The Profile 3 shown in the article looks nothing like the new iMacs. Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel. And people complain about Slashdot editors.
Hell, this makes me want to subscribe to Slashdot just to maintain the current level of editorial integrity. God forbid a shortage of funds leads them down the road of c|net banality.
Let's just whine about it instead of moving on. Way to fill the page up with trash.
Yeah, be sure and keep that advice in mind the next time you see FUD coming from Microsoft. The only way to stop problem behavior is by pointing it out. You think the antitrust case would have been filed if people just "moved on"? Are the Slashdot editors immune from scrutiny simply because they're anti-Microsoft?
They do talk about Lineo. If you had actually read the article, you'd know that already. But go ahead and scream FUD anyway. Don't forget to distort a few facts while you're doing it.
FWIW, they mention Lineo here;
Lineo's SDK supports only four preconfigurations--two for x86 and two for PowerPC.
and here;
Lineo's Embedix BDKs have some preconfigurations, but they cost an additional $595-$1495 and are CPU and board specific.
and here;
Lineo sites a minimum footprint size of 2MB ROM / 4 MB RAM for Real Time Linux with an embedded Linux kernel (both are required). Red Hat, for its new version of embedded Linux, recommends 8MB RAM and 4MB Flash as minimum system requirements. The Red Hat Linux kernel alone uses approximately 1.5-2MB in ROM depending on configuration.
and here;
Lineo charges for some IP, including the boot-loader, code optimizer, reflective memory, debugger and preconfigured device-specific distributions. Royalty fees can run from $1-15 per-unit for this incremental IP.
and here;
Lineo sells its SDK for $5,495 per seat. Anything other than installation support costs extra, and for support you have to call Lineo, Caldera and/or Metrowerks depending on your particular issue. There is no single source of support.
and here;
Lineo offers free 30 day installation support. Anything else costs extra and may require a call to Caldera or Metrowerks depending on the issue.
and here;
Given the many recent announcements (Lineo laid off 13% of its staff a few months ago and recently announced plans to lay off or spin off an additional 170 employees, and Red Hat recently cut 17% of its workforce), it is questionable whether commercial embedded Linux vendors will be around to provide support for the long-term.
and here;
Managing licensing under the GPL is so convoluted that Lineo felt compelled to deliver a tool just to detail the licensing model (GPL, LGPL, BSD, proprietary) for each OS component in an image. Lineo charges $3,000 (US) for this tool, which must be purchased in addition to the Embedix SDK. If an OEM wants to ensure its IP is protected, additional development and legal resources must be allocated to watchdog the development process and final product. In addition, there are potential legal and royalty costs that may arise due to issues around patent infringement that are just now surfacing in the courts.
You're really not much better than Microsoft, are you?
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Steve Jobs has seen it and he said it would change the world. Remember the last time he said that? He was introducing the iMac.
what about reading the damn post? see where the writer says "I also remember the Geekcorps"?
sweet merciful christ, there are only nine comments and two of them didn't even bother to read the post before hitting the "reply" button. have people been so conditioned that they think they know the answer before they know the question?
Red Hat should have been doing this since day one. The problem with Red Hat (as with most things related to Linux) is that they're purely reactive. Microsoft will remain number one until companies start doing things on their own initiative. How can you expect to lead if you're always one step behind of your competition.
Red Hat's whole deal is free software, so why didn't they help out poor school districts a couple of years ago? Does anyone really think stunts like this are going to be enough to stop RHAT's downward spiral into dotcom obscurity?
I do not, and have not blamed the US government for what's happening in the third world. I blame corporations who exploit those situations and do whatever is necessary to perpetuate it to increase profits.
You wonder why people aren't rising up against their oppressors? They are. Take a look at Indonesia. The place is a powderkeg. I was in Malaysia during the Kuala Lumpur riots, they're in the same boat.
FWIW, you don't need the UN to invade third world countries to curtail this kind of behavior. You can do it by having first world countries impose penalties on the local subsidiaries of multinationals who participate in this form of slavery. But that wont happen because there are people in the first world who quite like their cheap fruit and consumer electronics. They'll scream bloody murder about capitalism being threatened at the slightest hint of sanctions.
I worked for a company that has manufacturing plants in China, so I've seen the sweat-shops first hand. People are by no means happy and are certainly not earning "5-10 times more" money than anywhere else. In many regions, global companies have completely taken over (with the help of corrupt local officials). The only "choice" locals have is to work for a pittance, or starve. They're not thankful to have a job -- they're thankful they're not dead.
I recall one facility (in Dongguan) had 50,000 people living and working on site, there is razor wire around the perimeter and guards armed with automatic weapons on patrol. Thank God for globalism, it's bringing a better quality of life to people everywhere...
Nicholas Negroponte is the same guy who predicted that there would be $1 trillion in e-commerce by 2000, and that micropayments will "change consumer behavior enormously". According to Nostraponte, site visitors have no problem whatsoever in paying a few cents for every article they read.
The guy is a pundit dressed in academic clothing, nothing more.
It wont be given the chance to fly here. The military has effectively stopped the auction of the 3G spectrum to commercial interests in the US by using it for military communications.
