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Errr.... What???!!! Do you honestly think this is even a remotely acceptable workaround for anyone? 1. I should not have to alter my workflow to prevent a reboot. 2. I should not have to remember to keep a window with unsaved text open to prevent a reboot. 3. I should not have to set my system to shutdown at midnight.
And I don't have to. That's why I don't use windows for any real work at home anymore. And that's why I'm researching how to create an open source replacement for the proprietary database solution at work so we have the option to switch in the future.
It'll be slow, but I'll regain my total freedom eventually, and free others with me.
Seriously, where can I buy Bluray & HD-DVD movies at the same price as the DVD counterparts, at $20? I have a 1080p TV and would like to give it a whirl, but was going to wait it out (until the format wars are over and there is some promise that output will not be degraded over component video, since that's what my 2 year old A/V receiver can handle).
As for what I said earlier, what percentage of HDTV owners actually view HD content? My dad thinks DVDs are high definition. Until he sees real HD, he's not even going to contemplate a switch.
How about upgrading wine to the latest version. 0.9.34 is apparently out now. And, as was mentioned earlier, it works flawlessly with the latest version.
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Yes, there is some software that just isn't the same as in Windows. Games will probably never reach parity.
As for video editing, it depends on what you buy on the Windows end. I bought 3 different video editing packages on MSWindows. Yes, they were not the high end $1K+ packages that professions use. They were all between $80 and $150, I'm pretty sure.
None of them ever worked right for me. Going to their forums showed lots of people that told you to download a particular version of the software (not the latest) and install particular patches (not all of them) and cross your fingers that audio & video sync and that your application doesn't crash while rendering the video.
Now I use Kino, and am quite happy with the results. If I want more, there's always Cinelerra (+/- CV), Diva, Jahshaka, Kdenlive, and Pitivi. So if the software is for home video editing, I think the Linux desktop is already there.
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And don't forget that it does what we want it to, and in an expected manner.
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I don't reboot into Windows often now. But when I do, I really need to get some work done. I always end up installing all the critical MSFT patches (except IE7 (my work site requires an activeX component that is incompatible with IE7) & that program that wants to see if I'm a thief).
The problem is the pestering for a reboot and the automatic reboot if I don't press a button within 2 minutes (or is it one minute?).
I leave my windows software doing a nice simple task (that usually takes ~15 minutes), walk off to take a break, and come back to my Ubuntu login screen. The first couple times did this I really thought I either had a hardware error or my rendering software had actually forced a reboot somehow.
I can't freakin' believe that an OS can force a mandatory reboot unless I answer a prompt within a set time period. Second of all, I can't believe that they haven't gotten enough complaints to patch it as of yet.
Why? If they really need a reboot to install their software, why can't they just download it when we tell them it's okay, and then just do the install at the next reboot? Do they really think there are windows desktops that don't get rebooted for 6 months or longer?
Yes, because we all know that DVD sales are plummeting. People like buying DVDs. Especially when they can go to discount stores (ie: CostCO/Wallmart/etc.) and get them for $15-20. They actually feel that they are getting value for their money.
The vast majority would rather pay a few dollars more than a pirate copy just to have something they can keep on their shelves and not be ashamed of. That's why the sweet spot for movies is ~15-20 dollars (with pirates selling them for around $5).
Charging more for HD content isn't going to cut it because a lot of people *with* HDTVs like the quality of DVDs in a progressive scan player (which they are are over the last couple years).
If they distribute unaltered binaries with source, that is no different than Novell distributing them (think: torrents). If they make modifications of the source or binaries, they can't distribute them anyway, as that would infringe on Novell's trademarks (think: the recent issues with various linux distributions distributing modified versions of Firefox without changing the name/icons).
Or is it now illegal to download SuSE via torrent? (I really don't know. Is it available for purchase, only?)
If you are playing an online game against other players and modify your system to an unfair advantage (either by modifying the game code directly or running an AI that simulated mouse and keyboard events), you are probably cheating. The game manufacturer can certainly ban you for life from their servers.
If you want to cheat, join a server that allows cheats.
For a while we had some backslash articles (not to be confused with slashback articles), in which the editor went through all the +4/5 posts and created some sembelence of a new article based on all the information.
It's actually a nice way to bring closure to a topic or to restart discussion at a much more advanced level.
