Almost all KDE-related programs only require QT and kdelibs (maybe arts) installed. kde-base is not required. Compare that to gtk+, pango, atk, glib, libgnomeui, libgnomecanvas, at-spi... The full list is here. (Note that I did not mention external stuff like font-config, freetype, audio libs, etc. because both platforms have those)
KDE makes it easier for the developer because it bundles all those small libs into one package.
And compile time can hardly be blamed on the KDE guys. This is a gcc thing, c++ takes longer to compile than pure c code.
Rekall is a very mature replacement for MS Access. It was commercial software once but has been since been open sourced. I am not sure whether it can import Access files yet - OTOH the data itself would be easy to import.
And then there is also Kexi, which looks very promising and will be part of the next KOffice release.
The picture is slashdotted for me. Google turned up this really huge picture straight from Microsoft. So do something good with your bandwidth and reload that picture a couple of times:-)
Exactly. Groups like Greenpeace are so informed and ignorant they are hindering clean cheap energy.
Wrong. Most even agree/know that nuclear fission is pretty clean.
Fission is clean and a lot more abundant than coal or oil.
Yes. Fission itself doesn't pollute the environment as much as coal. So why does Greenpeace oppose nuclear fission? 4 Reasons:
1. Human error. You simply cannot avoid it. It is very common that some display shows a critical warning in a power plant which is routinely ignored because almost all of these are due to defect sensors. At some point in time it won't be a sensor.
2. Serious failures can also accur with modern reactors although the design is fundamentally different to the one used in Chernobyl. They are not immune just because of the way they are built (which is often claimed by energy groups). The different reactor design merely makes them more secure but not perfect. Example (very vague, I don't remember all the details, sorry): Germany does have very strict safety checks for nuclear power plants and yet a disaster almost happened there in the late 80s. It was a combination of a lot of bad luck paired with human error. One day the main turbine for the cooling system stops working and the moderator/cooling liquid is heating up. Alarm bells ring but are not considered to be dangerous for a long time (look at #2) Theoretically the moderator would just evaporate and the chain reaction is stopped so this type of reactor should be safe, right? Wrong. Pressure is building up in the reactor building and for some reason both (!) pressure valves don't open. IIRC one was known to be defect but they did not have time to replace the part yet. The pressure increases and thus the moderator does not evaporate, the chain reaction is continuing and the temperature is increasing. And for some reason the neutron-absorbing control rods won't fall down either. When the operator crew realizes that this is something serious they try to start the 3 generators (only 1 is required, the other 2 are there for redundancy) for the emergency turbines. At first all of them fail to start. Only after some time 1(!) generator starts. What would have happened if it did not start? Fortunately we don't know.
3. Fission itself is clean. But the nuclear waste is not. You cannot keep burying all the nuclear waste in some old mine for another 200-300 years. With a half-life period in the millions this is one hell of a legacy for our children.
4. What if something happens? Nobody can guarantee a 100% perfect nuclear reactor. The price to pay is just too high (as evidenced by Chernobyl).
It's been over a year since the last offical release.
But you probably haven't heard the news ? There will be no more official glibc release. Ulrich Drepper has decided, that it is just a waste of time because "nobody tests it anyway" and because he does not see any big changes ahead. That's why distributions like Linux From Scratch and Rock Linux (and just about every big distribution) doesn't include 2.3.2 but some CVS snapshot deemed stable enough.
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Floating nuclear plants, now - that's a thought. Its the ultimate in "not in my back yard". :-)
Now that would be incredibly stupid. What happens, when the power plant sinks? Glowing fish for everyone?
Ahh, the irony - a post complaining about a redundant article gets modded redundant.
This post is just pure FUD.
Almost all KDE-related programs only require QT and kdelibs (maybe arts) installed. kde-base is not required. Compare that to gtk+, pango, atk, glib, libgnomeui, libgnomecanvas, at-spi... The full list is here. (Note that I did not mention external stuff like font-config, freetype, audio libs, etc. because both platforms have those)
KDE makes it easier for the developer because it bundles all those small libs into one package.
