When will the MP "B" versions be released? That is where major performance gains will take place.
I have not heard of a 2200+ MP release... Maybe AMD plans to wait a while. Or even wait for the barton core?!
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Linux desktop cannot be dead because it was never alive. If it is to come alive, remains a question of the leaders of linux.
I finally installed Debain (Woody), along with Redhat 7.3 and even Gentoo, and sadly, none of these distros had somethings a elementary as a resolution changer.
Things that linux need to thrive on the desktop have not been made, so how is it to thrive in a market where it does not have the proper skills to compete.
Besides, the people who use linux are satisfied with it. I think that it is mostly the n00bs who complain about linux and blow it out of proportion.
Linux is here, and I belive that it has reached a "critical mass", so to speak.
If people want linux to thrive on the desktop of the *normal* computer users, then create some utils that will help the average person make the transition.
Constant bitching of gets everyone nowhere. So, if Linux is to be born on the desktop something has to be done. One desktop environment would be a start. As well as simplified utilities. But it all remains on the shoulders of the community. Things that go into linux are not decieded by a board of directors. If you want something in there, start hacking away. If not, continue using it the way you have and let the winblows people blow.
There is a reason why Microsoft has >90% of the market. Because it just works. Right out of the box. No xfree86config or setting up packages or compliling a new kernel and desktop environment.
So, we the community hold the future of linux. It was given to us, so if you would like to change something, go ahead.
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When will the MP "B" versions be released? That is where major performance gains will take place. I have not heard of a 2200+ MP release... Maybe AMD plans to wait a while. Or even wait for the barton core?! Comments...
Linux desktop cannot be dead because it was never alive. If it is to come alive, remains a question of the leaders of linux.
I finally installed Debain (Woody), along with Redhat 7.3 and even Gentoo, and sadly, none of these distros had somethings a elementary as a resolution changer.
Things that linux need to thrive on the desktop have not been made, so how is it to thrive in a market where it does not have the proper skills to compete.
Besides, the people who use linux are satisfied with it. I think that it is mostly the n00bs who complain about linux and blow it out of proportion.
Linux is here, and I belive that it has reached a "critical mass", so to speak.
If people want linux to thrive on the desktop of the *normal* computer users, then create some utils that will help the average person make the transition.
Constant bitching of gets everyone nowhere. So, if Linux is to be born on the desktop something has to be done. One desktop environment would be a start.
As well as simplified utilities. But it all remains on the shoulders of the community. Things that go into linux are not decieded by a board of directors. If you want something in there, start hacking away. If not, continue using it the way you have and let the winblows people blow.
There is a reason why Microsoft has >90% of the market. Because it just works. Right out of the box. No xfree86config or setting up packages or compliling a new kernel and desktop environment.
So, we the community hold the future of linux. It was given to us, so if you would like to change something, go ahead.
Travis Jones