Without installing any kind of plugin JavaScript is supported by virtually every modern desktop browser and a growing number of mobile browsers. Yes some websites use JavaScript to do annoying things like resize/move windows, but most browsers let you limit what a website is allowed to do.
Umm Flash on the other hand requires you to install a 3rd party plugin that may not work well (or at all) depending on what platform/browser you use.
IIRC the HTML 5 spec doesn't even say that JavaScript is "required" to play videos, it's just used for the UI.
You never see anyone include the sizes of dependencies like glibc, alsa, etc because they are pretty common across all applications. I mean honestly, find me a application that doesn't in some way depend on libc and I will be impressed.
The reason the size of all of a Mono app's dependencies are included is because they are only useful for running Mono apps.
In this case it is reasonable to include the size of Tomboy's dependencies because (so far) it is the only Debian-Gnome-required app that needs them.
Mono itself has been in the Debian repos for a pretty long time and really isn't the issue here.
This particular "spat" is because Debian is making Mono a dependency of Gnome, with the only justification being that Tomboy (a post-it note application) requires it, which many people see as unnecessary.
Rhythmbox is written in C. Perhaps you're thinking of Banshee?
I don't know what Evolution is written in, but unless they rewrote the whole thing in the past few years (something I very much doubt) it is not Mono/C#.
I'm not making any claims about OOo, but most applications that use the Java runtime seem to eat up a lot of memory. Whether this is because they are poorly written or because the Java virtual machine itself is just bloated I do not know. Just saying that I think it's a perfectly valid complaint.
It is linked to on Amazon but (at least in my browser) the link points to a My Documents folder (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/jross/Desktop/Marketing/ASUS/1008HA/1008HA/www.itsbetterwithwindows.com).
Ubuntu uses Debian as a base, and while they have a lot of similarities they also have a lot of differences (Ubuntu is more concerned with flashy new features and user accessibility than stability or security). CentOS on the other hand is basically RHEL minus Red Hat's trademarks and live support.
No, it's like saying that not everyone who shops at Walmart is a semi driver (despite the fact that the things they are buying were delivered by semi).
At least for me, Adblock is much more convenient (though I do use a hosts file to block some of the nastier stuff). It is updated automatically, it lets me whitelist sites, and it's pretty useful for blocking annoying avatars/signatures on forums.
Because boobytrapping your software would be the equivalent of having a robot shoot the person on the other side of the register when the silent alarm was triggered.
Works great, but once it's triggered it doesn't differentiate between customers and criminals.
Say there's a bug in your software that causes it to format the customer's computer because it mistakenly thought they were a criminal. That's a big "oops".
We have the Expresso bikes at my college. I don't really like the "Dragon" game, but racing friends on some of the crazy courses (ie. Ascension) is a lot of fun.
So there is no version of Flash that is open source then?
The disadvantage of not being able to play Flash is mostly on sites like YouTube. But some other sites are also using Flash for the interesting content.
So the big question is - is it possible to implement a Flash player for Linux that's open source?
I was going to mod you down for not RTFS [especially the part about GNASH], but instead I'll answer your question.
Yes, it's called Gnash.The Wikipedia page should tell you all you need to know.
This song reminds me of one of the Bill Nye music videos, and I like it but this version is really hard to listen to because the volume keeps changing.
Since previous/. story was about the university malware professor, for a second I thought this story was talking about computer viruses infecting computer viruses. Would that be possible too?
Almost anything is possible, but you probably already know that.
I don't know how well this fits into "viruses infecting viruses", but the first thing that came into my mind was the Sony rootkit being exploited.
I suppose that's a bit more like hackers infecting malware, but it's a start.
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A little OT, but if you want to see something fun try acid3 in IE6. :)
Without installing any kind of plugin JavaScript is supported by virtually every modern desktop browser and a growing number of mobile browsers. Yes some websites use JavaScript to do annoying things like resize/move windows, but most browsers let you limit what a website is allowed to do.
Umm Flash on the other hand requires you to install a 3rd party plugin that may not work well (or at all) depending on what platform/browser you use.
IIRC the HTML 5 spec doesn't even say that JavaScript is "required" to play videos, it's just used for the UI.
