- at your own peril.
Now, for the relevance:
"You mean if I get computer 'A', I have to do this, this and this just to play my movie, but if I get computer 'B' with the security thing, I just push the button and it works? Get me one of those 'B' machines. Here's my credit card."
I haven't laughed that hard -period- in at least 3 months. Thank you.
VIA -does- make motherboards:
...but they're not exactly considered a 'tier-one' provider.
http://www.viavpsd.com/
I was gonna post something to this effect -- nice work ;-)
FYI, Tilley kept me digging around overunity sites for several days. Here is the best overview document I've found -- it doesn't include any 'it's-the-end-of-the-world' references that seem to be attracted to the concept...
http://users.erols.com/iri/ZPENERGY.html
Cheers
http://www.newegg.com
I just hope that this doesn't cause a barrage of nastiness from Slashdot readers. If they hold the patent, the best way to get the distro opened up is to play nice. If you want to insure bad results, consult RMS.