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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 26 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^][v]#134,241
@134,237 (stal !nator.ccGk)
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linuxâ€, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux†distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
protip !!pMmAiEwOm joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^][v]#134,249
It's obviously about money--monthly fees from customers, reduced overhead, and fewer distribution costs.
I can build and run web apps for quite cheap, given a specific enough scope. $125,000 is enough for a small team to build and run something interesting.
r04r joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^][v]#134,254
That article about HTML5 is a bunch of bull. Microsoft released several videos on how merging the new splashy Windows 8 apps can be used alongside any older apps.
advi !!3gpAcg/hF joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 26 minutes after the original post[^][v]#134,258
Voice of !WisdomHsuU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#134,280
> implying this shit won't flop thanks to stubborn users and bandwidth caps
r04r replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#134,282
@previous (Voice of !WisdomHsuU)
Because bandwidth caps have anything to do with apps that run locally.
Voice of !WisdomHsuU replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#134,284
@previous (r04r)
It will have a substantial effect on cloud computing.
r04r replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#134,286
@previous (Voice of !WisdomHsuU)
The opposite. This way the HTML5 apps will run locally and touch files on the local computer. Cloud computing is the opposite.
Voice of !WisdomHsuU replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#134,287
@previous (r04r)
I was referring to the effect of bandwidth caps on cloud computing, not HTML5/Javascript apps.
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r04r replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#134,295