Hopefully they come up with drivers that allow the user to stream the data to the DVD like a tape drive (with filemarks).Otherwise you will need to have 850GB of free space on your system to create the giant ISO image before you can burn it. That is a current problem with using DVD as backup media on Linux. (Dunno is this is a problem on WIN/OSX)
Maybe I missed it in the article, but I am curious if it was on a pSeries or xSeries. SLES9 on a pSeries box is a damn good combination. On the xSeries, it's o.k. but you do not have the peace of mind you get with the pSeries hardware.
I feel a little more confident in our military using that than MS windows on cheap beige boxes.
Well, I used to be a graphics designer until the dot-bomb implosion. I was left with unemployment or entry-level in a new career. After a year and a half, I chose IT. My choices were Windows or Unix. I chose Unix/Linux because it seemed that there were too many MCSEs and A+ certifications flooding the market and I had been "playing" with Linux for a couple of years. I went back to school, got a Unix SysAdmin Certification.
Currently, I work for a commercial software company that creates Linux specific software. I make a good living, I enjoy my job and I sleep well at night.
The idea that choosing OSS or Linux as a career path has worked for me. If I didn't look at it that way and took the MS path, I would probably still be "playing" with Linux and have to spend all day removing spyware from Windows boxes. No thanks.
I agree with you. I do not use Windows at all. I use other operating systems (OSX, AIX, Linux). I am not trying to act "better than" but you really can't complain about this unless you are already cheating and this now makes it more difficult for you to perpetuate your piracy.
If you purchased a legitimate license (either from the purchase of computer or off the shelf) you have nothing to worry about. I used to download pirated music and software a lot. Then when I got buggy and potentially unsecure applications/files, I didn't have a right to complain. Same goes here.
Linux on x86 is better supported than on PPC. However, once you are running the OS, you will not see much difference. PPC is more stable hardware, but LinuxPPC is not as stable as x86 Linux. (it's kinda a wash).
Try using yellowdog linux. It's a redhat clone for Macs. It seems to be the most on top of macintosh hardware support. Debian and some of the others support macs, but that support is lumped into their philosophy of porting to any hardware platform (including old Amigas and MIPS). Yellowdog is the only one with a narrow focus on Linux for PPC.
Or you can run OSX and Virtual PC. I have SLES 9 and Fedora Core2 running in virtual instances. (Been trying to get Solaris x86 up, but it's a pain). As far as swapping out harddrives? Do you plan on doing this often. Seems that it's not that common of a thing to do, but I am sure there are instructions you can google for when the time comes. Good Luck.
In introducing my 2yr old to a computer, she seemed interested but quickly grew frustrated. Then we noticed she picked up crayons with her left hand. I moved the mouse to the other side and away she went. It was tough getting her off of the computer.
She really enjoyed some Winnie the Pooh games that I had on a Mac. She is 4 years old now and I attempted to introduce her to Atari 2600 this past weekend. She was not ready for that yet. Amazing how a mouse is easier to learn than an atari joystick. I never would have thought that!
No kidding. I hear so much about evil patents, unless it appears to favor the little guy. I think this proves that these guys are not really against patents, but the big companies that hold them. If this guy was rich because of his patent,/.ers would be bashing him.
"LPAR setup is completely different than Power5. They handle it completely differently."
I would be interested in hearing more about this. I am familiar with pSeries LPAR systems on Power4, but have not touched a power 5 yet. Still use an HMC? Still have the virtual terminal/dev/vt0? Still use yaboot for Linux?
Depending on the virus. I am no windows expert, but if it can access the disk as a raw device, then it could easily effect the other systems.
For instance, if it was two linux machines on different partitions or disks, you could simply run: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=1024 count=100 and wipe out the partition table on the other disk. Even the echo or cat command can write ascii text to a raw device. I am sure windows has it's own version of those programs.
For IBM pSeries systems that are partitionable, they need to have a Hardware Maintenance Console (HMC) to configure the system resources into the separate Logical Partitions (LPARs). For pSeries boxes it is a x86 PC with redhat 7.1 installed. (With an msdos bootloader...wierd). So you have a Mac G5 that you can partition, but you might have to use a cheap PC to configure it. That would just be wrong. Also, it connects via serial cables. Do the new Macs even have serial cables?
There are an aweful lot they would need to add to the Macs to make this work. But, from experience it is awesome to run multiple instances of the OS from one machine. (And not on top of one another like VMWARE or Virtual PC). Good Luck Apple and IBM. It would be sweet to have a partitionable system at the Apple price point.
To further elaborate, Linux on PPC IS similar, however, with Linux on Power you are more likely talking about 64-bit architecture (until the G5, there were no 64-bit Macs). Also the boot process for Macs and pSeries is very different. This is one of the reasons why distros that run on macs do not install on pSeries. (unless they specifically support pSeries).
