More linux lies

[Contreras]

Sorry I haven't anything constructive to say to help...

If you want to be constructive then have a stab at the problem.

He wants to run virt-viewer on Windows 7 with USB support.

What would you do, Boo?

[darmstadt]

If you want to be constructive then have a stab at the problem.

He wants to run virt-viewer on Windows 7 with USB support.

What would you do, Boo?

Ask that nice Mr. Google:

SPICE - Download - Virtual Machine Manager Download

Cole Robinson: Spice USB redirection in virt-manager

[darmstadt]

IMHO Open Source has it's place but it's not in the Enterprise, IMHO!! It's not even worth it on the desktop since I was recently forced to use a Linux laptop and it was kin' awful, Scruff will confirm cos he got one too!

Not true in my experience. My last contract, practically all the desktops and mobile devices were Linux (Ubuntu) along with a fair bit of the infrastructure and no problems were had, in fact there were less than Windows. I think a lot of it is how you go about implementing it. I'm currently working on various Linux applications which run on systems larger than any Power/Intel system would ever be and quite a few very large corporations use it on a 24/7 basis with no problems.

Nearly everything on this site: http://www.zivit.de/DE/Home/home_node.html is an enterprise Linux system with 24/7 HA. That includes the agencies that it provides service for (which are very important ones)

[SueEllen]

No, it's because Linux is Tulipe.

Boo

You use the web don't you?

You use lots of electronic items with embedded systems don't you?

[stek]

You use the web don't you?

You use lots of electronic items with embedded systems don't you?

Agree.

Fine for running toasters.

[Boo]

If you want to be constructive then have a stab at the problem.

He wants to run virt-viewer on Windows 7 with USB support.

What would you do, Boo?

Give up.

I've spent far too many hours trying to port Linux applications to Cygwin and/or various Windows X-Windows ports to think it a useful way to pass time. Basically, whenever Linux comes into the frame I try to find a way to do something else instead.

Boo

[stek]

Give up.

I've spent far too many hours trying to port Linux applications to Cygwin and/or various Windows X-Windows ports to think it a useful way to pass time. Basically, whenever Linux comes into the frame I try to find a way to do something else instead.

Boo

You get what you pay for - free = (usually) shiite, paid for = (usually) works or comeback if it doesn't. Fine if it's a home project/Plan B with limited funds, but if it's a bank or nuclear power station, do you really trust a bit of code from some 14 year old with a kernel module to be inserted who's from The Country Formerly Known as Burma? Or China?

The monolithic kernel has had some stick, mainly cos it's not possible to to do 'Solaris/AIX/HP-UX on floppy' and tbf - even the monoliths now allow module inserts, but with some protection.

[SueEllen]

You get what you pay for - free = (usually) shiite, paid for = (usually) works or comeback if it doesn't. Fine if it's a home project/Plan B with limited funds, but if it's a bank or nuclear power station, do you really trust a bit of code from some 14 year old with a kernel module to be inserted who's from The Country Formerly Known as Burma? Or China?

The monolithic kernel has had some stick, mainly cos it's not possible to to do 'Solaris/AIX/HP-UX on floppy' and tbf - even the monoliths now allow module inserts, but with some protection.

Actually kernels modules tend to be written by people older than you from the West.

And companies do pay for them to do this........

[darmstadt]

Actually kernels modules tend to be written by people older than you from the West.

And companies do pay for them to do this........

Part of my current contract as a matter of fact. Next week I'l start working on a new kernel version, cross hardware platform, which will be used by many Fortune 500 companies

[Unix]

You get what you pay for - free = (usually) shiite, paid for = (usually) works or comeback if it doesn't. Fine if it's a home project/Plan B with limited funds, but if it's a bank or nuclear power station, do you really trust a bit of code from some 14 year old with a kernel module to be inserted who's from The Country Formerly Known as Burma? Or China?

The monolithic kernel has had some stick, mainly cos it's not possible to to do 'Solaris/AIX/HP-UX on floppy' and tbf - even the monoliths now allow module inserts, but with some protection.

Are you talking about the same Linux that is used on most supercomputers, most of the top 20 websites servers and 90% of smartphones? You been locked in your mothers basement for the last 20 years? I hope you aren't contracting in IT, you should be blacklisted forever if you are.