I can assure you that if Linux were to become the majority of the OS market, there would only be a small handful of different compile configs used for 99% of those computers
You mean having 10x users would reduce the number of different configurations? I don't know what you're smoking, but give me some.
Most likely every user would ask the nearest geek they can find, who would advocate their favorite.
If everyone were using something else. Lets say linux or OSX Then whe worms would be tailored for those environments.
I'd like to see a worm tailored to my custom-compiled hardened 64bit gentoo. Linux is not a monoculture, only in source code form. You cannot target it the way you do windows.
with Vista being the worst Operational System ever
-10 Obvious Troll.
I actually like the new Explorer. And there's still Total Commander.
So, normal people need to have a simple system where they can just go, turn on their computers, do their stuff, and shut down their computer, as they do with any other electronics.
Mom knows exactly three major things about her computer: The browser's Opera, the OS is Debian, and the person to ask if something goes wrong is me. You think that's not good enough for Linux? I set it up 3 months ago, and so far she had exactly zero problems with it.
Well, one if you count that I had to show her how to change the background picture back on Day 1.
Fine, more than one can play that game. You don't live in Europe, you live in Hungary.
Fail. I'm a Hungarian, living in the UK.
Also, while GGP's statement may be true about Western Europe, it's definitely not true about the whole of Europe. Look at a map and try to guess what impact the Atlantic has on Moscow.
How about when a 40MHz 386 with 4MB of RAM, 40MB Hard drive, a 128kb video card was a "killer" machine;)
Ah yes. Back when they used CPU speed for timing purposes. You bought a new computer, suddenly your favorite game ran 8x as fast, and you died almost immediately. Killer machine indeed.
So yes, you can run "Linux" on a low memory computer, but you're sure as hell not going to be running KDE or GNOME or some other good-looking interface with it.
256 Mb is enough for a lightly used Gnome desktop. My mom has one, and it's working fine for her.
Personally, I'd go with fluxbox on that machine, but I'm not the one who needs to use it.
I dont think of myself predicting things, he says. Im expressing possibilities. Things that could happen. To a large extent its a question of how badly people want them to. The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise peoples hopes."
We've dramatically cleaned up our environment, achieved energy independence, freed ourselves from the political constraints of fossil fuels and massively bolstered our economy with a whole new class of green businesses.
When I go into work and have to work on the RHEL servers, I can mostly get yum and rpms to work for the server configuration that I want, but god damn if it isn't like pulling teeth.
Since you're getting paid for it, I suggest you should not be satisfied with "mostly". It just sounds like you blame RH for not doing your job right.
Do you suggest every sysadmin should take their favorite distro to work? Well, I like Gentoo.
The software maker has started a "free-to-pay" marketing campaign to persuade businesses that they would save money by subscribing to its services because they would not have to hire as many Linux programmers.
They're using the Microsoft Argument. I wonder if they mentioned TCO.
Java has been taken over by the corporate world. The way I see it, every time someone had a problem with it, they said "I know, I just add some XML, and name it with a 4 letter acronym or some cute coffee-inspired pun."
If you want quick and easy, try Qt. Even Eclipse plays nice with that.
Could anyone summarize what this "cloud computing" is, and why exactly is it so newsworthy? I tried to read the wiki, but it burned out my buzzword detector in the second sentence.
To give valid consent (so the theory goes) you have to be able to assess the likely consequences of an action in light of an understanding of your true desires and intentions.
My two basic desires and intentions are survival and reproduction. Everything else is just the framework to make that happen.
Part of the problem nobody wants to deal with is that children become sexualized quite gradually starting at a very young age.
I think the problem is more likely the adults. They're embarrassed about it. They think the TV will teach the kids. By the time they want to give The Speech about bees and flowers, they could very well ask them for advice.
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+1 They'll Probably Try It
Shame viruses don't have distinct generations.
the interaction between a player and a game is much more deep and complex than that between a reader and a book
Clicking buttons according to visual stimuli is not really as deep as understanding Finnegans Wake. Ever played WoW?
only if they're found guilty
Repeat until it sinks in: copyright infringement is not a criminal matter.
after a fair trial
No, they don't give a shit about the quality of the decision. This is CYA, not a fight for democracy.
Mass take-up of Linux would either require or force standardisation
Yes. Protocols and user file formats, but not binaries. On some level, we already have even that with ELF.
I can assure you that if Linux were to become the majority of the OS market, there would only be a small handful of different compile configs used for 99% of those computers
You mean having 10x users would reduce the number of different configurations? I don't know what you're smoking, but give me some.
Most likely every user would ask the nearest geek they can find, who would advocate their favorite.
If everyone were using something else. Lets say linux or OSX Then whe worms would be tailored for those environments.
