It wasn't that long ago that my BP6 w/ 2x 366@550 Celerons was a hotrod. I'd still put it in a compiling match with a single CPU setup at the same speed.
make -j 3 #oh yeah, baby
Kernel compilation in 120 seconds? Gotta have one. Budget says no:(
... to replace a laptop I recently sold and found this one. 1 Ghz, 512 Mb, 30 Gb, 15"@1400x1050, DVD, on-board 10/100 and modem, etc for less that $1600. Except for the modem, which I can't tell, all the hardware is supported in Linux and you can order it with NO OS.
Several other cliches apply, but I won't belabor the point.
The simple fact is that the technology exists and people will continue to do what they will regardless of the measures RIAA, et al choose to fight this.
Because most Slackers are fairly self sufficient to start with and aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves and get involved with their OS. Some non-coders even find it easy to contribute, albeit in a small way, by packaging and distributing a few of their favorite apps.
Will Patrick Volkerding become a household name? I don't think so. Will Slackware IPO and make waves on Wall Street? Not likely. But there will always be a solid core of users that can't be convinced that there is a better distro and will continue to keep it so.
It's a well known fact that the former Soviet Union spent, and later earned, the lion's share of its hard currency on the manufacture of arms. While they were building some of the most lethal weapons systems on earth, an ordinary citizen could not buy a decent refrigerator, let alone a reliable automobile. I contend that this led to the collapse of the nation and put them where they are today, having to rely on space tourists and such to help fund their high tech programs.
Comparing a Mig-25 to a SR-71 is ludicrous. The Foxbat could sprint at high speed for a short distance while the Blackbird cruised above Mach 3 at around 90,000 feet. They are not in the same class at all. Anyone remember the Mig-25 pilot that defected by landing his plane on Hokkaido in the mid '70s? All the radios used vacuum tubes. Hardly what you could call sophisticated.
BTW. Way back in my USAF days, stationed here and here from '78 through '81 this was the sort of thing that we kept track of 24/7. There were very few areas where their tecnology was on a par with the west.
Mod me down, flame me, call me redundant or whatever. I don' give a shit. This guy has to rate as one of the great hackers.
All those morons who think that multi-million dollar athletes are heroes need to read this article and reassess their priorities. He founded the high school, created hydro-electric power from a nearby stream, built (and taught others to build) computers from barely adequate parts that he scrounged and whatever else he could find in a village that is a full day's WALK from the nearest internet connected city.
I'll be looking forward to this evening's meta-mod session.
is my weapon of choice when it comes to dealing with spam. About 80 per cent gets caught by the "not addressed to me" filter and all the trash gets deleted from the server prior to download.
Nobody can accuse them of jumping into this. It's something that they have worked toward for years now and 0.9.5 has added some great features without hurting the current level of stability. This can only be good for the project.
Disclaimer: I use Galeon, so my main interest in Moz is Gecko to power the latest Galeon release. I do ride the lizard now and then just to see what they've done though. With the tabbed windows, they've almost caught up with Galeon.:)
A note for fellow Slackers, Mozilla 0.9.5 has been up for a couple days and Galeon 0.12.4 is worth snagging as well.
You're right on the money here. While the US DoJ is pussyfooting around with M$, the EU is putting some pressure on them in regards to bundling. The Register has had some good articles on this lately, though their site is down at the moment. The analogy is clear in that the major label owned conduits using proprietary content formats restrict not just what you can get, but from whom you get it. It's a blatant attempt to cut the small business owner out of the picture.
It's been the case for a long time now that US laws set the standards and other countries tend to follow suit (drug laws are a good example), but maybe this trend will change. Leadership with some thought toward the consumer, specifically in regard to the right of choice, instead of the deep pocked corporations is good to see.
Yeah, it's already been pointed out, but a P166? Not quite representative of what's running out there right now.
Then he complains about Konqueror and Galeon being plain. Well duh! They use the KDE or GNOME themes respectively and he's running blackbox. Want to disable popups in Galeon? Settings - Preferences - Advanced - Filtering -- Deselect "Allow popups" will do it. And Galeon's tabbed windows are way too cool a feature to skip over.
How about some version numbers?
It looks like he spent at least an hour researching this. Yawn...:o)
This an excellent example of how Linux can get it's "foot in the door" for everyday office use. Most of us already know that using it is not really difficult, especially when dealing with a limited set of applications, though setting it up and administering it can be a little tough for the average user. Presenting office workers with a stable and predictable environment and allowing them to get comfortable with it is the best thing that can happen for the OSS movement and the central server/diskless workstation is clearly an efficient and economical way to do it. This applies to both the admin and the user side.
Let's face it. Fear is primarily based on lack of knowledge and unfamiliarity. As more companies (and government agencies, etc.) get their employees to understand that our beloved OS isn't really so scary after all, and installation becomes increasingly easier, home users will eventually migrate on their own. Why? Because that's what they use at work and they're comfortable with it.
Do we have a ways to go yet? We sure do. But the more oppressive M$ gets (and they are taking it to the limit with XP) the better chance we have of gaining ground. I applaud the "City of Progress", where I happened to spend my high school years. Go Largo!
