I roll my own based on openSUSE 10.3, using their KIWI tool. I wish I didn't have to, but Puppy doesn't do everything I want. FaunOS looks interesting, but a quick peek at Arch left me thinking it's too much like Gentoo (a PITA to maintain even when you know what you're doing). I might try it anyway since I don't configure much on these kind of systems.
Replying to your sig.
Two spaces after a period went out of style well before the interwebs went mainstream.
It usually looks silly when using a variable-width font.
Um, duh? They aren't creating energy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_energ y
Apparently Indian politicians are dumber than those in the US. At least ours learned this in high school.
And this is where our jobs are going?
I don't disagree with what you've said, however, I think the problem is not that a product exists, but that the young and impressionable have access to it. It is not up to the producer to manage that.
I don't think anyone is worried about 17-year olds. The problem is that younger kids get their hands on the game one way or another, and nobody's checking up on what they're playing.
How about, for starters, parents pay attention to what their kids are playing? Check the damn label. You don't let them go to NC-17 movies, do you? The ESRB cannot be held responsible for your lack of parenting.
Call it a troll if you want, but this is what I really think.
1) Commons is way overrated. A lot of the code is not great if you dig into it, and generally the components solve very small problems. Often, you're better off doing it yourself than adding a volatile dependency to your project.
2) There are some worthwhile components in Commons, but that does not imply that that the same quality or usefulness can be assumed of the other components. Same goes for the rest of Jakarta. And the rest of ASF.
3) Those Commons components that are good seemingly get used by everybody, resulting in versioning conflicts between your various third-party libraries. Which is fun because the API's are unstable, and because the project maintainers sometimes fail to maintain either compatibility or mutual exclusion between releases. This happened with the Collections component.
4) Seriously, OP, you thought this would be a great book? What is there to offer in a book that's not online? And considering the instability of these packages, how long is that book going to be relevant?
How is it acceptable to create a new substance and give it the same name as an existing substance? Can I grow some Magic Rocks, call them "Diamonds" and sell them online?
I have at work a new monitor that makes very loud, high frequency oscillations. Loud enough that EVERYONE can hear it. Beating on it sometimes makes it stop (and is fun!); other times, beating doesn't work, but in those cases it stops by itself. But it always comes back eventually...
I have RoadRunner (TWC Albany), and while I don't care to go check the current TOS right now, I can tell you that the anti-NAT rules not strictly enforced anymore. They know many people have NAT in their homes, including wireless. When they came to my home recently to service the cable modem, I was perfectly forthcoming with my NAT setup in that same room, and they didn't say boo.
As for other people I know:
1) At work: It's too hard to make money selling linux apps, because people think if it's on linux, it should be free. Thus, many software companies write apps for windows, and if you're developing a windows gui, it's silly to run something other than windows on your workstation, despite personal preference.
2) At home: piracy of windows apps is so rampant that it's not restricted to geeks anymore. People today think they shouldn't have to pay for software they use at home. If it weren't so ridiculously easy to get pirated software, particularly windows itself and office, maybe people would have a reason to switch to free software. Furthermore, windows 2000/xp is pretty damned stable, so what do typical lusers gain from switching now, if they aren't saving money, and don't feel bad about piracy? They get more configuration work, less hardware compatibility (can you say 802.11a?), fewer games. Hardly a great deal.
As for myself, I run Gentoo, 2000 Server, and XP Pro for various purposes. Linux is great for doing exactly what you want, and no more -- as long as what you want is supported. But if you just want something simple to work without wasting your life away configuring it... like a do-it-yourself Cable/DSL router, or a web and email system for the wife... Windows 2000/XP is not a bad option. Just like programming languages, no OS is the best for everything, despite personal preferences.
I have to recommend XP as well. It's best to go all out, but I have found that implementing even a few XP methodologies has a positive impact.
IBM DeveloperWorks has a number of good articles on XP. Here is a good place to start, and a number of good links are available there, too.
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Actually, at work, I've switched from the Matrox G450 DualHead to a card based on the nVidia GeForce4 MX, and never looked back. The nVidia drivers are much better (read: better features, less finicky, more reliable), at least on windows. nVidia does offer a linux driver package on their website, but I haven't used linux on this particular machine, so I can't report on the quality of them.
In addition to the better drivers, the 3D capabilities of the GeForce4 MX blow the G450 DualHead clear out of the water, as expected; and 3D actually *is* useful for things other than games. One example is the ability to add variable transparency to almost any window, without the performance hit of software like WindowBlinds.
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$30/month (with autopay), unlimited messaging & data on Virgin Mobile. That seems to beat it to me.
Nope. It's 5 GB at 4G, then unlimited 3G. Virgin had no 4G last I checked.
