That is an excellent test because it takes the hardware out of the equation and does a real stress test on the OS & applications.
Yes, but they would know how to tweak their own software to perform optimally on the hardware in question. I doubt they would have, say the MySQL guys there to help them tweak the MySQL server.
Of course it would be interesting if the FOSS solutions were to perform better out of the box compared to their tweaked MS alternatives, in their lab.:-)
"increased brain-wave activity, enhanced intuition, better concentration, and the alleviation of the kinds of aches and pains that plague employees most"
In this heat? Are you nuts?!
(it's 27 degrees celsius in my office right now and it's not even 4 o'clock yet)
If I remember correctly there's a new Block IO (BIO) layer included too, which should enable IDE CD burning without the need for SCSI emulation. Should speed things up somewhat.
I'm not exactly sure if this is correct - I believe I heard it a the Linux Forum in Denmark back in march. The speaker was Jens Axboe, the current cdrom subsystem maintainer.
Isn't this just a case of having less time on your hands to invent all the cool things like, say condoms, or that miracle female attracting pheromone deodorant?:-)
4 Colors! Ha! You spoiled little brat! In my days we had... we had... NO colors at all, yeah that's right... errr. Nah, I was a CGA guy myself as well. There were also some monochrome displays, at least they had underlining capabilities.:-)
CD duplication company Software Images has refused a request to copy 500 Linux software CDs for a Linux Installfest this Saturday, because of concerns the job would breach a contract with Microsoft and infringe intellectual property rights. [...] When questioned by the Herald on Friday, Software Images chief executive Allan Morton said his company's wariness of Linux was due to legal action between SCO and Linux over intellectual property issues.
This is of course total BS. If MS does somehow have a hand in this, maybe it's time to get SCO out of the way after all. The longer they stay around, even though their case against IBM is close to vapour, the longer MS can trick these companies into believing the FUD - they probably don't know any better, who can blame them?
Here, software is not made by armies of "Microserfs" employed by a giant corporation, but by armies of volunteer programmers who "donate" their code to the public domain.
Nice article probably, but Free and Open Source software is not "public domain". It _is_ copyrighted and comes with a license, which grants you the right to modify/redistribute, etc. Well, I guess I'll give the guy a break - he is new on the block.:-)
The last funny one I saw was a Word macro thingy that changed the name of the document when saving. (Can't remember the version of Word, it was on Windows 3.11 I think?)
You woul type 'document.doc' and the cursor would skip to the end of the name when hitting the 'save' button, and you would be left with 'document.doc.dot'
Not as funny as in the old days. People, make something funny for once!
For the record, it was a friend's machine which was infected - not my own!:-)
AlphaImageLoader Filter: Displays an image within the boundaries of the object and between the object background and content, with options to clip or resize the image. When loading a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image, tranparencyâ"from zero to 100 percentâ"is supported.
How come MS hasn't integrated this, uhhh fix, into IE by default?
Oh wait, I know - embrace and extend indeed! BTW, I don't use IE.
Since this hasn't been mentioned yet I'll let people know that Denmark has already implemented the EUCD, which was voted for in December last year. We were the first country to vote as I recall.
I have elaborated on this previously when Finland voted against the EUCD and will be so bold as to link to my previous comment.
Again, for a status of the implementation of the EUCD, check this site.
Support you local interest groups! Thanks for listening.
To buy alcohol cheaply, Swedes from Gothenburg and the surrounding area take the ferry to Denmark. And do they. The day I rode the ferry was two days before the Derby - The big soccer match between two Gothenburg city teams. The ferry probably had 200-300 people on it. They were using airline carry-on bags, shopping carts, little wheeled dollies - all LOADED with liquor for the 20 minute trip back to Sweden.
