Well, I used teh google and found out that it's a commercial product but that it's also open source. Actually, it's Free Software, apparently GPLv2.

So what I get from this is that this is basically dm-cache as a module. Yes? Hmm, either I need to install more deps, or this isn't going to work on 3.11

Not only is the kernel never done, but the GUI is worked on by completely different people. I don't know the name of your logical fallacy, but I like to call it the GNOME and KDE fallacy in nerdland. If all those people just worked on one DE, it would be great right? No, it would suck horribly. Too many cooks with their own ideas. But you're even farther off the mark because you want people who like to write kernel code to write application code. That's like asking a cabinet maker to build you a house... or asking an ordinary carpenter to build your cabinets. Either one can probably do the job, but they're specialized for a reason.

Requiring a component that isn't just found on your distribution's LiveCD is a recipe for nightmares later if something goes wrong. Your suggestion is wholly inappropriate for anyone who might ever have to work on their computer.

This is precisely why I have not even tried to implement it, even just to see if it's good. This requirement is a complete non-starter, and I have never heard any technical reason why it is a necessity. Indeed, if the idea is to cache blocks, then you should be able to cache any kind of blocks. If that is unworkable within this architecture, the project should be thrown away and reinitiated by someone with some standards. Forcing a new format on users that won't be back-compatible with older kernels and distributions when it's not necessary is completely unacceptable.

Sad, though, because I really want what it does. Perhaps someday dm-cache will make it into mainline. It does what we want it to do, but it's not mainlined and it only appears for some kernel versions - looks like 3.0.8 is the latest.

I see a whole lot of ego on slashdot. This post is a great example. How the fuck would you even know if someone plugged 90V into the headphone jack, to get up and kick their ass like the supreme badass you believe yourself to be?

A popular rebuttal on slashdot. But based on a logical fallacy.

Your logical fallacy is attacking a straw man. Nobody is calling for the elimination of security checks. We are calling for the elimination of the TSA, and the placement of security checks back in the hands of airlines and airports. The TSA has been shown to be more effective at being criminal than at catching them, and as such should be abolished as a cure worse than the disease.

Bullshit. You take them to the bathroom with you. Tell anyone who asks about the bag that you shit yourself. You're about to exit polite society anyway.

Not really. Without a massive, heavy, bulky custom hitch, they can't really carry a generator big enough to make a difference. It would also substantially affect handling.

people are writing books and selling them with no DRM right now. You're just piling on the FUD.

I read it as an assertion that this was an example of that kind of behavior.

You don't have to jump straight into writing books, or painting murals. You could begin with lesser works, and build a reputation.

They have to offer the work at a price which the customer is willing to pay, and the conditions are part of the payment. People are not going to dance the hokey pokey to see a movie. They'll see a different movie, or read a book, or fuck.

Congratulations, you just advocated slavery, including for people who were wrongfully convicted. How does it feel to be a would-be slaver?

That's not what most hackers do, though. Also, prison is for violent criminals. People who represent a clear, immediate danger to others. People who you can not deal with any way but murdering them or locking them up.

I think you mean legal requirement. You're always required to drive in the non-passing lane lest you be an asshole. You're only legally required to let people pass in some places. And in most places, you won't get ticketed even if a cop has to pass you on the right.

Uh, we have that already. I don't know if you've noticed, but you can live much better in this country on minimum wage than you can making the median wage in a lot of other countries. And we already have a bunch of people who do nothing in their spare time but watch shitty TV, drink shitty beer, and fuck. Sounds like low-level, low-brow hedonism to me. It requires neither education nor pride.

As long as people have to work for luxuries, some people will work.