Definitely, go ahead and put your project out there.
Take a step back from the nuts and bolts. Describe on a web page what the project does, along with areas you know need improvement.
Heck, go ahead and set up a bug tracker and put your known problems in. Make it easy for people to understand the value of your project, and what needs done.
Umm, how about the people Linus mentioned that would carry on his work once he dies? Greg Kroah-Hartman, and some of the other maintainers would be excellent candidates.
I mean now, if Linus goes on a trip, he either has to work on the release while on vacation, or delay it till he gets back. Seems like a large burden for one person to bear.
But it doesn't have to be that way. If Linus is on vacation, and something gets delayed for a week or two, so what? If Linus was in a coma for 3 months, so what? It's not the end of the world. It's not like he has to produce a new build or approve a new patch every 47 seconds to keep the world from exploding.
Agreed. But delaying the work doesn't make it go away. It will be there when he gets back, which means more work to do for the release, or features get delayed. Decentralizing would ensure the project can move forward, regardless of Linus's schedule.
It seems strange to me that with all the decentralization in software (ex. git) that Linus remains the sole gatekeeper for what goes or doesn't go in the kernel. Splitting up the responsibility seems like it would be infinitely more logical.
I mean now, if Linus goes on a trip, he either has to work on the release while on vacation, or delay it till he gets back. Seems like a large burden for one person to bear.
This is becoming a more general problem with society.
As people spend more time online, they get their social acceptance needs from other people online.
Unfortunately, some people see the internet as a place where they don't need to filter themselves, and can cause harm to others.
I'm not saying Linus means to hurt others, just that we all should remember there's a live person on the other end of the email.
I have SBC Yahoo dsl and haven't hit any kind of upper limit. I get 3Mbit down / 500k up and it just works. I downloaded 30+ gigs of anime (animesuki.com) a month and haven't heard a peep from them.
Actually, no. MBR viruses and systems with multiple partitions sometimes cannot be guarenteed virus free without wiping all partition tables via fdisk or a low level format. Back in the day, I remember a virus named NYB that stuck around beyond fdisk on scsi drives. The only way to get rid of it was an actual low level format.
Ok, so why was there no diasaster recovery plan in the first place? Surely the thought of an uber virus wrecking Windows had to have been brought up at some kind of meeting? Those who fail to plan plan to fail. Plain & Simple
Seriously, how low can they make the power consumption without raising the price of the item significantly? It seems to me that with Energy Star, eco friendly should already be in the stuff we buy.
I would suggest getting a copy of the Acceptible Use Policy and any network related documents. Being familar with your University's policies can come in handy when dealing with the IT staff. Also, is it absolutely necessary to use Bit Torrent? I know it's a good thing (I use it myself to download Linspire) but the ratio of legitimate / illegitimate ussage is probably tilted pretty far one way.
This sounds like a time when lawyers would be useful. A subpeona or court order should obtain the desired results, although it's pretty bad that family members would have to go through this hassle. Still, if it was one of my family members, it would be worth it to not lose that precious data.
--Jacksonai
It seems to me that the more newsworthy accomplishment of Reactos is that they have been able to enough of a tcp/ip stack together to get it online and browsing the web with lynx. Currently, I think only a certain kind of Realtek NIC card is supported, but it goes to show how quickly this project is advancing. I build low end computers for people and would love to have a free operating system that will eventually work with the 9.99 software they pick up at Wal-Mart.
Great job guys! Keep it up!
While I think this is great news, I just wonder how much longer it will be until a physical size problems emerges. I know that crosstalk and heat affect current processor designs, so do these issues also occur with memory as well?
The problem is the fact that anyone with 5 bucks can register a domain automatically without a human reviewing the domain name. That and there needs to be a law against registering commonly mistyped domains like whitehouse.com instead of whitehouse.gov
I've got a Compaq Deskpro 2000 (P1, 133, 32MB ram) running Windows 2000 and it's connectivity is provided via pci wireless nic. My aunt uses it for web browsing. It's slow, but it works, and it was free.
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Definitely, go ahead and put your project out there. Take a step back from the nuts and bolts. Describe on a web page what the project does, along with areas you know need improvement. Heck, go ahead and set up a bug tracker and put your known problems in. Make it easy for people to understand the value of your project, and what needs done.
Umm, how about the people Linus mentioned that would carry on his work once he dies? Greg Kroah-Hartman, and some of the other maintainers would be excellent candidates.
I mean now, if Linus goes on a trip, he either has to work on the release while on vacation, or delay it till he gets back. Seems like a large burden for one person to bear.
