That is more ontopic - thanks for the insight - I wasn't aware that linux support was so far along for them - how does the auto-brightening/dimming of the keyboard backlight work?
I still think for the purposes of what the submitter was asking a macbook pro wouldn't be the best choice 'cause you can get something with completely supported hardware, cheaper.
It reminds me of those drunks waiting in front of the liquor store before it opens in the morning, or the heroin addicts fiending for their methadone in front of the clinic.
Thank you, thank you. I live for comments like this one - its an even better 'hit' then getting the +1 funny mod I crave so much.
Btw - how can you 'fiend' for methadone? I am geniunly curious to know what you meant.
I would also like to point out to you that you read/. often enough to know how often I post here! Everything you wrote about me applies to you!
Its kinda like Apple getting patents on the ipod even tho' the Zen came before it!
Summary: Creative says "Waaaaaaaah"
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Apple Sues Creative
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Quoting the summary:
'Creative proactively held discussions with Apple in our efforts to explore amicable solutions,' a spokesman for Creative said. 'At no time during these discussions or at any other time did Apple mention to us the patents it raised in its lawsuit.'
Waaah! Waaah! Waaaah!
What were creative thinking? That they'd get some sympathy? Play with patent fire & you're going to get burnt.
And frankly, I think Apple & Creative should be more worried about this patent then each other.
Mildly interesting to see what's happened to Apple and Creative's stock since the two announcements (looks like Apple's lost ~4% & Creative ~2.5%).
*Sighs* such a pity to see two companies that employ so many talented people wasting their time like this.
I just have to respond to people who assert that Mac's market share is growing at the expense of linux - its a stupid argument (and thanks for backing me up on that).
* Apart from me being a dull blight of course - I think I liven up the Apple section of/. immensely! Imagine how tedious it would be if there was nothing here but the real fanbois disussing how noone compiles their own kernel, aqua being the pinnacle of UI design, linux being ugly, etc etc.
Why would that be? Apple is still selling pre-packaged clusters. Another poster mentioned the switch to Intel might change things, what's your take?
Apple is still going to sell pre-packaged clusters, the switch to intel isn't going to change that.
The closing of the intel kernel however is going to change things in the HPC market.
Take the Virginia tech g5 supercomputer - that would never have happenned with a closed kernel. The people who made the purchasing decision did so because they could rip Apple's memory management out of the kernel & replace it with one more suited to scietific clustering tasks.
This made Apple clusters more viable for all scientific HPC needs (see, an open kernel can be useful to some people).
Paragraph 1: Use OS X. Paragraph 2: OS X is fantastic, better then linux. Paragraph 3: If you must use linux *insert very general advice on intel chipsets, but nothing specific*
The macbook is by far the best value Core Duo laptop available at this point, plus it has the advantage of being able to run not only Linux and Windows but ALSO OSX,
Perhaps as the poster wants to use linux as his primary O/S, he should buy a laptop with fully supported linux hardware?
Additionally, you can run OS X on most new laptops these days - you don't have to buy a mac (just a copy of os x)
He explicitly stated he has a need to run Windows, but clearly wishes to run a better OS - be that Linux or OSX -
He also explicitly stated that he didn't want a mac. Can't you read?
This will be my final post on the matter as I refuse to be drawn into a flame war for no reason.
*snort* Translation: This will be my final post on the matter as I have just realised how indefensibly fanboish my original post was.
I have a HP NX6125 (and I am fairly happy with it as a cheapie [650 euros], don't get me wrong), but:
1) HP sells two very different laptops under the 6125nx model number - one a 32 bit sempron & the other a 64 bit turion. You cannot trust a company that uses such vastly components inside a box with the same model number. 2) Wireless card not supported (at least in 2.6.15 kernel, I use ndis wrapper, but I don't like it) 3) ATI drivers suck.
Everything else is well supported in Dapper however.
Dear God, what is it about linux on laptops that brings the OS X fanbois out?
The question was linux on a laptop - not unix. Your reply is about as useful as a windows fanboi saying "Have you considered windows XP and cygwin, it makes for a nice cheap & easy desktop experience"
Some people prefer linux to OS X, for its robustness, speed & highly customizable UI.
