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  1. Re:What About Outlook? on Evolution 1.0 Beta 1 Released · · Score: 3

    Evolution has one of the most complete IMAP implementations in a mail client, especially an open source one. Evolution also supports iMIP and iTIP scheduling.

    The problem with the Outlook files is that they are in a proprietry database format, and the only way to access the data stored in them is via mapi.dll. The same with Exchanges messaging, the over the wire protocol is proprietry.

  2. Re:For a list of features and a terse introduction on Evolution 1.0 Beta 1 Released · · Score: 1

    Actually, it is feature frozen.

    Silly Miggy

  3. Re:The Kompany on TheKompany's Shawn Gordon Responds In Full · · Score: 1

    I'd just like to point out that GNOME and Mono are not linked (insomuch as Mono is not part of GNOME[*]), so your assertion that GNOME is being sidetracked by Mono is false.

    [*] GNOME is planned to be used in Mono, but that does not make Mono part of the GNOME project.

  4. Re:To sum it up again on Restricted CDs Quietly Distributed · · Score: 1

    I dunno, I've not yet bought a CD in the US for more than 10-12$ unless it was a Jap import which can go up to 30$

  5. Re:Fortunately not a popularity contest on Junkyard Wars Nominated For Emmy · · Score: 1

    And Scrapheap Challenge is a glamed up version of The Great Eggrace. That was a lovely show :)

  6. Re:Security on Konqueror Supporting ActiveX · · Score: 1

    Surely only the superuser can set up a chroot, meaning that it can't be used either, unless you're going to setuid 0 the binary etc (and that's probably not a good thing).

    I'm quite possibly wrong, so an enlightened answer pointing out why would be nice :)

  7. Re:C# on Slashback: Mono, Names, Locking Up · · Score: 1

    > "We love .NET C#" (pronounce: net cash)

    Man, I'm glad I've got you to point out the funny bit. I was lost till that point.

  8. Enh, Napster is dead on Napster Going Legit · · Score: 1

    Looking at the stats on connect the amount of songs on it seems to be around 200gig. (Low during my 2 week incredibly unscientific survey(*) was 145, high was 250). Having fallen from the heights when there was over a TB on it, I think Napster is dying. Possibly because of other networks that are unencumbered by legal suits (OpenNap networks etc), or other networks that do the same as Napster plus more (MusicCity.com's Morpheus software).

    Oh well, I won't be sad to see it go.
    (* Survey conducted by connecting every so often over the period and looking at the number of songs on it. I know, incredibly accurate)

  9. Re:Remember 2001! on Reviews:Shrek · · Score: 1

    Nope, 2001 was fairly dull. What 30minutes of strange light effects does not a good movie make

  10. Re:Ahem, Taco... on Aimster Loses Domain to AOL · · Score: 1

    wow, isn't that a handy coincidence. And isn't it a coincidence that she wasn't called Aimee until she became "The Aimster Girl". Aimee was only her second name.

  11. Re:Put VFS into Linux on Eazel Shutting Down, Nautilus Will Continue · · Score: 1

    The reason given for why a VFS isn't in libc (which is where it would go as opposed to in the kernel) is that there's too many different things that can go wrong when you open a remote file as opposed to a local one.

  12. Re:Evolution preview release on Eazel Shutting Down, Nautilus Will Continue · · Score: 1

    Evolution is compatible with exchange if Exchange is using LDAP and IMAP. If it's using the Microsoft protocols then it's not.

  13. Re:I know how Akamai works on Ximian Gnome 1.4 released · · Score: 1

    Akamai doesn't permit you to give out Akamai addresses, so the mirrors file has to be on the ximian.com servers. I know you can get the akamaized addresses, but its one of their rules.

