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Excellent post and writing style. Bookmarked.

2010-02-04T04:41:10.079+05:30

Excellent post and writing style. Bookmarked.

What can I say?? Your STILL a genius about compute...

2009-10-20T20:25:19.176+05:30

What can I say?? Your STILL a genius about computers :) keep it up..I'll be able to understand all your posts soon...haha just dropped by to say hi :)

well then you can just use the all in one sidebar ...

2009-07-29T10:38:42.051+05:30

well then you can just use the all in one sidebar plugin to slide it :D instead of the jetpack :P

You don't get a "sliding" bar, with the bookmark s...

2009-07-24T19:23:10.167+05:30

You don't get a "sliding" bar, with the bookmark side bar, so you can slide that in and out, when browsing.

And another advantage of using the Jet Pack option, is that you can actually have a vertical tab bar for the slide bars that you create with Jet Pack. You can't get that done with the book marks :)

Thanks for the comment :)

it is braggin :D

2009-07-24T12:53:22.170+05:30

it is braggin :D

you don't need a jet pack for for this :P just add...

2009-07-24T12:50:05.831+05:30

you don't need a jet pack for for this :P
just add a bookmark for presence popout and then select open this in sidebar option :D

Hi all, the algorithms discussed here dont give an...

2009-07-20T04:28:27.535+05:30

Hi all, the algorithms discussed here dont give an eulerian path for any general undirected graph.

for example.

2-| |-5
| 1-4 |
3-| |-6

eulerian path should be: 1-2-3-1-4-5-6
first algos output could be(depending on ur input)
1-4-5-6-4-1-3-2-1 which is wrong of course.

Anyway Anonymous,Although u say that you don't kno...

2009-02-02T16:43:52.068+05:30

Anyway Anonymous,Although u say that you don't know WHO IS Yasith Vidanaarachchi, if u know u won't at least leave a comment,becos he's not one of those "third world country buggers"If you got any doubt the google with his name and you see who is he! Also there is no boasting in his post,he describes converting his laptop to a Windows free laptop so there is nothing bragging

Thank you for telling about dd & testdisk

2008-10-28T18:55:19.892+05:30

Thank you for telling about dd & testdisk

Warning, none of the posted solutions on this page...

2008-10-16T02:45:16.687+05:30

Warning, none of the posted solutions on this page actually produce a eulerian path, they might in some special cases but it's far from complete. Just wasted a few hours due to this, when I make a correct version I won't post it here.

Well, that C code doesn't actually change the syst...

2008-10-15T17:20:21.569+05:30

Well, that C code doesn't actually change the system time, does it? It just calculates what it would show in memory and shows it right?

And it isn't simply a matter of having >32-bit processor, right? I mean, I am sure most computers are 32-bit when we hit the Y2K problem before, and 32-bit was of course were able to handle Y2K, it is just that years were stored in 2 digits only!!

http://www.h-master.net/web2.0/image/(reflect)tuxv...

2008-09-10T17:44:58.800+05:30

http://www.h-master.net/web2.0/image/(reflect)tuxvBETA.png

huh third world country buggers..they brag so much...

2008-09-10T16:36:53.718+05:30

huh third world country buggers..they brag so much about what they have...

u have no future dude...so sad to say... :P :P :P

well, the AXE calendar on the table says a lot abo...

2008-09-10T13:33:49.045+05:30

well, the AXE calendar on the table says a lot about your internet usage :D

All the Linux distro need unity to one, they are w...

2008-08-18T13:11:41.508+05:30

All the Linux distro need unity to one, they are wasting their efforts now everything that will remain as a hobbist OS.

Computers have standards for a reason.

Actually, Hans Reiser was born in California, ther...

2008-08-13T21:27:12.818+05:30

Actually, Hans Reiser was born in California, therefore, his nationality would tell you that he was not a communist, even if he believed in communism, which I doubt there's proof of.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Reiser

As far as evil goes, I suspect that if you consider donating software that anyone can change and use without paying for (isn't that sort of like charity, something that "good" people do?) evil, then you may be correct. But if you consider that people in a democratic society, hencetoforth implying a belief in democracy have commited crimes just as, if not more so, heinous, you realize that anyone is capable of horrible crimes. A famous senator killed a woman, supposedly on accident. He is still a senator. Weird, huh?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jo_Kopechne

And what about Microsoft employees? Well, just look at the information on this one.

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_073108WAB_redmond_murder_suicide_KC.1fbfa76.html

I don't know why you would blanket all open source developers as untrustworthy. Sure, we have our bad apples, but no society or group has a perfect record. And untrustworthy doesn't make any sense? What are they being/not being trusted with? At least you can see the code they write to make sure that you aren't being tricked into installing malicious software. Microsoft installs spyware on purpose. That seems more untrustworthy than any open source project could ever be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Genuine_Advantage

But I guess that's the beauty of the internet. You can remain anonymous and spew sensless garbage all over the place.

Jacob

Open source developers are evil and untrustworthy ...

2008-08-13T10:53:20.413+05:30

Open source developers are evil and untrustworthy communists. Hans Reiser, for example, the creator of the Reiser4 file system, was convicted of first degree murder on April 28'th, 2008.

Yasith needs to create a new blog from this one. W...

2008-08-11T23:53:33.518+05:30

Yasith needs to create a new blog from this one. We haven't had any writings in a while. But let's just break down what we have.

True, Linux is not structured THE SAME as Windows and Mac are in their development. When you come to think about it, though, this really creates a more rich line of software.

