An OS in much more than the kernel (i.e. Linux). In fact, you have to use a lot of GNU stuff to actually write, debug, compile, profile, etc. the kernel!
Next time, try not to jump to a conclusion that easily, it makes you look silly.
CISC is slower than RISC, even though everything is spelled out in full, because determining what it is you are trying to do becomes more expensive than whatever it is you're doing. To solve this, CISC chip makers went to a hybrid architecture, where you've a RISC base and a CISC layer for anything that would be too slow in pure hardware.
Not every CISC have a RISC base underneath. Don't assume that what intel does is the norm... in fact, intel has done that because its particular need of maintaining backward compatibility with the huge installed base of X86 software.
Interesting... Goedel shown that if you go with (2), then it's (3) XOR (4). However, i'm not entirely convinced that you can have (1), (3), and (4) togheter. What about predicate calculus? If memory serves me well, it's consistent and complete, yet it isn't decidable.
Talking about customizations and package managers, I feel obliged to mention portage, gentoo's package manager. Its superb USE flags lets you retain control of the customization you get by compiling the source code while you also enjoy the benefits of having a package manager behind the curtains dealing with dependencies, version conflicts, etc.
Googles *does* need to be able to parse your stuff, fine tuning the ads they show you is the core of their business model... guess what metadata they'll be sending: all of it!
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No, it is not... from your link:
This is a simple, permissive non-copyleft free software license with a serious flaw: the ``obnoxious BSD advertising clause''. The flaw is not fatal; that is, it does not render the software non-free. But it does cause practical problems, including incompatibility with the GNU GPL.
but I'd rather rephrase it as "they could use the *free* (as in free beer) powerpoint reader". BTW, the set of slides you use when teaching a course aren't static, you're always adding stuff, correcting typhos, etc., so the.ppt reader isn't that useful, nor free, as in free speech;)
When you upgrade to a new version of Firefox all of your Extensions and Themes will be disabled until Firefox determines that either a) they are compatible with the new release or b) there are newer versions available that are compatible. This is because Firefox changes from release to release and as such the ways in which some extensions integrate changes, meaning there can be problems when running an older extension with a newer version of Firefox. If you find that your favorite Extension or Theme has not been updated to be compatible with this release of Firefox, write the author and encourage them to update it.
With propietary software it's easier to implement a binary update feature, since you're the only one that gets to compile the source code. However, since Firefox is free software (you know, free as in free speech), everybody can compile it, using perhaps different optimizations (portage comes to mind), so implementing a binary update for Firefox (or any other free software for that matter) is quite difficult.
I mean no disrespect, but your argument seems a tad bit moronic. Where do you think almods (or nuts for that matter) came from? You know (or you should know), in "the wild" is where you can find these thingies called "trees", that provide you with almods or nuts.
PS: I never claimed to be a vegetarian on health grounds;)
PS2: Nuts being worse than meat, you must be joking right? (if not, would you care to post a link?)
I respect your view on the matter, but I can as well produce links saying the opposite (a PCRM report comes to mind, or this quick one from google).
BTW, you first link support my claim, that the helth benefits stem from not eating meat rather than eating fish... so, thanks!
PS: I haven't check your links yet, they seem to be/.ed (either that or my connection sucks, which might be the case since I'm writing this from south america).
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An OS in much more than the kernel (i.e. Linux). In fact, you have to use a lot of GNU stuff to actually write, debug, compile, profile, etc. the kernel! Next time, try not to jump to a conclusion that easily, it makes you look silly.
Maybe because there wasn't such a shift! (i8086 was already 16 bits)
I completely agree with you, although once you have 4Gb, I'd rather get a 64 bits OS since, afaik, 32 bits XP can't/won't use the last gigabyte.
Last time I _had_ to compile something was almost a decade ago.
I'm a gentoo user, you insensitive clod!
1/10th or so ;)
Not every CISC have a RISC base underneath. Don't assume that what intel does is the norm... in fact, intel has done that because its particular need of maintaining backward compatibility with the huge installed base of X86 software.
Interesting... Goedel shown that if you go with (2), then it's (3) XOR (4). However, i'm not entirely convinced that you can have (1), (3), and (4) togheter. What about predicate calculus? If memory serves me well, it's consistent and complete, yet it isn't decidable.
You have not opened it yet?
Moderators: parent is being insightful, not funny... might even be informative should he/she had cared to provide the link that AC later posted!
Talking about customizations and package managers, I feel obliged to mention portage, gentoo's package manager. Its superb USE flags lets you retain control of the customization you get by compiling the source code while you also enjoy the benefits of having a package manager behind the curtains dealing with dependencies, version conflicts, etc.
No license, free or otherwise, can take away your rights as a developer... recall that you own the source code, so you can license it as you see fit.
Yup, that's correct. In gentoo, for instance, "check for updates in firefox" is greyed out.
Regarding how can they tell each version appart, I've noticed firefox provides a lot of info in the about box...
No way!
Googles *does* need to be able to parse your stuff, fine tuning the ads they show you is the core of their business model... guess what metadata they'll be sending: all of it!
You browse only one page at a time?
Sir, you must be new to inet!
Even counting Eastern Europe out, China+India+Brazil represents almost half of the world!
I'm not sure, perhaps something like this?
This time, quite true ;)
However, speaking of GNU, HURD is in a better position to profit from the multiple SPUs (IMHO).
Not at all! I think this is the fundamental problem, instead of not having the infraestructure to serve that amount of download.
With propietary software it's easier to implement a binary update feature, since you're the only one that gets to compile the source code. However, since Firefox is free software (you know, free as in free speech), everybody can compile it, using perhaps different optimizations (portage comes to mind), so implementing a binary update for Firefox (or any other free software for that matter) is quite difficult.
I mean no disrespect, but your argument seems a tad bit moronic. Where do you think almods (or nuts for that matter) came from? You know (or you should know), in "the wild" is where you can find these thingies called "trees", that provide you with almods or nuts.
PS: I never claimed to be a vegetarian on health grounds ;)
PS2: Nuts being worse than meat, you must be joking right? (if not, would you care to post a link?)
I respect your view on the matter, but I can as well produce links saying the opposite (a PCRM report comes to mind, or this quick one from google).
BTW, you first link support my claim, that the helth benefits stem from not eating meat rather than eating fish... so, thanks!
PS: I haven't check your links yet, they seem to be /.ed (either that or my connection sucks, which might be the case since I'm writing this from south america).