I may be mistaken here, but isn't the old unstable (sid) the new unstable, not the new testing? I was under the impression that the previous testing (Etch) is just duplicated into stable and renamed to "Lenny" in the testing branch, and nothing happens to unstable (i.e. it's not like the old unstable is becoming the new testing or anything).
You are correct, Etch and Lenny start out as the same thing.
But since Etch has been frozen for so long, there is a backlog of updates waiting in the pipeline. As those roll into Lenny, things will probably be a little less stable than a newbie might expect things to be.
Personally, I'm staying with Testing, but since dist-upgrade is so easy, the smoothest path for someone with less experience is probably to stay with Etch for a little while before moving to Lenny.
Upgrading Debian is easy, downgrading is not so easy.
The reason I suggested staying with Etch for a little while is that there is likely to be some breakage in Testing as the backlog of Unstable updates move into Testing. For newbies (like the GP), this can be disconcerting.
If it's only a couple of months, the dist-upgrade back to testing isn't likely to be too big of a deal. I think Testing is the sweet-spot for the desktop, so it makes sense to be there, but Testing can be a little unstable immediately after a release.
1. Netscape Navigator (1994)
2. Apple II (1977)
3. TiVo HDR110 (1999)
4. Napster (1999)
5. Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS (1983)
6. Apple iPod (2001)
7. Hayes Smartmodem (1981)
8. Motorola StarTAC (1996)
9. WordPerfect 5.1 (1989)
10. Tetris (1985)
11. Adobe Photoshop 3.0 (1994)
12. IBM ThinkPad 700C (1992)
13. Atari VCS/2600 (1977)
14. Apple Macintosh Plus (1986)
15. RIM BlackBerry 857 (2000)
16. 3dfx Voodoo3 (1999)
17. Canon Digital Elph S100 (2000)
18. Palm Pilot 1000 (1996)
19. id Software Doom (1993)
20. Microsoft Windows 95 (1995)
21. Apple iTunes 4 (2003)
22. Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
23. Iomega Zip Drive (1994)
24. Spybot Search & Destroy (2000)
25. Compaq Deskpro 386 (1986)
26. CompuServe (1982)
27. Blizzard World of Warcraft (2004)
28. Aldus PageMaker (1985)
29. HP LaserJet 4L (1993)
30. Apple Mac OS X (2001)
31. Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)
32. Eudora (1988)
33. Sony Handycam DCR-VX1000 (1995)
34. Apple Airport Base Station (1999)
35. Brøderbund The Print Shop (1984)
36. McAfee VirusScan (1990)
37. Commodore Amiga 1000 (1985)
38. ChipSoft TurboTax (1985)
39. Mirabilis ICQ (1996)
40. Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 (1992)
41. Apple HyperCard (1987)
42. Epson MX-80 (1980)
43. Central Point Software PC Tools (1985)
44. Canon EOS Digital Rebel (2003)
45. Red Hat Linux (1994)
46. Adaptec Easy CD Creator (1996)
47. PC-Talk (1982)
48. Sony Mavica MVC-FD5 (1997)
49. Microsoft Excel (1985)
50. Northgate OmniKey Ultra (1987)
That is exactly what eMusic does. Granted they are distributing non-RIAA labels, but for your example, substitute Naxos for EN, and you've got the same thing.
The Internet and digital media have so much potential to truly revolutionize our society, but most of that potential is subsumed by the old-world intellectual property view.
Everywhere, instead of embracing the potential of this revolution, you continue to see digital analogs of old-world models.
For example, libraries. The digital libraries that I have seen still require that you "check out" books, and they use DRM to enforce that. Why the artificial imposition of the old-world library's limitation to the digital version?
There is absolutely no reason why a digital library should be at all concerned about "checking out" digital books, because they never really have to be "checked back in". There is no physical object involved, yet they continue to focus on creating digital representations of systems for managing physical objects. This artificial scarcity limits the potential that the digital revolution created.
Even the physical library clings to old models when it comes to digital media.
My local library has sections of CDs and DVDs. Sure, you can check them out, take them home and watch or rip them. But why? Why can't the library just give me direct digital access to the content without having to deal with physical media? It's the same result in the end.
The artificial scarcity model has reached the end of its life. It's past time to wake up and smell the revolution.
Personally I'm waiting for voice recognition software to improve so I could run a headless and inputless wearable PC, speak to it, it speaks back. If you don't think about what is possible you will always be one step behind.
Yes that is going to work great on a bus, train, or airplane.
Flying is bad enough already, imagine a trans-atlantic flight with 10 people talking to their devices non-stop.
Give me the fat guy in the next seat and the kid behind kicking my seat over this any day...
On a more constructive note, how about something like one of these?
...from what I've read, eMusic doesn't offer as many varieties of bitrate and formats as AllOfMP3.
That is correct. They only do VBR mp3.
But they are legit and independent. You keep what you buy, and as long as you have an account, you can re-download anything you have already purchased at no additional cost.
