Yeah, but this won't be any good for interior rooms, unless the building designers don't care about having a window between the corridor and the conference room.
IMO there is nothing wrong with the current driver architecture in 2.6 - what I believe is wrong are the old attitudes among hardware manufacturers with regards to releasing programming information, which forces them to write binary drivers. And not to sound dumb, but the Slashdot crowd is definitely aware of all of the problems surrounding binary drivers in Linux.
The hardware folks need to learn that releasing programming specs and allowing the community to do their own drivers (example: the Prism54 folks) is not the Kiss of Death. If they have trade secrets that they want to hide, then they can hide them in firmware or in a BIOS.
The community is willing to do the work of maintaing drivers. All the hardware folks have to do is learn a new attitude with regards to the propagation of open-sources OSes.
What kind of music is it? If it's mainstream-sounding relaxing-type music it will probably appear in high-class sophisticated places like hotels. If it's unique fringe-type music it will probably appear in an elevator similar to the one in the Oracle's apartment building in the Matrix films.
Dogbert: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. I'm not legally allowed to offer you large cash kickbacks for finding in favor of my client, but please take a moment to fill out a self-addressed stamped envelope."
Judge: "What are you doing?"
Dogbert: "I'm trying to establish reasonable doubt."
Later
Judge: "Have you reached a verdict?"
Foreman: "We find the defendant innocent of all charges because we like little dogs who wear glasses. And we award a Maytag dryer to the juror Mary for winning the "Best Dressed" award."
Getting the two to run together sounds very difficult, but it's probably possible. With the release of this software for free, though, I'm sure more people are going to begin trying what you mentioned.
Something like this happen could mean that Microsoft is starting to have a slight change of heart about the presence of Linux/UNIX. Having this available for free could be great boon to people who have to run Linux alongside M$ - this ranks right up there with Samba, IMO.
Especially interesting is the addition of the pthread library to the Posix API package.
1. Hot celebrity buys airplane ticket 2. Airline publishes this fact 3. Airline raises prices for people who want to see naked celebrity 4. Idiots buy tickets 5. Profit!
IMO if CD prices were to suddenly double because the Big Five get it into their heads that they're selling twice as much music, it would likely hasten the fall of the Big Five even further.
Current CDs cost approx. $10-15 right now - could you imagine paying up to $30 for a CD which only used to be $15?
Your last comment about only being able to play one bit of music at a time isn't necessarily true. What about people with multiple soundcards, and a player app that can run in parallel and read two separate files (not necessarily from CD) and output them to different sound drivers?
The nature of OSS and the GPL mean that if SuSE start to go downhill or include crapware and bloat and other junk that no one wants, then the community will take the SuSE source code and start a new distro - the name "NeuSE" comes to mind for such a project.
But I doubt that will happen - corporate memory can last a long time, and hopefully Novell has learned from their mistakes in the past and will try their best to keep SuSE as autonomous as possible. I'm sure the art and branding of SuSE will change, but if the execs at Novell have learned any lesson, let's hope they learned not to mess with a good thing.
Don't forget smaller window managers like XFce, IceWM, and even FVWM. If KDE or GNOME start to bloat or stagnate or become unsuitable, then I'm sure the three window managers I just mentioned might just see an increase in users.
And that doesn't count all the other window managers out there as well.
The problem is getting IPv6 distributed all the way down to the last mile while simultaneously eliminating all of the legacy hardware and n00bish software that won't allow it. With enough time, energy, and money, I suspect that in 10-15 years IPv4 will be dead.
The difference between this and what you describe is that if Linus decided to step down, the community would spontaneously force an election of someone to take his place. Some of the people I could think of off the top of my head include Andrew Morton, Alan Cox, and maybe Dave Jones.
Sure, Linus quitting his role as the titular developer of the Linux kernel would be pretty bad, but it would never lead to an EOL of the Linux kernel.
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I agree that numbers can indeed be misinterpreted, but nonetheless it is still a significant gain compared to last year.
