Uhmmm... search engines tell me. If I search for something on google, and is says there's something related at foo.com, then I know I'm missing something. treke
I use it on a regular basis to run Half Life, so it can handle complex programs. It just depends on whether or not the program does anything unusal that would't be implemented yet.
treke
It's not just hard core gamers who play the games though. There are some of us out their who are willing to sacrifice a little speed to have things look better. I sure as hell didn't buy a 3d accelerated video card to have things run faster, but look like shit. I bought my 3d accelerator because I knew it would improve performance and appearance. treke
Don't forget people who like to reward good work. I've purchased a boxed version of RedHat's 6.0-6.2(notice 7 isn't in there...). In each case I already had an ISO of RedHat burned and installed on my system, but wanted to reward RedHat for putting together a distribution that served me well. Just because the software is offered for free doesnt mean consumers won't still voluntarily compensate them for their work.
treke
I'd definitly not want to pay more. Its much like Everquest, if I had to pay extra to be able to play I would not do it. Whether I pay the telco, the server host, or the authors. I doubt I'm alone on that. If it multiplayer games had an extra fee then fewer people would play them. treke
What about games like quake 3, it can use UDP. should my telco get payed because I joined or hosted a quake 3 game? UDP is a general protocal that is used by more than just VOIP, which is the reason why it would be difficult to regulate. treke
>My point is, both GUI and ncurses config tool is
>good, hardware detection is good. I just can't
>seem to understand 31337 people who waste a lot
>of time for editing by hand.
They are good, but only if they dont keep you from knowing how to get along with out them. Things break sometimes, and if you can't fix them without the tools in X, or sometimes even the ncurses too you can be in a load of trouble. Saving time is great, I use redhat at work, and all of the time saving configuration tools it copmes with, but I still can get by without them. That's when they are useful treke
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I never used dselect beyond seeing if it had changed. I just installed the base system, and apted everything else I needed. treke
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Yes dselect is a pain in the ass, that's what kept me from switching to debian untill RH7 pushed me. Since then I havent had a need to use dselect yet. Between plain dpkg and apt everything works find. I think dselect itself is on it's way out the door, probably to be replaced by tools like gnome-apt and console-apt.
treke
Spawn camping is definitly cheap, but there are other places where you can camp then at spawn points. I don't see anything wrong with someone find a place where they can stay hidden and still get some kills in. Other players should be watching around them. These are 3d games, check everwhere! treke
sadly efm is dead:( It'll be brought back with Enlightenment 0.17, but as of a month ago it's dead. The code has been removed from CVS, good luck finding a recent copy. treke
Browser works fine here, although start up does have a bit of a delay. I can't comment on the mail client, I'm perfectly happy to continue using mutt for my mail. treke
Hopless? Mozilla is already a damn fine product in it's own right. I don't have ssl support enabled, but that;s all that keeps me from removing netscape from my machine completly. It hasn't died on me in a little over 2 week of heavy usage. It's a far cry from hopless. I don't know whether java support works or not, I haven't noticed any problems in my surfing, but I don't visit many sites using java. treke
But the GPL license gives you the ability to use it the software under the distributed license, or any later version.
Here's the relevant line:
Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program
specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any
later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions
either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of
this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
Foundation.
So it could be an issue if the license was changed. treke
That would be precisly the problem. I'd be willing to pay a reasonable fee per song, but with napster I never know about the quality of the song, whether it's complete, or even if it's what i want. Napster would have to be able to guaratee I got what I payed for before I'd consider using the service. treke
I'm guessing that Microsoft is gonna have to revert back to their last know "safe" code, and then try and merge changes back into the code. Carefully auditing each one. At least that what I think a respobsible company should do. Now microsoft on the other hand....
This could easily set development back on whatever products the hackers got access to the code on. At least assuming that they we able to get write access. treke
I wouldn't be surprised if that was a feature of the binaries that are online. Guess I'll see when the download is done. They open office pages mentioned that the integrated system was going the way of the dodo treke
This is an easy one, backwards compatibility. Programs have been written to expect the system to work a certain way. How many programs have you seen break because the Windows directory isn't c:\windows\ How about Borland C++ 5.0). If programmers wrote their code strictly by the MS book, then the code might(probably not though) survive losing the drive letters. Same with the 8.3 limit. The system itself could probably handle long file names for system files, but old poorly written programs just might munch the names. It's safest for Microsoft to pull these features into new versions, than break a large base of existing software. It's baggage, but cause by bad decisions with DOS, not by a technological fault in Windows 2000. treke
The goodwill of those folks? We're talking about someone who while on a trip in say the US found a copy of a movie on the shelf for significantly cheaper than there country. Or maybe one they aren't even able to buy there. Why is it piracy to then buy that film anywhere but in your home country? Is it pirarcy to go to France, buy a movie, and then return home?
