Here we go again, imposing "role model" status. Linus is just a guy. Sometimes he gets his buttons pushed, sometimes he's doing the pushing. BFD. Maybe you'd be a little pissy too if Slashdot posted a story every time you did or said something. Linus Prefers Gas-X, Says Bean-o Is For Douchebags. Who cares? (BTW, Linus didn't really say that, I made it up. Don't wanna get the Bean-o people on his case too.)
As far as this whole VM thing goes, time and testing will tell the true story. Meanwhile, maybe we could try NOT deifying Linus (any more)?
No, but I'm not a tin-foil-hat Art Bell conspiracy theorist, either. I have no doubt that governments keep secrets, I just don't think it's always bad. YMMV.
Depends on what you mean by "performance penalty." I accidentally ran a system without swap for a while (forgot to create it in fstab). Everything ran pretty well, but if I tried to launch too many programs and there wasn't enough RAM to go around, something would die, or just not launch. Swapping is good to have around as a just-in-case solution, IMO.
Ditto for Easy Ubuntu. And it seems to do a better job of installing the media codecs, especially for the browser. But, Automatix is good too, and it was there when I needed it.:)
Fedora has high standards for stability and functionality.
So did the Titanic.
I still remember when they said they would take the best elements from Fedora and put them into the next RHEL. I left the RedHat family after they dropped support for RH9, and now they want me to be a beta tester for RHEL? Thanks, but no. I'll stick with a distro that I use, not one that uses me (what is this, Soviet Russia?).
It's lack of popularity however stems from The liquor companies reliance on the taste of alcohole and its addictive properties.
So, it tastes like crap (Wikipedia calls it "slightly pungent," which is a polite way of saying "like feet"), and it's the liquor companies fault for making drinks that taste good? What nerve!
Support for.doc files between different computers running the same version of Word can even be tricky, not to mention differing versions. So far I've had much better experiences with OOo's OpenDocument format. Just waiting for the suite itself to catch up to Office (looking at you here, Calc).
A: Because Windows, by default (not talking about all you "you-can-make-windows-secure" types), is wide open to attack. That may sound a little flame-ish, but look back at all the stories about how Windows can get owned within 10 minutes before you mod me into nothing.
Having said all that, if MS can put anti-malware software out, I hope it's because Windows has improved to the point where it's not needed. If so, I will more than welcome the change. It's kind of like folks being upset when the car put put the horse and buggy. Things change, obsolescence happens. Life goes on.
It doesn't bother you that IE is closed source? I mean, I personally have never looked at Firefox/Mozilla source, but I feel better knowing that there are people who do, and there are gobs of folks who would raise hell if backdoors or spyware were included in FF. How do you know what MS is doing in there? I don't respect programs either--but I do respect developers and the open development process.
...Well, we know where that went - they have become a major profit center and gawd help you if you use an ATM at a bank you're not a customer at!
Isn't that just awful?! Paying for a service from a company you don't do any business with, instead of driving 2 blocks down the road to get to your own bank...BASTARDS!
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Here we go again, imposing "role model" status. Linus is just a guy. Sometimes he gets his buttons pushed, sometimes he's doing the pushing. BFD. Maybe you'd be a little pissy too if Slashdot posted a story every time you did or said something. Linus Prefers Gas-X, Says Bean-o Is For Douchebags. Who cares? (BTW, Linus didn't really say that, I made it up. Don't wanna get the Bean-o people on his case too.)
As far as this whole VM thing goes, time and testing will tell the true story. Meanwhile, maybe we could try NOT deifying Linus (any more)?
Pot, meet kettle...
Are you loyal enough to quit your job and follow Madonna wherever she goes?
Loyalty is overrated. Also, over-zealous loyalty won't help you either.AC had it right. Life is harsh. Sell your Madonna posters and move on.
We're fine until we have confirmed reports of colonies of large wild boars and wolves
Are they ill-tempered?"Vista Disappoints...And How!"
No, but I'm not a tin-foil-hat Art Bell conspiracy theorist, either. I have no doubt that governments keep secrets, I just don't think it's always bad. YMMV.
What concentration camps?
--Love, Hitler
WMDs are easier to hide than camps. Doesn't mean they were never there. For that matter, we found the camps, and some people still don't believe it.
paranoia, cha cha cha
Depends on what you mean by "performance penalty." I accidentally ran a system without swap for a while (forgot to create it in fstab). Everything ran pretty well, but if I tried to launch too many programs and there wasn't enough RAM to go around, something would die, or just not launch. Swapping is good to have around as a just-in-case solution, IMO.
Doesn't writing to a file change the size of it? I may be off here, but if you change the contents of a file, I think that changes the file size also.
Ditto for Easy Ubuntu. And it seems to do a better job of installing the media codecs, especially for the browser. But, Automatix is good too, and it was there when I needed it. :)
Fedora has high standards for stability and functionality.
So did the Titanic.I still remember when they said they would take the best elements from Fedora and put them into the next RHEL. I left the RedHat family after they dropped support for RH9, and now they want me to be a beta tester for RHEL? Thanks, but no. I'll stick with a distro that I use, not one that uses me (what is this, Soviet Russia?).
It's lack of popularity however stems from The liquor companies reliance on the taste of alcohole and its addictive properties.
So, it tastes like crap (Wikipedia calls it "slightly pungent," which is a polite way of saying "like feet"), and it's the liquor companies fault for making drinks that taste good? What nerve!I find your lack of faith...disturbing... *pinches fingers together*
The worst thing is that we will never know what actually happened, what this guy did, how he did it, why he did it.
O rly? Seems like a little Googling clears up a lot.Support for .doc files between different computers running the same version of Word can even be tricky, not to mention differing versions. So far I've had much better experiences with OOo's OpenDocument format. Just waiting for the suite itself to catch up to Office (looking at you here, Calc).
"You want a tool."
Like Ballmer? ba dum dum
A: Because spyware exists.
Q: Why does spyware exist?
A: Because Windows, by default (not talking about all you "you-can-make-windows-secure" types), is wide open to attack. That may sound a little flame-ish, but look back at all the stories about how Windows can get owned within 10 minutes before you mod me into nothing.
Having said all that, if MS can put anti-malware software out, I hope it's because Windows has improved to the point where it's not needed. If so, I will more than welcome the change. It's kind of like folks being upset when the car put put the horse and buggy. Things change, obsolescence happens. Life goes on.
pffffft...
emerge sharks-with-laser-kernel
[wait]
"Let's examine this:"
WHY?
It doesn't bother you that IE is closed source? I mean, I personally have never looked at Firefox/Mozilla source, but I feel better knowing that there are people who do, and there are gobs of folks who would raise hell if backdoors or spyware were included in FF. How do you know what MS is doing in there? I don't respect programs either--but I do respect developers and the open development process.
The word you're looking for is: "lame."
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...Well, we know where that went - they have become a major profit center and gawd help you if you use an ATM at a bank you're not a customer at!
Isn't that just awful?! Paying for a service from a company you don't do any business with, instead of driving 2 blocks down the road to get to your own bank...BASTARDS!