Cryptography is a very important issue to EVERYONE, especially with the amount of digital information being passed around(be it on internal or external networks).
Cryptography is used to protect your credit card numbers, your confidential personal records held by schools. hospitals, and government agencies, and to protect your machine from foreign espienage(sp?).
This is *definitely* "news for nerds". I just think you're a troll( I wish I had some points ).
I sure as hell wouldn't want my credit card number floating around in clear text... how about you?
Um.. it's easier to take a secure machine and make it insecure than to do the opposite. With OpenBSD, I have the choice which services to turn on and I have the choice of how much or little security I want.
The difference isn't in the choice, both OSs have that choice. It's the fact that I *know* OpenBSD is more secure than Linux, given the same amount of services are activated, because of the auditing done by the OBSD group.
They have some XFree86 Benchmarks on the matroxusers.com webpage. I believe it gets 40 fps in Quake3 demo1 with the detail turned really low and about 38 fps with detail turned up
I think Java is still too slow. Perl and Python are BOTH faster than Java, AND you don't have to compile Perl to run it( just run it through the interpeter )
Nvidia's drivers are different. Their source is neccesary so that we can make it run in Linux or BSD.
We don't need Transmeta's code to make it run in Linux. No operating system knows it's even there!
Nvidia didn't release their source until they were ready. Transmeta may or may not release their souce. I guess we'll have to wait until they actually get a product out the door huh?
The 5400 is the only processor that has been stated for use with Windows. That's because the 5400 has 16-bit code support in the software, whereas the other doesn't. That was stated at the Webcast!
The 5400 will run Linux just as effectively. The only difference is Linux won't use the 16-bit code support.
And about the fragment that Transmeta will do... The "Mobile Linux" extension WILL be made open source, this was also stated AT THE WEBCAST! I see no freagmenting in Linux coming from Transmeta.
Metcalfe really seems to have NO clue what the hell he's talking about. He apparently doesn't understand the OSS movement or anything he himself didn't help in inventing.
Yes OO is more maintainable. But is the speed decrease worth it?? That's a question *every* programmer asks before he starts a project.
To me, I think OO'd code is good for higher-up apps( GUI, user-space), and that's even pushing it.
IMO, the speed decrease caused by OO'd low-level apps ( i.e. kernel) is not worth it. Until we start coding in a language that doesn't have so much overhead for OO'd code then the low-level's should not be OO'd.
Actually I do get charged for network connectivity... I get charged $40 for the jack in my room and I get charged a "computer services" fee ALL computer usage, INCLUDING internet. We do have a RIGHT to internet, because we pay for the network connectivity of the college
If you are a college student like me then you can complain, I sure as hell don't. If you are a taxpayer then I have one thing to say.
You want your share back? I'm sure I have a buck or 20 around here... that's about all of YOUR dollars that go to the university. Me on the other hand.. I pay $20,000 a year to go to college so I think I have just a *little* more say about what should go on here then you do. I enjoy the bandwidth at my college because I PAID FOR IT.. a hell of a lot more than any one taxpayer.
Intel HAS to open it's instruction set.. otherwise apps won't be made for it. Transmeta doesn't because it CAN RUN the x86 instruction set.
Intel isn't open by choice; it's by need.
Besides, I won't buy anything that has a number engraved in it.
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do you know how much of "Linux technology" is in BeOS?? DO you know how GNU stuff?? BeOS borrows from Linux/GNU alot!
Hell, the shell is a modified version of bash! They seem to use alot of open-sourced tools...
I like BeOS.. but it's not for me yet( hopefully it will have pcmcia support in R5 )... and now that its free I can download it and see if I like it. And if I do, I will buy it.
I don't see anything wrong with X, besides the lack of anti-aliasing and 3D, all which is supposed to be addressed by Xfree 4. IMO, berlin hasn't come far enough yet, but I'm gonna keep my eye on it. Can someone please tell me the advantages that berlin would bring to Linux/U*IX?? Something not currently be addressed by XFree 4.
