Spy1: What is he looking at? Spy2: Hang on...it's still processing... Spy1: Well? Spy2: He's looking at two guys wearing shades and dark coats operating a massive camera and computer! Spy1: Doh!
It sounds like you are after a Libretto 100 (or later models). They are fully equiped PCs that are about the same size as a VHS casette (remember those?):-)
Have a look on EBay for a bargain (expect to pay around 150GBP for a 100 model).
Windows.Forms is being worked on with a Wine layer (http://www.go-mono.com/winforms.html)...not ideal but hey ho.
A great alternative is Gtk# (http://gtk-sharp.sourceforge.net/) for cross platform gui development. Have a look at skynet...not the one that is going to rule us all with cyborgs...at sky-net.sourceforge.net/ for an idea of what is possible:-)
My point is, surely your experience of installing an OS is largely dependant on the *extra* hardware that you have e.g. 802.11b card etc
I think it is great that Linux can get a fairly "standard" PC up and running without too much hastle these days. However, it is the glitches encountered with "non-standard" PCs that mean it isn't quite ready for the end users desktop.
I have noted the points you made - as well as the vigorous debate on Slashdot.org about this article.
Well, Stephen Evan's weekly "stateside" column is not a news story, but an analytical look at major events and business trends in the United States.
It is, of course, debatable whether MyDoom/Novarg/Shimgapi was written just to bring down the SCO website, or whether the installation of spamming tools on numerous computers was an additional - or even the main - motive.
That was not the point of Stephen's article.
In his piece he wanted to draw the attention of BBC News Online's audience - many of whom are unlikely to know the ins and outs of the Open Source debate - to the rapid spread of Linux as a commercial application, SCO's attempts to cash in on this fact, and the deep anger that SCO has caused within the Linux community through its legal actions.
Stephen is not the first to draw the link between MyDoom and SCO's actions over Linux - plenty of others have done that before, including virus experts.
Regards,
Tim Weber Business Editor BBC News Interactive - www.bbc.co.uk/businessnews
Slashdot Mirror
I can imagine it now...
Spy1: What is he looking at?
Spy2: Hang on...it's still processing...
Spy1: Well?
Spy2: He's looking at two guys wearing shades and dark coats operating a massive camera and computer!
Spy1: Doh!
John
I only live 100 yards away...pop in for a cup of tea :-)
Not the only thing us Brits have missed out on I'm afraid... The integrated circuit RSA encryption Doh!
Hi there,
:-)
It sounds like you are after a Libretto 100 (or later models). They are fully equiped PCs that are about the same size as a VHS casette (remember those?)
Have a look on EBay for a bargain (expect to pay around 150GBP for a 100 model).
John
...oops the title to my last post should have been
:-)
Looks like the Office Assistant isn't working!
...so OpenOffice doesn't have a dedicated support rteam? :-)
Paragraph 3.
OpenOffice does not have a dedicated development or
support rteam.
What is a rteam?
There are 3d games for linux available...I play UT regularly and a quick 'google' tells you how to install Quake.
Just thought you'd like to know...
Hi,
:-)
/.ing the above
Windows.Forms is being worked on with a Wine layer (http://www.go-mono.com/winforms.html)...not ideal but hey ho.
A great alternative is Gtk# (http://gtk-sharp.sourceforge.net/) for cross platform gui development. Have a look at skynet...not the one that is going to rule us all with cyborgs...at sky-net.sourceforge.net/ for an idea of what is possible
John
Ps sorry
Some guys are working on porting #develop to Mono, so that is one to look out for.
John
...amazing how much profit you can make on the sale of an iPod mini ;-)
John
I know Mono is quite a young language (if you exclude the work done on c#) but I think that Sun should be wary.
I moved from Java to Mono/c# recently and I don't think I'll be going back.
Don't know what anyone else thinks?
Another good article from these guys.
My point is, surely your experience of installing an OS is largely dependant on the *extra* hardware that you have e.g. 802.11b card etc
I think it is great that Linux can get a fairly "standard" PC up and running without too much hastle these days. However, it is the glitches encountered with "non-standard" PCs that mean it isn't quite ready for the end users desktop.
Just my two pennies worth...
Woah...I never expected a reply from one of the ReactOS guys!
:-(
I understand what you are saying, it must be a bit of a headache
Good luck anyway, I can't wait for v1.0!
John
I could just see the final sequence...
;-)
You are given the choice of fighting off hundreds of bad guys or going to work for Bill Gates (the Administrators true identity)!
I know which one I'd prefer
Why not ask the Micro$oft Office Assistant...he *always* comes up with the correct answer :-)
I wonder if the guys over at ReactOS (http://www.reactos.com/) are tempted by a look?
For those who don't know...
"ReactOS is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with Windows NT applications and drivers."
...oops...should have checked before posting :-)
John
I did...
Dear Sir
Thanks for your e-mail.
I have noted the points you made - as well as the vigorous debate on
Slashdot.org about this article.
Well, Stephen Evan's weekly "stateside" column is not a news story, but
an analytical look at major events and business trends in the United
States.
It is, of course, debatable whether MyDoom/Novarg/Shimgapi was written
just to bring down the SCO website, or whether the installation of
spamming tools on numerous computers was an additional - or even the
main - motive.
That was not the point of Stephen's article.
In his piece he wanted to draw the attention of BBC News Online's
audience - many of whom are unlikely to know the ins and outs of the
Open Source debate - to the rapid spread of Linux as a commercial
application, SCO's attempts to cash in on this fact, and the deep anger
that SCO has caused within the Linux community through its legal
actions.
Stephen is not the first to draw the link between MyDoom and SCO's
actions over Linux - plenty of others have done that before, including
virus experts.
Regards,
Tim Weber
Business Editor
BBC News Interactive - www.bbc.co.uk/businessnews
I have visions of error boxes with a Northern twang!
;-)
"Eeeeeeh, by eck lad there's trouble at' mill...you've got a chuffin' floating point exception!"
You can see the NASA aerogel at the Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla (http://tinyurl.com/36rh3).
I know it probably isn't that exciting, but the place is well worth a visit (and it is free!).
J
I saw this headline this morning and thought...I'll send a reply saying "misplaced in time", then I saw the above!
:-)
Perhaps we are reincarnations of the same time lord
I would be more interested in talking about the eye candy, not the internals... ;-)
We have an old saying in the UK...
;-)
"It takes one to know one"