I may be a novice to this sort of thing, but wasn't setting up a firewall in the 2.0.38 kernels a bit trickier than the current ipchains? I just remember people getting all giddy about ipchains when they were released.
Note that they generally requested 20th century or earlier music. That's probably the only music that in 400 years will be playable since the copyright will put the material into the public domain (we hope).
I've been using it all this morning, and I must say I'm rather impressed with this release. It seems to work rather well... Now if I can figure out how to get SSL working on it, I think I might have a contender for my browser. Kudos to the developers!
Yeah, Java should have been the darling of the Linux world, but unfortunately, Sun was a little late getting Linux users an invitation with a native JDK. If it hadn't been for Blackdown, IBM, and the other projects lost to my memory, it would probably be a question of why Linux didn't have a JDK period. I used to preach to people how Java was such a wonderful thing, but unfortunately Sun has up until recently neglected platforms other than the core Windows/Macintosh/Solaris.
Well, I won't argue that Ghostscript is horrid, but I'm wondering if FrameMaker takes the Word Perfect approach (write drivers) or just outputs postscript and lets the printer do with it what it may. Probably the latter, I'm assuming.:)
I use Applixware on my system at home. I also have WordPerfect 8 and have used Star Office. Out of the three, I like Word Perfect's word processor, Applixware's Spreadsheet (I'm not a heavy Spreadhseet user) and Star Office's Integration.
With the 5.0 release of Applixware, they converted everything over to GTK+. Unfortunately, it seemed to me to be a little less stable than previous versions. Also the spell checker interface was a bit weird to use for anyone who was used to the way Microsoft integrated it into Word. (i.e. Right click, see options, select.) Also I had a few random crashes which I attribute to GTK+ and pixmap themes.
I'm not sure Applix, or Vistasource, or Smartbeak or whatever really promoted Applixware as an office suite. They always seemed to get little mention in the press when compared to Star Office, Word Perfect Office, or even KOffice. I think they could have done a better job. I also think the whole "Vistasource" split off was rather confusing. Who am I buying my upgraded Applixware Office from? Is there an upgrade?
I'm sorry to see Applixware get out of the desktop arena, as they've got a product that is really good. However, I wouldn't say this is the death knell of commercial software on Linux. Hell, we haven't even seen many commercial products for Linux.:)
Perhaps you'd like to explain how the Linux printing system, which is Unix derived, is incapable of producing DTP quality graphics, when FrameMaker (for Unix) is using the same Unix derived printing engine.
Too bad there isn't a way to make an e-mail address that crashes a spambot. It would be nice to have the spammers have to work a bit harder to get addresses at all. Of course poisoning is nice, but I'll bet it's about as effective as arsenic, and just as slow.:)
Consumers get new versions of software for the price of a subscription.
If they no longer use the product, they can easily just let the subscription run out.
Unfortunately, it's rather bleak for consumers:
Microsoft can force mndatory upgrades of software by not renewing certain version numbers, thereby forcing customers into using software they never itended if they wish to continue using the software
Microsoft will make sure people pay for the license per machine, rather than for floating licenses. (Not necessarily a bad thing, but you'd be amazed at how many people "do the wrong thing".)
In the long run, I see this as hurting Microsoft's goodwill with it's customers. People are not accustomed to dealing wiht draconian licensing schemes, and may find themselves looking for another software with more relaxed licensing. Remember, the popularity of the PC can be attributed in part to having lax software licenses.
I say Microsoft is becoming more like Unix every day. Anyone remember FlexLM and the many poor attempts to replicate it?
I don't think he was complaining about the translation, so much as he was complaining about "Wow... I just finished the game, and here's this insincere "Congrats" message floating on my screen". That's the maddening part... realizing that you've finished the game, and really have nothing to show for it. That's a classic game design rule: "Make the reward worth the effort".
I see this as another way for Linux to penetrate the arcade market. Think about it... how many developers are currently writing game systems using Windows or Windows NT (probably more than you think. Ever seen some of these machines boot? It's a real hoot and kinda scary to see an upright game with a Windows logo on it). With this, developers could make a bootable CDROM, and utilise a machine with no hard drive. No hard drive = 1 less failure point (although it can be argued that a CDROM might fail sooner than a hard drive. No argument here.)
