Care to explain how your "solution" will solve that problem? Companies will still need to distribute drivers in order for it to be included into your even more bloated vision of xconfig.
What we need to do is lure companies to supporting Linux with non-binary distributions of their drivers.
proposing a common "control center" where all the hardware that the user is concerned with such as scanners, cameras, mice, printers, graphics card, monitor, USB drives, Firewire drives, etc can be controlled and configured from.
You mean like the kernel? Like where the applications interface to to get information about the hardware installed on the system?
This is going to be difficult to maintain. The numbers of unsupported hardware are huge. I just tried to add my digital camera (Kodak DX4530) but kept receiving an error that someone else was making a change at the same time.
As new devices are usually intended for a Windows audience I really doubt that this will do anything but tell people something they already know...
If wireless grid computing takes off, battery and CPU time might be a good tradeoff for access to the massive computing power of the grid should one need it.
I suppose I am not being forward-looking enough but I just don't see a need for major number crunching via the grid from a wireless device. It's not like my PDA/phone needs all that much horsepower to load webpages and send out SMS/AIM messages. In fact, it seems to do that just fine with the 15 hours of battery life it gets daily.
Interesting research but I hope that their theories remain just that (at least as far as using CPUs from personal wireless devices).
Yes, plenty of people are using wireless devices, and yes they could be used together to encode a concert or whatever, but no, I wouldn't want to be sharing my devices CPU time without compensation (say that encoding's output for free).
I want devices to be smaller, faster, and use less power. This seems to promote a need for more CPU time and a bigger battery.
Is that a wireless grid device in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Because of this ruling companies are going to have even more fodder to protect their copyrights well into the future. "Look! People are making asses out of our country's leaders! We cannot have this. These men are upstanding citizens that deserve international respect!"
I thought that no matter what parody was protected regardless of copyright? Isn't that how Weird Al operates? Oh wait, I forgot, the government doesn't work for the people. The government is employed by the corporations. I'll go and take my seat in the corner again.
Because we are basically all Americans here and are used to throwing our weight around internationally.
Of course the Slashdotters think that the easiest solution is to either pull out of France (obviously a good idea to lose money when you don't agree with something) or to fight them with an American organization...
My point is that it's stupid to add another whole OS, especially an embedded OS to avoid waiting for the system to boot. Doesn't windows have a decent sleep mode? Isn't putting the machine to sleep a better solution than adding another whole OS?
What does it take? A single board, perhaps even a single chip, to run a DVD player/MP3 player? Most of the portables are large because of the screen/drive size. I think the embedded part would be a non-issue.
You still have to wait for the machine to boot to do anything else, so a quickboot DVD player and mp3 player seems pretty useless (and about 50% of what I do with my notebook is run the DVD player, so my opinion is hardly biased by having no use for the feature).
What the fuck are you talking about? I think that the rest of us are talking about using the laptop to play DVDs/MP3s without booting the OS. I wasn't aware that we were talking about booting the machine to do anything else. Just because YOU don't use the machine to play DVDs all that much doesn't mean that other people don't see the cost benefits that you mention above (laptop price compared to portable DVD price).
I think the only reason you're arguing with me is because I made the heretical implication that linux is not the ultimate solution to every possible problem.
You don't know me very well then. I am basically against Linux in everything except the server market. This has little or nothing to do w/Linux anyway. I don't care what the hell the computer uses to load a DVD w/an OS as long as it does and it does well.
Have you seen the number of portable MP3 players and portable DVD players in use on planes, in cars, and whereever?
I have. It's astonishing. I just had a friend fly in from Cleveland. He could not believe that a good number of those around him (including himself) had a DVD player going. Even more had iPods (and their variants).
Personally I take enough shit around with me when I fly (GPS, Camera, books, music, phone/PDA, and media) do I really want to carry around a DVD player too? What happens if I already carried a laptop? Wouldn't I want that to be able to do MP3s and DVDs without having to waste the time booting after leveling out at 10,000 feet for the 35 minutes before descent?
