Oh, they used to have some nice games for my 4MHz Z80 based TK90X (64KB of RAM, not like your old busted Heathkit). Also, they used to make some nice keyboards and joysticks just last decade. Too bad their drivers got so bad that their hardware nowadays is only usable at Linux, but they still excel at Linux.
"imagine just how much worse the malware scene would be if they had access to windows source code? (tho from the levels of sophistication seen in modern malware, it's painfully obvious they've already grown very skilled with a decompiler)"
Exactly because malware writters are so good with a decompiler it won't make a huge difference for them to have the original source. Alternatively, Windows is still worse than we think, and malware writters aren't that good, but I'm more willing to bet at the first option.
"Is micrisoft coming in to kill everyone that is using XP stormtrooper style?"
No, but soon you'll have trouble fiding hardware that XP supports, then your hardware dies. But yes, you have more than 3 years.
"MANY applications are vertical apps which means I cant go to Best-Buy and buy a new app to replace it."
That is why one of the options I recommended is replacing it. I didn't know that you don't have your data attached to a vendor, you'll probably be ok with that option. Unfortunately, on most cases, the first option leads to data migration (ever tried to migrate data from a proprietary vertical "enterprizey" software? I had, fortunately, those people didn't buy the "safer" option, with a cyfered database.), user adaptation and several other issues that can delay a project further than XP will probably be available.
"The best way for this scientist to prove himself is to let people study his work"
Hum, no. The best way for him to prove he is correct is making another prediction and being right (or 2 others if people aren't still conviced). It shouldn't matter if he's using a complex mathematical model or a crystal ball.
Well, take your desktop Linux, now add the size of/boot,/bin,/sbin and/etc. How big is it? That is all of an entire full-fledged desktop Linux that one needs to boot. Ok, you'll need a big EPROM for that, but those are available.
How hard it is to manufacture has no impact on its uselfuness. The need for 64 is rare, and it has simply no use on a limited machine with just a bit of memory.
If economies of scale make 64 bits processors cheaper than 32 bits ones, the netbooks will adopt, but there is simply no positive price tag that makes the 64 bits desirable.
Well, some day (probably soon) you won't have the XP option anymore. Waiting for the software to be ported is illuding yourself, such developers normaly go out of business before they are able to port anything. So you'd better change software or try it on wine once in a while and, if it doesn't work, filling bug reports. It is better to do that now than waiting for an emergency.
Have you alrady decided on a methodology for considering the tendering process? I guess you are jumping some stages here, be carefull, so your project don't off-track later because of it.
Because (the good) command-line interfaces are created in such a way where there is no difference between a person using it through a keyboeard or some computer automaticaly sending commands through a SSH connection. And both normaly happen.
I don't code that way. Well, no programming language that I'm aware of will let me code that way unless I start making system calls by hand, even then, I would need to outsmart the OS:)
But if makes no difference assuming it is bug-free.
Well, and why shouldn't an DBMS be a requirement for a desktop? Really, why do you think it is a bad idea?
At least, with a DBMS there will be less need for complex text files, and less problems like the one with EXT4. And, no it doesn't use a lot more recources than the no-db version, a DBMS is a quite low profile app compared to current GUIs. It may even use less, since all the data management is kept at a single place.
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Oh, they used to have some nice games for my 4MHz Z80 based TK90X (64KB of RAM, not like your old busted Heathkit). Also, they used to make some nice keyboards and joysticks just last decade. Too bad their drivers got so bad that their hardware nowadays is only usable at Linux, but they still excel at Linux.
Nice way to shoot themselves at the foot. But I don't think MS will be that stupid.
Exactly because malware writters are so good with a decompiler it won't make a huge difference for them to have the original source. Alternatively, Windows is still worse than we think, and malware writters aren't that good, but I'm more willing to bet at the first option.
No, but soon you'll have trouble fiding hardware that XP supports, then your hardware dies. But yes, you have more than 3 years.
That is why one of the options I recommended is replacing it. I didn't know that you don't have your data attached to a vendor, you'll probably be ok with that option. Unfortunately, on most cases, the first option leads to data migration (ever tried to migrate data from a proprietary vertical "enterprizey" software? I had, fortunately, those people didn't buy the "safer" option, with a cyfered database.), user adaptation and several other issues that can delay a project further than XP will probably be available.
To be fair, Google didn't erect any barrier. It has just put one down, but only for himself.
Now, I also am uneasy about this situation.
Hum, no. The best way for him to prove he is correct is making another prediction and being right (or 2 others if people aren't still conviced). It shouldn't matter if he's using a complex mathematical model or a crystal ball.
Just to be pedantic, Linux isn't even in a market...
Well, take your desktop Linux, now add the size of /boot, /bin, /sbin and /etc. How big is it? That is all of an entire full-fledged desktop Linux that one needs to boot. Ok, you'll need a big EPROM for that, but those are available.
Forget about specific posts. Just mod Bruce Perens +5 forever and we are done.
How hard it is to manufacture has no impact on its uselfuness. The need for 64 is rare, and it has simply no use on a limited machine with just a bit of memory.
If economies of scale make 64 bits processors cheaper than 32 bits ones, the netbooks will adopt, but there is simply no positive price tag that makes the 64 bits desirable.
Well, some day (probably soon) you won't have the XP option anymore. Waiting for the software to be ported is illuding yourself, such developers normaly go out of business before they are able to port anything. So you'd better change software or try it on wine once in a while and, if it doesn't work, filling bug reports. It is better to do that now than waiting for an emergency.
You mean weard like if all UNIXes were implementing the same standard, or something like that?
Thanks to Google:
100 feet = 30.48 meters
24 inches = 0.6096 meters
Have you alrady decided on a methodology for considering the tendering process? I guess you are jumping some stages here, be carefull, so your project don't off-track later because of it.
Too bad I don't have mod-points today.
That sentense made my day.
Both suck, elinks is the only winner here!
On a side note, give up vi users, emacs waits you.
I'd access my bank trough elinks, but no brazilian bank can be accessed because our central bank requires them to have GUI based authentication.
That is only available at GOVERNEMNT (debug) mode.
I've browsed /. trough elinks for a while. It's quite usable.
Because (the good) command-line interfaces are created in such a way where there is no difference between a person using it through a keyboeard or some computer automaticaly sending commands through a SSH connection. And both normaly happen.
Why the past tense here? Did it get any better from last week to now?
Ok, are you out for a +5 Funny or are you really not aware of the world wide crisis we are in?
I don't code that way. Well, no programming language that I'm aware of will let me code that way unless I start making system calls by hand, even then, I would need to outsmart the OS :)
But if makes no difference assuming it is bug-free.
And what features are missing fot it be feature-complete? See? That's what they want to know.
Well, and why shouldn't an DBMS be a requirement for a desktop? Really, why do you think it is a bad idea?
At least, with a DBMS there will be less need for complex text files, and less problems like the one with EXT4. And, no it doesn't use a lot more recources than the no-db version, a DBMS is a quite low profile app compared to current GUIs. It may even use less, since all the data management is kept at a single place.