The 1.1.5 version's been out quite a while, a couple weeks in fact. I could have sworn that it would have been announced long before now... in fact, right when this was posted I had just finished an Ultima Linuxpackage for the new version.
Ultima Linux, my distribution, is a very customized little Slackware-based distribution designed for both desktop and server functionality. Verygoodreviews, too.
I'm seriously going ecstatic now... I've been waiting forever for the final release of Slack 10.2! (The reason being that I myself am a Linux developer, mine's based on Slack, and I've just been wondering and wondering why there haven't been any changes... I ended up basing mine on the latest -current, it's been out for a couple weeks now.)
Poverty must have its satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people. -- Don Herold
Randomly spit out or no, that really isn't very appropriate considering the tragedy that's hit New Orleans lately. Do we really need to go over the reasons why?
(Not that I'd really like it any other time either, I'll admit that I'm pretty well-off but I think that there are some things that nobody should put up for.)
Soon I'm sure we'll see a Microsoft funded comparison between Office and OpenOffice.
Please don't give them ideas!!
As for the claims of things you can do with Micro$oft Office: Most people don't have a clue what half of those are, which is why Micro$oft is using them. They really aren't actual features – or at least aren't implemented in Office – but if they can convince people that they are using long technical buzzwords, they can get $$$.
And for the record, I know a bunch of people who use Micro$oft products every day, and can't stand them. Our school district insists on shoving these stupid Micro$oft apps down everyone's throats, and not only do the (more tech-skilled) students like me not like them, but even most of the teachers don't. Are these really useful features?
Re-designing the interface in every new version so that you have to take another Office course to learn how it works now
...
Just my opinion.
(PS, if you have a Linux box and a high-speed Internet connection, you can probably set up a machine with SSH/VNC so that you can remote-access a system you like. Works every time for me.)
As a Linux developer myself, I'm rather pleased to hear that my suspicions have been confirmed. All the features that Vista's offering are already available in Linux (along with a great deal more), and besides that, the system requirements are definitely insane. If you still haven't heard of just how many systems Linux runs on, I just installed the latest version of my distribution on a Pentium-166 machine with 32MB RAM and a 2.5GB disk. All security updates as well. And it runs beautifully, even better than a Celeron-1.8G with 384MB RAM and Windows XP, if you can believe it.
Anyway, despite what some people insist Linux is slowly moving onto pre-installed systems. Emperor Linux sells laptops pre-configured with just about all the major distros, and there are companies (and even individuals like me) selling pre-loaded Linux desktops. And I'm pretty sure that others will eventually catch on.
I'll be honest, though, the project I'm really hoping to see succeed is ReactOS. Linux is a good system – and I'm definitely a loyal user / developer who's not likely to quit using Linux any time soon – but I think that for users more used to Micro$oft's system, ReactOS would probably be a better solution. Plus it's got a cool logo.:-)
Personally, I think that Bush is doing the right thing this time by objecting to the.xxx domain. From what.biz and other domains have shown us already, we can already see proof that yet another new TLD is *not* going to help us in the least. Besides, why would sex.com or whatever other porn site there is want to change domains anyway, since.com's are already convenient enough for them?
Once again, the industry's created something without really thinking through it and considering if it's really going to do any good.
Just because it's old doesn't mean it's not funny. I happen to like this thing, gives me something funny I can use to promote my favorite operating system.:-)
THIS IS THE LAST STRAW! We need to get rid of Dubya and Co. once and for all! Star Wars is one thing, but actual wars in space...!? WE DON'T NEED THAT KIND OF THING HAPPENING, WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS PEACE FOR A CHANGE!! (Assuming anyone still knows what it is.)
The whole point of Linux is the freedom from everything else: Freedom to do whatever you want with it, freedom from Micro$oft, freedom to download and share with no copyright issues because it's free software. If Micro$oft went out and did this with Linux it would be my worst nightmare.
Now I don't say this unthinkingly. If they wanted to make a Linux distribution I wouldn't object at all, since publicity for Linux is publicity for Linux. However, if they were to pull the infamous "embrace, extend, extinguish" move like this article discusses it would be completely defeating the purpose of Linux as far as I'm concerned – and millions of other users too.