Of course, you would probably have to hire a serious amount of editors to do that to every article on/.
If you are logged in, you should be able to modify your thresholds a bit better. Don't want to read funny? Set them to -6. Want informative stuff to percolate up? Set them to +3. I change mine from time to time, depending on how much I want to read that day.
I don't know how anyone wrote software back in the days before dual high resolution screens. It's a time consuming chore, requiring a number of dead tree tomes open on one's desk and constant shuffling about.
They were probably doing the same thing I was: Dual low resolution screens. At least in the late 80s. Before that maybe it was dual punch card readers, probably.
If a chimp were to be declared the same rights as a human, it should be obvious that the chimp cannot take care of themselves in a meaningful manner in human society, and must therefore be institutionalized. I think the chimp would rather be in a zoo, personally.
I got one of these for christmas a couple years ago. It's an atomic clock version, which picks up the exact time being broadcast from an atomic clock somewhere and then adjust it based on my time zone.
Nice to keep in the basement so that the rare times I am down there I have an idea what time it is.
Actually, all they need to do is keep a gallon of gas in the trunk during the competition and claim "infinite miles per gallon".
If there is a rule saying the gas has to drive an engine, just place a small engine (like to a model car) in the back seat and keep it humming for the judges.
Now that you mention it, throughout Firefly I was under the impression that the characters were bouncing all around the galactic core, with "Earth of old" being thousands (millions?) of years in the past. The only problem I had was that the galaxy was too crowded for them to keep bumping into people in space.
With the revelation that they were only in a single star system with multiple terraformed planets, things fell much better into place.
I don't get it either. WinXP running in classic mode with all the effects turned off and all the latest security packs and firefox as the default browser is actually a fairly usable system. (Though I miss the magnetic way windows hit the sides of the screen in gnome.)
Creating a slipstream installation disk of WinXP with the service packs is documented on a number of websites and makes installation fairly easy as well.
WinXP may have it's faults, but it is certainly a usable system and can be solid so long as the user takes care when browsing the internet (and using a secure browser as well, of course).
On topic: People should use something like par2 to create some fault tolerance so that when a few bytes go bad (or a scratch develops) the entire DVD+/-R is not toast.
I typically create data DVDs with 30% redundancy information (though smaller percentages are probably more than adequate) with par2create, and store those par2 files on the same DVD. That way I survive the little scratches and can recreate the data.
Well, we have a right to copy. However, what about the creators' rights?
Let's take it to a subject that people on/. generally know about: Some of us liked Firefly and would pay for another season to be made. What do you think the odds are that we could afford the millions to hire the writers/producers/actors/special effects that a TV serial cost? TV is not just a dozen guys that hold cameras or act. Sometimes it really does take a hundred people or more to put together a production.
Creators of content need to have the incentive to create. If you get rid of the monetary gain, what is their incentive? Yes, you will still get a few true artists that will do it because of inner drive. That doesn't mean that they are the good ones. (Think about all those American Idol losers who actually think they are good.)
As for musicians, many here are advocating they tour for the rest of their natural lives in order to egg out a meager living. Who the hell actually wants to be touring when they are in their 50s?
And how do writers make money when everyone downloads their books a day after they are published?
There are no easy answers. A slow increase in free content (stuff that people actually put under a free license) over time will at least show us what effect it will have on society. Let the copyright laws stay as they are, and allow some of the early stuff to enter the public domain. But still let copyright law protect creators so that they can afford to spend the time to create new works.
The hardware on the iPhone may become a commodity. The place where Apple has the rest beat is on software. I barely use my Motorola razr. I will pay good money, however, for a phone that actually works. By that, I mean an address book that actually works, no crashing of the phone, easy call waiting and merging, and easy net access. The mp3 playing is something that I probably won't use much, tell you the truth.
I don't ask for much. Just as I don't ask for a lot from my portable music player. Which is why I already have an ipod.
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Errr.... What???!!! Do you honestly think this is even a remotely acceptable workaround for anyone?
1. I should not have to alter my workflow to prevent a reboot.
2. I should not have to remember to keep a window with unsaved text open to prevent a reboot.
3. I should not have to set my system to shutdown at midnight.
And I don't have to. That's why I don't use windows for any real work at home anymore. And that's why I'm researching how to create an open source replacement for the proprietary database solution at work so we have the option to switch in the future.
