I'm all for open source - especially something like this. But how many hardware/firmware manufacturers are going to go through greater lengths to either obfuscate thier platform or exclude features alltogether that could one day be "exploited" for free?
IOW will Radeon switch their fab process? It currently saves them money - but not if enough people know about the exploits that allows them to get high-end performace from mid-range hardware platform/price - thus actually costing Radoen.
Or is it the software pirating rub - would the person actually buy the warez instead of just dl'ing it?
Been running it since 10.2003 - I'm very impressed with this distro and registered a few days after installing it. I've gotten the 2.6 kernel complied and I'm looking and upgrading KDE next. Mepis finds my digital camera no worrries and even finds a sound card that win2k won't... go figure.
something the article doesn't mention - MEPIS also has a "mandrake move" feature (before mandrake did fwiw).
From Warrren's website:
Easy to Try
# Runs from Live-CD before you install
# Automagically configures itself to your PC hardware
# Boot the MEPIS CD and, in about one minute, you can be using Linux
Easy to Install
# Installation wizard guides you through simple installation step-by-step
# Includes a disk partitioning tool with a familiar graphical interface
# Compatible with all versions of MS-WIndows
Easy to Use
# Hundreds of software programs are preinstalled and fully configured to be ready to use
# Thousands of additional specialized applications are available
# The acclaimed apt-get system manages software download and installation
# Most applications come with a Users Handbook in the KDE Help System
Extra Features
# LIve CD is also a system repair and recovery disk
# The CD image is compressed to provide over 1,100 software packages on one CD
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I'm all for open source - especially something like this. But how many hardware/firmware manufacturers are going to go through greater lengths to either obfuscate thier platform or exclude features alltogether that could one day be "exploited" for free?
IOW will Radeon switch their fab process? It currently saves them money - but not if enough people know about the exploits that allows them to get high-end performace from mid-range hardware platform/price - thus actually costing Radoen.
Or is it the software pirating rub - would the person actually buy the warez instead of just dl'ing it?
Been running it since 10.2003 - I'm very impressed with this distro and registered a few days after installing it. I've gotten the 2.6 kernel complied and I'm looking and upgrading KDE next. Mepis finds my digital camera no worrries and even finds a sound card that win2k won't... go figure.
something the article doesn't mention - MEPIS also has a "mandrake move" feature (before mandrake did fwiw).
From Warrren's website:
Easy to Try
# Runs from Live-CD before you install
# Automagically configures itself to your PC hardware
# Boot the MEPIS CD and, in about one minute, you can be using Linux
Easy to Install
# Installation wizard guides you through simple installation step-by-step
# Includes a disk partitioning tool with a familiar graphical interface
# Compatible with all versions of MS-WIndows
Easy to Use
# Hundreds of software programs are preinstalled and fully configured to be ready to use
# Thousands of additional specialized applications are available
# The acclaimed apt-get system manages software download and installation
# Most applications come with a Users Handbook in the KDE Help System
Extra Features
# LIve CD is also a system repair and recovery disk
# The CD image is compressed to provide over 1,100 software packages on one CD
for SCO - big blue's lawyers are digging through your garbage for a reason.
for M$ - you can't compete with free as in beer.