Strange as it may sound, for the first time in 5 years I have moved to a place that has recycling. Perhaps other places wouldn't have a problem with this can because they don't have mandatory recycling?
it said proved the two were selling microchips to companies, whose DVD players lack what the MPAA called "appropriate security features.
Give me a break. All of their "security" features have been easily broken by widely known software/hardware out there. In fact the only thing that "security features" do is make the general public annoyed.
Take for example the TV/VCR combo I use in my bedroom. I have no need for a huge TV in there as I have two larger TVs elsewhere in the house. I hooked up an old DVD player to it. The TV thinks that I am trying to copy DVD's and enables Macrovision. There is no way to disable the Macrovision (at least from what I can find on the net) for that DVD player.
Thus I am stuck w/removing the macrovision using available software and reburning so I can enjoy the DVDs I have purchased.
The end isn't in sight yet, the "coffin" that is encasing the bad reactor is cracking, it may collapse causing another giant radioactive cloud of dust to blow all over the Ukraine, Russia, and Europe.
There was already a fire in the area that kicked up radioactive dust and sent it back into the air. I read somewhere before that the disaster at Chernobyl released about as much radioactive material into the atomosphere as one nuclear weapon test.
The moderators seem to as they cannot discern the difference between a "Funny" post and an "Insightful" one. My comment was in no way meant to be "Insightful" it was 100% "Funny".
If YOU cannot discern between humor and being insightful I will go out on a limb to say that it is YOU that has serious issues.
"We want to first see if the product is successful. The Windows market is bigger, but other manufacturers have yet to focus on the Linux market."
See their problem is that they are catering to two separate markets. I say they cater to everyone. Make the "Windows key" a changeable screen (LCD?) and you can put whatever you want there!
In the mood to smash the shit out of Darl's face? Want to give Bill Gates what he deserves? Want to break a window? Didn't get that raise - picture of your PHB! Wife fucking a nerdy guy than you - picture of nerd #2 hanging from his SCSI cable!
I can finally get rid of that nasty sand-filled balloon to relieve stress! *hugs Darl key*
Oh yeah, and if Phelps was a "raving asshole", he most certainly wouldn't have given up his spot on the medley relay to Ian Crocker so that Crocker can have a chance for gold. Give me a friggin break. If you want to talk about cocky, how about Gary Hall? How about Jason Wariner, the U.S. 400m runner? And those two were just from tonight!
He deserved a spot on the Medley relay. He did not deserve it on the Free relay.
But he never asked for it. Where's this 'bad attitude?' where's this 'big mouth.' but i guess because you don't have corporate sponsership, every smile is unjust and portrays someones underlieing greed.
He's not "good" he's fucking awesome. He's just incredible but that doesn't give him the right to stomp around like the raving asshole he is.
I haven't seen him publically denounce the media hype once. I also haven't seen him do anything but talk about that damn picture of Ian Crocker on his wall (yes, the media mentions it but he can always fluff his answer).
There have been plenty of awesome swimmers. I don't think Spitz walked around with that smug attitude when he was a part of 7 Golds and 7 WR's. There have been plenty of awesome athletes at the games. Phelps is just riding his hype.
You mean you aren't impressed with the coverage? I am. I haven't seen anything other than swimming, gymnastics, or beach volleyball. Isn't that all that's on the Olympics anyway?
Now for my rant about a specific Olympian and the media's quest to make the rest of us idolize him. Mind you, I was a swimmer (not at the international level though), and I always wanted to see more coverage of swimming. Problem with this year is the over-hype of that immature little prick that makes entirely too much money.
So we have a 19 year old that set his first cocky record at 15 years and 9 months (youngest male ever in swimming and probably other sports). He got a huge contract from Visa but he had to forego his college elligibility to compete for money. He never grew up and he has a big mouth. The media helps his bad attitude by telling everyone he could break Spitz's record. He claims he only wanted one gold but I saw his cocky little smile showing that he wanted MONEY.
If the IOC wants to make some fucking rules why not make rules banning professionals from competing? Then we can end this coverage of how bad the NBA stars suck at playing a TEAM SPORT and how Michael Phelps didn't make Spitz's record (BTW Spitz did them all in WR time).
