Don't be so sure. Some people really dislike being snubbed like that, and I'd be willing to bet that they wouldn't be willing to give away their tech to DARPA so easily or nearly as cheaply. For some people I know, such a snub would be enough that no amount of money could buy them. I'm not saying it's wise, but that's how they think.
You could say this in an indirect manner. You could mention, in the section that asks for ways to make Windows better, that Windows would be better if it were "Free as in Speech."
Copy-and-paste is completely consistent in X. As is the selection mechanism. What is inconsistent is the support by toolkits and applications for them. Unfortunately, Gnome and KDE both are to blame here. Instead of supporting X11 conventions, Gnome and KDE are each doing their own thing, mostly like Windows but not quite, and definitely inconsistent with X11.
You'd be correct if you limit yourself to just text, but copy and paste shouldn't be limited to just text. X can't handle anything that isn't plain text.
I know for myself, I hate feeling like I do not have control over my mental state. I prefer being able to see what is going on with me and my surroundings with a clear head.
I Agree 100% that X clipboard copy-paste support is terrible and freedesktop should focus on that, instead of eye candy and breaking speed records.
I only read the first page of the article. I won't tell you the obvious of what you need to do...
The issue isn't poor implementation in the libraries, it's simpler than that. When you add drag and drop to an application you have a list of types that you support dragging or dropping, such as "text/plain". Applications simply don't agree on what these types are.
So we need a registry of types documenting the type name and the format of the data transferred under that name. That's it.
The starting point is to go through GNOME, KDE, Mozilla, OpenOffice.org, etc. source code and document what types are already used.
The other issue requires even less explanation: application authors don't support DND in enough places.
I know that MIPS assembly can be tough to learn, but never thought CS students would ever get to the point of annoying people on the internet with it...
That's all fine and dandy, but the reality is that we need security. To believe that laws can solve all the problems is a fantasy.
It's illegal to murder, but it still happens. Pedophilia is illegal, but kids still need their parents to look out for them.
What you point out is an unrealistic look at the world. It doesn't matter why a cracker would want to do the things he would do. What matters is that he does them. If legislation stopped such activity, then there would be no need for police or armies.
Actually, Mono does have support for Windows.Forms in CVS, and it will be more complete and compatible than.GNU. Mono is using Wine rather than some hacked reimplementation like.GNU.
So let's change the situation. Companies always do what is in the interest of its shareholders, and if all its shareholders was geeks, then ____ . [fill in the blank]
I wish that bookstores would be like mini-publishers. I'd like to be able to take a file in to them and have them create a nice paper back book for me.
Careful there. What is reactive and proactive is rather grey in the OSS world. If someone decides to poke around in the source for the first time, then they find a flaw and fix it, is that reactive or proactive? Since the user community around a piece of software potentially is also the developer community, what is reactive and proactive to problems isn't so clear. It could be argued that it's all reactive since bugs can't be fixed until they're known. It could be argued that it is always proactive since someone is always trying to find a bug to fix.
The GPL is the legal manifestation of the idea that it is wrong to take free work and sell it.
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Only articles like this, which through what I'm sure are a series of honest misunderstandings, can convey a mistaken impression of how the process works...
Fighting misunderstanding with misunderstanding only perpetuates problems rather than solve them.
The FSF, and most people who use the GPL, are not against making money (see Tivo), but rather are against the violation of the social contract that the GPL puts forth.
I really hate interruptive interviewers. They usually just spout off stuff to the choir, which means that it's nothing more than just redundant flaming.
I don't like McBride any more than the interviewer, but I want to make sure that McBride gets to make his statement. If I understand fully what he is trying to say, than I can formulate a better argument against him, otherwise my arguments are always going to fall short.
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FYI, Voltaire is incorrectly attributed.
Don't be so sure. Some people really dislike being snubbed like that, and I'd be willing to bet that they wouldn't be willing to give away their tech to DARPA so easily or nearly as cheaply. For some people I know, such a snub would be enough that no amount of money could buy them. I'm not saying it's wise, but that's how they think.
"we use Linux because it is Free as in Speech."
You could say this in an indirect manner. You could mention, in the section that asks for ways to make Windows better, that Windows would be better if it were "Free as in Speech."
Copy-and-paste is completely consistent in X. As is the selection mechanism. What is inconsistent is the support by toolkits and applications for them. Unfortunately, Gnome and KDE both are to blame here. Instead of supporting X11 conventions, Gnome and KDE are each doing their own thing, mostly like Windows but not quite, and definitely inconsistent with X11.
You'd be correct if you limit yourself to just text, but copy and paste shouldn't be limited to just text. X can't handle anything that isn't plain text.
You do realize that killing humour is just really, really wrong, right?
Roast duck...
Why do you think the scientists built the thing? Any other reason is a coverup...
I guess it depends on the person.
I know for myself, I hate feeling like I do not have control over my mental state. I prefer being able to see what is going on with me and my surroundings with a clear head.
I only read the first page of the article. I won't tell you the obvious of what you need to do...
Something tells me you're not really Uma Thurman.
Uma Thurman has a pseudo-penis, didn't you know that?
To those who got modded +1 Informative:
NI!!!!
(damn you people, you're killing the moment!!!)
There's nothing to read, and yet people will still not RTFA.
I know that MIPS assembly can be tough to learn, but never thought CS students would ever get to the point of annoying people on the internet with it...
Oh, err, nevermind...
That's all fine and dandy, but the reality is that we need security. To believe that laws can solve all the problems is a fantasy.
It's illegal to murder, but it still happens.
Pedophilia is illegal, but kids still need their parents to look out for them.
What you point out is an unrealistic look at the world. It doesn't matter why a cracker would want to do the things he would do. What matters is that he does them. If legislation stopped such activity, then there would be no need for police or armies.
Just so you know, Knoppix is based on Debian, and I've heard nothing but good about Knoppix, even from people who usually say they hate Linux.
Actually, Mono does have support for Windows.Forms in CVS, and it will be more complete and compatible than .GNU. Mono is using Wine rather than some hacked reimplementation like .GNU.
It isn't that they don't care about their dying children, it's more about their family line living on.
"Let's sue Miramax."
"Why?"
"Because they put 'BUY COKE' in subliminal messages in their movie"
"But we paid them to do that!"
"So? I'm bored."
So let's change the situation. Companies always do what is in the interest of its shareholders, and if all its shareholders was geeks, then ____ . [fill in the blank]
I wish that bookstores would be like mini-publishers. I'd like to be able to take a file in to them and have them create a nice paper back book for me.
Careful there. What is reactive and proactive is rather grey in the OSS world. If someone decides to poke around in the source for the first time, then they find a flaw and fix it, is that reactive or proactive? Since the user community around a piece of software potentially is also the developer community, what is reactive and proactive to problems isn't so clear. It could be argued that it's all reactive since bugs can't be fixed until they're known. It could be argued that it is always proactive since someone is always trying to find a bug to fix.
Looks like you're trying to put a person into space. Would you like to:
But knowing that someone is a women doesn't require genetic testing...
Fighting misunderstanding with misunderstanding only perpetuates problems rather than solve them.
The FSF, and most people who use the GPL, are not against making money (see Tivo), but rather are against the violation of the social contract that the GPL puts forth.
I really hate interruptive interviewers. They usually just spout off stuff to the choir, which means that it's nothing more than just redundant flaming.
I don't like McBride any more than the interviewer, but I want to make sure that McBride gets to make his statement. If I understand fully what he is trying to say, than I can formulate a better argument against him, otherwise my arguments are always going to fall short.
I'd rather have Brain and Pinky for Pres. and VP than the monkeys that inhabit the office now.