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  1. Re:Benefits on The Importance of Being Debian · · Score: 2, Informative
    The version of Debian after woody (sarge?) will include a new installer, probably a modified version of the one from Progeny. It will support graphical and text installs.

    One of the reasons that Debian doesn't have a graphical installer now is that it's extremely difficult to get one working properly on Debian's 11+ supported platforms.

  2. Re:17" IMAC? on Apple Reveals Mac OS X 10.2, 17" iMac, Windows iPod · · Score: 1

    This is a flat-panel, if you didn't notice. A 17" flat-panel has the same screen-size as a 19" CRT. Plus it's widescreen.

  3. Re:The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent on Apple Reveals Mac OS X 10.2, 17" iMac, Windows iPod · · Score: 1

    I'm really hoping that Apple introduces PowerMac G5's with Firewire 2 at the next Macworld. That would be extremely cool.

  4. Re:Fun with Numbers.... on Apple to Unveil .Mac Today · · Score: 1
    Gee, and I was just about to go out and can my new homebuilt for an Apple.

    It's not like this reduces the value of a Mac. If you have a Mac, you can choose not to pay for this service. With a homebuilt PC, you don't even have the option of this service.

  5. Re:Nitpicking the FAQ on Apple to Unveil .Mac Today · · Score: 1

    Well, I believe Mozilla identifies itself in HTTP headers as "Mozilla/5.0". NS6, however, is "Mozilla/6.0". So one could sort of refer to Mozilla as Netscape 5.

  6. Re:chicken.... egg..... chicken.... dah! on Mono and .NET - An Interview · · Score: 1

    I believe it was originally compiled with Microsoft's C# compiler. It can now compile itself.

  7. Re:It's not the code stupid... on Mono and .NET - An Interview · · Score: 1

    Very very few.

  8. Re:Java on wxWindows vs. MFC · · Score: 1

    You can't reasonably expect all your users to get quad Athlons with gigs of RAM, just to run your simple program.

  9. Re:Java on wxWindows vs. MFC · · Score: 1

    About 90% of your CPU cycles.

  10. Re:2GB files? on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 1

    This might be helpful, but it's obsolete, as the QuickTime 6 file format is MPEG-4 (which is based on earlier versions of the QT file format).

  11. Re:whew...I'm coming for you, you bastard! on Liberty Alliance Releases Specifications · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You, sir, have no life.

  12. slashdot these days... on Will BEEP Simplify Network Programming? · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Why isn't anyone adopting ... a C library called RoadRunner.

    Is a simple question mark too much to ask for?

  13. Re:Why this is good news... on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 1

    mplayer, Xine, and other Linux players have supported MPEG-4 video for a long time. Granted, MPEG-4 video isn't all of MPEG-4, but it's the most important part.

  14. Re:But... on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 1
    Yes yes I know "Go get OSX / Itunes"

    You don't need OSX for iTunes.

  15. Re:ogg vorbis on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 3, Informative
    It's up to Ogg to make a component for QuickTime if they want to

    They already have.

  16. Re:Still no mpeg-2?!! on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 1

    Installing DVD Studio Pro adds an MPEG-2 export option to QuickTime Pro. Of course, that may not be worth the $999 to you.

  17. Re:Bah! on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Bah! on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 1
    QDesign Music 2

    QDesign Music 2 is the Quicktime audio codec, used by Apple and everyone else for almost all new Quicktime videos, usually in conjunction with Sorenson 3 video. Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it's not fantastically popular.

  19. Re:2GB files? on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 1

    Never had that problem, using Quicktime 5 and Final Cut Pro 3. As far as I've seen, it's only iMovie that objects to the larger files.

  20. Re:Hee Hee... So much for MS's Thunder on QuickTime 6 Is Out · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nope. WiMP supports Windows Media Video, which is not MPEG-4. It's a version of the MPEG-4 video codec wrapped in a nonstandard format. MPEG-4 is much more than a video codec, it's a standard for describing multimedia, based on the Quicktime file format. AFAIK, MS doesn't have an MPEG-4 implementation released or even in planning.

  21. Re:Apple Ads Incorrect on Microsoft vs. Apple's "Thunder" · · Score: 1

    I know quite a few Linux users who have no idea what a kernel panic is.

  22. Re:Google: Trouble in Paradise on Search Engines Take Their Time Disclosing Paid Links · · Score: 1

    It looks to me like all of Google's normal results are perfectly relevent. It's not their fault if Autoweb wants to advertise themselves under "car", and they wind up showing irrelevent adds. It's Autoweb's fault for not picking more detailed keywords.

  23. Re:So ...!? on Search Engines Take Their Time Disclosing Paid Links · · Score: 1

    If you didn't know, Google makes a profit.

  24. Re:Dear Slashdot Editors on Arianne ALPHA 2 Released · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    The karma rules were changed, but no story was posted - where are you supposed to talk about it?

    Right here.

  25. Re:Naw on Ximian Desktop Installer, Red Carpet, and MonkeyTalk · · Score: 1

    Nope, I prefer to burn the install CDs with my laser pointer, and let them take it from there. Saves time.