I read that Kubuntu was not the success hoped for after the invitation in 2006.
But that's where part of the problem is, in recent years there was virtually no marketing for Kubuntu, for quite a while there is no more reference to the project on Ubuntu's front page.
As a desktop KDE is far more integrated than Gnome ever was and Unity will still be based on this disjointed approach.
Unity is a high stakes experiment by Mark Shuttleworth and is it that now he sees more and more users go over to the KDE desktop he feels his experiment is threatened?
Regardless, KDE development is not depending on Canonical and the Canonical infrastructure will still be available so we can continue to enjoy this very good distribution.
The French use a peculiar keyboard so ordering it from abroad is not straightforward.
But there is no need, the law forbids the forced bundling of goods, when Renault fits cars at the factory with Michelin tyres but you would rather have have Pirelli's you'll will get them without ever having to ask for a refund on the Michelins.
In 2007 I bought an HP with Vista pre installed and asked the store for my money back.
After some wrangling they passed me on to the HP importer here in The Netherlands who after more wrangling offered me €35.- , so little that I decided to make the computer dual boot.
I have yet to see a phone that can't be bought without a contract.
In Europe you get very differently priced plans depending you bring your own phone or have it subsidised via the monthly charges.
Like I bought my N900 and then went shopping for a data and call plan, I started with pre-paid as I didn't know how much I would use it and after 6 months I got a 1GB + 100 mins./month plan for €15.- .
First of, there is legislation forbidding bundling of goods, so selling a computer and expecting to also get paid for the OS is against this law.
Second, EULA's have very little legal standing, if any.
Yes this might mean a new pricing schedule for computers.
Practical issues like the availability of rockets are in the end just a matter of finances, both Russia and Europe have rockets large enough to support a Mars mission, because the US has more expertise they have a better chance of success.
The biggest problem for all participants is public interest, without it politicians take the easy road and cancel science missions.
With the present status of education in many EU countries and the US there is little chance to get the population interested, science loses from real time trash TV.
I was going to moderate you Insightful until I read the last sentence which has all the marks of Flamebait considering the previously shown insight.
Then I read your post again and found the statement "They don't get to make law" a bit less than insightful considering over 1/3th. of the US congress is lawyer or attorney.
Let me start pointing out I write this from a European point of view.
Over here good educational institutions are certified and registered.
I know from first hand experience my boss is willing to pick up the tab for further education providing he sees the advantage of it and you stay for another two years.
It is common a new employer would pay off any remaining expenses for the course when you change job before the end of the payback period.
In short, ask your own boss what he thinks of a particular course.
I'm a long term Xs4all subscriber but the present Pirate bay issue doesn't make we want to quit.
Quite the contrary, the original court case was Brein against Ziggo and Xs4all voluntarily joined Ziggo in fighting Brein.
We are all worried about the takeover of Xs4all by KPN, the largest ISP and ex-state monopolist, going to destroy Xs4all's well earned reputation for standing up for (internet) freedom but that takeover was 10 years ago and Xs4all is still fighting the fight!
As one of their well know and respected technicians recently said on usenent something like: "When we are KPN's daughter we are a naughty daughter".
Yes that's a remarkable omission, maybe the programmers haven't yet perceived much need?
I've set one of them up to show a small 'always on top' icon so it can be enabled manually.
But yes, it would be nice when someone codes a nice utility to call it up once you enter an input field.
Because such is available in maemo and the likes the starting point is there.
Why do you need an energy crisis to make something work more efficiently?
Concidering energy does not come cheap there is a very good commercial reason to save on one of the larger costs in computing (or any other activity)
And even though the US hosts the worldleaders in denial of CO2 related climate change it is still an ever more important concideration for many people, even in the US.
Oh boy, you want too much:)
It seems the water is mixed until you look closer, this explains why one hand is hot and the other cold:
http://i.imgur.com/UBbU9.jpg
When you realise that in the 1700's (very) rich Brits were after the fall of the Roman empire the first in over a 1000 years to build a system with piped water.
Now we're nearly 300 years on and they are the last to have proper mixing taps:)
It's not exactly a tablet but I've got standard Kubuntu installed on an HP TouchSmart and there are several on-screen keyboards to choose from.
And they work quite well.
I've seen American company toilets that were just lined up against a wall with a three by 2 foot separator between them.
When I asked the man in charge (who had a private one) how come he explained it was the only way to prevent the workforce hiding there in stead of working.
How is it the Germans have a very solid manufacturing base and exporting even to China?
Is it because workers are treated better or is it because they are cheaper?
How is it that The Netherlands is the world's 2nd. largest exporter of agricultural products in value after the US, is it because the country is so blessed with it's climate and available space?
I'm convinced the USofA can be a profitable exporter of manufactered goods and produce providing their managers start looking at the long term instead of just this quarters profits.
I know some countries have their government elected but there are other equally democratic systems in Europe where the government is not elected but installed by the elected parliament, very similar to how we get the EU commission.
What I find lacking in democracy is the British system, once a year the Prime Minister presents the new budget and hours later fuel tax is increased, in my country the government presents it's new budget to parliament and only after deliberation can such a change be implemented.
