Comments on: Sorry for the flakiness… http://selberg.org/2005/09/08/sorry-for-the-flakiness/ Erik Selberg's Homepage & Blog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Paul From Nata1 http://selberg.org/2005/09/08/sorry-for-the-flakiness/#comment-140 Paul From Nata1 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:31:09 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2005/09/08/sorry-for-the-flakiness/#comment-140 Debian sounds like the way to go - I'm going to pick it apart slowly and take what I need, should be lots of fun. I'm loving assembly coding, and C is great, but my big plan is to create a new language with C# syntax that generates assembly, like HLA (I'm using that one to start), and then as needed mirror .net system classes. I want to build this http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~snematbakhsh/dialer/ - I have to figure out how to create a System.Net.HttpWebRequest from scratch! All this is going to take me all of 2006, because I'm not that smart :) I'm going for the Debian Testing, that sounds like a pretty cool plan Debian sounds like the way to go - I’m going to pick it apart slowly and take what I need, should be lots of fun.

I’m loving assembly coding, and C is great, but my big plan is to create a new language with C# syntax that generates assembly, like HLA (I’m using that one to start), and then as needed mirror .net system classes.

I want to build this http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~snematbakhsh/dialer/ - I have to figure out how to create a System.Net.HttpWebRequest from scratch! All this is going to take me all of 2006, because I’m not that smart :)

I’m going for the Debian Testing, that sounds like a pretty cool plan

]]> By: Erik Selberg http://selberg.org/2005/09/08/sorry-for-the-flakiness/#comment-137 Erik Selberg Sun, 11 Sep 2005 05:23:04 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2005/09/08/sorry-for-the-flakiness/#comment-137 The right OS really depends on what you want to do. My two favorites are Debian and RedHat. RedHat is great if you're planning on doing a traditional desktop / workstation and want the install and the apps to all just work, but you're not expecting on installing too much more than what RedHat provides, and you're happy with the versioning of the RedHat apps (which are usually a version behind bleeding edge). Debian Stable (different than Debian Unstable, aka SID) is what you want for a server. It has a higher learning curve and some things (such as X) are a pain to install. However, the thing is rock solid. Most apps are two+ versions behind. However, once you've got yourself that Debian install, you rarely touch it. The box this webserver is on is Debian Woody (v3.0), and I haven't touched it in probably a year or so. Its purpose is just to run Apache and this website, and it does that marvelously. It also acts as my backup server... again, just works. I don't have to look at it. It's also one that enables you to start with a very, very minimal system and slowly add things on --- perhaps what you want to do for the 8051. Debian Unstable is the bleeding edge. Things mostly work, but you may have problems. For example, I fixed my KDM problem by going to KDE v3.4, but somewhere along the line I broke something so now I can't mount... so gotta figure that out tomorrow or Monday. A good middle-ground is Debian Testing.. which contains packages that have a bit more rigor than Unstable and are undergoing testing. Some people also like Mandrake, but they've been fading fast. Seems like a dead distribution. So, that's my recommendations there. Enjoy! The right OS really depends on what you want to do. My two favorites are Debian and RedHat. RedHat is great if you’re planning on doing a traditional desktop / workstation and want the install and the apps to all just work, but you’re not expecting on installing too much more than what RedHat provides, and you’re happy with the versioning of the RedHat apps (which are usually a version behind bleeding edge).

Debian Stable (different than Debian Unstable, aka SID) is what you want for a server. It has a higher learning curve and some things (such as X) are a pain to install. However, the thing is rock solid. Most apps are two+ versions behind. However, once you’ve got yourself that Debian install, you rarely touch it. The box this webserver is on is Debian Woody (v3.0), and I haven’t touched it in probably a year or so. Its purpose is just to run Apache and this website, and it does that marvelously. It also acts as my backup server… again, just works. I don’t have to look at it. It’s also one that enables you to start with a very, very minimal system and slowly add things on — perhaps what you want to do for the 8051.

Debian Unstable is the bleeding edge. Things mostly work, but you may have problems. For example, I fixed my KDM problem by going to KDE v3.4, but somewhere along the line I broke something so now I can’t mount… so gotta figure that out tomorrow or Monday.

A good middle-ground is Debian Testing.. which contains packages that have a bit more rigor than Unstable and are undergoing testing.

Some people also like Mandrake, but they’ve been fading fast. Seems like a dead distribution.

So, that’s my recommendations there. Enjoy!

]]> By: Paul From Nata1 http://selberg.org/2005/09/08/sorry-for-the-flakiness/#comment-134 Paul From Nata1 Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:24:06 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2005/09/08/sorry-for-the-flakiness/#comment-134 Thats awesome! I'm trying to learn some linux basics because of trying to create an OS to run programs on the 8051 - windows CE? No way! I just need to multitask between a couple of programs checking a couple of programs on some eblocks - CE costs too much and is too much overhead. Any advice regarding what Linux distro I should be learning? I just need to do some simple multitasking in my while loop. Maybe not even learn linux, where do I start? My big interviews are in Redmond next friday thanks to you BTW - I hope if I get it (probably I'll be creating Appliances :)) we can chat about my long term vision. Its a little 'out there' but I feel confident I just need 5 years and unity between all the search teams to pull it off. My plan.... why the Debian distro? Thats awesome! I’m trying to learn some linux basics because of trying to create an OS to run programs on the 8051 - windows CE? No way! I just need to multitask between a couple of programs checking a couple of programs on some eblocks - CE costs too much and is too much overhead.

Any advice regarding what Linux distro I should be learning? I just need to do some simple multitasking in my while loop. Maybe not even learn linux, where do I start?

My big interviews are in Redmond next friday thanks to you BTW - I hope if I get it (probably I’ll be creating Appliances :)) we can chat about my long term vision. Its a little ‘out there’ but I feel confident I just need 5 years and unity between all the search teams to pull it off. My plan….

why the Debian distro?

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