The point is, it's a fucking mess to install graphic driver. I mean, why in the last 10 years, hasn't Linux/Xorg been able to roll out a stable graphic API on which the graphic card manufacturer can build drivers.
Actually, they have, it's just that graphic card manufacturers want more than what the API provides.
By the way, it's not about open source vs closed source, it's about Intel drivers flawed development process and Nvidia's working one. Nothing stops Intel from doing the same that Nvidia does (bundle everything) and release it as open source.
nVidia bypasses a lot of opensource code to make their stuff 'just work', I wrote this small blog entry a few years ago that explained some of the things that nVidia's drivers do to resolve 3d acceleration issues and so on in the x.org architecture (some of the information is now outdated, but nVidia still bypasses various bits to make them 'just work'):
Intel are lucky to have managed to write a driver that works for the kernel "X" and the window manager "Y "
I have no idea what window manager dependency you're even referring to, I can't find any mention of anything to do with window managers on the article it self. A quick Google search isn't returning anything relevant. Could you provide related practical and technical information, please?
Windows 7. It just works. You can put aside your HobbyOS now.
The win7 bootloader doesn't work with my Kubuntu installation, nor did it 'just work' by offering automatic resizing of my partitions for the Windows partition, I had to do that manually under Kubuntu!
How the fuck is anyone supposed to know about your branches if you don't mention them?
I mention them once, I mention any updates I do once. I don't go do the whole justification, arguments which people seem to want to do non-stop on mailing lists. You changed the name of an integer name in a piece of code to resolve some twisted compatibility issues and despite knowing this, people want you to write like nine replies justifying it when it has already been justified. When you don't waste the time by repeating what you said over and over in slightly different wording, your contributions end up ignored because you didn't happen to spend hours a day correcting people.
Don't be a total douchebag.
Honestly, I find the whole assault in justifying something repeatedly rather 'douchebaggy' more so than my comment at my displeasure of having to essentially 'fight' for my contributions repeatedly, when I already 'fought' for it.
If you can contribute, and you aren't doing so, you have no reason to bitch about the tardiness of drivers.
And if my branches and patches are ignored because I don't constantly waste my time poking people repeatedly on a mailing list over and over about merging them, can I bitch then?
More info on my above point. If Akamai were to use HTTP instead of DNS for load balancing, complexity would increase in having to manage redirect clusters, as you couldn't anycast them over UDP like you can with DNS.
As someone who has setup TCP anycasting. Just ensure that your anycasting routing is stable, that prevents pretty much any 'hop' issues.
PS Some of those students use mobile phones with Skype built-in (eg, the SkypePhone, on the 3 network) or install apps into their Symbion or other systemed mobiles that implement Skype there.
Three isn't a provider in China and the 3skypephone uses the phone provider's network to route calls through Skype. If the provider doesn't support Skype's call routing via special numbers, it doesn't work.
I play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Unreal Tournament 3, Team Fortress 2 and various other games on my netbook (Acer Aspire One). I'd play call of duty black ops on it if I actually owned the game, but as you can tell, it's playing current FPS games just fine, which is why I am rather sceptical of your claims.
You seem to have missed one of the major sources of fuding, if not the most major source. People and businesses want the softwarefor some reason, so they work on it or pay others to work on it. See e.g. IBM.
I was unable to make a business plan work when it came to software like games. When it came to games, people generally won't pay for support for games, so the support model does not work in this instance. Trying the whole sell GPL-licensed software didn't work out, because people just gave away copies to their friends and didn't care enough to buy the original from the original maker. Donationware wasn't a very workable model either. Perhaps you can suggest a better method when it comes to content like games which is compatible with licensing like GPL?
Seriously. One of the improvements in IPv6 is the built-in automatic configuration. Once the ISPs finally get around to actually deploying IPv6, no one but network administrators will need to look at network addresses.
Honestly, I can't get any IPv6 routers to even work properly automatically, it's more than just deploying new hardware, you need to apply a billion workarounds to get the stupid hardware to work.
People should check out a series of "prequel" comics that came out a while before the movie. They go into the ISO thing in more depth, and also the turning of Tron into a bad guy. Although they really should have put this sort of stuff IN the bloody movie, rather than making us search out the stuff.
They made a game for you to play that explained it and released it before the movie.
When I wrote "lack of support from the open source community" I was thinking on lack of alternative clients for Skype.
You can pay to use their SIP gateway (linked previously) as an alternative to using the Skype client, as you don't need a PBX system to use it either. I fail to see how this is any different from any other SIP provider.
Providers offer free and unlimited use of Skype because 'it's what everyone uses'
If they were doing things for that reason, you would see phone providers providing free everything on their network because "it's what everyone uses", I don't buy it.