Cocktail. $5.50 at Target (last weekend), $9.36 at DDDVD.
Yup, DDDVD is good for some stuff (selected titles) if you are willing to wait for USPS delivery. If you are looking for something just a bit more expensive than a rental, Target/Walmart smoke it.
First, I assume you are talking about the checkout lanes, not general merchandise lanes. I'm not really defending but just explaining. Single queues are more efficient at getting people through the line. That way, people are fed to the next available teller, instead of picking a random line and being stuck w/ the slow trainee, or happening to be behind people buying 20 items when you just wanted to pickup a cable.
Don't assume. Please re-read and comprehend as it makes everyone's life easier. I was specifically speaking of the lanes with items in them. I have never been trapped and questioned in a checkout lane (only in the store lanes and while exiting).
Three Best Buys I have been in around Xmas time have had this setup (one in Ohio and two in Minnesota). They also do this for the checkout lanes as well but that's obviously not what I was talking about.
I assume you have Walmart in your area. Perhaps you have a Target. Target and Walmart SMOKE BestBuy's prices. They may not have every title under the sun but they DO have much better prices.
Take for example The Big Lebowski. I got it for $7.50 at Target two months ago (last weekend it was $5.50). Best Buy (last night) was $9.99.
Why people ever shop at Best Buy I will never know. Sadly I was tricked into going there just last night...
I have a problem with Best Buy at all times of the year but especially at Christmas when they block off lanes so you can only enter/exit in one spot. That way they have an easier time trapping you in there to tell you that they do not work on commissions but that they are happy to help you look for everything they offer.
The second to last time I went to Best Buy I was looking for a wlan CF card for my iPaq. I went to Circuit City first and they had one for $40. I wasn't a huge fan of the maker (never heard of them) so I went to the Best Buy (less than 2 mi as the crow flies). I went into the area with the CF cards and looked at their gigantic selection of two CF cards. Both were over $75. Immediately the vultures descended on me. For once I had a question, "where are the rest of your CF wifi cards?" "That's it." "Wow, these are expensive." I was then dismissed with a wave of the hand and an insult about my lack of wifi CF card knowledge. I told them to start shopping at Circuit City, their discount couldn't even help to match their prices.
So last night I go in there to pick up a SD card reader. Their selection was, again, fantastically lacking. Five card readers. Two took SD the rest were for Sony format. $35.00 was the cheap one. Huh? Newegg.com here I come. So as I am leaving I am asked why I am leaving without buying anything, "Not here for Madden 2k5?" "No, I was here for an inexpensive SD card reader, it's obvious you don't carry those."
Now I was lying a bit when I said it was $35. It *was* $35 but I was not-so-politely informed that I could buy it at $35 and wait X weeks for my refund to come in the mail. Sorry about that Best Buy but I could get I online for $14 including shipping and no need to wait for my money to come back. Perhaps Ohio should force Best Buy to pay interest on the money while you wait for a rebate... Don't they make you pay back all the interest accrued if you don't have it all paid off when their 0% APR offer is done? It would be nice for them to taste their own medicine for once. Perhaps they would care about their customers more if they did.
For Best Buy being on nearly every block here in Minnesota (there are 5+ within a 5 mile radius of me) they suck. How the hell did they get so popular? People are really willing to put up w/lack of choice and expensive prices?
I'm sorry, I forgot I was in Microsoft-taught hell.
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it seems to requite gPhoto which would assume that I use X... I don't. The camera is not supported by the kernel (which was my original point).
Yes, you can use a CF card reader and use mass storage (which is what I do) but that still doesn't mean that the camera is supported.
Care to explain how your "solution" will solve that problem? Companies will still need to distribute drivers in order for it to be included into your even more bloated vision of xconfig.
What we need to do is lure companies to supporting Linux with non-binary distributions of their drivers.
proposing a common "control center" where all the hardware that the user is concerned with such as scanners, cameras, mice, printers, graphics card, monitor, USB drives, Firewire drives, etc can be controlled and configured from.
