Not funny. Way not funny. As somebody with Tourette's Syndrome, this is actually insulting. I do not curse randomly. I do have tics, which are uncontrollable signals sent by the brain to various parts of the body. Hacking them to do something different? Funny. Insulting people with Tourette's Syndrome? Not.
I guess this explains why you're a fucking Anonymous Coward. Shove your head up your ass, you'll probably like it better in there.
1. Release "eXpansion Packs" for Windows
2. Say features are coming
3. Release bug fixes
4. Skip "???" step, Microsoft profits no matter what
5. Profit more
But my motherboard with on-board GigE NIC wasn't supported unless I typed in some commands to the shell, the hard drive didn't show up on one install CD because it couldn't read the ATA card, etc. So many issues... it may work FOR YOU but my SCSI card and SCSI CD-RW drive didn't work on ANY distro...
I don't have much love for Windows, but at least I know when I stick in that CD and press that lost any key to start up from the CD it will start up and enter Windows setup. As opposed to Linux, where it may or may not start up, etc.
In Tiger, a lot of the video work is offloaded to the Video Card already. Like the "eye candy" effects, etc. So you end up using your GPU more for what it was supposed to, and your CPU less. Works great!
This is fine, I couldn't care less really, but once this is a required download or something that automagically comes up each and every time you turn Windows on, thereby hogging CPU cycles, it is time to hate it. (Think: MSN Messenger. Took me two weeks to FINALLY get it to stop coming back)
And the installer didn't let me know this, nor did any 'manuals' I read (trust me I read a LOT about 'em). I knew about ext3, but since everything I read said "FAT32 worked fine" I assumed it would. The installer didn't give a shit.
This proves my point: Linux is great, but isn't ready for normal usage. I don't have time to figure out how to make an ext3 partition now (rather, re-format one) since finals are this week and next and my time can't be wasted.
Thanks for the info... I guess I'll try it later... anyone want to make another distro, but user-friendly? And not Lindows...
I've played with a LiveCD before too, and thought it was great. But when I wanted to install to an empty FAT32 partition, I had major issues with every single distro. Some were confusing to install, some KPed on boot, some just didn't start, etc. The LiveCDs were neat, but I couldn't do anything useful with them simply because they were CDs. I'd love to get Linux going but it just isn't as user-friendly as Windows is or OS X is.
Well, at least the Windows installation procedure. That is usually pretty easy to get started. But beyond that, ~shudder~
Minor issue: it wasn't the land of Palestine. That's a British name. It was the land of Israel in the Torah, and since nobody has been able to prove something that is older, that is the name that should be accepted. The Romans scattered the Jewish people (IIRC), thus starting the diaspora. Around 5,000 years later the British came up with the name Palestine and it has stuck in our modern minds...
Technically, the Torah's authenticity depends on who you ask. Some Jews, the more Orthodox, would say that the Torah is G-d's word, no questions asked. Some of the more Conservative might say that the Torah is G-d's word, but having gone through Moses. Some of the more Reform might say that the Torah was written by people, but divinely inspired to do so.
This just means that there are more targets for someone to crack... recently while on a train I found someone with an ad-hoc network open. Hopped on, and managed to get admin access to his computer. Could have wiped all his files... but I'm a nice person. I just left a note that read he should be more careful and signed it, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Hacker"
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Ah... back in the good old days in the Galactic Empire when small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri...
Is the Galactic Empire coming back? Life was good, then, and largely tax-free too.
Apparently some people are taking advantage of OS X's new features... because they are easier for developers. And if done right, the code won't break. Apple has always maintained the policy of not breaking code unless the developer takes shortcuts. Then you have problems in the future. Example: the first programs for the Mac (very very very first programs) still run in the "Classic" environment perfectly fine. Some other applications, like games, that took shortcuts to get better performance, don't work.
And if you are using Linux, why do you even care about OS X? Do you dual-boot?
I'm perfectly happy coding on my PowerBook 12" Rev. C. Tiger, if anything, has made it better. I didn't buy Panther for my iMac. It stayed on Jaguar. I never had any problems with things going from the iMac to the PowerBook.
