I am really impressed at the configuration. However I was just wondering
1. Why not an SMP with Dual or Quad CPU when one is going to such lenghts ? 2. How about a TV Tuner cards... linux supports a lot of those now a days..... for those moments when working-on-a-high-end-pc becomes too boring. 3. Last not least, won't it be better to have a RAID of 3 or more instead of two simple disc drives ?
NEway... I'm not the one who is spending... so all I can do is give "FREE" suggessions here.
Abacus to Thinking machine ENAIC to PIII 700 Ipv4 to IPv6 no encryption to 128 bit encryption
All have something in common... dramatic change. But, all of them happened in phases... I don't think quantum would be used by poeple like you and me in the first go. Most probably banks... then it would, over the years, permeate over to the public... it would be gradual... might take 5 to 10 years.... I don't think we should be afriad of change.
While I still personally believe that linux is breaking up, I can also see unification in the horizon. The way Linux is maintained and the way UNIX was maintained were different in all possible ways. Linux has been backed up with a process which is more democratic, unlike the older UNIXes which was essentially maintained by companies for economic reasons which I would call the true capatilist way of management. FSF, Linus and the rest of the gang around the world play a very vital role in regulating code which was absent in previous UNIX. However, thats just my feeling.... others might have a different view to it.
If I'm not wrong the magazine intends to pay those whos comment have been included in the final article. I'd be intrested to know how this kind of a task can be done without risking privacy of the users.
I don't mind malda giving out the actual email addresses, however I hope malda knows what comes next.
However, yes, I am very delighted to know something like this happened, and hope that the magazine also sends some contribution to malda for the website;-)
I appretiate your arguments, especially about the fact that linux is actually a reincarnation of 30 year old technology. However, I totally disagree to the fact that linux is a communist movement with Linux as the lennin. Linux is more about decentralised controll over the technology rather than anything else. Democracy should, I think, be a better way of describing the movement.
I respect microsoft and its products and I admire the amount of work they have put into it. However the fear in people's mind is not about the current microsoft products, its more about the future. There is no democratic government which is lead by a single party, because the people should always have an option... so that the rulers always realise that they have a responsibility towards the people. By saying that Linux would loose to Microsoft because its like a "communist movement" is incorrect, because all that the people are looking for is a viable alternative to microsoft which would maintain a balance of power in the IT world.
UNIX may be old, just like VAX/VMS is, and NT may be more popular than Linux, but I still believe that world would move in a manner to maintain a balance of power to a more democratic setup. I don't think Linux would have got such a boost in the last few months if IBM or APPLE had succeeded in their efforts of putting thier OS to the public.
If linux does become more important tommorow (which I believe it would) it would not be because of the developers alone, but also due to people like you and other reporters of all magazines who discuss linux daily. Some of them just want to focus thier anger at a giant corporation, some of them like you and me, would try to justify the linux movement, some of them might be big corporations who want to support linux only becuase they disagree with microsoft.. and still there are others who are linux fantics who would do anything to prove that thier OS is the best.
I also happen to be an MCSE and a very-very big linux fan. I love both products for thier own unique reasons and am watching the world to see what they think about it.
Thanks again for the article... it did provoke some intresting thoughts.
I hate to say that... I got this message today.... I was surprised slashdot sent me the mail... and I didn't realise what it was untill I saw this article. I hope we can find the culprit and take him to task.... else there would be no end to this spamming.
The biggest problem to indian industries is the problem of not being able to import Highly secure software for important services. Though banks can import after getting special export permissions from the US government, the US government has banned export to number of indian Organizations including the DRDO. It is logical that there should be a movement within india to build better products for encryption if US government does not agree.
FYI, India started building its own parallel supercomputers after US government stopped sale of thiers to india. I guess Encryption software will follow the same route.
I think it is good... however I'm not very optimistic whether DRDO will enforce these laws.
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I am really impressed at the configuration. However I was just wondering
1. Why not an SMP with Dual or Quad CPU when one is going to such lenghts ?
2. How about a TV Tuner cards... linux supports a lot of those now a days..... for those moments when working-on-a-high-end-pc becomes too boring.
