I've known many Microsofties in my time and I can say that they are all very polite, friendly and likeable people. That fact doesn't get in the way of their singleminded determination that everyone else's software products are merely legacy systems to be migrated from...
Microsoft is a marketing company. They spend more money on advertising, market analysis and manipulation than any company that springs to mind. If Microsoft put as much effort into making reliable software as the money and time they spend marketing, they'd have a wonderful product.
Microsoft is a monopolist. With around 95% of the operating system market, there is no doubt that Microsoft is a monopoly. It is nearly impossible to buy a computer these days without being FORCED to buy Windows. Microsoft has used their monopoly power to deny competitors entry into the market via pricing controls and OEM exclusive contracts.
Microsoft is afraid of Windows becoming a commodity. They fight with every fiber of their being to prevent such an eventuality. As proof, look at their own testimony from the DOJ trial. Microsoft obfuscates er uh... I mean innovates, they destroy competitive markets er uh... I mean integrate, they proprietize standards er uh... I mean extend functionality to provide benefits to their customers...
I know you are not asleep. You are listening aren't you? You know I speak the truth but are afraid to admit it - right? You know that Microsofts controlling of the technology and it's gradual meeting out to users based on Microsoft's agenda is both anti-competitive and anti-innovative and it's hurting the software side of the industry? Deep in your option holding Microsoft heart you know...
As bobz said, make sure your LD_LIBRARY_PATH loads/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib before the other glibc librarys. Make sure you set it back to what it was when you are done too.
Do an ldd programname to check and make sure the program can get it's linked librarys.
I figured this out while trying to run WP8 libc5 on my RH5.1 system... hehe...:|
Instead of NO competition like Microsoft wants. As proof, read the latest testimony about how Microsoft is afraid of Windows becoming a commodity. Can't have that now can we? It may have to compete based on merit!
As for the allegations of fake posts by Microsoft employees or representatives, I would be truly surprized if it wasn't true.
I welcome IBM's input and technical presence. IBM may have been one of the problems in the past but maybe they've changed - only time will tell. Better to have them as allies than as enemies.
IBM has shown us that they can play the game with style. They've worked with Apache and both are healthy, they've released Jikes as an Open Source project, they've ported DB2 and tools to Linux. IBM stands to gain much by participating in Linux and I feel that Linux can gain much by having the backing of IBM.
After all, with corporations competing based on applications and support instead of OS, they are sure to benefit and ultimately so will the consumer. What happened in the hardware world (the powerful competition) will then happen in the software world - then we will see advances in Computer Science like never before!
Didn't realize I was rambling on until I had already done it but... we need software innovation moving as fast or faster than hardware. Let's have it!
I feel that IBM's entry into LI will help this idea to fruition.
Do I sound like a fanatic? I don't sound like a fanatic do I? No... I'm no fanatic... UhUh... no way. Gimme an Alpha, maybe a dual Alpha then you'll see a fanatic!:)
The users must be left with the perception that RedHat cares and knows what they are doing. Furthermore, the users must be left with the fact that Linux is fault tolerant and is highly avalailable.
The only reason that a Linux server should be unavailable is due to administrator incompetance - and that is exactly what has happened.
I like RedHat but hey, this is totally unnecessary! How about a mirror that users are automatically shunted to - huh?
but rather than satisfying those who don't want Windows on their machines and giving them choice, the manufacturers are searching for ways to FORCE the public to buy Windows.
C'mon lawyers, help us out here.:| You gotta smell money!
All we want is the ability to buy a machine with OS's other than Windows preinstalled or at the very least, a machine without an unwanted OS and it's price forced on us.
They jump on problems fast and fix them often on the same day. I'll be getting my fresh copy of the kernel and it's associated packages and going 2.2.
The "Kernel Crew" have finished an industry shaking release and now the "Kernel Maintainer" is doing his magic on the now stable source.
On the Linux front, I see SMP nodes in Beowulf Clusters. I see USB and NTFS R/W before the end of the year. I see widespread support of OpenGL in hardware. I see lots of new users and games for them. I see 25% - 30% server marketshare by 2000. I see desktop penetration take off. I see Java becoming a popular major player in crossplatform development (moreso than today). Dang! Am I rambling?
Why should we wait 2-3 years for the "Industry" to reverse engineer the firewire technology that is viable today? If everyone pays the same dollar then there will be no differential between hardware prices. If they wait to long then they'll just spend millions in R&D that will be wasted while they could've spent millions on firewire that could reap billions in profit!
