There are more reasons to boycott apple. For example, - DRM. Download music from iTunes, and you can only play it on a limited number of computers (try it and you'll find out).
iTunes music hasn't been DRM-encrypted since 2006. You can play it on an unlimited number of computers (try it and you'll find out).
Pushing of proprietary standards. Many apps developed today could just as well be developed using open standards, e.g., HTML and javascript. Instead of aiding the further development of these standards, they are sucking developer power into their own eco-system and make the apps, that would otherwise be available to everyone, only accessible to their own customer-base.
Apple co-developed WebKit, the open source renderer which made the modern HTML/Javascript web app environment possible. The first iPhone only ran web apps--the App Store was a response to consumer demands. Apple has been one of the loudest voices pushing for HTML5 adoption in browsers and devices. They also make their own services (iCloud and iWork.com) available as web apps.
There are many reasons to dislike Apple, but do your research first.
Even though it looks like each letter is individually lit, there is only one light underneath the keyboard. The letters on the keys are simply transparent. Of course, there is a keyboard that can truly take advantage of individually lit keys: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/
Depends who's "desktop" you're talking about. Slackware us actually easier to use for those of us who like to have more control over our systems--Slack's initscript setup is so simple to manage compared to the mess of symlinks and directories found in most other distros, and its package management system is very unobtrusive and understandable compared to the complciated GUI setups, distro-specific patches and dependency lists.
That said, Slackware always comes with the latest KDE and makes a fine distro for newbies provided you set it up for them beforehand--not having all the extra layers makes it more reliable and less likely to require maintenance. It's also much faster on old hardware compared to the likes of Ubuntu.
Ok.
Then choose C#, Mono and GTK#. That's reall being bound to Windows... hell, as far as I'm concerned that combination is about as 'plaftorm independent' as Java, meaning you just need to get someone to hack up a VM for it on every platform you want to use it on!
The DS happens to have a good formfactor and the right capabilities (wireless, stereo sound, TOUCHSCREEN) to make a great multimedia or general purpose PDA for less money than most Pocket PCs or Palms. The DS equipped with Linux, a decent DE, and some 3rd party support would be a very usable mobile computer, with better gaming capabilities than any PDA out there since it would be able to also boot DS games.
Fully usable Linux distro with Opie/GPE on the Dell Axim or on the DS?
Either way, everyone wins. Finally, functional mobile Linux computers, cheaper and more easily obtained than any of the Sharp Zaurus PDA's. The biggest problem right now is third party support compared to Palms/Pocket PC's, but more Linux-enabled devices should hopefully pull in more developers and ports of desktop apps.
If that were true, there would be viruses and spyware for Linux, which runs on normal Intel processors with normal PC BIOS'es, and obviously this isn't the case. It is the operating system, not the CPU architecture, which makes OSX/Linux relatively immune to viruses.
what is the easiest way to upgrade FreeBSD? I installed 5.3 a couple months ago and I want to know how to safely update to 5.4 without downloading and burning another CD.
The easiest way would probably be to hook up the PC to your network and run SSH and FTP servers on the linux PC. You can then access it from the mac through Finder and ssh in Terminal.app
Sure, the "run Linux on your toaster" articles are fun and all, but unlike most this actually has potential. The DS would make an excellent multimedia PDA: Touchscreen for a decent form of input, stereo speakers, dual screens backed up by a more than decent graphics card, compact size, and 2 forms of wireless networking (assuming these can get the proprietary shortrange networking to work in Linux.) I could see myself replacing my Dell Axim with a Linux powered DS if this project ever matures to that point. Good luck to the developers!
Kubuntu is not just a derivative of Ubuntu like many Debian based distros. Kubuntu and Ubuntu are not meant to be separate, competing distros. In fact they are basically the same thing- you can apt-get install KDE in Ubuntu and Gnome in Kubuntu. The main difference is that Ubuntu COMES with Gnome and Kubuntu COMES with kde, instead of the Ubuntu team providing multiple CD's like most distros.
Kubuntu FAQ
Yes there is, and you can get it here. Klax is based off of a release candidate from a few weeks ago, but it is almost functionally identical to the final release.
