To the space station and beyond with Linux21 (5/25/2013 3:43:31 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Summary: The International Space Station's laptops are moving from Windows =
to Linux, and R2, the first Linux-powered humanoid robot in space, is now u=
nder-going in-flight testing.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nic... Melzzzzz
Another article about Windows 8 fiasco1512 (4/19/2013 9:16:20 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.zdnet.com/windows-its-over-7000013964/
"
Most people in our recent debate over the future of Windows 8 thought
that the operating system could be saved. I'm sure many people in 1491
thought that ... Melzzzzz
win 7 easilly infected2111 (1/26/2013 5:11:35 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I have win 7 in VM and didn't installed antivirus, cause
it is rarely used and after AV installation trojan detected...
It was used all in all about two hours...
Earlier I needed IE to access my bank account... Melzzzzz
EnhanceIO: New Solid State Drive Caching For Linux012 (1/14/2013 9:36:32 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy "
A commercial company has opened up their Linux driver that is based
upon their SSD (Solid-State Drive) caching software product. This code
is designed to use SSDs as cache devices for traditional rotati... Melzzzzz
Help optimize nbody bench program (c++ sse2 intrinsics)327 (10/12/2012 6:53:14 PM) comp.lang.c++ I have succeed to optimize nbody program to be faster
than c++ what we have on shootout site currently
but is still slower than intel fortran ;)
http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u64q/performance.php?test=... Melzzzzz
gcc, spectral-norm benchmark faster without optimizations248 (10/3/2012 11:02:03 PM) comp.lang.c++ This program
http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u64q/program.php?test=spectralnorm&lang=gpp&id=6
is faster when compiling without optimisations
centos 6.3, gcc 4.4.6, Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz
[bmaxa@bmaxa spectral... Melzzzzz
To go with Go or C/C++?19011 (5/1/2013 2:05:35 PM) comp.lang.c++ Don't worry, this is not about some religious language war. I'm just lookin=
g for some advice from some C/C++ people who can judge better than me since=
my experience in C/C++ is very limited. I have been d... jeti789(34)
Ubuntu 13.04: Downgrading Nautilus the easy way1306 (5/8/2013 12:03:35 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy The version (3.6) of the Gnome file manager that comes with Ubuntu 13.04
is a real dumbed down POS, since a couple of its mandatory functions
have been removed.
Thus downgrading to a previous version is ... ml2mst5794(984)
[OT] Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer593 (5/22/2013 4:52:53 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Many seasoned Windows users dislike Windows 8 because of the not so
beautiful MetroUI, which gives the illusion you are working with two
distinct desktop environments.
It was a matter of time for a indep... ml2mst5794(984)
To the space station and beyond with Linux21 (5/25/2013 3:43:31 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Summary: The International Space Station's laptops are moving from Windows =
to Linux, and R2, the first Linux-powered humanoid robot in space, is now u=
nder-going in-flight testing.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nic... mel2515(193)
G+ Advocates say Snit's philosophy is the right one2405 (5/29/2013 3:10:09 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy
That is right - use what works best for you. Might be a Linux based product
or a product from Microsoft or Apple. Whatever it is. Use what works best
for you.
What I have been saying for years - and in... usenet2(34878)
What happened to Linux? #25126 (6/5/2013 2:52:14 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.itproportal.com/2013/06/03/what-happened-to-linux/
Apparently, the author of this pathetically sad sounding article
concludes that "Linux will never win on the desktop because it was
insufficien... Ignoramus13376