I have a tilt as well, and can definitely vouch for this. Despite being a -huge- supporter of FLOSS, I have (and enjoy) my tilt. I really wanted to find a Linux-based smartphone within my price range, with the features that I wanted. The OpenMoko was too costly.
It came down to these things:
* I needed (actually, really wanted) a touch screen and wi-fi. This phone does both.
* I wanted to ability to install/develop apps for my phone without any policing. This scrapped the iPhone in my plans (Yes, I know about jailbreaking. I have several reasons about why I'm morally opposed to this, which I won't get into).
* I wanted expandable storage. The tilt goes up to 32GB, and it's removable. Try doing that with an iPhone.
The integrated GPS, slide-out keyboard, GPRS/EDGE, 3 megapixel camera, and charge-via-USB were just additional perks, but quite appreciated.
Linux and other OSS-based phones will eventually start making a dent in the US market, which will bring the cost down. I'm not crazy or proud about usinga Windows Mobile-based phone. It's not Free, but parts of it can be deemed as "open".
Long story short, the tilt is a very robust phone. It does have some very important shortcomings; mostly due to HTC's reluctance to release any of their specs, and the fact that only runs Windows Mobile. That being said, the fact that you can do all of the things mentioned above with Windows Mobile, along with being able to develop and distribute your own apps for it (look up PuTTY and OpenVPN. There are Windows Mobile versions for both) is pretty cool. Intel even a released a BSD-Licensed SDK for mobile apps (MPSDK).
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my laptop runs Ubuntu. The tilt integrates quite well with it, when using USB or wi-fi. Bluetooth doesn't quite work yet, but that's due to the unfinished subsystem packaged along with Ubuntu 8.04.
Absolutely. It's been 25 years since Richard Stallman wrote down that he was going to make a "GNU operating system", and he still hasn't made one.
What do you call all that stuff that runs on top of the Linux kernel? Just because Hurd was crap does not mean that RMS didn't accomplish what he set out to do. Even if he wasn't the "creator" of Linux, his efforts certainly produced the "enabler" of Linux. The fact remains that Linux wouldn't really be Linux without GNU.
Maybe I'm wrong. I suppose it's possible Mr. Wildebeest had nothing to do with GNU/Linux, or that the whole moon landing thing actually WAS faked.
Goodness! Yes!
As if the currently rendered series isn't mind blowing enough. What I think would really be incredible is to display all of the renders on a single page. This could enable one to visualize developer "cross-pollination".
Individually uuencode each of your sensitive files, then zip-span them across multiple floppies. Place these floppies in a diplomatic pouch, and give it to Janine D.Hellmann (who is really Sydney Bristo in disguise). She then swaps the package for a replica. The real package is deposited on a cafe table in Barcelona (but it's really a set in Los Angeles. That's masking), where another agent picks it up. This agent proceeds directly to a safe house (incidently in one of Ben Affleck's mansions, but you're not supposed to know that). That's double-blind. YOU don't even know what your data is! Noe does your recipient!).
Ummm.. On second thought, just use GPG or Thawte Freemail, or one of the other myriad free mail signing and encryption services out there).
Sounds like you were using Edgy. I had issues with it because I typically have/boot configured as a separate partition. Annoying, yes. But it was fixed in Feisty for me.
Additionally, if you don't want any grub customizations wiped out, you can add them outside the "Automagic Kernels List" Section. As it says in the menu.lst file: "# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST".
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It's a lot less about 'FOSSies' mentality that you think.
It's not about forcing a standard onto Microsoft. It's more about having a standard with publicly available documentation that anyone can adopt or use. Having Microsoft (or any private entity for that matter) be the primary controller of a standard will definitely create a climate where Microsoft gets the upper hand. This is the entire reason that standards consortiums are created. I, personally, would have no issue if Microsoft were to create a standards consortium for it's OOXML, as long as other organizations could be directly involved as well. Anything less is definitely anti-competitive.
To me, it makes no sense to force a proprietary format, or an 'open standard' that is controlled by a single private organization on the general public. One could make the argument that the standard may be created without Microsoft's involvement. The unfortunate problem is that any standard created this way wouldn't be adopted. Make no mistake, Microsoft has the market share, and this is almost entirely due to the fact that many new computers come pre-installed with Windows/Office (This is also the reason that Vista will become the OS leader despite it's many shortcomings). All Microsoft has to do is not adopt the open standard, and push it's own formats.
Imagine, for instance, if you had to purchase wrenches and screwdrivers of different form-factors for each and every different car manufacturer. Or more appropriately, what if there was no HTML standard? Imagine having to purchase software (or an API/Protocol Stack) for each internet document server out there.
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"Ronen Shitrit"
Man, unfortunate name.
I have a tilt as well, and can definitely vouch for this. Despite being a -huge- supporter of FLOSS, I have (and enjoy) my tilt. I really wanted to find a Linux-based smartphone within my price range, with the features that I wanted. The OpenMoko was too costly.
It came down to these things:
* I needed (actually, really wanted) a touch screen and wi-fi. This phone does both.
* I wanted to ability to install/develop apps for my phone without any policing. This scrapped the iPhone in my plans (Yes, I know about jailbreaking. I have several reasons about why I'm morally opposed to this, which I won't get into).
* I wanted expandable storage. The tilt goes up to 32GB, and it's removable. Try doing that with an iPhone.
The integrated GPS, slide-out keyboard, GPRS/EDGE, 3 megapixel camera, and charge-via-USB were just additional perks, but quite appreciated.
