"Please, AMD do not use this in some SCO-like attempt to pump your stock price. Instead, advertise your products. Let the courts decide whether or not Intel has had an unfair advantage. Mud slinging just makes you look like you are hiding something."
If you read the complaint your head would probably spin with some of the allegations against Intel. Granted, the complaint is only AMD's side of the story, but if even half of the allegations are proven, Intel deserves a serious spanking.
Do you really think that most people want a machine that can write email and browse the web, and that's it?
I've known people who said that's all they want. And within twenty minutes of having something that can only do those things, they'd be pitching a fit. Why can't it play music? Why can't it burn CDs? Why can't it edit graphics? Why can't it do this, that, or the other?!?!?! Flexibility and some complexity are linked hand in hand.
I would suggest FreesBIE instead because it's a livecd with excellent hardware detection and seems to include more packages than PCBSD. The OS can be installed to your hard drive if you wish and then it can be CVSup'ed to FreeBSD 5.3.
Here's my review of it from way back when if you need more info on it.
Sweet smell of your urine....not a joke. When your glucose gets to around 180, it'll show up in your urine. That's what made me go to the doctor. Now I'm Type II diabetic and have learned to maintain normal glucose levels without pills or injections. Quit smoking (going on 16 months now), lost 25 pounds, started lifting weights and running. I will have to take pills or insulin at some point but I've learned how to eat right and WHEN to eat.
Just have loads of doctors visits, Eye, foot, endocrinologists, PCP etc. You do what you have to in order to keeps your limbs..........
Excellent point. It's that mentality that led me to switch to FreeBSD.
I remember reading this somewhere:
"Linux is for people who hate Microsoft/Windows. *BSD is for people who love UNIX"
My apologies to the author, but for me that statement couldn't describe the zealotry that I see on here any better. It's definitely great that companies (other than IBM/Novell/CA) are acknowledging GNU/Linux as a viable alternative to MS, but why must everything be an all or nothing deal for these companies? Compromise is a Good Thing.
Slackware 10.0, 10.1 and it broke portions of my system. One needed a fresh install and the other took a week of fixing broken dependencies. The original Dropline Developer "passed the torch" to the community a while ago (Nov 2004?) and there have been two community releases since. Neither release has been as good as the previous releases under the orig. developer.
This is not intended as a flame, just an observation. I've moved back to KDE on Slack and my FreeBSD systems with no problems. For antiquated hardware, XFCE is still the way to go.
It's a matter of cost to get connectivity between the VoIP provider and RBOCs. RBOCs make it purposely difficult for VoIP to tap into their 911 databases/PSAP because they're direct competition.
I never thought I would say this but, There needs to be some sort of regulation that guarantees a VoIP provider can interconnect with a RBOC 911 databse. The RBOC could chrage the VoIP provider _reasonable_ connect fees and a charge "per database dip" for every 911 call. This is technology that is used today. It's not rocket science. Problem for VoIP is, they might not be able to offer unlimited calling for the se low rates.
You get what you're _willing_ to pay for. I know I would pay extra for guaranteed 911 functionality.
but it keeps things in perspective for me whenever I read it. This was sent to me some time ago but it still makes me laugh:
Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
* 29 have been accused of spousal abuse
* 7 have been arrested for fraud
* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks
* 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
* 3 have done time for assault
* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year
Can you guess which organization this is?
Give up yet?
It's the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group of idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
what type/specs are the machines most developers use to crank out code. I'm not a programmer but if they're creating code on a dual processor system with 512 MB RAM FSB ~800MHz, is that going to affect how well the software will perfom on my AMD 850?
It would seem to me that you would want your development machine to have low end specs so you can get a better feel for how the software will perform on the majority of older PCs out there?
happy ones. I worked for Lucent Technologies before it went into the crapper because of a bunch of thieves in upper management (Rich McGinn). She was not adored there either.
modpoints to post here. Why the hell was the parent modded as Flamebait? I don't find it impossible that the scenario mentioned in the post has 'crossed' someone's mind. I think it would be funny if something like that happened. Far-fetched, but funny.