  14. Mark Thomas on CCTV - The Fifth Utility · · Score: 1

    UK counter culture comedian MArk Thomas did a show on CCTV, and he discovered that the Data Protection Act means that you (the public) can demand by law any CCTV footage that contains you. And if the company or council or whoever has the CCTV camera doesn't, you can report them and they get in trouble. It doesn't mean very much, but it does mean that the company has to go through the hassle of checking all their CCTV footage to make sure that you're not on it, or they get a large fine.

    On the show he took a bunch of morris dancers to the town that has the most CCTV cameras per capita, and made them dance in front of the cameras for a few hours. Then he sent the council his 10pounds (thats the charge for this "service") and a letter and some photos of the morris dancers and asked for the copies of any footage. The council replied that they couldn't identify anyone in the videos, so he filed a complaint, and I think they got fined (but I don't remember).

    He also had a competition running for whoever could make the best movie/short film only using footage from these CCTV cameras.

  15. Re:Bonobo looks like a mess on Bonobo 1.0 released · · Score: 1

    point a) Anything with Caps at the start, like Bonobo_Unknown_queryInterface, is a CORBA call. It takes a CORBA_Object as the first arg and will take a CORBA_Environment as the final one. bonobo_object_query_interface is a C/GTK+ wrapper around these corba calls so that the average programmer doesn't need to bother about all the CORBA_Environment shit. Plus the c/GTK+ wrappers take care of all the refcounting/when to destroy objects/POAs etc. CORBA_Object_is_equivalent is a CORBA spec function that is not in Bonobo and is outside Bonobos reach. It is part of ORBit the ORB that GNOME uses.
    b) thats what the CORBA spec defines them to be, and again is outside Bonobo's control. Yeah, I think they look ugly as hell, but thats what the spec says.

  16. Re:Sexism on ESR's Sex Tips For Geeks · · Score: 1

    I wasn't so much frightened by that, but more how the overall aim was just for sex...

  17. Re:hype yo on The Creation of "Fan" Sites · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Instead of focusing on these features, GTK on Whitepaper On GTK+ For Linux Framebuffer · · Score: 1

    GTK+ supports this, just because GIMP doesn't use it, isn't a failing of the toolkit.

  19. Fair use? on Scientologists Force Comment Off Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Are you not allowed to reproduce certain portions of text as fair use? Or was it -1 Offtopic? Or does the DMCA totally remove fair use?

  20. Re:Sales pitch-BFHD-The real news is at the bottom on 64 Bits in Space · · Score: 1

    No, the spelling was correct. That's is a contraction of "That is", so "That is news" becomes "That's news".

    And no, it looks sucky with bold.

  21. Re:Patents and You on UK: Software And Business Methods Not Patentable · · Score: 1
    is it so much different than an invention that allows one-button starting of a car?


    Yeah, the prior art for the one button start of a car is far easier to find...60s Batman series. It even had that great "One-click car alarm" too.

  22. Re:Who decides? on Courts Gives Napster 72-Hour Deadline · · Score: 1

    Thats fairly simple...everything is copyrighted unless stated otherwise.

    Situation a). Probably do the same as the RIAA: Submit your songs to Napster and ask them to be removed/blocked.

    Situation b). Tough tits. They signed with RIAA, they don't own the copyright on their songs, the RIAA does and the RIAA doesn't want them on Napster.

  23. Re:But will it be as successful as vhs macrovision on The Bride Of Macrovision · · Score: 1

    then live with it and don't complain.

  24. Re:But will it be as successful as vhs macrovision on The Bride Of Macrovision · · Score: 1

    Makes me want to sink my movie buying dollars back into VHS.

    But you won't.

    The simplest way, is to vote with your feet. You don't want macrovision stuff, don't buy it. You don't want region encoded DVDs, don't buy them...Just don't whine that you can't see what you want, the way you want to. If enough people care, then it'll fail, if no-one really gives a shit, then it'll succeed. But if people care, but don't stop buying stuff, then it'll succeed, and you'll be fucked.

  25. Re:Mozilla within IE on Announcing PHP-GTK · · Score: 1

    Yeah, thats why all the copyright notices don't meantion KDE...