According to the Pentagon, it would be detrimental to national security for them to re-tool equipment to use different frequncies. In the current political climate, nobody is going to force the issue.
CT: telling konqueror to lie about its User Agent causes the page to render correctly save the background which is the wrong color.
So indeed, it's not rendering the page correctly which is exactly why Microsoft is blocking those browsers. It's about time more sites started doing this instead of wasting resources trying to support the 2% who are too stupid or too stubborn to use the best tool for the job, simply because they don't like the manufacturer.
Actually, software is a digital device according to these folks;
(3) Interactive digital device -- The term "interactive digital device" means "any machine, device, product, software, or technology, whether or not included with or as part of some other machine, device, product, software, or technology, that is designed, marketed or used for the primary purpose of, and that is capable of, storing, retrieving, processing, performing, transmitting, receiving, or copying information in digital form."
I'm tired of the outrage. If you get on a plane, I want to know who you are.
He's not talking about personal security here, he has his own private jet. He just wants to know where you are at all times for when he and Ellison's stormtroopers seize power.
It's like a Bond film or something. All he needs is a white cat and a monacle.
And if it did happen, it would take less than a day for someone to download the compiler and SDK, go to SourceForge, then port an MP3 player to Windows CE.
and not if you're forced to listen to Windows Media (barf) instead of MP3
Windows Media Player on the Pocket PC plays MP3's just fine. Unlike Handspring, Pocket PC users have a choice when it comes to supported media formats.
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Palm is the mighty Palm killer. Pocket PC (and now Pocket PC 2002) are just nails in the coffin.
There are warehouses full of Palm devices they can't give away while HP, Casio, and Compaq are having trouble manufacturing Pocket PC's fast enough to meet market demand.
You don't think IBM would rather sell an OS where they don't have to kick any money back to Microsoft? You don't think they're investing a billion dollars into Linux development because they're "just like us" and believe in "the cause", do you?
They're looking for any way they can cut Microsoft out of the picture, the same reason Oracle is investing so heavily in Linux. If IBM sell a server with a free OS, that's a few extra dollars they get to keep instead of sending to Microsoft.
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Is that you, John Dvorak?
Hell, this makes me want to subscribe to Slashdot just to maintain the current level of editorial integrity. God forbid a shortage of funds leads them down the road of c|net banality.
Yeah, be sure and keep that advice in mind the next time you see FUD coming from Microsoft. The only way to stop problem behavior is by pointing it out. You think the antitrust case would have been filed if people just "moved on"? Are the Slashdot editors immune from scrutiny simply because they're anti-Microsoft?
Hypocracy, see above.
It screams of a hoax, so let's put it on the front page. Way to be part of the problem, Taco.
FWIW, they mention Lineo here;
and here; and here; and here; and here; and here; and here; and here; You're really not much better than Microsoft, are you?Steve Jobs has seen it and he said it would change the world. Remember the last time he said that? He was introducing the iMac.
sweet merciful christ, there are only nine comments and two of them didn't even bother to read the post before hitting the "reply" button. have people been so conditioned that they think they know the answer before they know the question?
Red Hat's whole deal is free software, so why didn't they help out poor school districts a couple of years ago? Does anyone really think stunts like this are going to be enough to stop RHAT's downward spiral into dotcom obscurity?
Hypocrites like Michael are pretty quick to accuse Microsoft of using it, but as demonstrated above, they have no qualms about using it themselves.
Tell us again how Linux has the moral high-ground, Michael.
It was an A300 heading to the Dominican Republic.
Then I hate to imagine what Linus thinks of those folks whose idea of innovation is cloning Microsoft products for the Linux.
You wonder why people aren't rising up against their oppressors? They are. Take a look at Indonesia. The place is a powderkeg. I was in Malaysia during the Kuala Lumpur riots, they're in the same boat.
FWIW, you don't need the UN to invade third world countries to curtail this kind of behavior. You can do it by having first world countries impose penalties on the local subsidiaries of multinationals who participate in this form of slavery. But that wont happen because there are people in the first world who quite like their cheap fruit and consumer electronics. They'll scream bloody murder about capitalism being threatened at the slightest hint of sanctions.
I recall one facility (in Dongguan) had 50,000 people living and working on site, there is razor wire around the perimeter and guards armed with automatic weapons on patrol. Thank God for globalism, it's bringing a better quality of life to people everywhere...
The guy is a pundit dressed in academic clothing, nothing more.
According to the Pentagon, it would be detrimental to national security for them to re-tool equipment to use different frequncies. In the current political climate, nobody is going to force the issue.
It's like a Bond film or something. All he needs is a white cat and a monacle.
Or they could use FMOD...
There are warehouses full of Palm devices they can't give away while HP, Casio, and Compaq are having trouble manufacturing Pocket PC's fast enough to meet market demand.
They're looking for any way they can cut Microsoft out of the picture, the same reason Oracle is investing so heavily in Linux. If IBM sell a server with a free OS, that's a few extra dollars they get to keep instead of sending to Microsoft.
Think about it.
It's not like IBM has anything to gain from publishing a comparison of this kind.
Dell announces that Windows XP outperforms Linux. Slashdot denounces study as biased.