I have also seen a few occasions recently where there were no early screenings for films. There are various reasons claimed but I imagine it has a different reality. When movie studios spend so much money on advertisement and "buzz" having a small percentage of people (including critics) see the movie early is detrimental to profits unless the movie lives up to its hype. We all know how rare that is.
'Aeon Flux,' 'Cursed,' 'Phat Girlz,' 'Scary Movie 4,' 'See no Evil', 'The Benchwarmers,' 'The Fog,' 'The Hills Have Eyes,' 'Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion,' 'Ultraviolet,' 'Underworld: Evolution', and 'When a Stranger Calls.'
I really don't have much of an opinion either way on De Icaza. I do, however, find many glaring issues with your post. Gnome was started because QT's licensing issues were not as free as those who made Gnome wanted. Yes, they did change and they do have a free, high quality product. I still do not see how that means Gnome is a bad thing. Many people (yes, myself included), like Gnome - even prefer it. Choice is such a benefit of FOSS that I am very surprised that you, Mr. AC, would consider it a negative. I am even more surprised that you have been modded insightful.
It is a very weak argument to imagine that KDE would be twice as good, or even close to that, if people weren't (supposedly) wasting their effort on Gnome. It's also very subjective to say that KDE is so far ahead, that Gnome and its developers have little to show, or that Gnome can't "catch up, let alone overtake it." In fact, those statements scream troll, or at the very least someone who doesn't understand why some people do what they do. It is fun to be competitive but if you think that working on a separate but similar project is counter-productive you should realize how counter-productive it is to be so negative and competitive with people who have many of the same ideals which you claim to have. If you think Gnome is the reason that Linux is not a "major rival to Windows on the desktop" then you are in a fantasy world.
In fact, what does Gnome even have to do with this? Did I just feed a troll?
No! No, no, not 9! I said 10. Nobody's comin' up with 9. Who gets mail in 9 minutes? You won't even get your instant message, not even a mouse on a wheel.
They are not offering flash but they are open sourcing the Verifier, JIT, core frameworks and the garbage collection engine http://www.kaourantin.net/2006/11/spidermonkeys-re lative-tamarin-joins.html. The the newest Adobe ECMAScript VM is small and very fast and further along than Spider Monkey. This is very good for everyone involved, I believe, and a nice step by Adobe. Mozilla/Firefox users get a better ECMAScript engine and Adobe can concentrate more on the flash side of the flash engine. Read more at the FAQ on Tamarin http://www.mozilla.org/projects/tamarin/faq.html
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Oh, nevermind.
Actually, I read his initial letter and it was very well spoken.
Unfortunately for him he had the slashdot editors look it over for him before he sent it out.
Yeah? Well, I don't want my iPod yelling at me that I'm using it wrong!
I have also seen a few occasions recently where there were no early screenings for films. There are various reasons claimed but I imagine it has a different reality. When movie studios spend so much money on advertisement and "buzz" having a small percentage of people (including critics) see the movie early is detrimental to profits unless the movie lives up to its hype. We all know how rare that is.
See New Line Cinema's (Owned by Warner) Snakes on a Plane http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15 465.i ne-Decides-Aga.html
Also another list I found though I am not sure of its accuracy: http://www.indiescene.net/archives/New-Line/New-L
I really don't have much of an opinion either way on De Icaza. I do, however, find many glaring issues with your post. Gnome was started because QT's licensing issues were not as free as those who made Gnome wanted. Yes, they did change and they do have a free, high quality product. I still do not see how that means Gnome is a bad thing. Many people (yes, myself included), like Gnome - even prefer it. Choice is such a benefit of FOSS that I am very surprised that you, Mr. AC, would consider it a negative. I am even more surprised that you have been modded insightful.
It is a very weak argument to imagine that KDE would be twice as good, or even close to that, if people weren't (supposedly) wasting their effort on Gnome. It's also very subjective to say that KDE is so far ahead, that Gnome and its developers have little to show, or that Gnome can't "catch up, let alone overtake it." In fact, those statements scream troll, or at the very least someone who doesn't understand why some people do what they do. It is fun to be competitive but if you think that working on a separate but similar project is counter-productive you should realize how counter-productive it is to be so negative and competitive with people who have many of the same ideals which you claim to have. If you think Gnome is the reason that Linux is not a "major rival to Windows on the desktop" then you are in a fantasy world.
In fact, what does Gnome even have to do with this? Did I just feed a troll?
Jake Tucker
I don't care how hip the "i" prefix is - there is nothing sexy about bowel movements!
OTOH it is Apple...
They are not offering flash but they are open sourcing the Verifier, JIT, core frameworks and the garbage collection engine http://www.kaourantin.net/2006/11/spidermonkeys-re lative-tamarin-joins.html. The the newest Adobe ECMAScript VM is small and very fast and further along than Spider Monkey. This is very good for everyone involved, I believe, and a nice step by Adobe. Mozilla/Firefox users get a better ECMAScript engine and Adobe can concentrate more on the flash side of the flash engine. Read more at the FAQ on Tamarin http://www.mozilla.org/projects/tamarin/faq.html