According to the band the reason for this clause was to assure that the contract had been read and understood and therefore, all technical specifications for stage conditions, power and so forth would be met.
I know someone who works for the House of Blues and she can confirm that is exactly why the bands/artists include those demands in their contracts. More often than not, the venue will not read the contracts and the concert-goers suffer because the venue didn't live up to the band's requirements for a successful show
If/when I start getting calls from friends/family who have bought DRM'd DVD's and can't get them to play...
I'll change my phone number. Doesn't sound like it would be worth my time to explain DRM to my family members who still get confused on how to save email attachments....
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Having them watch me edit config files using vi on my 52 inch projection screen TV will definitely confirm it.
It's still interesting to ponder that scenario though.....IBM hardware with a factory installed Linux or BSD. I'd get one in a heart beat.
If you read the complaint your head would probably spin with some of the allegations against Intel. Granted, the complaint is only AMD's side of the story, but if even half of the allegations are proven, Intel deserves a serious spanking.
Well said
When you download the linux kernel, you get a kernel. When you download a distro you get the OS.
I'm not trying to be a smart-ass. You make a good point about bundled apps but you destroy your credibility with that first sentence.
Is that you, Darl?
Here's my review of it from way back when if you need more info on it.
Enjoy!
Sweet smell of your urine....not a joke. When your glucose gets to around 180, it'll show up in your urine. That's what made me go to the doctor. Now I'm Type II diabetic and have learned to maintain normal glucose levels without pills or injections. Quit smoking (going on 16 months now), lost 25 pounds, started lifting weights and running. I will have to take pills or insulin at some point but I've learned how to eat right and WHEN to eat. Just have loads of doctors visits, Eye, foot, endocrinologists, PCP etc. You do what you have to in order to keeps your limbs..........
I remember reading this somewhere:
My apologies to the author, but for me that statement couldn't describe the zealotry that I see on here any better. It's definitely great that companies (other than IBM/Novell/CA) are acknowledging GNU/Linux as a viable alternative to MS, but why must everything be an all or nothing deal for these companies? Compromise is a Good Thing.
they also developed a helicopter
"Good enough for government work."
This is not intended as a flame, just an observation. I've moved back to KDE on Slack and my FreeBSD systems with no problems. For antiquated hardware, XFCE is still the way to go.
I never thought I would say this but, There needs to be some sort of regulation that guarantees a VoIP provider can interconnect with a RBOC 911 databse. The RBOC could chrage the VoIP provider _reasonable_ connect fees and a charge "per database dip" for every 911 call. This is technology that is used today. It's not rocket science. Problem for VoIP is, they might not be able to offer unlimited calling for the se low rates.
You get what you're _willing_ to pay for. I know I would pay extra for guaranteed 911 functionality.
It would seem to me that you would want your development machine to have low end specs so you can get a better feel for how the software will perform on the majority of older PCs out there?
I hope that made sense.
happy ones. I worked for Lucent Technologies before it went into the crapper because of a bunch of thieves in upper management (Rich McGinn). She was not adored there either.
modpoints to post here. Why the hell was the parent modded as Flamebait? I don't find it impossible that the scenario mentioned in the post has 'crossed' someone's mind. I think it would be funny if something like that happened. Far-fetched, but funny.
I know someone who works for the House of Blues and she can confirm that is exactly why the bands/artists include those demands in their contracts. More often than not, the venue will not read the contracts and the concert-goers suffer because the venue didn't live up to the band's requirements for a successful show
I'll change my phone number. Doesn't sound like it would be worth my time to explain DRM to my family members who still get confused on how to save email attachments....
I realized now Apple will have yet another high capacity music player I'll never be able to afford. Thanks Steve
I'm guessing that he meant to say brought Any real innovation from Microsoft was bought and not invented there.....
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