But, if you have the in-house talent, I'm sure you could get dual procs and lots of memory working with the standard RedHat downloads - since its open source, and all.
Risking Karma here... I am predominately a windows user; however, I cheer for linux as much as humanly possible. I think the competition is wonderful for the consumer and the market.
If you're pro-Microsoft, how did you get Karma in the first place?
But I need that bandwidth... and I need it MOBILE!!! It'd be really nice to be able get in my car and drive between work, school and home, and have constant access to the internet, but it would be practically useless if I couldn't actually do anything with it more than check email and read/. I want to be able to hear a song on the radio, then, before I forget it, download and have it! Novel idea indeed.
Oh great! Just what we need. As if folks talking on cell phones and spilling hot coffee on their laps while driving, now we'll have this guy using a laptop. Fantastic. Well, at least the cops won't have to worry about loosing their jobs.
And what next, after you tell on the guy with kiddie porn? Bob has too many MP3s, Larry didn't wash his hands after using the bathroom, and Alice took an extra ten minutes on her lunch break. Nobody wants to work with a person like that. Just do your job, ignore the kiddie porn, and get on with your life. I would hate to be the director of IT, and have some techie ruin my week by coming up to me and telling me that some employee has kiddie porn on his computer.
Err, I don't think your scenario is realistic. Most techies probably won't report every instance of RealPlayer, Popup Blocker, or those IE extension Yahoo and Google beg you to install. Those, while they may violate the company policy, are not illegal, and most people can tell whats worth bothering the boss with. And most people would agree that illegal material on company property might be a problem. For example, if someone kept a supply a joints in his desk, and smoked one or two during his lunch hour in the bathroom, and your noticed, would you mention something?
1. All apps install in their own directory under/usr/[vender name]/[app name] - the reason for including the vender name is so that when two venders release different apps with the same name (Phoenix comes to mind) you can still dis-ambiguate it. Also allow apps to install into ~/apps/[vender name]/[app name] to allow for non-root installation.
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3. Shells and WMs are extended to search under/usr/*/*/bin for programs,/usr/*/*/man for man pages, etc.
What consequences of the solution you proposed in #1 have on the actions described in #3? If you have 2 programs with the same name, only the one whose vendor name come first alphabetically would be executed if no path was provided. So, what you proposed doesn't really help anything, other than perhaps better organization.
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A leader in my Boy Scout troop sets up his radios on a campout for Jamboree on the Air every year. Lots of scouts are interested, because they'll finally get to play with electronics on campouts. I can't tell you how many people come in to the tent, and start a conversation like this:
Scout: Can I talk to Japan? Leader: Err, its the middle of the night in Japan right now. Maybe if you hang around later we'll get some contacts over there. But right now, we're talking to a sailor in Costa Rica. Scout: Oh.
Then the scouts proceed to play with matches, and whittle sticks into sharp points.
Why? People use computers to design rockets, model molecules, design buildings, simulate weather conditions, etc. Whats wrong with using a computer to transmit/receive over a radio?
-Regards, KC9DDI
One thing I've been looking for in Mozilla is the ability to run multiple instances of the program without needing to either use a different username, or select a "profile name". It seems like just about every Linux program can do this... It would help for remote sessions, when multiple users may be logged in as the same name (eg, a thin-client computer lab, etc.)
Sounds like they're trading necessary power for low cost. For example, does 128MB of SDRAM sound like enough for a multi-media computer? A 20GB 5400 RPM hard drive won't win any awards, especially if folks are seriously into MP3 storage. A CD Burner wouldn't hurt. At least a motherboard with a 4x AGP slot and USB2 support. IMHO, this computer would better be suited for a web browsing/email/word processing computer, not a "Media Computer".