Linux and other OSS-based phones will eventually start making a dent in the US market, which will bring the cost down. I'm not crazy or proud about usinga Windows Mobile-based phone. It's not Free, but parts of it can be deemed as "open".
Long story short, the tilt is a very robust phone. It does have some very important shortcomings; mostly due to HTC's reluctance to release any of their specs, and the fact that only runs Windows Mobile. That being said, the fact that you can do all of the things mentioned above with Windows Mobile, along with being able to develop and distribute your own apps for it (look up PuTTY and OpenVPN. There are Windows Mobile versions for both) is pretty cool. Intel even a released a BSD-Licensed SDK for mobile apps (MPSDK).
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my laptop runs Ubuntu. The tilt integrates quite well with it, when using USB or wi-fi. Bluetooth doesn't quite work yet, but that's due to the unfinished subsystem packaged along with Ubuntu 8.04.
Absolutely. It's been 25 years since Richard Stallman wrote down that he was going to make a "GNU operating system", and he still hasn't made one.
What do you call all that stuff that runs on top of the Linux kernel? Just because Hurd was crap does not mean that RMS didn't accomplish what he set out to do. Even if he wasn't the "creator" of Linux, his efforts certainly produced the "enabler" of Linux. The fact remains that Linux wouldn't really be Linux without GNU.
Maybe I'm wrong. I suppose it's possible Mr. Wildebeest had nothing to do with GNU/Linux, or that the whole moon landing thing actually WAS faked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computer_science)
Baby, I got your number #8675309
Wow! I wonder how true that is, if you can only get 3 micrometers deep!
It's simple, really. Rogue is Action-Packed!
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I, for one, saw the second coming of Jim Hensen.
How long before Golden Palace purchases it?
'nuff said.
/No. I don't work there.
Goodness! Yes! As if the currently rendered series isn't mind blowing enough. What I think would really be incredible is to display all of the renders on a single page. This could enable one to visualize developer "cross-pollination".
"UCITA By the Back Door" Hmmm, Unsolicited Computer In The Anus? Is it somehow related to UFIA?
I can't believe I'm the first one to say this.
Coder chicks rule!
That is all.
Apple will be the means to the eschaton!
Individually uuencode each of your sensitive files, then zip-span them across multiple floppies. Place these floppies in a diplomatic pouch, and give it to Janine D .Hellmann (who is really Sydney Bristo in disguise). She then swaps the package for a replica. The real package is deposited on a cafe table in Barcelona (but it's really a set in Los Angeles. That's masking), where another agent picks it up. This agent proceeds directly to a safe house (incidently in one of Ben Affleck's mansions, but you're not supposed to know that). That's double-blind. YOU don't even know what your data is! Noe does your recipient!).
Ummm.. On second thought, just use GPG or Thawte Freemail, or one of the other myriad free mail signing and encryption services out there).
Ok. I'll bite.
Does Linux run you in Soviet Russia?
Sounds like you were using Edgy. I had issues with it because I typically have /boot configured as a separate partition. Annoying, yes. But it was fixed in Feisty for me.
Additionally, if you don't want any grub customizations wiped out, you can add them outside the "Automagic Kernels List" Section. As it says in the menu.lst file: "# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST".
It's a lot less about 'FOSSies' mentality that you think.
It's not about forcing a standard onto Microsoft. It's more about having a standard with publicly available documentation that anyone can adopt or use. Having Microsoft (or any private entity for that matter) be the primary controller of a standard will definitely create a climate where Microsoft gets the upper hand. This is the entire reason that standards consortiums are created. I, personally, would have no issue if Microsoft were to create a standards consortium for it's OOXML, as long as other organizations could be directly involved as well. Anything less is definitely anti-competitive.
To me, it makes no sense to force a proprietary format, or an 'open standard' that is controlled by a single private organization on the general public. One could make the argument that the standard may be created without Microsoft's involvement. The unfortunate problem is that any standard created this way wouldn't be adopted. Make no mistake, Microsoft has the market share, and this is almost entirely due to the fact that many new computers come pre-installed with Windows/Office (This is also the reason that Vista will become the OS leader despite it's many shortcomings). All Microsoft has to do is not adopt the open standard, and push it's own formats.
Imagine, for instance, if you had to purchase wrenches and screwdrivers of different form-factors for each and every different car manufacturer. Or more appropriately, what if there was no HTML standard? Imagine having to purchase software (or an API/Protocol Stack) for each internet document server out there.
...only try to realize the truth: There is no net.
Even better still, her first name begins with 'M'. Her name is M.WindowS. Still, the Blue Screen of Death looks much better on her though.
Sheesh!
1011 isn't that big of a number!
01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01101011 01101110 01101111 01110111 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01110111 01100101 00100111 01110010 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01101011 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101001 01110100 00100000 01110100 01101111 01101111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01101110 01100101 01110010 01100100 00101110
that gives worms to ex-girlfriends.
Finally finally end this.
...not even this.
/knows this personally.
Nobody, I mean NOBODY is as famous as the...
Behold the power of GPL V3! Bow to it's awesomeness!
Is it any wonder why Microsoft is scrambling around like this?
Behold the power of GPL V3! Kneel in it's awesomeness!
There's a reason Microsoft is scrambling around like this, y'know.
Don't you people read the news!? They're everywhere, the damn pixellated terrorists!
I was thinking the exact same thing. I would mod up as funny if I could. ...don't know why someone decided it was a troll post.