You mean like the kernel? Like where the applications interface to to get information about the hardware installed on the system?
This is going to be difficult to maintain. The numbers of unsupported hardware are huge. I just tried to add my digital camera (Kodak DX4530) but kept receiving an error that someone else was making a change at the same time.
As new devices are usually intended for a Windows audience I really doubt that this will do anything but tell people something they already know...
If wireless grid computing takes off, battery and CPU time might be a good tradeoff for access to the massive computing power of the grid should one need it.
I suppose I am not being forward-looking enough but I just don't see a need for major number crunching via the grid from a wireless device. It's not like my PDA/phone needs all that much horsepower to load webpages and send out SMS/AIM messages. In fact, it seems to do that just fine with the 15 hours of battery life it gets daily.
Interesting research but I hope that their theories remain just that (at least as far as using CPUs from personal wireless devices).
Yes, plenty of people are using wireless devices, and yes they could be used together to encode a concert or whatever, but no, I wouldn't want to be sharing my devices CPU time without compensation (say that encoding's output for free).
I want devices to be smaller, faster, and use less power. This seems to promote a need for more CPU time and a bigger battery.
Is that a wireless grid device in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Parodies are protected speech, satire is not, that's why there was a lawsuit.
Looks like they were making fun of both (using the original lyrics of the song to make a point).
Because of this ruling companies are going to have even more fodder to protect their copyrights well into the future. "Look! People are making asses out of our country's leaders! We cannot have this. These men are upstanding citizens that deserve international respect!"
I thought that no matter what parody was protected regardless of copyright? Isn't that how Weird Al operates? Oh wait, I forgot, the government doesn't work for the people. The government is employed by the corporations. I'll go and take my seat in the corner again.
Because we are basically all Americans here and are used to throwing our weight around internationally.
Of course the Slashdotters think that the easiest solution is to either pull out of France (obviously a good idea to lose money when you don't agree with something) or to fight them with an American organization...
My point is that it's stupid to add another whole OS, especially an embedded OS to avoid waiting for the system to boot. Doesn't windows have a decent sleep mode? Isn't putting the machine to sleep a better solution than adding another whole OS?
What does it take? A single board, perhaps even a single chip, to run a DVD player/MP3 player? Most of the portables are large because of the screen/drive size. I think the embedded part would be a non-issue.
You still have to wait for the machine to boot to do anything else, so a quickboot DVD player and mp3 player seems pretty useless (and about 50% of what I do with my notebook is run the DVD player, so my opinion is hardly biased by having no use for the feature).
What the fuck are you talking about? I think that the rest of us are talking about using the laptop to play DVDs/MP3s without booting the OS. I wasn't aware that we were talking about booting the machine to do anything else. Just because YOU don't use the machine to play DVDs all that much doesn't mean that other people don't see the cost benefits that you mention above (laptop price compared to portable DVD price).
I think the only reason you're arguing with me is because I made the heretical implication that linux is not the ultimate solution to every possible problem.
You don't know me very well then. I am basically against Linux in everything except the server market. This has little or nothing to do w/Linux anyway. I don't care what the hell the computer uses to load a DVD w/an OS as long as it does and it does well.
Have you seen the number of portable MP3 players and portable DVD players in use on planes, in cars, and whereever?
I have. It's astonishing. I just had a friend fly in from Cleveland. He could not believe that a good number of those around him (including himself) had a DVD player going. Even more had iPods (and their variants).
Personally I take enough shit around with me when I fly (GPS, Camera, books, music, phone/PDA, and media) do I really want to carry around a DVD player too? What happens if I already carried a laptop? Wouldn't I want that to be able to do MP3s and DVDs without having to waste the time booting after leveling out at 10,000 feet for the 35 minutes before descent?
Sounds like a good idea to me.
Because Microsoft will never allow that to happen. They make entirely too much money on licenses for usage of their OS.
They are already getting into bed with Phoenix to have a DRM BIOS to disable any third party software from running without their direct authorization.
Strange as it may sound, for the first time in 5 years I have moved to a place that has recycling. Perhaps other places wouldn't have a problem with this can because they don't have mandatory recycling?