Honestly, though, the real draw of this story is that someone has taken the time to do it. Maybe it'll start a trend of people booting CDROMs to play their favorite games (just like the old days, eh?).
Man, this would make one hell of a practical joke for some unsuspecting user. Just send some low noise, and have their mouse jump in their hands. Couple this with a message box like "Machine is not properly grounded, please shut down immediately to avoid electrocution", and you could really scare the crap out of someone.
I think the term "Release Candidate" is more of a wake up call to the community, in effect saying "unless there's something REALLY bad in this code, this will be officially 2.0". So in essence, you are correct, and so are they.:)
Perhaps it wasn't Elfman's complete fault. Honestly, I'm sure someone up in the production studio said "Lets make it like the TV series, only darker". How does that riff make anything dark?
Then buy a freakin' Rio and quitcherbitchin'. This isn't a replacement for a Rio or anything of the sort... It looks like it's market is more for the car or home audio component, not the walkman market.
And yes, I have a portable Rio, and I use it when I play drums. Never could get a CD to stop skipping.
I'm curious if the community could scrape up enough cash to get a name that doesn't suck. "ibiblio"? Sounds like a Tolkein character that ended up rightfully in the trash. I know it's supposed to be a recerence to the "I"nternet and a library (biblio), but c'mon people. Uck!
You'd think that after all the scandal the IOC went through with this recent bribery scandal, that they'd lighten up a bit. Alas, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Needless to say, I won't be watching the olympics this year (either).:)
Just record each of your individual parts, and have someone spend hours piecing them together into something interesting. Think Negativland would do GiS on a freelance basis?
Seriously, you might want to try one of those internet telephony solutions out there.
I would hope that any professor out there would do the responsible thing and avoid these textbooks like the plague. Granted, there are less-than-responsible profs out there, but if enough of them will not use a textbook based on it's ridiculous restrictions, perhaps a sanity check can be achieved.
Hopefully this idea will die as quickly and painfully as DIVX did.
Since they are in essence editing posts by putting in links, would that make them responsible for the content of those posts? If some idiot posts something libelous on Usenet, and Deja makes links in his post, do they become liable for his posting? Perhaps it's innocuous enough to avoid this kind of scrutiny, but if I recall correctly, any forum that is edited makes the forum responsible for any and all user commentary.
That would be insightful, except Tenchi doesn't feature too many "mecha" designs (outside of the space ships). It's pretty much a romantic comedy, but with a ton of twists. Nerds like mecha, but I think they like a good story as well, and Tenchi has some pretty funny moments.
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Actually, I think I was right by where you were getting hitched this afternoon. I was walking around Holland with my GF and showing her around Hope's campus when I heard bagpipes coming from the chapel. I was the guy wandering around with the Corel Linux shirt on heading towards 8th street.
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I may be a novice to this sort of thing, but wasn't setting up a firewall in the 2.0.38 kernels a bit trickier than the current ipchains? I just remember people getting all giddy about ipchains when they were released.
Note that they generally requested 20th century or earlier music. That's probably the only music that in 400 years will be playable since the copyright will put the material into the public domain (we hope).
I've been using it all this morning, and I must say I'm rather impressed with this release. It seems to work rather well... Now if I can figure out how to get SSL working on it, I think I might have a contender for my browser. Kudos to the developers!
Yeah, Java should have been the darling of the Linux world, but unfortunately, Sun was a little late getting Linux users an invitation with a native JDK. If it hadn't been for Blackdown, IBM, and the other projects lost to my memory, it would probably be a question of why Linux didn't have a JDK period. I used to preach to people how Java was such a wonderful thing, but unfortunately Sun has up until recently neglected platforms other than the core Windows/Macintosh/Solaris.
Oops... my bad, I meant the former... (the Word Perfect approach)
Well, I won't argue that Ghostscript is horrid, but I'm wondering if FrameMaker takes the Word Perfect approach (write drivers) or just outputs postscript and lets the printer do with it what it may. Probably the latter, I'm assuming. :)
With the 5.0 release of Applixware, they converted everything over to GTK+. Unfortunately, it seemed to me to be a little less stable than previous versions. Also the spell checker interface was a bit weird to use for anyone who was used to the way Microsoft integrated it into Word. (i.e. Right click, see options, select.) Also I had a few random crashes which I attribute to GTK+ and pixmap themes.