Actually, we have recently built a bridge accross Oeresund connecting Denmark and Sweden to make this much more easier for both our countries. They get cheap liquor here, and we get a low mortgage and cheap dental services over there (live there, work here - neat stuff). I remember some of the CGI animated commercials on TV, by DSB (the Danish State Railways), showing Swedes doing horizontal bungee jumping (slinging?) accross Oeresund grabbing full loads of beer from the store shelves in a split second before slinging back home - this was to demonstrate how easy it had become for the Swedes to get cheap beer here when travelling by train.:-)
So Swedish merchants will be forced to sell CDR's for $4/ea. This means what, exactly? The little shops that stack FORKLIFT PALLETS full of wine, liquor and beer at the curbside in little towns on the Danish side will just add blank CDR's for $1/ea to the pile.
We've been paing around 0.7 USD in taxes on every CD-R and CD-RW for a couple of years now. I believe most people here buy them in Germany now instead. Incidentally, this is where we buy our beer also if we want them really cheap, that is. But don't tell the Swedes I said that.
This is really about the recording industry being slow to evolve and adapt to a changing marketplace. Kudos to iTunes & Steve Jobs. When the customer is given a fair and realistic alternative to buying a CD for $20 with two good songs on it or pirating it off Kazaa, they'll probably take it - As evidenced in iTunes runaway success.
So basically, they didn't think they had enough to go on already and had to make up some new stuff in their case against IBM? Oh, and then triple the damages to make it look more believable from their point of view? Dragging this along a bit more after IBM called their bluff?
The 'Sincere Choice' principle is exactly what will serve Open Source software best in the long run. Not by making use of OS mandatory in government institutions etc., but by providing a level playing field - open standards, competetion by merit between OS and proprietary software.
Are they gonna declassify that they shot JFK (if they did) even 100 years from now? I think not.
If I remember correctly, aren't they supposed to declassify this 75 years after the assasination or something like that? 2038? Of course, they push it back further.
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Yes, but they would know how to tweak their own software to perform optimally on the hardware in question. I doubt they would have, say the MySQL guys there to help them tweak the MySQL server.
Of course it would be interesting if the FOSS solutions were to perform better out of the box compared to their tweaked MS alternatives, in their lab. :-)
zNo. But if you like, you can always exclude the patent articles from the homepage in you /. preferences.
zPerhaps, but if you're (finally) in Deep Hack Mode, you shouldn't stop - I reckon.
zNo, but then there's the gnu. :-)
zIn this heat? Are you nuts?!
(it's 27 degrees celsius in my office right now and it's not even 4 o'clock yet)
zIf I remember correctly there's a new Block IO (BIO) layer included too, which should enable IDE CD burning without the need for SCSI emulation. Should speed things up somewhat.
I'm not exactly sure if this is correct - I believe I heard it a the Linux Forum in Denmark back in march. The speaker was Jens Axboe, the current cdrom subsystem maintainer.
zIsn't this just a case of having less time on your hands to invent all the cool things like, say condoms, or that miracle female attracting pheromone deodorant? :-)
z4 Colors! Ha! You spoiled little brat! In my days we had ... we had ... NO colors at all, yeah that's right ... errr. Nah, I was a CGA guy myself as well. There were also some monochrome displays, at least they had underlining capabilities. :-)
(Age 25)
zThis is of course total BS. If MS does somehow have a hand in this, maybe it's time to get SCO out of the way after all. The longer they stay around, even though their case against IBM is close to vapour, the longer MS can trick these companies into believing the FUD - they probably don't know any better, who can blame them?
My $0.02.
zI find that using middle-click (wheel) to open a new tab is much cooler. :-)
(must be enabled in your prefs first - also enables ctrl+click, ctrl+enter)
zI found this odd too. Maybe for preparation of shrinking the partition to make room for another partition or something like that?
It's the only reason I can think of?
zRedmond, WA, dude! ;-)
zNice article probably, but Free and Open Source software is not "public domain". It _is_ copyrighted and comes with a license, which grants you the right to modify/redistribute, etc. Well, I guess I'll give the guy a break - he is new on the block. :-)
zHear hear!
The last funny one I saw was a Word macro thingy that changed the name of the document when saving. (Can't remember the version of Word, it was on Windows 3.11 I think?)