To be honest, all I don't like in Skype is the fact of not using a standard and open protocol (SIP) but their own closed protocol: this breaks the support from the open source community.
I have setup Asterisk previously with Skype's SIP terminator for a company, I fail to see how that broke the support of open source SIP software.
The problem is with your lack of an unlimited (or at least unrestricted) mobile data plan, not any VoIP service.
I have free unlimited skype, without any plan on my provider. Your alternative is likely going to be far more costly for me (as right now I pay NOTHING, ZIP for this on the mobile phone network).
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Actually, they have, it's just that graphic card manufacturers want more than what the API provides.
nVidia bypasses a lot of opensource code to make their stuff 'just work', I wrote this small blog entry a few years ago that explained some of the things that nVidia's drivers do to resolve 3d acceleration issues and so on in the x.org architecture (some of the information is now outdated, but nVidia still bypasses various bits to make them 'just work'):
http://ash.weststar.name/babble/20081104161100/why-nvidia-rocks-where-x-org-does-not/
I have no idea what window manager dependency you're even referring to, I can't find any mention of anything to do with window managers on the article it self. A quick Google search isn't returning anything relevant. Could you provide related practical and technical information, please?
Oh also, it also didn't support my ext4 partitions, not really 'just working' for me.
The win7 bootloader doesn't work with my Kubuntu installation, nor did it 'just work' by offering automatic resizing of my partitions for the Windows partition, I had to do that manually under Kubuntu!
Why you lie? :(
I mention them once, I mention any updates I do once. I don't go do the whole justification, arguments which people seem to want to do non-stop on mailing lists. You changed the name of an integer name in a piece of code to resolve some twisted compatibility issues and despite knowing this, people want you to write like nine replies justifying it when it has already been justified. When you don't waste the time by repeating what you said over and over in slightly different wording, your contributions end up ignored because you didn't happen to spend hours a day correcting people.
Honestly, I find the whole assault in justifying something repeatedly rather 'douchebaggy' more so than my comment at my displeasure of having to essentially 'fight' for my contributions repeatedly, when I already 'fought' for it.
And if my branches and patches are ignored because I don't constantly waste my time poking people repeatedly on a mailing list over and over about merging them, can I bitch then?
I never entered any sort of e-mail address, fake or otherwise.
I did with someone who was going to get an e-mail address for the first time. They were unable to send e-mails until that was filled out.
Hotmail doesn't use cloud computing though.
As someone who has setup TCP anycasting. Just ensure that your anycasting routing is stable, that prevents pretty much any 'hop' issues.
See also, http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog37/presentations/matt.levine.pdf
But anycasting doesn't get the IP address too late?
And this matters, why?
Works for me with other VoIP software. Maybe you just don't know how to use Skype services properly?
Three isn't a provider in China and the 3skypephone uses the phone provider's network to route calls through Skype. If the provider doesn't support Skype's call routing via special numbers, it doesn't work.
I play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Unreal Tournament 3, Team Fortress 2 and various other games on my netbook (Acer Aspire One). I'd play call of duty black ops on it if I actually owned the game, but as you can tell, it's playing current FPS games just fine, which is why I am rather sceptical of your claims.
It was technically less than 1%.
Then they release an update that fixes it and the situation is resolved.
Reiterating what I essentially said.
So far, from what I can tell. All the suggestions given don't really work for games.
I'm talking about ISP grade hardware provided by CISCO and Juniper.
I was unable to make a business plan work when it came to software like games. When it came to games, people generally won't pay for support for games, so the support model does not work in this instance. Trying the whole sell GPL-licensed software didn't work out, because people just gave away copies to their friends and didn't care enough to buy the original from the original maker. Donationware wasn't a very workable model either. Perhaps you can suggest a better method when it comes to content like games which is compatible with licensing like GPL?
Honestly, I can't get any IPv6 routers to even work properly automatically, it's more than just deploying new hardware, you need to apply a billion workarounds to get the stupid hardware to work.
I felt they were sufficiently explained in the game personally.
They made a game for you to play that explained it and released it before the movie.
You can pay to use their SIP gateway (linked previously) as an alternative to using the Skype client, as you don't need a PBX system to use it either. I fail to see how this is any different from any other SIP provider.
If they were doing things for that reason, you would see phone providers providing free everything on their network because "it's what everyone uses", I don't buy it.
I have setup Asterisk previously with Skype's SIP terminator for a company, I fail to see how that broke the support of open source SIP software.
I have free unlimited skype, without any plan on my provider. Your alternative is likely going to be far more costly for me (as right now I pay NOTHING, ZIP for this on the mobile phone network).