Eventually, hackers (not the ones you saw defined in Webster's) will get sick of all the bloat that linux has become, and they'll switch to the next "linux"[..]
Well.. perhaps. But with Linux you don't need the bloat. Some people run KDE.. some people run GNOME. I run fvwm with a solid black background and all window borders off.
My point is that we can choose to not use the bloatware. For now anyway..
(but I've better start reading Operating Systems: Design And Implementation;-))
well.. as I don't know much about FreeNet, so I will now keep my mouth shut about it. Instead of complaining, I will read the FAQ if I have any more questions..
People will have to install FreeNet servers - yes. But I don't think that will be a problem. Lots of people will do that. And, maybe one or two corporate firewalls for some companies will block them, but ISP's most certainly won't.
They will if they are given enough pressure from governments. Universities are blocking napster.. why shouldn't they block FreeNet?
FreeNet sounds great on paper, but we will just have to wait and see if it is that great in Real Life[tm].
I think the answer to all our worries about material beeing pulled from the net, will be answered as soon as FreeNet is finished. One can argue wheter freenet is good or bad. But the single fact remains - that information will become free. Totally free. Nobody will be able to stop it.:)
Ok.. but people still have to install FreeNet servers. right? What happens if they don't do that?.. and perhaps start blocking FreeNet accesses in the firewalls?
Here (Taiwan) all computer science books are available in Chinese translation - from the O'Reilly books to Microsoft Press to pick-your-publisher. It's quite difficult to find an English-language version of any text. I wonder why this isn't true in Norway.
The Chinese market is much larger then the Norwegian market. There is only 4.5 million people in Norway (yes, that's million. There are not very many of us.
Many trades are made in it, and I'm pretty sure air traffic controllers in almost every country have to speak it.
In addition, most books on computer science are written in english. I've studied cs at the University of Oslo (in Norway, for the geographically impaired) for almost four years, and all my books except one have been in english.
But this may have something to do with the fact that the market for Norwegian translations of such books is very limited.. Even Norwegian authors of such books usually choose to write in English.
Anyway; English is definetly the de facto language in CS. We just don't have a Norwegian translation of TCP/IP.;-)
..and what Sony has managed to squeeze into the price.
ahem.. well, I have heard (nope; no links or references) that Sony sells the ps2 (as they did with the ps1) with loss. However, they earn it back on accessories and games.
Want 24-bit colour with alpha, 3D accelleration, 3D surround sound and enough balls to play MP3s? Get a laptop. This isn't meant to replace them. It's meant to be portable and useful.
Well.. you're partially right. No, PDAs wont replace laptops just yet, but eventually we will have PDAs with 24-bit color and that can play MP3s. No doubt about that.
It's called progress.
Color-Palms are just a step in that direction. It will not happen overnight, but it will happen.
I hate it when people argue about which language is better. Usually the arguments boil down to "yes it is" and "no it isn't".
People should understand that all languages have both strengths and weaknesses, and each time programmers are confronted with a new problem, they should choose the right language for the job.
I use both Perl and Python. Whenever I want to do some magic with text, Perl is the natural choice for me. Also when it comes to CGI, but that's probably just because I don't know how to do it in Python. In this example, C++ or Java would be just plain stupid. Neither language is able to do what Perl can do in as few lines.
When it comes to GUI stuff, I prefer Python and its Tk interface. The reason is that Python enables/forces me to structure my code (Perl does not, and I'm too lazy to control myself).
It isn't about "There's More Than One Way To Do It" (TIMTOWTDI) or "Keep It Simple, Stupid" (KISS), but "Choosing The Right Tool For The Job" (CTRTFTJ).
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But the text enter box at /.is too small to post it.
Well.. why would you need to post it?
You do know it already has been solved.. don't you?
last post!
Eventually, hackers (not the ones you saw defined in Webster's) will get sick of all the bloat that linux has become, and they'll switch to the next "linux"[..]
;-))
Well.. perhaps. But with Linux you don't need the bloat. Some people run KDE.. some people run GNOME. I run fvwm with a solid black background and all window borders off.
My point is that we can choose to not use the bloatware. For now anyway..
(but I've better start reading Operating Systems: Design And Implementation
well.. as I don't know much about FreeNet, so I will now keep my mouth shut about it. Instead of complaining, I will read the FAQ if I have any more questions..
:-)
People will have to install FreeNet servers - yes. But I don't think that will be a problem. Lots of people will do that. And, maybe one or two corporate firewalls for some companies will block them, but ISP's most certainly won't.
