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Summary: they've worked out how to handle it and let both seperators coexist.

Okay, so we all know that Al Gore invented the internet, right?

But did you know that without his help, Vinton Cerf never would have invented TCP/IP?*

Yeah. I guess I'll vote for Nader, then. :)

(*Helpful hint for ACs and moderators: read the link!)
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The OS/2 ports of Gnome, E, and KDE are not to replace the WPS. They're to be used with XFree86/OS2 for the running of X11 apps on OS/2.

Look also at the Everblue Project whose purpose is to create a "Presentation Manager" version of Xfree86.

Everblue's goal is to make it possible to port X11 program to OS/2 by doing a simple re-compile. The ported program is then a native OS/2 program, and does not require X11 support via Xfree86/OS2. 32BitsOnline has an interview with Adrian Gschwend that has more info.

Drinking and coding is bad news: look what it did to Cox and the Linux kernel!

Although the DOS compatibility is a nice side-effect, after kicking back a few... I guess...
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I find myself agreeing with the article (and the one prior still on 32Bits) but a big why is surfacing in my head. Not why are they doing this... That much is obvious if you actually care to read the articles like the one above and you're not nuts enough to think that it sounds too conspiratorial. But my why involves the fact that this sort of thing has happened elsewhere, and that this is the first time it's been made into a federal case. Why didn't Sony ever go after the mod chip business? is an example of what I'm trying to get at. This attack seems like a big corporation or association attempting to protect the region blocks in place. (PAL/NTSC should always be in everyone's mind) So what makes a hardware piece less legitimate for the type of lawsuit they're bringing? The mod chip lets you play games designed for use only in Japan or burned copies. There exists PAL/NTSC converters. What's really different about this piece of software? Why go after someone who reverse engineers in software rather than hardware? That's what's bugging me.

From back in June on 32bits online, this article is much more level-headed.

Those standards are changing pretty fast at the moment.
With Open Source Unix variants constantly gaining market share, the importance of CDE+Motif decreases.
Qt seems to be used by rather large companies (see this interview), so there is obviously room besides Motif.

In the end, companies care about productivity in programming, and that's an area where Qt definitely beats Motif.
The only question is how much the underlying toolkit (e.g. Motif vs Qt) would affect coding in Delphi/Pascal.

We might all be working for an American Company owned by a filthy rich person in Redmond, Washington. You wouldn't have to worry about competition or big brother, but just the "man."

His company would be tight with the military and star wars defense system. He would know where your house is. If you do not use his operating system, he will have other ways to control you. Your silence will always be appreciated.

The Linux hardware vendors are some of the best corporate citizens I've seen in any industry. They wholeheartedly support the Linux community, because they realise that without it they wouldn't exist in the first place. I like the fact that Penguin Computing is providing servers for sites such as Linux Online, 32 Bits Online, and LinuxToday. Then you've got VA Linux Systems taking the time to ensure Linux.com doesn't get run over by corporate interests, but instead makes it a community interest site. Not to mention hosting Debian, GNU, and Themes.org. You've got to hand it to the Linux Store for pushing the envelope for low-cost systems.

The Linux hardware vendors have shown a dedication to the community and customers that is rarely seen in this generally cruel marketplace. I sincerely hope they keep it up.

We are experiencing a slight technical problem with our database system. The system administrator has already been notified and the system will be back to normal soon.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

webmaster@32bitsonline.com hehehe

They were /.ed yesterday. I saw this at 32 Bits Online this morning and read a note to the effect that they had 7.5 million hits yesterday (15 March 1999) before noon.

I couldn't get in at all this morning. At least I could hit it this afternoon.