i think there really are situations where such a mouse would be useful. just thinking of an internet kiosks, e.g. jwz's dna launge linux kisosk. in such an environment, where a "normal" mouse is not likely to survive a long time, these things could be really good. it is even waterproof.. but the _price_....?!
i'm not really sure about your suggestion. in my opinion it is always better to talk to the maintainer (or someone who's in the core development team) before... these people are likely to know the code and can point in the right directions. e.g. as i started contributing to a project, i asked the maintainer if i could help in a useful way. i already had ideas what i could do (was a really small feature). he then told me which files i should check, and where i should make my modifications.
... later i just thought about something i could change, i told him (so he wouldn't work on the same thing), and did the modifications on my own. after some time i started to know the project really well: i know where i can find the pieces i'm looking to.. and i learned to adapt my coding style to the style of an existing project.
- finally a good "ask slashdot" that can help lots of people getting into open-source programming
ok, to join this interesting discussion i have a very similar question that bugs me for ages already: a company (publishing house) wants me to write a program for them. i told them i wanted to gpl it, when it is finished. and they seem to have no problem with that. there are multiple reasons why i want to gpl it. anyway... the question is: can i get paid for writing the program, while still making it free software and open-source (gpl)? so what i want to do, is selling my time, not selling the program. especially i would like to know if this is ok with gpl, since i really don't want to violate this important license. even if my program is not very usable for others as a whole, there are big parts in it that could be "recycled" in similar programs.
the answer is out there -- it's looking for you -- matrix
personally, i don't think i'll ever want to use kde as my desktop. i think i just don't like all these buttons on a desktop, it just seems to angular (?) for me.
anyway there are some good apps for kde. i would even say that the kde team provides the best apps for x. (ok.. gnome is ok, too). well. there are tons of very useful apps in kde and i'll check them out asap:)
this is the first real comment to the topic. it really makes me think, reading all these ignorant comments from us citizens on slashdot. now: posting just something without even having a clue what the thing is all about really makes me feel sad about the ignorance towards the rest of the world. the us are not the world. there is much more out there than your 52 states. and there is one thing i really have to say in this context. for most international issues (and there are many since the internet is an international thing) people here should stop thinking only in thier (poor) northern-american categories. having that said, let's return to the current issue: costa rica really did some pathbreaking things in latin america. it is not an incident that this country is sometimes called 'switzerland of central america'. and there are points, where i prefer cr to switzerland. the most important of these things being the lack of an army. this step made the country save many $$$, which can be invested in the local development. well, i have to admit that i have somehow missed the recent development in cr. anyway i will soon get up to date information from costa rican friends visiting me. and then: one last word regarding privatization (of telecommunications). i think it is a benefit not to privatize too quickly. mainly because of one major problem: who will get the market? aol? any other northern(-american) company? many of them? or a local company?
this is exactly what i was looking for in all these comments: what about nsa,...
information is being controlled all over the world (and especially by the us). [what about banned export of encryption software -- isn't that information control?]
all is just a question about hiding things. western "democratic" states like ours just know how to make people believe they can say whatever they want.
i prefer knowing something is controlled, than being controlled without knowing it
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maybe someone should just demand microsoft to remove known rootkits when patching.
i think there really are situations where such a mouse would be useful. just thinking of an internet kiosks, e.g. jwz's dna launge linux kisosk. in such an environment, where a "normal" mouse is not likely to survive a long time, these things could be really good. it is even waterproof.. but the _price_....?!
i'm not really sure about your suggestion. in my opinion it is always better to talk to the maintainer (or someone who's in the core development team) before... these people are likely to know the code and can point in the right directions. e.g. as i started contributing to a project, i asked the maintainer if i could help in a useful way. i already had ideas what i could do (was a really small feature). he then told me which files i should check, and where i should make my modifications.
... later i just thought about something i could change, i told him (so he wouldn't work on the same thing), and did the modifications on my own. after some time i started to know the project really well: i know where i can find the pieces i'm looking to.. and i learned to adapt my coding style to the style of an existing project.
- finally a good "ask slashdot" that can help lots of people getting into open-source programming
-buti
hey! did you write more such stories... if you did, please post some urls.
ok, to join this interesting discussion i have a very similar question that bugs me for ages already:
a company (publishing house) wants me to write a program for them. i told them i wanted to gpl it, when it is finished. and they seem to have no problem with that.
there are multiple reasons why i want to gpl it. anyway... the question is: can i get paid for writing the program, while still making it free software and open-source (gpl)? so what i want to do, is selling my time, not selling the program.
especially i would like to know if this is ok with gpl, since i really don't want to violate this important license.
even if my program is not very usable for others as a whole, there are big parts in it that could be "recycled" in similar programs.
the answer is out there -- it's looking for you -- matrix
personally, i don't think i'll ever want to use kde as my desktop. i think i just don't like all these buttons on a desktop, it just seems to angular (?) for me.
:)
anyway there are some good apps for kde. i would even say that the kde team provides the best apps for x. (ok.. gnome is ok, too).
well. there are tons of very useful apps in kde and i'll check them out asap
- whatever -
buti
this is the first real comment to the topic. it really makes me think, reading all these ignorant comments from us citizens on slashdot. now: posting just something without even having a clue what the thing is all about really makes me feel sad about the ignorance towards the rest of the world. the us are not the world. there is much more out there than your 52 states.
and there is one thing i really have to say in this context. for most international issues (and there are many since the internet is an international thing) people here should stop thinking only in thier (poor) northern-american categories.
having that said, let's return to the current issue:
costa rica really did some pathbreaking things in latin america. it is not an incident that this country is sometimes called 'switzerland of central america'. and there are points, where i prefer cr to switzerland. the most important of these things being the lack of an army. this step made the country save many $$$, which can be invested in the local development.
well, i have to admit that i have somehow missed the recent development in cr. anyway i will soon get up to date information from costa rican friends visiting me.
and then: one last word regarding privatization (of telecommunications). i think it is a benefit not to privatize too quickly. mainly because of one major problem: who will get the market? aol? any other northern(-american) company? many of them? or a local company?
you all know the answer, so do i!
Today again :)
Just after yesterdays heavy discussion on RHCE and MCSE. Take a look at the article: Red Hat Takes Heat Over Certification.
this is exactly what i was looking for in all these comments: what about nsa, ...
information is being controlled all over the world (and especially by the us). [what about banned export of encryption software -- isn't that information control?]
all is just a question about hiding things. western "democratic" states like ours just know how to make people believe they can say whatever they want.
i prefer knowing something is controlled, than being controlled without knowing it