I have no idea why Linux became more popular in the first place, considering that there was already BSD and the HURD, but it's current popularity has pretty much killed any chance HURD had. BSD still has enough adherants that it can be continuously developed, but HURD never did. All the programmers who a) have the expertise required and b) are willing to work for free, are working on either Linux or BSD. I think HURD offers interesting possibilities, but I don't think a stable HURD will ever see the light of day. The fact is, Linux is a free kernel, it works well, has reasonable driver support, and is here now. That will be a big obstacle for HURD to overcome.
Well, a Canadian invented insulin. Where would your amazing medical system, you know, the one that bankrupts people if they have an illness, be without that?
And what do you think of Cuba's offer to provide major operations to 3000 American citizens who are unable to afford it in their own country, in an effort to save one life for every life lost in 9/11? Yeah, communism doesn't work at all, ever, I'll agree... this is clear evidence of that.
Config files should be in separate directories of/etc based on the package/program they are for. On gentoo, for example, I have/etc/portage/. This is how it should work. It makes everything easy to find. I don't find etc-update a terrible amount of work, because I know that, if I didn't touch the config file in question, it is safe to update, because I'll be moving from a default to a default. As it is, it's not a big problem, because most programs have.conf files with descriptive names. As for the idea of a consistent API, I think it is doomed to failure because applications have such vastly different requirements from their config files. There are config files that just have the default settings for a program, all the way to something like the apache config file that is, essentially, the only way to control the program. As for the idea of one file, like the Windows Registry: no. Aside from insecurity, this means that a group (that, say, admins the HTTP server) can not be allowed to modify apache's config, but nothing else.
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ummmm.... perhaps no one told you, but "7" represents T. I'm sure Bungie will be pleased to go to HETT, in the event that they can find it.
But.... OMG it's *different* and I'm stupid!!! However would I manage that sort of thing??? Do you assume that I am competent at my job and could figure that out on my own?
Seriously, though, I never thought of doing it this way (mind you, I've never had to; I'm just a home user). This will be good information, because the "can't deploy on a network" troll is popular on all FF stories. And, believe me, I don't think that, in most environments, lack of configurability on the user's end will be a problem: at my school, we can't open a new window via the menubar.
I know you meant this as a joke, but it brings up an interesting question: why is SSH enabled by default on most linux distros? As Linux moves toward higher desktop use, does it really make sense to have remote access enabled by default? Surely if you need or use this functionality (as I do), you can determine how to activate it yourself, no?
Well, the problem with that is (as PG-13 caused in the movie industry), forcing game producers to dumb things down for the valuable 12-18 demographic, and take out gore, and whatnot, will result in there being very few M-rated games.
Don't worry.... Lucas will re-release the originals on DVD. It's just that, this way, he gets you to buy both the special edition and the classic edition.
Whoever modded this flamebait obviously has no sense of humour. It should be modded insightful, funny, or both. You, good sir, had the courage to say what we were all thinking. This is why I browse at +5 Flamebait.
Did he have to do the first three parts? I think it would have been done better in pure book format, since he completely trashed the first part with horrible SFX. The third one looks good, based on the trailer. Like the games, though, I think it is just a plot to make horrid amounts of money. Will it stop? Probably not, after this he can make movies out of the books (and he's probably thinking of Shadows of the Empire too, since that gives a clearer picture of what happens during Eps 5 and 6).
Exactly. I do this on a much smaller scale. I allow my friends to SSH in to my box to play nethack from school, but the point being that, if anything strange happens, I do a "users" and see who's causing it. If their username happens to show up, deluser is the next step.
The difference being that a default install of *anything*, except possibly OpenBSD, should be in a situation where there might be users on it that you don't trust completely. For my personal use of linux, all I need is a box that is secure from hackers, not users.
I cannot see a single reason why a sane individual would prefer C# to Java. Although the speed (might, I don't know) be a bit better, if you need speed, you should be coding in a native language. The very small amount of Java programming I've done, versus the same amount of C# coding, has convinced me that Java just seems cleaner and easier to work with. Even with both being proprietary, I know which one I prefer. Sun doesn't go around looking for ways to be evil, which is more than I can say for Microsoft.
This is why it's so much better to trade torrents on IRC. I use Russians (allofmp3.com, if you're interested), or the CD store, for my music, and IRC+BitTorrent for anything else I might need. I don't think they could shut down an entire network, and even if they did, all the operators of #insert-bt-channel-here would have to do is move a whole bunch of bots to a new place. It's interesting how older technology sometimes gets the job done better. BTW, does anyone know a good source of.torrents for music?
K3B: I think I finally have all of the options set right to burn a CD, but now it crashes when I try to open the burn dialog.
