Ian Butler wrote:
My brother is somewhat of an authority on Linux. However, I know nothing about it
I run Slackware on my machine, no frills, no issues, does the job quick and easy.
Ubuntu is the most common release. It's freeware and it's UNIX-based, but it's so complete, well-supported, and built that it shares almost nothing with the other distros. It's very similar right out of the box to OS X.
Fedora and Debian are the next most common, the former a little more user friendly. And then you have Gentoo, Mint (whose dev head is an anti-semite, so I stay away), and a host of other releases, all of which vary in terms of user-friendless, frills, and stability.
Lastly you have a handful of function specific distros, like one's that are designed to be used for a sole purpose, like handling databases or web servers.
Speaking of servers, Apache, which can be run on you name it, is by far the most common, and I'd be surprised if this site used anything else. It's a little bit of a kludge, but it's got everything and anything. There are a couple of other options though, like lighttpd and node.js, which tend to be lightly built, but very fast.
You can oppose the actions of the Israeli government and not be an anti-semite
EDIT: although I don't particular like him distributing Mint with a condition such as that either
You don't know the whole story. A bunch of people obviously got mad about this, and when they pushed him, he came back with a whole bunch of anti-Semitic shit, about how Israel wouldn't exist if Jews weren't secretly in control of everything, how we are so rich we might as well just buy something closed-source, etc., etc.
Of course, I forgot the best part. You couldn't write a functional operating system without inputs from Israelis...RSA is kind of necessary...
Deadpool wrote:
Of course, I forgot the best part. You couldn't write a functional operating system without inputs from Israelis...RSA is kind of necessary...
Wait, why would you need RSA in the operating system?
Deadpool wrote:
Of course, I forgot the best part. You couldn't write a functional operating system without inputs from Israelis...RSA is kind of necessary...
Wait, why would you need RSA in the operating system?
Not in the operating system itself, but in any useable distro you have to provide support for encrypted communications. So unless he wants to not include OpenPGP, any browser, or any of the many other things which are needed in everyday life, then you'd need to include RSA.
Ian Butler wrote:
Alright, let's go see about that new school today... keep your fingers crossed for me
Good luck.
And stop hating smoking here people, it is just one of sins which harrms us and some of us still like it. It is not like only thing to blame and something that killed Jesus and Kennedys.
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 22-10-2012 06:50
Christer wrote:
I finally passed the 1000 posts mark! Now give me my award!!!
On a more serious topic: Reddit is down. What to do?
Don't know what to do with all this new-found free time!
Praise Danny Pate's absolute greatness all over the interwebz ?
As in:
Our Lord, Danny Pate, hath created the land of France in only 23 on his bike, resting only twice.
To our Lord, we praise that thou should bless us with your heavinly magic.
Oh Lord, that you are Danny Pate, we bless thy bike and bless the road you riding on,
DANNY
Once upon this Tour so dreary
As he cycled weak and weary
A yellow jersey came tapping
tapping at his hotel door
It's nice and golden, Pate had spoken
But all too easy, nevermore.
Edited by cactus-jack on 22-10-2012 22:47
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
If you could ride as hard as Danny Pate,
You'd do 500 watts for 3 days straight.
He's the greatest cyclist in the United States,
When he shows up, he'll win the race.
While he seems to garner lots of hate,
Sky has recognized his valuable trait.
Challenge him in a race? You just sealed your fate.
He'll eat your lunch and clean your plate.
While Danny may not be well known,
In his race results, his talent is shown.
I understand he's not the next Lance,
but you must respect a podium in the Tour de France.
If only he were given a chance,
By this point he would have much more fans.
The masses may never consider him "great",
But in my heart I hold a special place for the one and only, Danny Pate.
Jesleyh wrote:
How 's the new school Ian? Better than the last one?
Too early to say, but I guess: yes
However, I did forget how it was like waking up this early and having a full day of school
Thanks for asking, man!
EDIT: After the first real lessons I have to say it kind of sucks. What a bunch of assholes and dumbasses. What a bummer...
Edited by Ian Butler on 23-10-2012 12:37