And the "one free track per day" (their choice) is kind of nice too.
Therefore the best way to go about it would probably be to merely install a minimum system with a small footprint (1 GB max) but all hardware drivers installed and configuered in order to demonstrate Linux compatibility and to allow to check the hardware. The distrib should not matter in this case. Then, the customer can install his favorite Linux distrib and opt to keep the minimum installation as a rescue system.
You don't even need an install, just include a Knoppix (or similar) CD/DVD...
as the airlock de-pressurizes and the vacuum sucks that dust out before it can get inside, minus the tiny bits that'd come in stuck to the bottom of astro-boots or in creases of astro-suits
You're thinking like an earthling.
Moon dust isn't like dirt, it's more like soot or ash. It doesn't just stick in the creases and cracks, it coats everything, and it is very abrasive.
You can't just wipe/blow it off. This stuff is nasty.
He's not saying that they remain tethered for the entirety of the journey, only that they should remain tethered while in the lunar lander.
It's not like we're going to go back up there, hang out for a couple of hours, then take off again (that is -so- 60's!).
If you want to do anything long-term up there, you need to solve the dust problem in a way that that allows the astronauts to live and work effectively for extended periods. What the OP recommends does not meet those criteria...
The Practice of System and Network Administration - Excellent recommendation for anyone who wants to move into a sysadmin role.
Soft skills - The importance of this cannot be emphasized enough. The better people skills you develop, the more effective you will be at getting a job and more importantly, doing a job well and efficiently.
This came up in a discussion with my son the other day, and upon reflection, I realized that a large part of the development work that I have done was as much about the soft skills than the actual technical skills. Looking back over my career, I cringe to think about the times that I screwed up by flubbing the "people" thing despite great technical chops. Conversely, my most successful projects have been successful primarily because of how I chose to approach the personalities and needs of the people involved.
Learning some psychology and techniques for communicating effectively is time well spent.
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You are correct, Etch and Lenny start out as the same thing.
But since Etch has been frozen for so long, there is a backlog of updates waiting in the pipeline. As those roll into Lenny, things will probably be a little less stable than a newbie might expect things to be.
Personally, I'm staying with Testing, but since dist-upgrade is so easy, the smoothest path for someone with less experience is probably to stay with Etch for a little while before moving to Lenny.
Upgrading Debian is easy, downgrading is not so easy.
The reason I suggested staying with Etch for a little while is that there is likely to be some breakage in Testing as the backlog of Unstable updates move into Testing. For newbies (like the GP), this can be disconcerting.
If it's only a couple of months, the dist-upgrade back to testing isn't likely to be too big of a deal. I think Testing is the sweet-spot for the desktop, so it makes sense to be there, but Testing can be a little unstable immediately after a release.
It depends on your /etc/apt/sources.list.
Each line will either end with the word "Etch" or "Testing".
If it ends with Etch, then you will stay with Etch (Stable).
If it ends with Testing, then you will start getting the new Testing packages.
Probably the best thing to do is to stay with Etch for a couple of months while the new Testing settles down, then dist-upgrade back to Testing.
"SCO's filing makes it quite clear that PJ works for IBM, and has been dodging their subpoena like so many George W. Bushs during the Nam war."
There, fixed that for you...
1. Netscape Navigator (1994)
2. Apple II (1977)
3. TiVo HDR110 (1999)
4. Napster (1999)
5. Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS (1983)
6. Apple iPod (2001)
7. Hayes Smartmodem (1981)
8. Motorola StarTAC (1996)
9. WordPerfect 5.1 (1989)
10. Tetris (1985)
11. Adobe Photoshop 3.0 (1994)
12. IBM ThinkPad 700C (1992)
13. Atari VCS/2600 (1977)
14. Apple Macintosh Plus (1986)
15. RIM BlackBerry 857 (2000)
16. 3dfx Voodoo3 (1999)
17. Canon Digital Elph S100 (2000)
18. Palm Pilot 1000 (1996)
19. id Software Doom (1993)
20. Microsoft Windows 95 (1995)
21. Apple iTunes 4 (2003)
22. Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
23. Iomega Zip Drive (1994)
24. Spybot Search & Destroy (2000)
25. Compaq Deskpro 386 (1986)
26. CompuServe (1982)
27. Blizzard World of Warcraft (2004)
28. Aldus PageMaker (1985)
29. HP LaserJet 4L (1993)
30. Apple Mac OS X (2001)
31. Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)
32. Eudora (1988)
33. Sony Handycam DCR-VX1000 (1995)
34. Apple Airport Base Station (1999)
35. Brøderbund The Print Shop (1984)
36. McAfee VirusScan (1990)
37. Commodore Amiga 1000 (1985)
38. ChipSoft TurboTax (1985)
39. Mirabilis ICQ (1996)
40. Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 (1992)
41. Apple HyperCard (1987)
42. Epson MX-80 (1980)
43. Central Point Software PC Tools (1985)
44. Canon EOS Digital Rebel (2003)
45. Red Hat Linux (1994)
46. Adaptec Easy CD Creator (1996)
47. PC-Talk (1982)
48. Sony Mavica MVC-FD5 (1997)
49. Microsoft Excel (1985)
50. Northgate OmniKey Ultra (1987)
eMusic? Almost all of their stuff is VBR MP3, no DRM.
