Maybe Im wrong, but I feel like there has been a huge influx of blatant Microsoft bashing lately in the article descriptions. Some of it is humorous, some of it may be true, but it just seems like Ive been reading some OSS-Microsoft-hating version of Fox news. I dont remember it always being this way. Seriously, what gives?
I have the Asus V6V (read more at: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2 311)
Firewire - Have not used it, but it looks to be supported and configured
External video output - Yes, I use this to give presentations at our LUG
Power Modes - I do not have much use for the various power modes so I would not be able to answer specifically if everything in that area is working, however there is this project: http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpi4asus/
Battery Monitor works
Track pad including tap works
Sound works - best yet even my special volume keys work
Internal wireless and Ethernet both worked without any extra configuration
There is no docking station connection.
So yeah, from my experience, the Asus V6V (running any of the latest 3 releases of ubuntu) has everything working. However, there are things I have not tested. There may be some issues in the power management, but maybe not. I also have not tested the card reader (it doesn't have a CF slot which is what my Rebel XT uses). I also have not tested the dial up modem. I would not be surprised if this untested hardware also worked flawlessly (with the exception of the modem--I remember the hell I used to go through with modems and linux way back in the day, but that may have changed too). If you really want me to test some of that other stuff, I'll find time to do so.
It is true that learning another instruction set is not difficult. However, I must ask what the motivation for learning the instruction set is when such a small number of computers run the architecture?
The wikipedia entry for Chad Douglas does not confirm your point. It is not even know if the man is dead or if he ever even contracted HIV. Furthermore he did NOT use condoms in his movies according to the article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Douglas
The statistics referenced do not seem operating system specific. For instance, an "Apache mod_include Buffer Overflow" may be severe but it hardly seems fair to count this as a mark against the *nix operating systems. Likewise there are several exploits on the windows list specific to software vendors.
Additionally, I would add that there are fundamental differences between open and commercial software:
*In commercial development it is reasonable to release software after several phases of development and testing have been completed. Also, as another user stated, closed source makes it harder to discover vulnerabilities.
*In open software the resources and time of an individual are greatly limited compared to commercial development. Releases are made frequently so that patches can quickly follow as a result of community support.
This article attempts to ignite the hackneyed flame war of windows vs. Linux. However the underlying fact here is that as software and operating systems become more complex it becomes impossible to develop exploit free code.
I thought it was more directed at people who purchase computers based on tag-lines. AMD is not the all great and wonderful solution to everyones' computing needs. I choose my notebook to have a pentium-M because of the low power consumption and heat output. Even some super-computers using the pentium M chips because they make it easier to cool the rooms that house them. I love AMD and I think their latest product line gives Intel some stiff competition, but sir, do take your fan-boy rhetoric somewhere else.
I hope so, because if they get their way then that will be the only way future listeners of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" will have of finding out whether Bealzebub really does have a devil for a sideboard...
Mama, just found a song,
Put a search in on the net,
Clicked my trigger, then I read,
Mama, life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away-
Mama ooo,
Didn't mean to make you cry-
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow-
Carry on,carry on,as if nothing really matters-
Then the MPA sings...
Bismillah! no-,we will not let you go!
I am a ECE major at the University of Illinois. I know that with our programs in both ECE and CS that you are required to take classes in both hardware and software no matter what your focus will be. My approach has been take as many different classes as you can, while I think nano-sensors might be suited for me, it doesn't mean an AI class won't be fun and Italian will never come in handy. In the end, if you love what you do, someone will love to hire you.
Under the current ownership, Microsoft still has some control over Slates content; for instance, in the mentioned Firefox article the author states:
"You've probably been told to dump Internet Explorer for a Mozilla browser before, by the same propeller-head geek who wants you to delete Windows from your hard drive and install Linux."
This almost derogatory comment undermines the assertion of IEs quality by focusing on the idea that switching from Windows to Linux is a bad move. Under new leadership the author may have been more straightforward and written Youve probably heard of the benefits of open source software before, but now they are becoming even more practical. To make a long story short, this isnt about Slates content.
