tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post3192294584824167311..comments2023-05-10T17:32:28.225+02:00Comments on The Beez' speaks..: Beware of so-called Linux proponentsThe Beez'http://www.blogger.com/profile/14718864828133872589noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-32923540589344792392009-04-07T19:42:00.000+02:002009-04-07T19:42:00.000+02:00I use Linux soley. I don't own Windows or Mac ...I use Linux soley. I don't own Windows or Mac OS.<BR/>True, it is NOT 1998 - one doesn't get stuck editing config files as much, but it's still required, unless you're really lucky, or have have a simple set-up. True, progress has been extremely fast (think back 5 years ago). It's much better, but it's still not where it needs to be. MythTV - easy to config, right? No one ever HAS to edit xorg.conf to get something working? I did w/ my last install. I shouldn't have had to, since there are controls in the DE that are supposed to adjust things. Samba? Sometimes it works right away, depending on the distro, but still, w/ in the last year I had to hack at that stupid config file several times on different installs. Mom (special example, I'll admit) wouldn't have her Linux Mint latop printing thru her Windows PC, if I hadn't known what to do. Code is better w/ open source, but often times design is lacking & distros are just 'off-the shelf' components slapped together. I'm not bashing anything here, I'm just stating what I think are real reasons Linux & FOSS aren't on 90% of PCs in the world. We need to stop looking for conspiracies & always being on the defensive. There are real reasons why FOSS & Linux aren't dominating. Price is on our side. It's not all fear of change; it's not because MS is just out to get us. If OSX were some free linux distro,or their DE were a free download, do you think the world would be using Windows a all? Get what I'm saying?M3EEKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905354566208104931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-12690484396057149042009-03-31T07:40:00.000+02:002009-03-31T07:40:00.000+02:00First of all, nice article. It's good to hear this...First of all, nice article. It's good to hear this kind of thing. FUD and authors of FUD should be openly discredited and humored.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, anybody who complains about having to edit a file is a user and should not be allowed to admin any system. Well, maybe a fax machine. Actually, I take that back. These days you can ssh into the fax. OK, so go admin your pencil. Arg...<BR/><BR/>Go back and study or bury your head in the TV. I am sick and tired of the noise of the masses of clueless people. I now understand projects that do not want to use forums and choose mailing lists or IRC, etc. Web 2.0 sux. Let's quickly move on to web 3.0 so that the users are completely out of touch, where they belong, in this point and click world they live in.simshttp://actually.ibuildsystems.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-15423695695832409722009-03-31T06:00:00.000+02:002009-03-31T06:00:00.000+02:00If it's a windows patch, you probably do need to r...If it's a windows patch, you probably do need to restart.<BR/><BR/>As the above poster said, unless it's a kernel patch (or maybe a libc patch), then you don't need to do a reboot on *nix. Given that most exploitation happens fairly high up in the stack (ie. at the server process or web application level), critical kernel/libc updates aren't common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-54910679502449657642009-03-30T21:53:00.000+02:002009-03-30T21:53:00.000+02:00patches?Why should you need a restart for a patch?...patches?<BR/><BR/>Why should you need a restart for a patch?<BR/><BR/>unless you're talking about a kernel patch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-24477713097371163542009-03-30T19:37:00.000+02:002009-03-30T19:37:00.000+02:00Uptime like 384 days might be a sign of unprofessi...Uptime like 384 days might be a sign of unprofessionalism as patches should be installed at least quarterly. <BR/><BR/>Low uptime of windows server might be partially explainable by higher freq. of patching required by Windows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-5639440450936029522009-03-30T11:25:00.000+02:002009-03-30T11:25:00.000+02:00Presumably this kind of blog is paid for by a size...Presumably this kind of blog is paid for by a sizeable back-hander in a pub car park somewhere?DWLhttp://www.legg.uklinux.net/genesis_roller_coaster.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-23430103629344981462009-03-30T05:13:00.000+02:002009-03-30T05:13:00.000+02:00@M3EEKSEditing config files by hand? Dude, 1998 c...@M3EEKS<BR/><BR/>Editing config files by hand? Dude, 1998 called, and they want their argument back. Linux is about as "out of the box and onto the 'net" as Mac OS is these days. Arguing otherwise only shows that you either haven't bothered to try Linux lately (which means you're unqualified to comment about it) or you have a vested interest in keeping the Abusive Monopolist of Redmond afloat.<BR/><BR/>No matter, though; commoditization is a difficult force to overcome. It may be taking a long time but it's happening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-90178383371724310872009-03-30T00:04:00.000+02:002009-03-30T00:04:00.000+02:00Yawn.I'm really tired of this kind of thing.Th...Yawn.<BR/>I'm really tired of this kind of thing.<BR/>There are black-hats hiding among us! Conspiracies everywhere. It's war, you know?<BR/>I exclusively use Linux - Mepis & LinuxMint, and you know what? I have yet to encounter more than a few FOSS applications & Linux Distros I'd be willing (if I had to) pay for. Id est: the quality for an AVERAGE end-user is subpar & never gets beyond beta quality. There's no one in control of direction & quality. Developer's think forcing end-users to edit config files is happy, time-wasting perfection of design. Elegance & ease of use are for suckers. That's the nature of FOSS. You get what you pay for.<BR/>amaroK 1.4 I'd gladly pay $20 for. Evolution, if I used an email client. Open Office? It's on par w/ MS Office 2003 in quality & function.