But, where do Dell and Compaq get their parts? They are the exact same parts that you can buy elsewhere. Intel motherboards in the Dells, hard drives from the vendor of the week with the cheapest cost, etc. With bad luck, you even get locked into a motherboard with a non-standard power connector pinout that can't be replaced without ordering from them.
You also mention how bad IBM Deathstars are (were) and then promote IBM as a vendor. What drives did IBM use?
When you use off the shelf parts, you get off the shelf quality, no matter who you buy from. Commodity parts aren't tested well enough these days because all consumers want is a cheap price and testing cuts into the bottom line. Many consumers don't even return bad hardware since Windows crashes so often that nobody can tell if the hardware is intermitent. The few returns hardly offset the cost of testing.
My suggestion is to go with as few off the shelf parts as possible if uptime is needed. Sun is a great example of this.
If you just need a cheap box, multiply the cost by two and plan for redundant systems. They will fail sooner or later.
I live in Texas and I'm ashamed to say that I haven't heard of this before.
Looking at http://www.corridorwatch.org shows some truely scary details.
This plan comes with all new eminent domain laws attached. The state can take your land for this project for any, even unrelated, reason they decide. Yes, that sentence made no sense, but it is correct. It's like calling "terrorism" under the PATRIOT Act. If they say it's for the corridor, you have to give it up. They do have to make an offer of payment, but if you don't accept, too bad.
Changes in the law have actually decreased the ability to defend your property against the state. Once served with papers, you have 91 days to leave. With this many people in the same situation, how long will the backlog in court be? Good luck getting into a reasonable court in 91 days.
The route from Oklahoma to Mexico will completely split the state. It's like the Great Wall of Texas.
There will be no on ramps or exits, only connections to major highways. That means that you are effectively cut off from places that are only 1/4 mile away unless you happen to be close to the intersection of the corridor and a major highway.
Only certain corridor licensed vendors will be able to operate on the corridor. This will cut out any profit going to local businesses.
Because of the lack of ramps, there will be no increase in property values beside the corridor. In all probability, property values will be incredibly low due to lack of accessability and pollution (smog, trash and noise).
The transport of utilities (gas, water, electricity, etc.) across the corridor will be charged a fee to cross the corridor by the private owner of that section of corridor. BTW, the state can't regulate this fee.
The route from Oklahoma to Mexico is only the first route to be constructed. If you look at the site I mentioned above, you can see that Texas will eventually be chopped up into several sections in this way. There will be many areas that are completely surrounded by corridor, effectively cut off from the rest of the state and subject to fees for any utility that they cannot provide themselves.
So the state is making it incredibly easy for large companies to take land away from the owners, not for the good of the people, but for the corporations to have a monopoly on the land.
Sounds like it's time for all the gun carrying farmers, ranchers and homeowners to take a stand and call for new government.
If this situation doesn't bring about a revolt, nothing will.
The bootloader license between Microsoft and OEMS states that the Microsoft bootloader must be installed as the primary bootloader and also that the MS bootloader must only be used to boot MS OS's.
Microsoft can revoke the vendor's license to include Windows on the machine if the bootloader license is violated. Because the world runs on Windows, no hardware vendor can afford to ship machines that don't include Windows alongside whatever alternative they might want to offer.
When companies are denied the possibility of shipping computers with Windows AND any other OS without losing favor with Microsoft there is no way for any other OS to get a foot in the door.
Without a copyright, doesn't that mean that you can make unlimited copies of commercial software as long as you don't sell it?
I suppose that somewhere along the line, someone would have to remove the EULA, which would put that single person in violation of the contract, but those who never agreed to the EULA would be in the clear.
Since Captive NTFS was written to use the Windows DLL's to read and write NTFS partitions.
http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/
Knoppix can find the needed DLL's and mount the drive as RW. It isn't 100% guaranteed safe, but when the system is already damaged it is definately worth a shot.
I've used it once to move data to a second drive for a customer and it worked flawlessly.
For example, the first application that is emerged with USE="mysql" will also build mysql and it will permanently be on the system until you unmerge it youself. You can tell some apps not to link against it, but mysql would still be on the system for those that need it.
The way people break Gentoo is usually by giving USE flags on the commandline with emerge instead of adding them to the correct configuration file. This causes random, undocumented USE flags that are then changed when you upgrade. Upgrades read the configuration and if it isn't there, it uses the defaults.
The other common way to breakage is by unmerging something without rebuilding all the things that depend on that lib/app. There is a command in Gentoolkit that does this for you and IMHO it should be standard instead of an extra component.
The biggest failing with Gentoo documentation is informing people how to set USE flags on the commandline PERIOD. There is a configuration file to tweak to get the same effect as any commandline (yes, even on a per app basis), plus you can upgrade your system safely from then on.