So if they ever wanted to start a Linux thing, fine, I'd be the first to apply for a job there. But if they wanted to completely take over Linux as we know it...
Micro$oft's starting to flood the world with more poorly-written but still ridiculously expensive software. So obviously this can only mean one thing. Time to switch to Linux! And if Linux doesn't work, help the ReactOS [site currently down, not my fault] people finish their system so they can free the world from Gates' tyranny!
I've worked with Windows and Linux, and a little bit with Mac OS. Personally I feel that Linux is really the best system to use; Windows takes forever to get the base system up and running, whereas my Linux distro I just stick in the CD, install, and in about five minutes (literally) it's all ready to use. Mac OS X is only nice because Apple does control both hardware and software; I think that the only system designed for anything other than what its creators use is Linux.
In short: Windows sucks. OS X sucks. Linux kicks ass.
First of all, I am a Linux hacker, I actually maintain my own distribution, so may as well get that disclaimer out of the way.
Now to the point.
The whole time I've been using Linux I have never said anything about any BSD system. Ever. I've made plenty of comments about Windows, and even other Linux distributions (Mandriva,...) but nothing about FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc. None of them. (Of course, my own distribution is perfect, it's just all the others I have problems with;-)
So who gave this guy the right to attack a bunch of guys who put in a lot of hard work and often for nothing in exchange?
Also, I don't think they should complain about comments in code. I often put even stranger things in stuff I write and nobody complains.
So basically, to summarize...
There is nothing wrong with BSD. Of course, I haven't used it so can't really comment too much, but so far the only problem is the personality of one of its maintainers.
There is nothing wrong with (most) Linuxes. Some exceptions apply though. Most have no problems however.
There is plenty wrong with Windows. I won't go into detail.
Mr. De Raadt really needs to stop flaming us just because our operating system is more popular and most likely better for various reasons, a good many of which involve nothing but mere chance.
I'll admit, I used to hate Dell too. But my main personal computer is a Dell system (albeit a nearly 5-year-old one), and it works just fine. We're talking about the ultra-low-end L566cx model, too - the only fancy thing it shipped with was a Zip drive. I will admit to having replaced at least half the components, but that was only upgrading, the originals still work. And I've never had a problem with an Intel processor. (AMD's, on the other hand...)
Just my 2 cents.
(By the way, I don't like the software Dell loads on - my system has Linux, configured exactly as I like it - but the hardware's decent. My other systems in case you are interested are a Micron and a home-built one.)
Simplicity my ass. They want it simple and they make it impossible to compile? (I've never done it myself, but heard it's tough.) I heard Mr. Volkerding's removing GNOME from Slack 10.1, and I hope he does. How I used to like it I don't know... GNOME's gone the same way Zelda has: From cool to trash.
Right now I use E on my desktop, and Fluxbox on two older systems of mine (another desktop and my laptop). I've played around with KDE, and although I used to hate it I think it's really neat now that I've had time to really check it out without being brainwashed by Red Hat. All my programs are written in Python + Tkinter; I happen to like it, even if it is a bit Win95-ish. I only have GNOME on the one desktop, and that's just because I did a full install of Slack and still play GNOME Robots occassionally;-)
Slackware Anti-Whatever(TM): The perfect solution to all your virus, spam, spyware, and other problems since 1993!!:-)
Seriously, though, I think it's kind of stupid that Microsoft's making an anti-spyware program - after all, weren't they responsible for the problem in the first place? And of course, it doesn't detect the biggest piece of spyware integrated into every Window$ system... (whatever that unnamed program at version 6SP1 is;-)
I'd say that if Microsoft really cared they'd make a secure system. It isn't too hard, they already have the perfectstartingground...
Use common sense! Biology and evolution are science, and creationism is religion. Do they teach about subatomic particles in church? No, I didn't think so.
If I wanted to learn about some bullshit thing where some all-powerful guy with nothing better to do creates everything and that has flaws everywhere (it only takes five minutes to crack almost 3,000 years, you know), I'd take a religion class. Oh wait - separation of church and state:-)
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The 1.1.5 version's been out quite a while, a couple weeks in fact. I could have sworn that it would have been announced long before now... in fact, right when this was posted I had just finished an Ultima Linux package for the new version.