I grabbed shadow; first impression was good enough that I may run with it for a while. Thanks for the heads up...
I roll my own based on openSUSE 10.3, using their KIWI tool. I wish I didn't have to, but Puppy doesn't do everything I want. FaunOS looks interesting, but a quick peek at Arch left me thinking it's too much like Gentoo (a PITA to maintain even when you know what you're doing). I might try it anyway since I don't configure much on these kind of systems.
Replying to your sig. Two spaces after a period went out of style well before the interwebs went mainstream. It usually looks silly when using a variable-width font.
No, season four of 24.
So is Lenovo. (on the T60)
exactly! mod parent up.
As they say, "It's funny because it's true!"
Um, duh? They aren't creating energy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_energ y
Apparently Indian politicians are dumber than those in the US. At least ours learned this in high school.
And this is where our jobs are going?
And I hate when people mod the first post "Redundant".
Unless they were referring to "mindless politicians" as being redundant.
I don't disagree with what you've said, however, I think the problem is not that a product exists, but that the young and impressionable have access to it. It is not up to the producer to manage that.
I don't think anyone is worried about 17-year olds. The problem is that younger kids get their hands on the game one way or another, and nobody's checking up on what they're playing.
How about, for starters, parents pay attention to what their kids are playing? Check the damn label. You don't let them go to NC-17 movies, do you? The ESRB cannot be held responsible for your lack of parenting.
Call it a troll if you want, but this is what I really think.
1) Commons is way overrated. A lot of the code is not great if you dig into it, and generally the components solve very small problems. Often, you're better off doing it yourself than adding a volatile dependency to your project.
2) There are some worthwhile components in Commons, but that does not imply that that the same quality or usefulness can be assumed of the other components. Same goes for the rest of Jakarta. And the rest of ASF.
3) Those Commons components that are good seemingly get used by everybody, resulting in versioning conflicts between your various third-party libraries. Which is fun because the API's are unstable, and because the project maintainers sometimes fail to maintain either compatibility or mutual exclusion between releases. This happened with the Collections component.
4) Seriously, OP, you thought this would be a great book? What is there to offer in a book that's not online? And considering the instability of these packages, how long is that book going to be relevant?
I highly recommend a pen tablet such as the Wacom Graphire series; they are inexpensive and so much more comfortable than a mouse.
How is it acceptable to create a new substance and give it the same name as an existing substance? Can I grow some Magic Rocks, call them "Diamonds" and sell them online?
I have at work a new monitor that makes very loud, high frequency oscillations. Loud enough that EVERYONE can hear it. Beating on it sometimes makes it stop (and is fun!); other times, beating doesn't work, but in those cases it stops by itself. But it always comes back eventually...
I have RoadRunner (TWC Albany), and while I don't care to go check the current TOS right now, I can tell you that the anti-NAT rules not strictly enforced anymore. They know many people have NAT in their homes, including wireless. When they came to my home recently to service the cable modem, I was perfectly forthcoming with my NAT setup in that same room, and they didn't say boo.
Bingo! There is simply no better debugger for any language on any platform.
2) At home: piracy of windows apps is so rampant that it's not restricted to geeks anymore. People today think they shouldn't have to pay for software they use at home. If it weren't so ridiculously easy to get pirated software, particularly windows itself and office, maybe people would have a reason to switch to free software. Furthermore, windows 2000/xp is pretty damned stable, so what do typical lusers gain from switching now, if they aren't saving money, and don't feel bad about piracy? They get more configuration work, less hardware compatibility (can you say 802.11a?), fewer games. Hardly a great deal.
As for myself, I run Gentoo, 2000 Server, and XP Pro for various purposes. Linux is great for doing exactly what you want, and no more -- as long as what you want is supported. But if you just want something simple to work without wasting your life away configuring it... like a do-it-yourself Cable/DSL router, or a web and email system for the wife... Windows 2000/XP is not a bad option. Just like programming languages, no OS is the best for everything, despite personal preferences.
I have to recommend XP as well. It's best to go all out, but I have found that implementing even a few XP methodologies has a positive impact. IBM DeveloperWorks has a number of good articles on XP. Here is a good place to start, and a number of good links are available there, too.
Actually, at work, I've switched from the Matrox G450 DualHead to a card based on the nVidia GeForce4 MX, and never looked back. The nVidia drivers are much better (read: better features, less finicky, more reliable), at least on windows. nVidia does offer a linux driver package on their website, but I haven't used linux on this particular machine, so I can't report on the quality of them.
In addition to the better drivers, the 3D capabilities of the GeForce4 MX blow the G450 DualHead clear out of the water, as expected; and 3D actually *is* useful for things other than games. One example is the ability to add variable transparency to almost any window, without the performance hit of software like WindowBlinds.