Singularity OS
Hello chaps :) I just saw this on the net about a new OS from M$ called Singularity. What do you think of it thus far? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/174267/microsoft-releases-robust-new-operating-system.html
Re: [Fwd: Open-Hardware]
There are a small number of people that command respect in the IT industry and as far as I know, Richard and Theo are two such people. I am sure that if people like you began to endorse open source hardware more people would move in that direction. I remember reading a quote from Sun about modern hardware becoming more like software all the time which was why they decided to release a processor as open source. Even if this were not the case I find it surprising to read you distinguish what should and should not be classed as free (if one can kick it there is no need for it to be free). What does it matter if a product is hardware or software as to my mind the same principles apply in both cases. What about the software that runs on a given piece of hardware such as BIOS, etc. A. On 01/01/2008, Richard Stallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious how you can recomend an OS, like gNewSense that only runs on non-free hardware, that has required non-free software to be used in it's creation? How do you do these things? Perhaps I do them the same way. The term non-free hardware is misleading, because the issues that divide free software from non-free software do not apply to hardware. There are no copiers for hardware and it has no source code. As for Intels use of non-ree software, I am sorry for them, and I hope that someday they will be able to move to free software.
Programming Course
I have read some (time does not allow me to read it all) of the threads about C vs.C++ and would like to know if anyone here has worked through the courses from either of the following people and if so, what did you think? I read in the thread with Linus's thoughts of C++ but am curious that if he is correct the bugs have not been fixed as I am sure there are enough talented people out there. http://www.coronadoenterprises.com/ http://computer.howstuffworks.com/c.htm Thanks in advance. A.
OpenBSD from scratch
Hello all, I am sure many of you will be familiar with the web-site Linux from scratch (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/) which is fine for those who wish to use Linux but is has anyone here tried it with Open? A.
Open hardware.
How much modern computer hardware is fully open source or at least has fully open interfaces that allow anyone to create device drivers? I Sun and another company (Anglo-Italian firm Simply-RISC) released a processor based on Suns offering but has anyone else? Would you be more inclined to buy a machine based on open source hardware rather than proprietary products such as Asus, Intel and AMD? A. http://www.sun.com/processors/opensparc/ http://opensourceblog.itproportal.com/?p=166
Re: Remembering Jun-ichiro Hagino
This thread is the first I have heard of him. Who is (or was) he? A. On 01/11/2007, frantisek holop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hmm, on Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 12:04:37AM +0100, ropers said that How would people feel about creating a Wikipedia article for Itojun? Surely his IPv6 work makes him notable enough? eg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itojun it all comes down to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Notability my life is too short to fight with WP admins. he is mentioned explicitly in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6 (with edit link) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OpenBSD_developers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvi and so on. -f -- excellent day to have a rotten day.
Re: : expansion of FAQ# 1.10 re OpenBSD as a desktop system
I know what you mean, I have to use Flash 9 :S A. On 15/10/2007, Raimo Niskanen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 12:25:46PM -0700, Karsten McMinn wrote: On 10/11/07, Nick Holland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally, I absolutely LOVE the fact that OpenBSD doesn't support flash natively. I think that's a great selling point for using it on a desktop. Oh, but you not only like flash, but demand it. That's ok, that's your measure of desktop, it's my measure of annoying. Are there some places I can't go? Yep. I rather suspect they lose more by not having me than I do by not having them. I'm in the same boat as you, however youtube/google video are the best argument for flash. adobe should thank them, and possibly myspace for keeping their macromedia pipe dreams alive. Perhaps the best, but not the only. Flash i all over the net. E.g to see the weather forecasts from the Swedish Meteorology and Hydrology Institute (SMHI), you need Flash 8. Just a few months ago you needed Internet Explorer as well, but they are aware and improving... But Flash 7 via Opera and Linux emulation in OpenBSD does not cut it, alas :-( OT noise I know. This thread climaxed on Henning's earlier post. -- / Raimo Niskanen, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB
AMD Quad Core
Has anyone here used a new Quad Core chip from AMD (or indeed Intel) and if so, how do they run with OpenBSD? A.
OpenCVS
1. Who here knows about OpenCVS? 2. How is it used? 3. When will it be released? Will it be released at the same time as 4.2? Regards, A.
Virtualisation
Hello there, Does OpenBSD support virtualisation where multiple computers operate as one single virtual system rather than just one system running as multiple virtual systems? I am thinking of buying a series of blade systems which I want to run as one single system to offer redundancy for increased reliability. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which would be the most suitable ones to choose? I know Sun advertise Solaris as being capable of this but don't yet know about xBSD. I rather like Sun Microsystems kit but have yet to decide which I will go for. It will be used for a high volume network so will need something with a high bandwidth capacity. Regards, A.
Re: Virtualisation
I want to use it for a mixture of web-hosting, virtual servers, etc. but also for running a new online game. I want to ensure (as much as is possible) that a system fails for whatever reason the workload running on it is automatically redistributed across the remaining systems. A. On 10/09/2007, Jason Dixon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 10, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Adrian Fisher wrote: Hello there, Does OpenBSD support virtualisation where multiple computers operate as one single virtual system rather than just one system running as multiple virtual systems? I am thinking of buying a series of blade systems which I want to run as one single system to offer redundancy for increased reliability. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which would be the most suitable ones to choose? I know Sun advertise Solaris as being capable of this but don't yet know about xBSD. I rather like Sun Microsystems kit but have yet to decide which I will go for. It will be used for a high volume network so will need something with a high bandwidth capacity. There are clustering features in OpenBSD (e.g. CARP) and in ports, but it doesn't support a whole-system method of clustering. It would help to know what you're trying to support via aggregation and redundancy (bandwidth, databases, application servers, etc). By the way, what happens when your blade chassis craps out? ;) --- Jason Dixon DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net
New user help
Hello there, I recently began to read about OpenBSD with a view to installing it on my home system (I am somewhat new to Unix) and while I was able to install the base system without any problems I was unable to find clear instructions or pointers on how to go on from there. I wish to install the system then install and use the KDE interface and use CVSync to update all source and follow the stable branch. I am confident that if someone was to send me details of how to accomplish this I would be able to learn much more about the system and how to use it. At the moment I use Ubuntu and come from an M$ background so want to learn as much as possible. I sometimes make mistakes (as can be seen in my previous post but I am improving). Thanks in advance. A.