Open Source code is great for the masses because you have the most amount of people contributing to the development of that application. They realized very early on that they needed a way to keep a centralized tracking system of changes to the software. Hence, such tools as RCS (Revision Control System). Even Microsoft has a revision control system. But consider that Microsoft has limitations based on how many people they hire. Open Source has no such limitations because everyone that has a computer on planet earth (or beyond, if they know how to talk to our computers) could potentially write code to submit to open source projects. With billions of computers out there, imagine the possibility.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control

The same argument goes for Apple developers. Why do you think that Apple has a portion of some of their applications as open source?

http://developer.apple.com/opensource/index.html

If you use Wiki, you have used a RCS. (See link above)

How is this not structured?

Now, as for marketing, you are 80% correct. There are lots of companies that sell GNU/Linux products. More specifically, they sell a pre-packaged distribution that also gives support to that customer. You have your choice of Red Hat, SuSE, Xandros and PCLinuxOS, to name a few.

These companies may also package non-free (not open source) software, or software with a license incompatible with the open source ideal.

Red Hat has to market themselves. SuSE (made by Novell) has to market themselves. Etcetera. So, decentralized marketing does happen. GNU/Linux, as a whole, could not be peddled because that money would have to be distributed to many people throughout the globe that have contributed to what we consider to be GNU/Linux today. Linus Torvalds, the creator of the GNU/Linux kernel, is not the only person who writes code for the kernel. Many people have helped throughout the years. But all of the distributed kernels have been checked and revised by many people. Many people have put code into it. But Linus Torvalds is the ultimate decision maker on what is added to the kernel. How is that not structured?

And, by the way, thank you for sharing your opinion and noting that it is an opinion, not fact.

I don't think that anyone can claim to have accurate data on install numbers, but you are right that GNU/Linux is not the leader. It has been in third for a while. It will, sadly, probably continue to be in third place for a very long time because of people claiming that it is difficult to install and use, etc., etc. This, in my experience, has tended to be because people haven't actually tried to install and use it.

For a personal story, I made my wife install Fedora on her laptop, and she kicked and screamed the whole way. Just the other day, she says to me, "I can't believe how fast Linux is compared to Windows when I'm starting up my computer." And she never has any real problems with anything but SELinux. But even lots of smart GNU/Linux users don't understand enough about SELinux, which is why many people disable it.

Anyway, the point of the matter is that people don't give it a fair chance. They think that they have to be a geek to use it and know all of this command line stuff. That's just not true anymore. And people tend to forget that Windows even started with a command line.

Now, if I can stay on topic for a minute and a half, I'll tell you that when I set up Fedora or Ubuntu, I never saw the command line. All I had to do was click the "Next" button and type in my name. It really is that simple.

With Windows, you have to install Windows, then get the drivers, make sure the drivers are signed, rummage through install CD's until you find it, and get really upset that it doesn't "just work." Then, you have to install all of the extra programs with all of the CD's that make it operational. Windows doesn't come with Office. GNU/Linux does come with OpenOffice. It also comes with many other little things that Windows users just have to install from elsewhere. That includes antivirus software and the risk you take in operating a Windows system without antivirus software.

And here's a question for applerocks; Why does Mac hold so small a market share in the server realm? Even Apple themselves host their sites more on GNU/Linux or FreeBSD.
Note that this was news 4 years ago.

http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2004/12/07/mac_enthusiast_sites_hosted_on_linux_freebsd.html

On top of that, even Netcraft doesn't show one Mac server on their graph from July's checks.

http://uptime.netcraft.com/perf/reports/performance/Hosters?tn=july_2008

So, I guess that while individuals are still trying to get rid of the blue screen of death, companies who rely on their servers to be working all of the time seem to have figured out that GNU/Linux is doing the good job they need.

By the way, I prefer my IRiver PMP-120 so much to the IPOD. And it is GNU/Linux based. I have the source code to it and will be changing some of the features it has. Can you do that with your IPOD?

Hello darkness, my old friend,
Ive come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

Thanks for your time,

Jacob

me so loves linux :pIt reflects my persona :) I ha...

2008-08-09T11:19:46.678+05:30

me so loves linux :p

It reflects my persona :) I have customized it to my liking.

And yeah am no more a software pirate.

but don't show Pi off in public places. ;-)

2008-08-06T19:19:37.805+05:30

but don't show Pi off in public places. ;-)

Dumbass, OSX has way more marketing structure than...

2008-08-06T18:01:37.516+05:30

Dumbass, OSX has way more marketing structure than Linux. Notice that OSX is way more popular. There is a reason for that.

why does linux only control 5%

2008-08-05T19:32:50.153+05:30

why does linux only control 5%

with os x u can install windows and linux so u get...

2008-08-05T19:32:29.325+05:30

with os x u can install windows and linux so u get all three operating systems.

linux would be if it is easer to install, setup, g...

2008-08-05T13:14:13.245+05:30

linux would be if it is easer to install, setup, get drivers, and more software is made. its too difficult to become mainstream for now. it may seem easy to you or I but for the average person, it isn't. Thats why i belive that OSX is the POSSIBLE fiture, because it has what windows lacks and some features that make it easy to use. plus it has a few of the plusses on Linux. Linux is a great OS its just not ready for the every day consumer. BTW this is MY OPNION IM JUST SHARING!

Sorry, Linux is nice, but there is no structure to...

2008-08-05T08:08:21.563+05:30

Sorry, Linux is nice, but there is no structure to its development. That is why, even though it is FREE, it is sitting in third place behind OSX and Windows with little market growth. WAY BEHIND.

NO STRUCTURE.

That is why it can't beat windows or OSX as far as Marketshare goes.

No offense, but it has kind of an 'off brand' quality to it, historically, speaking.

Look, here's an example.

The iPod is soooo successful because of the structure of its market nature. There are other media players that do what the ipod does, but when people think media player, they think iPod. Get it?