Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th Oct 2010 21:54 UTC
Well, it's been a while since we've opened this particular jar (box is not historically accurate) owned by Pandora. Desktop Linux... Yes, that ever elusive readiness of the desktop that is Linux-powered. Some story on ComputerWorld argues that the desktop Linux dream is dead, and apparently, the story is causing some stir on the web. Well, paint me pink and call me a lightbulb, but of course desktop Linux is dead. However - who gives a flying monkey? Linux is being used by more people than ever!
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RE: One person makes a valid point dramatically better.
by vivainio on Tue 19th Oct 2010 09:11
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Member since:2008-12-26
Linux Meego Splashtop.
Three words. Important meaning.
Lot of laptops are coming with Splashtop. A fast start Linux. Meego will provide software to Splashtop.
When does that land 2011. So yes there is a dramatically better plan. Lot are trying to write Desktop off at this stage. It still has not played it last cards.
Three words. Important meaning.
Lot of laptops are coming with Splashtop. A fast start Linux. Meego will provide software to Splashtop.
When does that land 2011. So yes there is a dramatically better plan. Lot are trying to write Desktop off at this stage. It still has not played it last cards.
This. With a splashtop-like solution, people can have their cake and eat it too (have a fast, lean operating system that boots in seconds for everyday tasks, and also a full system with all the corporate malware installed for situations where you need it).
Android is besides the point, as success of Android doesn't really help Linux in any way (unless all you care about is kernel).
RE: One person makes a valid point dramatically better.
by viton on Tue 19th Oct 2010 10:32
in reply to "One person makes a valid point dramatically better."
Member since:2005-08-09
Lot of laptops are coming with Splashtop. A fast start Linux. Meego will provide software to Splashtop
I recently bough HP Mini 210 netbook (1.83Mhz Atom470 with 2GB ram).
It has splashtop.
But it is almost non usable. Browser occasionally hangs for a few seconds. I just type url and it appearing only after annoying delay. It has a problems with national text encoding. So I just disabled it.
BTW W7 runs fine on it.
RE[2]: One person makes a valid point dramatically better.
by oiaohm on Tue 19th Oct 2010 11:00
in reply to "RE: One person makes a valid point dramatically better."
Member since:2009-05-30
Lot of laptops are coming with Splashtop. A fast start Linux. Meego will provide software to Splashtop
I recently bough HP Mini 210 netbook (1.83Mhz Atom470 with 2GB ram).
It has splashtop.
But it is almost non usable. Browser occasionally hangs for a few seconds. I just type url and it appearing only after annoying delay. It has a problems with national text encoding. So I just disabled it.
BTW W7 runs fine on it.
I recently bough HP Mini 210 netbook (1.83Mhz Atom470 with 2GB ram).
It has splashtop.
But it is almost non usable. Browser occasionally hangs for a few seconds. I just type url and it appearing only after annoying delay. It has a problems with national text encoding. So I just disabled it.
BTW W7 runs fine on it.
Yes know issue. The combination gets on top of the problem. Meego addition gives Splashtop the means to swap out a defective browser also broader testing of applications. Splashtop currently has to provide and test all the provided applications.
Splashtop without Meego is nothing compared to Splashtop with Meego.
Ie the "Meego will provide software to Splashtop" is kinda critical. Look at the meego you have what if you could just pull out the bad software and put in stuff that works. Yes Splashtop technically could fire up virtual machine and run windows as well. A virtual machine provided from Meego App Stores.
I did not mention that the complete start up process for most distributions completely replaced by the end of 2011 if not sooner at current development rates.
systemd is quite a major change. Linux is starting to say good by to its Unix history. Yes should this happened sooner. Even the historic hang over of X11 server from the Unix days could be by by as well from the Linux desktop world by the end of 2011.
The cards are just starting to be played on the Linux side.