The ordinary citizen doesn't have the financial means to contest the blatant abuse of power being wielded by the Feds. It's with grave misgivings that I find myself rooting for this guy to win, so that our basic rights of privacy can stand.
I suppose that by now, it has become obvious that these laws are inevitable. After all, big business and big money are what really influence lawmakers (always have) and this is all about protecting their profits. Joe User doesn't hold much sway in the scheme of things and unfortunately that's just the way it is.
What really bugs me about the whole thing is the criminalization of what should be a civil issue. Why should the government spend taxpayer resources to investigate and prosecute an essentially civil dispute. Just like nearly any other property law action, the plaintiff should bear the burden and not the general public. Consider too, that the defendant faces the threat of imprisonment, above and beyond mere financial penalties, and it's clear that the punishment does not fit the "crime". My third point is sadly illustrated by the Sklyarov incident. It's clear to most everyone now (of course/.ers have always known) that it was a mistake to arrest him. Protests, negotiations with Adobe, etc. convinced them to withdraw their complaint against Dmitry, but the government has grabbed the ball here and they aren't ready to quit playing just yet. Now it's out of control.
So my point is, we're going to have to deal with this crap one way or another. Let's get it into civil courts where it belongs.
Robert Heinlen's "Stranger in a Strange Land" is outstanding, as are most of his other books. He uses Science Fiction to explore the true human nature I think. RonMon
When I was in the USAF Security Command (way back, only one 4 year hitch) we had shelves full of books to help familiarize us with foreign aircraft. Nobody ever opened any of the "official" government pulp. We always reached for Jane's All The World's Aricraft. This is a class act on their part and has consistently been thier style through the years. Hats off. RonMon
I served in the USAF from 1977-81 as a Radio Communications Analyst. Although we wore Air Force uniforms, held Air Force rank and drew Air Force paychecks, we were directly tasked by NSA and they were our actual controlling agency. After 3 1/2 years in the far east, I spent my last few months based at Fort Meade, MD (NSA HQ). Let me assure you of a few facts, though my information is obviously dated.
They are very good at what they do. Even counting all the amazing stories you have heard, they are better than that.
They are strictly forbidden from intercepting any communication involving at least one "US person" (which include all US citizens and any private citizen within the US regardless of nationality) and this is honored, at least in my experience. This, by the way, is in accordance with an Executive Order signed by none other than Richard M. Nixon.
The intelligence they provide allows policy makers to make decisions based not only on known facts and our perceptions, but the perceptions of the target country. (Basic tenet of Intelligence Analysis: The facts are often less important than what is perceived to be fact).
Everyone in the agency has TS/SCI (Special Compartmented Intelligence) clearance, which gives them access to information necessary to do their job, but they access the information in someone elses department (Need To Know). Hence, if you hear stories from someone about another department, it is probably unreliable rumor.
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It wasn't that long ago that my BP6 w/ 2x 366@550 Celerons was a hotrod. I'd still put it in a compiling match with a single CPU setup at the same speed.
:(
make -j 3 #oh yeah, baby
Kernel compilation in 120 seconds? Gotta have one. Budget says no
... to replace a laptop I recently sold and found this one. 1 Ghz, 512 Mb, 30 Gb, 15"@1400x1050, DVD, on-board 10/100 and modem, etc for less that $1600. Except for the modem, which I can't tell, all the hardware is supported in Linux and you can order it with NO OS.
Saving my pennies now to pick one up.
Several other cliches apply, but I won't belabor the point.
The simple fact is that the technology exists and people will continue to do what they will regardless of the measures RIAA, et al choose to fight this.
Because most Slackers are fairly self sufficient to start with and aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves and get involved with their OS. Some non-coders even find it easy to contribute, albeit in a small way, by packaging and distributing a few of their favorite apps.
Will Patrick Volkerding become a household name? I don't think so. Will Slackware IPO and make waves on Wall Street? Not likely. But there will always be a solid core of users that can't be convinced that there is a better distro and will continue to keep it so.
Umm, let's put this into perspective.
It's a well known fact that the former Soviet Union spent, and later earned, the lion's share of its hard currency on the manufacture of arms. While they were building some of the most lethal weapons systems on earth, an ordinary citizen could not buy a decent refrigerator, let alone a reliable automobile. I contend that this led to the collapse of the nation and put them where they are today, having to rely on space tourists and such to help fund their high tech programs.
Comparing a Mig-25 to a SR-71 is ludicrous. The Foxbat could sprint at high speed for a short distance while the Blackbird cruised above Mach 3 at around 90,000 feet. They are not in the same class at all. Anyone remember the Mig-25 pilot that defected by landing his plane on Hokkaido in the mid '70s? All the radios used vacuum tubes. Hardly what you could call sophisticated.
BTW. Way back in my USAF days, stationed here and here from '78 through '81 this was the sort of thing that we kept track of 24/7. There were very few areas where their tecnology was on a par with the west.
Mod me down, flame me, call me redundant or whatever. I don' give a shit. This guy has to rate as one of the great hackers.
