It's not, it's just that there isn't much to say about it.
It's the best thing going out there but we still have to hear the endless wailing of fanboys defending FF and IE.
This is my minimum requirements for a browser. I don't mind if it's handled by another company like yahoo or such. When Opera/Konqueror and so on do have something like that, I'll consider them.
I thought people here were suppose to stand up for a good product, not name brand loyalties.
I don't really care much for brand names actually.
What I don't like about Linux - Linux (and a lot of Linux software), that is - is the neverending story of changing APIs - use something, update something else - Oops.
I don't understand how this is specific to Linux. Windows does this with their visual basic runtimes, richedit controls,.net and so on. As does other operating systems (MacOSX, FreeBSD etc).
I have a Linux system here, with at least three different versions of, e.g., BerkeleyDB.
Oh nos! Windows comes with richedit controls 2.0, 3.0, 4.1 and even a version for.net! The Horror!
4.idontknow. API changes, incompatibilities, you name it.
Then stop symlinking or whatever it is you're doing the software to newer libraries when they're written to use older versions, you certainly wouldn't want to run a application that uses riched20.dll with Msftedit.dll (newer version of the same library) instead, causing odd incompatibilities.
Ever tried to compile popular Linux software on another Un*x?
Yes.
Whenever I encounter some piece of GPL-licensed software, I can almost guarantee it won't compile on Solaris, Tru64,.. - without spending hours for #ifdef'ing and patching the source.
I agree, I also find it too much work for use on Solaris, so I'll use something like OpenBSD, FreeBSD and so on instead which is far easier.
Is there any technical reason (no politics, please) where using Linux actually offers any benefit?
Well, it actually works with most hardware, has modern proprietary games, proprietary desktop software available that isn't available to OpenSolaris... Yeah. Plus, believe it or not, some distributions are actually easier to use than Solaris.
How many people plan on buying a wii with 1 controller, anyone?
I probably will.
How many people plan on playing VC or GC games on the wii, anyone?
There are two games I want to play from the GC, a few SNES games and so on. I never got those consoles, because I couldn't justify it.
How much space of memory you think the wii comes with, enough?
I don't know.
Well you can all ways "choose" to buy an extra sd card.
Seems fair enough, after all. I don't have to buy from Nintendo -- do I? Then again, theres the xbox, which required that I obtain a harddrive from Microsoft somehow, or use some horrible hack to use a generic one, which would void the warranties, xbox live agreements yadayadayada.
Don't you love the illusion of choice?
I choose Wii, after most of my life, not owning a console. I cannot justify getting a xbox, if I have to pay for xbox live so I can host my own servers for online play, to play on games online I already paid for on my own resources. Plus only having one game I'm interested in playing on the platform isn't much justification either.
I cannot justify getting a Sony product, simply because most of the hardware they sell have had so many issues, I don't want to, on that alone. Nevermind the fact that I don't find the need in high resolution TVs or a RSX processor that can apparently shuffle pictures on the screen that I've been doing for years on my amiga1200. Nevermind the fact there is no game I can think of that I want on the platform, and for that obscenely high price to get the console, there better be.
I want network play, I like the idea of forming a wireless neighborhood gaming network... Not really much of a choice, but there you go.
And I'm not really a gamer, all this crap over the years I keep experiencing, from things like Steam to CD protections wrecking my DVD drives has put me off playing many games.
You know you can sell two million of your game, assuming there's enough machines to play them on.
mhmm
Would you rather sell your game on this new platform or would you rather risk long term sales and release for the current most popular system close to compatible with your game idea?
Hmmm.. Well, we once developed things with Nintendo.. and Nintendo looks more popular than Sony now, definitely going to go with the more popular one like we have done in the past.
I disagree, most of their products 'suck' in general.
There is always some minor flaw in them that they never catch in beta. But by releasing a limited supply of consoles on the first run, they can minimize damages when that error is fixed. o_o'
Sony won't know about it until it's too late, after all, the PS3 units were only bought to be resold.
Can anyone tell me why anyone uses Linux instead of OSX?
Well, first reason is that I find OSX privative in many cases. On my Linux install, I can copy folders ontop of others if I want to with simple click dragging, copy/paste (Finder goes NO THERE IS A FOLDER ALREADY HERE WITH THE SAME NAME, NO COPY!), I also get the option to replace only changed files 'if file size differs'. Small things like that make a big difference with me.
I really like things like repositories on Linux. It makes things so much easier, want a application? Just open the package manager, type in the name of the program, click install. Heck even compiling applications from the source is automated, although I know I won't get that on Mac OSX. Don't bother pointing me at fink, there isn't really any Mac OSX software packages on there, just OLD versions of Linux software ports.
The other thing is that, none of my Linux games run under OSX. I got games that I bought for windows, got a free Linux version of quite a few. I'm not much of a gamer, but I still like my games.
Then there is editing secret XML files to change some settings they couldn't put into a GUI, or relying on 3rd party applications to give the functionality Mac OSX is missing through what can be considered to many programmers, a 'horrible hack'. There isn't much of this on Linux in my experience.
Now, one of my real issues with Apple is the hardware. The hardware emits annoying sounds that *I* can hear, not everyone can hear this annoying whistling/whines, but I can. The hardware fails a lot. I have never seen a computer manufacturer ship out so many computers that just have "logicboard" failures. Nevermind the dancing you have todo with Apple-care to get it fixed while it's still under warranty. From the airport express cards to the screen failing, I have never, ever seen a computers from a specific brand fail as much. I'm sure there are people out there who never had a issue with Apple, but my experience wasn't one of those. The noise alone will keep me from getting Apple hardware in the future.
