There is a fallacy at work here...
I run Linux on my desktops and HTPCs: I have access to my root account. I have the official Chrome release with Widevine support. I can watch Netflix via the browser.
How is this any different than having a Linux-based Android device, a root account, and a method for secure DRM? Especially given my desktop processor is greatly more powerful than my mobile's. If I wanted to break copy protection it would be easier via desktop than anything else.
A workaround usually always comes though. And maybe Netflix will quietly nix that requirement. I haven't heard anything about VPNs lately, anybody know if it is still an issue?
I Agree to a point. I believe you are talking more about the "Doing one thing well" kind of aspect like most of our tools give us. But there is also the fact that we have enjoyed the benefit of choice. (Choice of shell, choice of desktop environment or window manager, etc). Should there be a choice at install time whether your system is sysdemd or sysvinit or makefile or whatever I think it would be a good thing (maintainability be damned though).
Me personally I will stick with my sysvinit style startup. Has/. done a poll about this yet?
I agree, DVDisaster is quite nice, I've my main copies of backups, then a separate disc with error correction files with copies being held on a hard drive and eventually tape, other hard drives and any other medium I can...at least for the really important backups. My ogg collection I'm not too worried about (as I can always re-rip the song/album should corruption occur)
This is where knowing an experienced *nix user (or at the very least, one that's been around the block a few times) is handy. He/she would simply say "add 'export PATH=$PATH:.' to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile" and problem solved.
Then again, as the review states, if you don't have a LUG or know any such gurus, then you are S.O.L. (yes, there are forums, IRC, and google, but face-to-face is the most comfortable kind of help you can get)
In KDE, it is in Sytem Adminitstration>Paths (or running 'kcmshell desktoppath'). Changing the desktop directory also prompts you if you want to move the files to the new directory.
--Brendan
Mine is similiar to that. Only instead of ~/src, I put source files in/usr/src/, some backups of original files in ~/wip\ backups, and everything else usually goes in its own directory in/mnt/media[1-3] (each a 80gig). My projects directory has WIP, graphics, docs, and programming subdirectories
I typically use either ~ or ~/Desktop for files that are to be moved/extracted to somewhere else later. (so I don't forget about it and end up deleting it when I clear out my./tmp's (going to init level 1 first, of course)
The same is true for Unreal Tournament 2004 (and 2003?). Quit neat having it shared on my NFS server and sharing it (loads decently on my 10MBit connections) can anybody say instant Lan party?
Can't wait to recieve it in the mail (preordered from Tux Games)
"...continue in the mainline 2.6 tree, and the final stabilization will be left up to the companies that provide Linux distributions."
That leaves out the custom/hardcore linux users (E.g. LFS/BLFS).
Oh well, can't server everybody
Though you must remember, not all OS's/distro's utilize a packaging system, nor should they change their ways. For libraries on POSIX systems, looking in the library directories is sufficient enough for version information, for non-posix it might be a little harder (perhaps in the order of "stamping" a standard string format in ascii within the binary) For user-space programs its very easy (if the programmers are smart)... "-v"...My $0.02
Lilypond is a program, IMHO, generates scores & sheet music that aesthetically look better than anything that Finale can do. Though the format used isn't too user friendly. However, there are plenty of front-ends and programs capable of exporting to the lilypond format. One such program, Rosegarden, which not only is a music notation program, but a full suite of music editing funness (does audio recording). But like a brother post simply stated, linux-sound.org is a very usefull site with many many FOSS projects regarding audio.
I've seen water detecting devices, motion detectors, power controls, etc. that communicate wirelessly over the X10 protocol. SmartHome sells some such devices.
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There is a fallacy at work here... I run Linux on my desktops and HTPCs: I have access to my root account. I have the official Chrome release with Widevine support. I can watch Netflix via the browser. How is this any different than having a Linux-based Android device, a root account, and a method for secure DRM? Especially given my desktop processor is greatly more powerful than my mobile's. If I wanted to break copy protection it would be easier via desktop than anything else. A workaround usually always comes though. And maybe Netflix will quietly nix that requirement. I haven't heard anything about VPNs lately, anybody know if it is still an issue?
I would be they would suck at the Olympics. On the plus side if they host then we'll get new records for shot-put!