And why is it a Bad Thing that the use of OSS products removes an unnecessary expense from an ISP's budget, allowing it to charge very low rates for domain hosting?
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Why should they be forced to?
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Finally, how about Kyle Bennett, the creator of [H]ard|OCP?
Sure, Microsoft can say that Apache is used by amateurs. But I'm certain that for every half-assed amateur using Apache there are 100 admins who run Apache for mission-critical stuff and don't bat an eyelid.
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Most definitely. I think these numbers will finally silence those misguided idiots who continue to say that Apache doesn't get exploited as much because "it's less popular" or "it's not used by anyone" or "it's written by a bunch of unpaid amateurs". Apache gets used because it's clean, simple, reliable, robust, and most importantly, EASY TO CONFIGURE.
If 2003 was the Year of Apache, then 2004 will be the Year of the LAMP.
Maybe new systems, corporations, scientists and enthusiasts will all be using 64-bit, but I think the vast installed base of 32-bit hardware and software will guarantee that the platform will not disappear anytime soon.
What do you want to bet that they've already managed to figure out a way around any algorithm implemented by the house that relies on these chips? I remember reading that article; those guys are very good at what they do. I doubt these RFID chips will slow them down at all.
Why would it do any better or worse? Unless China completely airgapped themselves from the Internet, then the code written for Asianux will find its way back into the greater consciousness - not only does the GPL demand it, but the human race's general tendency to try to get away with disobedience wherever possible will almost guarantee it;-) I don't think the GPL will suffer in China, but we'll see.
I have a feeling that the 2004 presidental election will certainly be another media circus, if these types of holes are introduced into the fabric of electronic voting. What I still can't understand is why after so much infighting and media coverage and other problems, they just can't get it right.
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Yeah, but this won't be any good for interior rooms, unless the building designers don't care about having a window between the corridor and the conference room.
IMO there is nothing wrong with the current driver architecture in 2.6 - what I believe is wrong are the old attitudes among hardware manufacturers with regards to releasing programming information, which forces them to write binary drivers. And not to sound dumb, but the Slashdot crowd is definitely aware of all of the problems surrounding binary drivers in Linux.
The hardware folks need to learn that releasing programming specs and allowing the community to do their own drivers (example: the Prism54 folks) is not the Kiss of Death. If they have trade secrets that they want to hide, then they can hide them in firmware or in a BIOS.
The community is willing to do the work of maintaing drivers. All the hardware folks have to do is learn a new attitude with regards to the propagation of open-sources OSes.
What kind of music is it? If it's mainstream-sounding relaxing-type music it will probably appear in high-class sophisticated places like hotels. If it's unique fringe-type music it will probably appear in an elevator similar to the one in the Oracle's apartment building in the Matrix films.
So, what type is it?
Dogbert: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. I'm not legally allowed to offer you large cash kickbacks for finding in favor of my client, but please take a moment to fill out a self-addressed stamped envelope."
Judge: "What are you doing?"
Dogbert: "I'm trying to establish reasonable doubt."
Later
Judge: "Have you reached a verdict?"
Foreman: "We find the defendant innocent of all charges because we like little dogs who wear glasses. And we award a Maytag dryer to the juror Mary for winning the "Best Dressed" award."
Judge (face in hands)
Getting the two to run together sounds very difficult, but it's probably possible. With the release of this software for free, though, I'm sure more people are going to begin trying what you mentioned.
Something like this happen could mean that Microsoft is starting to have a slight change of heart about the presence of Linux/UNIX. Having this available for free could be great boon to people who have to run Linux alongside M$ - this ranks right up there with Samba, IMO.
Especially interesting is the addition of the pthread library to the Posix API package.
1. Hot celebrity buys airplane ticket
2. Airline publishes this fact
3. Airline raises prices for people who want to see naked celebrity
4. Idiots buy tickets
5. Profit!
IMO if CD prices were to suddenly double because the Big Five get it into their heads that they're selling twice as much music, it would likely hasten the fall of the Big Five even further.
