Indeed, I recently set up a server for a client. I tend to use FreeBSD, OpenBSD, or Solaris, but they insisted on Linux. They had heard about Fedora, and requested it.
As per their request, I tried FC4. The installer failed during package installation. It plain out crashed. Thinking it was a hardware problem (they were using a plain PC, not a quality server), I ran memtest86 and several other diagnostic tools. The hardware proved to be fine.
We had a consultation, and decided to try SuSE instead. It worked perfectly. It installed very quickly, and we were able to get the server up and running without trouble.
Now, I don't care if some company in Australia rolled out Fedora on 400 systems. I tried it, and it failed miserably. SuSE, on the other hand, worked just fine.
Fedora had its chance to work. Unfortunately for it, it failed quite badly.
They could always strike a deal with the recording industry. They quietly report any violations, and the recording industry lawyers take the infringers to court. Perhaps there will be some financial benefits for the alert.
Since you have that anti-privacy attitude, would you care to allow us to all access your personal computer? After all, if such personal information is just "noise", then I know you'd have no problem allowing us full access.
I administered several of them at a previous job. They're not your typical desktop PC, but they're certainly not 1970s mainframes either.
You obviously do not understand the strength of wood. A properly built server rack can easily handle a 54 kg system. Even the pre-fabricated wooden racks from your typical hardware store are more than sufficient. You can reinforce one of those, if you really feel it to be necessary.
Don't forget that houses are often built from wood. It's a very versatile and strong construction material.
As determined earlier, it would appear that they run their servers off of Windows. That may be why their site is experiencing so many problems right now.
But you're right, it does leave a very bad impression. I'm sure there are many users here now who will forever associate this company and product with a completely dead server.
Financial information is the first thing that comes to mind. Anyone who is serious about investing, for instance, has a multitude of financial data that they need to store, and that often is best kept private.
Then there is just personal correspondence that is just that: personal. I don't want other people to have easy access to letters I have sent to friends and family. For instance, I don't want others to know that my nephew James has testicular cancer, and may lose his genitals.
You keep thinking about kiddie porn. Those of us who do not deal with such filth still do have many reasons to keep our data private. Services like these do not offer the privacy that is required, and even with their advantages, the security problems still far outweigh the benefits.
If you don't have a basement, build a server shelter in your garage. Perhaps even your attic, if the temperature remains low enough.
I know some other people who live in apartments, and they have put their servers/desktops under their kitchen counters. Now, most people have kitchens, even those living in apartments.
And if you can't find a suitable rack, build one. Get some wood, a saw, a few nails, a hammer, and you could be done within an hour.
You forgot to bold the "content creation" part of the post. They expect users to store their data there. That's why they offer 750 MB of space as part of the package!
The fact that they're including content distribution facilities does not avoid the other fact that their system may be insecure, and not a suitable place to store sensitive, private data.
I know you're kidding, but the fact of the matter is that they probably won't. They'll probably just scan for filenames containing a name of a famous artist or band. A threatening letter will be sent automatically, even in cases of non-infringement.
I prefer to store data on my own computer, for privacy reasons. I will not use these services for sensitive, private data, because I do not know who else has access to said data. And I see no point in using their service only for non-sensitive needs, while returning to my existing solutions for private matters.
I doubt their service offers anything beyond what is already possible with a solid Linux or BSD setup, while costing far more and lacking the security I've come to expect.
What do you use your 12 TB of diskspace for? I assume it would be for personal use, considering it's in your apartment. Do you do audio and video editing?
I think it'd probably be okay if you made another account over there. Just try to keep your claims truthful. Suggesting that FreeBSD and Linux scale worse than Windows is sure to get your account banned, as such a claim is obviously false.
I read your post just fine. I'm just not sure why you felt it necessary to come here and complain about getting banned over there at those forums. If you make outrageous and obviously false claims, such that Windows scales better than Linux and FreeBSD, then you're bound to run into opposition.
Then you'll just have to wait until those with that much to spend go ahead and spend it. Then that will allow for the R&D necessary for larger, cheaper drives to be funded.
RAM does not imply that it is volatile storage. Remember, RAM stands for Random Access Memory. The emphasis is on being able to access the data without having to step through it sequentially. Thus any technology that allows for random offsets within the storage medium to be accessed directly can be considered RAM.
