For example, one can add OID (OpenID) entry in their DNS zone along with MX record to identify that the domain supports OpenID for email. Then one can use some sort of canonic mapping of email address to OpenID URL in that domain. This way you won't need to change your MTA software to allow secure identifications of your users.
I don't like to run patched kernels. I got burned once when my notebook system with patched-in Reiser4 crashed and I've spent a lot of time figuring how can I create rescue CD-ROM with a patched kernel.
-rt is a fairly intrusive patch, and I don't really want to find out how it works with TuxOnIce and ndiswrapper.
The problem is that server environments are going to be always different from desktop ones. CFS alleviates this to a certain degree with (guess what?) pluggable scheduling policies. But it's not going to be better than a dedicated pluggable scheduler framework.
So we're going to have good server performance and sucky game performance, because none of the maintainers care about gaming.
First of all, Con Kolivas was more than willing to maintain his code (see answers to Linus's post).
Second, CFS is SLOWER THAN THE OLD SCHEDULER on some workloads. It's quite noticeable on gaming workloads. Or non gaming, see http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/561735 - 80% regression on one benchmark.
No scheduler is going to be ideal. That's the fact.
But Con Kolivas also had pluggable scheduler architecture which would have allowed to use the most fitting scheduler for some workloads.
Guess what? Ingo+Linus rejected it, because it gives too much freedom of choice.
Just for your reference: I've spent once about 2 months blindfolded after I got by a powerful search floodlight (we were sailing in canoe down the river and accidentally came too close to a military base).
Doctors said that it's a fairly common reaction on very bright light. I was lucky to recover almost completely. Not all are.
I don't really care about Tolkien's art. Sure, he invented several self-consistent languages for his books. But I get tired of his language about after 10 pages. I don't like books which require several degrees in literature to understand it.
I've first read Tolkien's books translated to my native language (Russian) and I've read Tolkien in English much later, but I liked translations more than the original English books! Maybe because I usually can consciously spot "language tricks" in English text.
I don't like reading Tolkien because of its language. I know that Tolkien used a reach vocabulary, good style, and all that. But it's hard to read his "old-style" language.
Rowling uses modern easy-to-read language (various puns help too).
Human soldiers at least care a little about collateral damage - because they'll probably have to guard occupied territories. An operator sitting on his coach somewhere 1000km from the theater of war will probably care much less.
Well, of course it's better to rush development and not try to control it by international agreements? Right now it seems that only US cares about developing novel ways to kill people from distance without any risk for US personnel.
Why do you think that anti-missile bases in Poland are in interest of "real" (Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, etc.) European countries? Why do you think that US has the best interest of EU in mind? IMHO, US wants to plant ethnic bomb in the heart of the Europe with its support of Kosovo (which has already became a major drug trafficking route, BTW). Europe is stupid if it doesn't understand it.
I'm myself Russian currently living in Germany (and prior to that in Ukraine, Poland and Estonia). I speak with lots of people here - most of them understand that Russia is a great trade partner, sometimes an ally and sometimes a concurrent, and has its own independent politics. That's the way I like it.
And I don't think that Russia really must be a part of any union. It's unique in its own way - there's no other country with as many diverse nationalities and such a vast territory. That's also fine, IMHO.
And Russia also tries to 'strike fear' in USA (with its support of Iran and other Muslim states). It's just that Russia doesn't have a lot of ways to influence USA: USA is only a minor trade partner of Russia (less than 10%), Russia has no stakes in the American continent and any action against dollar will most probably harm Russia.
Imagine a robotic squadron destroying YOUR town (and don't caring about all those pesky collateral victims). Why are you so sure you won't be on the receiving end of robotic army?
Poles were always the most fierce Russian-haters in Europe. There's a lot of history going back to 16-th century and even earlier. Poland was partitioned multiple times, and after 1917 revolution happily came back to invade parts of former Russian Empire (with lots of atrocities committed on occupied territories). Right now Poland is eager to do ANYTHING to spite Russia.
Baltic states were parts of Russian Empire for a loooooooong time. But guess what, they were almost independent: they had their own language and were ruled by their local aristocracy.
Russian politic was not expansionist in the sense that Russia wanted to conquer everything in the world. Russia wanted more influence - and that's absolutely normal behavior. You can also call USA expansionist - after all, it has invaded a few countries installing marionette regimes even after the collapse of USSR.
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Well, it's not really hard to add.
For example, one can add OID (OpenID) entry in their DNS zone along with MX record to identify that the domain supports OpenID for email. Then one can use some sort of canonic mapping of email address to OpenID URL in that domain. This way you won't need to change your MTA software to allow secure identifications of your users.
It's possible, and not really hard to add it.
OpenID solves your problem.
With this mindset Linux will never be ready for desktop, unfortunately.
I don't like to run patched kernels. I got burned once when my notebook system with patched-in Reiser4 crashed and I've spent a lot of time figuring how can I create rescue CD-ROM with a patched kernel.
