Posts by yossarianuk
339 posts • joined Wednesday 3rd September 2008 18:13 GMT
Linux makes sense.
Yes windows 8 proves that Linux makes perfect sense. The file manager in KDE and Mint beat the shit out of any version of Windows.
I used 'power' shell once and wept.
Posted in Happy 23rd birthday, Windows 3.0
For people who knew no better
Window 3.0 was so far behind the Commodore amiga at the time it was like the system were from different decades.
Windows was (and still is) for people who like wasting their money on an infective system because they know no better.
Re: Every call you make with Skype gets copied to MS servers
Why does this suprise anyone ?
After all its very likely their OS also has backdoors.
With closed source software you would be silly to assume there is not a backdoor..
Re: On the rare occasion that I use Explorer ...
So is everybody running Google Chrome - the code came from KDE's browser...
Re: “advance the bold vision”
If you want actual choice your running the wrong OS.
Linux you do have choice , kde cinnamon, elementaryos are all great usable desktops (most are except unity/gnome3) - also the kernel is appartantly 1/2 a decade ahead of the Windows one...
http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-msft-developer-admits-linux-is-faster-than-windows-7000015236/
Re: Inquiring minds want to know
It will be in Ubuntu (or if you have sense Kubuntu) by 13.10 - however anyone can run it right now.
Of course you can compile it yourself (I also do compile my own to get the old oss sound modules...) or if your not skilled in this are you can use the mainline ppa
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/
- i.e you can get it now.
I imagine Arch will have the kernel days after the final release also.
Re: More and better support for 64-bit ARM chips
With ARM Hardware beware, if your stupid enough to actually fund Microsoft any pay for a Windows 8 based ARM device you don't even have the choice for installing most versions of Linux - thanks to MS's anticompetitive (and shortly no doubt to be declared illegal in the EU) policy of making it mandatory that the user **cannot** disable secure boot on ARM based H/W.
Be it a tablet, desktop, laptop, server..
The other day it was announced that the ISS were replacing the OS used from Windows to Linux
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112844374/linux-windows-xp-os-iss-international-space-station-opslan-051213/
If they had today chosen to install Windows 8 on ARM hardware in the first place they would not have the choice to replace the OS with Linux in the future (at least most versions), you are stuck with Windows like a terminal disease thanks to secure boot, you can't even install Windows 7.
i.e if an organisation today made the decision to today run Windows 8 on ARM based hardware (servers, laptops, etc are coming out now) then they would not have the choice to run (most versions of) Linux on it in the future.
i.e the use of Windows is a shortsighted solution that may bite your ass in the future.
To see a good post as to why MS's kernel is about 1/2 a decade behind Linux see this interesting post from a Windows kernel dev - explaining why Windows kernel is far behind alternatives.
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=74
Adults use opensource
So they actually have control on their products.
choice - unlike with Windows
I absolutely hate Unity, however the Ubuntu base is great and swapping desktops is easy (Kubuntu I find better than Windows 7 to work with)
And that is the great thing about Linux in general, you actually have choice.
Windows 8 users, what choice do they have?
If you running a Nvidia card and not running any Gnome3 based desktop (like Unity) FPS in games is higher in pretty much all games I have tried in Linux - just use a non crap desktop.
https/vpn
We have detected https/vpn usage on your internet connection.
Please deposit your harddrive to the local police station for full investigation...
I take it your happy for dissidents in Iran/China, etc to be rounded up (due to not having Tor)?
This country is only a few steps away from anyone who wants *any* privacy online from needing systems like Tor.
Moral to attack a wearer ?
If there are going to be idiots basically being mobile CCTV camera would physically attacking the wearers of such devices be a moral thing to do?
Pointless idea - Tor already has a fix
All I can say is 'try it' - its pointless - it will be be a waste of money to even try.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/04/tor-traffic-disguised-as-skype-video-call-to-fool-repressive-governments/
"Computer scientists have released a tool that disguises communications sent through the Tor anonymity service as Skype video calls, a cloak that's intended to prevent repressive governments from blocking the anonymous traffic."
Tor is still used in Iran/China (even though there has been a recent attack against obfuscated bridges - https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2013-April/002089.html
https://twitter.com/torproject/status/325252563987488768
Re: @VaalDonkie - *tax payer forced funded* monopoly?
I have a problem with being forced to fund a company that damages innovation for all and doesn't pay its fair share in Tax.
What I mean is the fact that schools, hospitals, police, etc are all using Windows desktops still when there is absolutely no need (better) free alternatives exist. his is due to the fact they got a monopoly during the 90's when competition didn't really exist and use tactics outlined in the Halloween documents (at the end of the 90's) to keep their position by ensuring that competition cannot viably exist and 'customers' get locked in forever.
