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by loginusername 11y ago
Author of WinAmp.
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by loginusername 11y ago
Don't need Windows to download the video. Not sure about playback. It's 742MB ".asf" file. ffmpeg, ffplay, mplayer, ...? http://msrvideo.vo.msecnd.net/rmcvideos/249344/249344.asf
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by loginusername 11y ago
Good tip. Also, there are options that can be built from source (e.g., BSD) so that all that cruft is not installed by default. IME, 8 GB SD cards are not needed; 1 GB and smaller can suffice.
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by loginusername 11y ago
To summarize, there exists at least one person who wants to write their own tools, or at least use open source tools. For at least this one person, downloading closed source software from the chip manufacturer is not satisfactory. The comme
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by loginusername 11y ago
I could be mistaken but I think, not too long ago, openssl.org used to redirect to openssl.net. And if I recall correctly, it was http://openssl.net not https:// . Is it possible there have been some changes in recent
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by loginusername 11y ago
Maybe you have a very poor understanding of your systems, or you have given up trying to understand them. Or maybe you think that because any attempts at understanding systems are in your opinion "difficult", other users should &q
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by loginusername 11y ago
I do not use Linux on a day to day basis as I said multiple times in these threads, nor do I consider the popular Linux distributions as a good example of small(er) software. They keep getting larger. Some have said the larger Linux distri
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by loginusername 11y ago
Any program that is constantly being updated and/or re-released is, for me, the one I'm more wary about trusting. As an example, look at djb's software. After a period in the beginning, you do not see the constant releases
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by loginusername 11y ago
Ah. I always thought it was a reference to "ISP's" and the general public getting access to Usenet. Thanks for the clarification.
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by loginusername 11y ago
The way I remember "Eternal September" was giving UNIX shell accounts to incoming university students. The problem is when students graduate; no more shell account. Then what?
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by loginusername 11y ago
"The greater the code size the greater the probability of bugs." Right. I think we are done here. Microsoft Windows is larger than any OS I know of, and only keeps growing. To answer your question, I am using a text only browser
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by loginusername 11y ago
Yes.
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by loginusername 11y ago
Alright, I think we have reached agreement. Software that is "smaller" than Microsoft Windows. It exists. I prefer such "smaller" software and use it every day. For me, it is "practically useful". I regularly
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by loginusername 11y ago
"People are sick and tired of crappy software." Hallelujah.
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by loginusername 11y ago
"There are versions of Windows with no GUI." Do they run in VGA textmode? I have used a program called "window" and today I use tmux but neither of those come from Microsoft. How do I obtain one of these versions of Micr
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by loginusername 11y ago
What difference does it make what small software program I am using? You do not believe such a program exists? Or maybe you want to critique the program? That would be typical commenter behavior, but it is totally irrelevant to the discuss
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by loginusername 11y ago
"How do you know this?" As a user, I don't. It's closed source. That's the point. What users have is only circumstantial evidence. And then there is the marketing and PR, such as the NYT article. One of original
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by loginusername 11y ago
I agree. Which is why I do not understand how anyone can claim Windows is not "closed source" in the sense of the opposite of "open source", as that term is commonly understood in this forum. Maybe they were being sarc
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by loginusername 11y ago
Of course. Though I'm sure you are not the only Microsoft employee who has used OpenBSD. At one point, after the Danger acquisition, Microsoft HR was advertising a position for a NetBSD developer. Are there any rules about using a non-
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by loginusername 11y ago
Are you saying you are unaware of any program that can post text to a web server that is "small"? If all you are aware of is large software, then your statement that "All software is large" makes more sense. "All so
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by loginusername 11y ago
Again, you mention Linux. I do not use it. How is it relevant to my comment? And then there's this mythical "average user". But what does that have to do with me and my own solutions? I know only one user: myself. I know
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by loginusername 11y ago
In contrast to others, this is a comment that reflects truth. The only points I would contest are 1. that "a bunch" is effectively the "same thing" as large software. A "bunch" can vary in number and quality.
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by loginusername 11y ago
Or I could just use an open source alternative that does not require jumping through such hoops. One where I can edit and compile the source, run it and redistribute it, too. All for free. But I guess all that is also possible under this
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by loginusername 11y ago
Nope. Maybe you can explain? My comment was about closed source versus open. Popularity is only relevant to the extent someone would argue Windows is not the easiest target but rather the most frequent one, due to its popularity, i.e., use
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by loginusername 11y ago
OK, I'll bite. What do you think is the easiest? Keep in mind what I said about configuration. Distinguish configuration from source code. Proper configuration s within the user's control and can be anticipatory and preventativ
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by loginusername 11y ago
A well-deserved endorsement from a Microsoft employee. (Assuming your HN profile is up-to-date.) The kernel I start with is indeed derived from the same one that project started with.
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by loginusername 11y ago
Perhaps you could explain how the statement "All software is large" "furthers the conversation"? How am I supposed to respond to that? You think that false statement is a respectable "response" to a comment on
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by loginusername 11y ago
If the code were ever released in a form that I could compile myself, and I could omit the parts I did no want... then I might be interested in Windows. Given that MS is a very successful company that got to where it is today based on close
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by loginusername 11y ago
Maybe Redhat's configuration was at fault? I have seen popular Linux distributions where interfaces are enabled and have programs listening by default. I, the user, never asked for that. This is one reason I do not use Linux distributi
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by loginusername 11y ago
Not sure what Linux has to do with my comment. Are you assuming I use a Linux "distribution"? Sometimes I have done so, but only occasionally when I need to check something on Linux. Anyway, I am missing your point.

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