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Hacking Quartz

Posted by michael on from the seven-on-mohs-hardness-scale dept.

Exposed writes "Meaty interview with Rich Wareham who is known to Linux users for his libdvdnav library which is used by Xine and other linux players. On OS X he created Desktop Manager, the GPL solution for VirtualDesktops on the Mac. Highlights are secret APIs in OS X for VirtualDesktops, who steals GPL source and why beginner programmers are at a disadvantage now."

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  1. That's just standard Apple mentality for you by jbellis · · Score: 0, Troll

    Apple isn't about choice. Apple is about the One True Way, which is whatever way Jobs likes at the moment.

    In this case the Apple solution is Expose; diluting that with other solutions (even though they may work better for some workflows) just isn't in the cards.

  2. Translation: by LordPixie · · Score: 0, Troll

    To steal. It's slang, and I don't think it carries any real crime connotatiom.

    Silly Brits, and their made up English words.


    --LordPixie

  3. Re:Steals GPL source??? by pritchma · · Score: 0, Troll

    Its a shame I can't mod the parent +1 astroturf...how about:

    "Interestingly CodeTek uses this exact same bit of code for their latest VirtualDesktop program."

    Seems pretty clear to me.

  4. Re:Virtual desktops by Luscious868 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Guess what?
    Fuck you. Fuck your opinion. Fuck what you think you know.

    Roses are red,
    Violets are blue,
    I fucked your mom in the ass, and then she had you!

  5. Re:Good (not bad) article (interview) by Goaway · · Score: 0, Troll

    > If you see parentheses nested three or more layers deep, you can be sure the text was authored by a code jockey.

    What if you see the word "author" used as a verb?