VirtualBox OSE is the easiest to install. Many linux distros include it in their official repositories, meaning that it can be installed with only one command.
From TFA:
"The suit was filed on behalf of the Software Freedom Conservancy (Conservancy), [...] and Erik Andersen, one of the program's principal developers and copyright holders."
But would you agree that it's just not feasible with current technology to replace the textbook? I mean e-ink displays with color can't be that far off.
First of all, textbooks in an electronic format still cost a considerable amount. And any savings quickly evaporates once you factor in the cost of an e-reader. Yes most students do have laptops, however those have problems that have been explained elsewhere in this thread.
Also, who lugs their books to class? I certainly don't. Most of the time I just leave them at home.
I highly doubt we'll be seeing Microsoft make any effort in terms of impliment anything that would make it play nice with Linux or any other operating system.
I think moblin had the right idea. The interface is primarily designed around a browser, one that is efficient with screen space on a 10 inch screen, but can still run most linux apps. Boot time isn't quite 7 seconds, but I can pull my phone out of my pocket for faster access to my e-mail.
Yes, I've seen how "youngsters" can use facebook. However, not even these youngsters are comfortable with the cloud. Right now I'm working on a group project for a class, and I suggested using google documents and everyone shrugged so now where just exchanging word documents on moodle. The thing is that, even if 90% of the time a computer is used for web browsing, a computer has to handle the 10% of tasks that a user will throw at it.
It is? I've never seen a computer user use a computer for just internet. They always have this or that app that they run. And even if they don't using anything on their computer other than a browser, the thought of plunking down cash for something so limited wouldn't be very appealing. I see chrome os being limited to specialized situations where an internet-only would be needed.
I have no idea, except to say that Kubuntu 9.04 was very unstable, with plasma and kwin crashing regularly. I could also depend on amarok to crash at least 5 times a day. However, karmic koala has been working much better, even when it was just an alpha.
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Use bittorrent for anything that everyone else and their grandmother is currently downloading.
OS updates definitely have the ability to disrupt things. That's why I recommend staying far away from a rolling release like gentoo or arch.
I have very rarely had things break once set up properly. I've had things like the partition holding the mysql database corrupted and the northbridge fan breaking. But your cable company DVR doesn't let me setup a frontend on my laptop.
I'm not an electrition either, but it seems that a socket rated for 30A should be able to safely handle a device only drawing 15 amps, but a socket designed for 15 amps shouldn't be able to handle a device drawing 30 amps of current.
It sounds like the employees are abusing the laptops because: They know the laptop can handle the abuse, and they aren't responsible for the laptop if something happens to it. Your average student on other hand doesn't have a tough book, and doesn't have much money to replace the laptop.
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Wouldn't it be easier and a whole ton cheaper to do a 4000dpi scan off of a 8x10 negative? I mean there's almost 1.3GP in one shot.
VirtualBox OSE is the easiest to install. Many linux distros include it in their official repositories, meaning that it can be installed with only one command.
From TFA: "The suit was filed on behalf of the Software Freedom Conservancy (Conservancy), [...] and Erik Andersen, one of the program's principal developers and copyright holders."
Some of us drink more water than others.
Plasmoids are neat, eh?
But would you agree that it's just not feasible with current technology to replace the textbook? I mean e-ink displays with color can't be that far off.
First of all, textbooks in an electronic format still cost a considerable amount. And any savings quickly evaporates once you factor in the cost of an e-reader. Yes most students do have laptops, however those have problems that have been explained elsewhere in this thread.
Also, who lugs their books to class? I certainly don't. Most of the time I just leave them at home.
Why even get that when I can take a book out of the library for a lot less?
I highly doubt we'll be seeing Microsoft make any effort in terms of impliment anything that would make it play nice with Linux or any other operating system.
I think moblin had the right idea. The interface is primarily designed around a browser, one that is efficient with screen space on a 10 inch screen, but can still run most linux apps. Boot time isn't quite 7 seconds, but I can pull my phone out of my pocket for faster access to my e-mail.
Yes, I've seen how "youngsters" can use facebook. However, not even these youngsters are comfortable with the cloud. Right now I'm working on a group project for a class, and I suggested using google documents and everyone shrugged so now where just exchanging word documents on moodle. The thing is that, even if 90% of the time a computer is used for web browsing, a computer has to handle the 10% of tasks that a user will throw at it.
It's more like a browser running on bare hardware.
It is? I've never seen a computer user use a computer for just internet. They always have this or that app that they run. And even if they don't using anything on their computer other than a browser, the thought of plunking down cash for something so limited wouldn't be very appealing. I see chrome os being limited to specialized situations where an internet-only would be needed.
I'm betting that he has at least one free slot.
I'm assuming that red hat had to setuid the package manager in order to accomplish this. That itself is a secuirity risk.
The livecd is the very first operating system to correctly configure my dual-head setup out of the box. Good work.
I have no idea, except to say that Kubuntu 9.04 was very unstable, with plasma and kwin crashing regularly. I could also depend on amarok to crash at least 5 times a day. However, karmic koala has been working much better, even when it was just an alpha.
Use bittorrent for anything that everyone else and their grandmother is currently downloading.
I've never had a problem with rsync on OSX. Always use it to copy pictures from a CF card. As long as it works, why would I care that it's outdated?
OS updates definitely have the ability to disrupt things. That's why I recommend staying far away from a rolling release like gentoo or arch.
I have very rarely had things break once set up properly. I've had things like the partition holding the mysql database corrupted and the northbridge fan breaking. But your cable company DVR doesn't let me setup a frontend on my laptop.
No it is not easy. But once you set it up, it's worth it.
The MacBook Air doesn't have a DVD drive. So it's not supported by Snow Leopard?
I'm not an electrition either, but it seems that a socket rated for 30A should be able to safely handle a device only drawing 15 amps, but a socket designed for 15 amps shouldn't be able to handle a device drawing 30 amps of current.
It sounds like the employees are abusing the laptops because: They know the laptop can handle the abuse, and they aren't responsible for the laptop if something happens to it. Your average student on other hand doesn't have a tough book, and doesn't have much money to replace the laptop.
Huh? If they can keep their survalance and other scary powers after he's captured, then why would his freedom be useful to them?