I'm not sure Applix, or Vistasource, or Smartbeak or whatever really promoted Applixware as an office suite. They always seemed to get little mention in the press when compared to Star Office, Word Perfect Office, or even KOffice. I think they could have done a better job. I also think the whole "Vistasource" split off was rather confusing. Who am I buying my upgraded Applixware Office from? Is there an upgrade?
I'm sorry to see Applixware get out of the desktop arena, as they've got a product that is really good. However, I wouldn't say this is the death knell of commercial software on Linux. Hell, we haven't even seen many commercial products for Linux. :)
I await your enlightening reply.
Too bad there isn't a way to make an e-mail address that crashes a spambot. It would be nice to have the spammers have to work a bit harder to get addresses at all. Of course poisoning is nice, but I'll bet it's about as effective as arsenic, and just as slow. :)
Unfortunately, it's rather bleak for consumers:
In the long run, I see this as hurting Microsoft's goodwill with it's customers. People are not accustomed to dealing wiht draconian licensing schemes, and may find themselves looking for another software with more relaxed licensing. Remember, the popularity of the PC can be attributed in part to having lax software licenses.
I say Microsoft is becoming more like Unix every day. Anyone remember FlexLM and the many poor attempts to replicate it?
I don't think he was complaining about the translation, so much as he was complaining about "Wow... I just finished the game, and here's this insincere "Congrats" message floating on my screen". That's the maddening part... realizing that you've finished the game, and really have nothing to show for it. That's a classic game design rule: "Make the reward worth the effort".
Honestly, though, the real draw of this story is that someone has taken the time to do it. Maybe it'll start a trend of people booting CDROMs to play their favorite games (just like the old days, eh?).
Man, this would make one hell of a practical joke for some unsuspecting user. Just send some low noise, and have their mouse jump in their hands. Couple this with a message box like "Machine is not properly grounded, please shut down immediately to avoid electrocution", and you could really scare the crap out of someone.
I think the term "Release Candidate" is more of a wake up call to the community, in effect saying "unless there's something REALLY bad in this code, this will be officially 2.0". So in essence, you are correct, and so are they. :)
Perhaps it wasn't Elfman's complete fault. Honestly, I'm sure someone up in the production studio said "Lets make it like the TV series, only darker". How does that riff make anything dark?
It's all covered under the GPL.
And yes, I have a portable Rio, and I use it when I play drums. Never could get a CD to stop skipping.
I'm curious if the community could scrape up enough cash to get a name that doesn't suck. "ibiblio"? Sounds like a Tolkein character that ended up rightfully in the trash. I know it's supposed to be a recerence to the "I"nternet and a library (biblio), but c'mon people. Uck!
You'd think that after all the scandal the IOC went through with this recent bribery scandal, that they'd lighten up a bit. Alas, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Needless to say, I won't be watching the olympics this year (either). :)
Seriously, you might want to try one of those internet telephony solutions out there.
I would hope that any professor out there would do the responsible thing and avoid these textbooks like the plague. Granted, there are less-than-responsible profs out there, but if enough of them will not use a textbook based on it's ridiculous restrictions, perhaps a sanity check can be achieved.
Hopefully this idea will die as quickly and painfully as DIVX did.
Sheesh, are they bouncing that boot code off of Mars just for sh!ts and giggles? And I thought NT booted slow. :)
Just something for thought.
That would be insightful, except Tenchi doesn't feature too many "mecha" designs (outside of the space ships). It's pretty much a romantic comedy, but with a ton of twists. Nerds like mecha, but I think they like a good story as well, and Tenchi has some pretty funny moments.
Actually, I think I was right by where you were getting hitched this afternoon. I was walking around Holland with my GF and showing her around Hope's campus when I heard bagpipes coming from the chapel. I was the guy wandering around with the Corel Linux shirt on heading towards 8th street.
Anyways, Congrats!