Remember what happened when the "Industry" rejected the PS/2's Microchannel Architecture? They went and developed the EISA! (And we all know how well that went over don't we?) Hindsight indicates that EISA was a failure and MCA ended up being passed over. The industry finally went to PS/2 connectors for keyboards and mice and PCI for bus. Where is IBM's payoff and incentive to research new technologies? NOT TO BE SEEN. Heck, we have IBM to thank for even having PC's.
If Apple is willing to create the technology and license it for a measly dollar then I'm willing to pay for it. Which Motherboard manufacturer is going to be the first to provide Firewire to the x86 crowd hmmm?
The people at Fry's tend to be a little better educated than those at CompUSA (at least in my experience). You don't go there for the service - you go there for the prices.
Creeping above, spotting lurker, dropping grenade, I get a frag.- quake haiku
Looks like the 64KB, 2 Floppy, expanded character set model. I learned how to program on these machines (used to hang around Radio Shacks alot).
Why not hack a very specialized minimal Linux kernel and support packages that run from floppies. TRS-80s are still useful as microcontrollers for discrete hardware - security systems, gadgets, and gizmos. All you have to remember is to ground them well and you're safe.:)
The important thing is the filesystem itself. The journal, as I understand it, is just a record of changes to be made. Rollbacks are possible for multiple levels of updates. If the glitch occurs prior to journal recording then there is nothing to fix. If the power outage or problem occurs after the journal entry has been made but prior to the commencement of writing then the changes can be rolled forward or back - posted or rejected. If the problem occurs after journaling but while writing is in progress then the changes can be rolled back and then possibly reposted. If the problem occurs after journaling and after writing but prior to reconciling the journal then the changes can be rolled back or the journal updated to match the filesystem.
Journaling is good for systems that require very very high reliability - such as banking systems. There is obvious overhead involved in journaling.
An optional, journaling filesystem for Linux would be a nice addition - hey, NTFS for Linux isn't far from being read/write is it?
I'm not trying to fan the flames of conflict but... wasn't Microsoft the ones who reverted to subversion? They want to take free and open protocols/standards and embrace/extend them to the point where they are Microsoft proprietary. All in the name of denying Open-Source projects and competition entry into the market? Oh Yes, they are the enemy all right - because they chose to be.
How we react to Microsoft is what counts and here is where I agree with you - we need to be proactive rather than reactive. We need to take the torch from thier stumbling hands and leave them far behind. We cannot allow them to take control of the Internet or Open Standards. We cannot afford to be complacent. We need more great reasons for people to switch to Linux!:)
I think Linux is simple AND pretty. Linux is a piece of cake compared to the incessant, hopeless and frantic clicking while trying to reload or configure the Windows OS. Furthermore, I have a richer multimedia experience on my Linux box than on any Windows machine I've ever seen.
I agree that the way things were and are is not a bad thing... however, I'm not gonna deny Joe Sixpack (*hic*) out there his chance to use Linux either.
M$ can stay in the software business - they just need to surrender the OS business.:P
Heck, it's about time the PC camp began coughing up a little remuneration to Apple for all the technological innovations that were taken from them. I'm in the PC camp though not in the Microsoft division.
What's a buck anyway? I'll tell ya... a lousy cup of coffee.:)
Back when Netscape released the source, I thought that it wouldn't get that much attention. I was mistaken! The Mozilla people have turned the WWW browser space on it's ear! What with the new layout engine, compliance with standards, cross-platform code and simple widgets - I'm beginning to look forward to getting a copy of Mozilla going very soon.
They could use a generator based on the magnetic lines of force surrounding the earth. As you move though the field, a microcurrent is induced in a coil of wire. The technology would probably require the use of SuperConductors though; so it could be cost prohibitive.:|
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it's either and early April 1st joke or we have a new computing science. I hope it's the latter. :/
No better time than the present to try Microsoft's patents. If they don't defend them then they are for naught.
Overturn bogus patents.
I've known many Microsofties in my time and I can say that they are all very polite, friendly and likeable people. That fact doesn't get in the way of their singleminded determination that everyone else's software products are merely legacy systems to be migrated from...
Microsoft is a marketing company. They spend more money on advertising, market analysis and manipulation than any company that springs to mind. If Microsoft put as much effort into making reliable software as the money and time they spend marketing, they'd have a wonderful product.