All those morons who think that multi-million dollar athletes are heroes need to read this article and reassess their priorities. He founded the high school, created hydro-electric power from a nearby stream, built (and taught others to build) computers from barely adequate parts that he scrounged and whatever else he could find in a village that is a full day's WALK from the nearest internet connected city.
I'll be looking forward to this evening's meta-mod session.
That thing looks sweet. I really like the "H2O" case.
/me adds to bookmarks and starts thinking about who wants to buy him one
is my weapon of choice when it comes to dealing with spam. About 80 per cent gets caught by the "not addressed to me" filter and all the trash gets deleted from the server prior to download.
Nobody can accuse them of jumping into this. It's something that they have worked toward for years now and 0.9.5 has added some great features without hurting the current level of stability. This can only be good for the project.
Disclaimer: I use Galeon, so my main interest in Moz is Gecko to power the latest Galeon release. I do ride the lizard now and then just to see what they've done though. With the tabbed windows, they've almost caught up with Galeon. :)
A note for fellow Slackers, Mozilla 0.9.5 has been up for a couple days and Galeon 0.12.4 is worth snagging as well.
Hell no, this is the kind of crap that needs to stop.
You're right on the money here. While the US DoJ is pussyfooting around with M$, the EU is putting some pressure on them in regards to bundling. The Register has had some good articles on this lately, though their site is down at the moment. The analogy is clear in that the major label owned conduits using proprietary content formats restrict not just what you can get, but from whom you get it. It's a blatant attempt to cut the small business owner out of the picture.
It's been the case for a long time now that US laws set the standards and other countries tend to follow suit (drug laws are a good example), but maybe this trend will change. Leadership with some thought toward the consumer, specifically in regard to the right of choice, instead of the deep pocked corporations is good to see.
Heh, as the saying goes:
Justice if for those who can afford it.
Yeah, it's already been pointed out, but a P166? Not quite representative of what's running out there right now.
Then he complains about Konqueror and Galeon being plain. Well duh! They use the KDE or GNOME themes respectively and he's running blackbox. Want to disable popups in Galeon? Settings - Preferences - Advanced - Filtering -- Deselect "Allow popups" will do it. And Galeon's tabbed windows are way too cool a feature to skip over.
How about some version numbers?
It looks like he spent at least an hour researching this. Yawn... :o)
This an excellent example of how Linux can get it's "foot in the door" for everyday office use. Most of us already know that using it is not really difficult, especially when dealing with a limited set of applications, though setting it up and administering it can be a little tough for the average user. Presenting office workers with a stable and predictable environment and allowing them to get comfortable with it is the best thing that can happen for the OSS movement and the central server/diskless workstation is clearly an efficient and economical way to do it. This applies to both the admin and the user side.
Let's face it. Fear is primarily based on lack of knowledge and unfamiliarity. As more companies (and government agencies, etc.) get their employees to understand that our beloved OS isn't really so scary after all, and installation becomes increasingly easier, home users will eventually migrate on their own. Why? Because that's what they use at work and they're comfortable with it.
Do we have a ways to go yet? We sure do. But the more oppressive M$ gets (and they are taking it to the limit with XP) the better chance we have of gaining ground. I applaud the "City of Progress", where I happened to spend my high school years. Go Largo!
The ordinary citizen doesn't have the financial means to contest the blatant abuse of power being wielded by the Feds. It's with grave misgivings that I find myself rooting for this guy to win, so that our basic rights of privacy can stand.
I suppose that by now, it has become obvious that these laws are inevitable. After all, big business and big money are what really influence lawmakers (always have) and this is all about protecting their profits. Joe User doesn't hold much sway in the scheme of things and unfortunately that's just the way it is.
What really bugs me about the whole thing is the criminalization of what should be a civil issue. Why should the government spend taxpayer resources to investigate and prosecute an essentially civil dispute. Just like nearly any other property law action, the plaintiff should bear the burden and not the general public. Consider too, that the defendant faces the threat of imprisonment, above and beyond mere financial penalties, and it's clear that the punishment does not fit the "crime". My third point is sadly illustrated by the Sklyarov incident. It's clear to most everyone now (of course /.ers have always known) that it was a mistake to arrest him. Protests, negotiations with Adobe, etc. convinced them to withdraw their complaint against Dmitry, but the government has grabbed the ball here and they aren't ready to quit playing just yet. Now it's out of control.
So my point is, we're going to have to deal with this crap one way or another. Let's get it into civil courts where it belongs.
Look at the money this guy is blowing to watch TV! They're leading him around by the nose and he's begging for more. Go for it, bud.
Robert Heinlen's "Stranger in a Strange Land" is outstanding, as are most of his other books. He uses Science Fiction to explore the true human nature I think. RonMon
When I was in the USAF Security Command (way back, only one 4 year hitch) we had shelves full of books to help familiarize us with foreign aircraft. Nobody ever opened any of the "official" government pulp. We always reached for Jane's All The World's Aricraft. This is a class act on their part and has consistently been thier style through the years. Hats off. RonMon