NeroLinux: I tried Nero for Windows, and it didn't like my CD burner, so I can't imagine it will be any better for Linux, if not far worse. It also costs more money than I feel like paying
mkisofs+cdrecord: Ah, the perfect combination of tools to make a data CD. I have never had the urge to burn data CDs with anything else (I only tried k3b for audio cds).
vcdimager+cdrdao: After getting the video in the correct format, these two tools make quick work of burning a VCD. And even the encoding is easy once you figure out what tool to use.
cdrecord for music: It works. It's a pain in the ass if you want to get everything in the right order, or if you want custom pregaps, but it works.
cdrdao for music: I have a suspicion that cdrdao is a very powerful tool, but the syntax boggles me. Someday I'm planning to figure it out enough that I can write a program to generate the CUE file for me. On second thought, there's probably already a program that does that.
So, in conclusion, if you like GUI, NeroLinux might be an option, but it probably suffers like K3B when it comes to support. For power-users, it will probably not stand up to the power of the command line.
A) How in the hell can they read zeroes? Perhaps if you *deleted* the data (i.e. on an OS level) they can read it, but I doubt that if you filled the drive with zeros they could do anything.
B) Assuming they can, destroy it in some other way.
It is our job to be completely paranoid about something that most of us probably misunderstand!
I heard someone being paranoid about people intercepting his communications through unshielded telephone lines if Broadband-over-Powerlines was offered. I think we've gone too far. Some paranoia keeps you alert, but you people are running around with a tinfoil hat, just bent on finding a big corporation that you think is trying to screw you. MS, Valve, AIM and so forth. The minute any one of these actually does something to any one of you, I'd be interested to hear about it. Until then, there's no reason to have this hive of paranoia.
when I was around that age was HyperCard. I'm not sure if it's still made, or if there is a reasonable facsimile for Windows. Also, I would suggest LOGO, as it is simple and easy to see results. But HyperCard is the best bet, because it is fairly easy to understand, and, like LOGO, it is easy to see the results.
Of course, you could take the coward's way out and show them Half-Life 2, and say, "if you're a programmer, you can make games like this!"
Wired router or wireless router? My wired router for my broadband connection, which provides NAT of course, has managed to keep Windows worm-free for some time now. Sure, it couldn't withstand a focused attack, but I really don't expect that anyone is trying to hack into my gaming box where I keep nothing of any value to anyone. My linux box, OTOH, has a full iptables setup, because I have useful things on it.
Well, the local TV news where I live (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) could be seen as helping them along, because they ran a story about how important it is to run a spyware cleaner. Although the claim does seem fairly full-of-shit, I can see how a non-savvy user would get tricked very easily. The Nigerians, though, are doing us a public service by seperating fools from their money... the difference between the two is one targets oblivious people (those who just don't know about computers: trust me, there's some in your family too I bet) and the other targets stupid people who think that other people are altruistic enough to give them 30 million dollars, in exchange for their bank account information.
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Well, the question then is: did Linux just appear one day, fully formed? There must have been a time when it was about even with its competitors, no?
I have no idea why Linux became more popular in the first place, considering that there was already BSD and the HURD, but it's current popularity has pretty much killed any chance HURD had. BSD still has enough adherants that it can be continuously developed, but HURD never did. All the programmers who a) have the expertise required and b) are willing to work for free, are working on either Linux or BSD. I think HURD offers interesting possibilities, but I don't think a stable HURD will ever see the light of day. The fact is, Linux is a free kernel, it works well, has reasonable driver support, and is here now. That will be a big obstacle for HURD to overcome.
And what do you think of Cuba's offer to provide major operations to 3000 American citizens who are unable to afford it in their own country, in an effort to save one life for every life lost in 9/11? Yeah, communism doesn't work at all, ever, I'll agree... this is clear evidence of that.
Config files should be in separate directories of /etc based on the package/program they are for. On gentoo, for example, I have /etc/portage/. This is how it should work. It makes everything easy to find. I don't find etc-update a terrible amount of work, because I know that, if I didn't touch the config file in question, it is safe to update, because I'll be moving from a default to a default. As it is, it's not a big problem, because most programs have .conf files with descriptive names. As for the idea of a consistent API, I think it is doomed to failure because applications have such vastly different requirements from their config files. There are config files that just have the default settings for a program, all the way to something like the apache config file that is, essentially, the only way to control the program. As for the idea of one file, like the Windows Registry: no. Aside from insecurity, this means that a group (that, say, admins the HTTP server) can not be allowed to modify apache's config, but nothing else.
ummmm.... perhaps no one told you, but "7" represents T. I'm sure Bungie will be pleased to go to HETT, in the event that they can find it.
Seriously, though, I never thought of doing it this way (mind you, I've never had to; I'm just a home user). This will be good information, because the "can't deploy on a network" troll is popular on all FF stories. And, believe me, I don't think that, in most environments, lack of configurability on the user's end will be a problem: at my school, we can't open a new window via the menubar.
They didn't receive the promised cheque from Microsoft, and, as such, has a spontaneous bout of truth-telling.
