tell the good people at Redhat how to recite these majikk incantations that make it all work? Because they don't seem to know either. At least not as of RH9.
mp3 and other codecs support is not included in Redhat because of patent issues. It has nothing to do with not being able to figure it out.
"blame the user for everything" snobbery
When I have trouble getting things to work on my system, linux or windows, I figure that's my fault; or if you prefer, my responsibility. Who else's fault is it?
Sorry. And BTW, I'm not speaking here as some sort of linuxpert, either. I haven't gotten mp3/streaming video working on my RH9 box, but I saw some really good ideas in the posts on this thread. And I don't see the fact that it isn't working as anything that RH needs to fix; it isn't working because I have not bothered to get it working. At least, that's my 0010 cents...
Mono seems to me to be a good idea, mostly because it will enable people who have invested a lot of time into learning it to consider switching to developing for Linux without having to learn whole new languages. Will that actually happen? I suppose only time will tell...
Another thought. Suppose they did `take it away'. What good will that do them? How many languages are there which duplicate or mimic large portions of basic C syntax and structures? It seems to me that all the Mono folks would need to do is declare that they were developing a new language using syntax similar to C#.
What would prevent using the GPS without a warrant, and simply not crediting its use?
OTOH, do I want the police to have to wait to get a warrant before they can use this technology to trace, say, an actual violent criminal?
It's not something I've given a lot of thought to, I admit, but it seems the better this sort of technology gets, the more difficult it will become to legislate how it is used.
Even worse, some states (Oklahoma, at least) use your SSN as your driver's license number by default. This in turn gets copied onto checks you write, etc, etc. Probably not a good thing.
Seriously, though, if I were to decide to install *BSD on a spare partition, why would I buy one? I would be more likely to download one of the many free versions. Maybe I missed something, though.... Is there something special about BSD/OS?
I use Coldfusion at work, and while I would possibly choose other methods of web application development if it were up to me, it still remains a good, solid Web application development tool, which is easy to learn and quite powerful.
I think (though I could be wrong) that Mono may prove important for more reasons than only `accepting C# as the de facto standard'. It will be important for any developers who are faced with the possibility of deciding (or needing) to move (gasp) away from Windows.
This is not a hopeful we are linux, we will win, yaaaay... thought, either. I am sure that a lot of the resistance linux gets from certain quarters of the IT world is based completely on ego: the admins and supervisors have a great deal of time and money invested in Windows/Active Directory expertise. Needing to retrain, or worse, admitting that this training is not as valuable as it once was, is hard to accept. Before I chose to start investigating Linux, I hesitated for that very reason -- I already knew so much about Windows.
A complete, successful Mono would mean that any time a developer spends working with C# is not `wasted' if they choose or need to write for a *nix platform.
At least, that's what I think.
As far as the VM goes, doesn't gcc already include an ahead-of-time compiler for Java? Wouldn't this mean we could write in Java and compile straight into binaries? Maybe I'm wrong, here, too.
But what do I know? I'm still using C.
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If we run it all on Mac OS X, does it become iDemocracy and iGovernment?
I haven't seen it referenced in the moz dev plan, but does anyone know if there are plans to make the HTML Composer in Mozilla into a stand-alone app? Or the IRC client?
They could call them, oh, I don't know, Hummingbird and Lovebird.
Firebird actually has a search field built in to its toolbar (you can remove it if you really want to), which can use either Google or dmoz -- it wouldn't surprise me if you could get it to use other search engines/directories, too, though I've never tried to find out how as I've never had to use any others.
On windows machines I used to flip back and forth between moz and IE. Then I became psuedo-dependent on tabbed browsing. Avant is an IE based browser that offers a passable (read: if my boss demanded I remove Firebird from my work machine, I would use Avant) version of tabbed browsing, but it seems a bit crufty to me.
If you ever begin trying to develop web pages with CSS, moz/firebird begins to stand head and shoulders above and beyond IE.
These ratings are obviously slanted. Everybody knows the best Computer Science education can only be found by reading usenet,/., and generally browsing the entire internet, until finding the secret `hidden' page which announces that you have become a Wizard, the next degree after Ph.D.
Deitel and Deitel is an acquired taste, I think. I have used one of their books (the Java one) and it was all right(read: it was better than my actual textbook), so I guess I could agree with you.
On the other hand, if I hadn't read one, just because it's a standard textbook, I would probably avoid it. I have never yet had an assigned textbook that was worth even a quarter what I paid for it. Both my Java textbooks gathered dust while I studied for classes (no pun intended) out of an OReilly book and the aforementioned Deitel and Deitel book.
