I made the mistake of buying a NetMD by Sony instead of an ipod. I was aware they only supplied drivers for Windoz, but I had assumed that there has to be a hack somewhere for Mac and Linux. Come to find out there are several, but none of them can write to the minidisc. This is a perfect pet project for Linux hackers. NetMDs are cheap, small, portable, hold about 3 full albums per minidisc and run forever on a single AA battery (No need to worry if the battery goes bad. Stop into any 7-11 and get a new one.) I have looked into it myself, but I know my own limitations when it comes to reverse engineering.
Well....vi is a special case:-). I actually use that a lot. I even set -o vi in bash. But my point would be that I would not use vi as a word processor. The right tool for the right job. Yeah I CAN use vi to write a term paper but that is just painful.
I am glad to hear others say this. I get tired of hearing that the Only distro is Debian, the only web browser is lynx, the only backup software is tar, the only...[fill in the blank with the most text-based hard to use application].
There is nothing wrong with someone working hard on a software product and protecting their rights to it. Not all developers want to give everything away. You don't seem to understand that GPL software is a noble concept, but without people getting paid to program or people starting their own software businesses, there is no incentive to keep programming. I would hate to only be able to program for fun, but work a crap job to pay bills. I wonder how many GPL zealots work at coffee shops and comic book stores instead of software companies where they could get paid for doing what they love. (And may even be very talented at).
You can start with a great LAM(p) Application. Linux->Apache->MySQL->Perl (I know..it's supposed to be PHP).
PerlBill has a really good framework for orders and customer tracking, but with any software application for business, it may need some hacking. Since it is Perl, that can easily be done, and there is a network of hackers that can help in your customization.
When all else fails, if you have to use Windows Products, please install Crossover Office on a Linux System instead of maintaining another petrie dish. (MS Windows is a place to grow viruses).
If you use Linux try Storix.
They offer network backup solution that sends the data over tcp/ip. That way you still backup over the internet, but have complete control over everything. We use it to backup remote locations. It also backups up the entire OS and configuration so you can rebuild the system in case your servers are trashed by fire, flood, even orcs.
The main problem is driver support. The NetMD's on the market today are only compatible with PCs because of little or no knowledge of the drivers when it comes to writing to the device. There has been some reverse engineering, OpenNMD, but as of yet, there has been no way to write to the devices. Unless, Sony allows others to build drivers, there will be little or no hope.
They have been ahead of Red Hat for a couple of years. To my knowledge they have been one of the most "bleeding edge" distros out there. This sometimes makes them seem very innovative, but also separates them from the masses. Examples are:
devfs by default lvm in the installer reseiserfs support easy to use installer (back at version 7.0) kernel modules are gziped. Greater implementation of loadable kernel modules ifplugd
I am not saying that this is necessarily better. But that they seem to have left RH far behind.
I read the article and maybe I missed something. They talk about how they cut costs and have a burn rate of $3,500 a month. Great, but I don't see how they are even going to break even by selling T-Shirts and coffee mugs. Didn't they learn that a business has to be able to make money? Just because you have a popular software product does not put any money in the bank if you give it away. Just ask AOL. They are a giant as far as market share, and yet they are burning through more than they can ever get back in profits. Develop a product and take two routes. Open Source - for fun, or Commercial software for a business. You can't have both.
I tried it with a 500mhz ibook and I got similar results. Really bad performance. I created a win XP partition on my Linux box just to use the my NetMD. It's too late to take back my MD, but I wish now I had bought an iPod.
Most of the time when learning a new language, (Perl is no exception), to get your hands on source you usually have to turn to the GPL community. I love GPL, but hate the fact that no one seems to understand the importance of good comments. If there were more (and better) comments, the language might not seem like line noise to novice programmers.
I am right there with you. Remember fat-fingering in programs from the back of magazines? I remember the programs usually didn't work and had to wait until the next months issue to get the code changes that were printed incorrectly the first time. I didn't have a tape drive (remember cassette tape drives?) to record to so I just left it on for a month. I'd turn off the TV and my mom didn't know it was still on.
BTW, I have a working TI-994A at home. Unfortunatly not my original one. I got a garage sale special about 5 years ago.