. If someone wants to open something locked with a padlock, it's really *not that hard* for him to do so, either by picking or with some bolt cutters.
Does the Security Locker Association of America sue Masterlock for having a lock that be opened with bolt cutters or a torch?
it said proved the two were selling microchips to companies, whose DVD players lack what the MPAA called "appropriate security features.
Give me a break. All of their "security" features have been easily broken by widely known software/hardware out there. In fact the only thing that "security features" do is make the general public annoyed.
Take for example the TV/VCR combo I use in my bedroom. I have no need for a huge TV in there as I have two larger TVs elsewhere in the house. I hooked up an old DVD player to it. The TV thinks that I am trying to copy DVD's and enables Macrovision. There is no way to disable the Macrovision (at least from what I can find on the net) for that DVD player.
Thus I am stuck w/removing the macrovision using available software and reburning so I can enjoy the DVDs I have purchased.
The end isn't in sight yet, the "coffin" that is encasing the bad reactor is cracking, it may collapse causing another giant radioactive cloud of dust to blow all over the Ukraine, Russia, and Europe.
There was already a fire in the area that kicked up radioactive dust and sent it back into the air. I read somewhere before that the disaster at Chernobyl released about as much radioactive material into the atomosphere as one nuclear weapon test.
Scary.
You have some serious issues, don't you?
The moderators seem to as they cannot discern the difference between a "Funny" post and an "Insightful" one. My comment was in no way meant to be "Insightful" it was 100% "Funny".
If YOU cannot discern between humor and being insightful I will go out on a limb to say that it is YOU that has serious issues.
"We want to first see if the product is successful. The Windows market is bigger, but other manufacturers have yet to focus on the Linux market."
See their problem is that they are catering to two separate markets. I say they cater to everyone. Make the "Windows key" a changeable screen (LCD?) and you can put whatever you want there!
In the mood to smash the shit out of Darl's face? Want to give Bill Gates what he deserves? Want to break a window? Didn't get that raise - picture of your PHB! Wife fucking a nerdy guy than you - picture of nerd #2 hanging from his SCSI cable!
I can finally get rid of that nasty sand-filled balloon to relieve stress! *hugs Darl key*
Oh yeah, and if Phelps was a "raving asshole", he most certainly wouldn't have given up his spot on the medley relay to Ian Crocker so that Crocker can have a chance for gold. Give me a friggin break. If you want to talk about cocky, how about Gary Hall? How about Jason Wariner, the U.S. 400m runner? And those two were just from tonight!
He deserved a spot on the Medley relay. He did not deserve it on the Free relay.
But he never asked for it. Where's this 'bad attitude?' where's this 'big mouth.' but i guess because you don't have corporate sponsership, every smile is unjust and portrays someones underlieing greed.
He's not "good" he's fucking awesome. He's just incredible but that doesn't give him the right to stomp around like the raving asshole he is.
I haven't seen him publically denounce the media hype once. I also haven't seen him do anything but talk about that damn picture of Ian Crocker on his wall (yes, the media mentions it but he can always fluff his answer).
There have been plenty of awesome swimmers. I don't think Spitz walked around with that smug attitude when he was a part of 7 Golds and 7 WR's. There have been plenty of awesome athletes at the games. Phelps is just riding his hype.
You mean you aren't impressed with the coverage? I am. I haven't seen anything other than swimming, gymnastics, or beach volleyball. Isn't that all that's on the Olympics anyway?
Now for my rant about a specific Olympian and the media's quest to make the rest of us idolize him. Mind you, I was a swimmer (not at the international level though), and I always wanted to see more coverage of swimming. Problem with this year is the over-hype of that immature little prick that makes entirely too much money.
So we have a 19 year old that set his first cocky record at 15 years and 9 months (youngest male ever in swimming and probably other sports). He got a huge contract from Visa but he had to forego his college elligibility to compete for money. He never grew up and he has a big mouth. The media helps his bad attitude by telling everyone he could break Spitz's record. He claims he only wanted one gold but I saw his cocky little smile showing that he wanted MONEY.
