This is only for the true fiend among us, but it just might satisfy your hunger. You neglected to include your email address, but I promise I'll send you some personally next time, okay?
I'm really glad to see from progress out of this company. Despite the vapourware rumors, that is. Should be interesting to see how the competition goes. Perhaps a real intel downfall?
Every time I see another article on this, I'm quite glad that I picked up a Creative 6X package with dxr3 decoder card. Not only can I boot windows and get the best hardware decoding out there with the software to go with it, Linux versions are on the way that don't require insane amounts of cpu power and won't get me jailed. Sure this is a crude way of thinking the whole thing through, but perhaps in the long run it is the _far_ better solution on my end.
Every time I see another article on this, I'm quite glad that I picked up a Creative 6X package with dxr3 decoder card. Not only can I boot windows and get the best hardware decoding out there with the software to go with it, Linux versions are on the way that don't require insane amounts of cpu power and won't get me jailed. Sure this is a crude way of thinking the whole thing through, but perhaps in the long run it is the _far_ better solution on my end.
I'm afraid there was little more to this article than the other millions of reactions we've seen to the Microsoft ruling. FreeBSD was mentioned maybe twice, with little or no comparison to Linux or any other UNIX. I think the title might be a bit off on this one, guys.
First off, this happens every year with every college across the US. The RIAA complains, and college computer centers that normally couldn't care less about rules that are in place but which aren't enforced then have to go through public directories and punish those that are too stupid to make such things available without passwords. This is really common sense, people.
Secondly, my university did the same thing last year after the first quarter, as happens every year, and they suspended upwards of 30 students. These students lost their network connections for the remainder of the year with no chance at recovering them. This was a fully justified decision, and any whining on the part of those CMU students can really just shove it. This topic is one that has been exhausted around campuses for a LONG time, and I'm just disappointed we didn't make slashdot last year. =P
One of the major selling points for Be is the speed. Remember "It boots up in under 20 seconds!"? Hmmm...now add java in any form...this is a joke right? Java has had its day in the sun (no pun intended), though that's questionable to begin with. It's slow, ugly, and a real hog of cpu and memory. Can't we move on? There are _hundreds_ of better alternatives.
I am completely opposed to this approach for a variety of reasons. First off, cpu power is cheap. Period. Secondly, by centralizing such mundane tasks as word processing and office products (as Sun plans to do), the chances of needing to do a simple task and having it unavailable increases exponentially. Even the best ISPs have some downtime on services. Why should I use a centralized (or heaven forbid, web) interface if I just want to type up a report when I can get it done easily and safely on my own? This is a grotesque idea, and one for which there is no need for. Just because something can be done, does it really mean it should?
Without beginning talking about advanced features, there is the sole issue of stability and reliability. I am in no way claiming that linux is unstable or crashes frequently. But, Solaris and Digital UNIX do have a claim to both greater reliability and being able to handle _far_ greater loads without things breaking down. FreeBSD also claims this, but I've read enough BSD/Linux flames this week. Seriously, while I have greatest faith in the open source movement, and do hold a true distaste for Solaris, I would still choose it anyday over Linux as a high.y-trafficed production server. I think this is an incredible opportunity to obtain a commercial UNIX at the same price as the over-inflated RedHat 6.0 boxed set, and that's the real purpose of this article, not debating true Unices versus clones.
First off, the linux distributions for alpha are crap, and the FreeBSD ones are worse. Doesn't mean they don't run, but they weren't developed for alpha and it shows. This is an awesome deal (though a bit more expensive than the Solaris promotion) to run a true alpha OS. My friend had been running an older version of DEC UNIX on his multia, and I've been looking forward to picking up a copy for a long time. Stop trashing this for a minute and think, eh? For those of us that run low-end DEC boxes and want a real OS, this is a godsend.
Bruce Campbell, huh? Am I the only one concerned that the 727 might not hold up against the armies of darkness who have such a strong hunger for the book of the dead? This could get very messy. I hope those propellors still have some use left in them...
Here goes: WINE Is Not an Emulator...BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FRIGGIN' WORK. No but seriously, I think the team has done a great job, but this thing just doesn't work. When was the last time you got WINE working well with ANYTHING?? I think I've gotten solitaire up and working without crashing or bizarre behavior. THAT'S IT. I've _almost_ gotten a few others that came close, but almost doesn't cut it. Perhaps one day...
