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  1. Why Indrema chose Linux on Whisperings from Indrema · · Score: 1

    That's too bad Indrema is having problems. Anyways, a short description of Indrema's console is available at HowStuffWorks.com, the most interesting section being Why Linux?. The open source/Linux community already has had it's fair share of failures (Mozilla, et. al.). Unfortuntly, if Indrema fails there is a slight possibility of the Real World(TM)(R)(C) ignoring free software in general for a few decades -- I personally hope they succeed.

  2. Virtual Network Computing on Remote X11 Sessions? · · Score: 3
    AT&T's research department released VNC, the Virtual Network Computing client under the GNU GPL. There's a short tutorial from the FreeBSD Zine explaining how to set up VNC, but for the most part, it applies to Linux also.

    VNC is a real gem because it is truly platform independent, and can run on even the most nonUnix systems such as Windows. No need to install a bulky X server on the client machine just to run a few xterms or oclocks.

  3. FreeBSD marches on on The FreeBSD 'Zine Marches Forward · · Score: 2
    Thanks jim. It's nice to know there are well-supported free operating systems out there other than Linux. FreeBSD's central CVS repository convinced me it is superior, in terms of fragmentation and consistancy, to Linux.

    I formerly managed Linux systems on a daily basis, every day being reminded of simple little things which operating system and distribution designers can't seem to agree on. Like if I should put a space after the l in gcc -lfoo, or not, of if it's not required..ugh..but I disgress.

    FreeBSD is my choice at home, and I'm glad I have it. At least WINE, doscmd, Apache, and other major software projects work on both FreeBSD and Linux, sometimes smoother. Keep up the good work!

  4. This will not affect development of Eazel on Eazel: The Honeymoon's Over · · Score: 2
    The article says very few developers were laid off; business and marketing departments suffered the largest cuts. I don't see how this is news -- the economy is in a minor depression obviously, eventually companies will be able to expand their staff.

    Regardless, this is one of the major virtues of Open Source Software. If Eazel Inc. dies like the Maximum Linux magazine did, users of the software will most likely start an organization of former users who continue to develop Eazel. This is exactly what the Maximum Linux readers did -- formed Maximum Linux.org , to help support the community that would have else vanished.

  5. Slashcode.org on Where Are The RDFs? · · Score: 1

    Slash automatically provides RSS for free. At http://slashcode.com/sites.shtml you'll find a list of nearly all sites that use Slash.

  6. Hmm... on A Cure for Alzheimers? · · Score: 3

    It should be said proteins are formed by RNA, specifically by ribosomes and synthesised by the endoplasmic reticulum. I speculate how this drug works..perhaps by hindering operation of the protein organelles? Regardless, be sure to check out cell biology @ utmb under the protein section, if you're interested in how proteins function (this was missed in the article).

  7. Find a Unicode editor on Music Notation Software For Unix? · · Score: 1
    Personally I like Bell Lab's Plan 9 sam (Unix and Windows versions are avaiable) editor -- it handles Unicode text using a nifty ed-like command language. You'll need a Unicode editor, because according to the Unicode pipeline, several musical scripts are purposed for inclusion in Unicode:
    • U+1D000..U+1D0F5 - Byzantine Musical Symbols
    • U+1D100..U+1D1DD - Western Musical Symbols
    The character set of the western musical symbols is available. Check if this is what you need.

    FYI, other Unicode editors for Unix are available, e.g. yudit. Good luck!

  8. For those that don't know on Will The Real Planet Venus Please Stand Up? · · Score: 2

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  9. A Czech translator on SuSE, Czech Localization, And An Odd Licensing Twist · · Score: 1

    Intertrans does a fair job of translating Czech to English.

  10. Global Warming is a HOAX on Global Warming Worse Than Thought · · Score: 2
    Don't take my word for it. New Australian was caught: Media suppresses Global Warming Hoax by Gerard Jackson. The Australian built a fake global warming model which has already been discredited by professional scientists. The article is quite dated, but it sets a precendence for other Australian magazines to come. And that's just one old hoax -- imagine how many more their are: Source, and many more links: Liberty Exposure: Global Warming.
  11. Re:Seems no two scientists can agree... on Global Warming Worse Than Thought · · Score: 2

    For all intents and purposes, this is completely true. Thankfully, the Emissions Protection Agency (aka EPA) is doing something about it -- see their page for more info. They even have a page about current impacts, though many more of course are expected to come soon. Global warming is a rather slow process if I say so myself.

  12. The EPA has a vastly useful page on global warming on Global Warming Worse Than Thought · · Score: 4

    The EPA recently launched their brand new global warming web site, complete with great facts about global warming. Apparently, naturally occuring carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide gases are causing more harm than artificial hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), and sulfurhexafluorides (SF6). I'd say they need more sinks.

  13. Spelling ability is effected by temperature on Global Warming Worse Than Thought · · Score: 1

    Don't believe me? Just look at the error in this article's title. For more errors, and how to avoid them, see Common Errors in English.

  14. Once I worked at a major Internet router on What's The World Record For Maximum Simultaneous Connections? · · Score: 1

    Many people do not realize the Internet's foundation relys heavily on a small number of routers located throughout the world. One such router (I am not at liberty to give details) I was assigned the task of maintaining. As most of you know, the connectionless UDP protocol is used with DNS and ARP to avoid the overhead of setting up a virtual tunnel, sending a small bit of data, and destroying it. However, my boss accidently typed "tcp" rather than "udp". You can't imagine how many connections we had in a matter of minutes!