Maybe it would make more sense if the summary had within it this question?
Yeah, but can the martian plant's run Linux?
Maybe it didn't make as much sense because it had little to do with computers or censorhip... Topics that seem to dominate slashdot (not a complaint, just a statement of fact).
Speaking of speed. Has anyone tried DirectFB? I hear its supposed to offer more features/speed, but it seems a bit too betaish for me to try it. Was wondering if anyone more brave has tried it with a Radeon 7000. Would love to leach some info off of them.
Well, I really don't think that open source promotes a homogenous environment. In fact, I would go as far as to say that it promotes a hetrogenous environment and that its intent is to do just that. To give people the ability to take code and do something that the original does not whether for political, scientific reasons, or whatever other reason you can think of.
The other point about the companies is true as well. The problem is that with so many commercial interests based on this product they may hold each other back from getting real strong(as competition is supposed to). The problem is that they compete with each other more than Microsoft.
I personally think that Linux vendors as pure software corporations are in a fairly weak position in that the barrier of entry has been dropped that anyone with decent CS skills can enter as their own maintenance company. IE I can install and maintain a Fedora system w/o ever dealing with redhat outside of their download servers. Yes they will get the high-end, but others can still move in on "there territory" just as Mandrake did when they got started.
Linux may become a lot stronger when hardware companies back it as with IBM that don't see Linux as their product but merely a way to get their product in the door. For example, if Sony stepped in and put in a handful of people to say make sure that Sony Linux worked on all Sony computers and that Sony products worked with it, we would see much better Linux adoption and support from alternate vendors. I don't see Linux becoming strong without direct support of hardware manufacturers and if that backing shows up, I don't think the number of distributions will matter. Things really will just work. and if I was able to get say Dell Linux or a Mandrake desktop computer... the choice of which distribution becomes easy.
Essentially, I don't think we need fewer distros, but distros that are supported by the hardware manufacturers or at least backing of a distro by them (ie "if u have a HP make sure you get Suse")... people wouldn't have to think.
OR whenever you visit someone, take your gentoo 2005.0 CD and overright their hard drive with it! If they ask questions deny responsibility but offer to teach them how to emerge and build a proper X Window System.
First hand??? I thought you only needed two fingers. You sure you were at Disney dude?
Since you've seen what happens, can you tell me what people were doin with their fingers before they touched the scanner? I mean... I can think of a few reasons why the scanner wouldn't pick up the prints. But I'd like to keep this post G. Just think of all the wonderful things you pick up while the scanner picks up your prints. Tasty!
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Maybe it would make more sense if the summary had within it this question?
Yeah, but can the martian plant's run Linux?
Maybe it didn't make as much sense because it had little to do with computers or censorhip... Topics that seem to dominate slashdot (not a complaint, just a statement of fact).
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Man did you botch that one... its supposed to be, I for one welcome our interesting first post leaders.
And first post idiots don't have the money to subscribe to slashdot to get in their first post!
Speaking of speed. Has anyone tried DirectFB? I hear its supposed to offer more features/speed, but it seems a bit too betaish for me to try it. Was wondering if anyone more brave has tried it with a Radeon 7000. Would love to leach some info off of them.
Well, I really don't think that open source promotes a homogenous environment. In fact, I would go as far as to say that it promotes a hetrogenous environment and that its intent is to do just that. To give people the ability to take code and do something that the original does not whether for political, scientific reasons, or whatever other reason you can think of.
The other point about the companies is true as well. The problem is that with so many commercial interests based on this product they may hold each other back from getting real strong(as competition is supposed to). The problem is that they compete with each other more than Microsoft.
I personally think that Linux vendors as pure software corporations are in a fairly weak position in that the barrier of entry has been dropped that anyone with decent CS skills can enter as their own maintenance company. IE I can install and maintain a Fedora system w/o ever dealing with redhat outside of their download servers. Yes they will get the high-end, but others can still move in on "there territory" just as Mandrake did when they got started.
Linux may become a lot stronger when hardware companies back it as with IBM that don't see Linux as their product but merely a way to get their product in the door. For example, if Sony stepped in and put in a handful of people to say make sure that Sony Linux worked on all Sony computers and that Sony products worked with it, we would see much better Linux adoption and support from alternate vendors. I don't see Linux becoming strong without direct support of hardware manufacturers and if that backing shows up, I don't think the number of distributions will matter. Things really will just work. and if I was able to get say Dell Linux or a Mandrake desktop computer... the choice of which distribution becomes easy.
Essentially, I don't think we need fewer distros, but distros that are supported by the hardware manufacturers or at least backing of a distro by them (ie "if u have a HP make sure you get Suse")... people wouldn't have to think.
OR whenever you visit someone, take your gentoo 2005.0 CD and overright their hard drive with it! If they ask questions deny responsibility but offer to teach them how to emerge and build a proper X Window System.
First hand??? I thought you only needed two fingers. You sure you were at Disney dude?
Since you've seen what happens, can you tell me what people were doin with their fingers before they touched the scanner? I mean... I can think of a few reasons why the scanner wouldn't pick up the prints. But I'd like to keep this post G. Just think of all the wonderful things you pick up while the scanner picks up your prints. Tasty!