wtf does 'source based' mean? all the stuff you get on a Fedora ISO was compiled at some point.. you just choose the right version (64 bit) and go on your way.
Means that you download and compile your software packages in-situ instead of waiting for your distro of choice to offer packages precompiled for 64-bits systems. Like the parent poster said, a lot of Linux distro don't offer 64-bit binaries (as of yet), but in a source based distro this is a non issue. Zealot my ass.
Nick Fury I guess because the Punisher movie worked so well...
Am i the only person on Earth who enjoyed that film (a lot)? It was no Citizen Kane, but was a fairly good adaptation of the comic, with some superb moments - like the fight with the russian or the family slaugther scene.
I saw it on DVD recently and i can't figure why it did so bad as they say. It was far, far more entertaining than other recent comic adapatations (Elektra, Daredevil, etc).
The interesting thing is he can't, even if he wanted to. There are thousands of copyright holders on different bits of Linux. They've all licensed their code under the GPLv2 only. Each one would have to be contacted if Linus wanted to change the license. It's an impossible task.
Exactly. For the Linux kernel, this is (at this point, atleast) a non-issue. What would happen in the future as new software adopts the new GPL license would be more interesting.
Someone before said that it's like presenting GPLed software as "free as in speech... as long as you're saying what we want you to say!"; i couldn't agree more. If they're to do this, it's a dumb move.
Links are all you can download from those sites.
Yes, but those sites host BT trackers, and most people uploading torrent links usually use tracker provided by the site. Their usage is what's logged.
1) Remake SS2 using the Doom 3 engine. Just port the levels and peep up the graphics a bit.
2) Pick a price and sell it.
3) Profit! I'd pay anything. A lot of us would.
In my experience, MSNs market share in South America beats the rest easily - i'm pulling numbers out of thin air, but from what i've seen i'd say that 7 out of 10 IM users down here use MSN. AIM is second, and ICQ a distant, distant third.
This is a problem with MSN... for some reason most of the time it defaults to file transfer via the server, which sucks royally. Even the official Windows client, without NAT issues.
GAIM (my IM client of choice) also sends files via the server, but because it still doesn't have the option for direct file transfer between the clients.
I scavange old/dead PSUs whenever i can - there's a lot of electronic goodies in them for cheap (big caps, high-speed diodes, thermistors, transistors, fans, etc). If i didn't, i'd just buy a new one when needed - they're simply too cheap.
Actually, it's a good compromise. iD releases its older engines sources as GPL while still selling commercial licences for them to be used in closed source software. And apparently, they do sell them, for everything back to the original Quake engine.
It's a great gesture, and iD gets (as it should) a lot of respect from the OSS community from it; i just wanted to point out that they still do make cash out of their "older" engines. No conflict of interests there.
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And the second part of podcasting is it gives amateurs a chance to compete against established, big-budget radio programs, because the budget requirements are vastly diminished (bandwidth is cheaper than an FCC license and a radio tower).
Ok, repeat after me... this will be easy, ok?
PODCASTING IS NOT RADIO.
I wasn't dissing podcasting, in case you missed it, but as long as we're getting into it; yes, this is what bugs me. Podcasting is not live. Podcasting is delivering prerecorded audio clips via RSS for convinient download. That's it. The Shoutcast boom a few years ago was more comparable to radio than podcasts will ever be. Listening to someone pretending to be doing radio over God knows how many takes completely ruins the experience for me.
Look, if you like podcasts, hey, more power to you. Seriously. I don't, and there's no need to get nasty over it, we're all grown ups. But podcasting is not "revolutionary", neither a new technology.
Not really - your computer heats the air inside the case, and not the case itself. Unless the parts generating more heat are attached directly to it (like the CPU), it won't really make much of a difference.
Even stuff like hard disk (which are bolted to the case) will be cooled pretty much the same if the case is made of Al, steel or whatever, as there's enough mass to deal with it. Aluminium will move the heat quicker, giving you a couple of degrees less, and that's it.
It will also irradiate poorly (being metal gray in color, instead of black).
Touche. Nothing wrong with Lian-Li cases (they look quite nice), but this was a bit too much.
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Solely "delivering" by web page would defeat the point and make it harder to get. I don't think you've actually taken the time to notice that most podcasts are also "delivered" by a plain vanilla web page, but that is beside the point.
I did - my brother likes podcasts a lot and usually downloads old shows from their website directly. Point is - it's still downloading audio clips from the web. RSS just automatizes the process.
And "harder"? Come on... if you like a weekly show you can get up your ass and click on a link every Monday:). I agree that RSS makes it quite more handy, but there's hardly anything new or innovative about the whole process.
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wtf does 'source based' mean? all the stuff you get on a Fedora ISO was compiled at some point.. you just choose the right version (64 bit) and go on your way.
Means that you download and compile your software packages in-situ instead of waiting for your distro of choice to offer packages precompiled for 64-bits systems. Like the parent poster said, a lot of Linux distro don't offer 64-bit binaries (as of yet), but in a source based distro this is a non issue. Zealot my ass.
Not if you use a source-based distro. A friend of mine recently assembled an Athlon64 system using Gentoo and he's in love with the performance.
True that, but games spawned some damn fine comics aswell...
