But I don't care how big HP is or how many computers they sell each year. Any 15-year old kid who plays the latest games, watches DVDs, uses Office XP at school, and all that jazz... would NOT want to have the hassle of tweaking Linux just so he can print and have fun.
Why learn programming just so you can use a Linux computer?
Advice from a professional -- Stick with Windows, HP.
CNET has fired nearly all American writers for Builder.com, their technology web development site, and opted to use Indians' technical writing for their new articles.
I hereby call for a ban on all CNET, News.com.com, and Builder.com articles on Slashdot until the situation is remedied.
Why should it NOT be free? Information SHOULD be free in most cases.
These guys are the ones breaking the law -- they're hacking others' computers. We are not doing anything wrong. We're allowed to share with our friends.
Bill O'Reilly couldn't report the news so now he wants to live as a commentator, the mondern day watchman over truth, justice and the American Way. yuck, yuck, gag. He writes and speaks in third person, how bizarre is that. Save your money and your eyes, don't buy this book or accept if handed to you.
This is a smart move. As PCs begin to get phased out by small PDA/laptop/cellphone devices, Dell's market will shrink unless they pull off a miracle partnership with some slick embedded company or shift to a Linux-only market, etc.
The BEST (and I mean the *BEST*) technology comes from open standards, open innovations, open technology, and open minds.
That's just one reason why Linux, Slashdot, etc. are the best at what they do. Too bad there's no Open Source voting company that can put Diebold in their place.
- A monthly fee. I hate paying for Internet connections AND game fees like XBox Live, Everquest, etc. - 10,000+ players. If you think spamming/cheating is common now in your 20-30 player games, just wait. - Resource intensive. Wish requires 512MB of RAM and recommends 1GB of RAM (yes, 1 BILLION bytes of RAM space). I just don't have the money for that kind of hardware. - Release date. This thing won't be out until the fourth quarter of 2004. If I know game studios, that means it'll probably get pushed back to February or so, a couple months past Hanukkah.
Anyway, I figure I'll get the 3-set DVD when (if) it comes out.
Is it worth the $50? I'm not a huge sci-fi fan really, and never read the books, and I don't collect movies. Still, it seems to be a favorite among geeks and moviegoers alike.
That's not true. Read my other post attached to this Slashdot posting to learn more.
There needs to be a list so that there's an instant point of contact for quality assurance purposes.
If a software project that the government is interested in can routinely keep the dialogue with the government open, then the government can more appropriately and usefully utilize these Open Source software tools for their purposes.
It's a win/win situation, really. If you think the government has any "evil" plans, think again. This is the best for all of us.
I have an understanding of how government software projects work.
That said, Open Source is respected. People are always trying to get their hands on the latest and greatest from Apache, Mozilla, etc.
Keep up the good work. Your efforts are not blind to us.
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DIY Zoning is just one in a family of projects.
Don't forget about Haywire, Jukebox, and ServoMaster, all of which are hosted at SourceForge and directly tie-in to the temperature zoning system featured in this Slashdot posting.
[Oh, and FWIW, Professor Tkachenko's son is a cutie (an old college friend of mine knew him)!]
I read this piece yesterday. Here's a tip for those of you who may currently or need to work on building an x86 to x86_64bit cross-compiler under the Linux operating system.
One of my tight friends, Dan Kegel (cute pic of him here, oh and he works for Google, so he's super-smart and rich!:-*), has something called the CrossTool at http://kegel.com/crosstool that should be of major help to anyone working with 64-bit Linux systems.
You may even be able to list it as COTS on your project even though it's free as in beer. In any case, I've tried it, it's sweet, you should try it, it works great for what it does, just like most *nix apps. I prefer having one small tool do something really well than one large software package do a bunch of things really crappily.
Anyway, stop by Dan's page and say hi. Tell him I sent ya;-)
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But I don't care how big HP is or how many computers they sell each year. Any 15-year old kid who plays the latest games, watches DVDs, uses Office XP at school, and all that jazz... would NOT want to have the hassle of tweaking Linux just so he can print and have fun.
Why learn programming just so you can use a Linux computer?
Advice from a professional -- Stick with Windows, HP.
CNET has fired nearly all American writers for Builder.com, their technology web development site, and opted to use Indians' technical writing for their new articles.
I hereby call for a ban on all CNET, News.com.com, and Builder.com articles on Slashdot until the situation is remedied.
We SHOULD NOT be losing our jobs to Indians.
Software's just a collection of bits and bytes.
Why should it NOT be free? Information SHOULD be free in most cases.
