Now that's some crazy sh*t! A windows emulator running on an x86 emulator. Just the overhead from swapping the endianess must be impressive. Anways, the idea is cool. Isn't this a little like how Transmeta (?and the Intel Itanium too?) do things?
I agree with you 100%, I'll buy in (and I'm sure many others too) when we can get plain old MP3s. If they want to watermark them, fine, if it doesn't affect the sound or playability in any way then they can go to town. What I don't want to is license a song with strict rules limiting what I can do with it. I want to buy it, and, respective of copyright laws, do whatever the hell I please with it, just like I do with the CDs I purchase.
Man you're one to talk, show some balls and post using your ID. Scared little bitches like you make me sick.
Have you ever even looked at SDL? Probably not, allow me to enlighten you. Of course it's not a drop-in replacement for DirectX, I think your friends at MS might have some reservations about that. SDL provides a DirectX like layer for Linux that makes it much easier to port DirectX code to Linux. Here, get yourself a clue dumb ass. How exactly did you think Loki ported DirectX games like SOF to Linux?
And for what it's worth, my post was regarding NATIVE PORTS for Linux, not improving the current emulator situation with WINE and WineX. So while you're waiting for your nuts to grow, you might want to take a remedial reading class.
The thing I hear over and over as to why people stick with Win-- is the relative lack of first run games. They're not talking about the free OSS games but rather major titles from the likes of EA and others. Is there anything you have up your sleeves to help convince these guys to port more games to Linux and I'm talking native ports, not WINE / WineX compatible ports. It seems that with the SDL toolkit, a lot of these DirectX games could be ported to Linux without a herculean effort. The world has changed significantly since Loki's stumble.
Actually, OSS is very much based on capitalism in it's truest sense. Capitalism is based on the inalienable right of ownership. If you contribute to the kernel, you own your contribution and nobody can take that away from you. There are rules dictating what you can DO with your contribution but you are still very much it's owner.
By contrast, communism is based on the lack of ownership. The BSD license is a borderline example of this since it makes it very easy for someone to revoke your right of ownership with even the slightest modification to the source code.
On the other hand, Microsoft is a good example of fascism since you never own but rather license their software under their strict terms. Your are forbidden from doing anything with their software without their express consent.
There's your politics lesson for the day, now go troll elsewhere.
I don't really care if Linux overtakes Windows or not. I use Linux exclusively and I think it's way better than Windows in almost every respect. I'd like to see Linux (on the desktop) get around a 25% share. I think this is the critical mass required to compel application vendors to put out ports for Linux of their main apps.
I don't really want to see Linux go beyond the 25% number because then clueless dipshits like yourself will start using it and inevitably dumb-it down. Linux does require a level of computer savviness, at least from an administration perspective, above that which most Windows users display. I'm not saying there are no computer savvy Windows users, just that the vast majority of them wouldn't know the difference between a driver and and application if you explained it to them twice. I think these clueless masses should stay with Windows and keep up the good work surfing porn, sniffing glue, and huffing PAM.
Oh, and about the server market, Windows will wither and die there. You really need to lower your crack dosage if you think otherwise.
There's nothing inherently wrong about putting out a Java application. I use a few myself (NetBeans & LimeWire) and they're as capable as many native apps. I do have a fairly high end machine however so the overhead of these apps is not really an issue. That said, the bulk of the overhead comes from the use of AWT and/or JFC, if SWT would just gain greater acceptance then the stigma associated with Java applications (client side, not server side) might be come a thing of the past.
Not to rant on, but if Sun hadn't been so enamoured with the concept of a full java stack in the first place then maybe the SWT "concept" would have taken root a long time ago and Java apps wouldn't have this negative label. If somebody from Sun is reading this, how about adding SWT to the JRE before.NET gains traction???
3) MoneyDance, IMHO, is not a very professional sounding name. It sounds like shareware.
... and Quicken always makes me think of the Highlander movies! Well... at least the first one. You're right though, you'd figure they'd make a play on the word finances for their name, like Finances 2000 or Finances XP!:D
Nice fscking troll... it's a java app and it uses the same code. Besides, it's common knowledge (except to you apparently) that Java apps run FASTER under Linux than on that sad sack excuse for an OS you call Windows. Whomever modded your dirty post up is a friggen moron. Now get back to work (unless you work in the FUD department that is) before Ballmer catches you ogling the goatse guy again.
