The latest debian netboot works great, it detected hardware on some ultra 10s and blade 100s. Now 3.0 didnt work, but 3.1r did perfectly. Maybe you where using an older netboot, time to upgrade.
There is talk right now how Firefox 1.5 isnt out on Ubuntu because Debian firefox is still at 1.0.7. And debian doesnt know when they will even get 1.5 in testing!
So, big problem if multiple distro's are waiting on the primary distro for a package with only 2 guys maintaining it, and they have been MIA.
But, paravirtualization is faster than Virtual machines. Xensource booted windowsxp, but I never saw a downloadable product. Performance wise, you could get a large speed boost and run both WinXP and linux. If its true and OSX and XP Both are have xen packages, that will be some very interesting configurations this year.
Sounds like a good time for a class action against IBM, get 10 customers who had horrible experience with IBM, and go for the throat. The IT field is a joke when it comes to quality, you can hire anyone with no experience, have them do missional critical work, blame vendors, design crap. No wonder they pay more for a Name, so you can sue someone with pockets.
Since it uses Mplayer is already GPL'ed, this is the "viral licensing" that people talk about. A piece of GPL'ed software that first might not have the right have the legal right to exist in binary form. The same reason Xvid is source only.
There are a few programs and codecs people tend to overlook, same reason mplayer, css, divx isnt included in some linux (gpl'ed) distros, they respect the copyrights.
But can Windows XP run on a 20-year-old 386 at all? Linux can.
Even linux 2.6 isnt supported on all older hardware, you have to drop back to 2.4, and some older versions of Xserver for correct driver support.
WinXP didnt exist 20 years ago, if we took the same windows products of that time and used it, NT, Win98 or even older Win311 on that hardware you can still be productive on older versions of Office.
I dont see a problem with using Win311 and office on older hardware, it might not be able to run Gnome and Openoffice as fast. People still use old c64's, Amigas for normal desktop usage. Linux isnt the "only" option for older hardware.
I agree Icecast or Shoutcast is the best way to go, you can take almost any input and then stream it as a normal mp3 stream. I've done this with both my mp3 collection and input from my music channels on the cable box.
I use it to listen to MP3s at work streaming from my home box. Or if you get board you can be your own DJ on shoutcast.com;)
It doesnt matter what their Terms of Service says, they promoted a world for profit and thus entered contract laws. Terms of Service cant take away your legal rights.
Look how SONY's TOS listed spyware, doesnt legalize spyware to be installed.
Tom's hardware VGA list is the best ive seen for a larger selection of gfx cards. GamePC is my second favorite site, xbit labs and hot hardware are good too.
Hey, I'm lazy, give me some decent charts to look at with more than 2 gfx cards, I need reference points.
I'm not sure if mega-texels shows true performance. I have a ATI 9700 Pro and Geforce 7800 GT, both can run games at high resolutions at the same speed, but the 7800 can run with AA/AF enabled without a performance hit.
It is nice to see where GFX cards rate in games, and Toms hardware has the best link per game. Thats why I picked a GT over a GTX for 200 dollars less.
In any case, all todays large companies are largely borderless. Most do not have a plurality of activity in any one country, and frequently their larges market is not in the same area their head office happens to reside. Outsourcing is not only to get cheaper development - it is also about having a prescence in very fast-growing markets.
Some aspects of companies are borderless, like support. But then if companies want to do business in the US, we can always put tariffs on them for playing foul.
Last I checked, our colleges are a resource that India uses. We can cut student visa's when outsourcing becomes a problem.
We want to talk global community, but in reality, we need to look after our needs before other countries. Its free trade, not give them everything, bend over and lube up.
But then, we are a short sighted society, if it doesnt pay now we dont notice until its too late. Kyoto is a perfect example.
Ahh the good ole 300 baud modem on the c64, great times. Remember when I finally got zmodem in a terminal and stopped using punter, life was good. Never did use kermit, all the c64 bbs's never used it.
And the joy of using a 3 pixel wide 40 column display to get 80 characters. Was so glad when the 128 came out and had real 80 column that did ansi. Even my Amiga 500 didnt have true ansi for the first few years. Petascii, ick..
But the website says using it for a media server or GPS, wtf? Really sad to see everyone keep passing the commodore buck around.
I dont trust these numbers, IT numbers leave out IS and other comp-sci, engineering people who also do the same programming, dba, systems/network engineering.
I think a few things will happen.
Government will have to figure out how to tax those people, the outsource loophole, the company doesnt have to pay insurance, workers comp or benefits. The biggest problem is we outsource work for one of the high end middleclass sectors and drop the pay in 1/2 to 1/3 when the cost of living stays the same in the US. While those people offshore dont pay local taxes. When enough people start feeling the money crunch, expect some laws passed.
Software programming will be cheap, you can buy custom software quickly. I know some web developers who work with a couple outsource groups who just send the specs, and the company sends the completed software. While its not perfect, its cheaper and only takes 20-30 days. Good enough for first generation software.