It'll be slow, but I'll regain my total freedom eventually, and free others with me.
Seriously, where can I buy Bluray & HD-DVD movies at the same price as the DVD counterparts, at $20? I have a 1080p TV and would like to give it a whirl, but was going to wait it out (until the format wars are over and there is some promise that output will not be degraded over component video, since that's what my 2 year old A/V receiver can handle).
As for what I said earlier, what percentage of HDTV owners actually view HD content? My dad thinks DVDs are high definition. Until he sees real HD, he's not even going to contemplate a switch.
How about upgrading wine to the latest version. 0.9.34 is apparently out now. And, as was mentioned earlier, it works flawlessly with the latest version.
Yes, there is some software that just isn't the same as in Windows. Games will probably never reach parity.
As for video editing, it depends on what you buy on the Windows end. I bought 3 different video editing packages on MSWindows. Yes, they were not the high end $1K+ packages that professions use. They were all between $80 and $150, I'm pretty sure.
None of them ever worked right for me. Going to their forums showed lots of people that told you to download a particular version of the software (not the latest) and install particular patches (not all of them) and cross your fingers that audio & video sync and that your application doesn't crash while rendering the video.
Now I use Kino, and am quite happy with the results. If I want more, there's always Cinelerra (+/- CV), Diva, Jahshaka, Kdenlive, and Pitivi. So if the software is for home video editing, I think the Linux desktop is already there.
And don't forget that it does what we want it to, and in an expected manner.
I don't reboot into Windows often now. But when I do, I really need to get some work done. I always end up installing all the critical MSFT patches (except IE7 (my work site requires an activeX component that is incompatible with IE7) & that program that wants to see if I'm a thief).
The problem is the pestering for a reboot and the automatic reboot if I don't press a button within 2 minutes (or is it one minute?).
I leave my windows software doing a nice simple task (that usually takes ~15 minutes), walk off to take a break, and come back to my Ubuntu login screen. The first couple times did this I really thought I either had a hardware error or my rendering software had actually forced a reboot somehow.
I can't freakin' believe that an OS can force a mandatory reboot unless I answer a prompt within a set time period. Second of all, I can't believe that they haven't gotten enough complaints to patch it as of yet.
Why? If they really need a reboot to install their software, why can't they just download it when we tell them it's okay, and then just do the install at the next reboot? Do they really think there are windows desktops that don't get rebooted for 6 months or longer?
Yes, because we all know that DVD sales are plummeting. People like buying DVDs. Especially when they can go to discount stores (ie: CostCO/Wallmart/etc.) and get them for $15-20. They actually feel that they are getting value for their money.
The vast majority would rather pay a few dollars more than a pirate copy just to have something they can keep on their shelves and not be ashamed of. That's why the sweet spot for movies is ~15-20 dollars (with pirates selling them for around $5).
Charging more for HD content isn't going to cut it because a lot of people *with* HDTVs like the quality of DVDs in a progressive scan player (which they are are over the last couple years).
Dammit. Now you're taking all the +1funny mods, too.
But, really, how about a separate analysis of LGPL v3? Can an LGPL v3 library be linked to a closed source device that uses DRM with unknown keys?
If they distribute unaltered binaries with source, that is no different than Novell distributing them (think: torrents). If they make modifications of the source or binaries, they can't distribute them anyway, as that would infringe on Novell's trademarks (think: the recent issues with various linux distributions distributing modified versions of Firefox without changing the name/icons).
Or is it now illegal to download SuSE via torrent? (I really don't know. Is it available for purchase, only?)
If you are playing an online game against other players and modify your system to an unfair advantage (either by modifying the game code directly or running an AI that simulated mouse and keyboard events), you are probably cheating. The game manufacturer can certainly ban you for life from their servers.
If you want to cheat, join a server that allows cheats.
The question is, with the Novell/MSFT deal, can SuSE (not openSuSE) now enable it at compile time?
For a while we had some backslash articles (not to be confused with slashback articles), in which the editor went through all the +4/5 posts and created some sembelence of a new article based on all the information.
/.
It's actually a nice way to bring closure to a topic or to restart discussion at a much more advanced level.