3. Last not least, won't it be better to have a RAID of 3 or more instead of two simple disc drives ?
NEway... I'm not the one who is spending... so all I can do is give "FREE" suggessions here.
rkt
Abacus to Thinking machine
ENAIC to PIII 700
Ipv4 to IPv6
no encryption to 128 bit encryption
All have something in common... dramatic change.
But, all of them happened in phases... I don't
think quantum would be used by poeple like you and me in the first go. Most probably banks... then it would, over the years, permeate over to the public... it would be gradual... might take 5 to 10 years.... I don't think we should be afriad of change.
rkt
While I still personally believe that linux is breaking up, I can also see unification in the horizon. The way Linux is maintained and the way UNIX was maintained were different in all possible ways.
Linux has been backed up with a process which is more democratic, unlike the older UNIXes which was essentially maintained by companies for economic reasons which I would call the true capatilist way of management.
FSF, Linus and the rest of the gang around the world play a very vital role in regulating code which was absent in previous UNIX.
However, thats just my feeling.... others might have a different view to it.
If I'm not wrong the magazine intends to pay those whos comment have been included in the final article. I'd be intrested to know how this kind of a task can be done without risking privacy of the users.
;-)
I don't mind malda giving out the actual email addresses, however I hope malda knows what comes next.
However, yes, I am very delighted to know something like this happened, and hope that the magazine also sends some contribution to malda for the website
rkt
Hi Bob,
I appretiate your arguments, especially about the fact that linux is actually a reincarnation of 30 year old technology.
However, I totally disagree to the fact that linux is a communist movement with Linux as the lennin. Linux is more about decentralised controll over the technology rather than anything else.
Democracy should, I think, be a better way of
describing the movement.
I respect microsoft and its products and I admire the amount of work
they have put into it. However the fear in people's
mind is not about the current microsoft products, its more about the
future. There is no democratic government which is
lead by a single party, because the people should always have an
option... so that the rulers always realise that they
have a responsibility towards the people. By saying that Linux would
loose to Microsoft because its like a "communist movement" is incorrect,
because all that the people are looking for is a viable alternative to
microsoft which would maintain a balance of
power in the IT world.
UNIX may be old, just like VAX/VMS is, and NT may be more popular
than Linux, but I still believe that world would move
in a manner to maintain a balance of power to a more democratic setup.
I don't think Linux would have got such a boost in
the last few months if IBM or APPLE had succeeded in their efforts of
putting thier OS to the public.
If linux does become more important tommorow (which I believe it
would) it would not be because of the developers alone,
but also due to people like you and other reporters of all magazines who
discuss linux daily. Some of them just want to focus thier anger
at a giant corporation, some of them like you and me, would try to
justify the linux movement, some of them might be big corporations who
want to support linux only becuase they disagree with microsoft.. and
still there are others who are linux fantics who would do anything to
prove that thier OS is the best.
I also happen to be an MCSE and a very-very big linux fan. I love
both products for thier own unique reasons and am watching the world to
see what they think about it.
Thanks again for the article... it did provoke some intresting thoughts.
Regards,
Royans
K2CFHE
I hate to say that... I got this message today.... I was surprised slashdot sent me the mail... and I didn't realise what it was untill I saw this article.
I hope we can find the culprit and take him to task.... else there would be no end to this spamming.
The site's down. Do I assume that the slashdot effect got it.. or does it have to be publicaly announced to believe that...
The biggest problem to indian industries is the problem of not being able to import Highly secure software for important services. Though banks can import after getting special export permissions from the US government, the US government has banned export to number of indian Organizations including the DRDO. It is logical that there should be a movement within india to build better products for encryption if US government does not agree.
FYI, India started building its own parallel supercomputers after US government stopped sale of thiers to india. I guess Encryption software will follow the same route.
I think it is good... however I'm not very optimistic whether DRDO will enforce these laws.
regards
rkt