I know you meant this as a joke, but it brings up an interesting question: why is SSH enabled by default on most linux distros? As Linux moves toward higher desktop use, does it really make sense to have remote access enabled by default? Surely if you need or use this functionality (as I do), you can determine how to activate it yourself, no?
Well, the problem with that is (as PG-13 caused in the movie industry), forcing game producers to dumb things down for the valuable 12-18 demographic, and take out gore, and whatnot, will result in there being very few M-rated games.
Don't worry.... Lucas will re-release the originals on DVD. It's just that, this way, he gets you to buy both the special edition and the classic edition.
Whoever modded this flamebait obviously has no sense of humour. It should be modded insightful, funny, or both. You, good sir, had the courage to say what we were all thinking. This is why I browse at +5 Flamebait.
Did he have to do the first three parts? I think it would have been done better in pure book format, since he completely trashed the first part with horrible SFX. The third one looks good, based on the trailer. Like the games, though, I think it is just a plot to make horrid amounts of money. Will it stop? Probably not, after this he can make movies out of the books (and he's probably thinking of Shadows of the Empire too, since that gives a clearer picture of what happens during Eps 5 and 6).
Exactly. I do this on a much smaller scale. I allow my friends to SSH in to my box to play nethack from school, but the point being that, if anything strange happens, I do a "users" and see who's causing it. If their username happens to show up, deluser is the next step.
The difference being that a default install of *anything*, except possibly OpenBSD, should be in a situation where there might be users on it that you don't trust completely. For my personal use of linux, all I need is a box that is secure from hackers, not users.
I cannot see a single reason why a sane individual would prefer C# to Java. Although the speed (might, I don't know) be a bit better, if you need speed, you should be coding in a native language. The very small amount of Java programming I've done, versus the same amount of C# coding, has convinced me that Java just seems cleaner and easier to work with. Even with both being proprietary, I know which one I prefer. Sun doesn't go around looking for ways to be evil, which is more than I can say for Microsoft.
This is why it's so much better to trade torrents on IRC. I use Russians (allofmp3.com, if you're interested), or the CD store, for my music, and IRC+BitTorrent for anything else I might need. I don't think they could shut down an entire network, and even if they did, all the operators of #insert-bt-channel-here would have to do is move a whole bunch of bots to a new place. It's interesting how older technology sometimes gets the job done better. BTW, does anyone know a good source of .torrents for music?
Well, notice that I said (or at least intended to say) that it crashes when I open the burn dialog, not when it tries to start burning.
NeroLinux: I tried Nero for Windows, and it didn't like my CD burner, so I can't imagine it will be any better for Linux, if not far worse. It also costs more money than I feel like paying
mkisofs+cdrecord: Ah, the perfect combination of tools to make a data CD. I have never had the urge to burn data CDs with anything else (I only tried k3b for audio cds).
vcdimager+cdrdao: After getting the video in the correct format, these two tools make quick work of burning a VCD. And even the encoding is easy once you figure out what tool to use.
cdrecord for music: It works. It's a pain in the ass if you want to get everything in the right order, or if you want custom pregaps, but it works.
cdrdao for music: I have a suspicion that cdrdao is a very powerful tool, but the syntax boggles me. Someday I'm planning to figure it out enough that I can write a program to generate the CUE file for me. On second thought, there's probably already a program that does that.
So, in conclusion, if you like GUI, NeroLinux might be an option, but it probably suffers like K3B when it comes to support. For power-users, it will probably not stand up to the power of the command line.
B) Assuming they can, destroy it in some other way.
I heard someone being paranoid about people intercepting his communications through unshielded telephone lines if Broadband-over-Powerlines was offered. I think we've gone too far. Some paranoia keeps you alert, but you people are running around with a tinfoil hat, just bent on finding a big corporation that you think is trying to screw you. MS, Valve, AIM and so forth. The minute any one of these actually does something to any one of you, I'd be interested to hear about it. Until then, there's no reason to have this hive of paranoia.
Of course, you could take the coward's way out and show them Half-Life 2, and say, "if you're a programmer, you can make games like this!"
Wired router or wireless router? My wired router for my broadband connection, which provides NAT of course, has managed to keep Windows worm-free for some time now. Sure, it couldn't withstand a focused attack, but I really don't expect that anyone is trying to hack into my gaming box where I keep nothing of any value to anyone. My linux box, OTOH, has a full iptables setup, because I have useful things on it.
Flamebait??? Rude, yes. But also funny. Do the mods have no sense of humor today?
Well, the local TV news where I live (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) could be seen as helping them along, because they ran a story about how important it is to run a spyware cleaner. Although the claim does seem fairly full-of-shit, I can see how a non-savvy user would get tricked very easily. The Nigerians, though, are doing us a public service by seperating fools from their money... the difference between the two is one targets oblivious people (those who just don't know about computers: trust me, there's some in your family too I bet) and the other targets stupid people who think that other people are altruistic enough to give them 30 million dollars, in exchange for their bank account information.
You can emulate their machine all you want... it's when you install their operating system that they can bitch.