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Forum: General 11-10-2017, 09:02 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
To be more precise, the split mainly came to...

To be more precise, the split mainly came to place because Microsoft added support for Windows API to the NT OS/2 system, IBM didn't like that at all. That made the early NT kernels rather cool, from...
Forum: General 04-06-2017, 02:25 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Just to clarify that: Firefox will run fine on...

Just to clarify that: Firefox will run fine on older CPUs without SSE2. You just have to compile it yourself or hope that your distro of choice compiles Firefox without the SSE2 flag. All they have...
Forum: General 08-11-2015, 11:16 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
So a company that makes their money with selling...

So a company that makes their money with selling intellectual property is releasing a "report" that is biased against open source. Not really confusing, I would think.
Forum: General 08-11-2015, 11:12 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Journaling and fragmentation are not related....

Journaling and fragmentation are not related. Journaling is a feature to prevent (meta)dataloss, nothing more, nothing less. Also, the "fact" that there is no fragmentation on Linux is a myth,...
Forum: General 08-10-2015, 04:25 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
NTFS is a journaling filesystem.

NTFS is a journaling filesystem.
Forum: General 07-18-2015, 03:41 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
My guess is that security related code gets...

My guess is that security related code gets looked on by many people, not just the ones who have written it, so that it should actually be the hardest place to hide a backdoor in.
Forum: General 06-25-2015, 04:50 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
But then, he also calls Ubuntu spyware and tells...

But then, he also calls Ubuntu spyware and tells people that it is as bad as Windows for shipping with an opt-out online search feature.
Forum: General 05-18-2015, 01:40 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
And another thread merged with the Megathread.

And another thread merged with the Megathread.
Forum: General 04-24-2015, 08:31 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
And merged with the Windows Megathread.

And merged with the Windows Megathread.
Forum: General 04-14-2015, 04:00 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
kdbus is exposed as a filesystem to userspace and...

kdbus is exposed as a filesystem to userspace and can also be accessed using ioctl, so writing a wrapper to let it act like DBUS shouldn't be hard (I am not a coder, that is just my impression from...
Forum: General 04-12-2015, 11:05 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
The motivations for doing something don't really...

The motivations for doing something don't really matter that much when the outcome is something that benefits all. Yes, the Linux kernel had IPC before (though not fast IPC), but that doesn't mean we...
Forum: General 04-12-2015, 10:43 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
And merged with the Linux vs Windows Megathread.

And merged with the Linux vs Windows Megathread.
Forum: General 04-12-2015, 04:08 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
If you value Open Source UNIX systems then it is...

If you value Open Source UNIX systems then it is non-sensical to come here and promote Windows or OS X, since none of them is an open source UNIX system. Also, if you value open source UNIX systems...
Forum: General 02-24-2015, 03:17 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
This would open up a whole bunch of issues with...

This would open up a whole bunch of issues with privacy. Not to mention that, on a modern desktop or laptop computer, you will run into serious troubles with hardware that was not present at compile...
Forum: General 02-24-2015, 01:56 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Actually, it is a mix of both. The proprietary...

Actually, it is a mix of both. The proprietary drivers from AMD and Nvidia contain a pre-compiled part (the actual driver) and a part which has to be compiled against the kernel in use. The latter...
Forum: General 02-24-2015, 01:53 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
The main point when companies don't make drivers...

The main point when companies don't make drivers open source is third party intellectual property. Even if Nvidia wanted to make their driver open source, they are legally bound to not open up parts...
Forum: General 01-31-2015, 12:23 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Than you have a unique motherboard, in all the...

Than you have a unique motherboard, in all the years working in IT I never have seen a mainboard without that jumper, unless it is a laptop. In that case removing the CMOS battery and short...
Forum: General 01-31-2015, 06:33 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
It is pretty easy to set the BIOS/UEFI to...

It is pretty easy to set the BIOS/UEFI to default, every motherboard has a simple jumper for that. So if there is physical access to the mainboard BIOS protection is mood, it simply won't protect you...
Forum: General 01-31-2015, 05:57 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Then you have to lock the case, too, to make it...