I've seen these posts two days in a row, and I must say, they definitely are adding to my day. Come on people, figure out it's a joke and laugh a little. I think it's hilarious. =)
Well now that everyone's hopped on the bandwagon
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Can we have a day on slashdot with just DVD related articles? I think it'd be pretty fun. Regardless, I think this is a great idea, assuming they market them cheaply (we hope). Any problems getting a standard dvd drive to read the full disk space or can that already be done now?
I've obtained a patent on the one-foot-followed-by-another walking method, as no one has yet to do so. Anyone seen using this method between the hours of 11:30 AM and 1 PM in a public area with be charged an exorbitant license fee, lest they be sued. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Mandrake 6.1 is shipped to stores in a package known as The Complete (or was it Deluxe) Linux 6.5. Close, but no cigar. You'd think they'd at least keep the version numbers corresponding as they did with 6.0 and 5.2 before it, which was actually RedHat. Oh well.
Use a DOS bootdisk and set whatever partition active that you'd like. This is what many of us had to do with RH6.0 installs on a clean disk, because the damn thing didn't set ANY partition active and the machine wouldn't boot at all. Jeez. Talk about a bug...
As many people already pointed out, I was having trouble figuring out which things were fact and not in this. Neither RH nor Caldera are running the 2.3 kernel (thank god). Since when does Microsoft have a deadlock on the server market? Get real people. Try commercial unices, DUX or Solaris/SunOS, not to mention of course FreeBSD and Linux. RedHat has no partitioning software? Where did that come from? If you need more than FIPS and fdisk, you're in trouble. Apparently CNET has some real trouble on proof-reading. What a shame. Linux crusaders get enough bad press as it is for flame-spewing arrogance. Let's at least get the facts straight.
Anyone notice that segfault no longer allows write-ins or comments? I think this is the best idea they've ever had. Unfortunately, now the retards move over here to discuss nat portman. Sigh.
Amiga Dealers are suing Amiga Inc,/., and Gateway? This could have quite a negative reaction on the upcoming Andover.net IPO. I really hope it gets sorted out quickly. You guys have done it this time for sure.
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The venerable FreeBSD flagship:
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ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/idstuff/quake3/
Now THAT'S a site I'd like to try to
Now hold on a sec, what happened to Pong? Truly a classic...
This is only for the true fiend among us, but it just might satisfy your hunger. You neglected to include your email address, but I promise I'll send you some personally next time, okay?
-b
I'm really glad to see from progress out of this company. Despite the vapourware rumors, that is. Should be interesting to see how the competition goes. Perhaps a real intel downfall?
Every time I see another article on this, I'm quite glad that I picked up a Creative 6X package with dxr3 decoder card. Not only can I boot windows and get the best hardware decoding out there with the software to go with it, Linux versions are on the way that don't require insane amounts of cpu power and won't get me jailed. Sure this is a crude way of thinking the whole thing through, but perhaps in the long run it is the _far_ better solution on my end.
Every time I see another article on this, I'm quite glad that I picked up a Creative 6X package with dxr3 decoder card. Not only can I boot windows and get the best hardware decoding out there with the software to go with it, Linux versions are on the way that don't require insane amounts of cpu power and won't get me jailed. Sure this is a crude way of thinking the whole thing through, but perhaps in the long run it is the _far_ better solution on my end.
I think the hot dog look is a good one. It goes well with Chuck's image and all. Keep up the good work!
I'm afraid there was little more to this article than the other millions of reactions we've seen to the Microsoft ruling. FreeBSD was mentioned maybe twice, with little or no comparison to Linux or any other UNIX. I think the title might be a bit off on this one, guys.
First off, this happens every year with every college across the US. The RIAA complains, and college computer centers that normally couldn't care less about rules that are in place but which aren't enforced then have to go through public directories and punish those that are too stupid to make such things available without passwords. This is really common sense, people.
Secondly, my university did the same thing last year after the first quarter, as happens every year, and they suspended upwards of 30 students. These students lost their network connections for the remainder of the year with no chance at recovering them. This was a fully justified decision, and any whining on the part of those CMU students can really just shove it. This topic is one that has been exhausted around campuses for a LONG time, and I'm just disappointed we didn't make slashdot last year. =P
One of the major selling points for Be is the speed. Remember "It boots up in under 20 seconds!"? Hmmm...now add java in any form...this is a joke right? Java has had its day in the sun (no pun intended), though that's questionable to begin with. It's slow, ugly, and a real hog of cpu and memory. Can't we move on? There are _hundreds_ of better alternatives.