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I think the gist of signing the kernel is that the sig could be checked by the bootloader or the BIOS. You can still play your downloaded MP3s since the kernel itself cannot contain DRM measures that do not also provide you with the private key, as per the GPL. With the private key, it's just a matter of resigning and voila DRM is gone.
Now that's not the same as saying that DRM protected music files under some proprietary form on Linux are not possible running in user space or as a loadable modules, they just can't *effectively* be part of the kernel itself.
That said, I think DRM is bullsh*t. It's effectively trying to change the music business from listeners purchasing music to licensing music. I don't want to license music, I want to own my purchase outright to do with as I please, while respecting copyright of course. However, if I want a CD in my home stereo and in my car, I should be allowed to make a copy of that CD for my own use.
I don't understand, open source development is not breaking the law. IANAL but the questionable area is where the intent of your code is to contravene security mechanisms. Even then, it's not illegal to publish that source code in the US. Even DeCSS itself (which I'm sure is what you're alluding to) is not illegal in source code form. The kicker of the DMCA is when you distribute DeCSS-like code with the express INTENT of bypassing CSS, such as a ready to compile file or more specifically as a binary. If you want a real answer, explain what your "Open Source development" is and maybe somebody with a legal background can give you more info. Otherwise, I, and others, will be tempted to think that your post has that distinctive M$ aroma to it.
Well, WineX didn't do it alone. The majority of the infrastructure is based on WINE so they deserve as much credit for WineX being where it is. WineX did add copy protection support and some impressive performance improvements in the rendering code. WineX does contribute back to the WINE project so they do do the respectable thing.
Not THAT'S funny! I can just see it, the George Foreman Itanium 2 laptop... for when you just need to have a hot off the grill burger during your next flight!
I'm neither a Republican or Democrat but where'd you get that take on welfare? The number of people on welfare declined significantly while the Democrats were in office and that decline ended abruptly when the Republicans took office. I'd say the Republican's have done a very poor job of managing the economy since they took over.
Good point, how about Dart, Duster, or Camero... all timeless mullet rides and I *think* still unclaimed, at least so far as software goes. I'm kinda partial towards Duster myself!
He's right, without some kind of video encoder the "remote TV" thing is simply impossible, the encoding hardware simply isn't there for it.
I was thinking of hacking an XBox for media center type application (playback only) but for $100, I can get a VIA EPIA board with video out, 5.1 audio, and standard USB ports. $30 for 256MB of memory, and $79 for a better looking Strata case. Also, MS can claim to have sold another XBox if I don't buy it in the first place. Granted with the XBox you get an nVIDIA GPU (read OpenGL support) but to output to a freakin' TV screen??? Not worth the extra hassle in my book.
At $199 bucks a pop it's kinda hard to justify any way you slice it. I think $99 is the highest price point most would consider reasonable, above that they're unlikely to get any kind of volume going.
... along the same lines, what happens to the "4x more heat" itself? Looks like they just let it dissipate into the surrounding air. Fantastic, so I get to replace my 120mm CPU fan with a good old fashioned 18" fan just to be able to bear the heat in my workspace. Chipmakers really need to start paying attention to reducing power consumption and heat in the first place.
I've had very good results but primarily with my GF3 Ti200. My backup machine is a GForce2 board with built in video, it's ok but doesn't even come close to matching up to the Ti card in FPS. The GForce2 based board was squirrelly up until 2.4.21-pre7 with respect to DMA. I also had a Vanta card that was decent, but I got rid of it a fair while ago. That said, I've dealt with a TNT card that just sucked. It didn't lock up but it would puke green artifacts on the screen that would only go away with a reboot.
So, I guess the drivers just work better with newer hardware. I don't think you can buy TNT cards anymore, but if you see one on eBay avoid it like the plague.
My last hard lock was when I experimented trying to get a Lucent based WinModem to work as a fax. That driver caused some bad mojo. In the end I wound up throwing the thing out and buying a controller based modem for $15 on eBay.
Thanks for pointing that out. All these growth studies are nothing more than a wad of self-serving B.S. Look back 2 or 3 years at what the forecasts of the day were predicting and you'll find that the majority of them were nowhere near being correct.
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Now that's some crazy sh*t! A windows emulator running on an x86 emulator. Just the overhead from swapping the endianess must be impressive. Anways, the idea is cool. Isn't this a little like how Transmeta (?and the Intel Itanium too?) do things?