Now, hang on just a minute: they may be right. Now, you won't even need the skills that hackers have in order to breech Windows security. Now, "for the benefit of the customer" Microsoft will make it possible for any owner of a Microsoft Operating System to hack into a computer using Microsoft's new "Unauthorized Acess Wizard". Now anyone from an elementary school student to an old Windows Pro will be able to enjoy the excitement of breaching the highly complex layers of Windows security. For the more experienced users, Microsoft offers the "Advanced Hacking Wizard Professional Edition", which strategically sends "Fatal Exception Errors" to any 3rd party firewall or security program, causing them to shutdown while the user is able to deface websites, delete files, plant time bombs, or many more of the exciting features found in Service Pack 5: Hacker's Edition. (NOTE: Service Pack 6 should be downloaded immediatly after Service Pack 5 in order to fix what Microsoft broke the last time they tried to fix something)
I could be (probably am) wrong, but I was under the impression that DLLs were the Windows-equivalent of Linux libraries. That is, you can have multiple programs link to the DLLs/Libraries at compile/link/run-time thus saving hard disk space and resulting in smaller code. But, if each program has its own DLL, wouldn't it just be better to hard-code the DLL functions into the program. I am speaking on something I don't know much about, so if someone could steer me straight...
I've been using RH8 since it came out as my primary (only) operating system. I'm a highschool student, so in addition to all of the geeky programming and stuff I do, I have to write that occasional history paper. Though at the present stage, I don't believe OpenOffice has the polished interface that M$ Office does, it's free, and definetly usable. As for mozilla, konqueror, audio/video/image (playback, at least) it does it as good or better than Windoze. Its even coming to the point where someone not so technically inclined can web browser/email/word process without major troubles.
For servers, I'm using a RH based system for a, brace yourself, beowulf cluster. Just install the necessary RPMS (which, btw, tend to install faster than Windows programs, and you don't even need to reboot your computer multiple times), edit some config files and learn how to use MPI, and your set. We also have SSH, web server, mysql, etc. on there, and there hasn't been a hitch (well, except for some hardware problems, but that's what you get when using Compaq's with 5+ year old hard drives...)
When I was in Junior High, the "computer guru" came to stick a new floppy drive into the computer in one of my classrooms. He stuck the thing in, turned on the PC, and much to his dismay, Windoze came up, and didn't find the FDD! Holy Cow! I hear the following : "Whaddayameen can't find floppy drive the lights even on dammit!". Me, feeling very smug and smart-ass like, stroll over, peak into the case and observe, "The cable's in upside down." My reply was "Oh, I thought they could go in either way. Mind fixin' this for me?"
These are true, but I didn't have time to research them completely...
In 1899, a US patent officer suggested closing the patent office because "everything that can be invented has already been invented."
In the days of the 386, someone (can't remember who) said something to the effect of "why bother trying to make faster processors? The world has all of the power they need in the 386!:
In the days of DOS, someone said something to the effect of "What could you possibly want to do that requires more than 640K of memory?"
Of course, this argument would be better if I had the time to look up the people who made these observations, but the point is still the same. Right now, I'm happy with my Duron 1300MHz, but then again I once thought that the 486 was the best idea since the keyboard. Who knows, maybe 5-10 years from now, all home PCs, work stations, servers, even Beowulf Clusters will be using 64-bit chips. And we'll all be wondering, "How on earth did I survive with that Duron shit?"
Now what would happen if we had a beowulf cluster of these? Seriously, you buy a computer with a power cord and ethernet connection. Have it boot off a server open-source NFS and such, and you're set. No boot roms, floppy disks, ethernet drivers, etc.
Being a freshman in high school, the low of the lows, I can't say that I agree with this completely. Mostly, people ask, "So, what do you do in your free time?" And I reply, "I'm building the Beowulf Cluster in the science lab." (No shit, a real beowulf cluster!) And they say "Oh! Cool! I can barely even turn on my computer correctly!" Or maybe, "You have no life. Get a girlfriend." and leave it at that. Anyway, sometimes when you do actually get unpopular, is when you disagree with someone who thinks that they're the teenage Bill Gate. For example,
Wannabe Cacker: So, can you hack?