I was actually going to post this a few months ago! But then I figured it was probably already /.ed... :-(
I absolutely love This Guy, though.
Ultima Linux, my distribution, is a very customized little Slackware-based distribution designed for both desktop and server functionality. Very good reviews, too.
I'm seriously going ecstatic now... I've been waiting forever for the final release of Slack 10.2! (The reason being that I myself am a Linux developer, mine's based on Slack, and I've just been wondering and wondering why there haven't been any changes... I ended up basing mine on the latest -current, it's been out for a couple weeks now.)
FINALLY! Time to update a few more things...
...because Damn Small and Puppy can both do that, too. And as far as I know, it doesn't violate any license agreements either.
Seen at the bottom of /. this morning:
Randomly spit out or no, that really isn't very appropriate considering the tragedy that's hit New Orleans lately. Do we really need to go over the reasons why?
(Not that I'd really like it any other time either, I'll admit that I'm pretty well-off but I think that there are some things that nobody should put up for.)
Please don't give them ideas!!
As for the claims of things you can do with Micro$oft Office: Most people don't have a clue what half of those are, which is why Micro$oft is using them. They really aren't actual features – or at least aren't implemented in Office – but if they can convince people that they are using long technical buzzwords, they can get $$$.
And for the record, I know a bunch of people who use Micro$oft products every day, and can't stand them. Our school district insists on shoving these stupid Micro$oft apps down everyone's throats, and not only do the (more tech-skilled) students like me not like them, but even most of the teachers don't. Are these really useful features?
Just my opinion.
(PS, if you have a Linux box and a high-speed Internet connection, you can probably set up a machine with SSH/VNC so that you can remote-access a system you like. Works every time for me.)
As a Linux developer myself, I'm rather pleased to hear that my suspicions have been confirmed. All the features that Vista's offering are already available in Linux (along with a great deal more), and besides that, the system requirements are definitely insane. If you still haven't heard of just how many systems Linux runs on, I just installed the latest version of my distribution on a Pentium-166 machine with 32MB RAM and a 2.5GB disk. All security updates as well. And it runs beautifully, even better than a Celeron-1.8G with 384MB RAM and Windows XP, if you can believe it.
Anyway, despite what some people insist Linux is slowly moving onto pre-installed systems. Emperor Linux sells laptops pre-configured with just about all the major distros, and there are companies (and even individuals like me) selling pre-loaded Linux desktops. And I'm pretty sure that others will eventually catch on.
I'll be honest, though, the project I'm really hoping to see succeed is ReactOS. Linux is a good system – and I'm definitely a loyal user / developer who's not likely to quit using Linux any time soon – but I think that for users more used to Micro$oft's system, ReactOS would probably be a better solution. Plus it's got a cool logo. :-)
Personally, I think that Bush is doing the right thing this time by objecting to the .xxx domain. From what .biz and other domains have shown us already, we can already see proof that yet another new TLD is *not* going to help us in the least. Besides, why would sex.com or whatever other porn site there is want to change domains anyway, since .com's are already convenient enough for them?
Once again, the industry's created something without really thinking through it and considering if it's really going to do any good.
Just because it's old doesn't mean it's not funny. I happen to like this thing, gives me something funny I can use to promote my favorite operating system. :-)
THIS IS THE LAST STRAW! We need to get rid of Dubya and Co. once and for all! Star Wars is one thing, but actual wars in space...!? WE DON'T NEED THAT KIND OF THING HAPPENING, WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS PEACE FOR A CHANGE!! (Assuming anyone still knows what it is.)
I see no reason to allow four times the amount of energy the Earth can produce unless the generator runs my favorite operating system. :-)
(Would nineteen million amps be enough to power the three million processor TRANSLTR, do you think?)
The whole point of Linux is the freedom from everything else: Freedom to do whatever you want with it, freedom from Micro$oft, freedom to download and share with no copyright issues because it's free software. If Micro$oft went out and did this with Linux it would be my worst nightmare.
Now I don't say this unthinkingly. If they wanted to make a Linux distribution I wouldn't object at all, since publicity for Linux is publicity for Linux. However, if they were to pull the infamous "embrace, extend, extinguish" move like this article discusses it would be completely defeating the purpose of Linux as far as I'm concerned – and millions of other users too.