And last, there will be some scandles about IP issues and copyrights.
I stopped watching that channel after techtv was gone, removed it from my tivo season pass, and deleted it from favorites on the remote. And from the articles on every board, seems like most people did.
So, wheres the tv exec out there reading slashdot that will bring back the shows on another network?
I guess I could just drag and drop all my files, who needs pesky pull down menus. (sarcasm)
The OS is file based, even if the file system (note name) is database driven or a plain journaled file system, its files. Even unix is entirely made up of files pointing at files!
Soon as the user knows what a file is, its easier for them to know about backups, copying files or working on files. Even in school the first thing they teach you is how to save your work, and revisions of your work per FILE.
A question like "Why is Save As needed?" shows that the user has no real hands on experience.
Same as the RIAA/MPAA wants to swat all technology, the print companies need to learn they produce content not paper products.
As with content (On all mediums) should be dealt with in a captialist society, if you dont want your content to be used, fine, another content provider will fill the spot. Thats what copyrights exist.
Not use laws to make it that *ONLY* content will be used. But then, the distribution channels are also owned by the content channels, so we get stuck with them trying to pass self serving laws. Its a *opoly that hurts everyone.
Remember how hard it was to get SciFi on some cable networks or dish.
Another "What can we stick our noses into" bill that might become law.
I'm glad the Religous Right and the Lame Left are here to protect me from, ah, everything.
This land is their land, It isn't our land, From the Wall Street office To the Cadillac car-land; From the plush apartments To the Hollywood starland, This land is not for you and me.
If this is our land, You'd never know it, So take your bullshit And kindly stow it, Let's get together And overthrow it, Then this land will be for you and me.
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[snip]The problem is that Qt is proprietary...
Its free for opensource, but if you want to sell your application you can buy a commerical license. I think this is awesome and allows Trolltech to have income to hire developers.
QT licenses where an issue but not anymore, pick your license GPL or Commerical.
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The latest debian netboot works great, it detected hardware on some ultra 10s and blade 100s. Now 3.0 didnt work, but 3.1r did perfectly. Maybe you where using an older netboot, time to upgrade.
There is talk right now how Firefox 1.5 isnt out on Ubuntu because Debian firefox is still at 1.0.7. And debian doesnt know when they will even get 1.5 in testing!
So, big problem if multiple distro's are waiting on the primary distro for a package with only 2 guys maintaining it, and they have been MIA.
But, paravirtualization is faster than Virtual machines. Xensource booted windowsxp, but I never saw a downloadable product. Performance wise, you could get a large speed boost and run both WinXP and linux. If its true and OSX and XP Both are have xen packages, that will be some very interesting configurations this year.
Sounds like a good time for a class action against IBM, get 10 customers who had horrible experience with IBM, and go for the throat. The IT field is a joke when it comes to quality, you can hire anyone with no experience, have them do missional critical work, blame vendors, design crap. No wonder they pay more for a Name, so you can sue someone with pockets.
When a company gets as big as EA, if it doesnt make big enough profit on low budget products.
Doing smaller packs downloadable only from the web might be their only solution.
This is why I like indy products more, usually better quality, cheaper, and more innovative.
Since it uses Mplayer is already GPL'ed, this is the "viral licensing" that people talk about. A piece of GPL'ed software that first might not have the right have the legal right to exist in binary form. The same reason Xvid is source only.
There are a few programs and codecs people tend to overlook, same reason mplayer, css, divx isnt included in some linux (gpl'ed) distros, they respect the copyrights.
But can Windows XP run on a 20-year-old 386 at all? Linux can.
Even linux 2.6 isnt supported on all older hardware, you have to drop back to 2.4, and some older versions of Xserver for correct driver support.
WinXP didnt exist 20 years ago, if we took the same windows products of that time and used it, NT, Win98 or even older Win311 on that hardware you can still be productive on older versions of Office.
I dont see a problem with using Win311 and office on older hardware, it might not be able to run Gnome and Openoffice as fast. People still use old c64's, Amigas for normal desktop usage. Linux isnt the "only" option for older hardware.
I agree Icecast or Shoutcast is the best way to go, you can take almost any input and then stream it as a normal mp3 stream. I've done this with both my mp3 collection and input from my music channels on the cable box.
;)
I use it to listen to MP3s at work streaming from my home box. Or if you get board you can be your own DJ on shoutcast.com
TOS isnt exactly the same as a written contract that you sign.
Also depends on who has the better lawyer.
"It's not much worse, judging by the picture. i can't figure out a way to hold that that seems like it would be comfortable in my mind."
;)
I think "Lapboard" is the hint on how to hold it.
Actually looks like a good idea, tired of using the coffee table for a mouse surface.
It doesnt matter what their Terms of Service says, they promoted a world for profit and thus entered contract laws. Terms of Service cant take away your legal rights.
Look how SONY's TOS listed spyware, doesnt legalize spyware to be installed.
Pandering to their "base" is their job.
I wish they pandered to thier base, but in reality its special interest groups and lobbiests with money to burn.
