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Paper is slowly becoming obsolete...though I agree that keeping your money centralized like that is risky. Should have a direct connection to a bank or something.
Either Microsoft has to admit that they have the same program and recall it...or anti-virus software has to scan for it...if either of the 2 happen people are going to be laughing for days....
But Microsoft will probably ignore the problem until it goes away
There is a Unix port already for the client portion of the program. I answered as if he was asking for a port of the whole program, which isn't possible.
It wouldn't be the same program. BO2K is a program that takes advantage of the fact that there are some secuirty issues with Windows...issues that are not present with Linux...
I can't believe people are just realizing this now... as soon as all the negative talk that came up about BO2K generated by M$, I was thinking "What about SMS?". The only reason why this is happening is because it was created by a hacker group; people always believe that hackers are out to destroy. And M$ doesn't consider them professionals (and we all know how professional M$ is) and that the result is a crappy piece of software. But in my opinion BO2K is alot better then SMS, hell, there are tons of programs out there better then Microsoft's...
From what I have seen from the screen shots the program looks relatively easy to use. The interface looks as if it might run under X-Windows, but there seems to be some trouble with the over all look of it (Fonts seem bigger; at least from the screenshot). But it looks as if it supports a wide varitey of useful tools for partitioning. Looks like something to download a test.
Open source is intended to get rid of problems like that. Of course that is only when the program is maintained and verified by the original developpers. I see how it could apply if people release their own versions to the public...they could contain trojens. But if your dumb enough to use software from some lame company then you deserve to get a virus or what have you.
Yeah but they were using a version of Linux that was ahead of 5.1...5.2 or possibly 6.0 was used in the more recent tests. The fix that came out was also in an Alpha release. The code to update the kernal is still in the early works of being developped. RedHat has promissed that in the next major kernal update that this problem will be resolved
I read somewhere that they already found the capsule, they were just looking for a way to bring it to the surface. And why don't they look for the hatch? There are alot of unanswered questions that lie with it.
Your right...it looks like he is right out of Star Trek. Of course, it would be more convincing if he had that 1000 inch screen from the show right in front of his face...
Your right...it looks like he is right out of Star Trek. Of course, it would be more convincing if he had that 1000 inch screen from the show right in front of his face...
Most predictions that are done are rarely close unless they are not very specific. It would be nice if Linux could capture that much of the market by 2003. But unless people make the major shift from one OS to the next I don't see that happening. (I have to admit though, switching from NT to Linux is worth it, but it is very time consuming..once your on one OS, most people stick with it.)
Although I believe that this is a great idea, I don't know how easy it would be to use. Unless everything comes pre-configured with an easy to understand interface it might not do so well. Linux itself, I have to admit, is not intended for the occasional computer user, most people find it difficult to use the first time around (especially if you have been shielded inside Windows all your life and have never been in a console environment). Most people prefer to use a easier OS like Windows. If they did start making these portable computers they would have to take that into account before they would become popular.
Imagine what would happen if some tiny piece of space junk were to knock the orbiting collector off course? The bean would be moved away from its recieving source...probably vaporizing everything that it touches...
It would be like a magnifying glass is to an ant...except it would probably be a much larger beam and we'd be burned to a crisp in seconds...
The question posted was asking if you can use the BeOS on a Beowulf cluster. Bottom line is no, because the software was not designed to run over a parallel processing system.
You can't create a Beowulf Cluster using the BeOS. Putting aside the fact that the definition of a Beowulf cluster means that it runs on Linux, Linux alone will not be able to run on a Beowulf either. Certain security issues and kernal issues have to be resolved before it can run over a parallel processing computer.
"Extreme Linux" is a commercial release of a version of Linux that was adapted to run over parallel processing systems.
In order for the BeOs to be used in a parallel processing computer system, the developers would have to change the OS to run on that type of computer system. And I agree it would be a good idea, because of its bandwidth capabilities.
And if Microsoft can come out with a parallel processing software to run behind NT, then anyone can. Don't believe it's true? Do a search on the M$ site for "Wolfpack". Nice name...wonder where they ripped that one off of...
I am fully aware that games are getting more complex then those of earlier years, but there is still no doubt in my mind that code still could be optimized. And my comment goes beyond just games; but applications and Operating Systems as well...
The faster computers get it seems the more bloated code seems to be. Computer programmers have lost one of the original coding techniques that they all used to follow; "Use efficient coding methods". Now it seems to be "Hey, this works..". When you compare the speed of todays computers with todays software and that of 10 years ago...computers are running no faster then they did back then. Sure you could load the old software onto the computer and it would run fast as ****. But it is all obselete now. What is the point in making faster computers? Just gives software companies the ability to slack off a bit...
Like in the case of M$...give them a faster chip and they can add a few more million lines of code to their already bloated OS's...
(Of course Linux is the one exception to this statement..)
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Paper is slowly becoming obsolete...though I agree that keeping your money centralized like that is risky. Should have a direct connection to a bank or something.
Either Microsoft has to admit that they have the same program and recall it...or anti-virus software has to scan for it...if either of the 2 happen people are going to be laughing for days....
But Microsoft will probably ignore the problem until it goes away
There is a Unix port already for the client portion of the program. I answered as if he was asking for a port of the whole program, which isn't possible.