I'm going to have a major issue when schools/public services want to spend my hard earned money on their Windows 8 'upgrade' , unless they stop using Windows that is where they are heading.
Re: Linux support techs
Maybe its time to stop thinking that you need a Windows environment.
This could be a great thing if they abide by the GPL.
This could be a great thing if they abide by the GPL....
Unlike out silly country where the tax payer is forced to fund a known monopolist patent troll through tax, the Chinese tax payer could fund innonvation and technology improvements the entire world can use.
What I mean is the fact that schools, hospitals, police, etc are all using Windows desktops still when there is absolutely no need (better) free alternatives exist. his is due to the fact they got a monopoly during the 90's when competition didn't really exist and use tactics outlined in the Halloween documents (at the end of the 90's) to keep their position by ensuring that competition cannot viably exist and 'customers' get locked in forever.
I'm going to have a major issue when schools/public services want to spend my hard earned money on their Windows 8 'upgrade' , unless they stop using Windows that is where they are heading.
Re: Possible additions
But no where near as easy as Windows.
Most Linux vulns require local access to exploit.
Unlike Windows.
Re: Huh.
You do realise that more or less all applications / games run regardless of what desktop your running ?
Re: Mark, you keep punching that straw man...
> Changes to Windows and MacOS over the years have been incremental and careful.
Sounds a lot like KDE (since v 4.0 at least) - you know the desktop that a lot of Windows Vista/Window 7 features were 'lifted' from (i.e the menu for a start)
Every few months a new, slightly better more refined version comes out.
After using KDE for a while most users would feel limited using Windows 7 (I am not even going to mention the Unity clone - Windows8)
No - Gnome is the Chernobyl of fail - always has been
It is Gnome that is unusable substandard crap, not the Linux desktop.
KDE is by far the most useful desktop I have used for any os.
Just use KDE
Kde has the fastest .pdf viewer built in.
It uses next to no resources, its built into the desktop and doesn't have the terrible security bugs that the offical reader does.
Running Linux may be change my hatred of .pdf's I used to have when running the Mcdonaldsoft OS.
Posted in Top tools for junior Linux admins
Arch Wiki
The arch wiki (and to a lesser degree the gentoo wiki) are some of the best tools to look for info - regardless of what distro your using IMO
https://wiki.archlinux.org/
If your a sysadmin who has to deal with 100+ Redhat based servers I suggest spacewalk - it is by far the best tool of its type.
Here's a nice one liner - shows top 10 highest connections through iptables (using for a bridging firewall..)
tcpdump -tnn -c 20000 -i br0 | awk -F "." '{print $1"."$2"."$3"."$4}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr | awk ' $1 > 100 '
Re: @AC 02:46
I bet you have only tried it on Windows .... Try it on Linux it is not shit.
It is better to work with than Chrome IMO - copy and pasting bulk text for example works better with Firefox.
Whoever said opensource didn't innovate?
Its quite amazing the amount of people running a fork of KDE's built in browser.
Its a shame that more of you aren't running the full desktop though - it is the most usable to work with IMO.
Taxpayers money
Should be used to fund a drone strike against the ultimate patent troll - Microsoft, rather than funding a company that hinders innovation for all.
Only an idiot would run the official Adobe reader
You would have to be some sort of special case you actively go out your way to install Adobe reader on Linux when so many better alternatives exist.
The default Reader in KDE (okular) is far far far faster, uses less resources, and don't come with the special adobe sauce that renders all security obsolete.
Even the poor gnome users (one step away from windows8) have a far better default browser.
I used to hate pdfs when I used Windows, not so on Linux. (same goes for general life)
Re: KVM is free and performs better
If you do the following I bet you performance is better (to do this you need to choose advanced setup when building a vm - if using virt-manager)
- Use Virtio for Disk bus (and net)
- Set 'Performance Cache settings to . Cache mode 'none'. IO mode 'native' (this is with LVM however also works for qcow images)
- Set Linux vm's io scheduler to noop and set the KVM host scheduler to deadline.
Try it - I bet your performance will increase (by as much as 50 - 60 %) in IO speed.
KVM is free and performs better
I see VMware as the Windows of visualisation.
KVM performs better, in the sense that performance is better inside the vms on identical hardware/same amount of vm's per server.
The only are KVM is lacking is management tools - OVirt 3.2 will be out shortly and will support live (usable) snapshots (i.e not an LVM / SAN snapshots) but actual live snapshots that can you used as a full backup without turning off the VM on a standard SATA drive - something I don't believe VMware can do...
