how are the installation routines compared to Linux? User-friendliness? Hardware support?
Also, basically what's the difference (infrastructure) between Linux and BSD? I'm a *nix noob, so I'd appreciate it if some of the 1337 3xp3r75 here told me. Thx.
This is one of those threads where people get free Karma by pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft.
I doubt it, Funny mods give no karma. You'd have to make either an insightful, interesting or informative comment to earn that, and I don't think "pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft" would be insightful.
*Starts whistling, hoping his comment was insightful enough*:P
(Yes, you can mod this funny, I'm in a good mood today)
"Subthreshold leakage is the current that flows from the drain to source of a MOSFET when the transistor is supposed to be off.
In the past the subthreshold leakage of transistors has been very small, but as transistors have been scaled down, subthreshold leakage can compose nearly 50% of total power consumption."
Perhaps the government should have imposed restrictions on the energy consumption of CPUs earlier. All we've done is feeding the CPU's with more power so they become "more powerful".
It's a pity that it's only when CPU's can't get any more efficient that chip manufacturers start researching on "performance per watt"...
Shouldn't there be an initiative to certify computer systems as "low energy", i.e. using low power processors, come with LCD monitors, etc?
Just as the state of Massachusetts chose to use F/OSS to save in office software, why not asking government offices to replace CRT's with LCD monitors?
Dear Mr. George Ou: We'd really appreciate if you provided us with the spreadsheets and documents in question, so we can run a benchmark and/or analyse possible memory hogs in OpenOffice.org.
I downloaded OO.o the other day and opened a small ODT file. It didn't have any startup problems, and the interface (if ackward compared to the traditional MSWord) felt responsive.
So clearly it's something SPECIFIC to the Spreadsheet handling. And I recall OO.o being VERY SLOW opening spreadsheets in version 1.4 (or was it 1.1.4? whatever)
You're right, I mean, it's not like God throws dice or anything...
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Ironically, the mouse clicks caused by the Visual stuff, hurt much more than keypresses, so it hurts less posting on slashdot than working on your visual basic app.
Uh... let's see... C...G...A...T... is that "U" a phonetic aid? Otherwise no one will step forward. Oh wait, so THAT's how they caught the undercover martian!
Hah! As if Microsoft would even THINK ABOUT LaTeX. Look, Microsoft is struggling against (or is it US who are struggling against Microsoft for?) OpenDocument. LaTeX isn't even in their radar screen.
Besides, you forgot the reason for OpenDocument to exist: Inter-operability. And you also forgot its power: XML. Anyone with an XML parser can read opendocument. But to read LaTeX, you need a complicated parser.
OpenDocument can be transformed into HTML with an XSLT template automatically. Heck, you could render OpenDocument with Internet Explorer! (With the appropriate XSL stylesheet, of course) Also, any XML can be transformed into PDF via XSL:FO. You could put a bunch of OpenDocument files and index them from with a simple program that supports XML.
The point of OpenDocument is that it's EASY to handle. The EZPublish content management system ALREADY supports importing and exporting of OpenDocument files. Heck, there's even a C++ IDE that can export the sourcefiles (syntax-highlighted) to OpenDocument.
I don't care how much you're fond of LaTeX. Is it powerful? Yes. But is it popular? Is it easy to implement?
Sorry, but I think you're stuck a few years behind.
"Unfortunately, we are constantly presented with messages telling us that it's too hard and that the average person couldn't possibly grasp the complexity."
When you switch from VS to GCC you suddenly find many things you had taken for granted aren't there. Hey, where's the RAD? How do I do this? Why don't my #import's work? What's with those unresolved links?
Etc. etc. etc.
The great thing with open source libraries like wxWidgets (which is very similar to MFC, by the way) is that you know what you're linking to and how they work.
YOU think you're old? I played Commodore 64 games!
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Withdrawal doesn't work. Some little windows will get out and soon you will have lots of illegitimate windows running around.
They don't have to be illegitimate. Just compatible.
Because In Korea, young people are starting to use Linux + OpenOffice.org!
how are the installation routines compared to Linux? User-friendliness? Hardware support?
Also, basically what's the difference (infrastructure) between Linux and BSD? I'm a *nix noob, so I'd appreciate it if some of the 1337 3xp3r75 here told me. Thx.
publish it! :D
This is one of those threads where people get free Karma by pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft.
:P
I doubt it, Funny mods give no karma. You'd have to make either an insightful, interesting or informative comment to earn that, and I don't think "pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft" would be insightful.
*Starts whistling, hoping his comment was insightful enough*
(Yes, you can mod this funny, I'm in a good mood today)
Here's the appropriate lyrics for those who want to sing along.
