Dude, it was the first and only result of a search on e.themes.org. (I found that out by putting "aphex gnome" into Google, and one of the results mentioned e.themes.org.)
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Is that any better? --
Specialized distros for everything?
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I don't know what to think about these specialized distros. If someone makes a distro for this, and someone else makes a distro for that, when what do I do if I want to do both? Do I need two computers? --
We take great pains to give credit to people who write good code, but pound-for-pound, the GPL seems to be doing more good for the Free Software cause than any piece of code.
So, who deserves the credit for the GPL? Is it Richard Stallman himself? --
Dude, settle down. If Java disappears, its functionality needs to be replaced by something. What do you think Microsoft would suggest? Probably ActiveX,.NET, ASP... --
I don't think anyone's suggesting that hard drives will get larger to store the same amount of data. If the hard disks double in size to store twice the data, then you break even, and nobody gets laid off. --
It's just like how two cars can collide despite the expansion of the universe. Our two galaxies are not big enough or distant enough to be affected by the large-scale expansion of the universe. Other effects are much more significant at these small scales. --
We need the messages printed at boot time to be classified. You can have success messages, failure messages, credits, etc. Then you could configure the system to display the kinds of messages you want to see.
I don't know much about the innards of the kernel, but I suspect something like this already exists. Could it be used for boot messages? Perhaps it could be extended? --
Far be it for me to disagree with Linus, but version numbers don't take up much space, and they often make debugging instantaneous. ("Oh, you only have version 4.5.6. Obviously that's not going to work.") --
Seriously though, I'm not sure my comments were all that insightful. Others mentioned things I had never thought of. Namely, if a GPL'ed project gets code contributed from others, then you may have a problem getting a special license. You'd have to contact all the copyright holders.
However, that's more a problem with the Cathedral development model than with the GPL per se. --
Contact the author of the library and arrange for a special license.
Release your application under the GPL.
Don't use the library. You're no worse than you would have been if the library had never existed.
I fail to see what the big deal is. It pays to consider what the alternatives would be:
Everyone should make their software public domain so I can use it. Well, why doesn't that apply to you?
Everyone should sell their software under a non-GPL license so I can use it. Nothing is stopping anyone from doing this, even if they have already released the software under the GPL.
So please, someone explain to me again, exactly what has the GPL cost us? What is the alternative that would be so preferable? --
That's a lot of nice forceful words you have there, in ALL CAPS, but what you're saying contradicts itself, so I'm not sure you have actually said anything at all.
I mean, which is it: will Linux's getting 5-10% market share on the desktop "FORCE" Microsoft to port Office to Linux, or will this "likely NEVER happen"?
Ah, I see. Thanks. I had made the assumption that the period was just inversely proportional to the velocity. I had forgotten about the radius.
Incidentally, you can use "x²" to represent "^2", so it looks like this: "4r/T". Likewise for "³". Of course, I'm not sure what that does for Lynx users. --
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Here's a screenshot: http://e.themes.org/php/pic.phtml?src=themes/e/sho ts/989191724.jpg
(I'm not sure why the text of that link has an extra space in it. The href doesn't.)
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Overrated--now that's more like it.
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I can't believe these moderator jerks with their "Troll" labels. What a dumbass.
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Is that any better?
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I don't know what to think about these specialized distros. If someone makes a distro for this, and someone else makes a distro for that, when what do I do if I want to do both? Do I need two computers?
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We take great pains to give credit to people who write good code, but pound-for-pound, the GPL seems to be doing more good for the Free Software cause than any piece of code.
So, who deserves the credit for the GPL? Is it Richard Stallman himself?
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I almost didn't follow that link because it looked like a certain other URL that I'd rather not click on.
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Dude, settle down. If Java disappears, its functionality needs to be replaced by something. What do you think Microsoft would suggest? Probably ActiveX, .NET, ASP...
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Whoever modded this as a troll, thanks for the laugh. :-)
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I don't think anyone's suggesting that hard drives will get larger to store the same amount of data. If the hard disks double in size to store twice the data, then you break even, and nobody gets laid off.
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It's just like how two cars can collide despite the expansion of the universe. Our two galaxies are not big enough or distant enough to be affected by the large-scale expansion of the universe. Other effects are much more significant at these small scales.
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Yes, it's just like saying you don't need math if you have a calculator. Well, those that know math are much more effective with their calculator.
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LOL. I didn't know you were joking at first. If only I had some mod points.
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Flamebait? Fuck me, I just don't get the Slashdot moderators.
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If someone finds the password to one of your root machines, then the rest are all toast.
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Do people really use apt-get directly instead of dselect? Why?
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We need the messages printed at boot time to be classified. You can have success messages, failure messages, credits, etc. Then you could configure the system to display the kinds of messages you want to see.
I don't know much about the innards of the kernel, but I suspect something like this already exists. Could it be used for boot messages? Perhaps it could be extended?
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Far be it for me to disagree with Linus, but version numbers don't take up much space, and they often make debugging instantaneous. ("Oh, you only have version 4.5.6. Obviously that's not going to work.")
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Gee, I wonder what kind of response we're going to get from the Slashdot crowd?
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Holy cow, that was an easy 3 karma.
Seriously though, I'm not sure my comments were all that insightful. Others mentioned things I had never thought of. Namely, if a GPL'ed project gets code contributed from others, then you may have a problem getting a special license. You'd have to contact all the copyright holders.
However, that's more a problem with the Cathedral development model than with the GPL per se.
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What are you talking about? Going open source doesn't mean that you let any monkey into your CVS repository to mess with the code.
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Contact the author of the library and arrange for a special license.
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Release your application under the GPL.
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Don't use the library. You're no worse than you would have been if the library had never existed.
I fail to see what the big deal is. It pays to consider what the alternatives would be:-
Everyone should make their software public domain so I can use it. Well, why doesn't that apply to you?
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Everyone should sell their software under a non-GPL license so I can use it. Nothing is stopping anyone from doing this, even if they have already released the software under the GPL.
So please, someone explain to me again, exactly what has the GPL cost us? What is the alternative that would be so preferable?--
That's a lot of nice forceful words you have there, in ALL CAPS, but what you're saying contradicts itself, so I'm not sure you have actually said anything at all.
I mean, which is it: will Linux's getting 5-10% market share on the desktop "FORCE" Microsoft to port Office to Linux, or will this "likely NEVER happen"?
What exactly is your point?
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Incidentally, you can use "x²" to represent "^2", so it looks like this: "4r/T". Likewise for "³". Of course, I'm not sure what that does for Lynx users.
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