I am completely opposed to this approach for a variety of reasons. First off, cpu power is cheap. Period. Secondly, by centralizing such mundane tasks as word processing and office products (as Sun plans to do), the chances of needing to do a simple task and having it unavailable increases exponentially. Even the best ISPs have some downtime on services. Why should I use a centralized (or heaven forbid, web) interface if I just want to type up a report when I can get it done easily and safely on my own? This is a grotesque idea, and one for which there is no need for. Just because something can be done, does it really mean it should?
Without beginning talking about advanced features, there is the sole issue of stability and reliability. I am in no way claiming that linux is unstable or crashes frequently. But, Solaris and Digital UNIX do have a claim to both greater reliability and being able to handle _far_ greater loads without things breaking down. FreeBSD also claims this, but I've read enough BSD/Linux flames this week. Seriously, while I have greatest faith in the open source movement, and do hold a true distaste for Solaris, I would still choose it anyday over Linux as a high.y-trafficed production server. I think this is an incredible opportunity to obtain a commercial UNIX at the same price as the over-inflated RedHat 6.0 boxed set, and that's the real purpose of this article, not debating true Unices versus clones.
First off, the linux distributions for alpha are crap, and the FreeBSD ones are worse. Doesn't mean they don't run, but they weren't developed for alpha and it shows. This is an awesome deal (though a bit more expensive than the Solaris promotion) to run a true alpha OS. My friend had been running an older version of DEC UNIX on his multia, and I've been looking forward to picking up a copy for a long time. Stop trashing this for a minute and think, eh? For those of us that run low-end DEC boxes and want a real OS, this is a godsend.
Bruce Campbell, huh? Am I the only one concerned that the 727 might not hold up against the armies of darkness who have such a strong hunger for the book of the dead? This could get very messy. I hope those propellors still have some use left in them...
Here goes: WINE Is Not an Emulator...BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FRIGGIN' WORK. No but seriously, I think the team has done a great job, but this thing just doesn't work. When was the last time you got WINE working well with ANYTHING?? I think I've gotten solitaire up and working without crashing or bizarre behavior. THAT'S IT. I've _almost_ gotten a few others that came close, but almost doesn't cut it. Perhaps one day...
I've seen these posts two days in a row, and I must say, they definitely are adding to my day. Come on people, figure out it's a joke and laugh a little. I think it's hilarious. =)
Can we have a day on slashdot with just DVD related articles? I think it'd be pretty fun. Regardless, I think this is a great idea, assuming they market them cheaply (we hope). Any problems getting a standard dvd drive to read the full disk space or can that already be done now?
I've obtained a patent on the one-foot-followed-by-another walking method, as no one has yet to do so. Anyone seen using this method between the hours of 11:30 AM and 1 PM in a public area with be charged an exorbitant license fee, lest they be sued. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Mandrake 6.1 is shipped to stores in a package known as The Complete (or was it Deluxe) Linux 6.5. Close, but no cigar. You'd think they'd at least keep the version numbers corresponding as they did with 6.0 and 5.2 before it, which was actually RedHat. Oh well.
Use a DOS bootdisk and set whatever partition active that you'd like. This is what many of us had to do with RH6.0 installs on a clean disk, because the damn thing didn't set ANY partition active and the machine wouldn't boot at all. Jeez. Talk about a bug...
As many people already pointed out, I was having trouble figuring out which things were fact and not in this. Neither RH nor Caldera are running the 2.3 kernel (thank god). Since when does Microsoft have a deadlock on the server market? Get real people. Try commercial unices, DUX or Solaris/SunOS, not to mention of course FreeBSD and Linux. RedHat has no partitioning software? Where did that come from? If you need more than FIPS and fdisk, you're in trouble. Apparently CNET has some real trouble on proof-reading. What a shame. Linux crusaders get enough bad press as it is for flame-spewing arrogance. Let's at least get the facts straight.
Anyone notice that segfault no longer allows write-ins or comments? I think this is the best idea they've ever had. Unfortunately, now the retards move over here to discuss nat portman. Sigh.
Amiga Dealers are suing Amiga Inc, /., and Gateway? This could have quite a negative reaction on the upcoming Andover.net IPO. I really hope it gets sorted out quickly. You guys have done it this time for sure.