Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] can't wait till microsoft tries this....

date posted 4th January 2004 22:21


Well, Nick's points where perhaps not the finest but on the other hand you
were very matter-of-fact about some things that was (quite obviously) false
and misleading and very much lacked phrases like 'in my opinion', 'i think'
and 'as far as i know'. Kinda like the arrogance you refer to. C'mon, grow
up, don't be offended - argue your points, say 'oops', it's not the end of
the world...

There are some very knowledgable (and opinionated, naturally) people on this
list who are keen to help, correct and point in the general direction of a
solution. Joining this list has meant having a team of experts at hand
willing to help when I've needed it and I for one make a point of listening
in to most exchanges - you're bound to pick up a few things..

And with that I'll say happy new year, thanks and goodbye for a while, was
very nice knowing ya'all, I'm starting a new permanent gig tomorrow, gonna
be heads down for a while...

Cheers,

Jakob

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Leonard" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] can't wait till microsoft tries this....


>
> oh i'm sorry.. i hadnt realised that I had joined a forum where people are
> just so rude and find every opportunity to have a go at other people..
>
>
> constructive critisism FINE.. arrogence and rudeness.. DONT THINK SO!
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Grimshaw" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 7:55 PM
> Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] can't wait till microsoft tries this....
>
>
> >
> > First of all, I'm proper *aghast* at your lack of understanding of what
> > you're talking about.
> >
> > Danny Leonard:
> > > Windows just isnt capable of handling the graphical intensity as it
was
> > > never built to carry that sort of strain yet linux although isnt
> designed
> >
> > Sorry, but that's crap. DirectX?
> >
> > > to handle intense graphics can easily cope with it thru various
> avenues..
> > > eg editable kernel and add-ons and most of it is open source.
> >
> > Regarding Linux, it *is* designed for it (ever heard of DRI?) - it's in
> the
> > kernel for chrissakes.
> >
> > > For instance.. TiVo uses Linux as its operating system as it can
handle
> > the
> > > video/audio capabilites along with all the connectivity and
> housekeeping.
> >
> > TiVo uses GNU/Linux because it's cheaper and easier than using/licensing
> > Windows.
> > People certainly do use Windows for Personal Video Recorders (normally
> 98 -
> > a good trade between stability and size-of-footprint). Not to mention
you
> > can get, like, hardware to do all that tricky TV handling.
> >
> > > Linux uses what memory it needs not everything it has all at once
"just
> in
> > > case" like windows therefor much most stable and dynamic.
> >
> > Be honest - you have *no* idea what you're on about.
> >
> > > As for the OS being stored on the DVD games, not sure on that one..
its
> > > possible i guess as there is the physical capacity but seems rather
far
> > > fetched as it would take a LONG while (in comparison) to load the OS
> >
> > That's exactly what I thought - you'd be taking a speed hit
unnecessarily.
> >
> > > environment just to load a game.. would probably make more sense
> > > to load the OS first and pass any variables eg game data etc to the
> > kernel.
> >
> > ...or to load a cut-down microkernel and let each 'game' load any extra
> > drivers that it needs.
> >
> > > There would have to be a resident OS to load the base OS anyway..
> > > just like BIOS on a PC.
> >
> > First up, the BIOS is *not* an OS.
> > Secondly, the BIOS does *not* load your OS (directly).
> > Finally, you'd just need a boot loader - which isn't an OS.
> >
> > > When u switch the box on it loads some form of environment to play
> normal
> > > dvd's or audio cds.
> >
> > Yes, it's a small image on the hard disk.
> >
> > > Yet Linux has GUI capabilites so could either be handled by W2K or
> Linux.
> >
> > No, Linux can run X, which provides GUI capabilities.
> >
> > - Nick Grimshaw
> > { if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. }
> >
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