Apple-care was less than adequate with how they treat you on the phone, the time it takes to actually get the computer fixed... I can get my PCs fixed on the same day I put them in for repair, using their warranty -- I can't get that with Apple.
OSX is based on BSD
Not really based... It uses a Mach kernel with what seems to be a BSD subsystem
so it has a terminal
I actually prefer graphics in many cases. I can't get over the fact Mac OS X requires me to type some secret command in term.app to get hidden files to show, then I have to kill finder. All I have todo on Linux is click View -> Show hidden files. This is somewhat... not impressing me.
can runn free software etc.
I don't want to mess with compiling crap, and if I have to, at least not manually.
It also has a great GUI and supports apps I need for school, such as MS Office.
I don't agree the GUI is great, I think it's ugly and unnatural. As for supporting apps you need for school. If I needed MS Office, I'd run it with crossover under Linux.
(While writer is great the rest of Open office is a bit lacking)
I don't agree. I've been able to get spreadsheets in openoffice read from live databases and display realtime figures (refreshed every second) in a corporate enviroment. I probably wouldn't of been able to achieve this under Microsoft Office.
I think if Jobs quit jacking up the prices of macs to make their owners feel superior and started actually competing
I don't think Jobs is jacking up the prices that much. I think they don't have a concept of balance when they design low end, high end, middle end and so on.
OSX would be the consumer desktop, and unix/linux variants would own the server world.
Yeah... everyone says things like this, like if photoshop would run on Linux, a mass of artists would switch over to it. And.. look, photoshop runs on Linux via crossover, and, this prediction didn't come to pass. What evidence do you have to back this up?
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It does.
Yes.I agree, I also find it too much work for use on Solaris, so I'll use something like OpenBSD, FreeBSD and so on instead which is far easier.
Well, it actually works with most hardware, has modern proprietary games, proprietary desktop software available that isn't available to OpenSolaris... Yeah. Plus, believe it or not, some distributions are actually easier to use than Solaris.
I cannot justify getting a Sony product, simply because most of the hardware they sell have had so many issues, I don't want to, on that alone. Nevermind the fact that I don't find the need in high resolution TVs or a RSX processor that can apparently shuffle pictures on the screen that I've been doing for years on my amiga1200. Nevermind the fact there is no game I can think of that I want on the platform, and for that obscenely high price to get the console, there better be.
I want network play, I like the idea of forming a wireless neighborhood gaming network... Not really much of a choice, but there you go.
And I'm not really a gamer, all this crap over the years I keep experiencing, from things like Steam to CD protections wrecking my DVD drives has put me off playing many games.
Just be warned, some Internet providers consider that reselling of services which may or may not be permitted on your agreement.
How about... Get a System76, and stick it to the man!
Does that work?
I really like things like repositories on Linux. It makes things so much easier, want a application? Just open the package manager, type in the name of the program, click install. Heck even compiling applications from the source is automated, although I know I won't get that on Mac OSX. Don't bother pointing me at fink, there isn't really any Mac OSX software packages on there, just OLD versions of Linux software ports.
The other thing is that, none of my Linux games run under OSX. I got games that I bought for windows, got a free Linux version of quite a few. I'm not much of a gamer, but I still like my games.
Then there is editing secret XML files to change some settings they couldn't put into a GUI, or relying on 3rd party applications to give the functionality Mac OSX is missing through what can be considered to many programmers, a 'horrible hack'. There isn't much of this on Linux in my experience.
Now, one of my real issues with Apple is the hardware. The hardware emits annoying sounds that *I* can hear, not everyone can hear this annoying whistling/whines, but I can. The hardware fails a lot. I have never seen a computer manufacturer ship out so many computers that just have "logicboard" failures. Nevermind the dancing you have todo with Apple-care to get it fixed while it's still under warranty. From the airport express cards to the screen failing, I have never, ever seen a computers from a specific brand fail as much. I'm sure there are people out there who never had a issue with Apple, but my experience wasn't one of those. The noise alone will keep me from getting Apple hardware in the future.
Apple-care was less than adequate with how they treat you on the phone, the time it takes to actually get the computer fixed... I can get my PCs fixed on the same day I put them in for repair, using their warranty -- I can't get that with Apple.
Not really based... It uses a Mach kernel with what seems to be a BSD subsystemI actually prefer graphics in many cases. I can't get over the fact Mac OS X requires me to type some secret command in term.app to get hidden files to show, then I have to kill finder. All I have todo on Linux is click View -> Show hidden files. This is somewhat... not impressing me.I don't want to mess with compiling crap, and if I have to, at least not manually.I don't agree the GUI is great, I think it's ugly and unnatural. As for supporting apps you need for school. If I needed MS Office, I'd run it with crossover under Linux.I don't agree. I've been able to get spreadsheets in openoffice read from live databases and display realtime figures (refreshed every second) in a corporate enviroment. I probably wouldn't of been able to achieve this under Microsoft Office.I don't think Jobs is jacking up the prices that much. I think they don't have a concept of balance when they design low end, high end, middle end and so on.Yeah... everyone says things like this, like if photoshop would run on Linux, a mass of artists would switch over to it. And.. look, photoshop runs on Linux via crossover, and, this prediction didn't come to pass. What evidence do you have to back this up?
Wasn't that explained to be caused by godaddy's switch?
I don't care if the code is aged, I want it to work.
You spoke too soon.
I don't find it funny in the least.
Well, this certainly gets a !life tag from me. I can understand waiting a day before, but.. this? No.