Microsoft is a monopolist. With around 95% of the operating system market, there is no doubt that Microsoft is a monopoly. It is nearly impossible to buy a computer these days without being FORCED to buy Windows. Microsoft has used their monopoly power to deny competitors entry into the market via pricing controls and OEM exclusive contracts.
Microsoft is afraid of Windows becoming a commodity. They fight with every fiber of their being to prevent such an eventuality. As proof, look at their own testimony from the DOJ trial. Microsoft obfuscates er uh... I mean innovates, they destroy competitive markets er uh... I mean integrate, they proprietize standards er uh... I mean extend functionality to provide benefits to their customers...
I know you are not asleep. You are listening aren't you? You know I speak the truth but are afraid to admit it - right? You know that Microsofts controlling of the technology and it's gradual meeting out to users based on Microsoft's agenda is both anti-competitive and anti-innovative and it's hurting the software side of the industry? Deep in your option holding Microsoft heart you know...
As bobz said, make sure your LD_LIBRARY_PATH loads /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib before the other glibc librarys. Make sure you set it back to what it was when you are done too.
:|
Do an ldd programname to check and make sure the program can get it's linked librarys.
I figured this out while trying to run WP8 libc5 on my RH5.1 system... hehe...
Instead of NO competition like Microsoft wants. As proof, read the latest testimony about how Microsoft is afraid of Windows becoming a commodity. Can't have that now can we? It may have to compete based on merit!
As for the allegations of fake posts by Microsoft employees or representatives, I would be truly surprized if it wasn't true.
!TPEEM
and it's mighty snappy. Ever since installing the kernel and modules, I haven't once thought of going back to 2.0.x. 2.2.x is just too good! :)
The only reason I'd upgrade to 2.2.1 at this point is to get around that core thing... not that big a deal as my machine is primarily a desktop.
I welcome IBM's input and technical presence. IBM may have been one of the problems in the past but maybe they've changed - only time will tell. Better to have them as allies than as enemies.
IBM has shown us that they can play the game with style. They've worked with Apache and both are healthy, they've released Jikes as an Open Source project, they've ported DB2 and tools to Linux. IBM stands to gain much by participating in Linux and I feel that Linux can gain much by having the backing of IBM.
After all, with corporations competing based on applications and support instead of OS, they are sure to benefit and ultimately so will the consumer. What happened in the hardware world (the powerful competition) will then happen in the software world - then we will see advances in Computer Science like never before!
Didn't realize I was rambling on until I had already done it but... we need software innovation moving as fast or faster than hardware. Let's have it!
I feel that IBM's entry into LI will help this idea to fruition.
to test Wine. Although, I can't remember actually booting into Windows for nearly a year now. Funny, I don't miss it at all. :)
If someone wants to organise a Credit Union or a power purchasing consortium then I'll buy stock in that.
I got my $100 bucks right here. (pats back pocket)
Do I sound like a fanatic? I don't sound like a fanatic do I? No... I'm no fanatic... UhUh... no way. Gimme an Alpha, maybe a dual Alpha then you'll see a fanatic! :)
The users must be left with the perception that RedHat cares and knows what they are doing. Furthermore, the users must be left with the fact that Linux is fault tolerant and is highly avalailable.
The only reason that a Linux server should be unavailable is due to administrator incompetance - and that is exactly what has happened.
I like RedHat but hey, this is totally unnecessary! How about a mirror that users are automatically shunted to - huh?
but rather than satisfying those who don't want Windows on their machines and giving them choice, the manufacturers are searching for ways to FORCE the public to buy Windows.
:| You gotta smell money!
C'mon lawyers, help us out here.
All we want is the ability to buy a machine with OS's other than Windows preinstalled or at the very least, a machine without an unwanted OS and it's price forced on us.
They jump on problems fast and fix them often on the same day. I'll be getting my fresh copy of the kernel and it's associated packages and going 2.2.
:)
The "Kernel Crew" have finished an industry shaking release and now the "Kernel Maintainer" is doing his magic on the now stable source.
On the Linux front, I see SMP nodes in Beowulf Clusters. I see USB and NTFS R/W before the end of the year. I see widespread support of OpenGL in hardware. I see lots of new users and games for them. I see 25% - 30% server marketshare by 2000. I see desktop penetration take off. I see Java becoming a popular major player in crossplatform development (moreso than today). Dang! Am I rambling?
