Besides "sending" uptime for statistical purposes it also send your kernel config options (AFAIK). Thus, if your average uptime is around 1 hour (and you're not using reboot nor halt) it means some part of your kernel is screwed.
Having a big amount of submitting computers can help track the cause (that is, kernel config option in conjunction with hardware & software used).
There has been plans (even written down to level of details, like methods of aquiring methane and converting it to water) of colonizing Mars short after landing on Moon. So, this "kind of news" is present in media since early 70-ties.
That one is bold. And is not a good idea IMHO. Almost every company today uses GPLed software, also those with software patents (e.g. Nokia, Motorola). Making it illegal for them will only make GPL enforcement harder.
The "design for all browsers" paradigm isn't a good one. It promotes the use of non-compliant browsers. It's much better to design to the standards no matter what.
Yeah, sounds great. You newer wrote (X)HTML & CSS for someone who paid you for it, did you? Flushing the toilet after dropping 85% of internet users may be OK if you write your own blog, but is inacceptable if site is meant to be a ?ortal.
If you want standards, read Zeldman. He never advises throwing away support for IE.
Just closed my account with this/. link as "Other" reason of walking away. Never used it anyway, but after reading PayPalSucks.com I wouldn't like to use it even once.
Wow. Another one confusing hackers with crackers - that's pretty common. But come on, on Slashdot? WTF happened to hacker community that this site consisted of?
Uh, yeah. Did you read the story?
You must be new here, aren't you?
Their primary product (Microsoft BASIC) was a complete ripoff of University code.
Well, their biggest ripping achievement was, IMHO, stealing DOS. That was some thick stuff that put MS pretty high in the market.
...now all we have to pass through is (very likely to occur) incoming "using Wi-Fi causes brain tumor" FUD-campaign. And then off we go to 21st century wireless-networks world.
10-15 webservers? Wow! We, Slashdotters, have been asking "does it run Linux" for a loong time and now we have it.
And now excuse me, I have to cross-compile apache for my wrist watch.
Actually it's MicroSoft that should be sued for making so insecure and virus-prone software (one virus disrupted thousands of computers, it was too easy to spread), with Sasser's author being just an expert called by the prosecutor.
Don't complain, at least you have a chance for karma-lifting posting +5 Funny comments about dupes.
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OK, that's a matter of quality of/. summaries.
It's still hard for me to believe in someone so professional in Java and not knowing what Eclipse is. It's like, where have You been for the last 5 years?
Never heard of SWT either? Do you know Azureus, the best BitTorrent client out there? It's written in Java using SWT toolkit for visualization - and SWT was developed for Eclipse. And yes, it's in many ways better (although harder) than Swing.
Try out Eclipse now. You'll have to wait for it to start (I wait approx. 30 sec on my P3/Cel 1.2Ghz with 512), but after it starts, it's very responsive and snappy.
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Man, you read and post on Slashdot and don't know what Eclipse is? If so, you didn't write even a "Hello World" in Java, did you?
Eclipse is an IDE. Primarly for Java, but it's plugin system makes it - with proper plugins - great for developing C/C++, PHP, Ruby and even synching with darcs repo!
It starts pretty long (sometimes 30 sec on my P3/Celeron 1.2GHz with 512 megs), but after it starts - it works wondefully, responsive as if it were a native (machine code) application.
Give it a try. Download, start, make yourself a cup of java and return to computer for some great Java development experience.
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Please try to get your facts straight next time, ok?
You mean, Get The Facts, right?
Where do You want to erupt todady?
Besides "sending" uptime for statistical purposes it also send your kernel config options (AFAIK). Thus, if your average uptime is around 1 hour (and you're not using reboot nor halt) it means some part of your kernel is screwed.
Having a big amount of submitting computers can help track the cause (that is, kernel config option in conjunction with hardware & software used).
There has been plans (even written down to level of details, like methods of aquiring methane and converting it to water) of colonizing Mars short after landing on Moon. So, this "kind of news" is present in media since early 70-ties.
