Maybe I was unclear ..
I wrote on July 11:
"If someone wants/needs Mac, I can provide that. If Linux required, I
can probably bring a linux computer if you notify me before Tuesday
July 16."
It has been our intent from the start, a year ago, to provide all
major operating systems, including Mac, Linux and BSD. Maybe it is
the Windows-clerics who just try to convince you that your platform
was forgotten.
I recall when my computer teacher in highschool told the class that
Apple had gone bankrupt a couple of years ago and Macs were no longer
made. Do I need to tell you it was untrue?
Now, who wants me to operate their program on a Linux-computer? I
believe I still have time to prepare one workstation with Linux. :)
Regards
Basti Weidemyr
EGC 2008 in Leksand
On Jul 17, 2008, at 6:18 PM, Don Dailey wrote:
Erik van der Werf wrote:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Nick Wedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Steenvreter no yes
Hi Nick,
I never said yes. At this point it is rather unlikely that
Steenvreter
will participate. Steenvreter only runs on linux. Since the machines
in Leksand run windows and remote computation is not allowed
(which is
funny considering the tournament is on KGS) I pretty much have to be
present myself.
That always irks me when I hear this kind of thing. The world is
basically windows "chauvinistic" and it's common to find little
consideration given to any other platform.
Did you know that you can create your own linux environment without
having to "touch" the machine you will be using? My wife has her
own windows machine that she doesn't want me "touching", but I
have a complete linux install via an external hard drive that
leaves her machine "untouched." Although the install is
specific to that machine, it is easy to build "universal" setups
that will boot on any modern PC into Linux, without touching the
hard drive of that machine. This would require that you bring a
memory stick of some kind or perhaps an external USB hard drive.
You can get big ones really cheap now, and they are very
compact. You plug it into the USB port and then boot into Linux.
In my opinion, the tournament organizers should do this for you and
the other potential Linux participants since Linux is becoming more
and more popular and apparently it is already very popular with Go
programmers. There are several possibilities for setting up
machines that could use either Windows or Linux that would not
require major effort on their part - just one good Linux guy
helping them.
I also feel for the Mac people and also people that have built
programs that run on networks of workstations or other potential
supercomputer programs that would not be able to participate.
- Don
I did not find cheap flights for a short visit and I
probably won't have time to attend the EGC for a full week, also
housing seems to be getting difficult.
So for now better assume that Steenvreter will *not* participate
in Leksand.
Erik
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