Current CDs cost approx. $10-15 right now - could you imagine paying up to $30 for a CD which only used to be $15?
Your last comment about only being able to play one bit of music at a time isn't necessarily true. What about people with multiple soundcards, and a player app that can run in parallel and read two separate files (not necessarily from CD) and output them to different sound drivers?
That makes a lot of sense, actually.
It would be nice if these could be republished as HTML or OOo files - then you wouldn't have to download them or futz with plugins.
The nature of OSS and the GPL mean that if SuSE start to go downhill or include crapware and bloat and other junk that no one wants, then the community will take the SuSE source code and start a new distro - the name "NeuSE" comes to mind for such a project.
But I doubt that will happen - corporate memory can last a long time, and hopefully Novell has learned from their mistakes in the past and will try their best to keep SuSE as autonomous as possible. I'm sure the art and branding of SuSE will change, but if the execs at Novell have learned any lesson, let's hope they learned not to mess with a good thing.
Don't forget smaller window managers like XFce, IceWM, and even FVWM. If KDE or GNOME start to bloat or stagnate or become unsuitable, then I'm sure the three window managers I just mentioned might just see an increase in users.
And that doesn't count all the other window managers out there as well.
The problem is getting IPv6 distributed all the way down to the last mile while simultaneously eliminating all of the legacy hardware and n00bish software that won't allow it. With enough time, energy, and money, I suspect that in 10-15 years IPv4 will be dead.
The difference between this and what you describe is that if Linus decided to step down, the community would spontaneously force an election of someone to take his place. Some of the people I could think of off the top of my head include Andrew Morton, Alan Cox, and maybe Dave Jones.
Sure, Linus quitting his role as the titular developer of the Linux kernel would be pretty bad, but it would never lead to an EOL of the Linux kernel.
I agree that numbers can indeed be misinterpreted, but nonetheless it is still a significant gain compared to last year.
And why is it a Bad Thing that the use of OSS products removes an unnecessary expense from an ISP's budget, allowing it to charge very low rates for domain hosting?
Why should they be forced to?
Amateurs?
So I suppose the people who run the Transport for London web site are amateurs?
What about the folks running BlogSpot?
How about the admins of Rutgers Univesity?
Finally, how about Kyle Bennett, the creator of [H]ard|OCP?
Sure, Microsoft can say that Apache is used by amateurs. But I'm certain that for every half-assed amateur using Apache there are 100 admins who run Apache for mission-critical stuff and don't bat an eyelid.
Most definitely. I think these numbers will finally silence those misguided idiots who continue to say that Apache doesn't get exploited as much because "it's less popular" or "it's not used by anyone" or "it's written by a bunch of unpaid amateurs". Apache gets used because it's clean, simple, reliable, robust, and most importantly, EASY TO CONFIGURE.
If 2003 was the Year of Apache, then 2004 will be the Year of the LAMP.
Maybe new systems, corporations, scientists and enthusiasts will all be using 64-bit, but I think the vast installed base of 32-bit hardware and software will guarantee that the platform will not disappear anytime soon.
How did this get a +5 Informative?
w3rd.
What do you want to bet that they've already managed to figure out a way around any algorithm implemented by the house that relies on these chips? I remember reading that article; those guys are very good at what they do. I doubt these RFID chips will slow them down at all.
Ah, but if you get caught, then the casinos will undoubtedly try to bring the DMCA into this, especially if the IDs are encrypted somehow.
Why would it do any better or worse? Unless China completely airgapped themselves from the Internet, then the code written for Asianux will find its way back into the greater consciousness - not only does the GPL demand it, but the human race's general tendency to try to get away with disobedience wherever possible will almost guarantee it ;-) I don't think the GPL will suffer in China, but we'll see.
I have a feeling that the 2004 presidental election will certainly be another media circus, if these types of holes are introduced into the fabric of electronic voting. What I still can't understand is why after so much infighting and media coverage and other problems, they just can't get it right.