Windows Update only checks for driver updates if you are using mainstream drivers. Also, drivers don't need to be in the RPM database if they are only kernel-space, as most drivers are. Those drivers (subsystems of the kernel) are updated with the kernel in most cases.
Drivers with a userspace part, though, are almost always in RPM form.
The main problem with including accelerated video drivers in mainstream distributions is that they typically follow a different licensing scheme (non-GPL/LGPL/Free license). For "integrated" distros (like Gentoo), drivers are built-in. For pure GPL distros (like Mandrake), drivers need to be downloaded separately.
It may not be as `simple' as point-and-click Windows tools,
Actually, in my opinion, generally Linux's DVD writing support is better than Windows' - and just as easy to use. K3b has a really excellent DVD writing interface. As for video, though, you are stuck with the command line AFAIK.:/
I blew out my onboard video port once on a motherboard with no ISA, PCI, or AGP slots. Video cards aren't available as USB devices yet, IIRC. What would you do with a probably $100-$150 paperweight with just Ethernet/serial port connectivity?
Don't mention diskless terminals - how am I supposed to play any good game (except NetHack) on an 80x25 screen?
Looking through the file listing, I see no mention of NTFS (that's not in dead code) except for a few files dealing with ntfsrec. It appears that those files are the NTFS recognizer. Maybe NTFS wasn't included in this leak?
Somehow, I can understand why they are stopping the production of MindStorms. Let's face it, the basic "Robotics Invention System 2.0" set cost $200 and probably contained $250 worth of parts. I mean, a microcontroller with three inputs and outputs, 32 kB RAM, and some ROM (512 kiB IIRC) has to cost at least $100. Add that to the cost of making the plastic blocks themselves... I can understand why they are stopping.
P.S. I'm gonna miss them.
The iBooks aren't supposed to be (very) thin. It's Apple's PowerBook line which has typically been the thickest. The iBooks are a budget laptop - around $1000 in some configurations - and you can't expect them to be the thinnest (or lightest) notebooks on the planet.
This guy was on an e-mail list that I was on (one of the ones at lowendmac.com) and he got basically the same answer. I can't believe that he'd actually post it to Slashdot, though.
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Windows Update only checks for driver updates if you are using mainstream drivers. Also, drivers don't need to be in the RPM database if they are only kernel-space, as most drivers are. Those drivers (subsystems of the kernel) are updated with the kernel in most cases.
Drivers with a userspace part, though, are almost always in RPM form.
The main problem with including accelerated video drivers in mainstream distributions is that they typically follow a different licensing scheme (non-GPL/LGPL/Free license). For "integrated" distros (like Gentoo), drivers are built-in. For pure GPL distros (like Mandrake), drivers need to be downloaded separately.
What was your IP address again?
I mean, I need it for security reasons.
Actually, in my opinion, generally Linux's DVD writing support is better than Windows' - and just as easy to use. K3b has a really excellent DVD writing interface. As for video, though, you are stuck with the command line AFAIK. :/
--Try Temple ov thee Lemur. Specifically, the E.U.N.U.C.H project.
Yes, it is. Some people aren't as well off as you seem to be. Consider the average wage in India - less than $5 (Am) per day.
I blew out my onboard video port once on a motherboard with no ISA, PCI, or AGP slots. Video cards aren't available as USB devices yet, IIRC. What would you do with a probably $100-$150 paperweight with just Ethernet/serial port connectivity?
Don't mention diskless terminals - how am I supposed to play any good game (except NetHack) on an 80x25 screen?
...and I have a clue-by-four.
Looking through the file listing, I see no mention of NTFS (that's not in dead code) except for a few files dealing with ntfsrec. It appears that those files are the NTFS recognizer. Maybe NTFS wasn't included in this leak?
.eml files are Microsoft Outlook (Express) e-mails. They should be simply plain-text...
Actually, it's Quarterdeck's DesqView IIRC.
Ain't that what the RIAA uses too? ;)
Somehow, I can understand why they are stopping the production of MindStorms. Let's face it, the basic "Robotics Invention System 2.0" set cost $200 and probably contained $250 worth of parts. I mean, a microcontroller with three inputs and outputs, 32 kB RAM, and some ROM (512 kiB IIRC) has to cost at least $100. Add that to the cost of making the plastic blocks themselves... I can understand why they are stopping. P.S. I'm gonna miss them.
The iBooks aren't supposed to be (very) thin. It's Apple's PowerBook line which has typically been the thickest. The iBooks are a budget laptop - around $1000 in some configurations - and you can't expect them to be the thinnest (or lightest) notebooks on the planet.
Not to be a troll or anything, but Gentoo does. It's been LVM2 ready as soon as 2.6.0 came out.
This is Fox News, people, they aren't exactly the most accurate source in the country.
This guy was on an e-mail list that I was on (one of the ones at lowendmac.com) and he got basically the same answer. I can't believe that he'd actually post it to Slashdot, though.
Nothing beats a PS/2 for gaming, that's for sure. Gotta love that 8MHz power... ;)