The release date for this release is smack on the estimated release: http://www.mozilla.org/roadmap.html
In the past, mozilla builds were never released on schedule. They seem to be getting it right now.
I'm having serious deja vu here. I can vaguely recall an article posted previously on slashdot at sometime in the past before now, that mentioned something about a new linux kernel release. It seems that the kernel.org server(s) are unslashdottable. I'm downloading at 27kb/s. Why would they need mirrors? The server specs must be pretty good. I wonder what operating system they'd be using.
Yeah, but Warcraft III is a directx game. It may have some compatibility problems with wine. I'll wait until Warcraft III is released and see if someone can get it to run on wine. If so, I'll buy it, if not, there'll always be a native linux port of an RTS game called Kohan.
Sure you can recommend Redhat/Mandrake to a newbie and they'll be up and running in no time doing a lot of fancy things with gnu/linux.
But....
If they want to know all the sexy, intimate and crude details of gnu/linux then don't recommend Redhat/Mandrake, instead you should recommend Debian/Slackware but only if they are willing to print out a lot of documentation and actually read it. Debian is very well documentated. The only thing that sucks about Debian is that the software in the latest distro is pretty old but at least it's all proven stability. Debian and Slackware rock.
I've used Slackware 7.0 which I had to install using floppies and I don't have a big problem with doing that coz you should keep a bootable floppy lying around anyway. But seriously, is making a bootable cd-rom ISO too much of an ask?
Slackware is the best distribution in regards to having the most stable set of apps. It is as raw as FreeBSD.
The FSF should have put a representative of the FSF to replace RMS. This debate is pointless without a FSF representative because it's about a FSF license. They are using the term commercial software when referring to propriatry software. Shared source is both propriatry and commercial. Free software and open source software can both be commercial.
I agree. This should apply to all apps though, not just games. KDE and GNOME should agree on some standards so that they can interoperate. Things such as file associations and package management.
If you want a review on gameplay, you may as well read this review by gamespot.
Why not add a "Report Dead link" button next to each search result and have that site queued for indexing? This sounds very logical and yet it hasn't been implemented. Why not? Will there be too many dead links?
This is actually good for free software. I don't think any business in their right minds would subscribe to software.
Think about it. You're running a business and you want to make sure that it continues to run smoothly. Why would you make a business decision that could possibly result in not using the software that drives your business?
I'm glad MS is doing this. It will increase the effect of the free software revolution.
Thanks for your comment. I found your argument compelling. Damn, looks like I chose the wrong language to learn! I'll still stick with Java for now though. I want to program a few simple games and want to be able to give it to all the windows-only people I know and not hastle over writing portable C++ code and recompiling for each platform. I should learn C++ too since almost all GNU GPL code out there is in C/C++ and GCC is an awsome compiler. What the hell, I'll buy a book on C++!
Java is NOT more advanced in features then C++. I don't know where you heard this, or what kind of weed you were smoking when you came to this conclusion.
While I'm reading a book on Java ("Java 2": The Complete Reference, by Osbourne publishers) the author frequently makes comments on how Java differes from C++ in case a C++ programmer is reading. Every difference is an improvement. Could you please list the advantages C++ has over Java?
A couple of months ago, I decided to learn Java instead of C++. These are the reasons why I wanted to use Java instead of C++:
1) It was platform independent. I wanted to be able to create programs that didn't discriminate on the platform being used. Mac users and windows users should also be able to use any GNU GPL program that I write. Sometimes people can't choose their platforms. (Like me at work!)
2) It's more advanced in features than C++. It does the memory allocation and dellocation by itself. With a JIT (Just In Time) compiler, the code is as efficient as C++ programs so I've heard.
The only reason not to use Java is that it's proprietry. That bothers me but not that much because Sun is IMO a trustworthy owner and I believe they will keep the Java technology innovative. I would like Java to become a standard.
I'm an Australian and have known about this for about a week now. This is not going to stop Australians from gambling, only they're going to gamble on sites overseas. The wierd thing is, Australian gambling sites may allow only overseas gamblers to gamble and not Australians. Where's the logic in that? This was the exact point made by one of the owners of an Australian gambling site. He also said that it''s not going to make much difference because about 90% of his revenue comes from outside Australia. I'm glad theregister said what they said.
Yeah, I've seen that one. I'm Australian, but I was looking for world train news. Actually since my post I did a search on google and found this:
http://www.railjournal.com/
I've never been able to find a web site that is dedicated to news about trains. There are a lot of trains enthusiasts around. The stuff they have about trains on the net are just the web sites for publications (books and magazines) about trains.
MacOS X is good for Linux because it will encourage developers to port to a unix operating system or use java. An openGL-based game written for the mac would have little to no re-writing for Linux. Ditto with general applications.
As much as I like web sites adhering to standards, I much prefer the views of the anybrowser.org campaign. They go a step further than webstandards and ask that people create web pages that are as simple as practical and less sophisticated and much more accessible to people that have some sort of dissability. I think it is a bit impertinent for webstandards.org to ask people to upgrade their browsers. It is a case of innovation versus compibility.
I use Amaya to create my web page so I can be assured I'm sticking to standards and it never has any problems rendering in any browser. I also use the ALT paramater for my images. I don't put anything too fancy on my page.
Slashdot Mirror
The release date for this release is smack on the estimated release:
http://www.mozilla.org/roadmap.html
In the past, mozilla builds were never released on schedule. They seem to be getting it right now.
I'm having serious deja vu here. I can vaguely recall an article posted previously on slashdot at sometime in the past before now, that mentioned something about a new linux kernel release. It seems that the kernel.org server(s) are unslashdottable. I'm downloading at 27kb/s. Why would they need mirrors? The server specs must be pretty good. I wonder what operating system they'd be using.