Nothing as far as I know... besides adding support for more graphics cards...
The point of XFree 4 is to add GLX/DRI support for those people that *want* 3D gaming.. if all you do is 2D apps I don't expect much to change.. maybe it'll be faster.
I have no clue why I'm even responding to this but... you need help:-)
They never made any claims that they could kill your computer. They are security experts and hackers, not the damn crackers you're talking about. Hackers do have a code of ethics that most follow. ( maybe you should look them up )
And if you're running Windows, then it'll die by itself... no help is needed!
I think you're the uninformed citizen that L0pht is talking about.
now try install Linux on a FAT partition. WOW! IT WORKS!! You can't always think on a one way street. Linux has made the effort to be compatitble with Windows, not the other way around. So their statement of imcompatibilities is false, at least from the Linux side of it.
I do so much like Debian... but yes the installation could be a little better...
1) They fact that you have to select every single package is kinda tedious. Why not have a package of preselected packages?? or put more than one package in an option? Some ppl like this but I'm sure newbies would look at the massive number of packages and say "huh?".. especially if they don't know what "make-3.7.7" or "groff" is?? or better yet I've been asked what gcc was...
2) The installer uses keys that aren't intuitive to everyone... "+" to add package, "-" to subtract, and do the little stars next to the package mean that the package is already installed or going to be installed... what about underscores... what does the second star mean? Newbie will look at the states of the packages and say "huh?", I know I did at first
3) And when you press "+" or "-" it goes through the dependacies(which I like) but will lead newbies to wonder what is going on, and can get VERY confusing..
The installer is very confusing to start with... It could DEFINITLY be improved... like make the states of the packages more clear... The installer is nice to me(though I take forever to select EVERY package), but to a newbie... I could see myself explaining every single package, and the then they would think and move on...
Debian... Good distribution, but the installer is what gets ppl away from it(That's why many people are looking forward to Corel, because they use Debian AND the installation is supposed to be easier) Imagine, Debian with an easy install. WOW! what a dream:-)
Yeah, Debian is free, so are all the other Linuxes... I can download any of them *for free*. Just because Debian doesn't sell their distribution(I think they do though), it doesn't mean that it's more free, because I can get the other distros at the same price....
I like Debian, it's too bad that their last official release is still on the 2.0.36 kernel... You get what you pay for, and since Debian isn't pressured to release they don't, granted their releases are usually better but, hey I want to run glibc2 stuff but Debian can't do that out of the box now can it?
I run Mandrake 6.1 and the installer looks, acts, and smells just like the RedHat installer... O Wait could that be because *it is* the RedHat installer... No Mandrake wouldn't do that! So how can Mandrake install easier and quicker than RedHat when they use the same installer?(I use the ftp install, so they are the same)
The only reason I run Mandrake is b/c it was out first(prolly their plan), maybe I'll switch to RH tho:-)
Mandrake hasn't done anything worth technical praise yet, but at least they're working on it(or so they say...)
I actually like the installer... I find it easy... of course I've done it a number of times..
and redhat *definitely* is not the most secure out the box... if any Linux distro is I would think it would be Debian or Slackware(but I don't know for sure)
But then again the student in Louisiana are also subjected to the uniforms and ID cards... hell most the unniversities(LSU) use the whole SNN and -11...
I come to/. for the NEWS(whether its new releases or whatnot). I like the fact that I can come to/. and find interesting news or when a new "beta" comes out... I don't like having to go to five million places./. has everything in one spot and has the links to match.
I agree with Finkployd when he says "if you don't like the articles, DON'T READ THEM!". Hell, I've skimmed over lots of articles:-)
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HAHAHA, you're funny.
Cryptography is a very important issue to EVERYONE, especially with the amount of digital information being passed around(be it on internal or external networks).
Cryptography is used to protect your credit card numbers, your confidential personal records held by schools. hospitals, and government agencies, and to protect your machine from foreign espienage(sp?).
