Thats ok. If that happens, then the free software movement will change most of its activity from being on x86 to ppc or sparc or *if it survives) alpha, which are all better to begin with in my opinion. All is not lost.
I'm not in favor of increasing the complexity of the bios. They can barely get them stable after a few updates now, how will it be when they are doing alot more? Yeah I know that Sun Sparc's have a complicated bios, but they did it right. I don't trust Microsoft and Intel to do it right.
OpenBSD is all about securing the system from REMOTE holes. The openbsd home page boasts:
Only one remote hole in the default install, in more than 8 years!
REMOTE is the key word. They could care less about anything else(well maybe not care less, but thats not their focus)
Either they got slashdotted, or they are affected by the very problem they are reporting.
How much bandwidth will actually go through?
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The only question now is how much of this theoreticial bandwidth will actually be passed along to subscribers. There is only so much bandwidth on a fiber line that most isp's are using to feed current cable and dsl lines, and current cable and dsl are able to transfer at higher speeds than most are being used at. Seems to me more like a formality.
IceWM is also a good choice for a lean window manager. I don't particularily care for fluxbox because its interface is extremely far-out, as in way different than what I'm used to. IceWM isn't exactly the best as far as that is concerned either, but its better.
Sorry, but right now Intel isn't a viable option for servers, at least multi-processor ones. The front side bus speed and it being shared kills the performance of the otherwise great Xeon. Opterons are at a decent price range now for 2-4 x42-x46, and they are great performers as well as being 64bit compatiable. Also, the Xeon platform is most likely going to be replaced by whatever Intel's answer to AMD64 is, so upgrading is not too good. On the other hand, the Opteron is here to stay.
My local library actually had a system similiar to this, but that was about 5 years ago and they have since changed to windows. Don't know what type of OS they were using before, but the computer in their office was pretty huge.
This would be good news for everyone. There would be a previously closed OS open to audit and use by everyone. It would be especially be good for the academic community who couldn't previously afford to teach classes on Solaris. It would also give developers a chance to port features form Solaris to Linux or BSD, so that everyone could benefit from the hard work Sun has done on Solaris.
Virus writers, while technically skilled, are complete dumb butts for using their skills in ways that are harmful to society and businesses, even if it's not their fault that it is easy to do thanks to Microsoft. They'd be better off using their skills for something more productive.
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Thats ok. If that happens, then the free software movement will change most of its activity from being on x86 to ppc or sparc or *if it survives) alpha, which are all better to begin with in my opinion. All is not lost.
I'm not in favor of increasing the complexity of the bios. They can barely get them stable after a few updates now, how will it be when they are doing alot more? Yeah I know that Sun Sparc's have a complicated bios, but they did it right. I don't trust Microsoft and Intel to do it right.
Ok, now i have to say, who cares?
But you don't get those viruses without using IE. So they are capitalizing on the "success" of IE.
OpenBSD is all about securing the system from REMOTE holes. The openbsd home page boasts: Only one remote hole in the default install, in more than 8 years! REMOTE is the key word. They could care less about anything else(well maybe not care less, but thats not their focus)
System downtime costs business money, especially when its from some stupid prick who has a web access shell that is running the code.
thats 2.4.twenty-x, not 2.4.2.x, so 2.4 is still way more versions ahead.
Is going to rush to download this because it fixes probably the most destructive kernel hole in a few years. And its on slashdot.
Duct tape is your friend.
Either they got slashdotted, or they are affected by the very problem they are reporting.
The only question now is how much of this theoreticial bandwidth will actually be passed along to subscribers. There is only so much bandwidth on a fiber line that most isp's are using to feed current cable and dsl lines, and current cable and dsl are able to transfer at higher speeds than most are being used at. Seems to me more like a formality.
IceWM is also a good choice for a lean window manager. I don't particularily care for fluxbox because its interface is extremely far-out, as in way different than what I'm used to. IceWM isn't exactly the best as far as that is concerned either, but its better.
Sorry, but right now Intel isn't a viable option for servers, at least multi-processor ones. The front side bus speed and it being shared kills the performance of the otherwise great Xeon. Opterons are at a decent price range now for 2-4 x42-x46, and they are great performers as well as being 64bit compatiable. Also, the Xeon platform is most likely going to be replaced by whatever Intel's answer to AMD64 is, so upgrading is not too good. On the other hand, the Opteron is here to stay.
Any execution of anyone is a bad idea, no matter how much they "deserve" it.
My local library actually had a system similiar to this, but that was about 5 years ago and they have since changed to windows. Don't know what type of OS they were using before, but the computer in their office was pretty huge.
Linux GPL or GNU GPL?
This would be good news for everyone. There would be a previously closed OS open to audit and use by everyone. It would be especially be good for the academic community who couldn't previously afford to teach classes on Solaris. It would also give developers a chance to port features form Solaris to Linux or BSD, so that everyone could benefit from the hard work Sun has done on Solaris.
True geeks build a Linux From Scratch system.
Actually, wouldn't frame skipping speed it up, because the clock goes by how many frames have been rendered per second?
Working on 2.4 is like working on an old Dodge Dart. For collectors and enthusiasts only.
That is one of the fastest slashdottings i've seen in a while. The technology sound's good, if only they can keep it cheap and readily available.
Virus writers, while technically skilled, are complete dumb butts for using their skills in ways that are harmful to society and businesses, even if it's not their fault that it is easy to do thanks to Microsoft. They'd be better off using their skills for something more productive.
If they'll provide POP or IMAP access without having to pay for it like Yahoo!, I'm sure it will be quite succesfull.
Does this mean that RDRAM will become affordable now?
A $9 million lawn ornament that lots of people are willing to buy.