G-wrap, slib -- some more Scheme stuff that just seems like crap they needed because they were too lazy to write some of their own code
GtkHTML -- do you really need a HTML parser in an accounting program? Why not just use Mozilla to display your HTML?
libghttp -- same thing here. HTTP isn't THAT complicated, especially for what they're using it for. Write it yourself and save us a download.
That's pure crap. Have you ever heard of code reuse? There are good, well-estabilished libraries, there's no need to code them by yourself.
Gnome XML -- No one NEEDS to save their accounting data in some XML file format? What's wrong with the standard Quicken format that everyone is used to or even a nice, simple text file that I can munge with vi?
Interesting point of view: so MINIX, designed by a US-born guy living in the Netherlands for the last 20 years, and C++, designed by a Danish-born guy living in the US for the last 20 years are both in your list.
Guns aren't dangerous; some of the people who carry them are, though. That's true, but I still have to realize how you can kill 11 people, then kill yourself in 3 minutes (remember Columbine HS?) without a gun. I think it's a simple matter of fact that if bearing a gun were not allowed in the US some of those people would still be alive now.
See, we got our explicitly-spelled-out right to bear arms from the fact that an oppressive government (Britain) was denying the Colonies the same rights Englishmen had, and was trying to restrict gun ownership and importation as one measure to keep the Colonies under their thumb [omissis] If an oppressive and tyrannical regime ever gets power in any European country, the people have no weapons with which to protect themselves or rise up. I remember that Gandhi has been able to lead India to independence from England without using guns/violence. So guns are not necessary to get rid of an oppressive regime.
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Have you looked at cyberchair? (at http://borbala.com/cyberchair/)
That's pure crap. Have you ever heard of code reuse? There are good, well-estabilished libraries, there's no need to code them by yourself.
Gnome XML -- No one NEEDS to save their accounting data in some XML file format? What's wrong with the standard Quicken format that everyone is used to or even a nice, simple text file that I can munge with vi?
Have a format future-ready is not a good reason?
MINIX: USA
C: USA
C++: USA
Interesting point of view: so MINIX, designed by a US-born guy living in the Netherlands for the last 20 years, and C++, designed by a Danish-born guy living in the US for the last 20 years are both in your list.
Go check and draw a line
The first problem proved to be NP-complete is SAT (that's Cook Theorem). 3-SAT is the first problem proved NP-complete by Karp in his seminal paper.
I think that GPG support is more important than PGP support. If we want to have a completely free system, maybe it is time to get rid of PGP.
Storing encrypted mail on disk is not as important as seamless integration with public key servers and locally stored keys.
It is time to start encoding messages by default.
See, we got our explicitly-spelled-out right to bear arms from the fact that an oppressive government (Britain) was denying the Colonies the same rights Englishmen had, and was trying to restrict gun ownership and importation as one measure to keep the Colonies under their thumb [omissis] If an oppressive and tyrannical regime ever gets power in any European country, the people have no weapons with which to protect themselves or rise up. I remember that Gandhi has been able to lead India to independence from England without using guns/violence. So guns are not necessary to get rid of an oppressive regime.