My point was this. Can a blade setup like that take a 100% load for extended periods of time? Also, if my 100 node cluster is not running apps all the time, why not run./dnetc on it to eat up the wasted cycles?
Agreed. Fo rmyself, all I usually need is a push in the right direction. Once I get some understanding, google and man pages can usually get me where I want to go.
back a few years ago when I was a complete noob, I read "Networking for Dummies". Pretty good read, and taught me all I needed to get me started. Maybe this is one I can recomend to my noob friends.
One has to wonder if DFBSD will die due to lack of following, or if it will be the next awesome BSD. I am currently running FreeBSD 4.8 Release on my workstation. It might be worth it to grab a spare machine and install it to see what's up. Only if the distributed.net client will work on it though. ]:3}>
Another point I just thought of is, the differences between users. Not everyone is going to like the same interface to an OS.
Personally, I find windowmaker and FreeBSd to make the worlds greatest workstation. Simple, clean, and a customizable little menu anywhere my mouse is. But, some people can actually stand to use, and like, KDE. I can't stand it, not even for a little bit. Both are great GUIs in thier own right, and popular as heck. But neither one suits everyone.
Is such a thing even possible? A simple and effective GUI for the masses. Something that grandma betty could sit down and use, as well as a college student trying to write a paper, or a CEO trying to send some e-mails?
How well do these blade boxes stand up to full trottle usage? Would a box like this handle running the distributed.net client for days and weeks and years? Although because this is an Intel box they will be slow as compared to AMD, but still a valid question.
I know,it was only a matter of time before the internet was to see taxes. But why e-mail? How in the world can anyone monitor this to tax it? My e-mail is all based in Canada, and my residence is in the US.
I'd gladly give up 66% of my 1.5MB cable line for 66% improved latency.
More importantly, how useless is this? Even in 2010, who will need as much data as you can download with a 100MBit line? Maybe if that much bandwidth is available there won't be as much need for storing files localy.
Your fancy pants 64-bit processor you buy now "for the future" will be obsolete by then.
It all comes down to buying what will do what I want for the best price. If an 64 bit computer will run my 32 bit apps, run them faster, and not run my credit card any more, then I'm going 64 bit. I don't care if my 64 bit computer is obsolete in 5 years, if it's cheaper and better now, then I know what i am buying.
"Why Spend $2199 on a Propreitry hardware when I can get a Cheap $600 Linux box"
Linux requires skill to keep running correctly. No matter how easy you think it is, it's not. Compiling software, dependencies, kernel tweaks to get functionality you want, and of course, less than easy to learn GUIs.
When you buy a mac you get BSD stability, famously awesome hardware, and an awesome intuitivly easy GUI. Aside from an isolated problem, I have never had any issues with Apple computers. Although, in my wasted days of Linux, I had more issues than I could shake a stick at.
That being said, my desktop is running FreeBSD on a P3-1.2Ghz. Cheap, reliable, and perfectly set up for productivity. The hardware for this box cost me about $300 USD at the time. My TiBook cost me $1200. But, my TiBook was nearly ready to use straight out of the box. Do the dock shuffle, configure my shell, and away I went. My FreeBSD box on the other hand, is the culmination of years of learning. Even at my current level of knowledge, it take me an evening of downloading, configuring, compiling, and beating my head against my desk to arive at a workable unit.
Point being, time is money. My time is worth money anyways, if yours is not, I am sorry to hear it.
I am sure there are siutuations where a guest account might be usefull. I have no idea where, but I am sure they are out there. By removing this "functionality" you are hurting someone. If someone doesn't know how to configure thier own software, then so be it.
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Blasphemy!
My point was this. Can a blade setup like that take a 100% load for extended periods of time? Also, if my 100 node cluster is not running apps all the time, why not run ./dnetc on it to eat up the wasted cycles?
The point here is that MacOS/OSX is the inexpensive OS with a $1200+ hardware key.
I don't see any good reason the FreeOS/*NIX market can't have a GUI that is that nice, or nicer.
Agreed. Fo rmyself, all I usually need is a push in the right direction. Once I get some understanding, google and man pages can usually get me where I want to go.
back a few years ago when I was a complete noob, I read "Networking for Dummies". Pretty good read, and taught me all I needed to get me started. Maybe this is one I can recomend to my noob friends.
It goes to show that life can live anywhere it wants. The depth of the oceans, and the acidic worlds of a slag dump.
