I've tried several open source solutions but none of them quite fit my needs.
Then modify the source yourself, or sponsor someone else to do it. That's the reason you tried open source solutions, right?
If that was not your motivation, then I do not see why you couldn't try closed source solutions as well. Provided that they actually solve your problem, of course. Maybe there would be a freeware one, or another one appropriately priced that it would bring you good value.
This is true and the need is increasing as software becomes more complex. 50k lines of code project is a small one these days. Among full-time developers, resources for proper quality assurance are sorely needed and unfortunately it's starting to show already.
Funny how all the Microsoft boosters are too afraid to post with their actual account names attached.
Probably afraid that their posting histories would reveal them to be the paid shills they really are. "Billly Gates" and "phantomfive" for example.
Or maybe they are afraid that by just talking about Microsoft products in a positive manner, they would automatically be tagged as shills by shitheads like you.
More and more artist starting from 2004-2010 have produced their own content with little investment from music companies and might not have gotten paid at all by the record company.
Then it is an investment from their own pocket and they certainly want to recoup it with sales.
Wouldn't the "they already got paid for their work" crowd be fine with this kind of arrangement? That's what pirates always say, right? Not that I would agree, of course.
I want a wall that removes cool, wet air from the room and replaces it with dry, warm air so that I can dry laundry indoors in winter without covering my house in condensation and mold.
Wait, what? Are you sure the ventilation is sufficient? Drying laundry indoors will increase the humidity, but if you actually get condensation and mold on surfaces, that's very bad for you and the building! If possible, at least limit the drying to bathroom or get a dedicated drier.
Windows 8 grabs only 600 MB RAM on startup. Launch a couple of Office programs and you would still be easily under 1024 MB.
Of course this a bit past your point. You're correct that writing embedded software is quite a different task than doing GUI stuff with all the bells and whistles.:)
Raspberry Pis are used primarily for very small tasks, controlling a few motors and lights in a haunted house gimmick, running cool Christmas lights, or an alarm system reading sensors once per second.
Actually those sound more like tasks for a simple microcontroller. Raspberry Pi can do way more complex things.
That argument makes little sense. Of course people get paid for their work. The TBP operates in the pipeline _after_ people already got paid.
Mmmmno. It's still an investment they make. The equation does not work without paying customers. Either they are in loss at the release and need to recoup the production costs with sales. Or, they want to acquire enough money with sales to make investing into the next product feasible.
One doesn't run into viruses much (at all) anymore, but malware. Viruses are ment to cause damage (say format a drive or turn your view upside down), malware doesn't call attention to itself as it would prevent it's collection or access.
There is no such rule. Viruses are simply a subcategory of malware. That's of course not to say that viruses wouldn't be quite rare these days -- trojans and worms are much more common.
It's a shame that these open source user applications (Inkscape, GIMP, VLC, Chromium, Firefox, Thunderbird...) usually work very well, but open source desktops are glitchy as hell. I use a lot of OSS under Windows too, as the apps are professional quality.
Why haven't you gone the cost effective route and built a hackintosh?
Utter waste of time. Hackintosh is something you mess around for a weekend, but not something for your daily driver. It breaks as easily as a house of cards. It even makes Linux look like a robust desktop OS.
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I've tried several open source solutions but none of them quite fit my needs.
Then modify the source yourself, or sponsor someone else to do it. That's the reason you tried open source solutions, right?
If that was not your motivation, then I do not see why you couldn't try closed source solutions as well. Provided that they actually solve your problem, of course. Maybe there would be a freeware one, or another one appropriately priced that it would bring you good value.
This is true and the need is increasing as software becomes more complex. 50k lines of code project is a small one these days. Among full-time developers, resources for proper quality assurance are sorely needed and unfortunately it's starting to show already.
Imagine a database website where you could see the current year's funding target and amount collected, for each open source project.
ExtremelyImportantLibrary [||||||||||] $1200 / $1000 (target reached) [donate now]
VideoCruncher [||--------] $145 / $600 [donate now]
GizmoPanel [----------] $10 / $500 [donate now]
Funny how all the Microsoft boosters are too afraid to post with their actual account names attached.
Probably afraid that their posting histories would reveal them to be the paid shills they really are. "Billly Gates" and "phantomfive" for example.
Or maybe they are afraid that by just talking about Microsoft products in a positive manner, they would automatically be tagged as shills by shitheads like you.
More and more artist starting from 2004-2010 have produced their own content with little investment from music companies and might not have gotten paid at all by the record company.
Then it is an investment from their own pocket and they certainly want to recoup it with sales.
Wouldn't the "they already got paid for their work" crowd be fine with this kind of arrangement? That's what pirates always say, right? Not that I would agree, of course.
I used to think fatty food made you fat. Now it seems the opposite is true.
Too much fat still increases circulatory system problems!
Hehheh. People get incredibly defensive when their processed junk food is taken away from them.
People use these boards because they come with file systems, USB devices, video and networking. You can't fit all of that in 1024 bytes.
Challenge accepted. ;)
I want a wall that removes cool, wet air from the room and replaces it with dry, warm air so that I can dry laundry indoors in winter without covering my house in condensation and mold.
Wait, what? Are you sure the ventilation is sufficient? Drying laundry indoors will increase the humidity, but if you actually get condensation and mold on surfaces, that's very bad for you and the building! If possible, at least limit the drying to bathroom or get a dedicated drier.
Good point.
Windows 8 grabs only 600 MB RAM on startup. Launch a couple of Office programs and you would still be easily under 1024 MB.
Of course this a bit past your point. You're correct that writing embedded software is quite a different task than doing GUI stuff with all the bells and whistles. :)
Congratulations still for the first submission and interesting article! Keep 'em coming. Fresh blood is always a nice thing in the submission pool.
You can find chinese SoC boards with much more performance and RAM for as little as $5-10 more.
R-Pi has more extensive documentation and a huge support community.
Raspberry Pis are used primarily for very small tasks, controlling a few motors and lights in a haunted house gimmick, running cool Christmas lights, or an alarm system reading sensors once per second.
Actually those sound more like tasks for a simple microcontroller. Raspberry Pi can do way more complex things.
Hahaha. Seems that you have not used the recent versions of Windows then. The desktop is rock solid.
What I find disappointing is that I have begun to see ads despite the "Ads Disabled" checkbox being ticked.
Well, not knowing what something is, is a fair argument to not trust it.
That argument makes little sense. Of course people get paid for their work. The TBP operates in the pipeline _after_ people already got paid.
Mmmmno. It's still an investment they make. The equation does not work without paying customers. Either they are in loss at the release and need to recoup the production costs with sales. Or, they want to acquire enough money with sales to make investing into the next product feasible.
One doesn't run into viruses much (at all) anymore, but malware. Viruses are ment to cause damage (say format a drive or turn your view upside down), malware doesn't call attention to itself as it would prevent it's collection or access.
There is no such rule. Viruses are simply a subcategory of malware. That's of course not to say that viruses wouldn't be quite rare these days -- trojans and worms are much more common.
You can whitelist a site.
It's a shame that these open source user applications (Inkscape, GIMP, VLC, Chromium, Firefox, Thunderbird...) usually work very well, but open source desktops are glitchy as hell. I use a lot of OSS under Windows too, as the apps are professional quality.
Sony uses many CD manufacturing plants across the world.
I wish someone said that every time when Sony is in the spotlight and the SonyBMG rootkit scandal comes up.
Why haven't you gone the cost effective route and built a hackintosh?
Utter waste of time. Hackintosh is something you mess around for a weekend, but not something for your daily driver. It breaks as easily as a house of cards. It even makes Linux look like a robust desktop OS.