I run a College network, and the thought of any Tom, Dick or Harry being able to wander in and use my network for pretty much anything would be enough to give me nightmares for a month. Can you imagine the potential security issues there, or virus outbreaks? Cold shower time...
While I see wireless as a potentially flexible system, it is a security and management nightmare. We've banned our students from using their own wireless routers for just this reason.
Anyone know why they still require gcc 2.95? Or is this a minimum? Will it compile and run with gcc 3.3.x without problems? I was under the impression they tried to target the current stable version of gcc on each new major release.
I would have expected them to create a theme for Mozilla that fits better with the Gnome theme they're using. It would make it look a lot more polished.
Well, my sister says the same, amd she's a 23 year old studying for a PhD in astrophysics. The fact that she drinks a lot may have something to do with it though...;)
Too dumb? How about just not interested? Many people just want their computer to work, the way their car and dishwasher "just work".
Sorry, I don't agree. I still have to fill my car with diesel, check the oil and water, pressure on the tyres etc. This is all essential end user maintenance. Granted, I don't poke around in the engine when something mechanical goes wrong. The same goes for computers. It's a general purpose machine. It is complicated, and that will always be the case.
If you want a career in research -- either in an academic institution or a semi-private or private lab (think Bell Labs or Lawrence Livermore Lab), then get a Ph D. If you want to "do" computer engineering, than a Ph D won't likely help you.
I'd have to agree. Even a degree in Computer Science is of questionable use when you're actually in the real world (I have one btw). I work for IT in a College, and we have all sorts of shit from Comp Sci students who think they know more than we do, just because they're Computer Scientists. The world of education is so very different than the world of IT. Unless you're aiming to work in a very specialised field, getting a PhD is unlikely to increase your career prospects.
So who is held accountable when the latest patch breaks something and causes loss of data? The user, because they didn't opt out? Seems like a potential shitstorm for Microsoft there. If people are too dumb to patch their system with the existing Window Update, how in the hell are they going to diagnose problems when its being done without their knowledge?
Personally I've never had major problems with dselect, although it could be better in places. You could try aptitude. It will require a little time to master, but it's very configurable, which is something lacking in dselect.
SCO has filed their suit. IBM has filed their counter-suit. Until something else significant happens, we should just deny SCO the free advertising space we're giving them. We're making them seem more important than they are.
1. Some might consider this significant. Evidently you do not.
2. SCO are not important. The issue surrounding them is.
I hope more and more companies do this. Imagine the cost to SCO if every large company with a siginificant investment in Linux were to do this. How much cash do SCO have to pay their lawyers? 10 Lawsuits? 20? Of course, I'd like to see SCO die a quick death, but I'll admit I'd rather see them thrash around in agony for a while first.
Question I can't get out of my head is this. All of this equipment already ships with an OS that works and that was custom designed for that piece of hardware...so why rebuild it with linux?
The Sharp Zaurus shipped with Qtopia from the start. It never had anything else. So it isn't just a replacement for PocketPC or PalmOS.
Yes I am sure it's much faster to use the command line on a freaking cell phone.
In a lot of cases I find the command line faster than using a gui. Yes, I'm sure that on a mobile phone its going to slow your input down considerably, but I still think that many tasks would be easier than having to scroll around a screen clicking menus and icons.
I can see the ssh client being semi-useful, but the screen is just too small to do anything much with VNC. This is one of the advantages of *nix imho, anything you can do in the gui, you're likely to be able to do on the command line. More often than not faster too.
That's why we see robots for use on other planets, but we'll probably not see them on this one (unless of course we ship all the lawyers to some other planet first).
Does is have to be a planet, or can we aim it at any stellar body?
I disagree about B5. I'm currently watching the Season 2 DVD's, and I have to say that G'Kar and Londo are two of the most interesting characters I've come across in Sci-FI TV. Kosh's riddles are always fun to try and figure out too.
Big deal. The trolltech guys are selling a product. The fact that they are selling it to Windows developers whilst freely giving it away to *nix users doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Neither, specifically. I just haven't yet found a mail client that works the way I want it to. I don't mind Mozilla mail to be honest, but it's just not what I want.
I'm writing my own client too. I started about 2 years ago. Don't underestimate the amount of work involved. IMAP alone can be a real pain the arse. Still, I wish you luck. I've had a lot of fun working on mine.
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I run a College network, and the thought of any Tom, Dick or Harry being able to wander in and use my network for pretty much anything would be enough to give me nightmares for a month. Can you imagine the potential security issues there, or virus outbreaks? Cold shower time...
While I see wireless as a potentially flexible system, it is a security and management nightmare. We've banned our students from using their own wireless routers for just this reason.