Me: Yep. (I assume that they actually mean, crack)
Wannabe Cacker: Oh, what have you done?
Me: Not much, just into some windoze machines and such.
Wannabe Cracker: I can hack too. I downloaded X program from Y website, and I got all of the passwords on the school computers!
Me: Err, that's not really hacking... You're more of a script-kiddie.
Or, the far more common:
Kid: So, what kind of computer do you have?
Me: A 1.3MHz with a 20 gig harddrive and CD Burner.
Kid: Who makes it?
Me: Built it myself.
Kid: (sniggers) Oh, Mr. Computer-genius, I have a 3.0GHz 120GB 512MB of RAM computer from Dell that cost $2099.
Me: So? [go into description of how you don't need 3.0GHz worth of processing power to be sucessful, etc.]
Kid: Who cares? Mine's better.
The discussions I have on Linux vs. M$ are another story...
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But, if you have the in-house talent, I'm sure you could get dual procs and lots of memory working with the standard RedHat downloads - since its open source, and all.
Risking Karma here... I am predominately a windows user; however, I cheer for linux as much as humanly possible. I think the competition is wonderful for the consumer and the market. If you're pro-Microsoft, how did you get Karma in the first place?
Oh great! Just what we need. As if folks talking on cell phones and spilling hot coffee on their laps while driving, now we'll have this guy using a laptop. Fantastic. Well, at least the cops won't have to worry about loosing their jobs.
And its not /.ed! Maybe legos are the secret, not beowulf clusters?
Err, I don't think your scenario is realistic. Most techies probably won't report every instance of RealPlayer, Popup Blocker, or those IE extension Yahoo and Google beg you to install. Those, while they may violate the company policy, are not illegal, and most people can tell whats worth bothering the boss with. And most people would agree that illegal material on company property might be a problem. For example, if someone kept a supply a joints in his desk, and smoked one or two during his lunch hour in the bathroom, and your noticed, would you mention something?
What consequences of the solution you proposed in #1 have on the actions described in #3? If you have 2 programs with the same name, only the one whose vendor name come first alphabetically would be executed if no path was provided. So, what you proposed doesn't really help anything, other than perhaps better organization.
A leader in my Boy Scout troop sets up his radios on a campout for Jamboree on the Air every year. Lots of scouts are interested, because they'll finally get to play with electronics on campouts. I can't tell you how many people come in to the tent, and start a conversation like this:
Scout: Can I talk to Japan?
Leader: Err, its the middle of the night in Japan right now. Maybe if you hang around later we'll get some contacts over there. But right now, we're talking to a sailor in Costa Rica.
Scout: Oh.
Then the scouts proceed to play with matches, and whittle sticks into sharp points.
Why? People use computers to design rockets, model molecules, design buildings, simulate weather conditions, etc. Whats wrong with using a computer to transmit/receive over a radio? -Regards, KC9DDI
Imagine a beowulf cluster of all those acronyms! It could probably figure out a way to get free pr0n on your cell phone!
One thing I've been looking for in Mozilla is the ability to run multiple instances of the program without needing to either use a different username, or select a "profile name". It seems like just about every Linux program can do this... It would help for remote sessions, when multiple users may be logged in as the same name (eg, a thin-client computer lab, etc.)
Sounds like they're trading necessary power for low cost. For example, does 128MB of SDRAM sound like enough for a multi-media computer? A 20GB 5400 RPM hard drive won't win any awards, especially if folks are seriously into MP3 storage. A CD Burner wouldn't hurt. At least a motherboard with a 4x AGP slot and USB2 support. IMHO, this computer would better be suited for a web browsing/email/word processing computer, not a "Media Computer".
Do you think it might be all them beowulf clusters everyone keeps talking about?
