I know this might not apply to the question's originator, but factoring the following in your school choice is not that difficult.
Find out what is the CS department running in their servers and if the have a Unix/Linux lab, if they have subjects where gcc is used, what do the school do for the OS/Architecture classes.
Also, visit the school's LUG's and/or ACM's website and mailing lists. See what they are doing, ask them about it.
Find out if the professors are doing research on areas that overlap with FOSS, as they will be likely to use it then.
Ultimately, enroll in a school that has a Unix tradition - out of Chicago UIC is the only one.
I took some of this things in account when looking for school, and I end up enrolling in UIC as I also wanted to be close or in a big city. I could not be happier with my choice, all the development is done in python/java for 100 level classes, JAVA running in linux for the 200 levels, and then gcc for the anything that requieres C/C++. Most everything is done using UNIX/Linux. On top our ACM is very Linux friendly, and both LUG and ACM do lots of really interesting things in the FOSS area.
I'm using Gentoo in a AMD64 that I have as server/HTPC and it works much better than anything I've tried. Is easily 10 times faster than my lappy (a 1.3 pentium M with gentoo), and at least twice as fast as the same machine with MDK 32 bit, which is what I had before.
I'm enchanted with gentoo, but I recognize that it takes a lot of time and effort to keep up. But it is well woth it if what you want is control.
About the requiered knowlodge, well the documentation and help in the forums is something from another planet...I've never seen a beter community: seriously!
Check these out: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbo ok-amd 64.xml?full=1 http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic. php?t=216498
Enjoy!
PS: The numbers I gave before are subjective, and base on personal impressions not benchmarking.
Let's face it, true or not, this will be just one more step in the right direction to defend ourselves.
First we invade a country in the middle east, then encourage our traditional allies to become neutral parties, then we start looking at militarizing space. And in the meantime, the real enemy, faceless, dificult to trace, and to strike back gets away...
If true, this is just one more exhibition of the cluelessnes of the present administration for fighting the wrong wars at the wrong time, and for the wrong reassons.
I'd rather see my taxes going to a decent healthcare, and a cheaper education than all these military nonesense.
That sucks! That that machine is not a gaming platform we all know since Via came out with the wholle Epia thingy, so what's the point in testing a Game?
What about Mpeg encoding...what about puting a tunner to that thing?...what about maybe getting Myth or Frevoo intalled? or Snapstream? (for that matter)
I'm really looking forward for small footprint noiseless form factor to use as a PVR and Via is in the right direction, but so far grossly underpower. This review is not giving any subtantial information.
You have to turn it on. Use the little metallic siwtch located at the left side while the computer is running.
It took me a while to figure it out.
It runs hot because the case is metall and all P4M run hot...that's why they came out with the P-M AKA Centrino.
And if what you want is a name you are better off bying Dell. You can buy the 8500 at $1,4K when they have good offers (rebates, etc)
and I'm very happy with the performance.
Everybody ask about it..of course they get confuse and then you have to explain too much (is a clone...is sold by Best Buy)
I run Mandrake 9.1 and it works like a charm. The only two things that did not run out of the box was resolution, but it took little time to fix it, and ACPI stuff.
I still have to try this:
http://linux.brasileiro.net/misc/vprmatrix/
The screen is a samsung (same as Apple) and it is very nice.
I purchased it at $2K with $300 in rebates and I primatched twice getting it down to $1,300.
If you can find a Titanium at that price let me know. This is by far the best compromise in performance/functionality/design, etc.
I really like it and recomended for personal use. By all means this is not a corporate laptop.
OhRock
I've tried a few windows solutions before I jump into Linux/MythTV and I'm not going back nor considering any TIVO/ReplyTV stuff.
It works like a charm and has more features than anybody else. In a few months It might even have DVB suppor, plus the current Analog support. I don't know if somebody mention but it has a website where you can remotly control the box (like snapstream) but at the same time it has real front end that makes you feel better than a TIVO owner!
The final proof for me was my wife. She can't live without Myth now. I had to put together a different box in order to continue experimenting becasue that one can't be down, or else...
By the way Myth doesn't re-record programs already pre-recorded, it has a beautifull skip-commercials feature (and the 30 secons jump, of course), 2 tunner capability (that works great, but need horsepower), DirectTV support (that I'm using and works really good), and it is an endless platform of possibilities for tweekers and the like.
If you only install 1 tunner a Duron 1.3Ghz is enough (that's my experimental rig). If you go to two, you need 1.8Ghz (or an AMD PR of at least 1800).
Maybe is not the best PVR project right now...but by version 1.0 it will be...and all free and open.
You got to love it!
P.S.: This is my first "serious" or practical application that I put together with Linux and it was a perfect excuse to learn a lot!