I live in Texas, about as far South as it gets and I see more "reverse" discrimination than anything else. The white boys are the trashy ones that can't handle their money, or alternatively, they are the ones who were born into money and don't know shit. There is no middle ground, but in both cases they are assumed to be lazy.
The only people saying nigger anymore are the wannabe gangstas.
It gets really old hearing those outdated stereotypes about the south.
xorg will soon need hardware 3D for best performance. Most home users want some 3D. Every card I've ever tried had 2D support and the extra price benefit from widespread use.
I just don't get it now.
BTW, why was this on kerneltrap instead of being an xorg discussion?
What the hell would you want to record off of radio today?
On a two hour long trip yesterday I heard one song that I might want to hear again. If I had been in my own car with a CD player available, I wouldn't have even thought about listening to radio.
AM talk radio is the only remotely listenable radio left and you really don't miss anything by skipping a day.
India and China ARE taking advantage of our bad leadership. (financial and governmental) I don't blame them for using it to their advantage.
I suggest you think about what the current post is saying and quit bookmarking trolls. That can't be good for your long term mental health.
I'm glad you are successful, you seem to deserve it. Just remember that your job is at risk of being shipped off to another country too. You are an American after all.
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Even ones that work for YOU.
Don't be a hypocrite.
There are also crossplatform alternatives.
I don't need more Windows only software becomming a "standard" on the internet.
See what you get when you don't stay up-to-date on security patches?
delete IE?
or maybe install Firefox?
I agree in most parts.
But, where do Dell and Compaq get their parts? They are the exact same parts that you can buy elsewhere. Intel motherboards in the Dells, hard drives from the vendor of the week with the cheapest cost, etc. With bad luck, you even get locked into a motherboard with a non-standard power connector pinout that can't be replaced without ordering from them.
You also mention how bad IBM Deathstars are (were) and then promote IBM as a vendor. What drives did IBM use?
When you use off the shelf parts, you get off the shelf quality, no matter who you buy from. Commodity parts aren't tested well enough these days because all consumers want is a cheap price and testing cuts into the bottom line. Many consumers don't even return bad hardware since Windows crashes so often that nobody can tell if the hardware is intermitent. The few returns hardly offset the cost of testing.
My suggestion is to go with as few off the shelf parts as possible if uptime is needed. Sun is a great example of this.
If you just need a cheap box, multiply the cost by two and plan for redundant systems. They will fail sooner or later.
Try a Google search for IBM Deathstar. Plenty of pages.
Also note that IBM lost a large class action suit against them and quickly sold the whole unit to Hitachi.
The Hitachi drives still look exactly like the old IBM's so I'm not going to touch one with a ten foot pole.
Then you've never owned an IBM/Hitachi DEATHstar.
I lost 4 Deathstars (2 twice after RMA)
I've replaced dozens (30+) in systems we sold with those damn things installed.
Nobody gets fired for buying IBM, huh? I'd fire someone for buying an IBM/Hitachi Deathstar now.
I live in Texas and I'm ashamed to say that I haven't heard of this before.
Looking at http://www.corridorwatch.org shows some truely scary details.
This plan comes with all new eminent domain laws attached. The state can take your land for this project for any, even unrelated, reason they decide. Yes, that sentence made no sense, but it is correct. It's like calling "terrorism" under the PATRIOT Act. If they say it's for the corridor, you have to give it up. They do have to make an offer of payment, but if you don't accept, too bad.
Changes in the law have actually decreased the ability to defend your property against the state. Once served with papers, you have 91 days to leave. With this many people in the same situation, how long will the backlog in court be? Good luck getting into a reasonable court in 91 days.
The route from Oklahoma to Mexico will completely split the state. It's like the Great Wall of Texas.
There will be no on ramps or exits, only connections to major highways. That means that you are effectively cut off from places that are only 1/4 mile away unless you happen to be close to the intersection of the corridor and a major highway.
Only certain corridor licensed vendors will be able to operate on the corridor. This will cut out any profit going to local businesses.
Because of the lack of ramps, there will be no increase in property values beside the corridor. In all probability, property values will be incredibly low due to lack of accessability and pollution (smog, trash and noise).
The transport of utilities (gas, water, electricity, etc.) across the corridor will be charged a fee to cross the corridor by the private owner of that section of corridor. BTW, the state can't regulate this fee.
The route from Oklahoma to Mexico is only the first route to be constructed. If you look at the site I mentioned above, you can see that Texas will eventually be chopped up into several sections in this way. There will be many areas that are completely surrounded by corridor, effectively cut off from the rest of the state and subject to fees for any utility that they cannot provide themselves.
So the state is making it incredibly easy for large companies to take land away from the owners, not for the good of the people, but for the corporations to have a monopoly on the land.