And the article contains a link to the MSN IE 6.0 only site, where you can actually listen to the clips the article discusses (they appear to be wmp only audio files too)
Utterly typical of MS to attempt to force their crap software on the world (but thank god its only a link to their crap content).
Slashdot Mirror
Not at all. I just know that your life is empty and meaningless without this place, so you reply to any response that doesn't slurp you.
Is slurp like brown nosing? I am really fascinated! You keep on coming out with this valley girl kind of talk!
Oh - and I only reply to you your writing style is so distinctive (and your complete obtuseness in the face of any sarcasm)
I agree with you, but can we try & remember what we're discussing - the "ask slashdot" guy wants:Sorry - a macbook still ain't a good choice for this guys needs.
That is more ontopic - thanks for the insight - I wasn't aware that linux support was so far along for them - how does the auto-brightening/dimming of the keyboard backlight work?
I still think for the purposes of what the submitter was asking a macbook pro wouldn't be the best choice 'cause you can get something with completely supported hardware, cheaper.
And as one more bit of evidence of how wretched your existence is, it took you all of 10 minutes to respond, just like I said you would.
OMG! AC is a psychic!
P.S. Thanks for enlightening me as to how the AC system at slashdot works! That was really helpful - I had no idea!!!1!!!1
So can that modified kernel remain open source? actually, is their modified kernel even open to begin with?
Yes & Yes. But - and this is the big but, it can't be ported to the new intel kernel (unless Apple ports it)
Even if Apple do port it themselves, the science community is not going to look twice at a clustering solution that doesn't provide source code.
Out of your league
:-x
Against you? When you post such informative comments as this one?
Opiates include heroin, morphine, codeine, Oxycontin, Dilaudid, methadone"
Errr, I asked what fiend had to do with anything - and the ohreally factor has allready replied.
I guess I'm just not as 'with it' on US drug lingo as you are.
Oh and you're so cute, describing me as moronic when you didn't even read my 'fiend' question correctly. Blows johnny another kiss!
Oh right! Cheers for that. I had a feeling that *might* have been it - but the A.C. was a little frothy at the mouth, so I wasn't sure.
I obviously need to start watching more TV or something...
It's on MSN, what did you expect? Ads for the new Mac laptops?
I wasn't complaining about the article per se, but the fact that slashdot linked to it.
coincidental, not necessarily causal...the entire Nasdaq/Dow, as well as Europe and Japan, have been plunging for the last week.
I dunno, Creative seems to have dropped 2.6% when the straight time's index fell only 0.3%.
Apple was certainly traded a good deal more then usual and it's share price seems to have dropped 4.3% against the nasdaq's 2.4%.
I'd say it's definitely more the coincidence - patents do hurt the market.
Hahahahahaha,
/. often enough to know how often I post here! Everything you wrote about me applies to you!
It reminds me of those drunks waiting in front of the liquor store before it opens in the morning, or the heroin addicts fiending for their methadone in front of the clinic.
Thank you, thank you. I live for comments like this one - its an even better 'hit' then getting the +1 funny mod I crave so much.
Btw - how can you 'fiend' for methadone? I am geniunly curious to know what you meant.
I would also like to point out to you that you read
*Blows Johnny-Boy a Kiss*
You're right - its utterly insane.
Its kinda like Apple getting patents on the ipod even tho' the Zen came before it!
What were creative thinking? That they'd get some sympathy? Play with patent fire & you're going to get burnt.
And frankly, I think Apple & Creative should be more worried about this patent then each other.
Mildly interesting to see what's happened to Apple and Creative's stock since the two announcements (looks like Apple's lost ~4% & Creative ~2.5%).
*Sighs* such a pity to see two companies that employ so many talented people wasting their time like this.
And what have *you* given to Open Source lately?
1) Random slashdot poster who (you speculate) contributes nothing to Open Source
2) Multi-billion, multinational company that makes huge amounts of money selling open source software (without contributing back for the most part).
Are you saying that the former can't criticize the latter?
