I knew there was a reason I liked to go to Birmingham-a-lot. It really was bad when you realized that Lego moved more to the elements then the bricks, even my Mum noticed and said it was a shame. I should get some bricks and build a huge permanent clock.
Because of the packaging. Go and install a fresh Windows 95, now go and download an MSI file. 95 has no clue what to do with it. The app probably will run just fine on Red Hat, Debian, slack, or what have you, you just have a package in a foreign format. Had the app been distributed in a common format, say a tarball, then all you'd have to do is use tar and extract it.
There are differences between distros because thats how they choose to do things, welcome to community driven software, not everyone thinks exactly the same way. If you don't like how one does it, go somewhere else and use theirs.
Linux and a Linux Distribution are not the same things, Linux is a kernel, a Distribution takes that kernel, adds what else is needed to make it usable. In that process they made some decisions as to how to install software, and what to install. That is why there are different ways of doing things, because there are different people driving why a distro exists, that is why when you ask how do I install x in Linux the first question is 'What distro.' It matters because you don't install anything on Linux, its just a kernel, you install something to fit with the system as a whole.
Sasser was a cold, there was no real damage done, it was just irritating as hell to those who were foolish enough to have not updated since the previous one that spread using the same problem. In other words had you done the equivalent of giving your system an apple a day, there was no problem. It was widespread, but no irritation equals $158,000 in damages.
I think you'll find that either a) When it finally does ship, most people, including Slashdotters in 3 months will be wondering how they did things before WinFS, or b) When GNOME implements the same thing with PostgreSQL, most Slashdotters will think its the best thing since sliced bread, wonder how the did things before it and will laugh at MS for not thinking of it first, completely forgetting about WinFS.
WinFS is not a filesystem, but it could help a lot of people in how they organize and search for their documents on their system.
History doesn't change, its sort of written in stone, any changes to the Social Studies curriculum is recent events so a text book is not the best way to get that information, and the science thats taught in school, say high school and earlier is the rudimentary and introductory that does not get revised all that often. New textbooks every year for everyone is a joke, only the hopelessly damaged ones should have to be replaced.
Its nice to hear that schools you went to didn't try and use children as a vacuum for their parents wallets, but in some that I have been, the only decent teaching that happened in a day was the teacher 'educating' the children to pressure their parents to dump as much cash into the useless programs as possible. My High School bought a 40" flat screen TV that was only used to display a power point presentation of some announcements, that was bought with the funds of some shake down the school pulled.
There are many arguments on both sides, but any educational system that puts sports programs on such a pedestal if not push it as the most important thing s horribly broken.
I guess you don't rent movies either. Its the same thing, except you pay a monthly/yearly fee to access the software instead of a one time, to watch the movie for a few days. Rentals exist in just about every industry, why is it such a bad thing when it comes to software.
Linux put itself into competition with Windows/Mac No, fanboys did, OSS developers just make something that works for them and were nice enough to let others use it as they saw fit. However, MS has positioned itself to compete with Linux.
...always suck at delivering features as fast as the commercial world. They're not a commercial project, things get done when they get done. Don't expect them to act like a company, if you want something done do it yourself, thats the open part.
What exactly about Linux, FreeBSD or any other OSS project that is being implemented in a government or corporate setting is inferior to any other OS anyway? They process data just fine for a heavy database system, route traffic for an extremely busy network or just about any other use just fine. A government or corporation is not going to subscribe to the 'OSS is god', when they implement an OSS project, they choose to on its merits.
Care to point out how OSS is a decade behind without pointing at a particular project? Or perhaps make some constructive criticisms as to what could be done. Perhaps you could shut up and fix whatever you want fixed since there is nothing but your own limitations holding you back from making it whatever you want it to be. Finally, you realize that OSS is people doing what they want to do, and not doing everything just for you right. This group of people wanted Transparencies and Shadows in their X Server, so they did it, someone else wanted USB2 support in Linux and guess what, what have you done besides some vague bitching and moaning?
Fine, you can neither prove nor disprove that there is no god. Either way, an atheist believes that there is no god.
Incidentally your 'throw me off a bridge' test could be made to ensure that you would die if you did not fly, and since no one in their right mind would choose to die for no reason when they have the ability to prevent it, your death would point to the fact you were out of your mind, so any assertation about your abilities would be suspect, and we would be able to conclude that no, you can not fly despite what you say.
Can you prove there are no gods? Then you simply believe there is no god. Atheism is a belief system ad a religion with the self at the center. Everyone believes in something.
Silly me, I was referring to the technical aspects of the game. However, I don't believe Half-Life is at the top of the bestsellers lists, if I recall correctly that honor goes to The Sims, which did it in less then 5 years, followed by Myst, and Everquest has been blamed for more deaths, so its still all been done before.
Yea choice sucks, I mean who would want to choose what works best for them whether its a Mac, Windows, Linux running whatever, Solaris..., yea choice is the bane of software.
Good thing you made your decision, getting away from Windows to Linux, just can't wait till someone shoe horns Linux into what you want, something like OS X it seems, if only there was something that you wouldn't have to wait so long for.
Was Half-Life really a milestone though? Yes it was a good game, but everything it did had been done before. I really can't think of a single new or 'revolutionary' feature about Half-Life.
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What exactly was wrong with it?
I knew there was a reason I liked to go to Birmingham-a-lot. It really was bad when you realized that Lego moved more to the elements then the bricks, even my Mum noticed and said it was a shame. I should get some bricks and build a huge permanent clock.
Canadians have no sense of humour, blame them.
