* GNOME is not built by an individual, its built by a team of roughly 500 contributors in many areas.
* Decisions in the GNOME world are done by active contributors and module maintainers. I have given
my maintainership status on every module I maintained to other members of the GNOME team as
I got more involved with Ximian and later on with Mono.
Beyond that it amazes me how everyone seems to be overlooking the maintainers of the various Gnome applications. Just look at the shear size of the Gnome Software Map. If anybody is going to be making the call of using Mono, Bonoboo, or whatever when adding features to Gnome applications it will be maintainer(s) and contributors.
Hell even in Miguel's example of Gnumeric, I would suspect that Jody Goldburg as the maintainer would be making the final choice rather than Miguel. I'll grant you I don't follow Gnumeric development and Jody might love Mono but it seems everyone is looking in the wrong place to discern the future trends of Mono & it's integration with Gnome.
And yes, I do realize that Miguel was the creator but he seems to have his hands full with other things like Mono and Ximian. As I recall his stated motivation for creating Gnumeric was not even an interest in a spreadsheet but annoyance with the lack of one in Gnome.
The same could be said for writing poorly documented code that infurates the end users and is under utilized because it is misunderstood. I would take the route of easy to maintain and well documented over the path of obscure and undocumented on a trip to the land of job security any day.
I will freely admit that my last contract ended quickly when everything was ironed out but in the long term I am willing to bet a commitment to quality pays off.
How would you characterize the work environment at Sun? Do you have any insider's advice for those of us caught up in the recent market downtown who are looking for new challenges at Sun?
You want corporate stable now? Try WxWindows. Granted the IDE choices are limited more or less to WxDesigner and it's not cross platform GTK but it's close.
It seems muddled Ad Hominem attacks on free software and open source are considered insightful. Your complaints are no different then any other of kind of zealot. Your just demanding the universal evaluation criteria be 'quality' instead of 'freedom'.
But, regardless, stick to criticizing features, not attitudes.
Hmm...
It seems you should follow your own advice. The 'hardware's too expensive' is a valid concern for those who value frugality. Avoiding 'closed source' products is legitimate concern for those who the killer feature is to be able to audit source code for security purposes or customize the products they purchase. For some people 'ethics' (or freedom) trumps the utillity of consumer goods they choose to own. Some just want the right tool for the job and don't care if it has a laundry list of features.
That's the fun part of this wacky life-game. We all play by our own rules.
So far the only new technology we seem to need in the 'war on terror' is some kind of method to discover the location and identity of those in caves, some tunneling bombs to hit the deeper caves the 'bunker busters' cannot reach, and a box cutter defense system. We're hardly fighting a high technology enemy.
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This Slashdot story probably got you a good start. Hell people mentioned your site on mine after this article appeared. LOL.
I run a site that is somewhat obscure, certainly by Slashdot standards, but it does have a small community. It's also a political news forum. There are definatly some lessons along the way.
First off it takes time. I have been experiencing slow but steady growth in traffic from the beginning. It may be hard to swallow but at this point in the news forum game, barring big budgets like Plastic, I suspect slow and steady wins the race.
Secondly some people will attract much more traffic then others. The excellent staff at Geeklife have definatly pushed a lot of traffic my way. If your reading this, thanks again guys you rock. Finding sites you share common cause with and linking to each other helps.
After a quick look I would say you need more stories. The updates seem a bit sparse.Then again, what do I know.
BTW I would happily accept constructive criticism or anyone who just pops by for a visit. ;
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In some states and counties one can openly carry a loaded firearm. In addition there is always the option of a concealed carry permit in 31 states. Sure interstate traveling can be a bear and there are a lot of nitpicking rules pushed by anti-gun zealots but it can be done.
Thank our lord Jesus Christ that John Ashcroft is monitoring the internet and can detect secret terrorist weapons such as 'mind bullets' in the hands of dangerous terrorists like 'Commander Taco'.
That's right skiddies, help us figure out who he is and get an S-Visa.
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LOL. Happier than I should be actually... <:
* GNOME is not built by an individual, its built by a team of roughly 500 contributors in many areas.
* Decisions in the GNOME world are done by active contributors and module maintainers. I have given my maintainership status on every module I maintained to other members of the GNOME team as I got more involved with Ximian and later on with Mono.
So effectively I have no "maintainer" control.
Is it rude to say 'I told you so'?
It's interesting how someone can post a link to Miguel's clarification but it gets lost in the shuffle.
Beyond that it amazes me how everyone seems to be overlooking the maintainers of the various Gnome applications. Just look at the shear size of the Gnome Software Map. If anybody is going to be making the call of using Mono, Bonoboo, or whatever when adding features to Gnome applications it will be maintainer(s) and contributors.
Hell even in Miguel's example of Gnumeric, I would suspect that Jody Goldburg as the maintainer would be making the final choice rather than Miguel. I'll grant you I don't follow Gnumeric development and Jody might love Mono but it seems everyone is looking in the wrong place to discern the future trends of Mono & it's integration with Gnome.
