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  1. Re:When HP makes some substantial... by ficken · · Score: 1 · on HP Calls For Sun and IBM to Remove OS Licenses

    Good call...at least they are trying
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  2. Re:The best web dev framework you've never heard o by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on What are the Next Programming Models?
    Actually, if you look at the same two web pages parent linked to, you'll see that Python projects outnumber VB projects as well. (I was surprised to see that!) 1 2.

    Not that these stats are everything. Clearly, in the professional world, VB is more common / popular. Mostly, though, I want to keep up on my skills, and use a language that I'm able to find other people who know (more resources, people to hire or work with, etc.) I want to make sure that the libraries are there, and other resources (like books) are there.

    Maybe I'll check into Ruby a little further. Ruby does have the "Ruby on Rails" momentum going for it. (Reminds me of when Java came out - and a lot of non-tech people heard about it from Sun's marketing. It got "popular" in part because it was a buzzword of the Internet. Perhaps Ruby on Rails will cause the same thing to happen for Ruby.

  3. Re:The best web dev framework you've never heard o by hugesmile · · Score: 1 · on What are the Next Programming Models?
    Not that it's a popularity contest, but seeing Python Projects outnumber Ruby projects by a 10:1 margin makes me shy away from Ruby in favor of Python, knowing very little else.

    That is, if I am only going to learn one, which should it be? Python!

  4. Convert all of your mp3s today by mslinux · · Score: -1, Troll · on Ogg Vorbis Share Reaches 12.3% on P2P Traffic

    http://freshmeat.net/projects/mp32ogg/

  5. Re:IMAP as the API by stoborrobots · · Score: 1 · on A Programmatically Accessible Email Archive?

    http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=sql+mail

    HTH. HAND.
    Cheers.

  6. Re:Windows programming is purposely vague.. by sunwukong · · Score: 1 · on Visual Studio Hacks

    Sourceforge, Freshmeat, CPAN, GNU.org...

  7. Off The Record by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Using Technology to Protect Anonymous Sources?

    Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging by providing:

    Encryption
            No one else can read your instant messages.
    Authentication
            You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is.
    Deniability
            The messages you send do not have digital signatures that are checkable by a third party. Anyone can forge messages after a conversation to make them look like they came from you. However, during a conversation, your correspondent is assured the messages he sees are authentic and unmodified.
    Perfect forward secrecy
            If you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised.

    http://www.xelerance.com/mirror/otr/, and a plugin of the same for GAIM: http://osx.freshmeat.net/projects/otr/

  8. Re:Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by serbanp · · Score: 1 · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    For 2D drawing, tgif is truly the king of the hill.

    Although its interface is manly coded straight in X, its features make it a very, very productive tool that I highly recommend for any task needing accurate and high-quality drawing.

    Serban

  9. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  10. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  11. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  12. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  13. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  14. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  15. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  16. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  17. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  18. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  19. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  20. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  21. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  22. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  23. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  24. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  25. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  26. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  27. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  28. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  29. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  30. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  31. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  32. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  33. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  34. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  35. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  36. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  37. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  38. Does nobody here use Freshmeat? by jd · · Score: 5, Informative · on 29 Vector Drawing Programs
    Some of these are probably listed elsewhere, but many aren't (as of the time of this posting) and it's good to have them collected in one place, anyway.

    This list is NOT comprehensive, even of what is on Freshmeat (which, in turn, is not comprehensive in what is Open Source, which in turn is not comprehensive in what exists) but it should make for a good start.

    Oh, and this list was trivial to make. Once you have such a list, it is then easy to go out and try the software to see if it'll do what you want. According to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, "it is a mistake, often made, to theorize without data". So, when you theorize as to what software you'd like to use, here is some data you can use.

  39. But will the contributed rating data be open? by KrisWithAK · · Score: 1 · on Rating System for Open Source Software

    Yes, it is nice to see someone taking a shot at a standard supported by the community to rate (open source) software. From what I took in from the article and related documents, I could not see any concrete indication on how the data will be collected and owned except for inside an example evaluation for Mambo. The license for the example is the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. As it can be plainly seen, one of the sponsors is SpikeSource who has a vested interest in selling "certified" open-source software stacks and update services.

    The questions that this project brings up, as well as potentially raise, are:

    • Who will be evaluating the software?
    • Who will own the evaluation data and what will its license be? (I'm thinking of reasoning behind freedb)
    • What if I want to sell my own software stack, and I'd like to give it a composite rating using contributed rating data? Am I out of luck because the data is owned by the openbrr partners?
    • Sure the rating matrix is open and standard, but what will be the mechanism in trust in the ratings? (How will we be able to determine the bias in the ratings? For example, what if JBoss contributed a rating for Apache Geronimo? Or more subtly, how would we trust a consulting company that is a "business partner" with MySQL to do a review on another database such as PostgreSQL?
    • Perhaps codeZoo being a partner in this effort is an indication that it could become the primary storage location for the rating data? Whoever is going to be the primary distributor for this information will be making a bid to eclipse all the other open-source software portals such as freshmeat.