I actually agree with your post completely *
/. immensely! Imagine how tedious it would be if there was nothing here but the real fanbois disussing how noone compiles their own kernel, aqua being the pinnacle of UI design, linux being ugly, etc etc.
I just have to respond to people who assert that Mac's market share is growing at the expense of linux - its a stupid argument (and thanks for backing me up on that).
* Apart from me being a dull blight of course - I think I liven up the Apple section of
Why would that be? Apple is still selling pre-packaged clusters. Another poster mentioned the switch to Intel might change things, what's your take?
Apple is still going to sell pre-packaged clusters, the switch to intel isn't going to change that.
The closing of the intel kernel however is going to change things in the HPC market.
Take the Virginia tech g5 supercomputer - that would never have happenned with a closed kernel. The people who made the purchasing decision did so because they could rip Apple's memory management out of the kernel & replace it with one more suited to scietific clustering tasks.
This made Apple clusters more viable for all scientific HPC needs (see, an open kernel can be useful to some people).
Did you actually read my post?
Yes, here a summary:
Paragraph 1: Use OS X.
Paragraph 2: OS X is fantastic, better then linux.
Paragraph 3: If you must use linux *insert very general advice on intel chipsets, but nothing specific*
The macbook is by far the best value Core Duo laptop available at this point, plus it has the advantage of being able to run not only Linux and Windows but ALSO OSX,
Perhaps as the poster wants to use linux as his primary O/S, he should buy a laptop with fully supported linux hardware?
Additionally, you can run OS X on most new laptops these days - you don't have to buy a mac (just a copy of os x)
He explicitly stated he has a need to run Windows, but clearly wishes to run a better OS - be that Linux or OSX -
He also explicitly stated that he didn't want a mac. Can't you read?
This will be my final post on the matter as I refuse to be drawn into a flame war for no reason.
*snort* Translation: This will be my final post on the matter as I have just realised how indefensibly fanboish my original post was.
The voices are part of the intense promotion of the Hollywood film on Microsoft's Japanese site at http://promotion.msn.co.jp/davinci/voice.htm.
Sorry, I should have been clearer - its the http://promotion.msn.co.jp/ site that does not work without IE6 & WMP.
Thanks for the mirror tho'
Horsecrap.
HP is a shithouse option.
I have a HP NX6125 (and I am fairly happy with it as a cheapie [650 euros], don't get me wrong), but:
1) HP sells two very different laptops under the 6125nx model number - one a 32 bit sempron & the other a 64 bit turion. You cannot trust a company that uses such vastly components inside a box with the same model number.
2) Wireless card not supported (at least in 2.6.15 kernel, I use ndis wrapper, but I don't like it)
3) ATI drivers suck.
Everything else is well supported in Dapper however.
Fantastic.
The submitter wanted advice for running linux on his laptop & you tell him to buy a Mac & run windows on it.
I dub thee "Sir Fanboi", promoter of Apple, no matter how offtopic you may be.
OS X is simply the best unix desktop OS around :
Dear God, what is it about linux on laptops that brings the OS X fanbois out?
The question was linux on a laptop - not unix. Your reply is about as useful as a windows fanboi saying "Have you considered windows XP and cygwin, it makes for a nice cheap & easy desktop experience"
Some people prefer linux to OS X, for its robustness, speed & highly customizable UI.
I would say go with the MacBook.
Well I would say don't.
1) Most of the hardware is not supported.
2) You have too pay for OS X.
They look like nice machines, but suggesting them in this discussion reeks of fanboism.
Thanks for your insights into what hardware on a mac is supported under windows in a "Linux on Laptops" discussion.
Hmmmmmmn,
I guess the implication is that you're some sort of automated box only good for pimping out whatever your're a fanboy for.
I'm going to stick with fanboi - it simply gets up fanboys' asses more then anything else!
Huh? TFA opens fine in Opera and IE...
And the article contains a link to the MSN IE 6.0 only site, where you can actually listen to the clips the article discusses (they appear to be wmp only audio files too)
Utterly typical of MS to attempt to force their crap software on the world (but thank god its only a link to their crap content).
1) Promotion of lame movie.
2) IE 6 Only.
Please don't post this sort of crap (that's so hard to watch) again.