I remember Tucows, and yes, I did use them regularly. I think what stopped me using them was my gradual switch to Linux. Most software can now be found in the distributions repository, or if not, downloaded directly from the software's own site, so why go to a third party to download?
(Especially that I'm likely to try and find a hash to check the download, which I would only trust from the home site anyway!)
I do still run Windows under VirtualBox, but the only non-Microsoft software I've installed are Firefox, Chrome, Notepad++ and TomTom. All these were got directly from their respective sites.
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(There are even some adverts that, once in a while, I find interesting!)
I've decided that my way of blocking adverts is just not to visit those sites which host adverts I consider to be obnoxious.
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I've just replaced LMDE and XFCE with Ubuntu and Unity on my main desktop. (I thought it time to judge it for myself, and my Mint install was getting stale).
And it seems fine. OK, there are some things that need getting used to, but on the whole I find it usable.
I will no doubt download the live disk when it comes out. (Mint Cinnamon is installed on my fiance's computer. I decided some time ago XP really wasn't safe!)
When 16.04 comes out I'll be replacing Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) with Ubuntu on my desktop.
When I first installed LMDE it was a rolling edition, based on Debian Testing. Now it's based on Stable, and frankly has become old. (Currently the screensaver is showing a message on startup telling me it - the screensaver - is old and I ought to upgrade to a newer version!). To be fair, I did initially install the XFCE edition, which is no longer a Mint DE flavour.
I did think about replacing it with Mint Cinnamon 17.3, but again this is based on Ubuntu 14.04, and so based on something now relatively old. I think I want to get back to something relatively modern, easy to use, and mainstream.
Unity has apparently improved dramatically. I've tried it with a 15.10 live disk and I'm sure I can live with it. (And I will use the main version rather than one of the other official flavours).
Rather like Norway. It's not in the EU, but has to accept all the regulations (and contribute to the EU budget) as part of its free trade agreement with the EU.
Agreed. Actually it would be nice to have the option of voting for the status quo in the referendum, rather than just the option of a semi-detached membership (after Cameron's agreed 'reforms'), or out.
I can't comment on the specifics in this case (systemd, upower and MATE), however speaking generally a distinction should be made between updates to code and updates to interfaces. Updates to code can be for various reasons, e.g. to fix a security issue or to improve performance, and should have little to no impact on anything using that code (assuming a fixed interface). Updates to interfaces should be a lot more rare, as it is these that can break things, especially if not maintaining 'backward compatibility'. (Of course, updates to interfaces will also require updates to code).
I think the issue isn't that MATE depends on upower, rather that the latest version of upower depends on systemd. Perhaps MATE should not have required the latest version of upower, but that passes the problem to the MATE team rather than placing the problem where it belongs, which is with the systemd team.
As another poster has identifies, the problem seems to be that the systemd people aren't coding to interfaces. If they were, then dependencies wouldn't be on specific code, i.e. the implementations.
Upgrading software shouldn't require a change to the init system.
I think you've probably hit the nail on the head wiith your code review 9 comment, in that (it seems) systemd doesn't code to well-defined interfaces. One suggested correction to the above - this should not be "The Unix Way", but just "The Way".
I wonder if thsi topic would have been as controversial or toxic if the systemd people had tried to agree a new set of interfaces first with the community.
I may be wrong, but "power management (sleep/suspend/resume/hibernation) and hotplug/dynamic devices (plugging in/unplugging monitors, headphones, USB devices, Bluetooth, wired and wireless networks)" are not things that those running OpenBSD (or for that matter, Linux on a server) will be particularly interested in.
Perhaps what the controversy is about is really one of desktop vs server (with an OpenBSD firewall being more akin to a server than a desktop. OK yes, I realise that OpenBSD can run as a desktop, but I doubt it is marketed as a competitor for Ubuntu, Mint or even Fedora).
It seems to me that there is a new trend of calling someone a "Social Justice Warrior (SJW)", which by some magic (or other mysterious power) somehow makes them wrong.
I can't help thinking that if they are wrong, then they can be argues against without having to depend on a pejorative label.
On the other hand, if the main argument against them is one of name-calling, I would have to say that it is not necessarily clear that they are wrong!
To be fair, if I was a new shadow minister just given a new brief, and I was asked what could be a controversial question covered by my new brief, I would probably 'duck' answering it until I'd managed to gen up a bit on it!
Had a look at this. It's not cheap, is it? 116.13 USD from amazon.com (about 75 GBP). On amazon.co.uk it was 91.99 GBP.