For an out-of-the-box install, that leaves you with SLES and RHEL. You can hack Debian and Gentoo to work. Yellowdog (AFAIK) does not support pSeries at this time, but plans to in the future.
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The name Ubuntu is zulu, a South African language, for God. The distro is compiled and managed by South African Soyuz tourist millionaire Mark Shuttleworth (Hey boet) and his company Canonical. There has been quite a bit of movement in South Africa over the past couple of years and we are unable to access our bank accounts from our microsoft computers. You are reading this message because a mutual friend suggested that you would be able to keep this information confidential.;-)
If you install this Linux distro on your systems, we have shell scripts that will automatically log into the bank accounts and transfer the amount of US$15 Million into your bank account. All you need to do is provide us with your account number and routing information so that we can update the config files for the autotransfer shell scripts.
To employ and fund the developers, since we cannot charge for the GPL software, we only ask a small donation of US$5,000. This also helps offset the cost of running the website and burning the CDROMs.
I am glad you said what you did. It further proves a point I have been trying to make for a long time. Gentoo is for not-so-knowledgable users who want to FEEL like a l33t hacker because they followed some instructions to build a system.
Gentoo is basically the equivelent of a "build your own AM radio" kit from radio shack. Yeah you have a deeper understanding of how it works, but I personally I would rather go and buy a nice Stereo. Does the kit mean you now have a deep knowledge of amplitude modulation and can substitute a degree. No.
Building a Gentoo system gives someone a little bit of knowledge that they can throw around at the IRC cocktail party. IMHO the real l33t hackers are only concerned with consistancy in their environment, the ability to develop with little interuption, and ease of use. If they want a system faster they may decide to use Gentoo. Not because they like tweeking the system, but because it allows them to get more done.
I can forsee Yoper becoming a Distro for those users because it allows them to get more work done. The "kit makers" will continue with Gentoo and I say, more power to them! My issues with Gentoo have only to do with the zealot users who feels that everyone else who uses a different distro are just cattle or newbies. They don't see that they wear their ignorance on their sleeve.
Really. What information do you have to support this? I am curious if you know for sure, or are just speculating. This is actually an important point because AIX shops could purchase the "lower price" models and then slap a pirate copy of AIX on it. Kinda like the Linspire consumer model with walmart. Buy a cheap PC with Linux and install Windows on it later.
They started serious power development in Redhat 7.1 . Right before RHEL came out. It was always 64-bit though. Intented for pSeries and not Macs. That is why it was not well known.
Until Open Office is ready for real business use, I would use it. I currently use MS Office with Crossover Office on my Linux Desktop. The reason is that even though you can write a nice letter and create a simple document in OO, you cannot do more sophisticated tasks such as indexes, bookmarks, etc and export directly to PDF with the bookmarks in tact.
To me, this is the same argument between photoshop and gimp. If you are a novice and only do a little work in the application, it seems just as good. If you are a power user on the application, you clearly see the differences.
Most software for the Linux desktop is good for basic/intermediate use. When it comes to power use, most (not all) software lacks behind the commercial counterpart.
I have to agree with this. I took back the iTrip I bought because I couldn't get it to work in my city because of too many stations. (San Diego btw). There is no way it would work to silence someone elses radio.
Another problem is the suggestion about the health clubs. Alot of them use assisted listening systems that you have to "check out" the headphones. These are on a frequency band outside of normal FM range. I have a transmitter and 4 headsets that I used as an inner-ear monitoring system for the band I played in.
p.s. That works better than relying on the drunk sound guy to correctly adjust the stage monitors.
If you want to really do pirate radio, check out a veronica system. You can get 'em on ebay pretty easily.
http://www.veronica.co.uk/txinfo.htm
When I first got my car, I was dissapointed that I did not get 65-70 MPG as the car was advertised. I was only getting around 50 MPG (still good). However, whenever my wife drove the car, she would get 65-70 MPG. It all depends in how you drive the car. I modeled my driving patterns to hers, (basically keep your foot steady on the gas instead of pushing on it then letting off), and I am now getting over 60 MPG. The trick is to remember that the hybrid is not like other cars and adjust accordingly.
Since SuSE has locked up the deal with IBM, it would be good to have a less expensive or "free" 64-bit distro for pSeries hardware. Right now all you can get is SuSE and Redhat. (Debian will run on an rs6000, but not 64 bit AFAIK). To get one of these you have to shell out at least a grand. Then again, if you have a 64-bit pSeries, you are not worried about money.
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I'll wait for the "Easy as GNU/Gimp or GNU/KolourPaint".