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I've been reading for a few years, but I've just noticed an increase. Either an increase or it just started bothering me.
Maybe Im wrong, but I feel like there has been a huge influx of blatant Microsoft bashing lately in the article descriptions. Some of it is humorous, some of it may be true, but it just seems like Ive been reading some OSS-Microsoft-hating version of Fox news. I dont remember it always being this way. Seriously, what gives?
I have the Asus V6V (read more at: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2 311)
Firewire - Have not used it, but it looks to be supported and configured
External video output - Yes, I use this to give presentations at our LUG
Power Modes - I do not have much use for the various power modes so I would not be able to answer specifically if everything in that area is working, however there is this project: http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpi4asus/
Battery Monitor works
Track pad including tap works
Sound works - best yet even my special volume keys work
Internal wireless and Ethernet both worked without any extra configuration
There is no docking station connection.
So yeah, from my experience, the Asus V6V (running any of the latest 3 releases of ubuntu) has everything working. However, there are things I have not tested. There may be some issues in the power management, but maybe not. I also have not tested the card reader (it doesn't have a CF slot which is what my Rebel XT uses). I also have not tested the dial up modem. I would not be surprised if this untested hardware also worked flawlessly (with the exception of the modem--I remember the hell I used to go through with modems and linux way back in the day, but that may have changed too). If you really want me to test some of that other stuff, I'll find time to do so.
It depends on the laptop. I have an Asus and all of my hardware (including bluetooth) worked after an ubuntu install.
It is true that learning another instruction set is not difficult. However, I must ask what the motivation for learning the instruction set is when such a small number of computers run the architecture?
The wikipedia entry for Chad Douglas does not confirm your point. It is not even know if the man is dead or if he ever even contracted HIV. Furthermore he did NOT use condoms in his movies according to the article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Douglas
The statistics referenced do not seem operating system specific. For instance, an "Apache mod_include Buffer Overflow" may be severe but it hardly seems fair to count this as a mark against the *nix operating systems. Likewise there are several exploits on the windows list specific to software vendors.
Additionally, I would add that there are fundamental differences between open and commercial software:
*In commercial development it is reasonable to release software after several phases of development and testing have been completed. Also, as another user stated, closed source makes it harder to discover vulnerabilities.
*In open software the resources and time of an individual are greatly limited compared to commercial development. Releases are made frequently so that patches can quickly follow as a result of community support.
This article attempts to ignite the hackneyed flame war of windows vs. Linux. However the underlying fact here is that as software and operating systems become more complex it becomes impossible to develop exploit free code.
I thought it was more directed at people who purchase computers based on tag-lines. AMD is not the all great and wonderful solution to everyones' computing needs. I choose my notebook to have a pentium-M because of the low power consumption and heat output. Even some super-computers using the pentium M chips because they make it easier to cool the rooms that house them. I love AMD and I think their latest product line gives Intel some stiff competition, but sir, do take your fan-boy rhetoric somewhere else.
Put a search in on the net,
Clicked my trigger, then I read,
Mama, life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away-
Mama ooo,
Didn't mean to make you cry-
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow-
Carry on,carry on,as if nothing really matters-
Then the MPA sings...
Bismillah! no-,we will not let you go!
I am a ECE major at the University of Illinois. I know that with our programs in both ECE and CS that you are required to take classes in both hardware and software no matter what your focus will be. My approach has been take as many different classes as you can, while I think nano-sensors might be suited for me, it doesn't mean an AI class won't be fun and Italian will never come in handy. In the end, if you love what you do, someone will love to hire you.
Under the current ownership, Microsoft still has some control over Slates content; for instance, in the mentioned Firefox article the author states: "You've probably been told to dump Internet Explorer for a Mozilla browser before, by the same propeller-head geek who wants you to delete Windows from your hard drive and install Linux." This almost derogatory comment undermines the assertion of IEs quality by focusing on the idea that switching from Windows to Linux is a bad move. Under new leadership the author may have been more straightforward and written Youve probably heard of the benefits of open source software before, but now they are becoming even more practical. To make a long story short, this isnt about Slates content.