Is this meant to be a book bought by individuals, or by schools?
The two volumes of Core Java, 10th Edition, will be cheaper together than this when they are published. (90.81 USD from amazon.com or 73.98 GBP from amazon.co.uk)
Everyone in the UK doesn't have to pay for it. You only need to pay (or be covered) if you watch or record programmes as they're being shown on TV or live on an online TV service.
I've got a friend who doesn't have a TV, doesn't stream things live via the computer, and doesn't have to pay for a license.
Curiously, being a uni-lingual Brit, many years ago I was toying with the idea of rectifying this and learning some other European language, and the one I briefly considered was Dutch. In the end I decided that if I was to learn another language it would have to be another major one, like French, German or even (if going world-wide) Mandarin! Not, unfortunately, Dutch! (I still intend to follow-up on this, probably French).
As to the BBC, it should be recognised that it does sell programs abroad, and the money it makes from this goes to supplement the license fee. I'm sure Dutch NPO does similar.
You could always try it over there in the States first. All we need to look out for is evidence of endocrine-related illnesses such as IQ loss and obesity among the citizens of the USA, and if we don't see such evidence, we'll know it is safe!
Yes, everyone seems to complain about mountains of 'red tape' without being specific as to what actual regulations they object to.
Hopefully, in the coming months more 'facts' will come out, and more 'myths' exposed.
Talking of figures, it seems the European Commission employed 33,197 staff on 1st January 2015, while the EU Parliament employes about 8,000. Not sure about Birmingham City Council's as they seem to be being hammered by staff cuts. However, the UK Home Office number of staff was 27,546 on 1st January 2013, while the DWP was 91,643 (or 80,281 Full Time Equivalents) in August 2014.
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I remember Tucows, and yes, I did use them regularly. I think what stopped me using them was my gradual switch to Linux. Most software can now be found in the distributions repository, or if not, downloaded directly from the software's own site, so why go to a third party to download?
(Especially that I'm likely to try and find a hash to check the download, which I would only trust from the home site anyway!)
I do still run Windows under VirtualBox, but the only non-Microsoft software I've installed are Firefox, Chrome, Notepad++ and TomTom. All these were got directly from their respective sites.
I don't block adverts. Concerning Slashdot, I generally don't find them offensive, and given that I come here regularly, I think Slashdot deserve the revenue. Similarly for other sites I visit and find useful, like DistroWatch.
(There are even some adverts that, once in a while, I find interesting!)
I've decided that my way of blocking adverts is just not to visit those sites which host adverts I consider to be obnoxious.
And should I decide in the end I don't want to see adverts on Slashdot but to still keep visiting the site, then there is a far more equitable way to get rid of them than blocking them - subscribe.
I've just replaced LMDE and XFCE with Ubuntu and Unity on my main desktop. (I thought it time to judge it for myself, and my Mint install was getting stale).
And it seems fine. OK, there are some things that need getting used to, but on the whole I find it usable.
Already planning our move to Scotland!
(Fortunately we've got loads of friends there, which will make the move easier).
I will no doubt download the live disk when it comes out. (Mint Cinnamon is installed on my fiance's computer. I decided some time ago XP really wasn't safe!)
Because I've never used it in anger before. I think it is time to give it a try, and if I don't like it, I'll change.
I could've sworn I've used sudo on RHEL in the past!
And if I really want to live dangerously, I use ' sudo su -'. Saves me from having to remember another password (for root).
When 16.04 comes out I'll be replacing Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) with Ubuntu on my desktop.
When I first installed LMDE it was a rolling edition, based on Debian Testing. Now it's based on Stable, and frankly has become old. (Currently the screensaver is showing a message on startup telling me it - the screensaver - is old and I ought to upgrade to a newer version!). To be fair, I did initially install the XFCE edition, which is no longer a Mint DE flavour.
I did think about replacing it with Mint Cinnamon 17.3, but again this is based on Ubuntu 14.04, and so based on something now relatively old. I think I want to get back to something relatively modern, easy to use, and mainstream.
Unity has apparently improved dramatically. I've tried it with a 15.10 live disk and I'm sure I can live with it. (And I will use the main version rather than one of the other official flavours).
Rather like Norway. It's not in the EU, but has to accept all the regulations (and contribute to the EU budget) as part of its free trade agreement with the EU.
Agreed. Actually it would be nice to have the option of voting for the status quo in the referendum, rather than just the option of a semi-detached membership (after Cameron's agreed 'reforms'), or out.
