Its worse for us Canadians. Though we do get access to most of the same music, we cannot purchase movies or tv shows from iTumes at all.
One theory is that if those movies and shows were release in Canada, they would not be protected under the DMCA the same way they are in the US.
This system is obviously not intended for the hard-core Linux community who are already used to having to tweak and configure 3rd party programs to run. This CNR repository is great way for new Linux users to install programs and ease their transition to Linux. This represents a crucial step for Linux to become more widely accepted among non-geeks. Geeks have the interest and aptitude to learn new things, whereas most people don't care, just as long as it does what they need it to do. This is why you still find people running legacy OS like win 95 and 98 and have no desire to upgrade.
You mean.... like Window Update? (Warning Will Robinson..... Danger Danger.....)
Actually I love the apt-get feature in the Debian flavors. It might take a while for a dist upgrade, but it easily makes up the time rather than backing up your files, formatting the hard drive, reinstall the OS and pray that your files survived the process:)
I used to work for the local Telescom company here in Western Canada doing support for the ADSL help desk. We had just rolled out 2.5 high speed. A customer called into my queue and was complaining about slow speeds. One of the first question we have to ask is "Is the ADSL modem hooked up directly into the computer, or is there a router in between?" Of course, the customer said no, he did not have a router. I saw he was on the new 2.5 program and so we went through about 40 minutes of speed testing. Download rates, TRACRT, Pinging... all of those tests came back with speed equivilant to the 1.5 package. so I excalated to our network support team. Well after about an hours worth of testing, NS asked again if he had a router, he said no again. Finally we were about to dispatch a tech when he said these exact words:Well, let me try bypassing my router and see if that works...." Which of course it did.
So moral of the story? Even though tech support has to aks dumb questions, they would not be there if there was not a reason somewhere down the line....:)
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Isnt This just another word for...... a LAN?
if as a prize he got a "token ring" of appriciation? Sorry.... I had too.....
"But such criticism is less biting and less pervasive than it was just a few years ago.'" Unless you read slashdot of course :)
Its worse for us Canadians. Though we do get access to most of the same music, we cannot purchase movies or tv shows from iTumes at all. One theory is that if those movies and shows were release in Canada, they would not be protected under the DMCA the same way they are in the US.
This system is obviously not intended for the hard-core Linux community who are already used to having to tweak and configure 3rd party programs to run. This CNR repository is great way for new Linux users to install programs and ease their transition to Linux. This represents a crucial step for Linux to become more widely accepted among non-geeks. Geeks have the interest and aptitude to learn new things, whereas most people don't care, just as long as it does what they need it to do. This is why you still find people running legacy OS like win 95 and 98 and have no desire to upgrade.
Developers! Developers! Developers!!!!! Sorry...... I had to..... :)
Did anyone see the BOFH on the list of participants? I mean this is the worlds largest bulk eraser :) It would make him proud :)
"What about a 3 ghz multicore intel 4004?"
:) http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/ 14/2356255
I hate to take away from your post but the Intel 4004 is not the 4 core processor.... it was one of Intel's first microchips ever...... as seen here on todays Slashdot
Umm....... there is one of these on sale at Thinkgeek (Another OSTG Website) for $999 http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/896a/
I am just waiting for CmdrTaco to come out with a OMG PONIES!!!!! http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/04/01/152621 6
Nothing to see here people... Move Along.... Move Along..... Seriously..... I know nothing of this "Firewall" you speak of.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censo rship_in_mainland_China it must be to stop trucks of information :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes
You mean.... like Window Update? (Warning Will Robinson..... Danger Danger.....) Actually I love the apt-get feature in the Debian flavors. It might take a while for a dist upgrade, but it easily makes up the time rather than backing up your files, formatting the hard drive, reinstall the OS and pray that your files survived the process :)
And to think, Steve Jobs did not have to spend one cent of Apples money to make good on that promise and the end result is still the same :)
I used to work for the local Telescom company here in Western Canada doing support for the ADSL help desk. We had just rolled out 2.5 high speed. A customer called into my queue and was complaining about slow speeds. One of the first question we have to ask is "Is the ADSL modem hooked up directly into the computer, or is there a router in between?" Of course, the customer said no, he did not have a router. I saw he was on the new 2.5 program and so we went through about 40 minutes of speed testing. Download rates, TRACRT, Pinging... all of those tests came back with speed equivilant to the 1.5 package. so I excalated to our network support team. Well after about an hours worth of testing, NS asked again if he had a router, he said no again. Finally we were about to dispatch a tech when he said these exact words :Well, let me try bypassing my router and see if that works...." Which of course it did.
So moral of the story? Even though tech support has to aks dumb questions, they would not be there if there was not a reason somewhere down the line.... :)
Yeah 200 teraflops is nice, but how many Frames Per Second can it get in Half Life 2? :)
First AMD and ATI are merging, now Microsoft Embraces OSS? The next thing you will tell me is that OMG Ponies are making a comeback......
As if my love life isn't awkward enough
:)
Oh well, at least then I would have an excuse