If this technology is 11 years old, then I don't think anyone would like to use it today. Especially if it's encryption standard.
That one is bold. And is not a good idea IMHO. Almost every company today uses GPLed software, also those with software patents (e.g. Nokia, Motorola). Making it illegal for them will only make GPL enforcement harder.
The "design for all browsers" paradigm isn't a good one. It promotes the use of non-compliant browsers. It's much better to design to the standards no matter what.
Yeah, sounds great. You newer wrote (X)HTML & CSS for someone who paid you for it, did you? Flushing the toilet after dropping 85% of internet users may be OK if you write your own blog, but is inacceptable if site is meant to be a ?ortal.
If you want standards, read Zeldman. He never advises throwing away support for IE.
Netcraft confirms it: Longhorn/Vista is dying before even being released (must... resist... writing... "born").
IT's /. . We know that already.
There should be a "=0: advertising" mod option.
Just closed my account with this /. link as "Other" reason of walking away. Never used it anyway, but after reading PayPalSucks.com I wouldn't like to use it even once.
Wow. Another one confusing hackers with crackers - that's pretty common. But come on, on Slashdot? WTF happened to hacker community that this site consisted of?
One comment. One slashdotted story. Goddamit!
Usual advice - use mirrordot.org:
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Uh, yeah. Did you read the story?
You must be new here, aren't you?
Their primary product (Microsoft BASIC) was a complete ripoff of University code.
Well, their biggest ripping achievement was, IMHO, stealing DOS. That was some thick stuff that put MS pretty high in the market.
Or you use Mirrordot.org. Solving not only /., but also NYT (soul-sucking registration) effect.
Now imagine another editorial like "Internet heart surgery going underway" and the knife-holding computer being /.-ed...
...now all we have to pass through is (very likely to occur) incoming "using Wi-Fi causes brain tumor" FUD-campaign. And then off we go to 21st century wireless-networks world.
Is it just me, or this "prom" (when in comment to this story) makes one think about robot pr0n?
...unless there is monopoly or software doesn't have more-or-less equal alternatives (Photoshop, Autocad and so on).
Remember, that basic laws of free market (like the one in parent post) apply to market with equal (or almost equal) products.
If you are an architect and the only really viable piece of soft for you is Autocad, you can't speak of free market here.
10-15 webservers? Wow! We, Slashdotters, have been asking "does it run Linux" for a loong time and now we have it.
And now excuse me, I have to cross-compile apache for my wrist watch.
Actually, being American on Sahara (and whole muslim-dominated north Africa) makes you pretty prone to physical attacks :).
Actually it's MicroSoft that should be sued for making so insecure and virus-prone software (one virus disrupted thousands of computers, it was too easy to spread), with Sasser's author being just an expert called by the prosecutor.
Don't complain, at least you have a chance for karma-lifting posting +5 Funny comments about dupes.
OK, that's a matter of quality of /. summaries.
It's still hard for me to believe in someone so professional in Java and not knowing what Eclipse is. It's like, where have You been for the last 5 years?
Never heard of SWT either? Do you know Azureus, the best BitTorrent client out there? It's written in Java using SWT toolkit for visualization - and SWT was developed for Eclipse. And yes, it's in many ways better (although harder) than Swing.
Try out Eclipse now. You'll have to wait for it to start (I wait approx. 30 sec on my P3/Cel 1.2Ghz with 512), but after it starts, it's very responsive and snappy.
Man, you read and post on Slashdot and don't know what Eclipse is? If so, you didn't write even a "Hello World" in Java, did you?
Eclipse is an IDE. Primarly for Java, but it's plugin system makes it - with proper plugins - great for developing C/C++, PHP, Ruby and even synching with darcs repo!
It starts pretty long (sometimes 30 sec on my P3/Celeron 1.2GHz with 512 megs), but after it starts - it works wondefully, responsive as if it were a native (machine code) application.
Give it a try. Download, start, make yourself a cup of java and return to computer for some great Java development experience.