Then you have to lock the case, too, to make it impossible to set the BIOS/UEFI back to default settings. At this point, however, Linux machines are not more secure than Windows machines.
Forum: General 01-31-2015, 05:48 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
The same attack vector is possible against Linux...

The same attack vector is possible against Linux systems. Once an attacker has physical access to a machine you are pretty much lost. Anyone that can boot an OS from USB at your computer can do...
Forum: General 01-27-2015, 05:36 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
I am not quite sure where you are getting at....

I am not quite sure where you are getting at. systemd is entirely configured by plain text files (in .INI format) and symlinks, there is nothing like a registry in it.
Forum: General 01-22-2015, 07:01 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Things that have changed for me with my switch to...

Things that have changed for me with my switch to systemd:
- The configuration format, though systemd is not that different from OpenRC with this and having one configuration format for almost all...
Forum: General 12-19-2014, 06:39 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Don't worry, as long as you don't run the Siemens...

Don't worry, as long as you don't run the Siemens Step7 software for your PLCs your industrial secrets and nuclear centrifuges will be safe.
Forum: General 12-18-2014, 06:10 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
You could also say that KDE 4 is a near rip off...

You could also say that KDE 4 is a near rip off of the Vista GUI, but that would be missing a point.
Of course the different GUIs are "borrowing ideas" from each other, I see nothing wrong with...
Forum: General 12-17-2014, 05:33 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Which is better largely depends on your use cases...

Which is better largely depends on your use cases and your style of usage. I personally will stick to Windows 7 for the cases where I need a Windows installation as long as possible, but how you do...
Forum: General 09-02-2014, 03:04 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
So if someone searches "How to replace Windows...

So if someone searches "How to replace Windows with Linux" he won't find it if all would spell Windows in various ways?
Yeah, I can see how that helps Linux and open source software and how that...
Forum: General 05-17-2014, 02:44 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
I don't know, I am actually not using KDE (I...

I don't know, I am actually not using KDE (I prefer i3), I just wanted to show that you can't compare a Windows 98 era desktop with a modern desktop and conclude that there was no improvement made at...
Forum: General 05-17-2014, 11:13 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
So if KDE 2 is running as fast on such an old box...

So if KDE 2 is running as fast on such an old box as KDE 4 runs on a new box, can I conclude that their wasn't vast improvement in Linux?
Forum: General 05-15-2014, 05:57 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Install the Guest additions (or VMware tools, you...

Install the Guest additions (or VMware tools, you don't state which virtualizer you use).
Forum: General 05-14-2014, 08:11 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Of course they won't. Windows 8, like KDE 4 or...

Of course they won't. Windows 8, like KDE 4 or Gnome 3, is not aimed at low spec machines, so why would they?
Forum: General 05-14-2014, 08:09 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Which sadly only works with a few selected...

Which sadly only works with a few selected mainboards and GPUs.
No, but I think my Phenom II is better than OS X.;)
Seriously, the Pi is a piece of hardware, Windows is a piece of software, how can...
Forum: General 05-14-2014, 05:19 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
I wish people would stop with those unfair...

I wish people would stop with those unfair comparisons. LXDE (or nowadays LXQt), while being a fine DE, is missing a large amount of features that Windows 7 or 8 have. Comparing those two is like...
Forum: General 05-14-2014, 11:07 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
You won't have fun with that. Most (if not all)...

You won't have fun with that. Most (if not all) Atom CPUs don't have hardware support for virtualization, making any virtualization attempts really slow.
Forum: General 05-08-2014, 06:20 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
I wouldn't consider that normal, I would have...

I wouldn't consider that normal, I would have just looked if I have an adapter around and if not bought one, they are about 3$.
Forum: General 05-08-2014, 06:08 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
It is just my personal opinion, I wouldn't...

