Serious question, Why do articles linking to OSDN owned sites ie: NewsForge, ITMJ, etc have to always have a remark like: "Slashdot, , are owned by OSDN" ?
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According to NZHerald and independent.co.uk, some members of parliament are not happy with the EU's decisions.
"This ruling is yet another example of the EU assaulting a successful American industry and policies that support our economic growth," said US Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat from Microsoft's home state of Washington. She called on President George Bush to "engage" with Brussels on the case.
...another rexample of EU assaulting another a poor defendless honest american corporation? awww..pfft!. it seems more like an example of how much control MS and any other big corp has over the American government.
And not to mention with the great number of choices of thunderbird's extensions including an excellent Calendar extension compatible with iCal, makes thunderbird a good replacement for Outlook and OE.
Kernel 2.6 and KDE 3.2.1, from what I hear is a good step forward in GUI responsiveness and performance which, is one of the big drawbacks for linux on the desktop.
The next issues to address are easier app installations for joe blows (sorry but for rh/suse/mdk , i can never get stupid rpm front-ends to work properly out of the box) and better hardware support and easier configuration/installation of hardware drivers.
Once that is done its a matter of time before the window breaks
This is an idiotic, self-perpetuating argument. Just because something is, and has been for a long time, does not mean it is an unchangeable truth.
What small bubble are you living in? He is right, it might not be an unchangeable truth, but It is far easier to achieve protection from an asteroid that is about to hit us than protection from War, Hunger, Povertiy which basically is protection from ourselves.
correct me if I'm wrong but it seems like this is not the first time Microsoft is wasting customer's time:
It seems like a patch for SP1 Internet explorer 6.0 (released released February 2, 2004 - KB832894) also broke functionality on several websites in the form of displaying "HTTP 500 internal server error" messages for no reason. 5 days later they released a patch to fix the patch.
" My favorite approach that I've heard so far is to paint the asteroid while its still a long way out. You paint one half to absorb radiation and leave the other side alone. The idea is that after long enough the sun will push the asteroid off course.
What kind of goofy people come up with this stuff?"
Well, it might work.. it all depends on the color you use to paint it.
1. Fake a source code leak of some of the shittiest code in your projects 2. Act surprised 3. Wait for people to look at code and publish found holes, getting free QA resulting in major savings 4. Create Patch before major damages 5. Sue person who found hole 6....?? 7. Double PROFIT! </conspiracy theory>
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Totally agree.
So the linux kernel is an amateur project?
Serious question, Why do articles linking to OSDN owned sites ie: NewsForge, ITMJ, etc have to always have a remark like: "Slashdot, , are owned by OSDN" ?
You just described what most micky mouse programming shops are like now a days.
......... Your name is Joe, and YOU ARE CANADIAN!.
If you were to add one more exclamation mark (!!!) I would think you are a Microsoft marketting rep..
Like another poster mentioned, it was originally pronounced XUL...
This while I get a big fat flash ad from Microsoft telling me that mainframe Linux was found to be 10 times more expensive than Windows 2003
That is correct. In Peru it means you are telling someone he is a homsexual in a rude way (ie; you are a fag).
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How will they enforce/check that? I'm not sure..
Ok, if this is an Apr Fools joke from google.... I gotta say it's the best one ever.
About Gmail
As part of Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful, we're testing an email service called Gmail.
Gmail is a free, search-based webmail service that includes 1,000 megabytes (1 gigabyte) of storage. The backbone of Gmail is a powerful Google search engine that quickly recalls any message an account owner has ever sent or received. That means there's no need to file messages in order to find them again.
When Gmail displays an email, it automatically shows all the replies to that email as well, so users can view a message in the context of a conversation. There are no pop-ups or banner ads in Gmail, which places relevant text ads and links to related web pages adjacent to email messages.
1. What makes Gmail different?
Gmail uses Google search technology to automatically organize and find messages. And because Gmail includes 1,000 megabytes of storage, a typical user won't ever have to worry about deleting mail. Everything just gets archived so it can be found again if needed.
There are other differences in the way Gmail provides access to your email. For example, Gmail automatically groups an email and the replies to it as a conversation. That means you always see a message in its proper context. And there are no pop-ups or banner ads in Gmail, just relevant text ads and links to related pages. Gmail's other distinctive features include a labeling system, a spam reporter and a system for filtering your mail as it comes into your inbox.
2. How much does Gmail cost?
Gmail is a free service and includes 1,000 megabytes of storage with each account. However, Gmail is still in preview mode as we test it to work out the kinks. So for now, it's not generally available.
