Re:Standards (somewhat OFF-TOPIC)
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RMS The Coder
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Hi,
I noticed your signature. Actually, Slashdot sigs are still interpreted as HTML. It's just that whenever you edit your user preferences the tags are somehow lost, and you end up with unformatted text in the text box for your sig.
The solution is to go back and re-insert the tags every time you edit your preferences. It's annoying, but it works. (See my signature.;) )
This is a known Slashdot bug, and if I had the damn code I would fix it.
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Re:Possible space pr0n titles
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Sex in Space
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"In space, no one can hear you come."
credits to my friend JES for that one...
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Hmmmnn, I never interacted with Miguel over IRC, so I can't say whether that part is true or not. However, I can say that it would be highly inconsistent with everything else I've seen at conferences, read in interviews, and found on the mailing list.
You obviously can't prove your claims about IRC, but what about these supposed media "FUD"? Where are the articles? Post some URLs. Then we can all judge for ourselves whether he's a good software diplomat.
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This post is hardly worthy of a response, but I'll post one anyway, because I think it's important to set things straight.
I have been following the GNOME project since Miguel was writing the predecessor to Gnumeric in Scheme. (Yes, Scheme.) During this time, I have never seen him bash anyone or anything. He even gives credit to Microsoft, for cryin' out loud (for good GUI design in Word and Excel, in case you're curious). The only criticisms I have seen him make are of 1) Microsoft's business practices and 2) the old Qt license. These were reasoned criticisms that actually explained how consumers were hurt and focuesd on positive solutions. There was never anything approaching "bashing". Miguel is always one to say "I believe" or "many people prefer" or "there are concerns about". He almost never explicitly says "This is bad."
Since the new Qt license, I haven't seem Miguel say a bad word about KDE. His only comments are ones of encouragement and praise for the virtues of "competition". By the way, did you know he uses FreeBSD as well as Linux? Now he tests his software on his own box, running FreeBSD. So he's not bashing anyone in that camp, either.
Despite the divisive flames of people like you, the actual KDE and GNOME developers are working closer than ever before. Window managers like E support them both. The only thing lacking is a common object model, and programmers from both sides are working on the idea.
Stop trying to sabotage the free software movement. Stop slandering Miguel.
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Right... I'm disappointed that it wasn't a bigger event. At first I thought, "Oh, well, at least Miguel made the effort to come." Then I rememberered he now lives in Boston.;)
Testing turning off the +1 bonus in KFM again...
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Which means giving your wrists a rest. That depends on, ummm, what you're doing and how you're doing it. I tend to support my weight on my wrists a lot, which leads to even worse problems. Not that I'm complaining...
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It proves that we 'nerds' are more than just inhuman excessivle electron beam radiated bit buckets with no other cares or worries or feelings.
I desperately, madly love this sentence. I wish I were in moderator mode at the moment, so I could jack this up.
This may well have to og in my signature someday-- is that O.K., as long as I give you credit? (If I don't hear from you here, I'll send e-mail.)
Three cheers for verbal dexterity. "The formation of words that fit / --that's what I usually disturb you with. / Check this deliberate attack on pointless rap shit." --The Roots.
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This shows how stupid their marketing people are, because "reliant" means "relying [on something else, probably you]". The word they wanted was "reliable".
I don't want a server that's reliant on me to do stuff once I set it up...
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Let's see... it's based on a well-loved design by an acknowledged master, it was painstakingly built from the top down, and it used the available resources to their maximal potential. Yes, I think this Lego Tux is a very appropriate symbol for Linux.;D
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Re:Natedawg's OpenBSD 2.6 installation report
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OpenBSD 2.6 released
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I'm a law student
You rule. I wish all lawyers were as technically adept as you. I hope you can find a way to use your skills in the defense of on-line freedoms and cryptography, and against wiretapping.
Best of luck, and thanks for the informative report!
PS: How does anyone find time for all that hacking during law school?;)
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I do this with "Designed for Microsoft Windows 98" stickers. My favorite applications so far have been the fire extinguisher next to my desk and the urinal in the men's bathroom.
Happy sticking!
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You're absolutely right. "Windows-powered" (which should most certainly be hyphenated) is an adjectival phrase. It can't be (correctly) used as a noun.
I am not looking forward to this latest mutilation of my language...:P
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O.K., I apologize. The context of your statement made it seem that you were defending the statement that "no rubber bullets were used" simply by questioning the definition of rubber bullets. This really got under my skin, as I can just see the police using that reasoning as a defense--and I thought you were supporting the obvious duplicity of the police.
I clearly misunderstood your point. Again, I apologize.
