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  1. Re:Comprehensive ? really? on A Comprehensive Look at Solaris 10 · · Score: 1

    Not only that, it says that S10 is not open source, contrary to opensolaris.org ...

  2. Re:How rich though? on Firefox and Open Standards the Way Forward · · Score: 1

    but -- you can have a dumb client running a rich application that is not tired to IE or to Java.

    Have a look at openlaszlo.com ...

    The downside is that it is tied to Flash but Flash plugins exist and run in just about every browser that has a significant web share.

  3. Re:Where's the innovation? on OpenOffice.org 2.0 Preview · · Score: 1

    1) Create a template, call it MasterA.

    Create a document based on the template, call it DocA. Close the document.

    Modify template MasterA and save and close it.

    Open DocA and it should inform you that the parent template has changed and ask you whether you want to update DocA with with new styles.

    2) Anywhere you enter a filename, you can enter a URI. Thus, you can base you document on templates that live of corporate servers rather then have to distribute templates to each local machine and manage their versioning.

    Just a couple of small things that make life a little easier.

  4. Re:Automation? on OpenOffice.org 2.0 Preview · · Score: 1

    There is, and has been for a while, a scripting mechanism for OOo. You get a choice of StarBasic, Java, Python, etc.

    Have a look at http://api.openoffice.org/

  5. Re:Compilers on Solaris 10 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    blastwave.org is a good alternative to buying compilers -- they have gcc in pkg format

  6. Re:I guess it's a nice to have... on "Missing Link" In Windows Emulation Unveiled? · · Score: 1

    Microsoft Project, for one. And Visio. IMHO, there are no good enterprise-ready applications to replace those.

  7. Confirmed! on Leaked Memo Says Microsoft Raised $86 million for SCO · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the web page: "Post-Postscript: According to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols of CNET, SCO confirmed today (04 March) that this memo is legitimate."

  8. Re:The Wizard of SCOz on Leaked Memo Says Microsoft Raised $86 million for SCO · · Score: 1

    ... and GNU were there Uncle Ken, and GNU were there Uncle Dennis, and GNU were there ...

  9. Re:Sun to blame for Win98 retiremnt on Windows 98 Phased Out · · Score: 2, Informative

    The court order didn't specify the any product had to be retired. It specified that the product had to be brought into compliance with the agreements between the parties and which had Microsoft violated.

    According to this open letter from Sun, Microsoft even asked for (and were granted) an extension to the agreement date.

  10. Re:What about Sun's lawsuit? on Windows 98 Phased Out · · Score: 1

    Read the Open Letter From Jonathan Schwartz for an idea of Sun's rebuttle to this claim.

  11. Re:Bitch Fest on Windows 98 Phased Out · · Score: 1

    Linux _can_ run anything Windows can run. As a first step, try Wine or Crossover. If neither of these work then there's always VMware.

  12. Re:If you live in TORONTO... on Broadband Over Power Lines in Canada · · Score: 1

    You're absolutely correct -- if you live in a major metropolitan area.

    You may be surprised but there are vast rural areas, even close to Toronto, where high speed internet is not even an option.

    As recently as 3 years ago I live in a rural community only 1.5 hours from Toronto where 28.8kbps was the best I could do.

    Given the reach of power lines I would have killed for this opportunity.

  13. Do we have a second Sun yet? on Galileo, Consumed by Jupiter · · Score: 1

    According to this we should have a second Sun in order heavens by now. Break out the tanning lotion!

  14. Re:Linux code in Unixware? on Further Selections From the Mixed-Up SCO Files · · Score: 1

    ... and what's the line from Linux 2.4.5 to Solaris for? Anyone know?

  15. Re:I Love Babelfish on Embarrassing Dispatches From The SCO Front · · Score: 1

    This has clearly been passed through the Yoda filter as well.

  16. Re:Open file backup on What High End Unix Features are Missing from Linux? · · Score: 1

    What's wrong with running a snapshot type of filesystem (such as that offered by LVM), doing a snapshot of an active filesystem and backing up the snapshot?

  17. 12th International Computer Chess Championship on Kasparov OpEd On His Latest Match · · Score: 1

    For those interested in Computer Chess, there is a tournament starting shortly: information here

  18. 50,000 year is enough? on Genetic Mutations Allowed Humans To Be Artistic · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Assuming a life-span of about 30 to 35 years per generation, is 1,500 generations enough for a gene to be selected in order to become _so_ widespread?

    I had thought that Natural Selection was a process that took substantially longer.

  19. Microsoft Project on What's Keeping You On Windows? · · Score: 1

    Actually, I _am_ running Linux but using VMware to run MS Project. I would really like to get rid of that but there don't seem to be any good (or even barely functional) replacements.

  20. Re:Forth is alive every time you print on Forth Application Techniques · · Score: 1

    Recall the NeWS window manager on early Sun machines.

    http://www.art.net/~hopkins/Don/lang/NeWS.html