3. How do I sign up? When can I get a Gmail account?
We're currently only offering Gmail as part of a preview release and limited test. We don't have details on when Gmail will be made more widely available, as that depends in part on the results of the test. If you're interested in receiving updates on Gmail, submit your email address using the form at the bottom of this page.
4. Is Gmail available in other languages?
During this testing period, the Gmail interface is only available in English. However, we're committed to making Gmail available to as many people in as many languages as possible. And Gmail accounts can already be used to read and send email in most languages (even Klingon).
5. What are Gmail's system requirements?
Gmail currently supports the following browsers:
* Microsoft IE 5.5 and newer (Windows)
* Netscape 7.1 and newer (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
* Mozilla 1.4 and newer (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
* Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and newer (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
Regardless of the browser used, you must have JavaScript and cookies enabled. We hope to expand this list of supported browsers in the near future. To get updates on our progress with Gmail, add your email address using the form at the bottom of this page.
6. Does Gmail support automatic forwarding and POP3 access?
Not at the moment, but Google believes in helping people access information whenever and however they want to do so. Your email should never be held hostage by a service provider. In the future you will be able to access Gmail messages from non-Gmail accounts for free or at a nominal fee.
7. What about spam?
Google is committed to keeping unwanted messages out of your inbox. Gmail includes a sophisticated spam filter that we're continuing to improve. The Report Spam link in Gmail is a way for users to help with this effort. It removes spam from the inbox and sends valuable data to the Gmail team working on spam blocking.
8. Are there ads in Gmail?
There are no pop-ups or banner ads in Gmail. Gmail does include relevant text ads that are similar to the ads appearing on the right side of Google search results pa
According to NZHerald and independent.co.uk, some members of parliament are not happy with the EU's decisions.
...another rexample of EU assaulting another a poor defendless honest american corporation? awww ..pfft!. it seems more like an example of how much control MS and any other big corp has over the American government.
"This ruling is yet another example of the EU assaulting a successful American industry and policies that support our economic growth," said US Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat from Microsoft's home state of Washington. She called on President George Bush to "engage" with Brussels on the case.
And not to mention with the great number of choices of thunderbird's extensions
including an excellent Calendar extension compatible with iCal, makes thunderbird a good replacement for Outlook and OE.
Kernel 2.6 and KDE 3.2.1, from what I hear is a good step forward in GUI responsiveness and performance which, is one of the big drawbacks for linux on the desktop.
The next issues to address are easier app installations for joe blows (sorry but for rh/suse/mdk , i can never get stupid rpm front-ends to work properly out of the box) and better hardware support and easier configuration/installation of hardware drivers.
Once that is done its a matter of time before the window breaks
This is an idiotic, self-perpetuating argument. Just because something is, and has been for a long time, does not mean it is an unchangeable truth.
What small bubble are you living in? He is right, it might not be an unchangeable truth, but It is far easier to achieve protection from an asteroid that is about to hit us than protection from War, Hunger, Povertiy which basically is protection from ourselves.
you can't get a visa, without being hired
...programme showing his invitation papers; he was arrested, kept in night for a jail and deported. Now that's barbaric....
without being hired, you can't get a visa
twisted my brain is now.
Well seems like the site is not Slashdot-Compliant :(
correct me if I'm wrong but it seems like this is not the first time Microsoft is wasting customer's time:
It seems like a patch for SP1 Internet explorer 6.0 (released released February 2, 2004 - KB832894) also broke functionality on several websites in the form of displaying "HTTP 500 internal server error" messages for no reason. 5 days later they released a patch to fix the patch.
MS Windows is no longer an OS, it's just a marketting stunt.
" My favorite approach that I've heard so far is to paint the asteroid while its still a long way out. You paint one half to absorb radiation and leave the other side alone. The idea is that after long enough the sun will push the asteroid off course.
What kind of goofy people come up with this stuff?"
Well, it might work.. it all depends on the color you use to paint it.
wow, look a post from 1994
So out of curiousity I randomly looked at some of the lines mentioned and according to SCO .. Lines copied:
init/main.c (Tab 18) 30-33
30
31 #include <asm/io.h>
32 #include <asm/bugs.h>
33
But ofcourse..
They already discovered and implemented this in Mexico a long time ago.
1. Fake a source code leak of some of the shittiest code in your projects
2. Act surprised
3. Wait for people to look at code and publish found holes, getting free QA resulting in major savings
4. Create Patch before major damages
5. Sue person who found hole
6.
7. Double PROFIT!
</conspiracy theory>