In summary; I agree that the Deitel's title may be a good recommendation (depending on your learning style) but not because it's a common textbook -- more like in spite of the fact that it's a textbook.
And as far as `Practical C++ programming' goes, I've read parts of it already, and it's been on my `to purchase soon' list before I even read this reveiw. Steve Oualline is a good writer and explains C/C++ clearly and with some humor.
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mp3 and other codecs support is not included in Redhat because of patent issues. It has nothing to do with not being able to figure it out.
"blame the user for everything" snobbery
When I have trouble getting things to work on my system, linux or windows, I figure that's my fault; or if you prefer, my responsibility. Who else's fault is it?
Sorry. And BTW, I'm not speaking here as some sort of linuxpert, either. I haven't gotten mp3/streaming video working on my RH9 box, but I saw some really good ideas in the posts on this thread. And I don't see the fact that it isn't working as anything that RH needs to fix; it isn't working because I have not bothered to get it working. At least, that's my 0010 cents...
Another thought. Suppose they did `take it away'. What good will that do them? How many languages are there which duplicate or mimic large portions of basic C syntax and structures? It seems to me that all the Mono folks would need to do is declare that they were developing a new language using syntax similar to C#.
They could call it `D-flat'. :-)
OTOH, do I want the police to have to wait to get a warrant before they can use this technology to trace, say, an actual violent criminal?
It's not something I've given a lot of thought to, I admit, but it seems the better this sort of technology gets, the more difficult it will become to legislate how it is used.
Establishing a base on our moon is on the list.
Even worse, some states (Oklahoma, at least) use your SSN as your driver's license number by default. This in turn gets copied onto checks you write, etc, etc. Probably not a good thing.
I'm a moron. Mod me to oblivion, I guess that's how it goes. That's what I get for using a calculator too fast.
Can people get that much credit? Shoot, 6 years ago I couldn't even talk the bank of Oklahoma into lending me 2 grand for a car. :-)
A desperate move to alienate fans?
So that's how money is made in the music business. :-)
Maybe it will be of interest...
I'm so sorry.
IANAT, I just couldn't resist.
Seriously, though, if I were to decide to install *BSD on a spare partition, why would I buy one? I would be more likely to download one of the many free versions. Maybe I missed something, though.... Is there something special about BSD/OS?
Oh, wait. Wrong Berkeley.
At any rate, I, for one, welcome our new penguin overlord.
When you were a kid? There were porn sites on the internet when you were a kid?
I feel really old, now.
It runs fine on linux, as well!
This is not a hopeful we are linux, we will win, yaaaay... thought, either. I am sure that a lot of the resistance linux gets from certain quarters of the IT world is based completely on ego: the admins and supervisors have a great deal of time and money invested in Windows/Active Directory expertise. Needing to retrain, or worse, admitting that this training is not as valuable as it once was, is hard to accept. Before I chose to start investigating Linux, I hesitated for that very reason -- I already knew so much about Windows.
A complete, successful Mono would mean that any time a developer spends working with C# is not `wasted' if they choose or need to write for a *nix platform.
At least, that's what I think.
As far as the VM goes, doesn't gcc already include an ahead-of-time compiler for Java? Wouldn't this mean we could write in Java and compile straight into binaries? Maybe I'm wrong, here, too.
But what do I know? I'm still using C.
Is there some sort of ANSI standard-Strip-club-naming-convention that I'm not aware of?
Shouldn't this be in the TCLUG mailing list instead? :-)
They could call them, oh, I don't know, Hummingbird and Lovebird.
Maybe they're just trying to be efficient. The `c' character is overloaded, functioning as both the Mc and the Cloud at the same time...
On windows machines I used to flip back and forth between moz and IE. Then I became psuedo-dependent on tabbed browsing. Avant is an IE based browser that offers a passable (read: if my boss demanded I remove Firebird from my work machine, I would use Avant) version of tabbed browsing, but it seems a bit crufty to me.
If you ever begin trying to develop web pages with CSS, moz/firebird begins to stand head and shoulders above and beyond IE.
On the other hand, if I hadn't read one, just because it's a standard textbook, I would probably avoid it. I have never yet had an assigned textbook that was worth even a quarter what I paid for it. Both my Java textbooks gathered dust while I studied for classes (no pun intended) out of an OReilly book and the aforementioned Deitel and Deitel book.
In summary; I agree that the Deitel's title may be a good recommendation (depending on your learning style) but not because it's a common textbook -- more like in spite of the fact that it's a textbook.
And as far as `Practical C++ programming' goes, I've read parts of it already, and it's been on my `to purchase soon' list before I even read this reveiw. Steve Oualline is a good writer and explains C/C++ clearly and with some humor.
Just my 0010 cents...