You never see anyone include the sizes of dependencies like glibc, alsa, etc because they are pretty common across all applications. I mean honestly, find me a application that doesn't in some way depend on libc and I will be impressed.
The reason the size of all of a Mono app's dependencies are included is because they are only useful for running Mono apps.
In this case it is reasonable to include the size of Tomboy's dependencies because (so far) it is the only Debian-Gnome-required app that needs them.
Mono itself has been in the Debian repos for a pretty long time and really isn't the issue here.
This particular "spat" is because Debian is making Mono a dependency of Gnome, with the only justification being that Tomboy (a post-it note application) requires it, which many people see as unnecessary.
Rhythmbox is written in C. Perhaps you're thinking of Banshee?
I don't know what Evolution is written in, but unless they rewrote the whole thing in the past few years (something I very much doubt) it is not Mono/C#.
I'm not making any claims about OOo, but most applications that use the Java runtime seem to eat up a lot of memory. Whether this is because they are poorly written or because the Java virtual machine itself is just bloated I do not know. Just saying that I think it's a perfectly valid complaint.
It is linked to on Amazon but (at least in my browser) the link points to a My Documents folder (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/jross/Desktop/Marketing/ASUS/1008HA/1008HA/www.itsbetterwithwindows.com).
It's more likely that his gripe is with the runtime than with the language.
Not really.
Ubuntu uses Debian as a base, and while they have a lot of similarities they also have a lot of differences (Ubuntu is more concerned with flashy new features and user accessibility than stability or security). CentOS on the other hand is basically RHEL minus Red Hat's trademarks and live support.
Halo was going to be a Mac game until Microsoft bought Bungie. Then it was an Xbox exclusive for awhile and was later released on both PC and Mac.
No, it's like saying that not everyone who shops at Walmart is a semi driver (despite the fact that the things they are buying were delivered by semi).
Well I don't know how Ubiquity is supposed to work, but I think it's important to realize that not everyone necessarily wants to rely on Google. :)
The difference is that right now it's probably relying on Google's "I'm feeling lucky" feature.
At least for me, Adblock is much more convenient (though I do use a hosts file to block some of the nastier stuff). It is updated automatically, it lets me whitelist sites, and it's pretty useful for blocking annoying avatars/signatures on forums.
Because it's hard to find a computer that doesn't come with Windows at Walmart/BestBuy/etc.
Since when is Perl dead?
Because boobytrapping your software would be the equivalent of having a robot shoot the person on the other side of the register when the silent alarm was triggered.
Works great, but once it's triggered it doesn't differentiate between customers and criminals.
Say there's a bug in your software that causes it to format the customer's computer because it mistakenly thought they were a criminal. That's a big "oops".
Looks like he has worked with Billie Piper before. Would be interesting if she was still on the show..
They probably have access to the source code under some kind of NDA. It certainly wouldn't be the first time.
We have the Expresso bikes at my college. I don't really like the "Dragon" game, but racing friends on some of the crazy courses (ie. Ascension) is a lot of fun.
I kind of agree with you, except that almost all of the guides on the OSx86 wiki directly link to The Pirate Bay...
The "don't download unless you own a legal copy" disclaimers are just rationalizing.
Or you could just add the version of Java to your search query.
So there is no version of Flash that is open source then?
The disadvantage of not being able to play Flash is mostly on sites like YouTube. But some other sites are also using Flash for the interesting content.
So the big question is - is it possible to implement a Flash player for Linux that's open source?
I was going to mod you down for not RTFS [especially the part about GNASH], but instead I'll answer your question.
Yes, it's called Gnash.The Wikipedia page should tell you all you need to know.
I noticed that too.
This song reminds me of one of the Bill Nye music videos, and I like it but this version is really hard to listen to because the volume keeps changing.
Since previous /. story was about the university malware professor, for a second I thought this story was talking about computer viruses infecting computer viruses. Would that be possible too?
Almost anything is possible, but you probably already know that.
I don't know how well this fits into "viruses infecting viruses", but the first thing that came into my mind was the Sony rootkit being exploited.
I suppose that's a bit more like hackers infecting malware, but it's a start.