Despite what business schools are saying, programmers are not homogenous units with various language options. Different developers work on different aspects of the system according to their strengths especially when they are working for free. And just because some are working on usability, doesn't mean many aren't working on bug fixes or new features.
I think it's worth considering that for anyone that tries to make a point on Slashdot and uses a metaphor, there will probably be many others who disagree with this and will rewrite their post to make them look logically absurd, without necessarily thinking about the real issue themselves.
Don't forget that most people looking for older newspaper articles are doing research, not reading the news, and paying a small fee to get the one or two documents they really want doesn't bother them at all.
Yeah, college students are all about paying for things...
There is a kernel framebuffer module that can provide access to screen pixels directly but you would still need some sort of manager to prioritize which application could draw. I believe you can use fluxbox with the kernel framebuffer to achieve this.
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If X wasn't a process it'd have to be a kernel service, and itegrating X with the kernel would make the kernel bloated, open the kernel up to security issues from the windowing system, and generally screw up a lot of things. But every application wouldn't be drawing it's own stuff, it'd have to message the kernel. If every application tried to draw to the screen by itself you'd have unusable chaos instead of a desktop. Look at the state of things with TWO major drawing librries, now imagine if they had to actually talk directly to the screen buffer. It'd be a nightmare and leap us back to the days of DOS 6.0.
Matrox has had free open source drivers for their cards for quite a while. Hasn't seemed to impact ATI and Nvidia yet. Still, one can hope.
Pretty sure that's because matrox bet the farm on 2D accellerators when 3D took off and then fell on hard times.
The devs probably make Ubuntu for themselves as well as others. Since most developers need a compiler, well there you go. Linux also provides a great oportunity for folks to learn programming, and not having to install a compiler lowers that barrier to entry.
Actually only the texture artists use macs, even at Pixar. Most animation and effects work is done on either linux or windows based pcs. Remember the graphics card in your standard power mac is still nothing compared to the really highend 3d accelerators used in professional studios. Though this may change as time passes.
I've written my fair share of php web applications and I'd say I've given it a fair evaluation but I don't think it's good for general purpose scripting. I'm not saying it's not capable by any menas, but you don't really leverage its strengths in a shell script. PHP has some acknowledged syntactic flaws that can surprise you if you're not careful. These flaws are tolerated in a web environment because you get a performance boost from php's web feature set, but there's no reason to put up with them in a shell scripting situation when you have perl, python, ruby, and even awk at your disposal.
It wasn't a problem with the chip but with the device manufacturers. Batteries are expensive, so they grabbed the transmeta chip, then cut costs on the batteries. The result is no real difference tot he end user except maybe weight or form factor.
I don't know if you've ever done Chroma key work, but it's not magical. At that resolution there're going to be a lot of artifacts (places where your chroma color shows through), especially around icons and icon text. It's really not worth the effort.
With a square object like a Monitor screen, you don't need Chroma key, a simple box or polygon selection will work fine and doesn't have the overhead of adjusting for light variance.
But wouldn't the system only be as reliable as it's least reliable part anyway? I meanthe failure rate of the bolt isn't going to matter compare to my RAM from Happy Jose's House of Disreputable Hardware.
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Despite what business schools are saying, programmers are not homogenous units with various language options. Different developers work on different aspects of the system according to their strengths especially when they are working for free. And just because some are working on usability, doesn't mean many aren't working on bug fixes or new features.
I think he was hoping we penguins would just eat the herring.
I think it's worth considering that for anyone that tries to make a point on Slashdot and uses a metaphor, there will probably be many others who disagree with this and will rewrite their post to make them look logically absurd, without necessarily thinking about the real issue themselves.
Don't forget that most people looking for older newspaper articles are doing research, not reading the news, and paying a small fee to get the one or two documents they really want doesn't bother them at all.
Yeah, college students are all about paying for things...
Coincidentally it also made the mob very powerful and had a lasting impact on people's respect for the law. But at least people drink less.
NT draws far more design elements from vms, the bits from OS/2 are relatively minor. But it's probably enough that it won't be open sourced...
I expect MS would rather drag the litigation out for the next two years so the patent expires.
CalvinBall - That's the best desciption of McVoy's license I've heard. The rules change constantly and only favor one guy.
There is a kernel framebuffer module that can provide access to screen pixels directly but you would still need some sort of manager to prioritize which application could draw. I believe you can use fluxbox with the kernel framebuffer to achieve this.
If X wasn't a process it'd have to be a kernel service, and itegrating X with the kernel would make the kernel bloated, open the kernel up to security issues from the windowing system, and generally screw up a lot of things. But every application wouldn't be drawing it's own stuff, it'd have to message the kernel. If every application tried to draw to the screen by itself you'd have unusable chaos instead of a desktop. Look at the state of things with TWO major drawing librries, now imagine if they had to actually talk directly to the screen buffer. It'd be a nightmare and leap us back to the days of DOS 6.0.
I believe he was referring to Alan Moore's "Watchment" graphic novel.
You're probably right, but I think they call it "primary school" on that side of the pond.
ALT+F4 closes the window. Ctrl+F4 on KDE just moves to Desktop 4.
Somehow I doubt Sun employees write Windoze and DeadRat, or spell "check" as "cheque," but hey what do I know...
Personally I hope microsoft takes this as an opportuity to reevaluate it's stance on software patents....
...Hey, I can dream....
Well, the least they could do is release DOCUMENTATION, so WE could rewrite the drivers form scratch.
Matrox has had free open source drivers for their cards for quite a while. Hasn't seemed to impact ATI and Nvidia yet. Still, one can hope.
Pretty sure that's because matrox bet the farm on 2D accellerators when 3D took off and then fell on hard times.
The devs probably make Ubuntu for themselves as well as others. Since most developers need a compiler, well there you go. Linux also provides a great oportunity for folks to learn programming, and not having to install a compiler lowers that barrier to entry.
Actually only the texture artists use macs, even at Pixar. Most animation and effects work is done on either linux or windows based pcs. Remember the graphics card in your standard power mac is still nothing compared to the really highend 3d accelerators used in professional studios. Though this may change as time passes.
I've written my fair share of php web applications and I'd say I've given it a fair evaluation but I don't think it's good for general purpose scripting. I'm not saying it's not capable by any menas, but you don't really leverage its strengths in a shell script. PHP has some acknowledged syntactic flaws that can surprise you if you're not careful. These flaws are tolerated in a web environment because you get a performance boost from php's web feature set, but there's no reason to put up with them in a shell scripting situation when you have perl, python, ruby, and even awk at your disposal.
Did everyone forget that Linus no longer works there? He's employed full time by the OSDL now.
It wasn't a problem with the chip but with the device manufacturers. Batteries are expensive, so they grabbed the transmeta chip, then cut costs on the batteries. The result is no real difference tot he end user except maybe weight or form factor.
I don't know if you've ever done Chroma key work, but it's not magical. At that resolution there're going to be a lot of artifacts (places where your chroma color shows through), especially around icons and icon text. It's really not worth the effort.
With a square object like a Monitor screen, you don't need Chroma key, a simple box or polygon selection will work fine and doesn't have the overhead of adjusting for light variance.
But wouldn't the system only be as reliable as it's least reliable part anyway? I meanthe failure rate of the bolt isn't going to matter compare to my RAM from Happy Jose's House of Disreputable Hardware.