Stored procedures are not all that great. MySQL often outperform MS-SQL using Transact-SQL. I know, I've tried it.
Also, in a recent project we have been using vast amounts of stored procedures to do things, that would not have been an issue with better database design. For example:
Using one varchar(date) and two ints(time) to describe a period of time.
Oh yes, stored procedures sure was handy for all that converting, checking if time2 was smaller than time1, yet more converting, some (time1 mod 100)*1.6667 to get the minutes etc etc.... But it would have been far better just to use two datetime's.
Lots of people use stored procedures in lack of understanding of SQL, and thats a shame. SQL is much more powerful if you can avoid "procedural" behaviour.
Perhaps not compared to Mac, but Linux has plenty of "ease of use". To a newbie with no special need besides web, mail and office, KDE is a much better choice than windows.
KDE is better integrated, and features a cleaner, better and simpler UI than Windows. Especially Kmail is both lighter and more powerful than Outlook Express.
When will speed stop mattering?.. never.
There are physical limits to how small and fast a computer can be made, thus the computer will always have a finite speed.
A computer at any finite speed can be bogged down by poor programming or heavy algorithms. while(1) fork(); Will bog down any computer, no matter how fast it is.
Remember First Contact?
Data locked out the main computer using a fractal encryption code, that the Borg was unlikely to break. That indicates that the Borg only has finite computing power.
With infinite computing power they would have broken the code instantly.
Well.. Mozilla and Eroaster might be "black" names.. but some of these are actually acronyms..
GIMP = GNU Image Manipulation Program
XMMS = XMulti Media System
No worse than IE.. IMO
Ofcourse the medical industry need money to finance their research.
But you cant justify anything only on the fact that you need money. We have people robbing banks because they need money -- does that make them right?
..well both use KDE and Gnome.. Ive seen a couple of both FreeBSD and Linux systems now, and cant really tell the difference between KDE on FreeBSD or Linux.
Most programs installed with./configure, make, make install will run just fine with *BSD. The major problem with *BSD is the lack of closed source software. In particular Java is a problem.
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Stored procedures are not all that great. MySQL often outperform MS-SQL using Transact-SQL. I know, I've tried it.
Also, in a recent project we have been using vast amounts of stored procedures to do things, that would not have been an issue with better database design. For example:
Using one varchar(date) and two ints(time) to describe a period of time.
Oh yes, stored procedures sure was handy for all that converting, checking if time2 was smaller than time1, yet more converting, some (time1 mod 100)*1.6667 to get the minutes etc etc.... But it would have been far better just to use two datetime's.
Lots of people use stored procedures in lack of understanding of SQL, and thats a shame. SQL is much more powerful if you can avoid "procedural" behaviour.
Perhaps not compared to Mac, but Linux has plenty of "ease of use". To a newbie with no special need besides web, mail and office, KDE is a much better choice than windows.
KDE is better integrated, and features a cleaner, better and simpler UI than Windows. Especially Kmail is both lighter and more powerful than Outlook Express.
I bite ..
.. never.
When will speed stop mattering?
There are physical limits to how small and fast a computer can be made, thus the computer will always have a finite speed.
A computer at any finite speed can be bogged down by poor programming or heavy algorithms.
while(1) fork(); Will bog down any computer, no matter how fast it is.
Remember First Contact?
Data locked out the main computer using a fractal encryption code, that the Borg was unlikely to break. That indicates that the Borg only has finite computing power.
With infinite computing power they would have broken the code instantly.
Well.. Mozilla and Eroaster might be "black" names.. but some of these are actually acronyms..
GIMP = GNU Image Manipulation Program
XMMS = X Multi Media System
No worse than IE.. IMO
Who knows?
.. seems like coincidence to me.
Why is Linux more popular whan FreeBSD is just as free?
Why is PHP more popular when Perl is just as free and does more?
Ofcourse the medical industry need money to finance their research.
But you cant justify anything only on the fact that you need money. We have people robbing banks because they need money -- does that make them right?
So no, money is NOT the bigger issue here.
Better GUI?
..well both use KDE and Gnome.. Ive seen a couple of both FreeBSD and Linux systems now, and cant really tell the difference between KDE on FreeBSD or Linux.
./configure, make, make install will run just fine with *BSD. The major problem with *BSD is the lack of closed source software. In particular Java is a problem.
Most programs installed with