It is just my personal opinion, I wouldn't consider to use an OS on a critical system like a server that has to be released at a specific date, regardless in which condition the OS is at that point....
Forum: General 05-08-2014, 04:36 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Arch on a server wouldn't even come to my mind...

Arch on a server wouldn't even come to my mind (Ubuntu Server wouldn't also, but that is a different story). On a server I would only use well tested stable distros, like Debian, CentOS/RHEL or...
Forum: General 05-08-2014, 04:33 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
dpkg is for Debian based distros. On Arch you...

dpkg is for Debian based distros. On Arch you would configure the font like described here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Font#Console_fonts
Forum: General 05-07-2014, 11:40 AM
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Views: 406,607
Posted By TobiSGD
No. But making it intentionally harder for people...

No. But making it intentionally harder for people used to Windows (and really, we have 2014, what is wrong with using a DM?) does shed neither a good light on Linux nor its users. If you want to...
Forum: General 05-05-2014, 07:58 PM
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Views: 406,607
Posted By TobiSGD
Good way to make people not like Linux: CLI...

Good way to make people not like Linux: CLI login, unable to install software on her machine, ... .
Seriously, if your sister wants to use Windows there is no point at all not to give her Windows,...
Forum: General 05-05-2014, 06:37 PM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By TobiSGD
DreamSpark will not save your data in any way or...

DreamSpark will not save your data in any way or form. It is a program that enables you to download development tools for free. There is no need to bet how it works, all that information is just a...
Forum: General 05-05-2014, 04:47 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
DreamSpark is a program offering Microsoft's...

DreamSpark is a program offering Microsoft's development tools to students for free, many universities are partnering in that program. I can't see why that should be a scam.
Forum: General 01-08-2014, 12:49 AM
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Views: 406,607
Posted By TobiSGD
And merged with the Windows vs Linux Megathread.

And merged with the Windows vs Linux Megathread.
Forum: General 01-07-2014, 07:46 PM
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Views: 406,607
Posted By TobiSGD
To be fair, Windows is as boring as Linux. A...

To be fair, Windows is as boring as Linux. A properly maintained Windows system does not have to be reinstalled, has no adware (if you have adware on your system it is your fault, since you have...
Forum: General 10-14-2013, 09:33 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
I would like to know how they do that. This is,...

I would like to know how they do that. This is, AFAIK, only possible when they encrypt the files, but not the filesystem, so this wouldn't be a real "Device Encryption".
Forum: General 10-14-2013, 02:47 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,607
Posted By TobiSGD
Neither Live-media nor virtualization is at this...

Neither Live-media nor virtualization is at this point a viable way for gamers.
Disk encryption is nothing you can switch on and off at will. If a partition is encrypted it will keep to be...
Forum: General 10-14-2013, 11:48 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
The problem here is not with the people that...

The problem here is not with the people that install Windows themselves, but with those machines that come with Windows pre-installed. Ever tried to shrink an encrypted Windows partition from within...
Forum: General 10-05-2013, 06:59 PM
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Posted By TobiSGD
This sounds like you want to install Windows XP...

This sounds like you want to install Windows XP on a computer that has AHCI enabled in the BIOS. This will not work, you either have to use a custom install CD with AHCI drivers or you will have to...
Forum: General 02-06-2013, 04:43 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,607
Posted By TobiSGD
I want to apologize for my behavior in this...

I want to apologize for my behavior in this thread and especially the insults towards tiredofbilkyyaforallican.
My behavior was unacceptable, damaging to LinuxQuestions.org and casting a damning...
Forum: General 02-03-2013, 02:42 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,607
Posted By TobiSGD
If you post something on a forum you have to...

If you post something on a forum you have to tolerate that what you post will be looked at critically. If you can't stand that then don't post. What you posted here does nothing but to confirm what I...
Forum: General 02-02-2013, 05:13 AM
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Posted By TobiSGD
Yes, XP was released 2001, roughly at the same...

Yes, XP was released 2001, roughly at the same time as Suse 7.3 and Red Hat 7.1.



So you actually have no real experience how to correctly setup a modern version of Windows and have never used...
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