please drag in the game makers I'm hoping for the same thing. Does anyone know anything about the Valve job posting, and what its repercussions are?
Also, I can't wait for UT3~~~!
My point is that ODF can be read by almost everything BUT Word; this is because Microsoft has chosen not to support the document format. The format is not closed, it is really quite open for usage, but in the only instances which it does not work, it is because the software maker chooses to ignore standards which have not required paying off multiple parties on the standards to pass.
As for ports, I'd rather open them myself than have a program do so, but I'm just a security freak. Unfortunately, none of my friends believe that encryption is important.
ODF? Closed? That's an interesting concept... since it can be opened by almost every major office suite now (using the ODF plugin for Word). As for an online format, not really. Google Docs *can* handle it, but poorly. Personally, I use KWord, since it's faster than OO.o, but another thing to remember from that is that OO.o is a full environment, so you aren't just loading a WP, you're loading all the components at once. This makes booting it slow, but if it joins your startup queue,it can run just fine.
I'd like to comment that at this moment, KDE is a better interface than Luna or Aero. Plus,the system is not slow, consuming unholy amounts of resources, and is also handling transparency quite nicely. Also, with the integration between the KDE apps, the environment, and the resources available, my system (when running Linux--I triple-boot [Kubuntu/XP/Vista]) is absolutely fabulous.
I definitely agree with you on the compatibility piece. I am, actually, very happy with an HP Photosmart 2710 wifi printer that we have, because it, unlike moat, has drivers, and the HP control panel, for Linux. This makes printing so much easier. (The only problem is DHCP... I'll find a way around that eventually.)
As an even youunger/. reader, I can say with authority that there is only one thing more annoying than buzzwords: people using "LOL" in actual converation, or "OMG" or, although this one is funnier: "STFU." That one actually makes sense. As for -cast, that seems hilarious....I need to do more rantcasting soon...
Dear Mr. Anonymous Coward,
That sort of statement, while also theoretically correct, does not really follow the meaning of the device. In reality, it is not designed to compete, it is designed to be sent to a region without actual resources. As a matter of fact, I think that with very few modifications (XO-plus?)[larger device, bigger keyboard, more memory/flashdisk space, and maybe a slightly faster proc.] it could compete as a low-end, easy, indestructible notebook computer (if it were done right, they might become big in government, since Lenovo is considered taboo currently...). Altogether, I think this is what was needed for the market.
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I knew someone was going to post this, since someone posted about flies :D
I don't currently have mod points :( +1 funny/hilarious
I second the earlier sentiment, and wish that I had mod points also.
My point is that ODF can be read by almost everything BUT Word; this is because Microsoft has chosen not to support the document format. The format is not closed, it is really quite open for usage, but in the only instances which it does not work, it is because the software maker chooses to ignore standards which have not required paying off multiple parties on the standards to pass.
As for ports, I'd rather open them myself than have a program do so, but I'm just a security freak. Unfortunately, none of my friends believe that encryption is important.
ODF? Closed? That's an interesting concept... since it can be opened by almost every major office suite now (using the ODF plugin for Word). As for an online format, not really. Google Docs *can* handle it, but poorly. Personally, I use KWord, since it's faster than OO.o, but another thing to remember from that is that OO.o is a full environment, so you aren't just loading a WP, you're loading all the components at once. This makes booting it slow, but if it joins your startup queue,it can run just fine.
I'd like to comment that at this moment, KDE is a better interface than Luna or Aero. Plus,the system is not slow, consuming unholy amounts of resources, and is also handling transparency quite nicely. Also, with the integration between the KDE apps, the environment, and the resources available, my system (when running Linux--I triple-boot [Kubuntu/XP/Vista]) is absolutely fabulous.
I definitely agree with you on the compatibility piece. I am, actually, very happy with an HP Photosmart 2710 wifi printer that we have, because it, unlike moat, has drivers, and the HP control panel, for Linux. This makes printing so much easier. (The only problem is DHCP... I'll find a way around that eventually.)
As an even youunger /. reader, I can say with authority that there is only one thing more annoying than buzzwords: people using "LOL" in actual converation, or "OMG" or, although this one is funnier: "STFU." That one actually makes sense. As for -cast, that seems hilarious. ...I need to do more rantcasting soon...
Dear Mr. Anonymous Coward, That sort of statement, while also theoretically correct, does not really follow the meaning of the device. In reality, it is not designed to compete, it is designed to be sent to a region without actual resources. As a matter of fact, I think that with very few modifications (XO-plus?)[larger device, bigger keyboard, more memory/flashdisk space, and maybe a slightly faster proc.] it could compete as a low-end, easy, indestructible notebook computer (if it were done right, they might become big in government, since Lenovo is considered taboo currently...). Altogether, I think this is what was needed for the market.