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Thanks, now I understand your point better. I agree that there are no pure communist or pure capitalist states left (well, except maybe Cuba on the communist side), but I find pure socialism harder to define. In fact, to many people, socialism is by defintion the grey area between capitalism and communism. By that definition, the U.S. is most certainly a socialist country, since we have social protection programs like Medicare and Social Security on the one hand, and a market economy on the other (and, on the other foot, protections for companies such as copyright and bankruptcy laws).
I thought you were just one of those many people who rejects socialism out of hand because they know communism fell in Europe and never learned about the welfare state of, e.g., Germany. I apologize for the error. Clearly you are much better educated and omre thoughtful than that!
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What do you think of Germany, then? It seems to be a pretty big economic player to me. How about the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland? That's right, our hero comes from a hard-core socialist country. He has often publicly linked his relaxed views about money to the culture of Finland and to his upbringing. in particular, his father, a journalist, is a major dyed-in-the-wool left-winger. Read the existing interviews with Linus, and this point comes up again and again.
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I noticed your signature. Actually, Slashdot sigs are still interpreted as HTML. It's just that whenever you edit your user preferences the tags are somehow lost, and you end up with unformatted text in the text box for your sig.
The solution is to go back and re-insert the tags every time you edit your preferences. It's annoying, but it works. (See my signature. ;) )
This is a known Slashdot bug, and if I had the damn code I would fix it.
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credits to my friend JES for that one...
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You obviously can't prove your claims about IRC, but what about these supposed media "FUD"? Where are the articles? Post some URLs. Then we can all judge for ourselves whether he's a good software diplomat.
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I have been following the GNOME project since Miguel was writing the predecessor to Gnumeric in Scheme. (Yes, Scheme.) During this time, I have never seen him bash anyone or anything. He even gives credit to Microsoft, for cryin' out loud (for good GUI design in Word and Excel, in case you're curious). The only criticisms I have seen him make are of 1) Microsoft's business practices and 2) the old Qt license. These were reasoned criticisms that actually explained how consumers were hurt and focuesd on positive solutions. There was never anything approaching "bashing". Miguel is always one to say "I believe" or "many people prefer" or "there are concerns about". He almost never explicitly says "This is bad."
Since the new Qt license, I haven't seem Miguel say a bad word about KDE. His only comments are ones of encouragement and praise for the virtues of "competition". By the way, did you know he uses FreeBSD as well as Linux? Now he tests his software on his own box, running FreeBSD. So he's not bashing anyone in that camp, either.
Despite the divisive flames of people like you, the actual KDE and GNOME developers are working closer than ever before. Window managers like E support them both. The only thing lacking is a common object model, and programmers from both sides are working on the idea.
Stop trying to sabotage the free software movement. Stop slandering Miguel.
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Cold pints: $2 #Product
Testing turning off the +1 bonus in KFM again...
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I desperately, madly love this sentence. I wish I were in moderator mode at the moment, so I could jack this up.
This may well have to og in my signature someday-- is that O.K., as long as I give you credit? (If I don't hear from you here, I'll send e-mail.)
Three cheers for verbal dexterity. "The formation of words that fit / --that's what I usually disturb you with. / Check this deliberate attack on pointless rap shit." --The Roots.
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I don't want a server that's reliant on me to do stuff once I set it up...
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Agilent... Note that Lucent actually means something, if I remember my Latin right. It means "shining".
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Note that the classy European auto makers do this: Saab, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes. They know that their renowned brand names are the only names they need.
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- The Probe (for people who like to tailgate?)
- The Dodge Ram (for very violent drivers?)
- The Taurus (for running red lights?)
- The Corrola (for statisticians?)
- The LeBaron (for a very small market, French noblemen)
- The Escort (for horny #@(&$'s)
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You rule. I wish all lawyers were as technically adept as you. I hope you can find a way to use your skills in the defense of on-line freedoms and cryptography, and against wiretapping.
Best of luck, and thanks for the informative report!
PS: How does anyone find time for all that hacking during law school? ;)
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Happy sticking!
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I am not looking forward to this latest mutilation of my language... :P
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I clearly misunderstood your point. Again, I apologize.
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I thought you were just one of those many people who rejects socialism out of hand because they know communism fell in Europe and never learned about the welfare state of, e.g., Germany. I apologize for the error. Clearly you are much better educated and omre thoughtful than that!
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What do you think of Germany, then? It seems to be a pretty big economic player to me. How about the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland? That's right, our hero comes from a hard-core socialist country. He has often publicly linked his relaxed views about money to the culture of Finland and to his upbringing. in particular, his father, a journalist, is a major dyed-in-the-wool left-winger. Read the existing interviews with Linus, and this point comes up again and again.
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