No kidding. Either a moderator hit the wrong button, or I could get a job advertising for Microsoft.
I could be (probably am) wrong, but I was under the impression that DLLs were the Windows-equivalent of Linux libraries. That is, you can have multiple programs link to the DLLs/Libraries at compile/link/run-time thus saving hard disk space and resulting in smaller code. But, if each program has its own DLL, wouldn't it just be better to hard-code the DLL functions into the program. I am speaking on something I don't know much about, so if someone could steer me straight...
I've been using RH8 since it came out as my primary (only) operating system. I'm a highschool student, so in addition to all of the geeky programming and stuff I do, I have to write that occasional history paper. Though at the present stage, I don't believe OpenOffice has the polished interface that M$ Office does, it's free, and definetly usable. As for mozilla, konqueror, audio/video/image (playback, at least) it does it as good or better than Windoze. Its even coming to the point where someone not so technically inclined can web browser/email/word process without major troubles.
For servers, I'm using a RH based system for a, brace yourself, beowulf cluster. Just install the necessary RPMS (which, btw, tend to install faster than Windows programs, and you don't even need to reboot your computer multiple times), edit some config files and learn how to use MPI, and your set. We also have SSH, web server, mysql, etc. on there, and there hasn't been a hitch (well, except for some hardware problems, but that's what you get when using Compaq's with 5+ year old hard drives...)
When I was in Junior High, the "computer guru" came to stick a new floppy drive into the computer in one of my classrooms. He stuck the thing in, turned on the PC, and much to his dismay, Windoze came up, and didn't find the FDD! Holy Cow! I hear the following : "Whaddayameen can't find floppy drive the lights even on dammit!". Me, feeling very smug and smart-ass like, stroll over, peak into the case and observe, "The cable's in upside down." My reply was "Oh, I thought they could go in either way. Mind fixin' this for me?"
- Download Apache RPM with pre-configed stuff
- Do rpm -ivh apache*.rpm
- Copy webpages to
/var/www/htdocs
- If not configed to your liking, download Linuxconf, webmin, or any of apache config tools
- Config apache
- (???)
- (Profit!!!)
Ce n'est pas tres dificil! Plus, its free!Awww, man - I forgot the damn closing tag! Shit! Sorry about that. Feel so stupid. Only been doing this for 4 years now...
My school has a beowulf cluster (no shit - a real beowulf cluster!) using Linux and LTSP. Through it, some of the students have had to install Linux on their home machines, and about 80% find it more prefereable than Windoze. Anyway, like any good parochial school, we have no money, and I've been wondering what it would be like to use Linux for use in the computer labs and study halls. ALl that the computers are used for is web browser, reports, CAD and some math programs, all of which have equivilent OpenSouce Freebies in Linux. Thing is, after buying so many Win98 licenses, no one is going to want to throw away the Win98s.
- In 1899, a US patent officer suggested closing the patent office because "everything that can be invented has already been invented."
- In the days of the 386, someone (can't remember who) said something to the effect of "why bother trying to make faster processors? The world has all of the power they need in the 386!:
- In the days of DOS, someone said something to the effect of "What could you possibly want to do that requires more than 640K of memory?"
Of course, this argument would be better if I had the time to look up the people who made these observations, but the point is still the same. Right now, I'm happy with my Duron 1300MHz, but then again I once thought that the 486 was the best idea since the keyboard. Who knows, maybe 5-10 years from now, all home PCs, work stations, servers, even Beowulf Clusters will be using 64-bit chips. And we'll all be wondering, "How on earth did I survive with that Duron shit?"Funny - not entirely true (but the first part comes pretty damn close)
Now what would happen if we had a beowulf cluster of these? Seriously, you buy a computer with a power cord and ethernet connection. Have it boot off a server open-source NFS and such, and you're set. No boot roms, floppy disks, ethernet drivers, etc.
Or, the far more common: The discussions I have on Linux vs. M$ are another story...
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