Altho this one might be more appropriate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subthreshold_leakage
"Subthreshold leakage is the current that flows from the drain to source of a MOSFET when the transistor is supposed to be off.
In the past the subthreshold leakage of transistors has been very small, but as transistors have been scaled down, subthreshold leakage can compose nearly 50% of total power consumption."
Perhaps the government should have imposed restrictions on the energy consumption of CPUs earlier. All we've done is feeding the CPU's with more power so they become "more powerful".
It's a pity that it's only when CPU's can't get any more efficient that chip manufacturers start researching on "performance per watt"...
Shouldn't there be an initiative to certify computer systems as "low energy", i.e. using low power processors, come with LCD monitors, etc?
Just as the state of Massachusetts chose to use F/OSS to save in office software, why not asking government offices to replace CRT's with LCD monitors?
I don't agree with this. How power efficient was Eniac?
:P
Before, or after debugging?
... for Microsoft to be bigger than Google in SEARCHing.
See, the alchemists have SEARCHED for the Philosopher's stone for centuries.
FINDING, on the other hand... is a very different business!
Could you please explain what's "Ma Bell" for us foreigners? Thanks.
http://www.lanarchitect.net/Examples/200264-l.zip
s /200264-l.zip
(And the obligatory coral link)
http://www.lanarchitect.net.nyud.net:8090/Example
OK guys, time to benchmark!
Dear Mr. George Ou:
We'd really appreciate if you provided us with the spreadsheets and documents in question, so we can run a benchmark and/or analyse possible memory hogs in OpenOffice.org.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Your friendly neighbor Spy der Mann.
I downloaded OO.o the other day and opened a small ODT file. It didn't have any startup problems, and the interface (if ackward compared to the traditional MSWord) felt responsive.
So clearly it's something SPECIFIC to the Spreadsheet handling. And I recall OO.o being VERY SLOW opening spreadsheets in version 1.4 (or was it 1.1.4? whatever)
I wonder, which color will their hosted screen of death be?
#0000FF, by any chance?
"Hello there! Looks like you're trying to build a website!"
GAHHH!
Nahh, it must have been Intelligent Design.
You're right, I mean, it's not like God throws dice or anything...
Ironically, the mouse clicks caused by the Visual stuff, hurt much more than keypresses, so it hurts less posting on slashdot than working on your visual basic app.
AAAAGGUATCUCGCUAGCUAUTCGGGCA...GTAC, please step forward!
Uh... let's see... C...G...A...T... is that "U" a phonetic aid? Otherwise no one will step forward. Oh wait, so THAT's how they caught the undercover martian!
Hah! As if Microsoft would even THINK ABOUT LaTeX. Look, Microsoft is struggling against (or is it US who are struggling against Microsoft for?) OpenDocument. LaTeX isn't even in their radar screen.
Besides, you forgot the reason for OpenDocument to exist: Inter-operability. And you also forgot its power: XML.
Anyone with an XML parser can read opendocument. But to read LaTeX, you need a complicated parser.
OpenDocument can be transformed into HTML with an XSLT template automatically. Heck, you could render OpenDocument with Internet Explorer! (With the appropriate XSL stylesheet, of course)
Also, any XML can be transformed into PDF via XSL:FO.
You could put a bunch of OpenDocument files and index them from with a simple program that supports XML.
The point of OpenDocument is that it's EASY to handle. The EZPublish content management system ALREADY supports importing and exporting of OpenDocument files. Heck, there's even a C++ IDE that can export the sourcefiles (syntax-highlighted) to OpenDocument.
I don't care how much you're fond of LaTeX. Is it powerful? Yes. But is it popular? Is it easy to implement?
Sorry, but I think you're stuck a few years behind.
You can specify the number of your students. Maximum number of customers is 599 via web form. 600 up you must contact the webmaster.
From TFA:
"Unfortunately, we are constantly presented with messages telling us that it's too hard and that the average person couldn't possibly grasp the complexity."
Oh, you mean the Unexpected ERROR messages!
*Ducks pile of flying cans*
Just try doing an #import with GCC.
When you switch from VS to GCC you suddenly find many things you had taken for granted aren't there. Hey, where's the RAD? How do I do this? Why don't my #import's work? What's with those unresolved links?
Etc. etc. etc.
The great thing with open source libraries like wxWidgets (which is very similar to MFC, by the way) is that you know what you're linking to and how they work.
So the key word in here is "transparency".
YOU think you're old? I played Commodore 64 games!
Monday - The comeback kid: Commemorating 20 years of playing with power
Tuesday - NES turns 20: EGM celebrates two decades of NES Mania
Wednesday - Solid Gold: You picked 'em, we praise 'em. 1UP's top 15 NES games.
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