Sounds like it's time for all the gun carrying farmers, ranchers and homeowners to take a stand and call for new government.
If this situation doesn't bring about a revolt, nothing will.
Why do courts always ignore the bootloader issue?
The bootloader license between Microsoft and OEMS states that the Microsoft bootloader must be installed as the primary bootloader and also that the MS bootloader must only be used to boot MS OS's.
Microsoft can revoke the vendor's license to include Windows on the machine if the bootloader license is violated. Because the world runs on Windows, no hardware vendor can afford to ship machines that don't include Windows alongside whatever alternative they might want to offer.
When companies are denied the possibility of shipping computers with Windows AND any other OS without losing favor with Microsoft there is no way for any other OS to get a foot in the door.
Great OLD article about the bootloader issue and the demise of BeOS: http://www.birdhouse.org/beos/byte/30-bootloader/
Without a copyright, doesn't that mean that you can make unlimited copies of commercial software as long as you don't sell it?
I suppose that somewhere along the line, someone would have to remove the EULA, which would put that single person in violation of the contract, but those who never agreed to the EULA would be in the clear.
What?
ClamAV! (www.clamav.net)
He is open source you know...
We love you Pat and wish you the best.
Since Captive NTFS was written to use the Windows DLL's to read and write NTFS partitions.
http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/
Knoppix can find the needed DLL's and mount the drive as RW. It isn't 100% guaranteed safe, but when the system is already damaged it is definately worth a shot.
I've used it once to move data to a second drive for a customer and it worked flawlessly.
Except that it doesn't work that way...
For example, the first application that is emerged with USE="mysql" will also build mysql and it will permanently be on the system until you unmerge it youself. You can tell some apps not to link against it, but mysql would still be on the system for those that need it.
The way people break Gentoo is usually by giving USE flags on the commandline with emerge instead of adding them to the correct configuration file. This causes random, undocumented USE flags that are then changed when you upgrade. Upgrades read the configuration and if it isn't there, it uses the defaults.
The other common way to breakage is by unmerging something without rebuilding all the things that depend on that lib/app. There is a command in Gentoolkit that does this for you and IMHO it should be standard instead of an extra component.
The biggest failing with Gentoo documentation is informing people how to set USE flags on the commandline PERIOD. There is a configuration file to tweak to get the same effect as any commandline (yes, even on a per app basis), plus you can upgrade your system safely from then on.
I live in Texas, about as far South as it gets and I see more "reverse" discrimination than anything else. The white boys are the trashy ones that can't handle their money, or alternatively, they are the ones who were born into money and don't know shit. There is no middle ground, but in both cases they are assumed to be lazy.
The only people saying nigger anymore are the wannabe gangstas.
It gets really old hearing those outdated stereotypes about the south.
Will Bush listen?
Would he understand if he did?
My first reaction was that this is really cool.
The second reactions was, NO 3D?!
xorg will soon need hardware 3D for best performance.
Most home users want some 3D.
Every card I've ever tried had 2D support and the extra price benefit from widespread use.
I just don't get it now.
BTW, why was this on kerneltrap instead of being an xorg discussion?
I disagree, patents are there to protect the people who invested in the R&D to produce something new.
The sad state of patents is partially due to people who can think of a flying car, but have no idea how to build one.
Are you saying %529 EACH?
Most of those items cost more than that from Apple.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that has to ask...
What the hell would you want to record off of radio today?
On a two hour long trip yesterday I heard one song that I might want to hear again. If I had been in my own car with a CD player available, I wouldn't have even thought about listening to radio.
AM talk radio is the only remotely listenable radio left and you really don't miss anything by skipping a day.
The obvious solution is not to store other files in that folder.
I suppose you also blame samba for the files you share on a lan?
So now sharing content without permission is realy, really, more illegaller than it was before.
Do they really think that people who are already breaking a few laws care about this legislation?
AND to share my own home movies or an indie film that I produce, requires me to submit to a thorough spamming and possible MPAA scrutiny.
Great, thanks for that Arnie.
Microsoft can't write that!
That's really why they want the hardware guys to make it work.
Isn't it a bit odd that these libraries are failing on both Windows and Linux?
I wonder of someone has been stealing source code?
How is that a prejudiced comment?
India and China ARE taking advantage of our bad leadership. (financial and governmental) I don't blame them for using it to their advantage.
I suggest you think about what the current post is saying and quit bookmarking trolls. That can't be good for your long term mental health.
I'm glad you are successful, you seem to deserve it. Just remember that your job is at risk of being shipped off to another country too. You are an American after all.
It means that many people have been unemployed so long that they no longer count as unemployed. Go figure.
The way it is counted, eventually, every person in the country could have no job and the unemployment rate would drop to zero.