I'd like to see a worm tailored to my custom-compiled hardened 64bit gentoo. Linux is not a monoculture, only in source code form. You cannot target it the way you do windows.
With almost 200 members, practically every country in the world, what else could it be but fools? That's all the world has to offer itself.
My country is represented by people most of us don't want to. I don't even think I need to name it to make it true.
with Vista being the worst Operational System ever
-10 Obvious Troll.
I actually like the new Explorer. And there's still Total Commander.
So, normal people need to have a simple system where they can just go, turn on their computers, do their stuff, and shut down their computer, as they do with any other electronics.
Mom knows exactly three major things about her computer: The browser's Opera, the OS is Debian, and the person to ask if something goes wrong is me. You think that's not good enough for Linux? I set it up 3 months ago, and so far she had exactly zero problems with it.
Well, one if you count that I had to show her how to change the background picture back on Day 1.
It's not Europe cause it's Western Europe?...
Fine, more than one can play that game. You don't live in Europe, you live in Hungary.
Fail. I'm a Hungarian, living in the UK.
Also, while GGP's statement may be true about Western Europe, it's definitely not true about the whole of Europe. Look at a map and try to guess what impact the Atlantic has on Moscow.
a market likly to be the target of an endless string of costly law suites.
You only have to set the precedence once. Or demonstrate your willingness to fight for your users.
It's like burglar-proof locks. They're not safer because they can't be opened, they're safer because the neighbor doesn't have one.
How about when a 40MHz 386 with 4MB of RAM, 40MB Hard drive, a 128kb video card was a "killer" machine ;)
Ah yes. Back when they used CPU speed for timing purposes. You bought a new computer, suddenly your favorite game ran 8x as fast, and you died almost immediately. Killer machine indeed.
So yes, you can run "Linux" on a low memory computer, but you're sure as hell not going to be running KDE or GNOME or some other good-looking interface with it.
256 Mb is enough for a lightly used Gnome desktop. My mom has one, and it's working fine for her.
Personally, I'd go with fluxbox on that machine, but I'm not the one who needs to use it.
More like "DOS".
as paradoxical as it sounds with increased global warming Europe gets colder
Not Hungary. Definitely not.
anybody who researches climate knows Europe is being kept warm by the Atlantic conveyor
As you go East, Europe doesn't end with France, you know. Maybe you're talking about Western Europe?
Central Europe is being kept warm by the Sun.
FTFA:
I dont think of myself predicting things, he says. Im expressing possibilities. Things that could happen. To a large extent its a question of how badly people want them to. The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise peoples hopes."
That man really is a genious.
We've dramatically cleaned up our environment, achieved energy independence, freed ourselves from the political constraints of fossil fuels and massively bolstered our economy with a whole new class of green businesses.
Who is this "we" you're talking about?
I mean, letting everyone think it was a touch screen, when in reality it uses several cameras down below the glass to track motion
Yeah, it's like letting everyone think your latest electric car has an engine, when in reality it uses short-range teleportation.
When I go into work and have to work on the RHEL servers, I can mostly get yum and rpms to work for the server configuration that I want, but god damn if it isn't like pulling teeth.
Since you're getting paid for it, I suggest you should not be satisfied with "mostly". It just sounds like you blame RH for not doing your job right.
Do you suggest every sysadmin should take their favorite distro to work? Well, I like Gentoo.
Red Hat also managed to boost revenue by persuading existing customers to expand the size of their contracts.
Which may or may not come out right in the long term.
The software maker has started a "free-to-pay" marketing campaign to persuade businesses that they would save money by subscribing to its services because they would not have to hire as many Linux programmers.
They're using the Microsoft Argument. I wonder if they mentioned TCO.
Java has been taken over by the corporate world. The way I see it, every time someone had a problem with it, they said "I know, I just add some XML, and name it with a 4 letter acronym or some cute coffee-inspired pun."
If you want quick and easy, try Qt. Even Eclipse plays nice with that.
Pfft. Mere mortal.
Kinda defeats the purpose of a captcha if it looks like noise to a human, but is solvable by a computer.
So it doesn't really mean anything, just sounds cool?
That would explain why the wiki is so marvellously information-free.
Could anyone summarize what this "cloud computing" is, and why exactly is it so newsworthy? I tried to read the wiki, but it burned out my buzzword detector in the second sentence.
To give valid consent (so the theory goes) you have to be able to assess the likely consequences of an action in light of an understanding of your true desires and intentions.
My two basic desires and intentions are survival and reproduction. Everything else is just the framework to make that happen.
Part of the problem nobody wants to deal with is that children become sexualized quite gradually starting at a very young age.
I think the problem is more likely the adults. They're embarrassed about it. They think the TV will teach the kids. By the time they want to give The Speech about bees and flowers, they could very well ask them for advice.