These guys are the ones breaking the law -- they're hacking others' computers. We are not doing anything wrong. We're allowed to share with our friends.
Linux.
Yes, Linux.
I'm constantly fingering things other than Microsoft ;)
:-*
smile
Bill O'Reilly couldn't report the news so now he wants to live as a commentator, the mondern day watchman over truth, justice and the American Way. yuck, yuck, gag. He writes and speaks in third person, how bizarre is that. Save your money and your eyes, don't buy this book or accept if handed to you.
(In Asia.)
I just couldn't wrap my brain around Perl.
I ended up giving up and learning Python instead.
This is a smart move. As PCs begin to get phased out by small PDA/laptop/cellphone devices, Dell's market will shrink unless they pull off a miracle partnership with some slick embedded company or shift to a Linux-only market, etc.
The BEST (and I mean the *BEST*) technology comes from open standards, open innovations, open technology, and open minds.
That's just one reason why Linux, Slashdot, etc. are the best at what they do. Too bad there's no Open Source voting company that can put Diebold in their place.
Diebold is evil.
Thanks to Mozilla + Bayesian filters.
Seriously, my life has changed for the better thanks to Open Source. I don't know what I'd do without it.
But here are the problems:
- A monthly fee. I hate paying for Internet connections AND game fees like XBox Live, Everquest, etc.
- 10,000+ players. If you think spamming/cheating is common now in your 20-30 player games, just wait.
- Resource intensive. Wish requires 512MB of RAM and recommends 1GB of RAM (yes, 1 BILLION bytes of RAM space). I just don't have the money for that kind of hardware.
- Release date. This thing won't be out until the fourth quarter of 2004. If I know game studios, that means it'll probably get pushed back to February or so, a couple months past Hanukkah.
- Dragon
- Cute guy with his shirt off
- A bunch of players chatting
- A troll
If you're really bored, there's a whole index.
That page is annoying. For anyone on low-bandwidth or Lynx connections, here is the printer/human-friendly page.
(Probably one of the few around here who hasn't.)
Anyway, I figure I'll get the 3-set DVD when (if) it comes out.
Is it worth the $50? I'm not a huge sci-fi fan really, and never read the books, and I don't collect movies. Still, it seems to be a favorite among geeks and moviegoers alike.
Thoughts?
They work fine for me (Red Hat Fedora kernel with all critical updates installed, ATI video card, Altec-Lansing sound card, etc.).
Too bad you don't have broadband though 'cause they're fairly large.
I just realized where the hell "movie" came from (seriously!).
MOVing ImagEs -> MOV IE -> MOVIE
I guess I'm not as smart as I think I am!
That's not true. Read my other post attached to this Slashdot posting to learn more.
There needs to be a list so that there's an instant point of contact for quality assurance purposes.
If a software project that the government is interested in can routinely keep the dialogue with the government open, then the government can more appropriately and usefully utilize these Open Source software tools for their purposes.
It's a win/win situation, really. If you think the government has any "evil" plans, think again. This is the best for all of us.
I have an understanding of how government software projects work.
That said, Open Source is respected. People are always trying to get their hands on the latest and greatest from Apache, Mozilla, etc.
Keep up the good work. Your efforts are not blind to us.
DIY Zoning is just one in a family of projects.
Don't forget about Haywire, Jukebox, and ServoMaster, all of which are hosted at SourceForge and directly tie-in to the temperature zoning system featured in this Slashdot posting.
[Oh, and FWIW, Professor Tkachenko's son is a cutie (an old college friend of mine knew him)!]
Hmmm, so you get it home, set it up, get online, then tell 'em "OK I'm ready" and then they packet jam the heck out of you?
;-)
Sounds kinda kinky
They've NEVER (in the long run) been beneficial to workers OR employers.
I read this piece yesterday. Here's a tip for those of you who may currently or need to work on building an x86 to x86_64bit cross-compiler under the Linux operating system.
:-*), has something called the CrossTool at http://kegel.com/crosstool that should be of major help to anyone working with 64-bit Linux systems.
;-)
One of my tight friends, Dan Kegel (cute pic of him here, oh and he works for Google, so he's super-smart and rich!
You may even be able to list it as COTS on your project even though it's free as in beer. In any case, I've tried it, it's sweet, you should try it, it works great for what it does, just like most *nix apps. I prefer having one small tool do something really well than one large software package do a bunch of things really crappily.
Anyway, stop by Dan's page and say hi. Tell him I sent ya
But what do I know, I'm just a Linux coder.