But it doesn't have to be that way. If Linus is on vacation, and something gets delayed for a week or two, so what? If Linus was in a coma for 3 months, so what? It's not the end of the world. It's not like he has to produce a new build or approve a new patch every 47 seconds to keep the world from exploding.
Agreed. But delaying the work doesn't make it go away. It will be there when he gets back, which means more work to do for the release, or features get delayed. Decentralizing would ensure the project can move forward, regardless of Linus's schedule.
It seems strange to me that with all the decentralization in software (ex. git) that Linus remains the sole gatekeeper for what goes or doesn't go in the kernel. Splitting up the responsibility seems like it would be infinitely more logical. I mean now, if Linus goes on a trip, he either has to work on the release while on vacation, or delay it till he gets back. Seems like a large burden for one person to bear.
This is becoming a more general problem with society. As people spend more time online, they get their social acceptance needs from other people online. Unfortunately, some people see the internet as a place where they don't need to filter themselves, and can cause harm to others. I'm not saying Linus means to hurt others, just that we all should remember there's a live person on the other end of the email.
So that's why my router keeps crapping out on me.... Fake chips!!!
I have SBC Yahoo dsl and haven't hit any kind of upper limit. I get 3Mbit down / 500k up and it just works. I downloaded 30+ gigs of anime (animesuki.com) a month and haven't heard a peep from them.
Seriously, can the rest of the system keep the processor fed with data consistently or is the processor just gonna spend more time nooping / sleeping?
Actually, no. MBR viruses and systems with multiple partitions sometimes cannot be guarenteed virus free without wiping all partition tables via fdisk or a low level format. Back in the day, I remember a virus named NYB that stuck around beyond fdisk on scsi drives. The only way to get rid of it was an actual low level format.
Ok, so why was there no diasaster recovery plan in the first place? Surely the thought of an uber virus wrecking Windows had to have been brought up at some kind of meeting? Those who fail to plan plan to fail. Plain & Simple
--Taladon
Same thing with me - 486 33 mhz. BGut awhile back the senior programmer where I work gave me his old laptop. 386 / 20 mhz / 2 Meg ram / 100 meg drive.
:)
:)
I still use it, but I gotta beat it with a baseball bat a couple times to get the hard drive to spin up
It got Win 3.1 on it right now. Still use it for a personal journal, though I save everything to floppy disk
One of these days I'm gonna try installing linux on it.
What is the worst injury anyone sustained while trying to bust a myth?
Seriously, how low can they make the power consumption without raising the price of the item significantly? It seems to me that with Energy Star, eco friendly should already be in the stuff we buy.
Since Priceline.com dropped him, is Shatner really in need of work? I thought he was doing that spoof of Star Trek Show... Idaho somethingorother.
I would suggest getting a copy of the Acceptible Use Policy and any network related documents. Being familar with your University's policies can come in handy when dealing with the IT staff. Also, is it absolutely necessary to use Bit Torrent? I know it's a good thing (I use it myself to download Linspire) but the ratio of legitimate / illegitimate ussage is probably tilted pretty far one way.
Is the wood he used on the laptop treated with anything? If so, some of that stuff might be flammible.
Yeah, but can he remember where I left my car keys?
that's the first diagnostic question I always ask when fixing something.
This sounds like a time when lawyers would be useful. A subpeona or court order should obtain the desired results, although it's pretty bad that family members would have to go through this hassle. Still, if it was one of my family members, it would be worth it to not lose that precious data. --Jacksonai
It seems to me that the more newsworthy accomplishment of Reactos is that they have been able to enough of a tcp/ip stack together to get it online and browsing the web with lynx. Currently, I think only a certain kind of Realtek NIC card is supported, but it goes to show how quickly this project is advancing. I build low end computers for people and would love to have a free operating system that will eventually work with the 9.99 software they pick up at Wal-Mart. Great job guys! Keep it up!
While I think this is great news, I just wonder how much longer it will be until a physical size problems emerges. I know that crosstalk and heat affect current processor designs, so do these issues also occur with memory as well?
The problem is the fact that anyone with 5 bucks can register a domain automatically without a human reviewing the domain name. That and there needs to be a law against registering commonly mistyped domains like whitehouse.com instead of whitehouse.gov
I've got a Compaq Deskpro 2000 (P1, 133, 32MB ram) running Windows 2000 and it's connectivity is provided via pci wireless nic.
My aunt uses it for web browsing. It's slow, but it works, and it was free.
I still wanna know why yahoo yanked broadcast.com's huge array of movies. Lots of good anime in there. check archive.org if you dont believe me.
So, does this mean I won't get my $100 TiVo rebate?