Yeah, but Warcraft III is a directx game. It may have some compatibility problems with wine. I'll wait until Warcraft III is released and see if someone can get it to run on wine. If so, I'll buy it, if not, there'll always be a native linux port of an RTS game called Kohan.
Sure you can recommend Redhat/Mandrake to a newbie and they'll be up and running in no time doing a lot of fancy things with gnu/linux.
But....
If they want to know all the sexy, intimate and crude details of gnu/linux then don't recommend Redhat/Mandrake, instead you should recommend Debian/Slackware but only if they are willing to print out a lot of documentation and actually read it. Debian is very well documentated. The only thing that sucks about Debian is that the software in the latest distro is pretty old but at least it's all proven stability. Debian and Slackware rock.
You can also download Microsoft source code here. BTW the parent of this post should modded as funny, not as informative.
My 7.0 isn't bootable. Perhaps you meant 7.1 onwards?
I've used Slackware 7.0 which I had to install using floppies and I don't have a big problem with doing that coz you should keep a bootable floppy lying around anyway. But seriously, is making a bootable cd-rom ISO too much of an ask?
Slackware is the best distribution in regards to having the most stable set of apps. It is as raw as FreeBSD.
The FSF should have put a representative of the FSF to replace RMS. This debate is pointless without a FSF representative because it's about a FSF license. They are using the term commercial software when referring to propriatry software. Shared source is both propriatry and commercial. Free software and open source software can both be commercial.
But to access their secure areas of the web site:p ?content=help_what_do_i_need_to_register.htm
http://www.gateway.gov.uk/help/0/help_template.as
Looks like they are not consistent with stating what browsers you require.
I agree. This should apply to all apps though, not just games. KDE and GNOME should agree on some standards so that they can interoperate. Things such as file associations and package management.
If you want a review on gameplay, you may as well read this review by gamespot.
Why not add a "Report Dead link" button next to each search result and have that site queued for indexing? This sounds very logical and yet it hasn't been implemented. Why not? Will there be too many dead links?
This is actually good for free software. I don't think any business in their right minds would subscribe to software.
Think about it. You're running a business and you want to make sure that it continues to run smoothly. Why would you make a business decision that could possibly result in not using the software that drives your business?
I'm glad MS is doing this. It will increase the effect of the free software revolution.
Thanks for your comment. I found your argument compelling. Damn, looks like I chose the wrong language to learn! I'll still stick with Java for now though. I want to program a few simple games and want to be able to give it to all the windows-only people I know and not hastle over writing portable C++ code and recompiling for each platform. I should learn C++ too since almost all GNU GPL code out there is in C/C++ and GCC is an awsome compiler. What the hell, I'll buy a book on C++!
Java is NOT more advanced in features then C++. I don't know where you heard this, or what kind of weed you were smoking when you came to this conclusion.
While I'm reading a book on Java ("Java 2": The Complete Reference, by Osbourne publishers) the author frequently makes comments on how Java differes from C++ in case a C++ programmer is reading. Every difference is an improvement. Could you please list the advantages C++ has over Java?
A couple of months ago, I decided to learn Java instead of C++. These are the reasons why I wanted to use Java instead of C++:
1) It was platform independent. I wanted to be able to create programs that didn't discriminate on the platform being used. Mac users and windows users should also be able to use any GNU GPL program that I write. Sometimes people can't choose their platforms. (Like me at work!)
2) It's more advanced in features than C++. It does the memory allocation and dellocation by itself. With a JIT (Just In Time) compiler, the code is as efficient as C++ programs so I've heard.
The only reason not to use Java is that it's proprietry. That bothers me but not that much because Sun is IMO a trustworthy owner and I believe they will keep the Java technology innovative. I would like Java to become a standard.
Could someone explain why these 2 aren't included in this release? Has it not been tested by Redhat or something?
The Suse FAQ shows how to pronounce it.
The ZDNet article talks about how Linux fans are defending the GNU GPL license over the BSD license.
I'm an Australian and have known about this for about a week now. This is not going to stop Australians from gambling, only they're going to gamble on sites overseas. The wierd thing is, Australian gambling sites may allow only overseas gamblers to gamble and not Australians. Where's the logic in that? This was the exact point made by one of the owners of an Australian gambling site. He also said that it''s not going to make much difference because about 90% of his revenue comes from outside Australia. I'm glad theregister said what they said.
Yeah, I've seen that one. I'm Australian, but I was looking for world train news. Actually since my post I did a search on google and found this:
http://www.railjournal.com/
I've never been able to find a web site that is dedicated to news about trains. There are a lot of trains enthusiasts around. The stuff they have about trains on the net are just the web sites for publications (books and magazines) about trains.
MacOS X is good for Linux because it will encourage developers to port to a unix operating system or use java. An openGL-based game written for the mac would have little to no re-writing for Linux. Ditto with general applications.
As much as I like web sites adhering to standards, I much prefer the views of the anybrowser.org campaign. They go a step further than webstandards and ask that people create web pages that are as simple as practical and less sophisticated and much more accessible to people that have some sort of dissability. I think it is a bit impertinent for webstandards.org to ask people to upgrade their browsers. It is a case of innovation versus compibility.
I use Amaya to create my web page so I can be assured I'm sticking to standards and it never has any problems rendering in any browser. I also use the ALT paramater for my images. I don't put anything too fancy on my page.
let's play billiards with the planets and meteors.
Here's a sound file straight from the horses mouth (Linus Torvalds):e l/SillySounds/english.au
http://kernel.mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/linux/kern