PNG can be lossless, if you choose 0 for compression level - then the image is basically a bitmap when it comes to file-size (except png inherently supports Alpha-channel transparency).
Uh... PNG is *always* lossless, the compression level only affects the tradeoff between compression/decompression level and savings achieved (a la gzip -1..9). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics for more details.
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iustin
So pray tell me, what does the GPL *force* you to do?
So I see these benchmarks between expensive SSDs and cheaper harddrives, but I'm yet to see a benchmark between some more appropriate price configurations: SDDs versus mechanical harddrives in RAID with battery-backed NVRAM, where the random write penalty is much much lower. Does anyone know of any?
iustin
* Who is performing third party security audits (no one?).
... It always amazes me when people read a puff-piece full of buzzwords and devoid of any content, yet come away completely reassured.
Ah, but a "third party security audit" is all it takes for you to feel safe?
Given my experience with such audits, please, keep external auditors as far away as possible.
Look at the fmask and dmask mount options for the fat/ntfs family.
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iustin
RAM is very, very cheap now, less than £10 a gigabyte
This is a gross generalisation - that price is true only for small amounts of ram (a couple of gigabytes), where you talk about 1GB or 2GB sticks, and a mainboard with 4-6 slots.
Otherwise, please tell me how can I upgrade my computer from (let's say) 8GB to 128GB for only £120.
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iustin
Thus spake the master programmer: "After three days without programming, life becomes meaningless." -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"