I agree with you 100%, I'll buy in (and I'm sure many others too) when we can get plain old MP3s. If they want to watermark them, fine, if it doesn't affect the sound or playability in any way then they can go to town. What I don't want to is license a song with strict rules limiting what I can do with it. I want to buy it, and, respective of copyright laws, do whatever the hell I please with it, just like I do with the CDs I purchase.
Man you're one to talk, show some balls and post using your ID. Scared little bitches like you make me sick.
Have you ever even looked at SDL? Probably not, allow me to enlighten you. Of course it's not a drop-in replacement for DirectX, I think your friends at MS might have some reservations about that. SDL provides a DirectX like layer for Linux that makes it much easier to port DirectX code to Linux. Here, get yourself a clue dumb ass. How exactly did you think Loki ported DirectX games like SOF to Linux?
And for what it's worth, my post was regarding NATIVE PORTS for Linux, not improving the current emulator situation with WINE and WineX. So while you're waiting for your nuts to grow, you might want to take a remedial reading class.
The thing I hear over and over as to why people stick with Win-- is the relative lack of first run games. They're not talking about the free OSS games but rather major titles from the likes of EA and others. Is there anything you have up your sleeves to help convince these guys to port more games to Linux and I'm talking native ports, not WINE / WineX compatible ports. It seems that with the SDL toolkit, a lot of these DirectX games could be ported to Linux without a herculean effort. The world has changed significantly since Loki's stumble.
Yep and you can be sure they'll grease up the administration before taking this to the supreme court. I smell fund raiser!!!
Actually, OSS is very much based on capitalism in it's truest sense. Capitalism is based on the inalienable right of ownership. If you contribute to the kernel, you own your contribution and nobody can take that away from you. There are rules dictating what you can DO with your contribution but you are still very much it's owner.
By contrast, communism is based on the lack of ownership. The BSD license is a borderline example of this since it makes it very easy for someone to revoke your right of ownership with even the slightest modification to the source code.
On the other hand, Microsoft is a good example of fascism since you never own but rather license their software under their strict terms. Your are forbidden from doing anything with their software without their express consent.
There's your politics lesson for the day, now go troll elsewhere.
I don't really care if Linux overtakes Windows or not. I use Linux exclusively and I think it's way better than Windows in almost every respect. I'd like to see Linux (on the desktop) get around a 25% share. I think this is the critical mass required to compel application vendors to put out ports for Linux of their main apps.
I don't really want to see Linux go beyond the 25% number because then clueless dipshits like yourself will start using it and inevitably dumb-it down. Linux does require a level of computer savviness, at least from an administration perspective, above that which most Windows users display. I'm not saying there are no computer savvy Windows users, just that the vast majority of them wouldn't know the difference between a driver and and application if you explained it to them twice. I think these clueless masses should stay with Windows and keep up the good work surfing porn, sniffing glue, and huffing PAM.
Oh, and about the server market, Windows will wither and die there. You really need to lower your crack dosage if you think otherwise.
There's nothing inherently wrong about putting out a Java application. I use a few myself (NetBeans & LimeWire) and they're as capable as many native apps. I do have a fairly high end machine however so the overhead of these apps is not really an issue. That said, the bulk of the overhead comes from the use of AWT and/or JFC, if SWT would just gain greater acceptance then the stigma associated with Java applications (client side, not server side) might be come a thing of the past.
.NET gains traction???
Not to rant on, but if Sun hadn't been so enamoured with the concept of a full java stack in the first place then maybe the SWT "concept" would have taken root a long time ago and Java apps wouldn't have this negative label. If somebody from Sun is reading this, how about adding SWT to the JRE before
3) MoneyDance, IMHO, is not a very professional sounding name. It sounds like shareware.
... and Quicken always makes me think of the Highlander movies! Well ... at least the first one. You're right though, you'd figure they'd make a play on the word finances for their name, like Finances 2000 or Finances XP! :D
Nice fscking troll ... it's a java app and it uses the same code. Besides, it's common knowledge (except to you apparently) that Java apps run FASTER under Linux than on that sad sack excuse for an OS you call Windows. Whomever modded your dirty post up is a friggen moron. Now get back to work (unless you work in the FUD department that is) before Ballmer catches you ogling the goatse guy again.
