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Comment Re:Good...? (Score 1) 279

by baffle on Friday February 14, 2014 @01:05PM (#46247265) Attached to: Ubuntu To Switch To systemd

From what I've read about systemd it seems like a better system, and it sure helps with the fragmentation situation. Hopefully RH/Canonical can decide on Wayland vs Mir as well..

Comment Not a violation (Score 1) 295

by baffle on Friday July 29, 2011 @11:41AM (#36921998) Attached to: Emacs Has Been Violating the GPL Since 2009

I don't think it is a violation of the GPL before the distributor of the binaries say "No, you can't have it" or fail to deliver within a reasonable timeframe.

Comment Re:IBM or not... (Score 1) 68

by baffle on Wednesday September 01, 2010 @04:24AM (#33433236) Attached to: HP Snaps Up 3PAR For $2 Billion

Yes, I was mainly thinking about the Engenio rebrands, should have clarified that. DS4300/DS4700/DS4800. As you said N is just NetApp.

Comment Re:Why? (Score 1) 68

by baffle on Monday August 30, 2010 @06:36PM (#33420860) Attached to: HP Snaps Up 3PAR For $2 Billion

3PAR makes the best SAN I've ever touched. I use SANs from EMC, HP, IBM and NetApp; 3PAR wins hands down. Only feature I miss is NAS functionality like NetApp.

I think this was a wise move by HP, as long as they are able to keep key personnel in R&D and not fuck things up.

HP: Please bury EVA.

Ubuntu Picks Upstart, KVM 97

Posted by kdawson on Monday February 11, 2008 @11:05PM from the their-own-sweet-way dept.

derrida writes "Because the traditional System V init daemon (SysVinit) does not deal well with modern hardware, including hotplug devices, USB hard and flash drives, and network-mounted filesystems, Ubuntu replaced it with the upstart init daemon. Several other replacements for SysVinit are also available. One of the most prominent, initng, is available for Debian and runs on Ubuntu. Solaris uses SMF (Service Management Facility) and Mac OS uses launchd. Over time, Ubuntu will likely come to incorporate features of each of these systems into Upstart. Furthermore, heading in a different direction from its main rivals, Ubuntu Linux will use KVM as its primary virtualization software. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server both use the Xen virtualization software, a 'hypervisor' layer that lets multiple operating systems run on the same computer. In contrast, the KVM software runs on top of a version of Linux, the 'host' operating system that provides a foundation for other 'guest' operating systems to run in a virtual mode." Slashdot shares a corporate overlord with Linux.com.

Comment Ignore it.. (Score 1) 778

by baffle on Monday November 12, 2007 @05:02PM (#21327959) Attached to: Non-Compete Agreement Beyond Term of Employment?

I just ignore signing it for so long that they forget. Works like a charm, every time.

New Version of Gmail Being Tested 227

Posted by Zonk on Sunday September 23, 2007 @05:13PM from the every-solid-companion dept.

Keith writes "Gmail was launched on April 1, 2004, and has revolutionized the way many of us use email. The interface has remained largely untouched since it launched, but get ready, it's soon to undergo a change in what they describe as a 'New Version'. Only a select few people have access to use the new interface — mainly employees and trusted people outside the company called 'Trusted Testers'. From the ZDNet blog entry: 'Google lets every-day users who are fluent in both English and another language translate small snippets of English text into the language of their choice. This is how they can offer services in several languages without spending a dime on professional translators. Unfortunately, exposing sensitive information in this manner makes it hard to keep a secret. One of my readers, who wishes to remain anonymous, stumbled across an interesting snippet of text (which I confirmed exists) spilling the beans on a new version of Gmail that is either currently being tested, or about to be released to testing in short order.'"

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