I really doubt that all Region 1 DVDs are available in all 6 regions. treke
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A linux port of the Windows Media player comes to mind....
treke
Uhmmm... search engines tell me. If I search for something on google, and is says there's something related at foo.com, then I know I'm missing something.
treke
I use it on a regular basis to run Half Life, so it can handle complex programs. It just depends on whether or not the program does anything unusal that would't be implemented yet.
treke
It's not just hard core gamers who play the games though. There are some of us out their who are willing to sacrifice a little speed to have things look better. I sure as hell didn't buy a 3d accelerated video card to have things run faster, but look like shit. I bought my 3d accelerator because I knew it would improve performance and appearance.
treke
Don't forget people who like to reward good work. I've purchased a boxed version of RedHat's 6.0-6.2(notice 7 isn't in there...). In each case I already had an ISO of RedHat burned and installed on my system, but wanted to reward RedHat for putting together a distribution that served me well. Just because the software is offered for free doesnt mean consumers won't still voluntarily compensate them for their work.
treke
I'd definitly not want to pay more. Its much like Everquest, if I had to pay extra to be able to play I would not do it. Whether I pay the telco, the server host, or the authors. I doubt I'm alone on that. If it multiplayer games had an extra fee then fewer people would play them.
treke
What about games like quake 3, it can use UDP. should my telco get payed because I joined or hosted a quake 3 game? UDP is a general protocal that is used by more than just VOIP, which is the reason why it would be difficult to regulate.
treke
>My point is, both GUI and ncurses config tool is >good, hardware detection is good. I just can't >seem to understand 31337 people who waste a lot >of time for editing by hand. They are good, but only if they dont keep you from knowing how to get along with out them. Things break sometimes, and if you can't fix them without the tools in X, or sometimes even the ncurses too you can be in a load of trouble. Saving time is great, I use redhat at work, and all of the time saving configuration tools it copmes with, but I still can get by without them. That's when they are useful
treke
I never used dselect beyond seeing if it had changed. I just installed the base system, and apted everything else I needed.
treke
Yes dselect is a pain in the ass, that's what kept me from switching to debian untill RH7 pushed me. Since then I havent had a need to use dselect yet. Between plain dpkg and apt everything works find. I think dselect itself is on it's way out the door, probably to be replaced by tools like gnome-apt and console-apt.
treke
Spawn camping is definitly cheap, but there are other places where you can camp then at spawn points. I don't see anything wrong with someone find a place where they can stay hidden and still get some kills in. Other players should be watching around them. These are 3d games, check everwhere!
treke
You mean the one that doesn't work?
treke
sadly efm is dead :( It'll be brought back with Enlightenment 0.17, but as of a month ago it's dead. The code has been removed from CVS, good luck finding a recent copy.
treke
Browser works fine here, although start up does have a bit of a delay. I can't comment on the mail client, I'm perfectly happy to continue using mutt for my mail.
treke
Hopless? Mozilla is already a damn fine product in it's own right. I don't have ssl support enabled, but that;s all that keeps me from removing netscape from my machine completly. It hasn't died on me in a little over 2 week of heavy usage. It's a far cry from hopless. I don't know whether java support works or not, I haven't noticed any problems in my surfing, but I don't visit many sites using java.
treke
But the GPL license gives you the ability to use it the software under the distributed license, or any later version.
Here's the relevant line:
So it could be an issue if the license was changed.
treke
It's a sweet game where you pilot a penguin on a downhill slope. Soon going to support multiplayer
treke
That would be precisly the problem. I'd be willing to pay a reasonable fee per song, but with napster I never know about the quality of the song, whether it's complete, or even if it's what i want. Napster would have to be able to guaratee I got what I payed for before I'd consider using the service.
treke
This could easily set development back on whatever products the hackers got access to the code on. At least assuming that they we able to get write access.
treke
It was an agreement they signed with MS to get AOL shipped on Windows CDs.
treke
for only $99 bucks
treke
Performance does seem to have improved significantly with this newer release.
treke
I wouldn't be surprised if that was a feature of the binaries that are online. Guess I'll see when the download is done. They open office pages mentioned that the integrated system was going the way of the dodo
treke
This is an easy one, backwards compatibility. Programs have been written to expect the system to work a certain way. How many programs have you seen break because the Windows directory isn't c:\windows\ How about Borland C++ 5.0). If programmers wrote their code strictly by the MS book, then the code might(probably not though) survive losing the drive letters. Same with the 8.3 limit. The system itself could probably handle long file names for system files, but old poorly written programs just might munch the names. It's safest for Microsoft to pull these features into new versions, than break a large base of existing software. It's baggage, but cause by bad decisions with DOS, not by a technological fault in Windows 2000.
treke
The goodwill of those folks? We're talking about someone who while on a trip in say the US found a copy of a movie on the shelf for significantly cheaper than there country. Or maybe one they aren't even able to buy there. Why is it piracy to then buy that film anywhere but in your home country? Is it pirarcy to go to France, buy a movie, and then return home?
I really doubt that all Region 1 DVDs are available in all 6 regions.
treke