Posts by Sindwiller

  • The random model thread!

    Quote from TeddyBear

    I love replies like these! Really makes me open my eyes. It was the normal map that was too strong, making the face look like wax. All fixed now Thanks!

    Too strong? Wth? The high specularity was great! I loved the first shots...

    Wfr, Sindwiller

  • Countermap is back!

    Minos is drunk

    Anyway, why you need to relaunch a site who is already dead and wont be used again, because there are thousands of other sites about that topic (uhm, Mapcore?^^).

    Wfr, Sindwiller

    PS. Yes, im starting again with that wfr, because you suck.

  • Linux

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    The fact is that Linux is far less inviting for average users than Windows and OS X, to the extent where even its freeness cannot save it.

    Thats not a fact, thats a illusion.

    Thats the same thing like before: Someone writes stuff like "in Linux, you need much to tweak/configure yourself etc." and you buy this. You trust negative reviews more than positives. Or, it doesnt seem that your opinion is affected by the number of ppl and the number of posts here, who have a positive opinion about Linux and share that too (eg. me, leile, Zacker, Section_Eight).

    Wfr, Sindwiller

  • Linux

    Quote from Thrik

    Okay, yes, for the sake of clarity let's simply assume that those talking about Linux in this thread mean "Linux-based OS".

    No. Just say "Linux" when you mean Linux generally. When youre talking about a specific distro, say the distro name.

    Wfr, Sindwiller

  • Linux

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    "I'd like a copy of Linux please""Which distro?"

    "You what now?"

    "You know, Redhat, Ubuntu, *goes on for hours*"

    "Ok...i'll take a copy of XP thanks."

    Regard:

    1. Linux is just the Kernel, the core of the OS. The distribution, is the stuff around the kernel. Like, Shell, Window System (X), Desktop Environment/Window Manager, Office-Suite etc. Built on top of a package management (r'not^^).

    2. When you ask someone "Can i have a copy of Linux" the guy will either explain you, that Linux is only the core and the other parts of the OS, are shipped with a distribution, so he will recommend you one (eg. Ubuntu, Suse, or whatever) or he will laugh about you.

    3. There are maybe hundrets of Linux-Distros. But there are only some suitable for common desktop use. When you ask in a shop about a (commercial) Linux-Distro, they'll give you either a Suse or a Ubuntu Package, with InstallCD, Manual and maybe a LiveCD.

    Wfr, Sindwiller

  • Linux

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    Even non-intelligent users can't infect a linux computer with spyware and viruses.

    Non-intelligent Users (even Windows Users) dont touch the user management. So, they wont work as root though. And intelligent users who are aware of the user management and the danger, who comes with using root, will even not think about, to touch something.

    Almost the same thing under Windows: Non-intelligent users work as Administrator, with thousands of anti-spyware and anti-virus programs, who just steal performance and intelligent users, who are very, very rare under Windows, work as normal user and when they need to do something with admin rights, they use "start as" or a "MakeMeAdmin"-Script (like me).

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    OS X is about as user friendly and secure as a commerical OS gets, and there is a lot of good software for it now. The only downside is shit game support, but let's discard that for now since you can always dual boot. I won't hold it against Linux either.

    It costs too much and i can get the same kind of security and under-the-hood techniques with a Darwin-Distribution (eg. GNU-Darwin) and a PPC-System (x86 still makes problems though). Where's the point?

    Wfr, Sindwiller

  • Linux

    "control freaks"? What should i control of? A KI? Hello? I just want a operating system who does not just frickin' makes something what i dont know. I want just a operating system, who cant be infected (ok, honestly, Linux can be infected, but only very hard) by viruses and spyware.

    Wfr, Sindwiller

  • totally random texture thread

    Quote from nooba

    Sure, but you'd need to give credit, because its going to be part of my SP campaign, otherwise some people might get suspicious :wink:

    Cool, thx! (altough that i'll maybe cannot use it atm because i have too much other stuff to do, like, doing stuff for my portal, doing stuff for Ubunux, modding and modeling for X3, school starts next week o_O)

    KIIIA

    Hot damn! Thats a extremely neat texture who you have here. I just cant look at it until ive tried it! Need to get my CA3DE installation back

    Wfr, Sindwiller