I agree with the IBM comment. But this looks like an attempt by a Slashdot wanna-be to get his name out there. Come up with your own idea, don't copy a great site and attempt to call it your own.
Stay away from the automatics. The standard transmission models are awesome. I have not had any problems with power. It was obvious after I bought the car, that Honda is selling those at a loss. The technology and innovation put into this car would bring the actual sticker above 60 grand if sold at the same ratio as other cars. They are going to be discontinued, but if you get a long warranty and you should have nothing to worry about. My warranty will take me to 150,000 miles and my battery to 8 years. That seems reasonable for me. I do a lot of city driving so my average MPG is only around 50, but on trips I have gotton as high as 70 mpg. See http://www.insightcentral.com for others.
Good luck.
I have seen alot of comments about Apple G4's, but I think you guys do not understand IBM. This new processor is designed for the CHRP-based RS6000s - not Macs. SuSE and IBM have been working on Linux ports to their 64-bit CHRP systems, and this seems like the real motivation.
"get rid of about 99.99999% of the third party applications"
It figures that a Windows user would not know what he was taking about. Your leader Bill has you brainwashed. And for what... a mediocre computer that runs a lot of mediocre software. Macintosh isn't the be-all-end-all of computing, but insults coming from a Windows user is ludicrous. Watchout you don't get trampled in your herd.
Storix makes a product that allows for backups over IP to either tape or disk. This way you could do disk backups offsite. You can also perform disaster recovery over the the Network. You can't use bootp, but insert the install floppy/CD and install from the remote image.
We implemented a disk backup system using Storix Software for our Linux systems and it works perfect. We have two servers that we store the backups of the workstation on. One on site, one off. We do daily backups to the onsite disk array and weeklys to the offsite disk array at another office. The offsite office does the same as us. We hold on to their weekly backups. This covers all of our bases. The Storix backups are great because we can clone systems over the network from the backups we have stored on the disk arrays. Tape drives are out - DISKS ARE IN!!!
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I made the mistake of buying a NetMD by Sony instead of an ipod. I was aware they only supplied drivers for Windoz, but I had assumed that there has to be a hack somewhere for Mac and Linux. Come to find out there are several, but none of them can write to the minidisc. This is a perfect pet project for Linux hackers. NetMDs are cheap, small, portable, hold about 3 full albums per minidisc and run forever on a single AA battery (No need to worry if the battery goes bad. Stop into any 7-11 and get a new one.) I have looked into it myself, but I know my own limitations when it comes to reverse engineering.
Well....vi is a special case :-). I actually use that a lot. I even set -o vi in bash. But my point would be that I would not use vi as a word processor. The right tool for the right job. Yeah I CAN use vi to write a term paper but that is just painful.
I am glad to hear others say this. I get tired of hearing that the Only distro is Debian, the only web browser is lynx, the only backup software is tar, the only ...[fill in the blank with the most text-based hard to use application].
There is nothing wrong with someone working hard on a software product and protecting their rights to it. Not all developers want to give everything away. You don't seem to understand that GPL software is a noble concept, but without people getting paid to program or people starting their own software businesses, there is no incentive to keep programming. I would hate to only be able to program for fun, but work a crap job to pay bills. I wonder how many GPL zealots work at coffee shops and comic book stores instead of software companies where they could get paid for doing what they love. (And may even be very talented at).
You can start with a great LAM(p) Application. Linux->Apache->MySQL->Perl (I know..it's supposed to be PHP). PerlBill has a really good framework for orders and customer tracking, but with any software application for business, it may need some hacking. Since it is Perl, that can easily be done, and there is a network of hackers that can help in your customization. When all else fails, if you have to use Windows Products, please install Crossover Office on a Linux System instead of maintaining another petrie dish. (MS Windows is a place to grow viruses).
If you use Linux try Storix. They offer network backup solution that sends the data over tcp/ip. That way you still backup over the internet, but have complete control over everything. We use it to backup remote locations. It also backups up the entire OS and configuration so you can rebuild the system in case your servers are trashed by fire, flood, even orcs.
