Posted 11/20/2007 at 02:40:16am

wow, was this really a Ph.D. project at MIT? Not only is it a stupid idea, but this man is blatantly selling the tools to violate EVERY ISPs TOS. Plus, people have been splitting their high speed connection into multiple dial-up connections for several years now (I remember reading an article on how to set up a Linux box to do it). This is just a rough hack if you ask me...not something for which a Ph.D. would be awarded. Maybe a pretty front end so a dumb ass can be an administrator. haha

Posted 11/15/2007 at 06:51:32pm

Ask yourself about the type of software vendors that target the Linux community. Three specific programs come to mind. AutoCAD, Maple, and MATLAB. Now, many programs like this are available for Windows or Mac, but, of the few commercially supported programs available for Linux, most are of this nature. This is because they know the kind of people that use Linux (i.e. Engineers, Scientists, etc.). If your main concern when choosing an operating system is "video editing apps", then you should be fine with Windows or Mac. Now, run along and edit your little video and post it up on youtube.

Posted 07/05/2007 at 03:18:33am

I'm gonna try and respond to two previous posts... pcfxer... Linux was originally based on Unix in more than just directory structure. For example, how it handles ACLs and simultaneous users. Also, when you say that Linux has "bribed companies for development code with the agreement that they will not share the code with any other open OS", this is completely untrue. You have to remember that no single person owns Linux (Linus has the right to the name). Hundreds or more people own code contained within it. So this is not possible. For the record though, many companies do write and maintain code within Linux. For example, AMD, Intel, HP, Dell, IBM, Blizzard, and many more have dedicated Linux developers on staff and entire departments dedicated to it's development. And any OS, even Microsoft, could use the code as it doesn't violate the GPL. Also, you need to do your homework on Macrokernels. Finally, if you're just going to complain about Linux, why don't you just leave it to the scientists, engineers, and computer nerds and go back to playing your little games over in the windows world. NathanielM... Welcome to the world of Linux. If you are in new, you are correct in picking Ubuntu. Also good luck with trying to get the Vent client working...i tried to no avail several months ago. It will run, but ALSA (audio) would not work with it. About the command line issue, I would highly recommend Linux Phrasebook by Scott Granneman. It is a small, pocket-sized book, but has everything for the beginning CLI hacker. You should also be aware that the standard command line is BASH on 99% of Linux Distributions, so any book you can find on that will also help you. Also, one word of advice...READ. Read like there is no tomorrow. In my experience, the Linux community will not even give you a second glance if you haven't done your basic homework. Good Luck and Godspeed.