It wouldn't be the same program. BO2K is a program that takes advantage of the fact that there are some secuirty issues with Windows...issues that are not present with Linux...
I can't believe people are just realizing this now... as soon as all the negative talk that came up about BO2K generated by M$, I was thinking "What about SMS?".
The only reason why this is happening is because it was created by a hacker group; people always believe that hackers are out to destroy. And M$ doesn't consider them professionals (and we all know how professional M$ is) and that the result is a crappy piece of software. But in my opinion BO2K is alot better then SMS, hell, there are tons of programs out there better then Microsoft's...
Found something on the web about a guy who ran over his Palm Pilot...he's got pictures and a complete story... http://www.elness.com/palmv_dead.html
People trusted the beta's of Partition Magic...why not this program?
From what I have seen from the screen shots the program looks relatively easy to use. The interface looks as if it might run under X-Windows, but there seems to be some trouble with the over all look of it (Fonts seem bigger; at least from the screenshot). But it looks as if it supports a wide varitey of useful tools for partitioning. Looks like something to download a test.
Open source is intended to get rid of problems like that. Of course that is only when the program is maintained and verified by the original developpers. I see how it could apply if people release their own versions to the public...they could contain trojens. But if your dumb enough to use software from some lame company then you deserve to get a virus or what have you.
Yeah but they were using a version of Linux that was ahead of 5.1...5.2 or possibly 6.0 was used in the more recent tests. The fix that came out was also in an Alpha release. The code to update the kernal is still in the early works of being developped. RedHat has promissed that in the next major kernal update that this problem will be resolved
Linux's gain...BSD's loss...if it wasn't for that lawsuit we'd probably be having Linux Vs BSD wars...instead of NT vs Linux wars...
Looks like a pretty cool piece of technology...
But let's step back from that for a minute and look at Apple on a whole...why do all of thier products look like something out of a cartoon?
The iMac I understand...attracts customers who don't know much about computers other then "point & click"...but who among them is going to get a hub?
I read somewhere that they already found the capsule, they were just looking for a way to bring it to the surface. And why don't they look for the hatch? There are alot of unanswered questions that lie with it.
Your right...it looks like he is right out of Star Trek. Of course, it would be more convincing if he had that 1000 inch screen from the show right in front of his face...
Your right...it looks like he is right out of
Star Trek. Of course, it would be more convincing if he had that 1000 inch screen from the show right in front of his face...
Not that big of a deal
Most predictions that are done are rarely close unless they are not very specific. It would be nice if Linux could capture that much of the market by 2003. But unless people make the major shift from one OS to the next I don't see that happening.
(I have to admit though, switching from NT to Linux is worth it, but it is very time consuming..once your on one OS, most people stick with it.)
Although that had nothing to do with the topic I thought that I would just thought I would clear that up
Although I believe that this is a great idea, I don't know how easy it would be to use. Unless everything comes pre-configured with an easy to understand interface it might not do so well. Linux itself, I have to admit, is not intended for the occasional computer user, most people find it difficult to use the first time around (especially if you have been shielded inside Windows all your life and have never been in a console environment). Most people prefer to use a easier OS like Windows. If they did start making these portable computers they would have to take that into account before they would become popular.
Imagine what would happen if some tiny piece of space junk were to knock the orbiting collector off course? The bean would be moved away from its recieving source...probably vaporizing everything that it touches...
It would be like a magnifying glass is to an ant...except it would probably be a much larger beam and we'd be burned to a crisp in seconds...
Different system configuration, does not work in the same way a Beowulf cluster is intended to operate.
The question posted was asking if you can use the BeOS on a Beowulf cluster. Bottom line is no, because the software was not designed to run over a parallel processing system.
You can't create a Beowulf Cluster using the BeOS. Putting aside the fact that the definition of a Beowulf cluster means that it runs on Linux, Linux alone will not be able to run on a Beowulf either. Certain security issues and kernal issues have to be resolved before it can run over a parallel processing computer.
"Extreme Linux" is a commercial release of a version of Linux that was adapted to run over parallel processing systems.
In order for the BeOs to be used in a parallel processing computer system, the developers would have to change the OS to run on that type of computer system.
And I agree it would be a good idea, because of its bandwidth capabilities.
And if Microsoft can come out with a parallel processing software to run behind NT, then anyone can. Don't believe it's true? Do a search on the M$ site for "Wolfpack". Nice name...wonder where they ripped that one off of...
I am fully aware that games are getting more complex then those of earlier years, but there is still no doubt in my mind that code still could be optimized. And my comment goes beyond just games; but applications and Operating Systems as well...
Again Linux is the exception....
The faster computers get it seems the more bloated code seems to be. Computer programmers have lost one of the original coding techniques that they all used to follow; "Use efficient coding methods". Now it seems to be "Hey, this works..". When you compare the speed of todays computers with todays software and that of 10 years ago...computers are running no faster then they did back then. Sure you could load the old software onto the computer and it would run fast as ****. But it is all obselete now. What is the point in making faster computers? Just gives software companies the ability to slack off a bit...
Like in the case of M$...give them a faster chip and they can add a few more million lines of code to their already bloated OS's...
(Of course Linux is the one exception to this statement..)