Thanks. Nice to know someone can post a constructive reply.
Yes, I can see it says minimum. But the kernel has often had bugs that cause problems with later versions of gcc. But thanks for the useless comment.
Anyone know why they still require gcc 2.95? Or is this a minimum? Will it compile and run with gcc 3.3.x without problems? I was under the impression they tried to target the current stable version of gcc on each new major release.
I would have expected them to create a theme for Mozilla that fits better with the Gnome theme they're using. It would make it look a lot more polished.
Well, my sister says the same, amd she's a 23 year old studying for a PhD in astrophysics. The fact that she drinks a lot may have something to do with it though... ;)
If I had a dog with a face that ugly, I'd shave is arse and teach it to walk backwards... ;)
Too dumb? How about just not interested? Many people just want their computer to work, the way their car and dishwasher "just work".
Sorry, I don't agree. I still have to fill my car with diesel, check the oil and water, pressure on the tyres etc. This is all essential end user maintenance. Granted, I don't poke around in the engine when something mechanical goes wrong. The same goes for computers. It's a general purpose machine. It is complicated, and that will always be the case.
If you want a career in research -- either in an academic institution or a semi-private or private lab (think Bell Labs or Lawrence Livermore Lab), then get a Ph D. If you want to "do" computer engineering, than a Ph D won't likely help you.
I'd have to agree. Even a degree in Computer Science is of questionable use when you're actually in the real world (I have one btw). I work for IT in a College, and we have all sorts of shit from Comp Sci students who think they know more than we do, just because they're Computer Scientists. The world of education is so very different than the world of IT. Unless you're aiming to work in a very specialised field, getting a PhD is unlikely to increase your career prospects.
So who is held accountable when the latest patch breaks something and causes loss of data? The user, because they didn't opt out? Seems like a potential shitstorm for Microsoft there. If people are too dumb to patch their system with the existing Window Update, how in the hell are they going to diagnose problems when its being done without their knowledge?
Personally I've never had major problems with dselect, although it could be better in places. You could try aptitude. It will require a little time to master, but it's very configurable, which is something lacking in dselect.
SCO has filed their suit. IBM has filed their counter-suit. Until something else significant happens, we should just deny SCO the free advertising space we're giving them. We're making them seem more important than they are.
1. Some might consider this significant. Evidently you do not.
2. SCO are not important. The issue surrounding them is.
Sounds like the hologram they had in SeaQuest DSV. Not that I ever watched that program of course... ;)
Ah, I can see it now....
Say boy! Look mighty cute in dem Jeans!
I hope more and more companies do this. Imagine the cost to SCO if every large company with a siginificant investment in Linux were to do this. How much cash do SCO have to pay their lawyers? 10 Lawsuits? 20? Of course, I'd like to see SCO die a quick death, but I'll admit I'd rather see them thrash around in agony for a while first.
Question I can't get out of my head is this. All of this equipment already ships with an OS that works and that was custom designed for that piece of hardware...so why rebuild it with linux?
The Sharp Zaurus shipped with Qtopia from the start. It never had anything else. So it isn't just a replacement for PocketPC or PalmOS.
Yes I am sure it's much faster to use the command line on a freaking cell phone.
In a lot of cases I find the command line faster than using a gui. Yes, I'm sure that on a mobile phone its going to slow your input down considerably, but I still think that many tasks would be easier than having to scroll around a screen clicking menus and icons.
I can see the ssh client being semi-useful, but the screen is just too small to do anything much with VNC. This is one of the advantages of *nix imho, anything you can do in the gui, you're likely to be able to do on the command line. More often than not faster too.
That's why we see robots for use on other planets, but we'll probably not see them on this one (unless of course we ship all the lawyers to some other planet first).
Does is have to be a planet, or can we aim it at any stellar body?
I disagree about B5. I'm currently watching the Season 2 DVD's, and I have to say that G'Kar and Londo are two of the most interesting characters I've come across in Sci-FI TV. Kosh's riddles are always fun to try and figure out too.
Big deal. The trolltech guys are selling a product. The fact that they are selling it to Windows developers whilst freely giving it away to *nix users doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Don't stretch cold muscles. This will only increase the likelihood of doing some damage. Warm your muscles up slightly first, then stretch.
As it it wasn't hard enough to get a date, now they want me to strap a PDA to my wrist. Yeah, that'll reel 'em in...
objections to mozilla or NS4.x?
Neither, specifically. I just haven't yet found a mail client that works the way I want it to. I don't mind Mozilla mail to be honest, but it's just not what I want.
I'm writing my own client too. I started about 2 years ago. Don't underestimate the amount of work involved. IMAP alone can be a real pain the arse. Still, I wish you luck. I've had a lot of fun working on mine.