IRC is great if you want to talk to psuedo-random people[1] when you have nothing better to do. It is NOT so good for keeping in touch with your friends. You can theoretically do that with e-mail but you can't really have a *conversation* by e-mail.
[1] Psuedo-random people: People who share a common interest, but are otherwise random.
Only if they got you to pay for it, or show you ads or something. If airlines let everyone fly business class for free that would be great, wouldn't it? Everyone could access their service instead of only a few.
I think that these companies should support third party applications or, atleast, ports to differnt operating systems. Anything that expands your marketshare, right?
Using GAIM/Trillian/whatever makes you a part of their "market" how? The companies are in it for the money, not brownie points. With third party clients they don't get to show ads or anything. They gain absolutely nothing from third party clients connecting. Except maybe if they require licensing fees from third party clients, but that precludes free software.
Better yet go back in time just before SCO started their FUD campagn and buy tons of stock. Then dump it just before the the handcuffs are put on darl and his buddies.
Microsoft, of course, is no surprise. I'm slightly amazed they didn't give Sco more money.
Because that would involve admitting to having a lot more linux installations than they could pass of as having to "study its weaknesses"... unless they were looking for a Beuwolf cluster of weaknesses
Amen. I'm just recovering from a broken humerus (thats the bone between the shoulder and the elbow). There was nothing wrong with my wrist or elbow for figers, but once the cast came of the muscles were severly stiff. After 3 weeks of physical therapy things are still nowhere near normal.
Bones heal just fine most of the time, but muscles stiffen and waste away like crazy. This was after 6 weeks of *partial* immobilization. Imagine what would happen if some limb were to be immobilised for longer.
Its their network, their servers, their bandwidth. Why should they help support a rival operating system??? "Operating System preference" may be stuipid to you, but it IS their source of income, you know.
Its completely unlike saying you can't use Hotmail without a Windows system- hotmail is supported by ads. When you use MSN with GAIM you don't see any ads or anything... you're a pure leach
I'm as anti-MS as the next guy, but I'm with them on this one. You can't expect to get everything for free. Next you'll want ISPs to just let you plug in to their routers and access their network for free.
While it stikns, I can;t understand how so many ppl out there are talking as if they have some inherent right to use Microsoft's servers. In fact I think they would be within their rights to sue people using unauthorised third-party clients for theft-of-service
They also removed the cute goat logo in the about box, now you have to look at the foot! Maybe because of people like you that kept missing the point! Why would they have a goat? Thats a gnu
A lot of people are taking this chance to lash out at the DMCA. While I do agree that the DMCA is a Bat Thing, I don't see how this has anything to do with it.
All this relates to is a bunch of stupid people relying on poorly designed automated bots to send legal threats without even looking at it first.
I find it quite amusing how my original post got moderated down as flamebait rather than debated
Maybe its because it was flamebait. There was no material to debate there. Just a rabid dog post about how much you hate GTK. If you said you don't like it because it does (or doesn't) do x, y, z then there is scope for debate.
I use Gnome every day and I don't know what the hell you're talking about. I suspect neigher do you. I've never had "menus lost behind a sea of windows".
As for all the "ugliness".... Its themable. If you don't like what it looks like, choose another theme. duh.
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IRC is great if you want to talk to psuedo-random people[1] when you have nothing better to do. It is NOT so good for keeping in touch with your friends. You can theoretically do that with e-mail but you can't really have a *conversation* by e-mail.
[1] Psuedo-random people: People who share a common interest, but are otherwise random.
Only if they got you to pay for it, or show you ads or something. If airlines let everyone fly business class for free that would be great, wouldn't it? Everyone could access their service instead of only a few.
I think that these companies should support third party applications or, atleast, ports to differnt operating systems. Anything that expands your marketshare, right?
Using GAIM/Trillian/whatever makes you a part of their "market" how? The companies are in it for the money, not brownie points. With third party clients they don't get to show ads or anything. They gain absolutely nothing from third party clients connecting. Except maybe if they require licensing fees from third party clients, but that precludes free software.
OK, OK... I admit it. I'm weaseling out. I am a weasel. I am Darl McBride.
Yup
Where "hoax" is defined as the device not being a fusion reactor at all. Not necessarily that they guy in question tried to be deceitful.
Better yet go back in time just before SCO started their FUD campagn and buy tons of stock. Then dump it just before the the handcuffs are put on darl and his buddies.
$5 says this is proven to be a clever hoax soon.
You think this wouldn't be all over the papers?
So send in your $695. Right? :)
NO!!!!!!!!
You're $4 short!!! You need to send it in quick... Oct 1 is not far away
Because that would involve admitting to having a lot more linux installations than they could pass of as having to "study its weaknesses"... unless they were looking for a Beuwolf cluster of weaknesses
That is so true... but is log longer a real problem with my new 430 THz Pentium-9 processor. Instead of radio emissions if gives off a faint red glow.
i myself use godaddy, though. http://www.godaddy.com
So do I, but because of their extremely stupid name I generally don't admit it.
create a high level of fear and uncertainty
You forgot doubt
Amen. I'm just recovering from a broken humerus (thats the bone between the shoulder and the elbow). There was nothing wrong with my wrist or elbow for figers, but once the cast came of the muscles were severly stiff. After 3 weeks of physical therapy things are still nowhere near normal.
Bones heal just fine most of the time, but muscles stiffen and waste away like crazy. This was after 6 weeks of *partial* immobilization. Imagine what would happen if some limb were to be immobilised for longer.
So any piece of paper (or gaggle of electrons) you call a subpoena is valid?
Its their network, their servers, their bandwidth. Why should they help support a rival operating system??? "Operating System preference" may be stuipid to you, but it IS their source of income, you know.
Its completely unlike saying you can't use Hotmail without a Windows system- hotmail is supported by ads. When you use MSN with GAIM you don't see any ads or anything... you're a pure leach
I'm as anti-MS as the next guy, but I'm with them on this one. You can't expect to get everything for free. Next you'll want ISPs to just let you plug in to their routers and access their network for free.
While it stikns, I can;t understand how so many ppl out there are talking as if they have some inherent right to use Microsoft's servers. In fact I think they would be within their rights to sue people using unauthorised third-party clients for theft-of-service
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+5 funny
Don't worry... he's just interested in the booze
I already have the house set up with 2 airports
Man must suck. Them jetliners make an awful lot of noise.
Also, wtf is up with the site running lunix?
They were obviously studying Linux's weaknesses.
They also removed the cute goat logo in the about box, now you have to look at the foot!
Maybe because of people like you that kept missing the point! Why would they have a goat? Thats a gnu
Sure mine was flamebait too... but I'm not the one whining about how my comment got moded flamebait.
A lot of people are taking this chance to lash out at the DMCA. While I do agree that the DMCA is a Bat Thing, I don't see how this has anything to do with it.
All this relates to is a bunch of stupid people relying on poorly designed automated bots to send legal threats without even looking at it first.
I find it quite amusing how my original post got moderated down as flamebait rather than debated
Maybe its because it was flamebait. There was no material to debate there. Just a rabid dog post about how much you hate GTK. If you said you don't like it because it does (or doesn't) do x, y, z then there is scope for debate.
Let me guess... KDE zealot?
I use Gnome every day and I don't know what the hell you're talking about. I suspect neigher do you. I've never had "menus lost behind a sea of windows".
As for all the "ugliness".... Its themable. If you don't like what it looks like, choose another theme. duh.