It looks like you were banned from those forums for spreading such myths. Indeed, it is well known that the the scalability of Linux and FreeBSD vastly trumps that of Windows. I'm not surprised that you were banned so quickly from there.
Not really. It is just that StorageReview.com has spent a long time setting up their new testbed. The drives aren't exactly new, but all of the reviews are, since they were just written. So the disk developments have been spread out, but the reviews have all been made available at once.
Then you'll have to start buying today's RAM drives. Remember, the companies need to get financing from somewhere. Sales is one such source of funds. The more you buy from them now, the more they can invest in coming up with the technology you want.
Have you invested in a proper server closet? Indeed, many people build them in the basement of their home. You can use various dumb terminal systems to access your computers, even desktop ones. You get the benefits of a desktop under your desk, but without the noise and the increased room temperature.
I know several Scottish folk who even use the chilly winter air to help cool their systems. That may not be an option for you, but if it is, go for it.
Yes, multiple desktops/monitors are very useful. Nobody suggested that they weren't. But to use one specifically for showing a todo list is overkill. Paper and pen work just as well, if not better.
But do not forget that the sheer quality of Red Hat's offerings has dropped off significantly. They were at one time a quality distributor of Linux, but that was well before the days of Fedora. Fedora has proven to be a less than ideal base to build upon. The stability and quality just are not there.
That stated, SuSE is the only other contender when it comes to enterprise Linux. TurboLinux used to be okay, but now they focus mainly on the Asian market. Caldera was another option, but those days are long past. Thus corporations today can either choose SuSE or Red Hat. Red Hat's quality just isn't there these days, so IT professionals often choose SuSE.
Why don't you just get a pad of paper, and a pen? Then you write your todo list on that, and save a fair chunk of pence because you don't need to buy and power another monitor.
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Indeed, I recently set up a server for a client. I tend to use FreeBSD, OpenBSD, or Solaris, but they insisted on Linux. They had heard about Fedora, and requested it.
As per their request, I tried FC4. The installer failed during package installation. It plain out crashed. Thinking it was a hardware problem (they were using a plain PC, not a quality server), I ran memtest86 and several other diagnostic tools. The hardware proved to be fine.
We had a consultation, and decided to try SuSE instead. It worked perfectly. It installed very quickly, and we were able to get the server up and running without trouble.
Now, I don't care if some company in Australia rolled out Fedora on 400 systems. I tried it, and it failed miserably. SuSE, on the other hand, worked just fine.
Fedora had its chance to work. Unfortunately for it, it failed quite badly.
Why would they just delete the file?
They could always strike a deal with the recording industry. They quietly report any violations, and the recording industry lawyers take the infringers to court. Perhaps there will be some financial benefits for the alert.
Since you have that anti-privacy attitude, would you care to allow us to all access your personal computer? After all, if such personal information is just "noise", then I know you'd have no problem allowing us full access.
I administered several of them at a previous job. They're not your typical desktop PC, but they're certainly not 1970s mainframes either.
You obviously do not understand the strength of wood. A properly built server rack can easily handle a 54 kg system. Even the pre-fabricated wooden racks from your typical hardware store are more than sufficient. You can reinforce one of those, if you really feel it to be necessary.
Don't forget that houses are often built from wood. It's a very versatile and strong construction material.
As determined earlier, it would appear that they run their servers off of Windows. That may be why their site is experiencing so many problems right now.
But you're right, it does leave a very bad impression. I'm sure there are many users here now who will forever associate this company and product with a completely dead server.
If you are truly a man, then you should have a penis. So where is it? I'm looking directly at your genital region, but I do not see your penis!
That is very interesting! That is where my son attended. Did you take your PhD there, or just your undergraduate studies?
Financial information is the first thing that comes to mind. Anyone who is serious about investing, for instance, has a multitude of financial data that they need to store, and that often is best kept private.
Then there is just personal correspondence that is just that: personal. I don't want other people to have easy access to letters I have sent to friends and family. For instance, I don't want others to know that my nephew James has testicular cancer, and may lose his genitals.