$30? OSes? I don't know.<BR/>It's not FUD that prevents widespread adoption of Linux & FOSS; it's Linux & FOSS that does so. We've come a long way, but till a complete, elegant, fully functional, truly production-quality os shows up (Android?) that the general population just has to have, we're still servers & hobbyists. Non-integrated elements slapped together do not a great OS make. Netbook OS? Windows XP. We missed that boat after a short ride back to shore (Thanks gOS for chasing away a whole bunch of users!).<BR/>There's no way in Hell my Mom would be using Mint on her laptop if I (geek) weren't around. FOSS, in general? I'm not really sure. <BR/>These are a few things to ponder, instead of looking for the enemy among us & lying to ourselves & the world about the FOSS & Linux Utopias.M3EEKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905354566208104931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-29266168150764443962009-03-29T20:34:00.000+02:002009-03-29T20:34:00.000+02:00Dear Mike,Due to the pervasiveness inherent to FOS...Dear Mike,<BR/><BR/>Due to the pervasiveness inherent to FOSS, you have quite an uphill struggle ahead, take a deep breath and tackle your slippery slope head on. I hope FOSS continues to supply you with useful tools to carry out your livelihood, the way it does with countless others the world over, bringing with them the means to improve your understanding of them, something that is somewhat more difficult to do with closed source software.woodbastwick roadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-35921873515656071952009-03-29T20:17:00.000+02:002009-03-29T20:17:00.000+02:00It's a well known 32 bit counter overflow,(2^32-1)...It's a well known 32 bit counter overflow,<BR/>(2^32-1)/60/60/24/100<BR/>497.10<BR/><BR/>However, it doesn't cause the computer to reboot. So, if your box has been up nearly two years and your upgtime shows only 90 days then add 497 to it to compute the real number of days it has been running.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-21636170639879021752009-03-29T19:49:00.000+02:002009-03-29T19:49:00.000+02:00Some people are just too scared to try something n...Some people are just too scared to try something new. They also usually have some inertia as well, and they better stick to it vs. seriously investigating an alternative, especially if it is a better one in so many categories.<BR/><BR/>This explains why their minds will find and collect some facts or just out-right assumptions to support their "stickiness" to their status quo.<BR/><BR/>We should not blame Michael for his inability to change his status quo quickly. Instead we should encourage his free spirit to try new things. Mike, find time, make it work. You won't regret it. ;-)<BR/><BR/>On the different note, just installed ubuntu 9.04 netbook remix beta on my Asus Eee 901. Boy, this thing flies! Wow! Out-of-the box it recognized everything on my Eee. I am lovin' it. ;-) It should show Mike that FOSS is even better from a business perspective too, because it allows to quickly react to market changes and deliver a basically new version of OS that meets a new category of devices, such as netbooks or MIDs. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks to all FOSS developers and supporters!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-90348245592417713702009-03-29T19:45:00.000+02:002009-03-29T19:45:00.000+02:00You, my poor misguided friend, are a retard.You, my poor misguided friend, are a retard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-1964878172602608562009-03-29T19:24:00.000+02:002009-03-29T19:24:00.000+02:00Haha this is from his own resume."Migrated a multi...Haha this is from his own resume.<BR/><BR/>"Migrated a multitude of Windows NT/2000 systems to Red Hat Linux to lower TCO and enhance system stability and performance."<BR/><BR/>So he says there is no proof of Linux being more stable or having smaller TCO?<BR/><BR/>And it surely does have in many cases. French police Gendarmerie Nationale declared 70% savings this year on IT budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-57600120708857435252009-03-29T18:43:00.000+02:002009-03-29T18:43:00.000+02:00Why do people post links to security reports from ...Why do people post links to security reports from 2-5 years old? 2 years in software development is a lifetime and those reports are no longer valid.I am herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958892827977536161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-83688350412138289412009-03-29T18:11:00.000+02:002009-03-29T18:11:00.000+02:00Well, what really can you expect when you read a b...Well, what really can you expect when you read a blog or article than hearing some one's opinion leaning one way or another? I think the real word of advice you should be giving than discrediting another article is simply say remember these are all opinions. I recommend reading plenty from both sides of the gate, and figure out for yourself the solution to whatever problems you may have that each operating system can condone.<BR/><BR/>Some times, both can solve your problem, so then you really should make a pros/cons list for your specific situation, and see what your boss says. But hey, that's my opinion, just like this is your opinion about the other guy's opinion which was about another guy's opinion. Gotta love opinions.Xackeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650348991141441828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-18486761228470035122009-03-29T03:05:00.000+02:002009-03-29T03:05:00.000+02:00Great article.Great article.Debianeronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813856659277593071.post-20941394790179318432009-03-28T22:06:00.000+01:002009-03-28T22:06:00.000+01:00Its been a while but I think I heard somewhere tha...Its been a while but I think I heard somewhere that Linux uptime counters reset to zero* after 348 days. So unless my memory is faulty or they fixed that the real figure could be much much higher.<BR/><BR/>* Some BSDs have the same problem others don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com