Slashdot Mirror
There are more reasons to boycott apple. For example, - DRM. Download music from iTunes, and you can only play it on a limited number of computers (try it and you'll find out).
iTunes music hasn't been DRM-encrypted since 2006. You can play it on an unlimited number of computers (try it and you'll find out).
Pushing of proprietary standards. Many apps developed today could just as well be developed using open standards, e.g., HTML and javascript. Instead of aiding the further development of these standards, they are sucking developer power into their own eco-system and make the apps, that would otherwise be available to everyone, only accessible to their own customer-base.
Apple co-developed WebKit, the open source renderer which made the modern HTML/Javascript web app environment possible. The first iPhone only ran web apps--the App Store was a response to consumer demands. Apple has been one of the loudest voices pushing for HTML5 adoption in browsers and devices. They also make their own services (iCloud and iWork.com) available as web apps. There are many reasons to dislike Apple, but do your research first.
Even though it looks like each letter is individually lit, there is only one light underneath the keyboard. The letters on the keys are simply transparent. Of course, there is a keyboard that can truly take advantage of individually lit keys:
http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/
(And Ponies!)
'cat' and 'echo' ought to be enough for anybody.
^D
Depends who's "desktop" you're talking about. Slackware us actually easier to use for those of us who like to have more control over our systems--Slack's initscript setup is so simple to manage compared to the mess of symlinks and directories found in most other distros, and its package management system is very unobtrusive and understandable compared to the complciated GUI setups, distro-specific patches and dependency lists. That said, Slackware always comes with the latest KDE and makes a fine distro for newbies provided you set it up for them beforehand--not having all the extra layers makes it more reliable and less likely to require maintenance. It's also much faster on old hardware compared to the likes of Ubuntu.
Ok. Then choose C#, Mono and GTK#. That's reall being bound to Windows... hell, as far as I'm concerned that combination is about as 'plaftorm independent' as Java, meaning you just need to get someone to hack up a VM for it on every platform you want to use it on!
That's a Space Station!
...And since most of the interface is Java, it (ideally) shouldn't be too difficult for them to port it!
The DS happens to have a good formfactor and the right capabilities (wireless, stereo sound, TOUCHSCREEN) to make a great multimedia or general purpose PDA for less money than most Pocket PCs or Palms. The DS equipped with Linux, a decent DE, and some 3rd party support would be a very usable mobile computer, with better gaming capabilities than any PDA out there since it would be able to also boot DS games.
Fully usable Linux distro with Opie/GPE on the Dell Axim or on the DS? Either way, everyone wins. Finally, functional mobile Linux computers, cheaper and more easily obtained than any of the Sharp Zaurus PDA's. The biggest problem right now is third party support compared to Palms/Pocket PC's, but more Linux-enabled devices should hopefully pull in more developers and ports of desktop apps.
If that were true, there would be viruses and spyware for Linux, which runs on normal Intel processors with normal PC BIOS'es, and obviously this isn't the case. It is the operating system, not the CPU architecture, which makes OSX/Linux relatively immune to viruses.
what is the easiest way to upgrade FreeBSD? I installed 5.3 a couple months ago and I want to know how to safely update to 5.4 without downloading and burning another CD.
The easiest way would probably be to hook up the PC to your network and run SSH and FTP servers on the linux PC. You can then access it from the mac through Finder and ssh in Terminal.app
Sure, the "run Linux on your toaster" articles are fun and all, but unlike most this actually has potential. The DS would make an excellent multimedia PDA: Touchscreen for a decent form of input, stereo speakers, dual screens backed up by a more than decent graphics card, compact size, and 2 forms of wireless networking (assuming these can get the proprietary shortrange networking to work in Linux.) I could see myself replacing my Dell Axim with a Linux powered DS if this project ever matures to that point. Good luck to the developers!
Kubuntu is not just a derivative of Ubuntu like many Debian based distros. Kubuntu and Ubuntu are not meant to be separate, competing distros. In fact they are basically the same thing- you can apt-get install KDE in Ubuntu and Gnome in Kubuntu. The main difference is that Ubuntu COMES with Gnome and Kubuntu COMES with kde, instead of the Ubuntu team providing multiple CD's like most distros. Kubuntu FAQ
Yes there is, and you can get it here. Klax is based off of a release candidate from a few weeks ago, but it is almost functionally identical to the final release.