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  1. Re:Useful Only Once? on GForge 4.0 Released · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wish I had mod points right now, but instead, I'll add a 'me too'. We're currently running GForge internally - and although i'm the only developer, it helps me keep track of a number of projects, from documentation, to bug tracking to coding tasks. Plus it lets my manager easily see what kind of progress i'm making.

    We've been using subversion for revision control, so the CVS module was useless to us, but now that this is included, I think we'll be moving to GForge 4 pretty soon.

    The other thing, is that installing GForge is a snap. I tried to install SourceForge a couple of years ago, and it was a complete nightmare - everything was hardcoded and obfusticated - I guess so SF can sell support to people wanting to install their own one.

    GForge wins.

  2. As someone who is not an American.... on Disenfranchised In Nevada · · Score: 1

    my mind boggles at the situation where any sort of private organisation (with no accountability to anybody) is allowed to perform tasks such as voter registration..

  3. Gordon, we have a problem.... on Fermilab Antimatter Lab to Hold Limited Tours · · Score: 1

    Just as long as when you're there, they don't cause a resonance cascade....

  4. Re:Absurd on Trademarking Open-Source Projects? · · Score: 2, Informative

    ... and if you look at my other post in this story, here

    You'll see that JADE (in NZ) the has been around since 1996 - Four years before the OSS project...

  5. Re:JADE NZ was using the name first on Trademarking Open-Source Projects? · · Score: 1

    No, not us... our network is 100% wires.. and will probably stay that way too... interesting info on the open APs tho :)

  6. Re:But, we all know that Gentoo is... on Gentoo Linux 2004.2: What You See Is What You Get · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Heeh.. current moderation: 50% funny, 50% flamebait ..

    I guess some people just can't take a joke :)

  7. JADE NZ was using the name first on Trademarking Open-Source Projects? · · Score: 5, Informative

    As for who had the name first - From the History on Dautelle's page:

    "version 1.0 was # September 12, 2000: Official release of JADE 1.0"

    I myself am a New Zealander, in fact, I work just down the road from JADE's HQ, and from their History Page

    "Jade Software Corporation combined its research and development capability with its real-world IT experience to create a new enterprise application development environment called JADE that was launched in 1996."

    There it is.. Case Closed.

  8. But, we all know that Gentoo is... on Gentoo Linux 2004.2: What You See Is What You Get · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... for ricers ...

  9. Misread.. on Astronomer Whipple Dead At Age 97 · · Score: 1

    Am I the only one who initally read that as Astronomer Whipped Dead at Age 97 ?

  10. Re:I always suspected on Virus Writers Look Ahead: Target 64-bit Windows · · Score: 1, Funny

    well, I, for one read the first part of the summary, as A new virus named W64.Shruggle.1318, by Symantec

  11. Re:Enough is enough on How Powerful is the Turn-Off Power of Spam? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Presidnet ?

  12. Physics Based on Freeloading PC Multiplayer Party Games · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Bontago - very cool physics based multiplayer game.. fun to play too


    http://www.bontago.com/

  13. The question has to be asked... on Texas Company's Legal Troubles Hold .iq In Limbo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Why was a Texan company managing the .iq domains anyhow? Shouldn't have this been in the control of at least some kind of Iraqi authority in the first place?

  14. Re:Someone please explain this to me. on Mozilla 1.7 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    Firefox == Web Browser
    Thunderbird == Email Client
    Mozilla == Web Browser and Email Client in one Application.

    And the biggest reason to switch? Well, there are several main ones - but saftey from all the spyware, malware, etc that exploits IE is the biggest one for me. That and pop-up blocking and Tabbed browsing.

  15. Fedora Core 2 on First Experiences with X.org's X11 Server? · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm running X.org, by way of "upgrading" my FC1 install to FC2... a couple of problems: had to change the "XkbRules" option to "xorg".

    Now I can't bind most of the multimedia keys to X keycodes. I expect this is related to the XkbRules thing.

    Apart from that, its been running fine.

  16. Re:It's crazy on 80,012 Text Messages In One Month · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In New Zealand, text messages are normally 20 cents to send, wheras phone calls are around $1 - $2 per min. Text messaging is very popular in NZ as a result.

  17. Three bars? on Where's Your 'D-Spot?' · · Score: 1

    Only three bars? My phone can get 4!!!!

  18. Does this mean... on Microchips to Save Peru's Alpacas · · Score: 1

    Does this mean now that the Alpacas will be able to easily buy drinks in Ibiza?

  19. Re:Yes, i've seen it on Can Mozilla-Based Browsers be Hijacked? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes, you're right.. it was a misspelling, the site in question is www.crack-locator.com
    Guess I should have checked that

  20. Yes, i've seen it on Can Mozilla-Based Browsers be Hijacked? · · Score: 5, Informative

    www.crack-locater.com tries to get you to install a couple of .xpi extensions into Mozilla... I naturally clicked "Cancel", so I couldn't tell you what they did...

  21. Upcoming games? What about the ones out now? on Hardware Manufacturers Making PC Gaming Too Elite? · · Score: 0

    I've got a pretty fast gaming machine (XP3200+, 1GB RAM, GeForceFX 5900), and it's pushing it with some of the *current* games (at reasonable detail levels) like FarCry, Splinter Cell:PT etc..

    PC Games have, are, and always will, push the envelope in terms of what is possible technologically - because the leading edge hardware is a lot more powerful. Its also a heck of a lot more expensive.

  22. EOL? on Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I know they've extended it, but isn't Win98 about to be EOL'ed? Is that to say MS is sanctioning the installation of an unsupported (support, patches, etc) OS?

  23. Re:Is this an April Fool's joke? on Google's Gmail To Offer 1GB E-mail Storage? · · Score: 1

    gmail.com is registered by Google too...

    [snip]
    Registrant:
    Google Inc.
    (DOM-425410)
    2400 E. Bayshore Pkwy Mountain View
    CA
    94043 US

    Domain Name: gmail.com

    Registrar Name: Alldomains.com
    Registrar Whois: whois.alldomains.com
    Registrar Homepage: http://www.alldomains.com
    [snip]

    So who can really tell??

  24. CSV, etc? on Amazon Awarded Cookie Patent · · Score: 4, Interesting

    wouldn't something like storing comma seperated values count as "structured"??

  25. Another possibility... on Peter Jackson Says "Hobbit" Movie In The Works · · Score: 1

    Take Elijah Wood, and use makeup, prosthetics etc etc to make him look older?