Because of the packaging. Go and install a fresh Windows 95, now go and download an MSI file. 95 has no clue what to do with it. The app probably will run just fine on Red Hat, Debian, slack, or what have you, you just have a package in a foreign format. Had the app been distributed in a common format, say a tarball, then all you'd have to do is use tar and extract it.
There are differences between distros because thats how they choose to do things, welcome to community driven software, not everyone thinks exactly the same way. If you don't like how one does it, go somewhere else and use theirs.
Linux and a Linux Distribution are not the same things, Linux is a kernel, a Distribution takes that kernel, adds what else is needed to make it usable. In that process they made some decisions as to how to install software, and what to install. That is why there are different ways of doing things, because there are different people driving why a distro exists, that is why when you ask how do I install x in Linux the first question is 'What distro.' It matters because you don't install anything on Linux, its just a kernel, you install something to fit with the system as a whole.
Throw it in the dishwasher. No seriously.
Anime matters just as much if not more then politics to a good portion of Slashdots audience.
The cost of doing business with a customer that is uneducated in the proper use of the tool.
Sasser was a cold, there was no real damage done, it was just irritating as hell to those who were foolish enough to have not updated since the previous one that spread using the same problem. In other words had you done the equivalent of giving your system an apple a day, there was no problem. It was widespread, but no irritation equals $158,000 in damages.
Thats just nasty. I don't want to even think of the number of virus's that would be following her around.
If I remember correctly, there was a 'working' implementation of WinFS in the Official pre-beta release of Longhorn last year.
He wasn't the guy who started any of those projects. Think about it.
I think you'll find that either
a) When it finally does ship, most people, including Slashdotters in 3 months will be wondering how they did things before WinFS, or
b) When GNOME implements the same thing with PostgreSQL, most Slashdotters will think its the best thing since sliced bread, wonder how the did things before it and will laugh at MS for not thinking of it first, completely forgetting about WinFS.
WinFS is not a filesystem, but it could help a lot of people in how they organize and search for their documents on their system.
History doesn't change, its sort of written in stone, any changes to the Social Studies curriculum is recent events so a text book is not the best way to get that information, and the science thats taught in school, say high school and earlier is the rudimentary and introductory that does not get revised all that often. New textbooks every year for everyone is a joke, only the hopelessly damaged ones should have to be replaced.
Its nice to hear that schools you went to didn't try and use children as a vacuum for their parents wallets, but in some that I have been, the only decent teaching that happened in a day was the teacher 'educating' the children to pressure their parents to dump as much cash into the useless programs as possible. My High School bought a 40" flat screen TV that was only used to display a power point presentation of some announcements, that was bought with the funds of some shake down the school pulled.
There are many arguments on both sides, but any educational system that puts sports programs on such a pedestal if not push it as the most important thing s horribly broken.
I guess you don't rent movies either. Its the same thing, except you pay a monthly/yearly fee to access the software instead of a one time, to watch the movie for a few days. Rentals exist in just about every industry, why is it such a bad thing when it comes to software.
FF2(US) was FF4.
Linux put itself into competition with Windows/Mac
...always suck at delivering features as fast as the commercial world.
No, fanboys did, OSS developers just make something that works for them and were nice enough to let others use it as they saw fit. However, MS has positioned itself to compete with Linux.
They're not a commercial project, things get done when they get done. Don't expect them to act like a company, if you want something done do it yourself, thats the open part.
What exactly about Linux, FreeBSD or any other OSS project that is being implemented in a government or corporate setting is inferior to any other OS anyway? They process data just fine for a heavy database system, route traffic for an extremely busy network or just about any other use just fine. A government or corporation is not going to subscribe to the 'OSS is god', when they implement an OSS project, they choose to on its merits.
Care to point out how OSS is a decade behind without pointing at a particular project? Or perhaps make some constructive criticisms as to what could be done. Perhaps you could shut up and fix whatever you want fixed since there is nothing but your own limitations holding you back from making it whatever you want it to be. Finally, you realize that OSS is people doing what they want to do, and not doing everything just for you right. This group of people wanted Transparencies and Shadows in their X Server, so they did it, someone else wanted USB2 support in Linux and guess what, what have you done besides some vague bitching and moaning?
Fine, you can neither prove nor disprove that there is no god. Either way, an atheist believes that there is no god.
Incidentally your 'throw me off a bridge' test could be made to ensure that you would die if you did not fly, and since no one in their right mind would choose to die for no reason when they have the ability to prevent it, your death would point to the fact you were out of your mind, so any assertation about your abilities would be suspect, and we would be able to conclude that no, you can not fly despite what you say.
Spyware would drop a GPS into your soup so that you would swallow it and your exact movements could be tracked and recorded without you knowing.
The fact he's unemployed hasn't tipped you off?
Can you prove there are no gods? Then you simply believe there is no god. Atheism is a belief system ad a religion with the self at the center. Everyone believes in something.
Silly me, I was referring to the technical aspects of the game. However, I don't believe Half-Life is at the top of the bestsellers lists, if I recall correctly that honor goes to The Sims, which did it in less then 5 years, followed by Myst, and Everquest has been blamed for more deaths, so its still all been done before.
Yea choice sucks, I mean who would want to choose what works best for them whether its a Mac, Windows, Linux running whatever, Solaris..., yea choice is the bane of software.
Good thing you made your decision, getting away from Windows to Linux, just can't wait till someone shoe horns Linux into what you want, something like OS X it seems, if only there was something that you wouldn't have to wait so long for.
It doesn't.
Was Half-Life really a milestone though? Yes it was a good game, but everything it did had been done before. I really can't think of a single new or 'revolutionary' feature about Half-Life.