The main problem is driver support. The NetMD's on the market today are only compatible with PCs because of little or no knowledge of the drivers when it comes to writing to the device. There has been some reverse engineering, OpenNMD, but as of yet, there has been no way to write to the devices. Unless, Sony allows others to build drivers, there will be little or no hope.
They have been ahead of Red Hat for a couple of years. To my knowledge they have been one of the most "bleeding edge" distros out there. This sometimes makes them seem very innovative, but also separates them from the masses. Examples are:
devfs by default
lvm in the installer
reseiserfs support
easy to use installer (back at version 7.0)
kernel modules are gziped.
Greater implementation of loadable kernel modules
ifplugd
I am not saying that this is necessarily better. But that they seem to have left RH far behind.
I read the article and maybe I missed something. They talk about how they cut costs and have a burn rate of $3,500 a month. Great, but I don't see how they are even going to break even by selling T-Shirts and coffee mugs. Didn't they learn that a business has to be able to make money? Just because you have a popular software product does not put any money in the bank if you give it away. Just ask AOL. They are a giant as far as market share, and yet they are burning through more than they can ever get back in profits. Develop a product and take two routes. Open Source - for fun, or Commercial software for a business. You can't have both.
I tried it with a 500mhz ibook and I got similar results. Really bad performance. I created a win XP partition on my Linux box just to use the my NetMD. It's too late to take back my MD, but I wish now I had bought an iPod.
Already tried it. Too bad. I am sure that some WINE heads will be working on this one for the next few weeks.
Most of the time when learning a new language, (Perl is no exception), to get your hands on source you usually have to turn to the GPL community. I love GPL, but hate the fact that no one seems to understand the importance of good comments. If there were more (and better) comments, the language might not seem like line noise to novice programmers.
I am right there with you. Remember fat-fingering in programs from the back of magazines? I remember the programs usually didn't work and had to wait until the next months issue to get the code changes that were printed incorrectly the first time. I didn't have a tape drive (remember cassette tape drives?) to record to so I just left it on for a month. I'd turn off the TV and my mom didn't know it was still on.
BTW, I have a working TI-994A at home. Unfortunatly not my original one. I got a garage sale special about 5 years ago.
I agree with the IBM comment. But this looks like an attempt by a Slashdot wanna-be to get his name out there. Come up with your own idea, don't copy a great site and attempt to call it your own.
Stay away from the automatics. The standard transmission models are awesome. I have not had any problems with power. It was obvious after I bought the car, that Honda is selling those at a loss. The technology and innovation put into this car would bring the actual sticker above 60 grand if sold at the same ratio as other cars. They are going to be discontinued, but if you get a long warranty and you should have nothing to worry about. My warranty will take me to 150,000 miles and my battery to 8 years. That seems reasonable for me. I do a lot of city driving so my average MPG is only around 50, but on trips I have gotton as high as 70 mpg. See http://www.insightcentral.com for others. Good luck.
I have seen alot of comments about Apple G4's, but I think you guys do not understand IBM. This new processor is designed for the CHRP-based RS6000s - not Macs. SuSE and IBM have been working on Linux ports to their 64-bit CHRP systems, and this seems like the real motivation.
"get rid of about 99.99999% of the third party applications" It figures that a Windows user would not know what he was taking about. Your leader Bill has you brainwashed. And for what... a mediocre computer that runs a lot of mediocre software. Macintosh isn't the be-all-end-all of computing, but insults coming from a Windows user is ludicrous. Watchout you don't get trampled in your herd.
Storix makes a product that allows for backups over IP to either tape or disk. This way you could do disk backups offsite. You can also perform disaster recovery over the the Network. You can't use bootp, but insert the install floppy/CD and install from the remote image.
We implemented a disk backup system using Storix Software for our Linux systems and it works perfect. We have two servers that we store the backups of the workstation on. One on site, one off. We do daily backups to the onsite disk array and weeklys to the offsite disk array at another office. The offsite office does the same as us. We hold on to their weekly backups. This covers all of our bases. The Storix backups are great because we can clone systems over the network from the backups we have stored on the disk arrays. Tape drives are out - DISKS ARE IN!!!
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