But it's a very important teapot. Quite a few people have based their careers on GPL'ed code. The existence of loopholes or squabbles over "what it means" threaten their livelihood.
The first part of your post couldn't be more true. But minimizing the importance of the GPL (like the second part did) is like minimizing the importance of those who depend on it.
Am using it on a p166 MMX with 64MB of RAM. And I like it. Granted, my friend runs Slack on a p166 with 32MB, and he likes that. Distros are still a reflection of your personality, not your geekiness or consumer skills.
I know I was surprised with some "data" a couple of days ago. Fry's ran an ad, and their budget PC came with Linux-and not Lindows, either (it was a distro I had never even heard of). This means that this poll will show the results of this "data".
IMHO, the usage percentages are a tad higher for both Macintosh and Linux distros. Linux is free, and it's broadest support comes from people downloading.iso files. And Macintosh, well, they make computers that last. I know more than a few people who have 6-year old Apple machines, because they still work, and because they paid too much money for them to see their investment out the window (no pun). In the Windows/PC world, machines are obselete after 3-4 years or so.
I play America's Army on PB servers, and again, not every cheater is chased away by it. The problem is that PB will only stop the commmon, every-day cheats like aut-aim and ilk. If someone is dedicated and smart enough to write their own cheat, or use a cheat that PB didn't think of, they can slip through the cracks. The common one I used to see made it appear as if the player is lagging even if they have a low ping, so that they "jump" around and are harder to hit.
When I took my first networking class, they told us it was important the WE knew the difference, but that the general masses didn't make the distinction and that trying to correct the error of their ways was futile.
You know, maybe you are right. And I think we should also stop counting in base-10. I mean, we've been doing that for, like, forever. And it would be so cool to count in base-13. And maybe we should live in tepees. Because they're cool.
Speaking of which, anyone else here disappointed by the new Download Manager? I liked the one in.7 better. At least, that's my impression after all of 8 hours of use...
pencil and paper: n.
An archaic information storage and transmission device that works by depositing smears of graphite on bleached wood pulp. More recent developments in paper-based technology include improved 'write-once' update devices which use tiny rolling heads similar to mouse balls to deposit colored pigment. All these devices require an operator skilled at so-called 'handwriting' technique. These technologies are ubiquitous outside hackerdom, but nearly forgotten inside it. Most hackers had terrible handwriting to begin with, and years of keyboarding tend to have encouraged it to degrade further. Perhaps for this reason, hackers deprecate pencil-and-paper technology and often resist using it in any but the most trivial contexts.
I personally prefer the color tones of a good CRT, but I may or may not switch to LCD in the future. They don't hold much for me now, but they are getting better every year and are quickly going to catch up to CRT screens.
As for mice, I didn't mention mice at all. Perhaps you were confused?
Always good to shoot for good Ausio/Video Equipment like speakers and monitors, since they last longer than PC internals and they aren't pushed into obsolecence as quickly. I'll keep using my 17" CRT monitor untill it dies. Then I'll look at a 21" perhaps...
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It's been a while since we've had public hangings in the Western World, and I can't think of a better way to bring them back.
Or maybe we could put them in an arena with some lions...
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OK, now it's perfect!
Freezing, rest my head on a pillow made of concrete...
The Apple case happened here (in the States) while this is taking place in France, where the laws are probably different.
But it's a very important teapot. Quite a few people have based their careers on GPL'ed code. The existence of loopholes or squabbles over "what it means" threaten their livelihood.
The first part of your post couldn't be more true. But minimizing the importance of the GPL (like the second part did) is like minimizing the importance of those who depend on it.
Am using it on a p166 MMX with 64MB of RAM. And I like it. Granted, my friend runs Slack on a p166 with 32MB, and he likes that. Distros are still a reflection of your personality, not your geekiness or consumer skills.
They may charge, but you can still get it *free* ya know.
No it's not, it's Scandinavian ;)
This may be, but Microsoft is better able to absorb a severe hand slapping than any other company.
And what about Gentoo users? There's a topic for Debian, after all, and it isn't like it's beta anymore. So, what do you think Malda?
I know I was surprised with some "data" a couple of days ago. Fry's ran an ad, and their budget PC came with Linux-and not Lindows, either (it was a distro I had never even heard of). This means that this poll will show the results of this "data".
.iso files. And Macintosh, well, they make computers that last. I know more than a few people who have 6-year old Apple machines, because they still work, and because they paid too much money for them to see their investment out the window (no pun). In the Windows/PC world, machines are obselete after 3-4 years or so.
IMHO, the usage percentages are a tad higher for both Macintosh and Linux distros. Linux is free, and it's broadest support comes from people downloading
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Funny, I actually believe them. *duck*
Whoa, did you just compare online game cheating to nuclear weapons?
Or, if you like, while looking at the source code.
I play America's Army on PB servers, and again, not every cheater is chased away by it. The problem is that PB will only stop the commmon, every-day cheats like aut-aim and ilk. If someone is dedicated and smart enough to write their own cheat, or use a cheat that PB didn't think of, they can slip through the cracks. The common one I used to see made it appear as if the player is lagging even if they have a low ping, so that they "jump" around and are harder to hit.
When I took my first networking class, they told us it was important the WE knew the difference, but that the general masses didn't make the distinction and that trying to correct the error of their ways was futile.
..could bring High Speed Internet to the masses, since everyone has power lines. But what sort of equipment/distance requirements are there?
You know, maybe you are right. And I think we should also stop counting in base-10. I mean, we've been doing that for, like, forever. And it would be so cool to count in base-13. And maybe we should live in tepees. Because they're cool.
Although I think the Internet will always be "stupid" (as the article put it).
Why...OOOH...How DARE they! Really...Why...
Yeah, that's interesting.
Speaking of which, anyone else here disappointed by the new Download Manager? I liked the one in .7 better. At least, that's my impression after all of 8 hours of use...
pencil and paper: n.
- paper.html
An archaic information storage and transmission device that works by depositing smears of graphite on bleached wood pulp. More recent developments in paper-based technology include improved 'write-once' update devices which use tiny rolling heads similar to mouse balls to deposit colored pigment. All these devices require an operator skilled at so-called 'handwriting' technique. These technologies are ubiquitous outside hackerdom, but nearly forgotten inside it. Most hackers had terrible handwriting to begin with, and years of keyboarding tend to have encouraged it to degrade further. Perhaps for this reason, hackers deprecate pencil-and-paper technology and often resist using it in any but the most trivial contexts.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/P/pencil-and
I personally prefer the color tones of a good CRT, but I may or may not switch to LCD in the future. They don't hold much for me now, but they are getting better every year and are quickly going to catch up to CRT screens.
As for mice, I didn't mention mice at all. Perhaps you were confused?
Always good to shoot for good Ausio/Video Equipment like speakers and monitors, since they last longer than PC internals and they aren't pushed into obsolecence as quickly. I'll keep using my 17" CRT monitor untill it dies. Then I'll look at a 21" perhaps...