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But that's where part of the problem is, in recent years there was virtually no marketing for Kubuntu, for quite a while there is no more reference to the project on Ubuntu's front page
As a desktop KDE is far more integrated than Gnome ever was and Unity will still be based on this disjointed approach.
Unity is a high stakes experiment by Mark Shuttleworth and is it that now he sees more and more users go over to the KDE desktop he feels his experiment is threatened?
Regardless, KDE development is not depending on Canonical and the Canonical infrastructure will still be available so we can continue to enjoy this very good distribution.
The French use a peculiar keyboard so ordering it from abroad is not straightforward.
But there is no need, the law forbids the forced bundling of goods, when Renault fits cars at the factory with Michelin tyres but you would rather have have Pirelli's you'll will get them without ever having to ask for a refund on the Michelins.
After some wrangling they passed me on to the HP importer here in The Netherlands who after more wrangling offered me €35.- , so little that I decided to make the computer dual boot.
So yes, $50.- sounds about right.
In Europe you get very differently priced plans depending you bring your own phone or have it subsidised via the monthly charges.
Like I bought my N900 and then went shopping for a data and call plan, I started with pre-paid as I didn't know how much I would use it and after 6 months I got a 1GB + 100 mins./month plan for €15.- .
Second, EULA's have very little legal standing, if any.
Yes this might mean a new pricing schedule for computers.
Practical issues like the availability of rockets are in the end just a matter of finances, both Russia and Europe have rockets large enough to support a Mars mission, because the US has more expertise they have a better chance of success.
The biggest problem for all participants is public interest, without it politicians take the easy road and cancel science missions.
With the present status of education in many EU countries and the US there is little chance to get the population interested, science loses from real time trash TV.
(Homo)sexuality has nothing to do with choice, it's the way you are born and there are more aspects to it than than just physical appearance.
Then I read your post again and found the statement "They don't get to make law" a bit less than insightful considering over 1/3th. of the US congress is lawyer or attorney.
So I'll leave it with Flamebait.
You'll appreciate I'll continue doing my work, including in the USofA, on my European contract.
Over here good educational institutions are certified and registered.
I know from first hand experience my boss is willing to pick up the tab for further education providing he sees the advantage of it and you stay for another two years.
It is common a new employer would pay off any remaining expenses for the course when you change job before the end of the payback period.
In short, ask your own boss what he thinks of a particular course.
Yes it has a possibly insurmountable battle ahead in the EU parliament.
Quite the contrary, the original court case was Brein against Ziggo and Xs4all voluntarily joined Ziggo in fighting Brein.
We are all worried about the takeover of Xs4all by KPN, the largest ISP and ex-state monopolist, going to destroy Xs4all's well earned reputation for standing up for (internet) freedom but that takeover was 10 years ago and Xs4all is still fighting the fight!
As one of their well know and respected technicians recently said on usenent something like: "When we are KPN's daughter we are a naughty daughter".
It were better to assemble a comity of international experts.
I've set one of them up to show a small 'always on top' icon so it can be enabled manually.
But yes, it would be nice when someone codes a nice utility to call it up once you enter an input field.
Because such is available in maemo and the likes the starting point is there.
Concidering energy does not come cheap there is a very good commercial reason to save on one of the larger costs in computing (or any other activity)
And even though the US hosts the worldleaders in denial of CO2 related climate change it is still an ever more important concideration for many people, even in the US.
Oh boy, you want too much :)
:)
It seems the water is mixed until you look closer, this explains why one hand is hot and the other cold: http://i.imgur.com/UBbU9.jpg
When you realise that in the 1700's (very) rich Brits were after the fall of the Roman empire the first in over a 1000 years to build a system with piped water.
Now we're nearly 300 years on and they are the last to have proper mixing taps
Please behave, no four-letter words!
It's not exactly a tablet but I've got standard Kubuntu installed on an HP TouchSmart and there are several on-screen keyboards to choose from.
And they work quite well.
When I asked the man in charge (who had a private one) how come he explained it was the only way to prevent the workforce hiding there in stead of working.
So much for 'rest room' :)
You have to make a decision, either leave food and especially bathrooms out of the comparison or exclude the UK from Europe.
With all the throwing around I hope these laptops will have an SSD instead of an HD.
As CBravo says The Netherlands isn't producing all these goods, quite a bit of it is trade.
But none the less the value is enormous.:
http://www.hollandtrade.com/news/?bstnum=4996
Is it because workers are treated better or is it because they are cheaper?
How is it that The Netherlands is the world's 2nd. largest exporter of agricultural products in value after the US, is it because the country is so blessed with it's climate and available space?
I'm convinced the USofA can be a profitable exporter of manufactered goods and produce providing their managers start looking at the long term instead of just this quarters profits.
I know some countries have their government elected but there are other equally democratic systems in Europe where the government is not elected but installed by the elected parliament, very similar to how we get the EU commission.
What I find lacking in democracy is the British system, once a year the Prime Minister presents the new budget and hours later fuel tax is increased, in my country the government presents it's new budget to parliament and only after deliberation can such a change be implemented.
They can veto the proposal.