They will if they are given enough pressure from governments. Universities are blocking napster.. why shouldn't they block FreeNet?
FreeNet sounds great on paper, but we will just have to wait and see if it is that great in Real Life[tm].
There are lots of people in this discussion that didn't get it to work. It was probably moderated up because the moderator didn't get there neither.
yes, I know, but people posted IP-addresses and everything. if I recall correctly, it was moderated up after the whole thing was cleared up.
why was this moderated up? not only does the link work, but there are plenty of lyrics!
I think the answer to all our worries about material beeing pulled from the net, will be answered as soon as FreeNet is finished. One can argue wheter freenet is good or bad. But the single fact remains - that information will become free. Totally free. Nobody will be able to stop it. :)
.. and perhaps start blocking FreeNet accesses in the firewalls?
Ok.. but people still have to install FreeNet servers. right? What happens if they don't do that?
it is most definetly the future. but it's not like it hasn't been done before.. (*cough* cryptography *cough*)
.. but if Russia becomes a sort of data haven (ref: some book by William Gibson), someone may start blocking accesses to Russia in their firewalls.
nope. works for me.
Here (Taiwan) all computer science books are available in Chinese translation - from the O'Reilly books to Microsoft Press to pick-your-publisher. It's quite difficult to find an English-language version of any text. I wonder why this isn't true in Norway.
The Chinese market is much larger then the Norwegian market. There is only 4.5 million people in Norway (yes, that's million. There are not very many of us.
Many trades are made in it, and I'm pretty sure air traffic controllers in almost every country have to speak it.
;-)
In addition, most books on computer science are written in english. I've studied cs at the University of Oslo (in Norway, for the geographically impaired) for almost four years, and all my books except one have been in english.
But this may have something to do with the fact that the market for Norwegian translations of such books is very limited.. Even Norwegian authors of such books usually choose to write in English.
Anyway; English is definetly the de facto language in CS. We just don't have a Norwegian translation of TCP/IP.
(hmmm.. Overføring Kontroll Protokoll/Internett Protokoll?)
I was browsing the features list and notably, there is no OpenGL support. It says it supports Direct3D and Glide, but there's no mention of Linux.
Glide exists on Linux. Go to http://linux.3dfx.com
I beg your pardon! IE is Windows-only, which makes it useless for non-Windows users, and embedded systems.
It's actually available for Solaris too (not the x86 version). I tried to run it once, but no windows ever appeared.
The Boing Ball.
;-)
Bah. We had the Boing Ball on the Atari ST too.
.. and, btw; Atari ST r00leZ!
.. I am too lazy to learn C++ ..
Going from VB to C++ is overkill. C++ is way more complex than VB. I would suggest Python.
..and what Sony has managed to squeeze into the price.
ahem.. well, I have heard (nope; no links or references) that Sony sells the ps2 (as they did with the ps1) with loss. However, they earn it back on accessories and games.
*insert orgasm here*
do you have a link? I remember the project, but not where the website is..
..now get that NNTP-gateway going!
Want 24-bit colour with alpha, 3D accelleration, 3D surround sound and enough balls to play MP3s? Get a laptop. This isn't meant to replace them. It's meant to be portable and useful.
Well.. you're partially right. No, PDAs wont replace laptops just yet, but eventually we will have PDAs with 24-bit color and that can play MP3s. No doubt about that.
It's called progress.
Color-Palms are just a step in that direction. It will not happen overnight, but it will happen.
You can quote me on that.
Perhaps because until recently it would have resulted in a product more expensive than a new car
;)
hey.. cars are cheap in the US
I hate it when people argue about which language is better. Usually the arguments boil down to "yes it is" and "no it isn't".
People should understand that all languages have both strengths and weaknesses, and each time programmers are confronted with a new problem, they should choose the right language for the job.
I use both Perl and Python. Whenever I want to do some magic with text, Perl is the natural choice for me. Also when it comes to CGI, but that's probably just because I don't know how to do it in Python.
In this example, C++ or Java would be just plain stupid. Neither language is able to do what Perl can do in as few lines.
When it comes to GUI stuff, I prefer Python and its Tk interface. The reason is that Python enables/forces me to structure my code (Perl does not, and I'm too lazy to control myself).
It isn't about "There's More Than One Way To Do It" (TIMTOWTDI) or "Keep It Simple, Stupid" (KISS), but "Choosing The Right Tool For The Job" (CTRTFTJ).
Thank you.
vr
..have they included the Cosby Show, and not classics like McGuyver, the A-Team, Airwolf or Knight Rider?
;)
Yes, but Valenti doesn't understand that..