The lack of ANY license costs is a bonus too.
Re: If it isn't broken...fix it until it is....
Yes you can, you can disable UEFI on most devices...
Apart from ANY ARM based Windows 8 device, its mandated (for anti fair competition reasons) that you cannot disable Secure boot (which uses UEFI).
ANY Windows 8 ARM device you have no choice... (but its your fault for buying such a piece on unusable crap.) As well as preventing you run Linux wil also prevent you running any older version of Windows.
calibre : http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/06/is-calibre-the-vlc-of-ebook-reader-software
Linux is the same price.
Kubuntu (everyone in our office is using this now), Ubuntu, Debian, Centos are all the same price....
Re: Surprise
Most kernel vulnerabilities require local access....
This is the main difference between Windows and Linux critical vulnerabilities.
Windows you just have to be plugged into the net to be owned - most Linux kernel vulns require physical access or even a non root account in the first place.
Lightweight Linux (Bodhi Linux)
I have a crappy Samsung netbook. It came with Windows7 starter, this was completely so slow it was unusable.
Ubuntu faired a bit better but was still so slow.
I tried Bodhi Linux (which uses E17) and its insanely fast! Really snappy, in fact its like your using a different machine - more responsive than most people's Win7/Ubuntu installs...
If you have an old netbook try Bodhi Linux, you may surprise yourself.
Meanwhile KVM gets more developers
Another reason to stick with KVM. The amount of developers working on KVM is increasing....
Aside from the :-
-better performance
- the lack of any license costs (quite a major thing really)
- the flexibility (sorry vmware doesn't come close)
- the ability to take live snapshots, not like VMWARE live snapshots as mentioned here http://bulldogdata.com/2012/08/why-vmware-snapshots-are-both-good-and-really-really-bad/ - real full online disk snapshots (that can be used as a full backup)
i.e : http://www.linux-kvm.com/content/first-look-virtual-machine-online-disk-snapshots-coming-fedora-18
Ovirt 3.2 will be out in the matter of days which is comparable to the vcentre app.
No one cares
If it doesn't run on Linux and makes it incompatible for Linux users to open its not being installed in our office.
The people in charge of IT dept's nowadays are fed up of incompatibility issues with Microsoft software.
I cracked it!
Turns out to be an extremely high res photo of goatse man
Re: He stuck to his convictions.
Alan Cox was not only Linux no.2. He was also British, arguably the most famous British kernel hacker on the planet.
Know anyone British and famous that works @ Micrsoft - cos I don't.
Re: ANY closed source software might have secret back doors
Yes and so are many components of Apple and even Windows (the Windows TCP/IP stack I believe was originally 'lifted' from the opensource world) - like them It doesn’t mean that Barracuda devices are opensource though.
If the components were GPLv3 they would have to be though I believe.
Re: Well this is certainly....
Can only assume your a Windows user and used to running systems with backdoors
So the tax payer should just keep funding a patent troll that prevents innovation and makes inferior software.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
North Korea are not Microsoft fan's either.
They have the superior 'Red Star OS' for a start.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS
Re: Have you ever noticed OS X and iOS run on Apple devices only?
2 major differences with Micrsoft.
1. Apple don't have 80 - 90 % desktop market share - Microsoft got their monopoly when there was no viable competition - now Microsoft do their upmost to prevent fair competition - the tactics are fully outline in the Halloween Documents - patent attacks against Android and secure boot are prime examples of these tactics
2. All tax payers fund Microsoft whereever they like it or not - Apple not so much.
Re: Welsh on KDE since 2003
Another example of why using free opensource software is better.
It doesn't matter it supporting something is economically worth it, there is far more change of a minority language being supported in KDE than any other desktop I have seen.
Most distro's still ship with ddate (the discordian calendar) ....
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 62nd day of The Aftermath in the YOLD 3178
If you use Linux you can.
Re: Linux users.....
Linux is the only OS you can support without funding a patent troll therefore making it the most moral.
Re: Oh, I love this!
... Speaking actual facts.
If anyone has used KDE and actually wanted to use the official Adobe reader they need urgent help
Re: Oh, I love this!
> Acrobat Reader is another example of "free" meaning "not as good as something there's a market for"
If you run a Linux distro the native pdf readers are infinitely better than Adobes piece if crap reader, far faster (I mean far far far faster), less memory usage, far less size file in the app and generally far less exploits than the official adobe reader.
i.e KDE uses okular, Since running Linux I barely even hate .pdf format any more.
p.s We can have the official adobe reader also on Linux but you would have to be messed in the head to do so.
