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Linux on the Desktop
webmaven writes "Mitch Kapor's Open Source Application Foundation just released a 34 page report on the Desktop Linux market, written by Bart Decrem, who has discussed desktop Linux previously. The OSAF is working on Chandler, which the press have generally described as an 'Outlook Killer', but it's really intended to be in a completely new application category, more similar to Lotus Agenda in some ways than what currently consider a PIM (email + contacts + appointments). The report goes into some detail about the current state of desktop Linux, trends, and various limiting factors, and concludes that while a revolution is not immediately in the wings, a trend can definitely already be discerned, and they expect adoption of desktop Linux to increase over the next few years, and identifies leverage points to accelerate the process."
A single image he sent me, since we met.
All tenderly his messenger he chose;
Deep-hearted, pure, with scented bung still wet-
One perfect troll.
I knew the language of the internet;
"The anus spreads," it said, "ASCII art enclosed."
Manhood, long, hanging like an amulet
One perfect troll.
Why is it no one ever sent me yet
One perfect hole, do you suppose?
Ah no, it's always just my luck to get
One perfect troll.
can i do it in the ass?
Following my work researching The Linux Gay Conspiracy, I am saddened to announced that I have discovered yet another orgy of perverted heterophobic values. My claim lies with the Slashdot mangement.
First, what kind of name is Slashdot? This is obviously a code word in the homosexual community for something perverted.
Slashdot is an anagram of LAD SHOTS, which refers to Slashdot's pedophile agenda and T ASS HOLD, which refers to some gay sexual posistion that Michael and CmdrTaco enjoy.
The 'editors' of Slashdot, as they call themselves, are homosexual swingers with cleverly disguised nicknames.
CmdrTaco (aka "Rob" Malda) is the "head" honcho of Slashdot. Cmdr obviously refers to his desire to dominate over his gay partners, and Taco is obviously a sly reference to his colon. Update: It is well known that Taco claims to be married to Kate Fent. No one really believes that 'she' is actually his wife. We have proof that this 'she' is actually a he. It turns out that Kathleen Fent is an anagram of KAHN FELT EN ET. So this Kate of his is really Kahn who "felt in it". I will not describe what that means as I am sure you can imagine yourself.
Michael Sims, who goes as 'michael' on Slashdot, is a well known thug and advancer of homosexual agenda. His name is an anagram of ASS CHIME MIL which obviously refers to his desire to flaunt his lower organ.
Father Randy "Pudge" O'Day is Slashdot's Mac propagandist. Macintosh computers are well known as the Gay computer due to their homosexual colors and stylings. An email exchange between 'Pudge' and Apple HQ have been leaked by a former Apple employee who converted to heterosexuality. These two emails (here and here) have been repeatedly posted on Slashdot, but are quickly censored by Slashdot moderators who do not want the public to know about its agenda.Update form Subject Line Troll - it appears the O'Day is just a few letter changes away from I'm Gay and rhymes with O'Day. Is anyone surprised that Mr. Pudge is a fudge packing Mac hippie?
Simoniker, a recent addition to Slashdot has been uncovered as Mr. Goatse himself. Simoniker is a frequent poster to the Games section of Slashdot, obviously because he enjoies modded versions of Quake 3 and UT2K3 as a homosexual warrior who likes to 'overcome' his opponents with his exagerated sized love member. In addition, Simoniker is an anagram of KEN I RIM SO (Ken is probably his current boyfriend) and MEN I IRK SO (which refers to his frustratingly troubled gay relationships, probably due to his rather large asshole).
This is only a rough draft and perliminary report. Please reply with additional information, contributions, and corrections. I will include any additional information and credit you with it in my further releases of this report.
...if most geeks here would rather than Linux on their desktop, or the gorgeous Jennifer Connelly lying naked on their desktop? 'Cause Linux is neat and all, but you really can't match Connelly's breasts for pure enjoyment!
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Oops, sorry. Thanks for the correction.
The real Webmaven is user ID 27463. I don't rate an imposter, because my ID is such a lame-ass high number.
They both suck! Next question?
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I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
I believe that Middle Eastern culture takes offense at seeing the bottoms of feet -- it is like showing someone your bare ass.
What is so offensive about feet? I think these things are cultural or perhaps species-specific. Why is smiling considered "nice"? That gesture among most primate species is considered a threat (especially a smile that shows teeth).
So what about feet? I think that showing your feet implies a certain degree of undress (you are barefoot in the shower, in the bedroom, in the privacy of your own house, on the beach where you are wearing minimal clothes), even in the let-it-hang-out Western culture. Hippie culture made a big deal about bare feet as a means of iconoclasm, and there is this vogue to show pictures of models and celebs in glossy magazines showing their feet (remember that cover of Time with a barefoot Andreeson and all the letter writers to Time saying he needs to trim is toe nails?).
There is a certain kind of hippie-counter culture aspect to using a G as a stylized foot sole as the Gnome symbol. I am personally a little hung up about feet, and I am bothered by it, but in a way, even if I didn't have a thing about seeing people's feet, it is kind of cutely unprofessional -- I and most other people (except for Middle Easterners who dress their women in tents) don't have anything about faces, but if the Gnome emblem was a Smiley or a scowling or wizened Gnome, we would get tired of that pretty quickly as well.
So why make a big deal about a little icon? I think it speaks to the difference between polished graphics that have appeal to broad segments of the population and ideosynchratic graphics that appeal to some software dude's personal desires, and it speaks to market share. If the Gnome people were serious about gaining more mindshare for Linux on the desktop, they would ditch that foot, and if they are wedded to that foot, they are probably committed to a bunch of other things on principle and will forever stay a tiny slice of the market.