And compile time can hardly be blamed on the KDE guys. This is a gcc thing, c++ takes longer to compile than pure c code.
Also read this blog entry by one of the developers which answers the most common asked questions.
But Joe Average won't know that.
See what I mean?
Just FYI: koffice has already switched to the OASIS file format :-)
Rekall is a very mature replacement for MS Access. It was commercial software once but has been since been open sourced. I am not sure whether it can import Access files yet - OTOH the data itself would be easy to import.
And then there is also Kexi, which looks very promising and will be part of the next KOffice release.
The picture is slashdotted for me. Google turned up this really huge picture straight from Microsoft. So do something good with your bandwidth and reload that picture a couple of times :-)
Yes. Fission itself doesn't pollute the environment as much as coal. So why does Greenpeace oppose nuclear fission? 4 Reasons:
1. Human error. You simply cannot avoid it. It is very common that some display shows a critical warning in a power plant which is routinely ignored because almost all of these are due to defect sensors. At some point in time it won't be a sensor.
2. Serious failures can also accur with modern reactors although the design is fundamentally different to the one used in Chernobyl. They are not immune just because of the way they are built (which is often claimed by energy groups). The different reactor design merely makes them more secure but not perfect.
Example (very vague, I don't remember all the details, sorry):
Germany does have very strict safety checks for nuclear power plants and yet a disaster almost happened there in the late 80s. It was a combination of a lot of bad luck paired with human error. One day the main turbine for the cooling system stops working and the moderator/cooling liquid is heating up. Alarm bells ring but are not considered to be dangerous for a long time (look at #2) Theoretically the moderator would just evaporate and the chain reaction is stopped so this type of reactor should be safe, right? Wrong. Pressure is building up in the reactor building and for some reason both (!) pressure valves don't open. IIRC one was known to be defect but they did not have time to replace the part yet. The pressure increases and thus the moderator does not evaporate, the chain reaction is continuing and the temperature is increasing. And for some reason the neutron-absorbing control rods won't fall down either. When the operator crew realizes that this is something serious they try to start the 3 generators (only 1 is required, the other 2 are there for redundancy) for the emergency turbines. At first all of them fail to start. Only after some time 1(!) generator starts. What would have happened if it did not start? Fortunately we don't know.
3. Fission itself is clean. But the nuclear waste is not. You cannot keep burying all the nuclear waste in some old mine for another 200-300 years. With a half-life period in the millions this is one hell of a legacy for our children.
4. What if something happens? Nobody can guarantee a 100% perfect nuclear reactor. The price to pay is just too high (as evidenced by Chernobyl).
Interesting, I didn't know that.
Have a look at the IMDB bottom 100 and search for "police".
1. There is a typo (unnecessary space) in your link.
2. I like marc.theaimsgroup.com much better.
So for the lazy among us: klicky.
Actually the minimum weight is 6.8 kg. Just search google if you don't trust me :-)
Ohh, the irony. I would love to mod you redundant 'cause this has been mentioned before...
No.
"semper" is latin for "always", "everytime", "ever".
"durus" means "enduring", "hard".
So the name suggests this being the successor of the Duron.
Informative??
I really didn't want to be informed about that. Now I'm stuck all day getting this picture out of my head.
Don't get it? Look here.
Slashdot is probably the only site where something like this gets modded +4 Informative :-)
It's been over a year since the last offical release.
But you probably haven't heard the news ? There will be no more official glibc release. Ulrich Drepper has decided, that it is just a waste of time because "nobody tests it anyway" and because he does not see any big changes ahead. That's why distributions like Linux From Scratch and Rock Linux (and just about every big distribution) doesn't include 2.3.2 but some CVS snapshot deemed stable enough.
And if you want really want this feature ASAP you can pay for it and support the developers.
I hate to reply to my own post - but I forgot to mention that Bochs is also available for Windows.