Tom's hardware VGA list is the best ive seen for a larger selection of gfx cards.
GamePC is my second favorite site, xbit labs and hot hardware are good too.
Hey, I'm lazy, give me some decent charts to look at with more than 2 gfx cards, I need reference points.
I'm not sure if mega-texels shows true performance. I have a ATI 9700 Pro and Geforce 7800 GT, both can run games at high resolutions at the same speed, but the 7800 can run with AA/AF enabled without a performance hit.
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It is nice to see where GFX cards rate in games, and Toms hardware has the best link per game. Thats why I picked a GT over a GTX for 200 dollars less.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/02/vga_charts
and
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/07/05/vga_charts
In any case, all todays large companies are largely borderless. Most do not have a plurality of activity in any one country, and frequently their larges market is not in the same area their head office happens to reside. Outsourcing is not only to get cheaper development - it is also about having a prescence in very fast-growing markets.
Some aspects of companies are borderless, like support. But then if companies want to do business in the US, we can always put tariffs on them for playing foul.
Last I checked, our colleges are a resource that India uses. We can cut student visa's when outsourcing becomes a problem.
We want to talk global community, but in reality, we need to look after our needs before other countries. Its free trade, not give them everything, bend over and lube up.
But then, we are a short sighted society, if it doesnt pay now we dont notice until its too late. Kyoto is a perfect example.
Ahh the good ole 300 baud modem on the c64, great times. Remember when I finally got zmodem in a terminal and stopped using punter, life was good. Never did use kermit, all the c64 bbs's never used it.
And the joy of using a 3 pixel wide 40 column display to get 80 characters. Was so glad when the 128 came out and had real 80 column that did ansi. Even my Amiga 500 didnt have true ansi for the first few years. Petascii, ick..
But the website says using it for a media server or GPS, wtf? Really sad to see everyone keep passing the commodore buck around.
I dont trust these numbers, IT numbers leave out IS and other comp-sci, engineering people who also do the same programming, dba, systems/network engineering.
I think a few things will happen.
Government will have to figure out how to tax those people, the outsource loophole, the company doesnt have to pay insurance, workers comp or benefits. The biggest problem is we outsource work for one of the high end middleclass sectors and drop the pay in 1/2 to 1/3 when the cost of living stays the same in the US. While those people offshore dont pay local taxes. When enough people start feeling the money crunch, expect some laws passed.
Software programming will be cheap, you can buy custom software quickly. I know some web developers who work with a couple outsource groups who just send the specs, and the company sends the completed software. While its not perfect, its cheaper and only takes 20-30 days. Good enough for first generation software.
And last, there will be some scandles about IP issues and copyrights.
I stopped watching that channel after techtv was gone, removed it from my tivo season pass, and deleted it from favorites on the remote. And from the articles on every board, seems like most people did.
So, wheres the tv exec out there reading slashdot that will bring back the shows on another network?
Maybe now all those beer cans on Cops wont be blanked out.
I guess I could just drag and drop all my files, who needs pesky pull down menus. (sarcasm)
The OS is file based, even if the file system (note name) is database driven or a plain journaled file system, its files. Even unix is entirely made up of files pointing at files!
Soon as the user knows what a file is, its easier for them to know about backups, copying files or working on files. Even in school the first thing they teach you is how to save your work, and revisions of your work per FILE.
A question like "Why is Save As needed?" shows that the user has no real hands on experience.
Same as the RIAA/MPAA wants to swat all technology, the print companies need to learn they produce content not paper products.
As with content (On all mediums) should be dealt with in a captialist society, if you dont want your content to be used, fine, another content provider will fill the spot. Thats what copyrights exist.
Not use laws to make it that *ONLY* content will be used. But then, the distribution channels are also owned by the content channels, so we get stuck with them trying to pass self serving laws. Its a *opoly that hurts everyone.
Remember how hard it was to get SciFi on some cable networks or dish.
The free version has a ATI Rage 8 meg gfx card, 512 megs and a 200 dollar Opteron.
It costs around 800 for a dual AMD x2 4200 with 1 gig ram and same HD and Nvidia 5200 if you shop on pricewatch.
But you do get 3 years of support for hardware and software. 360 out of pocket now, but id have to upgrade the GFX card right away.
Shapeshifters of course.
Another "What can we stick our noses into" bill that might become law.
I'm glad the Religous Right and the Lame Left are here to protect me from, ah, everything.
This land is their land,
It isn't our land,
From the Wall Street office
To the Cadillac car-land;
From the plush apartments
To the Hollywood starland,
This land is not for you and me.
If this is our land,
You'd never know it,
So take your bullshit
And kindly stow it,
Let's get together
And overthrow it,
Then this land will be for you and me.
[snip]The problem is that Qt is proprietary...
Its free for opensource, but if you want to sell your application you can buy a commerical license. I think this is awesome and allows Trolltech to have income to hire developers.
QT licenses where an issue but not anymore, pick your license GPL or Commerical.