Re:What disk size do you sysadmins actually trust?
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Reliability, all other things being equal, should be BETTER with one honking large drive rather than multiple smaller drives (my reasoning: MTBF/number of drives).
Don't forget, you're getting a ton of additional speed out of these puppies, also, presuming the rotational speed is the same.
No, what I'd be worried about is backup, even with a DLT stacker. So we can cram 70GB on a DLT, on a good day. That sure doesn't seem like as much as it used to. Some corresponding revolution is going to have to happen with backup technology - I hope...
> So here we see the fruits of our labor. The clamor has risen to get commercial companies behind the Linux 8-ball.
And that's completely changing the nature of Linux and Unix as a whole. We're in this interesting situation where we crave commercial apps, but don't want to buy them (I don't - I want everything to be free, and I do mean that in the $$$ sense, as opposed to the whole "code must be free" diatribe).
Let's not let the future of Linux be driven by business, but rather by what's right and good. I won't go so far as to say that Linux is the tool of big business yet, only that the barbarians are at the gate. Play by our self-made rules, and we succeed.
Looks like someone just took their standard beta boilerplate legalese and slapped it on Linux. This sounds like a mistake that will be corrected.
In any event, it should be interesting to see the GPL put to the test. If nothing else, this seems as a good predictor of future twists brought about by the commercialization of Linux.
Looks more like a Pokeball than that training ball in Star Wars. This looks pretty ginchy, but I wonder - the thing's supposed to be self-propelled by a fan. Wouldn't that cause some problems in a zero-g environment, wrt conservation of spin energy? Though I guess it doesn't matter a whole lot if the thing is spinning or not, and I suppose a counter-rotating fan would solve that problem - physics majors, correct me!
I think this is an accurate characterization of the relationship between IS and users. The problem is, often the perception that a user can take care of their needs themselves is wrong.
A typical user: a) haha, now I don't have to be calling IS to get my machine working b) ooh, think I'll load this RealAudio stuff, and this version of IE, and Netscape 4.61, and Quicktime, and I like Eudora more than this Outlook stuff... (repeat ad infinitum) c) hmmm, why can't I open this PowerPoint presentation? And where's my mail? Why does Netscape keep crashing on me? Where's that IS number?
It's a misconception that you can't attach things to this device - it's got 4 USB ports (not sure what the breakdown on USB buses are) plus a ton of other ports on the back.
Xterminals traditionally allowed one to hook up a modem or a printer to them. These devices are no different.
As to your subject line: they were previously known as Coronas. Guess some beer manufacturer put a stop to that...
We just purchased 2 Sun Rays for evaluation purposes. Our intent is to use them for classified computing on the desktop. For this purpose, these devices are ideal - no removable media whatsoever to worry about (Ok, they require flash cards that contain a "personality" - haven't had enough experience with these boxes to know what that means yet (just in yesterday)).
To address above points: 1. overly general. The notion of setup-and-forget is a good one, especially with the advent of NT 2. Five years *is* a long time in this industry, but I think the functionality we've gotten by adopting a 1 or 2 year upgrade cycle doesn't justify the associated costs. 3. Uh - sounds like it'll integrate very well, actually. That's the whole point of being able to run multiple clients. 4. Yup, you need a server. A comparatively small outlay (~10K). Long term costs for these boxes promise to be LESS than full computers - WinNT is an administrative nightmare that already requires a cadre of trained button pushers. Assuming these deliver similar functionality as xterminals, they make a lot of sense in a large corporate environment.
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Don't forget, you're getting a ton of additional speed out of these puppies, also, presuming the rotational speed is the same.
No, what I'd be worried about is backup, even with a DLT stacker. So we can cram 70GB on a DLT, on a good day. That sure doesn't seem like as much as it used to. Some corresponding revolution is going to have to happen with backup technology - I hope...
Okay, sure, guys, fine, it's a rock, but come on - it's got the same lines as 1997 Toshiba Tecra. Boxy. Ugly ugly ugly. Heavy.
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So here we see the fruits of our labor. The clamor has risen to get commercial companies behind the Linux 8-ball.
And that's completely changing the nature of Linux and Unix as a whole. We're in this interesting situation where we crave commercial apps, but don't want to buy them (I don't - I want everything to be free, and I do mean that in the $$$ sense, as opposed to the whole "code must be free" diatribe).
Let's not let the future of Linux be driven by business, but rather by what's right and good. I won't go so far as to say that Linux is the tool of big business yet, only that the barbarians are at the gate. Play by our self-made rules, and we succeed.
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Anything that can dilute MS' stranglehold on IS is a good thing, for Sun, for Linux, for all Unixdom.
The lack of ads is absolutely GREAT - and I too would pay to keep it as uncluttered and useful as it is.
In any event, it should be interesting to see the GPL put to the test. If nothing else, this seems as a good predictor of future twists brought about by the commercialization of Linux.
Looks more like a Pokeball than that training ball in Star Wars. This looks pretty ginchy, but I wonder - the thing's supposed to be self-propelled by a fan. Wouldn't that cause some problems in a zero-g environment, wrt conservation of spin energy? Though I guess it doesn't matter a whole lot if the thing is spinning or not, and I suppose a counter-rotating fan would solve that problem - physics majors, correct me!
A typical user:
a) haha, now I don't have to be calling IS to get my machine working
b) ooh, think I'll load this RealAudio stuff, and this version of IE, and Netscape 4.61, and Quicktime, and I like Eudora more than this Outlook stuff... (repeat ad infinitum)
c) hmmm, why can't I open this PowerPoint presentation? And where's my mail? Why does Netscape keep crashing on me? Where's that IS number?
Xterminals traditionally allowed one to hook up a modem or a printer to them. These devices are no different.
As to your subject line: they were previously known as Coronas. Guess some beer manufacturer put a stop to that...
To address above points:
1. overly general. The notion of setup-and-forget is a good one, especially with the advent of NT
2. Five years *is* a long time in this industry, but I think the functionality we've gotten by adopting a 1 or 2 year upgrade cycle doesn't justify the associated costs.
3. Uh - sounds like it'll integrate very well, actually. That's the whole point of being able to run multiple clients.
4. Yup, you need a server. A comparatively small outlay (~10K). Long term costs for these boxes promise to be LESS than full computers - WinNT is an administrative nightmare that already requires a cadre of trained button pushers. Assuming these deliver similar functionality as xterminals, they make a lot of sense in a large corporate environment.
Note that in this case, moderation popped your response to the fore, not into the background. A determined troller can only be popped to the fore through reasonable or at least entertaining responses. Seems fair to me - if it doesn't to you, well, Rob was good enough to let you choose your threshold.