Why? To post a link from /. of course! :D
I think the gist of signing the kernel is that the sig could be checked by the bootloader or the BIOS. You can still play your downloaded MP3s since the kernel itself cannot contain DRM measures that do not also provide you with the private key, as per the GPL. With the private key, it's just a matter of resigning and voila DRM is gone.
Now that's not the same as saying that DRM protected music files under some proprietary form on Linux are not possible running in user space or as a loadable modules, they just can't *effectively* be part of the kernel itself.
That said, I think DRM is bullsh*t. It's effectively trying to change the music business from listeners purchasing music to licensing music. I don't want to license music, I want to own my purchase outright to do with as I please, while respecting copyright of course. However, if I want a CD in my home stereo and in my car, I should be allowed to make a copy of that CD for my own use.
I was hoping to validate what the article stated but it looks like he's right. There's a mention of a limit of 10 users but that's all I could find.
Awesome paraphrase, wish I had mod points today to mod your post up!!! (HINT HINT)
I don't understand, open source development is not breaking the law. IANAL but the questionable area is where the intent of your code is to contravene security mechanisms. Even then, it's not illegal to publish that source code in the US. Even DeCSS itself (which I'm sure is what you're alluding to) is not illegal in source code form. The kicker of the DMCA is when you distribute DeCSS-like code with the express INTENT of bypassing CSS, such as a ready to compile file or more specifically as a binary. If you want a real answer, explain what your "Open Source development" is and maybe somebody with a legal background can give you more info. Otherwise, I, and others, will be tempted to think that your post has that distinctive M$ aroma to it.
Well, WineX didn't do it alone. The majority of the infrastructure is based on WINE so they deserve as much credit for WineX being where it is. WineX did add copy protection support and some impressive performance improvements in the rendering code. WineX does contribute back to the WINE project so they do do the respectable thing.
Not THAT'S funny! I can just see it, the George Foreman Itanium 2 laptop ... for when you just need to have a hot off the grill burger during your next flight!
I'm neither a Republican or Democrat but where'd you get that take on welfare? The number of people on welfare declined significantly while the Democrats were in office and that decline ended abruptly when the Republicans took office. I'd say the Republican's have done a very poor job of managing the economy since they took over.
typo ... make that Camaro not Camero!
Good point, how about Dart, Duster, or Camero ... all timeless mullet rides and I *think* still unclaimed, at least so far as software goes. I'm kinda partial towards Duster myself!
He's right, without some kind of video encoder the "remote TV" thing is simply impossible, the encoding hardware simply isn't there for it.
I was thinking of hacking an XBox for media center type application (playback only) but for $100, I can get a VIA EPIA board with video out, 5.1 audio, and standard USB ports. $30 for 256MB of memory, and $79 for a better looking Strata case. Also, MS can claim to have sold another XBox if I don't buy it in the first place. Granted with the XBox you get an nVIDIA GPU (read OpenGL support) but to output to a freakin' TV screen??? Not worth the extra hassle in my book.
At $199 bucks a pop it's kinda hard to justify any way you slice it. I think $99 is the highest price point most would consider reasonable, above that they're unlikely to get any kind of volume going.
... along the same lines, what happens to the "4x more heat" itself? Looks like they just let it dissipate into the surrounding air. Fantastic, so I get to replace my 120mm CPU fan with a good old fashioned 18" fan just to be able to bear the heat in my workspace. Chipmakers really need to start paying attention to reducing power consumption and heat in the first place.
I've had very good results but primarily with my GF3 Ti200. My backup machine is a GForce2 board with built in video, it's ok but doesn't even come close to matching up to the Ti card in FPS. The GForce2 based board was squirrelly up until 2.4.21-pre7 with respect to DMA. I also had a Vanta card that was decent, but I got rid of it a fair while ago. That said, I've dealt with a TNT card that just sucked. It didn't lock up but it would puke green artifacts on the screen that would only go away with a reboot.
So, I guess the drivers just work better with newer hardware. I don't think you can buy TNT cards anymore, but if you see one on eBay avoid it like the plague.
My last hard lock was when I experimented trying to get a Lucent based WinModem to work as a fax. That driver caused some bad mojo. In the end I wound up throwing the thing out and buying a controller based modem for $15 on eBay.
Thanks for pointing that out. All these growth studies are nothing more than a wad of self-serving B.S. Look back 2 or 3 years at what the forecasts of the day were predicting and you'll find that the majority of them were nowhere near being correct.