So if they ever wanted to start a Linux thing, fine, I'd be the first to apply for a job there. But if they wanted to completely take over Linux as we know it...
(What would Willy Wonka do?)
I don't care!
Micro$oft's starting to flood the world with more poorly-written but still ridiculously expensive software. So obviously this can only mean one thing. Time to switch to Linux! And if Linux doesn't work, help the ReactOS [site currently down, not my fault] people finish their system so they can free the world from Gates' tyranny!
I've worked with Windows and Linux, and a little bit with Mac OS. Personally I feel that Linux is really the best system to use; Windows takes forever to get the base system up and running, whereas my Linux distro I just stick in the CD, install, and in about five minutes (literally) it's all ready to use. Mac OS X is only nice because Apple does control both hardware and software; I think that the only system designed for anything other than what its creators use is Linux.
In short: Windows sucks. OS X sucks. Linux kicks ass.
Disclaimer: I am a biased Linux developer...
Everything that article says is pure bullshit.
First of all, I am a Linux hacker, I actually maintain my own distribution, so may as well get that disclaimer out of the way.
Now to the point.
The whole time I've been using Linux I have never said anything about any BSD system. Ever. I've made plenty of comments about Windows, and even other Linux distributions (Mandriva, ...) but nothing about FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc. None of them. (Of course, my own distribution is perfect, it's just all the others I have problems with ;-)
So who gave this guy the right to attack a bunch of guys who put in a lot of hard work and often for nothing in exchange?
Also, I don't think they should complain about comments in code. I often put even stranger things in stuff I write and nobody complains.
So basically, to summarize...
No wonder it's spelled "B.S.-D".
I'll admit, I used to hate Dell too. But my main personal computer is a Dell system (albeit a nearly 5-year-old one), and it works just fine. We're talking about the ultra-low-end L566cx model, too - the only fancy thing it shipped with was a Zip drive. I will admit to having replaced at least half the components, but that was only upgrading, the originals still work. And I've never had a problem with an Intel processor. (AMD's, on the other hand...)
Just my 2 cents.
(By the way, I don't like the software Dell loads on - my system has Linux, configured exactly as I like it - but the hardware's decent. My other systems in case you are interested are a Micron and a home-built one.)
SLACK OFF. YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
(Or you could wait until I've finished my own distro, Ultima Linux - although it may be a while ;-)
Ha, ha. Now stop using Mandrake and stick on the real thing.
Simplicity my ass. They want it simple and they make it impossible to compile? (I've never done it myself, but heard it's tough.) I heard Mr. Volkerding's removing GNOME from Slack 10.1, and I hope he does. How I used to like it I don't know... GNOME's gone the same way Zelda has: From cool to trash.
Right now I use E on my desktop, and Fluxbox on two older systems of mine (another desktop and my laptop). I've played around with KDE, and although I used to hate it I think it's really neat now that I've had time to really check it out without being brainwashed by Red Hat. All my programs are written in Python + Tkinter; I happen to like it, even if it is a bit Win95-ish. I only have GNOME on the one desktop, and that's just because I did a full install of Slack and still play GNOME Robots occassionally ;-)
Well, skeptics worldwide: Now you finally have proof.
I remember when Netscape was decent. Now it's just another conspiracy to keep people using Micro$oft's shit.
BILL IS BEHIND THIS !!!
Slackware Anti-Whatever(TM): The perfect solution to all your virus, spam, spyware, and other problems since 1993!! :-)
Seriously, though, I think it's kind of stupid that Microsoft's making an anti-spyware program - after all, weren't they responsible for the problem in the first place? And of course, it doesn't detect the biggest piece of spyware integrated into every Window$ system... (whatever that unnamed program at version 6SP1 is ;-)
I'd say that if Microsoft really cared they'd make a secure system. It isn't too hard, they already have the perfect starting ground...
Use common sense! Biology and evolution are science, and creationism is religion. Do they teach about subatomic particles in church? No, I didn't think so.
If I wanted to learn about some bullshit thing where some all-powerful guy with nothing better to do creates everything and that has flaws everywhere (it only takes five minutes to crack almost 3,000 years, you know), I'd take a religion class. Oh wait - separation of church and state :-)