As far as I know, the UK will at least tell you why you are banned.
They also planned on visiting relatives in southern California.
I can't comment on the specifics in this case (systemd, upower and MATE), however speaking generally a distinction should be made between updates to code and updates to interfaces. Updates to code can be for various reasons, e.g. to fix a security issue or to improve performance, and should have little to no impact on anything using that code (assuming a fixed interface). Updates to interfaces should be a lot more rare, as it is these that can break things, especially if not maintaining 'backward compatibility'. (Of course, updates to interfaces will also require updates to code).
I think the issue isn't that MATE depends on upower, rather that the latest version of upower depends on systemd. Perhaps MATE should not have required the latest version of upower, but that passes the problem to the MATE team rather than placing the problem where it belongs, which is with the systemd team.
As another poster has identifies, the problem seems to be that the systemd people aren't coding to interfaces. If they were, then dependencies wouldn't be on specific code, i.e. the implementations.
Upgrading software shouldn't require a change to the init system.
I think you've probably hit the nail on the head wiith your code review 9 comment, in that (it seems) systemd doesn't code to well-defined interfaces. One suggested correction to the above - this should not be "The Unix Way", but just "The Way".
I wonder if thsi topic would have been as controversial or toxic if the systemd people had tried to agree a new set of interfaces first with the community.
I may be wrong, but "power management (sleep/suspend/resume/hibernation) and hotplug/dynamic devices (plugging in/unplugging monitors, headphones, USB devices, Bluetooth, wired and wireless networks)" are not things that those running OpenBSD (or for that matter, Linux on a server) will be particularly interested in.
Perhaps what the controversy is about is really one of desktop vs server (with an OpenBSD firewall being more akin to a server than a desktop. OK yes, I realise that OpenBSD can run as a desktop, but I doubt it is marketed as a competitor for Ubuntu, Mint or even Fedora).
It seems to me that there is a new trend of calling someone a "Social Justice Warrior (SJW)", which by some magic (or other mysterious power) somehow makes them wrong.
I can't help thinking that if they are wrong, then they can be argues against without having to depend on a pejorative label.
On the other hand, if the main argument against them is one of name-calling, I would have to say that it is not necessarily clear that they are wrong!
(Ad hominem, or perhaps even ad feminam!)
To be fair, if I was a new shadow minister just given a new brief, and I was asked what could be a controversial question covered by my new brief, I would probably 'duck' answering it until I'd managed to gen up a bit on it!
Had a look at this. It's not cheap, is it? 116.13 USD from amazon.com (about 75 GBP). On amazon.co.uk it was 91.99 GBP.
Is this meant to be a book bought by individuals, or by schools?
The two volumes of Core Java, 10th Edition, will be cheaper together than this when they are published. (90.81 USD from amazon.com or 73.98 GBP from amazon.co.uk)
Everyone in the UK doesn't have to pay for it. You only need to pay (or be covered) if you watch or record programmes as they're being shown on TV or live on an online TV service.
I've got a friend who doesn't have a TV, doesn't stream things live via the computer, and doesn't have to pay for a license.
Curiously, being a uni-lingual Brit, many years ago I was toying with the idea of rectifying this and learning some other European language, and the one I briefly considered was Dutch. In the end I decided that if I was to learn another language it would have to be another major one, like French, German or even (if going world-wide) Mandarin! Not, unfortunately, Dutch! (I still intend to follow-up on this, probably French).
As to the BBC, it should be recognised that it does sell programs abroad, and the money it makes from this goes to supplement the license fee. I'm sure Dutch NPO does similar.
It's an EU directive. The UK is in the EU so unless the UK has an opt-out it applies to the UK as well.
You could always try it over there in the States first. All we need to look out for is evidence of endocrine-related illnesses such as IQ loss and obesity among the citizens of the USA, and if we don't see such evidence, we'll know it is safe!
Yes, everyone seems to complain about mountains of 'red tape' without being specific as to what actual regulations they object to.
Hopefully, in the coming months more 'facts' will come out, and more 'myths' exposed.
Talking of figures, it seems the European Commission employed 33,197 staff on 1st January 2015, while the EU Parliament employes about 8,000. Not sure about Birmingham City Council's as they seem to be being hammered by staff cuts. However, the UK Home Office number of staff was 27,546 on 1st January 2013, while the DWP was 91,643 (or 80,281 Full Time Equivalents) in August 2014.
Yes, we would have to adhere to most regulations, but without the ability to influence those regulations. We've been warned about this by Norway.