Hopefully they come up with drivers that allow the user to stream the data to the DVD like a tape drive (with filemarks).Otherwise you will need to have 850GB of free space on your system to create the giant ISO image before you can burn it. That is a current problem with using DVD as backup media on Linux. (Dunno is this is a problem on WIN/OSX)
Maybe I missed it in the article, but I am curious if it was on a pSeries or xSeries. SLES9 on a pSeries box is a damn good combination. On the xSeries, it's o.k. but you do not have the peace of mind you get with the pSeries hardware.
I feel a little more confident in our military using that than MS windows on cheap beige boxes.Well, I used to be a graphics designer until the dot-bomb implosion. I was left with unemployment or entry-level in a new career. After a year and a half, I chose IT. My choices were Windows or Unix. I chose Unix/Linux because it seemed that there were too many MCSEs and A+ certifications flooding the market and I had been "playing" with Linux for a couple of years. I went back to school, got a Unix SysAdmin Certification.
Currently, I work for a commercial software company that creates Linux specific software. I make a good living, I enjoy my job and I sleep well at night.
The idea that choosing OSS or Linux as a career path has worked for me. If I didn't look at it that way and took the MS path, I would probably still be "playing" with Linux and have to spend all day removing spyware from Windows boxes. No thanks.
I agree with you. I do not use Windows at all. I use other operating systems (OSX, AIX, Linux). I am not trying to act "better than" but you really can't complain about this unless you are already cheating and this now makes it more difficult for you to perpetuate your piracy.
If you purchased a legitimate license (either from the purchase of computer or off the shelf) you have nothing to worry about. I used to download pirated music and software a lot. Then when I got buggy and potentially unsecure applications/files, I didn't have a right to complain. Same goes here.
Linux on x86 is better supported than on PPC. However, once you are running the OS, you will not see much difference. PPC is more stable hardware, but LinuxPPC is not as stable as x86 Linux. (it's kinda a wash).
Try using yellowdog linux. It's a redhat clone for Macs. It seems to be the most on top of macintosh hardware support. Debian and some of the others support macs, but that support is lumped into their philosophy of porting to any hardware platform (including old Amigas and MIPS). Yellowdog is the only one with a narrow focus on Linux for PPC.
Or you can run OSX and Virtual PC. I have SLES 9 and Fedora Core2 running in virtual instances. (Been trying to get Solaris x86 up, but it's a pain). As far as swapping out harddrives? Do you plan on doing this often. Seems that it's not that common of a thing to do, but I am sure there are instructions you can google for when the time comes.
Good Luck.
uh...ok.
In introducing my 2yr old to a computer, she seemed interested but quickly grew frustrated. Then we noticed she picked up crayons with her left hand. I moved the mouse to the other side and away she went. It was tough getting her off of the computer.
She really enjoyed some Winnie the Pooh games that I had on a Mac. She is 4 years old now and I attempted to introduce her to Atari 2600 this past weekend. She was not ready for that yet. Amazing how a mouse is easier to learn than an atari joystick. I never would have thought that!
No kidding. I hear so much about evil patents, unless it appears to favor the little guy. I think this proves that these guys are not really against patents, but the big companies that hold them. If this guy was rich because of his patent, /.ers would be bashing him.
I would be interested in hearing more about this. I am familiar with pSeries LPAR systems on Power4, but have not touched a power 5 yet. Still use an HMC? Still have the virtual terminal /dev/vt0? Still use yaboot for Linux?
Depending on the virus. I am no windows expert, but if it can access the disk as a raw device, then it could easily effect the other systems.
For instance, if it was two linux machines on different partitions or disks, you could simply run: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=1024 count=100 and wipe out the partition table on the other disk. Even the echo or cat command can write ascii text to a raw device. I am sure windows has it's own version of those programs.
For IBM pSeries systems that are partitionable, they need to have a Hardware Maintenance Console (HMC) to configure the system resources into the separate Logical Partitions (LPARs). For pSeries boxes it is a x86 PC with redhat 7.1 installed. (With an msdos bootloader...wierd). So you have a Mac G5 that you can partition, but you might have to use a cheap PC to configure it. That would just be wrong. Also, it connects via serial cables. Do the new Macs even have serial cables?
There are an aweful lot they would need to add to the Macs to make this work. But, from experience it is awesome to run multiple instances of the OS from one machine. (And not on top of one another like VMWARE or Virtual PC). Good Luck Apple and IBM. It would be sweet to have a partitionable system at the Apple price point.
To further elaborate, Linux on PPC IS similar, however, with Linux on Power you are more likely talking about 64-bit architecture (until the G5, there were no 64-bit Macs). Also the boot process for Macs and pSeries is very different. This is one of the reasons why distros that run on macs do not install on pSeries. (unless they specifically support pSeries).
For an out-of-the-box install, that leaves you with SLES and RHEL. You can hack Debian and Gentoo to work. Yellowdog (AFAIK) does not support pSeries at this time, but plans to in the future.