The only stuff that is not VBR are tracks that are already lo-fi, like stuff from old 78's, etc..
But no DRM, no gimmicks. And as long as you have an account with them, you can re-download anything you already downloaded, for free.
All for about 25% of the cost of buying from Apple...
It would play AAC (plus many more formats) if you ran Rockbox on it...
That is exactly what eMusic does. Granted they are distributing non-RIAA labels, but for your example, substitute Naxos for EN, and you've got the same thing.
True, copyright is so 20th century.
The Internet and digital media have so much potential to truly revolutionize our society, but most of that potential is subsumed by the old-world intellectual property view.
Everywhere, instead of embracing the potential of this revolution, you continue to see digital analogs of old-world models.
For example, libraries. The digital libraries that I have seen still require that you "check out" books, and they use DRM to enforce that. Why the artificial imposition of the old-world library's limitation to the digital version?
There is absolutely no reason why a digital library should be at all concerned about "checking out" digital books, because they never really have to be "checked back in". There is no physical object involved, yet they continue to focus on creating digital representations of systems for managing physical objects. This artificial scarcity limits the potential that the digital revolution created.
Even the physical library clings to old models when it comes to digital media.
My local library has sections of CDs and DVDs. Sure, you can check them out, take them home and watch or rip them. But why? Why can't the library just give me direct digital access to the content without having to deal with physical media? It's the same result in the end.
The artificial scarcity model has reached the end of its life. It's past time to wake up and smell the revolution.
Yes that is going to work great on a bus, train, or airplane.
Flying is bad enough already, imagine a trans-atlantic flight with 10 people talking to their devices non-stop.
Give me the fat guy in the next seat and the kid behind kicking my seat over this any day...
On a more constructive note, how about something like one of these?
That is correct. They only do VBR mp3.
But they are legit and independent. You keep what you buy, and as long as you have an account, you can re-download anything you have already purchased at no additional cost.
And the "one free track per day" (their choice) is kind of nice too.
And if your service is eMusic, you get good old-fashioned VBR mp3 files without DRM!
It's probably a good fit for you -because- you like obscure genres.
As far as not being able to browse, I'm not sure why you are having a problem, I can browse just fine without being logged in.
I have a 90-track per month subscription, and I have not had any problem using up my 90 -every- month. Granted, I have pretty broad musical tastes.
eMusic is fantastic, please don't give up on it so easily!
Umm, I think this might not be such a good idea.
Sounds like a "terroristic threat" to me...
I thought that Apple's advantage is that it "Just Works". I guess that's out the window now. The world's going to hell in a handbasket...
You don't even need an install, just include a Knoppix (or similar) CD/DVD...
Like this?
I haven't used them for gaming, but for all other purposes, they seem fine...
Does anyone remember the late '80s? When IBM was "evil" and MS was "good"?
Hogwash!
Try calling Dell and see how much support you get for MS Works.
If it starts up, they consider their job done.
If it doesn't start up, they will tell you to wipe and reload from the image.
If it still doesn't start up, they will RMA the computer and send you a new one.
That is the complete extent of the application support you will get from Dell.
The "it costs Dell money to support OOO/Linux" argument is a tired canard, and anyone who has ever called Dell for software support knows it.
You're thinking like an earthling.
Moon dust isn't like dirt, it's more like soot or ash. It doesn't just stick in the creases and cracks, it coats everything, and it is very abrasive.
You can't just wipe/blow it off. This stuff is nasty.
It's not like we're going to go back up there, hang out for a couple of hours, then take off again (that is -so- 60's!).
If you want to do anything long-term up there, you need to solve the dust problem in a way that that allows the astronauts to live and work effectively for extended periods. What the OP recommends does not meet those criteria...
The Practice of System and Network Administration - Excellent recommendation for anyone who wants to move into a sysadmin role.
Soft skills - The importance of this cannot be emphasized enough. The better people skills you develop, the more effective you will be at getting a job and more importantly, doing a job well and efficiently.
This came up in a discussion with my son the other day, and upon reflection, I realized that a large part of the development work that I have done was as much about the soft skills than the actual technical skills. Looking back over my career, I cringe to think about the times that I screwed up by flubbing the "people" thing despite great technical chops. Conversely, my most successful projects have been successful primarily because of how I chose to approach the personalities and needs of the people involved.
Learning some psychology and techniques for communicating effectively is time well spent.
I figured as much.
STFU if you don't know what you're talking about.
But effectively, your support does stop there. Dell is the king of the "Microsoft 2-step", shrug and re-install...
Seriously, have you ever gotten any Windows support from Dell beyond them telling you to re-install?