This is *definitely* "news for nerds". I just think you're a troll( I wish I had some points ).
I sure as hell wouldn't want my credit card number floating around in clear text... how about you?
Um.. it's easier to take a secure machine and make it insecure than to do the opposite. With OpenBSD, I have the choice which services to turn on and I have the choice of how much or little security I want.
The difference isn't in the choice, both OSs have that choice. It's the fact that I *know* OpenBSD is more secure than Linux, given the same amount of services are activated, because of the auditing done by the OBSD group.
They have some XFree86 Benchmarks on the matroxusers.com webpage. I believe it gets 40 fps in Quake3 demo1 with the detail turned really low and about 38 fps with detail turned up
I think Java is still too slow. Perl and Python are BOTH faster than Java, AND you don't have to compile Perl to run it( just run it through the interpeter )
Java has a wat to go
Nvidia's drivers are different. Their source is neccesary so that we can make it run in Linux or BSD.
We don't need Transmeta's code to make it run in Linux. No operating system knows it's even there!
Nvidia didn't release their source until they were ready. Transmeta may or may not release their souce. I guess we'll have to wait until they actually get a product out the door huh?
The 5400 is the only processor that has been stated for use with Windows. That's because the 5400 has 16-bit code support in the software, whereas the other doesn't. That was stated at the Webcast!
The 5400 will run Linux just as effectively. The only difference is Linux won't use the 16-bit code support.
And about the fragment that Transmeta will do... The "Mobile Linux" extension WILL be made open source, this was also stated AT THE WEBCAST! I see no freagmenting in Linux coming from Transmeta.
Metcalfe really seems to have NO clue what the hell he's talking about. He apparently doesn't understand the OSS movement or anything he himself didn't help in inventing.
Yes OO is more maintainable. But is the speed decrease worth it?? That's a question *every* programmer asks before he starts a project.
To me, I think OO'd code is good for higher-up apps( GUI, user-space), and that's even pushing it.
IMO, the speed decrease caused by OO'd low-level apps ( i.e. kernel) is not worth it. Until we start coding in a language that doesn't have so much overhead for OO'd code then the low-level's should not be OO'd.
Actually I do get charged for network connectivity... I get charged $40 for the jack in my room and I get charged a "computer services" fee ALL computer usage, INCLUDING internet. We do have a RIGHT to internet, because we pay for the network connectivity of the college
If you are a college student like me then you can complain, I sure as hell don't. If you are a taxpayer then I have one thing to say.
You want your share back? I'm sure I have a buck or 20 around here... that's about all of YOUR dollars that go to the university. Me on the other hand.. I pay $20,000 a year to go to college so I think I have just a *little* more say about what should go on here then you do. I enjoy the bandwidth at my college because I PAID FOR IT.. a hell of a lot more than any one taxpayer.
Intel HAS to open it's instruction set.. otherwise apps won't be made for it. Transmeta doesn't because it CAN RUN the x86 instruction set.
Intel isn't open by choice; it's by need.
Besides, I won't buy anything that has a number engraved in it.
do you know how much of "Linux technology" is in BeOS?? DO you know how GNU stuff?? BeOS borrows from Linux/GNU alot!
Hell, the shell is a modified version of bash! They seem to use alot of open-sourced tools...
I like BeOS.. but it's not for me yet( hopefully it will have pcmcia support in R5 )... and now that its free I can download it and see if I like it. And if I do, I will buy it.
I don't see anything wrong with X, besides the lack of anti-aliasing and 3D, all which is supposed to be addressed by Xfree 4. IMO, berlin hasn't come far enough yet, but I'm gonna keep my eye on it. Can someone please tell me the advantages that berlin would bring to Linux/U*IX?? Something not currently be addressed by XFree 4.
Nothing as far as I know... besides adding support for more graphics cards...
The point of XFree 4 is to add GLX/DRI support for those people that *want* 3D gaming.. if all you do is 2D apps I don't expect much to change.. maybe it'll be faster.