If the IOC wants to make some fucking rules why not make rules banning professionals from competing? Then we can end this coverage of how bad the NBA stars suck at playing a TEAM SPORT and how Michael Phelps didn't make Spitz's record (BTW Spitz did them all in WR time).
I'm more disgusted in hype than stupid IOC rules.
As a general rule Deep Discount DVD sucks compared to Target/Walmart.
Let's have a couple of examples:
The Big Lebowski. $5.50 at Target (I got mine for $7.50), $9.53 at DDDVD.
Knight Rider Season 1. $33.50 at Target (Sunday after release), $38.99 at DDDVD.
Cocktail. $5.50 at Target (last weekend), $9.36 at DDDVD.
Yup, DDDVD is good for some stuff (selected titles) if you are willing to wait for USPS delivery. If you are looking for something just a bit more expensive than a rental, Target/Walmart smoke it.
First, I assume you are talking about the checkout lanes, not general merchandise lanes. I'm not really defending but just explaining. Single queues are more efficient at getting people through the line. That way, people are fed to the next available teller, instead of picking a random line and being stuck w/ the slow trainee, or happening to be behind people buying 20 items when you just wanted to pickup a cable.
Don't assume. Please re-read and comprehend as it makes everyone's life easier. I was specifically speaking of the lanes with items in them. I have never been trapped and questioned in a checkout lane (only in the store lanes and while exiting).
Three Best Buys I have been in around Xmas time have had this setup (one in Ohio and two in Minnesota). They also do this for the checkout lanes as well but that's obviously not what I was talking about.
Their DVD collection isn't that bad either...
I assume you have Walmart in your area. Perhaps you have a Target. Target and Walmart SMOKE BestBuy's prices. They may not have every title under the sun but they DO have much better prices.
Take for example The Big Lebowski. I got it for $7.50 at Target two months ago (last weekend it was $5.50). Best Buy (last night) was $9.99.
Why people ever shop at Best Buy I will never know. Sadly I was tricked into going there just last night...
I have a problem with Best Buy at all times of the year but especially at Christmas when they block off lanes so you can only enter/exit in one spot. That way they have an easier time trapping you in there to tell you that they do not work on commissions but that they are happy to help you look for everything they offer.
The second to last time I went to Best Buy I was looking for a wlan CF card for my iPaq. I went to Circuit City first and they had one for $40. I wasn't a huge fan of the maker (never heard of them) so I went to the Best Buy (less than 2 mi as the crow flies). I went into the area with the CF cards and looked at their gigantic selection of two CF cards. Both were over $75. Immediately the vultures descended on me. For once I had a question, "where are the rest of your CF wifi cards?" "That's it." "Wow, these are expensive." I was then dismissed with a wave of the hand and an insult about my lack of wifi CF card knowledge. I told them to start shopping at Circuit City, their discount couldn't even help to match their prices.
So last night I go in there to pick up a SD card reader. Their selection was, again, fantastically lacking. Five card readers. Two took SD the rest were for Sony format. $35.00 was the cheap one. Huh? Newegg.com here I come. So as I am leaving I am asked why I am leaving without buying anything, "Not here for Madden 2k5?" "No, I was here for an inexpensive SD card reader, it's obvious you don't carry those."
Now I was lying a bit when I said it was $35. It *was* $35 but I was not-so-politely informed that I could buy it at $35 and wait X weeks for my refund to come in the mail. Sorry about that Best Buy but I could get I online for $14 including shipping and no need to wait for my money to come back. Perhaps Ohio should force Best Buy to pay interest on the money while you wait for a rebate... Don't they make you pay back all the interest accrued if you don't have it all paid off when their 0% APR offer is done? It would be nice for them to taste their own medicine for once. Perhaps they would care about their customers more if they did.
For Best Buy being on nearly every block here in Minnesota (there are 5+ within a 5 mile radius of me) they suck. How the hell did they get so popular? People are really willing to put up w/lack of choice and expensive prices?
I'm sorry, I forgot I was in Microsoft-taught hell.