-rt is a fairly intrusive patch, and I don't really want to find out how it works with TuxOnIce and ndiswrapper.
Right now CFS makes latencies deterministically unacceptable for some workloads. And AFAIR it's doing this by design.
The problem is that server environments are going to be always different from desktop ones. CFS alleviates this to a certain degree with (guess what?) pluggable scheduling policies. But it's not going to be better than a dedicated pluggable scheduler framework.
So we're going to have good server performance and sucky game performance, because none of the maintainers care about gaming.
English is not my native language, so there might be a misunderstaning.
I was blinded for two months by a powerful floodlight. I could only something like a colored plane at dark and even a small light made my eyes water.
I'm sorry, but his arguments are CRAP.
5 - 80% regression on one benchmark.
First of all, Con Kolivas was more than willing to maintain his code (see answers to Linus's post).
Second, CFS is SLOWER THAN THE OLD SCHEDULER on some workloads. It's quite noticeable on gaming workloads. Or non gaming, see http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/56173
No scheduler is going to be ideal. That's the fact.
But Con Kolivas also had pluggable scheduler architecture which would have allowed to use the most fitting scheduler for some workloads.
Guess what? Ingo+Linus rejected it, because it gives too much freedom of choice.
Just for your reference: I've spent once about 2 months blindfolded after I got by a powerful search floodlight (we were sailing in canoe down the river and accidentally came too close to a military base).
Doctors said that it's a fairly common reaction on very bright light. I was lucky to recover almost completely. Not all are.
Was his name "Mr. Creosote", by any chance?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BlK62rjQWLk
I've read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel) in university, so Tolkien was not really a problem for me :)
I don't really care about Tolkien's art. Sure, he invented several self-consistent languages for his books. But I get tired of his language about after 10 pages. I don't like books which require several degrees in literature to understand it.
I've first read Tolkien's books translated to my native language (Russian) and I've read Tolkien in English much later, but I liked translations more than the original English books! Maybe because I usually can consciously spot "language tricks" in English text.
I don't like reading Tolkien because of its language. I know that Tolkien used a reach vocabulary, good style, and all that. But it's hard to read his "old-style" language.
Rowling uses modern easy-to-read language (various puns help too).
Can you spell 'sequel'?
And Pentagon is the command center for the whole US army. So there's the difference?
Yep, same problem. I've found that a real paper small notebook is your best friend (and a backup printout of all passwords kept in safe place).
Well, then bombing of Saddam's palaces is also clearly act of terrorism. I fail to see how it's different.
Maybe because the whole Europe can fit inside a single region of Russia?
Human soldiers at least care a little about collateral damage - because they'll probably have to guard occupied territories. An operator sitting on his coach somewhere 1000km from the theater of war will probably care much less.
Well, of course it's better to rush development and not try to control it by international agreements? Right now it seems that only US cares about developing novel ways to kill people from distance without any risk for US personnel.
Oh, wait. USA doesn't honor international law...
Why do you think that anti-missile bases in Poland are in interest of "real" (Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, etc.) European countries? Why do you think that US has the best interest of EU in mind? IMHO, US wants to plant ethnic bomb in the heart of the Europe with its support of Kosovo (which has already became a major drug trafficking route, BTW). Europe is stupid if it doesn't understand it.
I'm myself Russian currently living in Germany (and prior to that in Ukraine, Poland and Estonia). I speak with lots of people here - most of them understand that Russia is a great trade partner, sometimes an ally and sometimes a concurrent, and has its own independent politics. That's the way I like it.
And I don't think that Russia really must be a part of any union. It's unique in its own way - there's no other country with as many diverse nationalities and such a vast territory. That's also fine, IMHO.
And Russia also tries to 'strike fear' in USA (with its support of Iran and other Muslim states). It's just that Russia doesn't have a lot of ways to influence USA: USA is only a minor trade partner of Russia (less than 10%), Russia has no stakes in the American continent and any action against dollar will most probably harm Russia.
I don't think it's possible to create a modular phone - it's too small. Components must be fitted very tight to make it practical.
Imagine a robotic squadron destroying YOUR town (and don't caring about all those pesky collateral victims). Why are you so sure you won't be on the receiving end of robotic army?
Moblin is a software solution. I'm pretty sure it can be run on OpenMoko.
Poles were always the most fierce Russian-haters in Europe. There's a lot of history going back to 16-th century and even earlier. Poland was partitioned multiple times, and after 1917 revolution happily came back to invade parts of former Russian Empire (with lots of atrocities committed on occupied territories). Right now Poland is eager to do ANYTHING to spite Russia.
Baltic states were parts of Russian Empire for a loooooooong time. But guess what, they were almost independent: they had their own language and were ruled by their local aristocracy.
Russian politic was not expansionist in the sense that Russia wanted to conquer everything in the world. Russia wanted more influence - and that's absolutely normal behavior. You can also call USA expansionist - after all, it has invaded a few countries installing marionette regimes even after the collapse of USSR.