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Interview With Shawn Gordon of TheKompany

Gentu writes "OSNews features an interview with Shawn Gordon, president of TheKompany. Shawn talks about version 1.0 of Aethera and Kapital coming out in September, porting a lot of their Qt apps to MacOSX, the future of Linux on the desktop, how the embedded Linux market was surprisingly successful financially for them, as well as selling well their desktop apps. It is really encouraging to read that a desktop-oriented company actually made real money from Linux this year!"

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  1. frost pist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It hurts and stuff, won't it please stop?!?

  2. COMMON SENSE WARNINGS WHEN DEALING WITH A UFO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is guide is written by slashdot readers for slashdot readers. Got a suggestion? suggest it by replying this discussion thread

    1. Do not touch or attempt to touch a UFO that has landed. Passing through the Earth's atmosphere the skin of the craft will be hot. There is also a possibility of radiation. There is also a chance of steam being produced from the heated hull at the landing site.

    2. Do not stand under a hovering UFO at low altitude. There is a possibility of radiation danger.

    3. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ALIENS if they appear, any movement on your part may constitute an act of aggression. If possible, back away VERY slowly. Make no gestures what so ever.

    4. Note the shape and size of the craft, use nearby objects for a size comparison.

    5. If you can take some photographs but ... BE VERY CAREFUL. Flash photography may be seen as an act of agression, and could even have harmful effects on the aliens. The use of a tripod might also be confused with a dangerous weapon.

    6. Do not touch any artifact from an alien spacecraft, the artifact may be dangerous, leave this to the authorites.

    7. Do not attempt sex with the aliens. Alien fluids might have acid or other undesirables.

    8. Get away from the area QUICKLY. Inform the local authorites or the military.

    9. Offer the aliens a burger. They've just been on a trip that must have taken many millions of lightyears, they're probably hungry.

    10. Don't tell the aliens about Slashdot, Jerry Springer, or America. The aliens are probably trying to find intelligent life.

    1. Re:COMMON SENSE WARNINGS WHEN DEALING WITH A UFO by scotch · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      11. If you a wound or illness, present it to the aliens in a manner that shows you are hurt. Many aliens have healing powers in their appendages.

      12. If the alien seems upset, offer to rub its head gently. Not only will this ease a tense situation, it will bring you good luck.

      --
      XML causes global warming.
  3. St Goatse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'Twas the night before Goatse, when all through the house
    Not a penis was stirring, not even with mouth;
    The Giver was hung by the chimney with care,
    In hopes that St. Goatse soon would be there;

    The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
    While visions of anal-sex danced in their heads;
    And Katz in his 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
    Had just settled down for a fuck in the sack.
    When up in my anus there arose such a clatter,
    I sprang from the bed to see Katz start to splatter.
    Away to the bathroom I flew like a flash,
    Tore open my anus and looked at the gash.

    The moon in the glass had a vibrant red glow
    Gave the lustre of sunset to my nutsack below,
    When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
    But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer!

    With a little old driver, so lively and quickse,
    I knew in a moment it must be St. Goatse.
    More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
    And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

    "Now, TACO! now, JAMIE! now, MICHEAL and TIMMY!
    On, CHRISD! on HEMOS! on, PUDGEY and CLIFFY!
    To the top of the ass! fronts to the the wall!
    Now pound away! pound away! pound away all!"

    As faggots that before the wild hurricane fly,
    When they meet with a hetero, mount the next guy,
    So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
    With the sleigh full of sex-toys, and Goatse pics too.

    And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
    The moaning and pawing of each little poof.
    As I drew in my ass, and was turning around,
    Down the chimney St. Goatse came with a bound.

    He was dressed as a furry, from his head to his feet,
    And his clothes were all tarnished with urine and shit;
    A bundle of sex-toys he had flung on his back,
    And he looked like a hooker just flapping his sack.

    His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
    His ass cheeks like roses, his cock like a cherry!
    His cute little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
    And the beard of his scrotum as white as the snow;

    The stump of a blunt he held tight in his teeth,
    And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
    He had a broad face and was a bit smelly,
    He shook, when he wanked like a bowlful of jelly.

    He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
    And I laughed when I saw him beat off himself;
    A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
    Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

    He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
    And filled all the stockings with smelly big turds,
    He layed a big log right under my nose,
    And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

    He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
    And away they all flew like a fucking great missile.
    But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
    "HAPPY GOATSE TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"

  4. St. Goatse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'Twas the night before Goatse, when all through the house
    Not a penis was stirring, not even with mouth;
    The Giver was hung by the chimney with care,
    In hopes that St. Goatse soon would be there;

    The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
    While visions of anal-sex danced in their heads;
    And Katz in his 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
    Had just settled down for a fuck in the sack.
    When up in my anus there arose such a clatter,
    I sprang from the bed to see Katz start to splatter.
    Away to the bathroom I flew like a flash,
    Tore open my anus and looked at the gash.

    The moon in the glass had a vibrant red glow
    Gave the lustre of sunset to my nutsack below,
    When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
    But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer!

    With a little old driver, so lively and quickse,
    I knew in a moment it must be St. Goatse.
    More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
    And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

    "Now, TACO! now, JAMIE! now, MICHEAL and TIMMY!
    On, CHRISD! on HEMOS! on, PUDGEY and CLIFFY!
    To the top of the ass! fronts to the the wall!
    Now pound away! pound away! pound away all!"

    As faggots that before the wild hurricane fly,
    When they meet with a hetero, mount the next guy,
    So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
    With the sleigh full of sex-toys, and Goatse pics too.

    And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
    The moaning and pawing of each little poof.
    As I drew in my ass, and was turning around,
    Down the chimney St. Goatse came with a bound.

    He was dressed as a furry, from his head to his feet,
    And his clothes were all tarnished with urine and shit;
    A bundle of sex-toys he had flung on his back,
    And he looked like a hooker just flapping his sack.

    His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
    His ass cheeks like roses, his cock like a cherry!
    His cute little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
    And the beard of his scrotum as white as the snow;

    The stump of a blunt he held tight in his teeth,
    And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
    He had a broad face and was a bit smelly,
    He shook, when he wanked like a bowlful of jelly.

    He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
    And I laughed when I saw him beat off himself;
    A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
    Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

    He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
    And filled all the stockings with smelly big turds,
    He layed a big log right under my nose,
    And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

    He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
    And away they all flew like a fucking great missile.
    But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
    "HAPPY GOATSE TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"