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Groklaw's Unix Methods and Concepts Database

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the groklaw-has-the-best-toys dept.

jbeaupre writes "Groklaw has spawned a new feature that may prove useful well beyond the current SCO litigation. The UNIX Methods and Concepts Database began as a list of books and papers on Groklaw that became so large it demanded organization. The new system was announced and is currently a work in progress."

19 comments

  1. I'm afraid SCO has a patent on this already. by Orrin+Bloquy · · Score: 1

    Come quietly, before the leading IP-related Senator's son has to sue you, too.

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  2. Go Web 2.0 by Vyvyan+Basterd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The interface is really fucking annoying. What's wrong with tables? This is exactly what they're for.

    1. Re:Go Web 2.0 by Bill+Dimm · · Score: 1

      I agree. This is the second time in two days that I've come across a site with some custom scrolling thing that worked terribly. I just want to hit the "page down" key to scroll, like I've been doing for years. Is that asking too much?

    2. Re:Go Web 2.0 by NutscrapeSucks · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's UNIX Method #528 -- Having a bad User Interface.

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  3. Taxonomy by redelm · · Score: 3, Insightful
    So Grok! is looking for some higher level taxonomy to organize information: I suggest the classic phases of computing: Input, Processing and Output. Plus Misc, of course.

    Unix, and other Linux-like systems :) has important innovations in all three areas. Processing could be further broken down by kernel tasks: memory mgmt, scheduling, threading, filesystems, device drivers. And misc.

    1. Re:Taxonomy by Elektroschock · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      To be honest, a table with 116 books and a comment section is nothing which does enlight anyone here.

      For books there are bibliographies. You find them in your library.

      However, I am looking for a web application for book or article collections with reviews, with bibtex export, very 'simple'.

      Are there solutions available out there?

  4. Needs work by just_another_sean · · Score: 2, Informative

    It looks like it's a bit short of entries at the moment. I'm sure they could use all the help any interested /.'ers could offer.

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    1. Re:Needs work by dorkygeek · · Score: 1
      As well as a good friday night's slashdotting, I guess.

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    2. Re:Needs work by just_another_sean · · Score: 1

      Hah, yep... I guess there is a such thing as bad publicity. :-)

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  5. Database... GoogleBase? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why not feed it to GoogleBase?

    1. Re:Database... GoogleBase? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Why not feed it to GoogleBase?

      Because PJ hates Google.

      (It took two sites mirroring her articles before she started letting Google index her pages - and even though she gave the mirrors permission - via the CCL, she still bitches about people "stealing" her content.)

  6. Fancy interface... by goofyheadedpunk · · Score: 1

    Did anybody else using it find the experience frustrating? I thought the search function was pretty able, but given that my browser already comes with a perfectly functional scroll bar I don't see the reason to over-ride it with a javascript jerky bar from hell.

    But maybe I'm just cranky today.

    Anyone else think the scroll bar was a bit inappropriate?

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    1. Re:Fancy interface... by rRaminrodt · · Score: 1

      It took me about 2 minutes to realize it was even there. Plus the arrows are both at the top, which is even more unusual.

      So yeah, I agree with you, it really belongs in the bad usability category, especially since it serves no real purpose.

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    2. Re:Fancy interface... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Get used to it. Scroll bars are like people -- they don't have to work if they are pretty.

    3. Re:Fancy interface... by SanityInAnarchy · · Score: 1

      Yes.

      But then, I also think Flash is inappropriate.

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  7. Great combination by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Amateur legal analysis and amateur web applications all on one site. Sweeeet.

  8. Call me ignorant but... by porkThreeWays · · Score: 1

    Is the SCO issue still really an issue? I remember at one point it was hot button and there was genuine concern, but even the most die-hard of SCO apologists seem to agree SCO is going to lose. I get all these government computing b.s. magazines all the time and they were the ones reporting this garbage the most; and I seriously can't remember the last time I've read a SCO story in one of those. I understand that litigation is still going on, but they passed the point of grasping on straws a year ago.

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    1. Re:Call me ignorant but... by Pseudonym · · Score: 1
      Is the SCO issue still really an issue?

      Even now, you occasionally get a pundit who points to legal risks in open source. The downgrading of the SCO case to what is basically a contract dispute with IBM doesn't change that, because pundits can be pretty stupid sometimes. While it's true that if Groklaw disappeared overnight, SCO would still lose, some of the paid mouthpieces wouldn't stop.

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  9. How does this differ from Grokline? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why re-invent the wheel?