And yes, I do realize that Miguel was the creator but he seems to have his hands full with other things like Mono and Ximian. As I recall his stated motivation for creating Gnumeric was not even an interest in a spreadsheet but annoyance with the lack of one in Gnome.
Why not just use FreeDOS?
Are you reading the same article I am? The one I read had no such 'quote'.
One click says it all.
I hear you on the 24x TDK but I suppose it depends on how cheap one happens to be and how many CDs one burns.
On the link, I didn't link directly because Tiger Direct is pissy about direct links to sale/clearance/closeout/refurbished items.
Yeah, it just sucks there are no online deals anymore.
Looks like you just have to get ripped off trying this one on the evil patent empire's site or perhaps this one if your looking for a firewire external. Also maybe you just might want to grab some $4.99 CDRs after rebate to go with the new burner. Need a new processor, grab a 1.4GHz Athlon Thunderbird for $86.
How do you insure that the machines are EXACTLY the same ?
Don't order them from Compaq. {;
Programmers have so far been insulated from most layoffs and foreign competition.
What freaking planet do you live on? You might want to pull your head out of the sand and check out the job market and the nonesense going on over H-1B visas after 9-11.
Now, the OMG believes in their acronyms the way the Irish believe in their whiskey,...
Sure. Just perpetuate the stereotype of the Irish being drunkards.
The same could be said for writing poorly documented code that infurates the end users and is under utilized because it is misunderstood. I would take the route of easy to maintain and well documented over the path of obscure and undocumented on a trip to the land of job security any day.
I will freely admit that my last contract ended quickly when everything was ironed out but in the long term I am willing to bet a commitment to quality pays off.
How would you characterize the work environment at Sun? Do you have any insider's advice for those of us caught up in the recent market downtown who are looking for new challenges at Sun?
Sure it may seem cheesy but whatever it takes...
Please read this document.
You want corporate stable now? Try WxWindows. Granted the IDE choices are limited more or less to WxDesigner and it's not cross platform GTK but it's close.
Metal Edge Online was on to this one way before Slashdot. Check out this quote:
We live in a country that thrives on complacency, because complacency creates clones, and clones buy 1.8 million 'NSync records in a week.
Just IBM throws a billion dollars to the Linux camp in 2001. Assuming they followed through...
Choose a product based on quality, not ideology.
It seems muddled Ad Hominem attacks on free software and open source are considered insightful. Your complaints are no different then any other of kind of zealot. Your just demanding the universal evaluation criteria be 'quality' instead of 'freedom'.
But, regardless, stick to criticizing features, not attitudes.
Hmm...
It seems you should follow your own advice. The 'hardware's too expensive' is a valid concern for those who value frugality. Avoiding 'closed source' products is legitimate concern for those who the killer feature is to be able to audit source code for security purposes or customize the products they purchase. For some people 'ethics' (or freedom) trumps the utillity of consumer goods they choose to own. Some just want the right tool for the job and don't care if it has a laundry list of features.
That's the fun part of this wacky life-game. We all play by our own rules.
So far the only new technology we seem to need in the 'war on terror' is some kind of method to discover the location and identity of those in caves, some tunneling bombs to hit the deeper caves the 'bunker busters' cannot reach, and a box cutter defense system. We're hardly fighting a high technology enemy.
Of course not, the mutant children in Iraq is just pure propogranda by the wiley British.
Inspired by the 1960's CIA spy cat perhaps?
Damn. Did the moderators suddenly lose their sense of humor or what?
This Slashdot story probably got you a good start. Hell people mentioned your site on mine after this article appeared. LOL.
I run a site that is somewhat obscure, certainly by Slashdot standards, but it does have a small community. It's also a political news forum. There are definatly some lessons along the way.
First off it takes time. I have been experiencing slow but steady growth in traffic from the beginning. It may be hard to swallow but at this point in the news forum game, barring big budgets like Plastic, I suspect slow and steady wins the race.
Secondly some people will attract much more traffic then others. The excellent staff at Geeklife have definatly pushed a lot of traffic my way. If your reading this, thanks again guys you rock. Finding sites you share common cause with and linking to each other helps.
After a quick look I would say you need more stories. The updates seem a bit sparse.Then again, what do I know.
BTW I would happily accept constructive criticism or anyone who just pops by for a visit. ;
In some states and counties one can openly carry a loaded firearm. In addition there is always the option of a concealed carry permit in 31 states. Sure interstate traveling can be a bear and there are a lot of nitpicking rules pushed by anti-gun zealots but it can be done.
Gods I hope they shot the 'designer' who unleashed this horror. I take it they don't put that in the promo screenshots.
Shiver, shiver. Run Away!!!
Thank our lord Jesus Christ that John Ashcroft is monitoring the internet and can detect secret terrorist weapons such as 'mind bullets' in the hands of dangerous terrorists like 'Commander Taco'.
That's right skiddies, help us figure out who he is and get an S-Visa.