I have no clue why I'm even responding to this but... you need help :-)
They never made any claims that they could kill your computer. They are security experts and hackers, not the damn crackers you're talking about. Hackers do have a code of ethics that most follow. ( maybe you should look them up )
And if you're running Windows, then it'll die by itself... no help is needed!
I think you're the uninformed citizen that L0pht is talking about.
now try install Linux on a FAT partition. WOW! IT WORKS!! You can't always think on a one way street. Linux has made the effort to be compatitble with Windows, not the other way around. So their statement of imcompatibilities is false, at least from the Linux side of it.
I do so much like Debian... but yes the installation could be a little better...
:-)
1) They fact that you have to select every single package is kinda tedious. Why not have a package of preselected packages?? or put more than one package in an option? Some ppl like this but I'm sure newbies would look at the massive number of packages and say "huh?".. especially if they don't know what "make-3.7.7" or "groff" is?? or better yet I've been asked what gcc was...
2) The installer uses keys that aren't intuitive to everyone... "+" to add package, "-" to subtract, and do the little stars next to the package mean that the package is already installed or going to be installed... what about underscores... what does the second star mean? Newbie will look at the states of the packages and say "huh?", I know I did at first
3) And when you press "+" or "-" it goes through the dependacies(which I like) but will lead newbies to wonder what is going on, and can get VERY confusing..
The installer is very confusing to start with... It could DEFINITLY be improved... like make the states of the packages more clear... The installer is nice to me(though I take forever to select EVERY package), but to a newbie... I could see myself explaining every single package, and the then they would think and move on...
Debian... Good distribution, but the installer is what gets ppl away from it(That's why many people are looking forward to Corel, because they use Debian AND the installation is supposed to be easier) Imagine, Debian with an easy install. WOW! what a dream
Just my $.02
I always have liked Debian, but I never used the dist-upgrade.... O what the hell, I have some spare time, I'm gonna try it again :-)
Yeah, Debian is free, so are all the other Linuxes... I can download any of them *for free*. Just because Debian doesn't sell their distribution(I think they do though), it doesn't mean that it's more free, because I can get the other distros at the same price....
I like Debian, it's too bad that their last official release is still on the 2.0.36 kernel... You get what you pay for, and since Debian isn't pressured to release they don't, granted their releases are usually better but, hey I want to run glibc2 stuff but Debian can't do that out of the box now can it?
I run Mandrake 6.1 and the installer looks, acts, and smells just like the RedHat installer... O Wait could that be because *it is* the RedHat installer... No Mandrake wouldn't do that! So how can Mandrake install easier and quicker than RedHat when they use the same installer?(I use the ftp install, so they are the same)
:-)
The only reason I run Mandrake is b/c it was out first(prolly their plan), maybe I'll switch to RH tho
Mandrake hasn't done anything worth technical praise yet, but at least they're working on it(or so they say...)
Damn skippy... this is definitely flamebait :-)
I actually like the installer... I find it easy... of course I've done it a number of times..
and redhat *definitely* is not the most secure out the box... if any Linux distro is I would think it would be Debian or Slackware(but I don't know for sure)
But then again the student in Louisiana are also subjected to the uniforms and ID cards... hell most the unniversities(LSU) use the whole SNN and -11...
I come to /. for the NEWS(whether its new releases or whatnot). I like the fact that I can come to /. and find interesting news or when a new "beta" comes out... I don't like having to go to five million places. /. has everything in one spot and has the links to match.
:-)
I agree with Finkployd when he says "if you don't like the articles, DON'T READ THEM!". Hell, I've skimmed over lots of articles
"HorserHead" has it right! I don't understand why people always get their panties in a bunch when it comes to "Linux v. BSD"....
Hell, the only reason I use OpenBSD is b/c the new Linux kernel miseriously stopped supporting my PS/2 Glidepad correctly(I get the "jumpies")...
Of course, I'm a BIG security freak too, so that accounts for some things