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  1. MS? on Blender Fund Raises EUR18,000 In Three Days · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft Windows maybe? ;)

  2. Name change? on Sundance Channel Showing "Revolution OS" Monday Night · · Score: 1

    Why did they change the name of the documentary?

    In Sweden and Finland it was called The Code. http://www.linuxthemovie.com

    Why change it to Revolution OS? http://www.revolution-os.com

  3. Little sum up on Sundance Channel Showing "Revolution OS" Monday Night · · Score: 1
    Note, it was a long time ago I saw it, so this may not be entrirely correct.

    Last night I saw it, The Code, Linux...

    The first thing you see is Eric Steven Raymond being interviewed in what looks like a library.

    The movie not only brings up Linux, but other related topics such as open source and GNU are also covered.

    There are some information about Linus Torvalds upbringing aswell. His mother and father talks about his upbringing and first contact with computers. His father also talks about his politic standing and how it has affected Linus.

    Other important people interviewed were for example Linus right hand Alan Cox. He talked about the kernel and how it is built by people all over the world, but Linus also talkes about the beginning and the Linux 0.01 release. The original e-mail to comp.os.minix is also cited.

    The gurus talked and discussed the history of computing aswell as the future. Topics such as World wide web and even Arpanet were covered.

    The only bad thing with this movie was probably the speaker voice. Is was a Finnish woman speaking English. The only thing was that she could not speak any English. In my opinion the creators should have chosen another speaker voice. Enough complaining though...

    I believe this movie is too non-technical for Linux people, but it is probably a good thing for all non-technical people out there.

    To sum it up I have to say this is a good movie explaining the movement surrounding Linux, and it is a must-see for everyone, not just for the Linux community as it widens your mind and makes you aware of other options available.

    For more information about the movie please visit http://www.linuxthemovie.com.

  4. Re:Nuclear paranoia on Why Batteries Haven't Kept Up · · Score: 1

    In Sweden the corportation ABB had come up with a safe nuclear powersupply for the home. It was a couple of years ago, in the 80s I think, but sadly they had to discontinue the research.

    That was too bad. Maybe we need a new government.. :)

  5. Imagine on Why Batteries Haven't Kept Up · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imagine running a laptop for a month without a single charge.

    That would be great!

  6. Re:gimminky location beaming on Garmin To Marry GPS with FRS/GMRS · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, I have to disagree with you there. Sure, for a "normal" person this is probably not very useful, but for me as a military guard this could be most helpful if I act as the onsite chief.

    It would be extrmely valuable to know where everyone of your task-team are located.

  7. Re:Functionality on Garmin To Marry GPS with FRS/GMRS · · Score: 2, Funny

    It should not be too dificult to make a single unit of the mobile phone, PDA and maybe wallet. The keys can be replaced with eletronic transmitters or something. Just an idea..

    The smokes however could be quite difficult to integrate with the rest :)

  8. Re:Geographic IP Location on Geolocation Enables Internet Borders · · Score: 1

    It worked quite ok for me. The right country anyway.. (Sweden)
    Always someting. Although I am on a government IP at the moment.