You woul type 'document.doc' and the cursor would skip to the end of the name when hitting the 'save' button, and you would be left with 'document.doc.dot'
Not as funny as in the old days. People, make something funny for once!
For the record, it was a friend's machine which was infected - not my own! :-)
zThat's priceless! Would that be the original or special edition version, then. :-)
zThere's a poll at their new Linux site.
Let them know which distribution you use - maybe they'll take a hint?
zOpen details for your GWIA or STMP agent object in NetWare Administrator. Go to 'Access control' > 'SMTP relay'. Choose 'Prevent message relaying'.
And yes, it's on by default.
zNumerous times I've seen people accuse moderator and editors of being on crack. This one by Hemos might just have me convinced. :-)
zI've seen Jakub "Jimmac" Steiner use this "horrid" piece if code (which he rightfully calls it).
From the site:
AlphaImageLoader Filter: Displays an image within the boundaries of the object and between the object background and content, with options to clip or resize the image. When loading a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image, tranparencyâ"from zero to 100 percentâ"is supported.How come MS hasn't integrated this, uhhh fix, into IE by default?
Oh wait, I know - embrace and extend indeed! BTW, I don't use IE.
zWasn't it potassium benzoate actually? I know, I'm probably brain-damaged. :-)
zSince this hasn't been mentioned yet I'll let people know that Denmark has already implemented the EUCD, which was voted for in December last year. We were the first country to vote as I recall.
I have elaborated on this previously when Finland voted against the EUCD and will be so bold as to link to my previous comment.
Again, for a status of the implementation of the EUCD, check this site.
Support you local interest groups! Thanks for listening.
Sweden - welcome to the party.
zFor the record, I'm Danish.
To buy alcohol cheaply, Swedes from Gothenburg and the surrounding area take the ferry to Denmark. And do they. The day I rode the ferry was two days before the Derby - The big soccer match between two Gothenburg city teams. The ferry probably had 200-300 people on it. They were using airline carry-on bags, shopping carts, little wheeled dollies - all LOADED with liquor for the 20 minute trip back to Sweden.Actually, we have recently built a bridge accross Oeresund connecting Denmark and Sweden to make this much more easier for both our countries. They get cheap liquor here, and we get a low mortgage and cheap dental services over there (live there, work here - neat stuff). I remember some of the CGI animated commercials on TV, by DSB (the Danish State Railways), showing Swedes doing horizontal bungee jumping (slinging?) accross Oeresund grabbing full loads of beer from the store shelves in a split second before slinging back home - this was to demonstrate how easy it had become for the Swedes to get cheap beer here when travelling by train. :-)
So Swedish merchants will be forced to sell CDR's for $4/ea. This means what, exactly? The little shops that stack FORKLIFT PALLETS full of wine, liquor and beer at the curbside in little towns on the Danish side will just add blank CDR's for $1/ea to the pile.We've been paing around 0.7 USD in taxes on every CD-R and CD-RW for a couple of years now. I believe most people here buy them in Germany now instead. Incidentally, this is where we buy our beer also if we want them really cheap, that is. But don't tell the Swedes I said that.
This is really about the recording industry being slow to evolve and adapt to a changing marketplace. Kudos to iTunes & Steve Jobs. When the customer is given a fair and realistic alternative to buying a CD for $20 with two good songs on it or pirating it off Kazaa, they'll probably take it - As evidenced in iTunes runaway success.Hear hear!
zSo basically, they didn't think they had enough to go on already and had to make up some new stuff in their case against IBM? Oh, and then triple the damages to make it look more believable from their point of view? Dragging this along a bit more after IBM called their bluff?
BTW, don't I rememeber the RCU from school?
zI second that, wholeheartedly!
The 'Sincere Choice' principle is exactly what will serve Open Source software best in the long run. Not by making use of OS mandatory in government institutions etc., but by providing a level playing field - open standards, competetion by merit between OS and proprietary software.
zIf I remember correctly, aren't they supposed to declassify this 75 years after the assasination or something like that? 2038? Of course, they push it back further.
z