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I know this might not apply to the question's originator, but factoring the following in your school choice is not that difficult.
Find out what is the CS department running in their servers and if the have a Unix/Linux lab, if they have subjects where gcc is used, what do the school do for the OS/Architecture classes.
Also, visit the school's LUG's and/or ACM's website and mailing lists. See what they are doing, ask them about it.
Find out if the professors are doing research on areas that overlap with FOSS, as they will be likely to use it then.
Ultimately, enroll in a school that has a Unix tradition - out of Chicago UIC is the only one.
I took some of this things in account when looking for school, and I end up enrolling in UIC as I also wanted to be close or in a big city. I could not be happier with my choice, all the development is done in python/java for 100 level classes, JAVA running in linux for the 200 levels, and then gcc for the anything that requieres C/C++. Most everything is done using UNIX/Linux. On top our ACM is very Linux friendly, and both LUG and ACM do lots of really interesting things in the FOSS area.
Roberto "ohrock" Serrano
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They are an English website, but you can do searches all across Europe.
I'm using Gentoo in a AMD64 that I have as server/HTPC and it works much better than anything I've tried. Is easily 10 times faster than my lappy (a 1.3 pentium M with gentoo), and at least twice as fast as the same machine with MDK 32 bit, which is what I had before.
o ok-amd 64.xml?full=1. php?t=216498
I'm enchanted with gentoo, but I recognize that it takes a lot of time and effort to keep up. But it is well woth it if what you want is control.
About the requiered knowlodge, well the documentation and help in the forums is something from another planet...I've never seen a beter community: seriously!
Check these out:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handb
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic
Enjoy!
PS: The numbers I gave before are subjective, and base on personal impressions not benchmarking.
Let's face it, true or not, this will be just one more step in the right direction to defend ourselves.
First we invade a country in the middle east, then encourage our traditional allies to become neutral parties, then we start looking at militarizing space. And in the meantime, the real enemy, faceless, dificult to trace, and to strike back gets away...
If true, this is just one more exhibition of the cluelessnes of the present administration for fighting the wrong wars at the wrong time, and for the wrong reassons.
I'd rather see my taxes going to a decent healthcare, and a cheaper education than all these military nonesense.
That sucks! That that machine is not a gaming platform we all know since Via came out with the wholle Epia thingy, so what's the point in testing a Game? What about Mpeg encoding...what about puting a tunner to that thing?...what about maybe getting Myth or Frevoo intalled? or Snapstream? (for that matter) I'm really looking forward for small footprint noiseless form factor to use as a PVR and Via is in the right direction, but so far grossly underpower. This review is not giving any subtantial information.
You have to turn it on. Use the little metallic siwtch located at the left side while the computer is running. It took me a while to figure it out. It runs hot because the case is metall and all P4M run hot...that's why they came out with the P-M AKA Centrino. And if what you want is a name you are better off bying Dell. You can buy the 8500 at $1,4K when they have good offers (rebates, etc)
and I'm very happy with the performance. Everybody ask about it..of course they get confuse and then you have to explain too much (is a clone...is sold by Best Buy) I run Mandrake 9.1 and it works like a charm. The only two things that did not run out of the box was resolution, but it took little time to fix it, and ACPI stuff. I still have to try this: http://linux.brasileiro.net/misc/vprmatrix/ The screen is a samsung (same as Apple) and it is very nice. I purchased it at $2K with $300 in rebates and I primatched twice getting it down to $1,300. If you can find a Titanium at that price let me know. This is by far the best compromise in performance/functionality/design, etc. I really like it and recomended for personal use. By all means this is not a corporate laptop. OhRock
I've tried a few windows solutions before I jump into Linux/MythTV and I'm not going back nor considering any TIVO/ReplyTV stuff. It works like a charm and has more features than anybody else. In a few months It might even have DVB suppor, plus the current Analog support. I don't know if somebody mention but it has a website where you can remotly control the box (like snapstream) but at the same time it has real front end that makes you feel better than a TIVO owner! The final proof for me was my wife. She can't live without Myth now. I had to put together a different box in order to continue experimenting becasue that one can't be down, or else... By the way Myth doesn't re-record programs already pre-recorded, it has a beautifull skip-commercials feature (and the 30 secons jump, of course), 2 tunner capability (that works great, but need horsepower), DirectTV support (that I'm using and works really good), and it is an endless platform of possibilities for tweekers and the like. If you only install 1 tunner a Duron 1.3Ghz is enough (that's my experimental rig). If you go to two, you need 1.8Ghz (or an AMD PR of at least 1800). Maybe is not the best PVR project right now...but by version 1.0 it will be...and all free and open. You got to love it! P.S.: This is my first "serious" or practical application that I put together with Linux and it was a perfect excuse to learn a lot!