...Since yum is capable of sorting out which packages to grab from the release repo and which to grab from the updates repo, I would expect it's taken care of this problem. (Unless they do the install in two steps, one for the core system, one for updates, extras, etc., which would be annoying and possibly silly.)
That's what I'm referring to, because that's how it's been.
I couldn't find anything about this in the release notes, but have they yet taken care of my biggest pet peeve with regards to rpm based distros yet? That peeve being: having to install from a static set of packages, then having to update 200-300 megs of packages immediately following - even via a network (internet) based install. I've always hated installing this way, the redundancy is inane, and I can't image having to do it on a dial-up. Spending an hour installing a system, then spending another hour updating that system is maddening. One of my favorite parts of apt based installs is that you can get the updated packages right from the get go.
...You'll be surprised how fine it works on a 24MB system where modern versions of KDE or Gnome would choke and die an ugly death...
You're talking apples to oranges. Of course you could be using Linux on that same hardware, even without KDE or Gnome. FVWM95 would just about make the transition seamless, as far as user interface goes, and it would run circles around Win98's GUI shell.
And to top it off, it would be updatable, and supported... and not have any licensing issues from using the same cd-key on multiple systems. You ARE using unique licensing info for each of those machines you've "equipped for children learning centers" aren't you?
I'm honestly asking, brcause for the life of me I can't think of one single thing. Just what has been "good" about the job he's done? Iraq? Afghanistan? Katrina? Civil liberties? Corporate crime? State sponsored torture?
Is there _anything_ this administration hasn't completely FUBAR'd? Throw me a frikken bone here.
...That's not to say complete damm fools don't exist - they do. But they are no more 'typical' than the average Slashdot user.
Really? Because I see 5 or 6 every single week. People that just click on whatever button to get it out of their way are everywhere. Their virus/trojan/spyware-laden machines are my bread and butter.
Yes, and those "nag click through's" were huge on Paul Thurrott's previous reviews of the Vista betas. It'll just be like the normal EULA's of today... people's eyes will glaze over and they'll just click the damn thing anyway to get it out of their way. I don't see it as being much of a difference from the status quo.
But does everything get removed from the registry, and the obligatory spyware that comes with these pieces of crap in the startup sequence? This hasn't been the case... ever. As more and more gets installed/uninstalled, the registry gets fatter and fatter, and the machine gets slower and slower. Granted the ginoumous system specs just to run Vista shouldn't notice too much of a slowdown, but still. Once the registry gets fat, short of running one of those reg cleaners from the likes of McAffee, with the obligatory overhead, or cleaning up by hand, the system's bound to slow with age.
That's always been one of my biggest beefs with the dedicated single file for the system, second to it being a single point of failure.
You're close, but I think you're a little off the mark. They aren't about entertainment, they're about marketing. Advertising for the new fall season, the latest diet book, the new Chevy/Ford/blah, Tickle-Me-Elmo, propaganda, what-have-you.
Honestly, when's the last time you saw a health related "news report" that wasn't blatantly hawking for some new miracle drug big pharma needs to make a profit on? "News" programs (and daytime game shows) were the first to show commercials for prescription drugs. Mass advertising prescription drugs still boggles my mind. The last time I actually watched CNN, about 2 years ago, I saw an advertisment for a replacement knee. Not a new hospital wing dedicated to a new precedure or anything... a commercial for A FUCKING REPLACEMENT BODY PART. "Yeah doc, I want the Medi-Corp replacement knee, not the PharmaBiz one"
Main stream media isn't about entertainment, it's about marketing. And you know what they say about marketers: 'Someone who does marketing is incapable of telling the truth. At least a lawyer can try.'
Yeah, complete with a free rootkit bult into the hardware. Sorry, but Sony's got a god damn long way to go before they can earn my trust again, if at all.
Slashdot Mirror
It's just further on into the pussification of America.
That's what I'm referring to, because that's how it's been.
I did.
It made me switch to Linux.