Storix Software PowerPC Development
The name Ubuntu is zulu, a South African language, for God. The distro is compiled and managed by South African Soyuz tourist millionaire Mark Shuttleworth (Hey boet) and his company Canonical. There has been quite a bit of movement in South Africa over the past couple of years and we are unable to access our bank accounts from our microsoft computers. You are reading this message because a mutual friend suggested that you would be able to keep this information confidential. ;-)
If you install this Linux distro on your systems, we have shell scripts that will automatically log into the bank accounts and transfer the amount of US$15 Million into your bank account. All you need to do is provide us with your account number and routing information so that we can update the config files for the autotransfer shell scripts.
To employ and fund the developers, since we cannot charge for the GPL software, we only ask a small donation of US$5,000. This also helps offset the cost of running the website and burning the CDROMs.
I am glad you said what you did. It further proves a point I have been trying to make for a long time. Gentoo is for not-so-knowledgable users who want to FEEL like a l33t hacker because they followed some instructions to build a system.
Gentoo is basically the equivelent of a "build your own AM radio" kit from radio shack. Yeah you have a deeper understanding of how it works, but I personally I would rather go and buy a nice Stereo. Does the kit mean you now have a deep knowledge of amplitude modulation and can substitute a degree. No.
Building a Gentoo system gives someone a little bit of knowledge that they can throw around at the IRC cocktail party. IMHO the real l33t hackers are only concerned with consistancy in their environment, the ability to develop with little interuption, and ease of use. If they want a system faster they may decide to use Gentoo. Not because they like tweeking the system, but because it allows them to get more done.
I can forsee Yoper becoming a Distro for those users because it allows them to get more work done. The "kit makers" will continue with Gentoo and I say, more power to them! My issues with Gentoo have only to do with the zealot users who feels that everyone else who uses a different distro are just cattle or newbies. They don't see that they wear their ignorance on their sleeve.
Really. What information do you have to support this? I am curious if you know for sure, or are just speculating. This is actually an important point because AIX shops could purchase the "lower price" models and then slap a pirate copy of AIX on it. Kinda like the Linspire consumer model with walmart. Buy a cheap PC with Linux and install Windows on it later.
They started serious power development in Redhat 7.1 . Right before RHEL came out. It was always 64-bit though. Intented for pSeries and not Macs. That is why it was not well known.
I doubt it. I hate spam.
Until Open Office is ready for real business use, I would use it. I currently use MS Office with Crossover Office on my Linux Desktop. The reason is that even though you can write a nice letter and create a simple document in OO, you cannot do more sophisticated tasks such as indexes, bookmarks, etc and export directly to PDF with the bookmarks in tact.
To me, this is the same argument between photoshop and gimp. If you are a novice and only do a little work in the application, it seems just as good. If you are a power user on the application, you clearly see the differences.
Most software for the Linux desktop is good for basic/intermediate use. When it comes to power use, most (not all) software lacks behind the commercial counterpart.
I have to agree with this. I took back the iTrip I bought because I couldn't get it to work in my city because of too many stations. (San Diego btw). There is no way it would work to silence someone elses radio.
Another problem is the suggestion about the health clubs. Alot of them use assisted listening systems that you have to "check out" the headphones. These are on a frequency band outside of normal FM range. I have a transmitter and 4 headsets that I used as an inner-ear monitoring system for the band I played in.
p.s. That works better than relying on the drunk sound guy to correctly adjust the stage monitors.
If you want to really do pirate radio, check out a veronica system. You can get 'em on ebay pretty easily.
http://www.veronica.co.uk/txinfo.htm
Lot's of work for a Brittany Spears downloader. :-)
It looks pretty cool, but still nowhere near a Mac. Sorry.
By the way....Does it run Debian?
When I first got my car, I was dissapointed that I did not get 65-70 MPG as the car was advertised. I was only getting around 50 MPG (still good). However, whenever my wife drove the car, she would get 65-70 MPG. It all depends in how you drive the car. I modeled my driving patterns to hers, (basically keep your foot steady on the gas instead of pushing on it then letting off), and I am now getting over 60 MPG. The trick is to remember that the hybrid is not like other cars and adjust accordingly.
emerge KDE Then go away for the weekend. Come back and "maybe" if will be finished.
MM is a standard postfix for "Million"....
MM is a standard mail application for "Million".
I wonder if you meant POSIX. (Which I still don't think is accurate).
Since SuSE has locked up the deal with IBM, it would be good to have a less expensive or "free" 64-bit distro for pSeries hardware. Right now all you can get is SuSE and Redhat. (Debian will run on an rs6000, but not 64 bit AFAIK). To get one of these you have to shell out at least a grand. Then again, if you have a 64-bit pSeries, you are not worried about money.