When I read the headline...that they were going to implement proper user account permissions (a la UNIX) so UAC wouldn't be needed. Alas, I was disappointed.
We are talking about if this approach to building an OS works well or not. Would you say Windows runs better than Linux, supports more hardware, is more versatile?
The reason I love linux is because I have the choice. Minimal distro, server oriented distro, etc. Trying to make one big distro is absolutely the wrong thinking, it would be impossible to decide on anything first of all, and its been proved this concept doesn't work already, by a company called Microsoft.
Yea, I don't understand why they are opposing this. Is it because people won't be able to afford the converter boxes for their old TVs?
Alot of technology-illiterate (or people who don't really care) might not know this is going down, but it has been a long time coming and people have had quite a while to get their stuff in order.
I'd really like to see the buggy vendor bioses get the boot and be replaced by this. The BIOS on my motherboard has all sorts of quirks, like missing one stick of my ram during detection randomly, to really laggy page switches. Windows support is what CoreBoot needs to get accepted.
I think the shutdown consists of a hard off (power cut off), not an ACPI shutdown. The bios wouldn't have time to zero the memory. At least thats the way I understand it.
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What you want is the Logitech Illuminated Keyboard. Full hardcore switch action. Made in China though.
Well played. We shall do battle again. /me cape flourish
I was just responding your your calling them "godless communists", why would you say that when yourself agree that is not their choice?
Well, if they aren't worshipping a god, looks like they are free already.
When I read the headline...that they were going to implement proper user account permissions (a la UNIX) so UAC wouldn't be needed. Alas, I was disappointed.
This is true, if only proper support include support for all OSes. Drivers aren't distro-dependant.
If manufacturers provided some sort of specs for their hardware linux kernel developers would jump on the opportunity to make a driver.
We are talking about if this approach to building an OS works well or not. Would you say Windows runs better than Linux, supports more hardware, is more versatile?
I wouldn't, and neither would a huge amount of large corporations that are using linux for their servers.
The reason I love linux is because I have the choice. Minimal distro, server oriented distro, etc. Trying to make one big distro is absolutely the wrong thinking, it would be impossible to decide on anything first of all, and its been proved this concept doesn't work already, by a company called Microsoft.
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"slashdotted". In memory of what happened to the old one.
So when something goes wrong, people sound like morons: "Why is motherboard down!?" "I can't connect to RAM!"
I was really confused for about 5 minutes.
Classic move. People noticed. Two steps forward 10 steps back, eh?
Exactly my point good sir.
They paid for their accounts.
So someone was desperate enough to steal your DTV coupons...do they even let you use multiple coupons on one purchase?
Alot of technology-illiterate (or people who don't really care) might not know this is going down, but it has been a long time coming and people have had quite a while to get their stuff in order.
Enlighten us.
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I remember it an I'm 19, don't feel bad.
I'd really like to see the buggy vendor bioses get the boot and be replaced by this. The BIOS on my motherboard has all sorts of quirks, like missing one stick of my ram during detection randomly, to really laggy page switches. Windows support is what CoreBoot needs to get accepted.
Well, yea...I mean there brough in like extra cell towers for the local area.
I think the shutdown consists of a hard off (power cut off), not an ACPI shutdown. The bios wouldn't have time to zero the memory. At least thats the way I understand it.