You keep thinking about kiddie porn. Those of us who do not deal with such filth still do have many reasons to keep our data private. Services like these do not offer the privacy that is required, and even with their advantages, the security problems still far outweigh the benefits.
If you don't have a basement, build a server shelter in your garage. Perhaps even your attic, if the temperature remains low enough.
I know some other people who live in apartments, and they have put their servers/desktops under their kitchen counters. Now, most people have kitchens, even those living in apartments.
And if you can't find a suitable rack, build one. Get some wood, a saw, a few nails, a hammer, and you could be done within an hour.
You forgot to bold the "content creation" part of the post. They expect users to store their data there. That's why they offer 750 MB of space as part of the package!
The fact that they're including content distribution facilities does not avoid the other fact that their system may be insecure, and not a suitable place to store sensitive, private data.
I know you're kidding, but the fact of the matter is that they probably won't. They'll probably just scan for filenames containing a name of a famous artist or band. A threatening letter will be sent automatically, even in cases of non-infringement.
They might run their servers on Windows, if their main website is any indication.
s mediacorp.com
http://www.transmediacorp.com/
Netcraft lists the servers as running Windows Server 2003, with Microsoft-IIS/6.0.
http://uptime.netcraft.net/up/graph?site=www.tran
I prefer to store data on my own computer, for privacy reasons. I will not use these services for sensitive, private data, because I do not know who else has access to said data. And I see no point in using their service only for non-sensitive needs, while returning to my existing solutions for private matters.
I doubt their service offers anything beyond what is already possible with a solid Linux or BSD setup, while costing far more and lacking the security I've come to expect.
What do you use your 12 TB of diskspace for? I assume it would be for personal use, considering it's in your apartment. Do you do audio and video editing?
I think it'd probably be okay if you made another account over there. Just try to keep your claims truthful. Suggesting that FreeBSD and Linux scale worse than Windows is sure to get your account banned, as such a claim is obviously false.
I read your post just fine. I'm just not sure why you felt it necessary to come here and complain about getting banned over there at those forums. If you make outrageous and obviously false claims, such that Windows scales better than Linux and FreeBSD, then you're bound to run into opposition.
Then you'll just have to wait until those with that much to spend go ahead and spend it. Then that will allow for the R&D necessary for larger, cheaper drives to be funded.
RAM does not imply that it is volatile storage. Remember, RAM stands for Random Access Memory. The emphasis is on being able to access the data without having to step through it sequentially. Thus any technology that allows for random offsets within the storage medium to be accessed directly can be considered RAM.
It looks like you were banned from those forums for spreading such myths. Indeed, it is well known that the the scalability of Linux and FreeBSD vastly trumps that of Windows. I'm not surprised that you were banned so quickly from there.
Not really. It is just that StorageReview.com has spent a long time setting up their new testbed. The drives aren't exactly new, but all of the reviews are, since they were just written. So the disk developments have been spread out, but the reviews have all been made available at once.
Then you'll have to start buying today's RAM drives. Remember, the companies need to get financing from somewhere. Sales is one such source of funds. The more you buy from them now, the more they can invest in coming up with the technology you want.
Have you invested in a proper server closet? Indeed, many people build them in the basement of their home. You can use various dumb terminal systems to access your computers, even desktop ones. You get the benefits of a desktop under your desk, but without the noise and the increased room temperature.
I know several Scottish folk who even use the chilly winter air to help cool their systems. That may not be an option for you, but if it is, go for it.
Yes, multiple desktops/monitors are very useful. Nobody suggested that they weren't. But to use one specifically for showing a todo list is overkill. Paper and pen work just as well, if not better.
But do not forget that the sheer quality of Red Hat's offerings has dropped off significantly. They were at one time a quality distributor of Linux, but that was well before the days of Fedora. Fedora has proven to be a less than ideal base to build upon. The stability and quality just are not there.
That stated, SuSE is the only other contender when it comes to enterprise Linux. TurboLinux used to be okay, but now they focus mainly on the Asian market. Caldera was another option, but those days are long past. Thus corporations today can either choose SuSE or Red Hat. Red Hat's quality just isn't there these days, so IT professionals often choose SuSE.
Why don't you just get a pad of paper, and a pen? Then you write your todo list on that, and save a fair chunk of pence because you don't need to buy and power another monitor.