When will people learn that you don't have to pay for the brand-new version of OS X each year?
Plenty of people still run Jaguar. And also, OS X isn't that old. Tiger was the last yearly release. The development pace is every 2 years or more now, IIRC. But for an OS that came out in 2001... it's doing pretty good. So grab Tiger, and sit back and relax for another few years. Or use Linux. I, quite frankly, couldn't care less.
I like the UI...:-)
Well, there is an OS X Server Unlimited client license, as well as a 10 client license version. I think you can also purchase the licenses in 5-client increments.
So the features are there. You just need to pay for them to get them. And since OS X doesn't have a registry, good luck hacking it to get more client licenses.
As far as I know, Intel makes processors. Intel makes RISC processors, too. The ARM processors, which Apple and Intel have been working together on for years. are RISC processors.
When you install Xcode 2 you have the option of installing development environments for 10.2.8 and 10.3.9 so that your new code is compatible with older computers.
Tiger is also the last of the yearly releases for OS X. Keep in mind OS X (public beta) was released in 2000. In 5 years, it had to become a fully mature operating system. In 2003 there was Jaguar, where a lot of people stayed because they didn't want to upgrade again to Panther and Jaguar worked nicely. Tiger however is such a good upgrade, and also the last of the yearly upgrades, that it was needed.
C|Net, the same friendly people that compared Tiger to Longhorn on Tiger's release date and called Tiger vaporware. I may not be remembering correctly, but the last time I relied on C|Net.... oh wait, I haven't.
Uh-huh. So, the Apple ][ is the sole cause for Blaster, SoBig, Poza, and every single other virus out there? What about adware? Did Apple 'cause' that to happen too?
And NeXT was never a subsidiary of Apple. NeXT broke away from Apple, started by Steve Jobs, and later bought to form Rhapsody and then completely re-written (but with the same ideals) to form OS X.
And Bluetooth 2.0 is a standard. Apple doesn't make the standard-- they comply with the standard. Like I could make a web browser that whenever it found a tag it would instead display the text as bright pink. It wouldn't comply with HTML standards, but it would still interpret the tag. Another tag might be interpreted as small, rotating, and dark-red. It interpreted the tag, just not like the standards said to read it.
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...this doesn't make it into Longhorn, either.
That's written in QBasic. Sorry.
I guess this explains why you're a fucking Anonymous Coward. Shove your head up your ass, you'll probably like it better in there.
1. Release "eXpansion Packs" for Windows
2. Say features are coming
3. Release bug fixes
4. Skip "???" step, Microsoft profits no matter what
5. Profit more
I don't have much love for Windows, but at least I know when I stick in that CD and press that lost any key to start up from the CD it will start up and enter Windows setup. As opposed to Linux, where it may or may not start up, etc.
CHOOSE ONE:
A. Too bad that 'patch' swapped bits around when it read the filesystem, so now your computer is toast.
B. Too bad that 'patch' broke your compiler.
C. Too bad that 'patch' conflicts with the next patch to fix the current patch, causing your head to blow up and your computer to crash.
Too bad that 'patch' wasn't tested, eh?
In Tiger, a lot of the video work is offloaded to the Video Card already. Like the "eye candy" effects, etc. So you end up using your GPU more for what it was supposed to, and your CPU less. Works great!
This is fine, I couldn't care less really, but once this is a required download or something that automagically comes up each and every time you turn Windows on, thereby hogging CPU cycles, it is time to hate it. (Think: MSN Messenger. Took me two weeks to FINALLY get it to stop coming back)
This proves my point: Linux is great, but isn't ready for normal usage. I don't have time to figure out how to make an ext3 partition now (rather, re-format one) since finals are this week and next and my time can't be wasted.
Thanks for the info... I guess I'll try it later... anyone want to make another distro, but user-friendly? And not Lindows...