Of course, you would probably have to hire a serious amount of editors to do that to every article on
If you are logged in, you should be able to modify your thresholds a bit better. Don't want to read funny? Set them to -6. Want informative stuff to percolate up? Set them to +3. I change mine from time to time, depending on how much I want to read that day.
I don't know how anyone wrote software back in the days before dual high resolution screens. It's a time consuming chore, requiring a number of dead tree tomes open on one's desk and constant shuffling about.
They were probably doing the same thing I was: Dual low resolution screens. At least in the late 80s. Before that maybe it was dual punch card readers, probably.
The problem of course is USB keys that autorun on insertion (which shoudn't even be an option on a modern OS) and people clicking on "virus.exe".
Unfortunately, neither one of these is something that can be changed.
If a chimp were to be declared the same rights as a human, it should be obvious that the chimp cannot take care of themselves in a meaningful manner in human society, and must therefore be institutionalized. I think the chimp would rather be in a zoo, personally.
I'm sure having the world all on GMT would make a number of individuals SAD. :-(
(Seasonal Affect Disorder)
I got one of these for christmas a couple years ago. It's an atomic clock version, which picks up the exact time being broadcast from an atomic clock somewhere and then adjust it based on my time zone.
Nice to keep in the basement so that the rare times I am down there I have an idea what time it is.
Now useless for a couple weeks a year.
Actually, all they need to do is keep a gallon of gas in the trunk during the competition and claim "infinite miles per gallon".
If there is a rule saying the gas has to drive an engine, just place a small engine (like to a model car) in the back seat and keep it humming for the judges.
Now that you mention it, throughout Firefly I was under the impression that the characters were bouncing all around the galactic core, with "Earth of old" being thousands (millions?) of years in the past. The only problem I had was that the galaxy was too crowded for them to keep bumping into people in space.
With the revelation that they were only in a single star system with multiple terraformed planets, things fell much better into place.
I don't get it either. WinXP running in classic mode with all the effects turned off and all the latest security packs and firefox as the default browser is actually a fairly usable system. (Though I miss the magnetic way windows hit the sides of the screen in gnome.)
Creating a slipstream installation disk of WinXP with the service packs is documented on a number of websites and makes installation fairly easy as well.
WinXP may have it's faults, but it is certainly a usable system and can be solid so long as the user takes care when browsing the internet (and using a secure browser as well, of course).
On topic: People should use something like par2 to create some fault tolerance so that when a few bytes go bad (or a scratch develops) the entire DVD+/-R is not toast.
I typically create data DVDs with 30% redundancy information (though smaller percentages are probably more than adequate) with par2create, and store those par2 files on the same DVD. That way I survive the little scratches and can recreate the data.
This article is not a dupe. It is simply a backup of the /. article of December 11, 2006.
Well, we have a right to copy. However, what about the creators' rights?
/. generally know about: Some of us liked Firefly and would pay for another season to be made. What do you think the odds are that we could afford the millions to hire the writers/producers/actors/special effects that a TV serial cost? TV is not just a dozen guys that hold cameras or act. Sometimes it really does take a hundred people or more to put together a production.
Let's take it to a subject that people on
Creators of content need to have the incentive to create. If you get rid of the monetary gain, what is their incentive? Yes, you will still get a few true artists that will do it because of inner drive. That doesn't mean that they are the good ones. (Think about all those American Idol losers who actually think they are good.)
As for musicians, many here are advocating they tour for the rest of their natural lives in order to egg out a meager living. Who the hell actually wants to be touring when they are in their 50s?
And how do writers make money when everyone downloads their books a day after they are published?
There are no easy answers. A slow increase in free content (stuff that people actually put under a free license) over time will at least show us what effect it will have on society. Let the copyright laws stay as they are, and allow some of the early stuff to enter the public domain. But still let copyright law protect creators so that they can afford to spend the time to create new works.
The hardware on the iPhone may become a commodity. The place where Apple has the rest beat is on software. I barely use my Motorola razr. I will pay good money, however, for a phone that actually works. By that, I mean an address book that actually works, no crashing of the phone, easy call waiting and merging, and easy net access. The mp3 playing is something that I probably won't use much, tell you the truth.
I don't ask for much. Just as I don't ask for a lot from my portable music player. Which is why I already have an ipod.