I think you're being a little unfair. You can't simply install FC4 and expect everything to just go like Windows does, because the latter operating system often has vendor support — so Linux does damn well to get as far as it does! Sure, some post-install work is required, but once it's set up it works like a charm. I have WPA EAP/TLS working quite happily with my IPW2200. OK, I had to download and build the drivers and wpa_supplicant, but is that much less hassle than the rigmarole of sorting it all out in Windows? Once NetworkManager is completed, with full WPA support, things will be much smoother. Until then, be patient — or get hacking.
[Wendel] lives a bare-bones life, investing all his earnings into his business endeavors and paying himself around $15,000 each year to cover expenses, including a monthly rent bill that's less than $500.
But $500 just so happens to be a six-figure salary if you live in the Czech Republic, for example.
Doctor Who on BBC, Prisoner on Sky One. It's hard for me to think of a better situation that doesn't violate the laws of physics.
I can: Prisoner on Channel 4 or BBC or somewhere else I don't have to pay for endless pap imported from the US and various seizure-inducing Pokémon derivatives, all wrapped up in a 1:3 adverts to programming ratio.
Hang on, I thought that under MacOS, Linux (but not necessarily SELinux), etc., root was God and can do anything. Administrator under NT et seq. is not omnipotent (I've been denied access to files owned by unprivileged users on my own machine as Administrator because of botched ACLs). Apparently SYSTEM, however, is.
"By running Linux, BSD or any other operating system lacking either a Win32 or NT API, you are preventing the installation of the Software and in violation of this agreement, for which you may be liable for damages..."
IANAKH, but couldn't more drivers be moved into userspace (or other lower rings) --- especially for things like USB printers and miscellaneous gizmos? I think it would also be nice to not bundle thousands of drivers and support for architectures I don't have with the kernel. The kernel itself could provide a very minimal layer of hardware protection (like an exokernel?) and there'd be libraries exporting generic abstractions for particular classes of hardware. Is the context-switching penalty really so great these days? Educate me!
Ludicrous, isn't it? They guy they lock up (presumably, the computer owner) is unlikely to be the [only] one implementing the practical side of the chaos. What if they confiscate the computer on a given Tuesday, a bomb goes off on Thursday, and 90 days later The Big Plan is discovered on a hard disc? In all likelihood, it would go down as a "minor failure" in some Government-comissioned report; no-one will be to blame; the Met Commisioner will get a pay rise; El Presidente Blair will add another medal to his chest; and the Daily Mail will call for a return of hanging and bitch on about the lot of 'em.
In my experience, there's very little difference between Jagged Little Pill and an XP install disc. The lyrics of "You Oughta Know" seem all too relevant.
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I think you're being a little unfair. You can't simply install FC4 and expect everything to just go like Windows does, because the latter operating system often has vendor support — so Linux does damn well to get as far as it does! Sure, some post-install work is required, but once it's set up it works like a charm. I have WPA EAP/TLS working quite happily with my IPW2200. OK, I had to download and build the drivers and wpa_supplicant, but is that much less hassle than the rigmarole of sorting it all out in Windows? Once NetworkManager is completed, with full WPA support, things will be much smoother. Until then, be patient — or get hacking.
Easy, Dixon!
You cannot do that to a computer.
You should not do that to a computer.
From TFA:
But $500 just so happens to be a six-figure salary if you live in the Czech Republic, for example.
At a shade under $500 a month?
Just what kind of mom has he got?!
Come on, do you really think a HP 48 series calculator would not survive a blast from a nuke?
I can: Prisoner on Channel 4 or BBC or somewhere else I don't have to pay for endless pap imported from the US and various seizure-inducing Pokémon derivatives, all wrapped up in a 1:3 adverts to programming ratio.
This is just what our astro-men need: a lawnmower for their astro-turf. Will you be among them?
Yes, but what about the DRM issue on these CDs?
That's because "with this new processor Sun hopes to get a leg over on the competition" (e.g., fuck Intel?).
Well, yes, I was referring to the situation whereby my router is sucking off the UPS, and my wireless notebook is on battery power.
Carry on downloading during that thunder and lightning!
Or John Titor could claim prior art.
Hang on, I thought that under MacOS, Linux (but not necessarily SELinux), etc., root was God and can do anything. Administrator under NT et seq. is not omnipotent (I've been denied access to files owned by unprivileged users on my own machine as Administrator because of botched ACLs). Apparently SYSTEM, however, is.
"By running Linux, BSD or any other operating system lacking either a Win32 or NT API, you are preventing the installation of the Software and in violation of this agreement, for which you may be liable for damages..."
I believe you've just saved many a Slashdotter from an embarrassing situation involving a tin of sweetcorn and a jar of mayonnaise.
Just remember: Arctic Silver is not a lubricant.
You lazy bugger.
IANAKH, but couldn't more drivers be moved into userspace (or other lower rings) --- especially for things like USB printers and miscellaneous gizmos? I think it would also be nice to not bundle thousands of drivers and support for architectures I don't have with the kernel. The kernel itself could provide a very minimal layer of hardware protection (like an exokernel?) and there'd be libraries exporting generic abstractions for particular classes of hardware. Is the context-switching penalty really so great these days? Educate me!
Ludicrous, isn't it? They guy they lock up (presumably, the computer owner) is unlikely to be the [only] one implementing the practical side of the chaos. What if they confiscate the computer on a given Tuesday, a bomb goes off on Thursday, and 90 days later The Big Plan is discovered on a hard disc? In all likelihood, it would go down as a "minor failure" in some Government-comissioned report; no-one will be to blame; the Met Commisioner will get a pay rise; El Presidente Blair will add another medal to his chest; and the Daily Mail will call for a return of hanging and bitch on about the lot of 'em.
In my experience, there's very little difference between Jagged Little Pill and an XP install disc. The lyrics of "You Oughta Know" seem all too relevant.
Some people pay for that sort of thing.
Oh, yeah?! Well Windows XP is pretty dumb, but it still seems to get off on telling me what to do.
And I'm sure there are a few women out there who'd like to see that happen to Jude Law too...