I couldn't find anything about this in the release notes, but have they yet taken care of my biggest pet peeve with regards to rpm based distros yet? That peeve being: having to install from a static set of packages, then having to update 200-300 megs of packages immediately following - even via a network (internet) based install. I've always hated installing this way, the redundancy is inane, and I can't image having to do it on a dial-up. Spending an hour installing a system, then spending another hour updating that system is maddening. One of my favorite parts of apt based installs is that you can get the updated packages right from the get go.
Do they? I thought they just bought out Atguard and bloated it all to hell and back like they did with Norton Utilities.
No.
hmmm... only item on 'news' page: "10/20/06 ChatterBlocker 1.0 was finally released!"
Slashvert?
Yes.
Otherwise known as a slashvert.
Just like this one from a while back (also posted by Taco), it's nothing but links to press releases on the Coca-Cola site.
Hey Taco... didn't you get your car from them yet?
If you're falling down the stairs due to less than 3/4 lb., then you need to get your ass out of the chair and into a gym.
That's because 99% of politicians give the other 1% a bad name.
You're talking apples to oranges. Of course you could be using Linux on that same hardware, even without KDE or Gnome. FVWM95 would just about make the transition seamless, as far as user interface goes, and it would run circles around Win98's GUI shell.
And to top it off, it would be updatable, and supported... and not have any licensing issues from using the same cd-key on multiple systems. You ARE using unique licensing info for each of those machines you've "equipped for children learning centers" aren't you?
Really?
Tell that to Harry Truman.
I'm honestly asking, brcause for the life of me I can't think of one single thing. Just what has been "good" about the job he's done?
Iraq?
Afghanistan?
Katrina?
Civil liberties?
Corporate crime?
State sponsored torture?
Is there _anything_ this administration hasn't completely FUBAR'd? Throw me a frikken bone here.
Cowboy?
There are no cowboys born in Connecticut.
Really? Because I see 5 or 6 every single week. People that just click on whatever button to get it out of their way are everywhere. Their virus/trojan/spyware-laden machines are my bread and butter.
Yes, and those "nag click through's" were huge on Paul Thurrott's previous reviews of the Vista betas. It'll just be like the normal EULA's of today... people's eyes will glaze over and they'll just click the damn thing anyway to get it out of their way. I don't see it as being much of a difference from the status quo.
But does everything get removed from the registry, and the obligatory spyware that comes with these pieces of crap in the startup sequence? This hasn't been the case... ever. As more and more gets installed/uninstalled, the registry gets fatter and fatter, and the machine gets slower and slower. Granted the ginoumous system specs just to run Vista shouldn't notice too much of a slowdown, but still.
Once the registry gets fat, short of running one of those reg cleaners from the likes of McAffee, with the obligatory overhead, or cleaning up by hand, the system's bound to slow with age.
That's always been one of my biggest beefs with the dedicated single file for the system, second to it being a single point of failure.
Yep, and it's not the first time in the last month.
You're close, but I think you're a little off the mark. They aren't about entertainment, they're about marketing.
Advertising for the new fall season, the latest diet book, the new Chevy/Ford/blah, Tickle-Me-Elmo, propaganda, what-have-you.
Honestly, when's the last time you saw a health related "news report" that wasn't blatantly hawking for some new miracle drug big pharma needs to make a profit on? "News" programs (and daytime game shows) were the first to show commercials for prescription drugs. Mass advertising prescription drugs still boggles my mind. The last time I actually watched CNN, about 2 years ago, I saw an advertisment for a replacement knee. Not a new hospital wing dedicated to a new precedure or anything... a commercial for A FUCKING REPLACEMENT BODY PART.
"Yeah doc, I want the Medi-Corp replacement knee, not the PharmaBiz one"
Main stream media isn't about entertainment, it's about marketing. And you know what they say about marketers:
'Someone who does marketing is incapable of telling the truth. At least a lawyer can try.'
You forgot:
tried to kill Georgie's daddy
and
gots oil
mmm... slashvert...
But what good are the tags? It's not like /. allows for filtering based on tags. The /. tags just seem like useless masturbation.
And as a bonus, every week you get 47 links to Roland Piquepaille's blog.
Right click? It's a Mac user you insensitive clod!
Yeah, complete with a free rootkit bult into the hardware. Sorry, but Sony's got a god damn long way to go before they can earn my trust again, if at all.
clicky clicky