I'll just say this...
What a great community.
Why should we wait 2-3 years for the "Industry" to reverse engineer the firewire technology that is viable today? If everyone pays the same dollar then there will be no differential between hardware prices. If they wait to long then they'll just spend millions in R&D that will be wasted while they could've spent millions on firewire that could reap billions in profit!
Remember what happened when the "Industry" rejected the PS/2's Microchannel Architecture? They went and developed the EISA! (And we all know how well that went over don't we?) Hindsight indicates that EISA was a failure and MCA ended up being passed over. The industry finally went to PS/2 connectors for keyboards and mice and PCI for bus. Where is IBM's payoff and incentive to research new technologies? NOT TO BE SEEN. Heck, we have IBM to thank for even having PC's.
If Apple is willing to create the technology and license it for a measly dollar then I'm willing to pay for it. Which Motherboard manufacturer is going to be the first to provide Firewire to the x86 crowd hmmm?
The people at Fry's tend to be a little better educated than those at CompUSA (at least in my experience). You don't go there for the service - you go there for the prices.
Creeping above, spotting lurker, dropping grenade, I get a frag.- quake haiku
Looks like the 64KB, 2 Floppy, expanded character set model. I learned how to program on these machines (used to hang around Radio Shacks alot).
:)
Why not hack a very specialized minimal Linux kernel and support packages that run from floppies. TRS-80s are still useful as microcontrollers for discrete hardware - security systems, gadgets, and gizmos. All you have to remember is to ground them well and you're safe.
The important thing is the filesystem itself. The journal, as I understand it, is just a record of changes to be made. Rollbacks are possible for multiple levels of updates.
If the glitch occurs prior to journal recording then there is nothing to fix.
If the power outage or problem occurs after the journal entry has been made but prior to the commencement of writing then the changes can be rolled forward or back - posted or rejected.
If the problem occurs after journaling but while writing is in progress then the changes can be rolled back and then possibly reposted.
If the problem occurs after journaling and after writing but prior to reconciling the journal then the changes can be rolled back or the journal updated to match the filesystem.
Journaling is good for systems that require very very high reliability - such as banking systems. There is obvious overhead involved in journaling.
An optional, journaling filesystem for Linux would be a nice addition - hey, NTFS for Linux isn't far from being read/write is it?
I'm not trying to fan the flames of conflict but... wasn't Microsoft the ones who reverted to subversion? They want to take free and open protocols/standards and embrace/extend them to the point where they are Microsoft proprietary. All in the name of denying Open-Source projects and competition entry into the market? Oh Yes, they are the enemy all right - because they chose to be.
:)
How we react to Microsoft is what counts and here is where I agree with you - we need to be proactive rather than reactive. We need to take the torch from thier stumbling hands and leave them far behind. We cannot allow them to take control of the Internet or Open Standards. We cannot afford to be complacent. We need more great reasons for people to switch to Linux!
I think Linux is simple AND pretty. Linux is a piece of cake compared to the incessant, hopeless and frantic clicking while trying to reload or configure the Windows OS. Furthermore, I have a richer multimedia experience on my Linux box than on any Windows machine I've ever seen.
:P
I agree that the way things were and are is not a bad thing... however, I'm not gonna deny Joe Sixpack (*hic*) out there his chance to use Linux either.
M$ can stay in the software business - they just need to surrender the OS business.
then the client can't be too far behind. I know of a few people at work who'd love to have a Notes client available in Linux.
Heck, it's about time the PC camp began coughing up a little remuneration to Apple for all the technological innovations that were taken from them. I'm in the PC camp though not in the Microsoft division.
:)
What's a buck anyway? I'll tell ya... a lousy cup of coffee.
Anyone got any information on Linux's compliance?
Back when Netscape released the source, I thought that it wouldn't get that much attention. I was mistaken! The Mozilla people have turned the WWW browser space on it's ear! What with the new layout engine, compliance with standards, cross-platform code and simple widgets - I'm beginning to look forward to getting a copy of Mozilla going very soon.
Mozilla just plain rulez.
They could use a generator based on the magnetic lines of force surrounding the earth. As you move though the field, a microcurrent is induced in a coil of wire. The technology would probably require the use of SuperConductors though; so it could be cost prohibitive. :|
Yeah... you know? When you get up to go to the fridge or the necces'ry room. Exercise!