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Learn About Ximian and Gnome From Nat Friedman

Posted by Roblimo on from the one-of-evolution's-creators dept.

This week's interview guest is Nat Friedman, co-founder and vice president of product development for Ximian. Nat is also co-chair of The Gnome Foundation, and an all-around nice guy. Post your questions (one per post, please) for Nat below. We'll forward 10 of the highest-moderated ones to him, and will post his answers (verbatim except for HTML formatting) within the next week.

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  1. Mr Friedman by FortKnox · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mr Friedman,
    What do you think about the Slashdot Moderation system and the editors having unlimited mod points?


    Ohhh I'm gonna burn for this one :-)

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    Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
    1. Re:Mr Friedman by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      yeah. like the editors are gonna forward THAT to the interviewee no matter how high it gets moderated.

    2. Re:Mr Friedman by dthable · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Even if you are the highest moderated question, do you think the editors are going to pass it along? We can only hope they do....

    3. Re:Mr Friedman by FortKnox · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Honestly, I think that if I got a score 5, they'd mod it down a point JUST before sending the email or the story gets archived.

      Its happened before...

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      Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
  2. Yes! by cscx · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    KDE rules the first post. But WinXP Rules KDE.

  3. 1? by Pi-Zero+Meson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1?

  4. Re:Hello by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Did you just make my wireless fail?

    You bastard!

  5. MOD THIS UP!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'll bet the editors will use their mod points to mod that down to -1

  6. FGZP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Foolish humans of planet Houston, I, General Zod, am now your leader.

    BOW BEFORE ZOD!

  7. You know you've been reading /. too long when... by xtal · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You look at that headline and see: "Learn About Ximian and Gnome from Natile Portman"

    Whatever happened to the hot grits and OOG.. heh

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    ..don't panic
  8. MOD THIS UP!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nt

  9. Question to Nat and ALL SLASHDOT READERS by sfrenchie · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Maybe Nat Friedman can help me or maybe a slashdot reader or two...

    I realize this is a crazy question but I would really like it to get answered:

    Do you remember a really clever comment a while back that explained the internet by personifying basically all internet elements. All I remember about it was that the poster went on about how a girl (named ether?) would "ride her bicycle to her neighbors house and pass the packet on to him" etc.

    Anyways, it was really funny but I lost my bookmark to it...

    What? That wasn't off-topic!!

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    "The scientist describes what is; The engineer creates what never was." - Theodore von Karman
  10. Re:You know you've been reading /. too long when.. by polter · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Uhhh, no. I think that means you've been lusting over Natalie Portman too long :)

  11. Your Mom's tongue is my toilet paper by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, but I like the way your mother tossed my salad last night. It's too bad I shat on her face, though. She was up all night obsessively washing it, saying how she wasn't some crack whore. I thought otherwise.

  12. MOD THIS UP!! (a call to arms) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you think the status quo on slashdot sucks then here's your chance to fight back! Post as many comments on this issue as you can, the word must be spread.

  13. Is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    this your asshole?


    Note to moderators: mod this up! It's important to know the answer to this question. After all, the goatse man has by far the most-viewed anus on the internet. He's famous!!! Wouldn't you like to shake his hand (after he washes them, of course)?

  14. Re:first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    we rock da house today!

  15. MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Moderators: Mod up parent post.

  16. Yawn. by Mr.+Neutron · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How about this question:

    Mr. Friedman,
    Do you think that people should be free to run their own website however they want, or are the pathetic 14-year-olds here justified in all of this pissing and moaning about editor moderation?

    Enquiring minds want to know...

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    dinner: it's what's for beer
    1. Re:Yawn. by FortKnox · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Something to keep in mind:
      1.) Slashdot isn't a hobby (although they very badly want it to be), its a business, and (parent company is) owned publicly.
      2.) Slashdot is all about "anti-censoring" and "open source" and "sharing" and "free as in beer", but don't practice what they preach due to their moderation practice.
      3.) The users make the business in a "community website".
      4.) The way some editors treat their users, I have ever right to piss and moan (and I'm well above 14, thank you).

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      Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!