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Kylix in Limbo

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the near-abandonware-spotting dept.

IgD writes "Kylix, Borland's Linux port of their popular Delphi compiler has been covered on Slashdot before. LinuxWorld is reporting that Kylix development is in limbo. Many speculate this is a politically correct way of saying the project has been abandoned. There hasn't been any updates to Kylix 3.0 in well over a year. One user who attended BorCon this year wrote in his blog that Borland didn't have any updates to Kylix planned for 2004. This is really disheartening news. Why didn't Kylix sell? Does this say something about the application or about the difficulties of marketing a commercial Linux application?"

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  1. First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP

  2. Kylix should change its name to Kylie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Remember: Sex Sells!

  3. tsarkon reports greased up yoda doll in the ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    tsarkon reports THE GREASED YODA DOLL GREASED YODA !

    8 steps to greasing your anus for yoda doll insertion

    1) defecate. preferably after eating senna, ex lax, prunes, cabbage and hot sauces.
    2) wipe ass with witch hazel, soothes horrific burns
    3) prime anus with anal ease.
    4) slather richly a considerable amount of vaseline or other anal lubricants into your rectum at least until the bend and also take your yoda doll or yoda soap on a rope and liberally apply it.
    5) pucker your ballon knot several times actuating the sphincter muscle in order to work it in
    6) slowly rest yourself onto your yoda figurine
    7) make sure to have a mechanism by which to fish yoda out of your rectum, the soap on the rope is especially useful because that is built in.
    8) gyrate gleefully in your computer chair while your fat sexless geek nerd loser fat shit self enjoys the prostate massage you'll be getting. Read slashdot. Masturbate to anime. Email one of the editors hoping they will honor you with a reply. Join several more dating services - this time, you dont check the (desired - speaks english) and (desired - literate). You figure you might get a chance then. Order some fucking crap from Think Geek. Get Linux to boot on a Black And Decker Appliance. Wish you could afford a new computer. Argue that IDE is better than SCSI because you cant afford SCSI. Make claims about how Linux rules. Compile a kernel on your 486SX. Claim to hate windows but use it for Everquest. Admire Ghyslain's courage in making that wonderful star wars movie. Officially convert to the Jedi religion. Talk about how cool Mega Tokyo is. Try and make sure you do your regular 50 story submissions to Slashdot, all of which get rejected because people who arent fatter than CowboyNeal can't submit. Fondle shrimpy penis while making a yoda voice and saying, feel the force, padawan, feeel the foooorce, hurgm. Yes. Yes. When 900 years you reach, a dick half as big you will not have.

    All in a days work with a yoda figurine rammed up your ass.

    Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    Take your ass grease pills and put your helmet on
    Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    Commencing countdown, engines on
    Check ignition and may God's love shove up you
    Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Shove Up
    This is Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    You've really made the grade
    And the papers want to know whose butts you tear
    Now it's time to leave the suppository if you dare
    "This is Yoda Doll to Ground Control
    I'm stepping through the door
    And I'm stinking in a most peculiar way
    And the ass look very different today
    For here am I sitting in an ass can
    Far inside the butt
    My face is turning blue
    And there's nothing I can do
    Though I'm past one hundred thousand bowels
    I'm feeling very still
    And I think my buttship knows which way to go
    Tell my wife I ream her very much, she knows"
    Ground Control to Yoda Doll
    Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
    Can you hear me, Yoda Doll?
    Can you hear me, Yoda Doll?
    Can you hear me, Yoda Doll?
    Can you....
    "Here am I floating in my ass can
    Far inside his Moon
    My face is turning blue
    And there's nothing I can do."

    1. Re:tsarkon reports greased up yoda doll in the ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Mod up! This is one of the best posts I have read in a while.

  4. OT: vegetative state by Davak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Off topic... but the quote struck a nerve.

    "If you can't resuscitate the patient, remove the feeding tube," the attendee said. "Don't just let it linger in a vegetative state."

    As a doctor, it kills me that they are making a symbol out of that poor little girl. Please let my spouse decide what is best for me.

    There's a difference in being alive and really "being alive."

    1. Re:OT: vegetative state by Davak · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Living wills are excellent supporting data; however, the family still makes the final decision in most cases.

      For example, if this lady would could have had a living will that said: "Remove support if I am in a irreversible condition." The parents would argue that it's reversible and the husband would argue otherwise.

      As an ICU doctor, I see people die everyday. I make sure they die with respect and painlessly.

      The worse thing that can happen is that somebody lives out his/her life in ways against his/her will. People have the right to die on their terms.

      Sad.

      David

    2. Re:OT: vegetative state by Otter · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      I don't get this scale -- you can open your eyes in response to speech, move limbs in response to pain and speak in a confused way and you're in the middle of the coma scale?

      I see the value in clarifying your will according to this standard. I'm scoring an 11 right now. How low do you plan to go (actually, I'm asking you and the grandparent seriously about this since you've thought about it and seem informed) before your spouse has you put under?

      --
      What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
    3. Re:OT: vegetative state by minkwe · · Score: 0, Offtopic



      No they don't. You just legitimzed suicide.

      --
      "Fighting terrorists with millitary might is like killing a mosquitor on your Dad's forehead with a rifle."
  5. Excuse me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hello,

    This is God. All of our customer service representatives are currently assiting other customers. Please hold on the line, and your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.

  6. Re:very true...well spoken by mek2600 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bastard. :)

  7. Re:Delphi? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DUMBASS

  8. WHAT IS BIG & BLUE & SITS ON MY FRONT PORC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My nigger, and I'll paint his ass any color I want.

    Beeeee-yotch!!

  9. keesh is a pitiful BSD troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What a pitiful BSD troll you are, keesh!