One has to wonder if DFBSD will die due to lack of following, or if it will be the next awesome BSD. I am currently running FreeBSD 4.8 Release on my workstation. It might be worth it to grab a spare machine and install it to see what's up. Only if the distributed.net client will work on it though. ]:3}>
Another point I just thought of is, the differences between users. Not everyone is going to like the same interface to an OS.
Personally, I find windowmaker and FreeBSd to make the worlds greatest workstation. Simple, clean, and a customizable little menu anywhere my mouse is. But, some people can actually stand to use, and like, KDE. I can't stand it, not even for a little bit. Both are great GUIs in thier own right, and popular as heck. But neither one suits everyone.
Is such a thing even possible? A simple and effective GUI for the masses. Something that grandma betty could sit down and use, as well as a college student trying to write a paper, or a CEO trying to send some e-mails?
How well do these blade boxes stand up to full trottle usage? Would a box like this handle running the distributed.net client for days and weeks and years? Although because this is an Intel box they will be slow as compared to AMD, but still a valid question.
I know,it was only a matter of time before the internet was to see taxes. But why e-mail? How in the world can anyone monitor this to tax it? My e-mail is all based in Canada, and my residence is in the US.
I'd gladly give up 66% of my 1.5MB cable line for 66% improved latency.
More importantly, how useless is this? Even in 2010, who will need as much data as you can download with a 100MBit line? Maybe if that much bandwidth is available there won't be as much need for storing files localy.
Well, this needs to stop.
If the freeOS community wants to penitrate the desktop market, there needs to be interfaces grandma can handle straight out of the box.
Too bad I am not a coder or an artist.
I think the free OS industry is in a perfect position to create a user interface that is no bound by having to look like anything.
Windows has to keep the same basic look from year to year, or they have a lot of confused users.
Apple is bound by the same strings. although the jump from classic to OSX was a big one, much of the same logic applied to the GUI.
*NIX GUIs are not bound by the same things. There is no "standard interface" other than a terminal.
Why hasn't someone invented a GUI yet that is designed by people with some ergonomic sence?
Optimally the GUI would be very configurable, as well as being appealing to the eyes, and efficient in every sence of the word.
I do what I can.
I see this is just bad. I hope it dies a horable death.
You've got a stereo? Come on man, take the plunge!
All the hype, and all I saw were stars. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Your fancy pants 64-bit processor you buy now "for the future" will be obsolete by then.
It all comes down to buying what will do what I want for the best price. If an 64 bit computer will run my 32 bit apps, run them faster, and not run my credit card any more, then I'm going 64 bit. I don't care if my 64 bit computer is obsolete in 5 years, if it's cheaper and better now, then I know what i am buying.
I have yet to find anyone willing to give me a straight answer my lesser mind can understand.
Why do I need 64 bit computing?
Not bad. Constant bliss.
So, what's it like being a virgin?
"Why Spend $2199 on a Propreitry hardware when I can get a Cheap $600 Linux box"
Linux requires skill to keep running correctly. No matter how easy you think it is, it's not. Compiling software, dependencies, kernel tweaks to get functionality you want, and of course, less than easy to learn GUIs.
When you buy a mac you get BSD stability, famously awesome hardware, and an awesome intuitivly easy GUI. Aside from an isolated problem, I have never had any issues with Apple computers. Although, in my wasted days of Linux, I had more issues than I could shake a stick at.
That being said, my desktop is running FreeBSD on a P3-1.2Ghz. Cheap, reliable, and perfectly set up for productivity. The hardware for this box cost me about $300 USD at the time. My TiBook cost me $1200. But, my TiBook was nearly ready to use straight out of the box. Do the dock shuffle, configure my shell, and away I went. My FreeBSD box on the other hand, is the culmination of years of learning. Even at my current level of knowledge, it take me an evening of downloading, configuring, compiling, and beating my head against my desk to arive at a workable unit.
Point being, time is money. My time is worth money anyways, if yours is not, I am sorry to hear it.
I am sure there are siutuations where a guest account might be usefull. I have no idea where, but I am sure they are out there. By removing this "functionality" you are hurting someone. If someone doesn't know how to configure thier own software, then so be it.
And everyone knows /.ers are retardedly blind sheep, what's your point?
I'd be down for retinal scans. I'm not sure I trust any car maker to make a retinal scanner that wouldn't make me go blind though.
Would insurance cover 3rd degree burns n your eyeballs caused by a lazer coming out of your dash?
I saw we run out there, fetch it, and melt it and slam it into the moon! Then we could have another place to live!
Yeah, not that it's possible or probible, but still . . . .
You must mean BeOS?