Life will find a way
Bet the project gets cancelled after the first year only to have sub-par missions pop up after it it.
I Agree to a point. I believe you are talking more about the "Doing one thing well" kind of aspect like most of our tools give us. But there is also the fact that we have enjoyed the benefit of choice. (Choice of shell, choice of desktop environment or window manager, etc). Should there be a choice at install time whether your system is sysdemd or sysvinit or makefile or whatever I think it would be a good thing (maintainability be damned though). Me personally I will stick with my sysvinit style startup. Has /. done a poll about this yet?
"...they're 'enabling the Speech 3.0, Voice 3.0, and Business 3.0 markets,' whatever that means."
So is that like 5G or something?
Bah, marketing buzz words...
I agree, DVDisaster is quite nice, I've my main copies of backups, then a separate disc with error correction files with copies being held on a hard drive and eventually tape, other hard drives and any other medium I can...at least for the really important backups. My ogg collection I'm not too worried about (as I can always re-rip the song/album should corruption occur)
This is where knowing an experienced *nix user (or at the very least, one that's been around the block a few times) is handy. He/she would simply say "add 'export PATH=$PATH:.' to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile" and problem solved.
Then again, as the review states, if you don't have a LUG or know any such gurus, then you are S.O.L. (yes, there are forums, IRC, and google, but face-to-face is the most comfortable kind of help you can get)
s/shovel/wet herring/
much better imagery
In KDE, it is in Sytem Adminitstration>Paths (or running 'kcmshell desktoppath'). Changing the desktop directory also prompts you if you want to move the files to the new directory. --Brendan
Mine is similiar to that. Only instead of ~/src, I put source files in /usr/src/, some backups of original files in ~/wip\ backups, and everything else usually goes in its own directory in /mnt/media[1-3] (each a 80gig). My projects directory has WIP, graphics, docs, and programming subdirectories
./tmp's (going to init level 1 first, of course)
I typically use either ~ or ~/Desktop for files that are to be moved/extracted to somewhere else later. (so I don't forget about it and end up deleting it when I clear out my
Yup, I know. I've been eyeing Terra Soft's 17" Titanium Powerbook G4, but will have to wait till my bank account can accommodate the $2800 price tag.
"...Photoshop to Linux yet, as they currently don't see sufficient numbers in the platform to make a good business case for it."
Pixar, PDI|Dreamworks, Rhythm and Hues, Alias's Maya, ILM... <sarcasm>nah, I don't think they use linux at all</sarcasm>
The same is true for Unreal Tournament 2004 (and 2003?). Quit neat having it shared on my NFS server and sharing it (loads decently on my 10MBit connections) can anybody say instant Lan party?
Can't wait to recieve it in the mail (preordered from Tux Games)
I think you mean OpenAL instead of Alsa
Aside from that, I agree with you wholeheartily
"...continue in the mainline 2.6 tree, and the final stabilization will be left up to the companies that provide Linux distributions."
That leaves out the custom/hardcore linux users (E.g. LFS/BLFS).
Oh well, can't server everybody
"...a hostile takeover of the GNAA (G** N***** Association of America)."
Goo Nubins?
Quite a waste of time
Two words:
Though you must remember, not all OS's/distro's utilize a packaging system, nor should they change their ways. For libraries on POSIX systems, looking in the library directories is sufficient enough for version information, for non-posix it might be a little harder (perhaps in the order of "stamping" a standard string format in ascii within the binary) For user-space programs its very easy (if the programmers are smart)... "-v" ...My $0.02
er, "Forty Two!" (yeah, I know, "Preview" is a pretty neat button to press)
"Forty Two", including the space
"It took Adam Arkin and David Schaffer just $200,000 and a grad student..."
That poor grad student, science is full of sacrifices...
Lilypond is a program, IMHO, generates scores & sheet music that aesthetically look better than anything that Finale can do. Though the format used isn't too user friendly. However, there are plenty of front-ends and programs capable of exporting to the lilypond format. One such program, Rosegarden, which not only is a music notation program, but a full suite of music editing funness (does audio recording). But like a brother post simply stated, linux-sound.org is a very usefull site with many many FOSS projects regarding audio.
I've seen water detecting devices, motion detectors, power controls, etc. that communicate wirelessly over the X10 protocol. SmartHome sells some such devices.