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Mandrakelinux Goes X.org
dvalin writes "With Mandrakelinux now going for X.org it seems like every big linux distributor now has officialy dumped XFree86.
First release for cooker was announced on the changelog list the 7th of June:
http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/changelog/2004-0 6/msg00799.php
Nice to see for all us cookers out there:)
Also on another note, Mandrakelinux has also switched to gcc-3.4 now"
Version 1.0 / M
America, eh folks? It's a pretty screwed up place. Unfortunately, but not indefinitely, the USA's weapons of mass destruction make it the most powerful country in the world (militarily). As a result, it helps to be aware of American society and fit into it, and our quick 8-step guide should have you on the path to burger-munching enlightenment.
1 - Buy yourself a gun
To become a fully-fledged Yank, you'll need to get a weapon. Americans think that having more killing machines magically makes their country safer, and it helps them to walk around saying "I'll put a cap in your ass". Even though the concept of "no guns = no gun-related crimes" is alien to the average Yank, it'll give you a false sense of security in this country with the highest crime rates in the developed world.
2 - Put on at least 25 stone
Skinny? Medium? Chubby? That won't cut it in the good ol' US of A. Because America has the highest obesty levels on the planet, you'll need to get those rolls of flab built up. Eating 18 waffles with Maple syrup for breakfast (and visiting Burger King five times in a day) is all natural when much of the world is suffering massive poverty. Get fat and fit in.
3 - Learn the lingo
We've talked about issues affecting society, but on a personal level you'll need more knowledge (or ignorance as it may be) to fit in. First, forget proper English. Confuse "your" with "you're". Say "must of" instead of "must have". Whenever anything interesting occurs, say "shucks" repeatedly. Instead of clever spontaneity or witty insults, call people "asswipes". It's funny!
4 - Throw away all maps, history books etc.
To really feel a part of American society, you must lose all knowledge of the world. Forget where Poland is. Scrap your knowledge of the lengthy Chinese history. Make cretinous remarks like "India? Is that in Africa?". Because ALL that matters is America, and it doesn't matter how pathetic you look to educated people the world over.
5 - Become totally irrational and nonsensical
Spout on about the Constitution, and then make drastic changes to it. Talk about "freedom of speech" and watch TV programmes about the Ku Klux Klan. Rant on about market freedom, and sit back as companies run riot and destroy the economy with their anti-competitive practices. Essentially, act idiotic at all times.
6 - Sue everyone you ever meet
The USA doesn't produce many decent quality products, so the society is crumbling into a litigation-happy joke. With so many jobs going overseas to talented workers, your only option left is to start legal proceedings. About anything. Someone step on your toe? Get some hotshot downtown lawyer to sue their ass!
7 - Get a "shrink"
Americans have a hard time dealing with their own problems in a mature manner, and prefer to spend hundreds of dollars sitting in front of someone and whinging. However trivial your problems may be, blast them out like a baby!
8 - Watch abysmal TV
Forget educational programmes and incisive documentaries. Your ideal night in is with your gun, six cheeseburgers and a Friends box set. Watch as some over-paid talentless "actor" enters the scene, and whoop and scream hysterically as he delivers some ridiculously poor wisecrack.
So there you have it! Those 8 steps should have you killing innocent people, piling on pounds and acting like a moron in no time. America awaits you, brave hero! Just get out before it collapses in disarray.
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X.org is way superior to that stinky XFree86!
Giving credit where credit is due is incompatible with the GPL ;)
(at least the method of doing so in the BSD 4 clause license)
I rely on Xfree86's ability to communicate with X terminals like NCD's products. X.org has not guarenteed that this compatability will stay in there so lots of companies will NOT be following the switch to X.org.
I can't thorw away tens of thousands of dollars worth of good hardware because of a pissing fight over a few words.
until x.org states that there will strive for 100% compatability with the network protocols we are going to start getting good at ripping out x.org and installing xfree86 in the newer distros.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Xlib is part of the Xserver and if X.org decides to change it ni the future then I and many other companies are screwed. you KNOW that is what I am talking about, stop arguing about symantics. Xlib is a part of the Xserver package, and if they decide that changing it to the latest "cool" idea because it's now easier to change things without the iron fist rule of Xfree86 then lots of people will get screwed.
Compatability is very important, and the rush to "open up for changes" can cause huge problems for us that use common commercial hardware.
That is the biggest worry, who cares if it's Xlib or the x.org server... the same group of people are programming on it and their new direction will have a large and profound affect on many users.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
So, it was just a USB mouse that kept you away from getting work done. Couldn't just buy another 6 dollar mouse that works perfectly. Dork.
XFree86 = a working system and the wrong licence,
Xorg = a right licence and non working system
That's what the XFree86 people get for messing with licensing issues and generating all this extra work for everyone.
In my opinion, if I want an X server with a non-free license, I can go commercial and buy one of the accelerated servers out there. Heck, I might still do that just to try them out.