(runs for cover)
On their defense, AOL kinda used to be it's own internet, back to the 8-bit computers days...
Man, Arthur C. Clarke was ahead of his time...
Probably 99% of the population outside North America has never played a football game, nor wishes to.
By the way, where's (any of) the Winning Eleven series for the PS1? That game was INSANELY popular worldwide, and so are the versions for the PS2.
This is Slashdot afterall, where "Bush = Monkey" gets 5+ insightful EVERY time.
You say it like it's a bad thing...
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I guess because the Punisher movie worked so well...
Am i the only person on Earth who enjoyed that film (a lot)? It was no Citizen Kane, but was a fairly good adaptation of the comic, with some superb moments - like the fight with the russian or the family slaugther scene.
I saw it on DVD recently and i can't figure why it did so bad as they say. It was far, far more entertaining than other recent comic adapatations (Elektra, Daredevil, etc).
The interesting thing is he can't, even if he wanted to. There are thousands of copyright holders on different bits of Linux. They've all licensed their code under the GPLv2 only. Each one would have to be contacted if Linus wanted to change the license. It's an impossible task.
Exactly. For the Linux kernel, this is (at this point, atleast) a non-issue. What would happen in the future as new software adopts the new GPL license would be more interesting.
Someone before said that it's like presenting GPLed software as "free as in speech... as long as you're saying what we want you to say!"; i couldn't agree more. If they're to do this, it's a dumb move.
Not at all. Lately i've been getting that deja-vu feeling a lot arround here...
"spit". Of course, i can't type with a wet keyboard :)
You, sir, made me spill my Coke. I hope you're satisified.
Links are all you can download from those sites. Yes, but those sites host BT trackers, and most people uploading torrent links usually use tracker provided by the site. Their usage is what's logged.
I still cry because of LucasArts cancelling the S&M sequel...
I said it before and i'll say it again:
1) Remake SS2 using the Doom 3 engine. Just port the levels and peep up the graphics a bit.
2) Pick a price and sell it.
3) Profit! I'd pay anything. A lot of us would.
In my experience, MSNs market share in South America beats the rest easily - i'm pulling numbers out of thin air, but from what i've seen i'd say that 7 out of 10 IM users down here use MSN. AIM is second, and ICQ a distant, distant third.
This is a problem with MSN... for some reason most of the time it defaults to file transfer via the server, which sucks royally. Even the official Windows client, without NAT issues.
GAIM (my IM client of choice) also sends files via the server, but because it still doesn't have the option for direct file transfer between the clients.
If this makes Jabber more popular, i'm all for it. I dream of a world with an unified, standart and open IM system...
I scavange old/dead PSUs whenever i can - there's a lot of electronic goodies in them for cheap (big caps, high-speed diodes, thermistors, transistors, fans, etc). If i didn't, i'd just buy a new one when needed - they're simply too cheap.
Kinda reminds me of Robin Williams referring to the vage announcements of the US Homeland Security Department:
Tom Ridge ever so often goes: "Today's a blue day. No, orange--RED!!!".
Actually, it's a good compromise. iD releases its older engines sources as GPL while still selling commercial licences for them to be used in closed source software. And apparently, they do sell them, for everything back to the original Quake engine.
It's a great gesture, and iD gets (as it should) a lot of respect from the OSS community from it; i just wanted to point out that they still do make cash out of their "older" engines. No conflict of interests there.
And the second part of podcasting is it gives amateurs a chance to compete against established, big-budget radio programs, because the budget requirements are vastly diminished (bandwidth is cheaper than an FCC license and a radio tower).
Ok, repeat after me... this will be easy, ok?
PODCASTING IS NOT RADIO.
I wasn't dissing podcasting, in case you missed it, but as long as we're getting into it; yes, this is what bugs me. Podcasting is not live. Podcasting is delivering prerecorded audio clips via RSS for convinient download. That's it. The Shoutcast boom a few years ago was more comparable to radio than podcasts will ever be. Listening to someone pretending to be doing radio over God knows how many takes completely ruins the experience for me.
Look, if you like podcasts, hey, more power to you. Seriously. I don't, and there's no need to get nasty over it, we're all grown ups. But podcasting is not "revolutionary", neither a new technology.
Not really - your computer heats the air inside the case, and not the case itself. Unless the parts generating more heat are attached directly to it (like the CPU), it won't really make much of a difference.
Even stuff like hard disk (which are bolted to the case) will be cooled pretty much the same if the case is made of Al, steel or whatever, as there's enough mass to deal with it. Aluminium will move the heat quicker, giving you a couple of degrees less, and that's it.
It will also irradiate poorly (being metal gray in color, instead of black).
Touche. Nothing wrong with Lian-Li cases (they look quite nice), but this was a bit too much.
Solely "delivering" by web page would defeat the point and make it harder to get. I don't think you've actually taken the time to notice that most podcasts are also "delivered" by a plain vanilla web page, but that is beside the point.
:). I agree that RSS makes it quite more handy, but there's hardly anything new or innovative about the whole process.
I did - my brother likes podcasts a lot and usually downloads old shows from their website directly. Point is - it's still downloading audio clips from the web. RSS just automatizes the process.
And "harder"? Come on... if you like a weekly show you can get up your ass and click on a link every Monday