Let's just open this up to rampant speculation, shall we ? I'm relatively new to GNU/Linux and I would like to know, how WOULD things be different, exactly ?
If you are charging for the information you're grabbing then it gets into the grey area...
I don't think so. You're charging for a service, really. The service of going and getting that information, possibly from many sources. If it weren't for the bandwidth costs, I doubt anyone would even care.
I almost agree, except I think it depends on how you want to learn. Some people learn top-down, they want to see the finished product and gradually learn about more and more details. In the meantime, they have a fully functional computer. For people like this, Gentoo is probably not the best choice: they would be better served by Mandrake / Redhat / etc, or even Debian (if they can handle the kernel modules.
However, if you are installing linux on a second computer or something (so you can afford having only a command line initially), then you can take your time and build everything from the bottom up. In this case, Gentoo is probably about the best possible distribution you could imagine.
My experience was Gentoo (didn't set up X) -> Mandrake (rpm hell) -> Debian:) . I will probably keep my main computer on Debian for quite some time. However, for my second computer (mostly a server) I will most certainly return to Gentoo.
How is this different from now ? Do you hear any "edgy" or "racy" songs played on the radio ? Or is it just corporate trash ? Word of mouth can create the odd superstar but for the most part the market is completely manipulated by the industry, and superstars are chosen in a boardroom.
Actually I hate the message and the messenger. I want technology which works for me. There are already laws restricting what I can and can not do, we do not need to add "whatever is technologically possible" to the list of restrictions placed on citizens. If software implements DRM, as far as I am concerned, it is broken.
Ahh slashdot, where using an old, obsolete language is the difference between +5 (Funny) and -1 (Offtopic). Maybe my SIG should be some witty COBOL code which draws a bird or something.
The keyboard is the most accurate, quickest device that we have for entering text into a computer. Until something comes along that is better, we will continue to use it.
I think the only thing which could possibly render the keyboard obsolete is a single button "render my thoughts directly to the screen". One day, prehaps. Then again, the average person thinks about sex how often ?
Actually, just think about it from a larger perspective. There are many independent routers out there, and they each decide how to route their traffic simultaneously. Now, imagine that the least congested path (#1) is only slightly better than other potential paths. The problem is that _everyone makes the same decision_ and chooses this one path for their traffic. The result is congestion on the one popular path everyone chose. If that was the only effect, nobody would really care - but here's the catch : at the next time interval the same thing is likely to happen again! Everyone chooses #2 on the list, since #1 is now toast. They all crash into each other.
At the same time, I don't see how their suggestion really helps things that much. If everyone uses the same deterministic algorithm to choose a path, this sort of mass collision is still likely to happen (although it should happen less often with more complicated algorithms). I think that overall network performance would benefit from a little randomness in the routing algorithms. I'm not a CS, so there is probably already a random component that I don't know about.
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There are NO complete answers to ANY question, inside or outside the realm of science.
Counterexample : Mathematics
Have you ever tried proving things at random ? It's actually quite fun.
Be wary of any article containing the phrase "but the ... data confirms one of my pet theories". End of story.
Things would be very different today..
Let's just open this up to rampant speculation, shall we ? I'm relatively new to GNU/Linux and I would like to know, how WOULD things be different, exactly ?
If you are charging for the information you're grabbing then it gets into the grey area...
I don't think so. You're charging for a service, really. The service of going and getting that information, possibly from many sources. If it weren't for the bandwidth costs, I doubt anyone would even care.
"You mean it will kill stomach troll AND witches' curse !? Do you have a brocheure and free samples ?"
And they're going to look awfully silly if an asteroid hits !
I almost agree, except I think it depends on how you want to learn. Some people learn top-down, they want to see the finished product and gradually learn about more and more details. In the meantime, they have a fully functional computer. For people like this, Gentoo is probably not the best choice: they would be better served by Mandrake / Redhat / etc, or even Debian (if they can handle the kernel modules.
:) . I will probably keep my main computer on Debian for quite some time. However, for my second computer (mostly a server) I will most certainly return to Gentoo.
However, if you are installing linux on a second computer or something (so you can afford having only a command line initially), then you can take your time and build everything from the bottom up. In this case, Gentoo is probably about the best possible distribution you could imagine.
My experience was Gentoo (didn't set up X) -> Mandrake (rpm hell) -> Debian
Yeah, I figured Bush had finally found "the button".
SIG News report:- Hell's security has been penetrated, and a hacker known as Mo Ney has admin rights on all their systems
Of all the places you'd expect to have a good firewall...
Why don't major vendors get the fact that some of us like our legacy stuff and don't want to move just because we "have" to?
Oh I'm sure they do, it's just they make more money this way.
How is this different from now ? Do you hear any "edgy" or "racy" songs played on the radio ? Or is it just corporate trash ? Word of mouth can create the odd superstar but for the most part the market is completely manipulated by the industry, and superstars are chosen in a boardroom.
Actually I hate the message and the messenger. I want technology which works for me. There are already laws restricting what I can and can not do, we do not need to add "whatever is technologically possible" to the list of restrictions placed on citizens. If software implements DRM, as far as I am concerned, it is broken.
How about equipment I own ?
Ahh slashdot, where using an old, obsolete language is the difference between +5 (Funny) and -1 (Offtopic). Maybe my SIG should be some witty COBOL code which draws a bird or something.
The keyboard is the most accurate, quickest device that we have for entering text into a computer. Until something comes along that is better, we will continue to use it.
I think the only thing which could possibly render the keyboard obsolete is a single button "render my thoughts directly to the screen". One day, prehaps. Then again, the average person thinks about sex how often ?
How about a "hide the pr0n key", for when someone walks by ?
I honestly trust technological solutions alot more than political ones
So the government will take my freedom away when they can factor a really large integer ?
Just kidding, I actually agree with your point.
Holy crap! I had no idea everone was naming their kid Xerithane! There's no way I'm naming my kid Xerithane, that's WHACKED!
Actually, just think about it from a larger perspective. There are many independent routers out there, and they each decide how to route their traffic simultaneously. Now, imagine that the least congested path (#1) is only slightly better than other potential paths. The problem is that _everyone makes the same decision_ and chooses this one path for their traffic. The result is congestion on the one popular path everyone chose. If that was the only effect, nobody would really care - but here's the catch : at the next time interval the same thing is likely to happen again! Everyone chooses #2 on the list, since #1 is now toast. They all crash into each other.
At the same time, I don't see how their suggestion really helps things that much. If everyone uses the same deterministic algorithm to choose a path, this sort of mass collision is still likely to happen (although it should happen less often with more complicated algorithms). I think that overall network performance would benefit from a little randomness in the routing algorithms. I'm not a CS, so there is probably already a random component that I don't know about.
I wanted to see who else caught on...
Why don't we put the choice of language to a democratic vote ...
Bravo! I have just choked on my toast thanks to you. My kingdom for some mod points, so I can get you up to +5 funny.
Maybe they all stopped to read the article...NAH!
I wanted one, but it was too RISCy at the time.