No, it isn't. Gnome-the-platform has no dependency on Mono, and the only apps at http://projects.gnome.org/ that use mono are tomboy (a note taking app, there are others), f-spot (photo management, non-gnome alternatives are digikam and picasa, otherwise you could use beagle/tracker and an image viewer) and hipo (ipod management, many music player can do this).
And a connection with Mono wouldn't make Gnome less free anyway, because Mono is free, even if it is *potentially* in danger from MS.
There is possibility that major GUI appications will move gradually towards managed code (Java) so QT + GTK would become only sort of low-level windowing library sitting between X and Java apps.
That doesn't even make sense.
And I think the chances of the majority of the FOSS community moving towards Java is about 0%
Open source desktops fail really hard from a strategic point of view because of the split between GTK and Qt. They store l10n and i18n settings in separate places, they look different, the dialogs have different configurations, etc. It creates a desktop that feels less unified, more like a bunch of random applications than a single system.
Yes, and Windows is a paragon of consistency, which explains why it does so well.
Firefox and Mozilla (SeaMonkey), at least, do that already. And I know in Mozilla you can encrypt the database with a master password if you want.
Anyway, with OpenID you don't have to mess around with syncing stuff, and you get a consistent identity. The identity is easily half the reason I like OpenID.
The first KDE version to finally kill the KDE vs Gnome debate.
That is silly. I use a WM (awesome), and I used to use KDE (3.x), but KDE 4, good as it is, does not end the KDE/Gnome debate. Gnome is very good, and for some people, much better than KDE.
I don't know about him, but I have read the Silmarillion many times (6, at least). I see how it could be hard to get though, but so was Dune, the first time I read it, and Don Quixote was harder than either, but all of them are very much worth reading.
Not that there is anything wrong with readability, or Rowling.
Like Ringworld? That is what I thought at first, but it is actually the mythological idea of a flat world resting on the backs of four elephants standing on the shell of The Great A'Tuin, the star turtle.
What is he standing on? He's a *turtle*. They swim, in this case though space.
Rowling is no Tolkien, but as someone just starting the series after avoiding them for a long time, I have to say HP books are better than I expected. Not great, but entertaining, and I now agree that they are a good way to get kids to read more. Certainly HP is much better than Eregon or whatever that drivel was called.
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>Gnome is now firmly entrenched with Mono.
No, it isn't. Gnome-the-platform has no dependency on Mono, and the only apps at http://projects.gnome.org/ that use mono are tomboy (a note taking app, there are others), f-spot (photo management, non-gnome alternatives are digikam and picasa, otherwise you could use beagle/tracker and an image viewer) and hipo (ipod management, many music player can do this).
And a connection with Mono wouldn't make Gnome less free anyway, because Mono is free, even if it is *potentially* in danger from MS.
There is possibility that major GUI appications will move gradually towards managed code (Java) so QT + GTK would become only sort of low-level windowing library sitting between X and Java apps.
That doesn't even make sense.
And I think the chances of the majority of the FOSS community moving towards Java is about 0%
I prefer a CLI Jabber client, failing that I would take Psi, failing that I would take Kopete. Pidgin is the awful one.
Open source desktops fail really hard from a strategic point of view because of the split between GTK and Qt. They store l10n and i18n settings in separate places, they look different, the dialogs have different configurations, etc. It creates a desktop that feels less unified, more like a bunch of random applications than a single system.
Yes, and Windows is a paragon of consistency, which explains why it does so well.
How to put this...
They only sell the cow when the milk is gone.
OpenOffice, Qt...
What?
And what does Linus have to do with Palm WebOS?
That is like saying "Linus, we need Gnome 3.0 ASAP"
that's one of the reasons why they bought ATI
>infocard or a keyring manager
Many (most?) sites that support openid and want more than your name (i.e. forums as opposed to blogs), also support OAuth, which takes care of that.
MyOpenID works very well. The few times I have had a failure to login, the problem was on the client web site's end.
The "external site" can be your own, you know. And even if it isn't, the delegate system makes it easy to switch your backend provider seamlessly.
Really? Back when I used KDE, kwallet never seemed to work right, always re-requesting the master password and things like that.
Firefox and Mozilla (SeaMonkey), at least, do that already. And I know in Mozilla you can encrypt the database with a master password if you want.
Anyway, with OpenID you don't have to mess around with syncing stuff, and you get a consistent identity. The identity is easily half the reason I like OpenID.
>The welds are too easy to spot
>The Postal books especially seem to have been edited by third parties, rather than written.
>There are some glaringly inconsistent passages which do not even make logical sense
Strange, I haven't seen these problems.
no, that was in 2007
The awesomebar is a revolution, though.
The first KDE version to finally kill the KDE vs Gnome debate.
That is silly. I use a WM (awesome), and I used to use KDE (3.x), but KDE 4, good as it is, does not end the KDE/Gnome debate. Gnome is very good, and for some people, much better than KDE.
Was Lenny released yet?
No, GP is confused
Android isn't hardware, and the T1 is not made by Google. It is a shitty list, though.
There is. It is called "Firefox with NoScript"
Pratchett does that but also delivers at the adult level.
Yeah, I just finished my first Pratchett juvenile, A Hat Full of Sky, and it was fantastic.
Lords and Ladies? Just don't say their real name!
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to find some iron.
I don't know about him, but I have read the Silmarillion many times (6, at least). I see how it could be hard to get though, but so was Dune, the first time I read it, and Don Quixote was harder than either, but all of them are very much worth reading.
Not that there is anything wrong with readability, or Rowling.
What, exactly, is wrong with Thud?
Like Ringworld? That is what I thought at first, but it is actually the mythological idea of a flat world resting on the backs of four elephants standing on the shell of The Great A'Tuin, the star turtle.
What is he standing on? He's a *turtle*. They swim, in this case though space.
Rowling is no Tolkien, but as someone just starting the series after avoiding them for a long time, I have to say HP books are better than I expected. Not great, but entertaining, and I now agree that they are a good way to get kids to read more. Certainly HP is much better than Eregon or whatever that drivel was called.
Dune qualifies as sci-fi, though not hard sf and I am not sure about the sequels.
Anyway, Discworld counts as sci-fi *and* fantasy by my reckoning.