The PS2 has a DVD player, the Dreamcast didn't. It might not be important to you, I know it wasn't for me, but everything I've seen says that was the nail in the coffin for the Dreamcast. So in that sence, it was better.
How is this holding your data hostage again? You chose to use Word, your friend didn't. You redily admit that there are ways around it but you don't want to use them. Isn't this your fault for choosing something to to a group project in that not all members of the group have access to?
I'm working on a database with a group for a school project, I decided to use Oracle. The group meeting is at another member's house to work on it. We want to make edits to the database, but he doen't have a version of Oracle. What now? Sure, I can dump it to one of several cross platform formats but thats a lot of work I don't want to do. When will Oracle open their file format so I don't have to do anything?
Same whining, different product. Yet Microsoft, and around here often only Microsoft, is expected to open everything up so that people can make a complete replacement.
Handeling multiple threads across multiple processors is Solaris's claim to fame. Running Solaris on a single processor system does degrade the performance.
certainly makes peoples jobs of trying to break software a lot easier
Which is why Linux, KDE, Gnome, *BSD and whathaveyou are broken on a daily basis. You don't need to see the code to exploit it, and making something Open Source does not magically secure it. There are bugs, exploitable bugs, found in Linux that go back almost as far as you can find code archived, so what help was this many eyes leads to secure code? Probably most OSS programmers are not skilled in auditing software so exactly how do you expect them to find every bug?
I do recall the Windows & IE source code being leaked a while back
Care to show that Windows exploits got worse after that? I've seen no evidence of that.
Create the site specific Firefox + Extensions environment and roll a MSI package yourself. 2000 Server and possibly Professional come with the tools to do this, chances are they are in 2003 as well. Do you really expect Mozilla to create a site specific MSI for you?
And of course businesses are the only ones who would be interested in running Linux.
7 out of my 12 machines run at 300MHz or less. Older machines are usefull and interesting to individuals, not businesses, but some of us still want a modern OS to run on them, and they still need software.
If they're thin clients and the hardware is supported by Sun, they are probably using SunRay clients which implies a large Solaris system hiding somewhere.
Because this one sucked, so there were no marketing oppertunities. Actually it was probably because the first one was saved by a huge writing campain, the one to save Enterprise was no where near that.
You don't need two entire desktops to run KDE/QT and GTK apps.
That said, given the speed that the Ubantu people seem to work at, do you think they would have hung around developing Debian at a snails pace? Some people like the way Ubantu does things, personally I'm going to stick with Debian, I like the slow and steady it works for my needs. Same with KDE and Gnome. I hate Gnome. I can't stand it, but I like KDE. I would use CDE before using Gnome. Choice is there for a reason, you'll never please everyone and each of these projects appeals to different people.
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The PS2 has a DVD player, the Dreamcast didn't. It might not be important to you, I know it wasn't for me, but everything I've seen says that was the nail in the coffin for the Dreamcast. So in that sence, it was better.
How is this holding your data hostage again? You chose to use Word, your friend didn't. You redily admit that there are ways around it but you don't want to use them. Isn't this your fault for choosing something to to a group project in that not all members of the group have access to?
I'm working on a database with a group for a school project, I decided to use Oracle. The group meeting is at another member's house to work on it. We want to make edits to the database, but he doen't have a version of Oracle. What now? Sure, I can dump it to one of several cross platform formats but thats a lot of work I don't want to do. When will Oracle open their file format so I don't have to do anything?
Same whining, different product. Yet Microsoft, and around here often only Microsoft, is expected to open everything up so that people can make a complete replacement.
Oh I see, they hold your data hostage before you've even created it.
Handeling multiple threads across multiple processors is Solaris's claim to fame. Running Solaris on a single processor system does degrade the performance.
I don't recall Microsoft demanding anything for me to open and edit my documents, when was the last time your data was held hostage?
Its the root window, it must require root privileges to change.
That was done on Voyager. It wasn't funny at all.
certainly makes peoples jobs of trying to break software a lot easier
Which is why Linux, KDE, Gnome, *BSD and whathaveyou are broken on a daily basis. You don't need to see the code to exploit it, and making something Open Source does not magically secure it. There are bugs, exploitable bugs, found in Linux that go back almost as far as you can find code archived, so what help was this many eyes leads to secure code? Probably most OSS programmers are not skilled in auditing software so exactly how do you expect them to find every bug?
I do recall the Windows & IE source code being leaked a while back
Care to show that Windows exploits got worse after that? I've seen no evidence of that.
Create the site specific Firefox + Extensions environment and roll a MSI package yourself. 2000 Server and possibly Professional come with the tools to do this, chances are they are in 2003 as well. Do you really expect Mozilla to create a site specific MSI for you?
And of course businesses are the only ones who would be interested in running Linux.
7 out of my 12 machines run at 300MHz or less. Older machines are usefull and interesting to individuals, not businesses, but some of us still want a modern OS to run on them, and they still need software.
Your choice is Dell or not. No one is forcing an Intel based Dell on anyone. Most of Dell's customers don't care whats inside anyway.
How long does it take on KDE with a P2? Oh wait, its not that long.
1. People don't even want to move to SP2, do you think people will buy all this muscle for Longhorn?
Yes, they need it to surf the web
2. What exactly is a 3D interface? Would we need to wear 3D goggles to use it?
Its drawn with Direct3D of course.
Avalon and Indigo are catchy names, but are we going to have loads of compatibility issues?
Of course not, that will all occure in XP when they are released for that platform.
4. How much MORE is Longhorn going to cost? Is it going to be subscription based?
Now thats just silly
5. How many software patents are MS going to secure for this?
How many can they get?
Ya, because Americans know nothing about the world and Canadains know everything. Sorry buddy, its not called America Jr. for nothing.
I believe it means historical coins and stamps. I don't believe that the German Treasury is run by a bunch of Nazi's.
Well troll, what did Apple steal exactly?
Linus creates a kernel, nothing more. Package management is the responsibility of the distro.
If they're thin clients and the hardware is supported by Sun, they are probably using SunRay clients which implies a large Solaris system hiding somewhere.
Sorry, wrong website.
Destroying Moores law, Intels final Solution.
Because this one sucked, so there were no marketing oppertunities. Actually it was probably because the first one was saved by a huge writing campain, the one to save Enterprise was no where near that.
Maybe it was the suckage.
2 weeks pay.
How much does it cost you for getting fired for wasting your time?
You don't need two entire desktops to run KDE/QT and GTK apps.
That said, given the speed that the Ubantu people seem to work at, do you think they would have hung around developing Debian at a snails pace? Some people like the way Ubantu does things, personally I'm going to stick with Debian, I like the slow and steady it works for my needs. Same with KDE and Gnome. I hate Gnome. I can't stand it, but I like KDE. I would use CDE before using Gnome. Choice is there for a reason, you'll never please everyone and each of these projects appeals to different people.
I'm far too scared to type.