I've played with a LiveCD before too, and thought it was great. But when I wanted to install to an empty FAT32 partition, I had major issues with every single distro. Some were confusing to install, some KPed on boot, some just didn't start, etc. The LiveCDs were neat, but I couldn't do anything useful with them simply because they were CDs. I'd love to get Linux going but it just isn't as user-friendly as Windows is or OS X is.
Well, at least the Windows installation procedure. That is usually pretty easy to get started. But beyond that, ~shudder~
Minor issue: it wasn't the land of Palestine. That's a British name. It was the land of Israel in the Torah, and since nobody has been able to prove something that is older, that is the name that should be accepted. The Romans scattered the Jewish people (IIRC), thus starting the diaspora. Around 5,000 years later the British came up with the name Palestine and it has stuck in our modern minds...
Technically, the Torah's authenticity depends on who you ask. Some Jews, the more Orthodox, would say that the Torah is G-d's word, no questions asked. Some of the more Conservative might say that the Torah is G-d's word, but having gone through Moses. Some of the more Reform might say that the Torah was written by people, but divinely inspired to do so.
This just means that there are more targets for someone to crack... recently while on a train I found someone with an ad-hoc network open. Hopped on, and managed to get admin access to his computer. Could have wiped all his files... but I'm a nice person. I just left a note that read he should be more careful and signed it, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Hacker"
Is the Galactic Empire coming back? Life was good, then, and largely tax-free too.
Example: the first programs for the Mac (very very very first programs) still run in the "Classic" environment perfectly fine. Some other applications, like games, that took shortcuts to get better performance, don't work.
And if you are using Linux, why do you even care about OS X? Do you dual-boot?
I'm perfectly happy coding on my PowerBook 12" Rev. C. Tiger, if anything, has made it better. I didn't buy Panther for my iMac. It stayed on Jaguar. I never had any problems with things going from the iMac to the PowerBook.
Plenty of people still run Jaguar. And also, OS X isn't that old. Tiger was the last yearly release. The development pace is every 2 years or more now, IIRC. But for an OS that came out in 2001... it's doing pretty good. So grab Tiger, and sit back and relax for another few years. Or use Linux. I, quite frankly, couldn't care less. :-)
I like the UI...
I tried, but when they caught me and I tried to pay with $2 bills, they called the Secret Service in and told me to cut it out.
So the features are there. You just need to pay for them to get them. And since OS X doesn't have a registry, good luck hacking it to get more client licenses.
If the mods believe this stuff.... I'm scared. Hand me another tin foil hat, please.
As far as I know, Intel makes processors. Intel makes RISC processors, too. The ARM processors, which Apple and Intel have been working together on for years. are RISC processors.
When you install Xcode 2 you have the option of installing development environments for 10.2.8 and 10.3.9 so that your new code is compatible with older computers.
Tiger is also the last of the yearly releases for OS X. Keep in mind OS X (public beta) was released in 2000. In 5 years, it had to become a fully mature operating system. In 2003 there was Jaguar, where a lot of people stayed because they didn't want to upgrade again to Panther and Jaguar worked nicely. Tiger however is such a good upgrade, and also the last of the yearly upgrades, that it was needed.
C|Net, the same friendly people that compared Tiger to Longhorn on Tiger's release date and called Tiger vaporware. I may not be remembering correctly, but the last time I relied on C|Net.... oh wait, I haven't.
And NeXT was never a subsidiary of Apple. NeXT broke away from Apple, started by Steve Jobs, and later bought to form Rhapsody and then completely re-written (but with the same ideals) to form OS X.
And Bluetooth 2.0 is a standard. Apple doesn't make the standard-- they comply with the standard. Like I could make a web browser that whenever it found a tag it would instead display the text as bright pink. It wouldn't comply with HTML standards, but it would still interpret the tag. Another tag might be interpreted as small, rotating, and dark-red. It interpreted the tag, just not like the standards said to read it.
..we can all trade our Win2K CD keys because Microsoft won't care about it any more?
And remember Windows 98? That's being EOL'd in 2007 due to popular demand... so many people using it.