    My take is I won't be interested in participating in a community project where participant contributions are not freely redistributable.

  40. Already been done. Capitalism go home. by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 1 · on Rating System for Open Source Software

    http://freshmeat.net/ Pick any project. Look where it says rating. This is a measure of how much the software blows. Look underneath the rating and you'll see popularity. This measures how many people blew it. Go to work.

  41. Re:Rather ironic... by macdaddy · · Score: 1 · on Rating System for Open Source Software
    Here here. This is the first thing I noticed as well. I'm all for a rating system for open source projects (even if people use it for no other reason than to find projects that they hadn't found anywhere else). However how hypocritcal can we possibly be when we write reviews of open source software in a non-open source format? Good grief, people. What the hell were you thinking?

    Frankly I prefer a review system based on raw numbers such as how FreshMeat.net handles ratings. How many downloads does a project get? How many click-throughs does the website get? How often does the project release new versions? How have individuals rated the project? Even SourceForge's rating system is a useful tool. I don't want people to give me a lengthy book review. Just give ma thumbs up or down in mass and I'll take it from there.

  42. Mmmmmmm, FUD by petrus4 · · Score: 1 · on Windows Interoperability in A Linux Distro

    >So what will Linux do that Windows can't already do?
    >Will it wash my car? Make a nice scrambled egg and
    >bacon? Still has a web browser. Still has an email
    >program. Still point and click.

    It might not wash your car, but you *could* set up a home security/surveillance system with it if you got some cameras/sensors and wanted to. Also, there are a number of experimental robots in existence running Linux now, so if you were smart enough on the hardware end you very well possibly *could* build something that could wash a car...same for the egg and bacon. There's a HOWTO in existence for a Linux-powered coffee machine.

    >Perhaps the decision makers of Linux should focus
    >on newer ways of doing things.

    You mean like this, this, this, or maybe this?

    >So where is the free folks? Only a matter of time
    >before licensing fees are added.

    Been here recently?

    Not to be antagonistic, but before forming an opinion, you might want to do some actual research to base it on first. This is one of the most ignorant comments I've seen for a long time.

  43. interesting they missed by VolciMaster · · Score: 1 · on Assess System Security with a Linux LiveCD

    one of the popular live-CD distros, though more aimed at forensic recovery: freshmeat announcement and FCCU homepage

  44. Re:Open Development Platforms on Consoles by Sparr0 · · Score: 1 · on Handheld Gaming / Media-player Gadget Runs Linux

    You're kidding, right?

    The number of innovative open source games out there is astounding. I'll put the Debian 'Games/' package section up against any handheld out there (sure, the GB beats it for quantity, but quality?).

  45. NIST.pl by MikeDawg · · Score: 1 · on Time Syncing Through a Firewall Without NTP?

    Try NIST.pl

  46. Re:not trolling, just a question by poofyhairguy82 · · Score: 1 · on Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar Go Linux
    i understand that things like Maya are available for linux, but are there programs out there that are equivalent to say, Final Cut or Adobe Premier... things that an average home movie maker might want??

    I like Kino.

  47. Honest answer by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 1 · on Mandriva Linux 2006 Beta Underway

    >Why is it that every Linux distro looks the same?

    They all start with pretty much the same sort of relatively neutral theme as the default regardless of whether they default to Gnome or KDE as the desktop. Not too many folks are going to want blinking magenta text on chartreuse background with borders in black and blood red and buttons that look like plucked eyeballs and nads. However, you can probably find a KDE theme that includes that. There are hundreds of them out there. See KDE Look or Freshmeat for examples.
  48. Re:Something to give them... by sykjoke · · Score: 2, Insightful · on So You Want To Be a Game Designer?

    There are plenty of adventure game engines out there, and they rarely have complex sentence-recognition algorithms.

  49. Re:Backups online by 1u3hr · · Score: 1 · on Online Backup Solutions?
    The problem is, you can only do it in chunks of 10 MB at a time. How would you break up 300 GB worth of data

    There are a few hacks like Gmail Drive and Gmail filesystem that make GMail act like a single file system.

  50. Re:Offset backups first, then RAID by kylemonger · · Score: 1 · on Basics of RAID

    rsync-based incrememental backups rolled into an application.