Some are even talking about Linux Desktops not having a text mode at all. Graphical as soon as the boot loader ends. This is not a Unix idea.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/25/13 0:45 UTC
"So in summary... Google has pulled the plug on support on a protocol they've helped popularize, after years of promising interoperability, for reasons that are dubious at best, and in a way that leaves people who don't jump to the new Hangouts app unable to talk to their contacts without any feedback that their IMs aren't getting through... And they've done that with no warning to anyone. I imagine there's a bunch of people out there wondering where some of their buddies have gone, or why their messages aren't getting responses, because this isn't documented anywhere." Google really messed this up. Such a dick move.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 23:59 UTC
The Tizen Greek Community has some screenshots of a very recent build of Tizen running on a Samsung GT-i8800. It looks wholly unremarkable.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 22:33 UTC
Joint statement to The Next Web from Microsoft and Google: "Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update the new YouTube for Windows Phone app to enable compliance with YouTube's API terms of service, including enabling ads, in the coming weeks. Microsoft will replace the existing YouTube app in Windows Phone Store with the previous version during this time." Good to know these children stopped acting like little pricks. Can we have full Google support in Windows 8 now, please?
Linked by Howard Fosdick on 05/24/13 21:41 UTC
Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr, the microblogging and social networking website, for $1.1 billion USD. Tumblr offers little revenue but lots of eyeballs if Yahoo can monetarize them. Now Yahoo is bidding for Hulu, the streaming video service. After years of ineffective responses while Google, Facebook, and others took large chunks of the online advertising market, Yahoo is fighting back. Can Yahoo reignite the momentum it had at the turn of the century? What do you think?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 14:44 UTC
"Sources have described iOS 7 as 'black, white, and flat all over'. This refers to the dropping of heavy textures and the addition of several new black and white user interface elements." I couldn't be happier.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/23/13 23:22 UTC
"Ilja van Sprundel, a security researcher with IOActive, has discovered a large number of issues in the way various X client libraries handle the responses they receive from servers, and has worked with X.Org's security team to analyze, confirm, and fix these issues."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/23/13 22:04 UTC
"Google is facing a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said." Sucks to be Google today, apparently.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/23/13 22:01 UTC
"In the midst of the major press blitz surrounding its annual I/O Conference, Google dropped some unfortunate news about its instant messaging plans. In several places around the web, the company is replacing the existing 'Talk' platform with a new one called 'Hangouts' that sharply diminishes support for the open messaging protocol known as XMPP (or sometimes informally Jabber), and also removes the option to disable the archiving of all chat communications. These changes represent a switch from open protocols to proprietary ones, and a clear step backward for many users." That's why I always say: only suckers trust companies.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/23/13 17:52 UTC
"The wave of departures is a sign of internal struggle, but amidst all the bad news, there is a glimmer of hope. According to an anonymous HTC executive cited by WSJ, the crucial HTC One is selling 'pretty good so far'. The executive revealed that HTC sold about five million One units since launch, a performance that is deemed encouraging. However, sales have been limited by the persisting supply issues that still plague the production of the HTC One." Finally some good news for HTC. Five million units amidst supply constraints is very impressive.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 22:23 UTC
"Sony gave the PS4 50% more raw shader performance, plain and simple (768 SPs @ 800MHz vs. 1152 SPs & 800MHz). Unlike last generation, you don't need to be some sort of Jedi to extract the PS4's potential here. The Xbox One and PS4 architectures are quite similar, Sony just has more hardware under the hood. Weâll have to wait and see how this hardware delta gets exposed in games over time, but the gap is definitely there. The funny thing about game consoles is that itâs usually the lowest common denominator that determines the bulk of the experience across all platforms. On the plus side, the Xbox One should enjoy better power/thermal characteristics compared to the PlayStation 4. Even compared to the Xbox 360 we should see improvement in many use cases thanks to modern power management techniques." AnandTech does its usual in-depth thing.More News »
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Linux Meego Splashtop.
Three words. Important meaning.
Lot of laptops are coming with Splashtop. A fast start Linux. Meego will provide software to Splashtop.
When does that land 2011. So yes there is a dramatically better plan. Lot are trying to write Desktop off at this stage. It still has not played it last cards.