Konqueror isn't going anywhere, and it will still be the preferred file manager/etc. for power users. Dolphin is included as a simpler file manager with a different design philosophy, that's all. But you don't have to use it if you don't want to, as the same old Konq (KDE4'ified, of course) will still be a click away.
I've actually run early versions of certain apps on OS X natively. Strange to see my old favourites like Kate, for example, with the Mac UI. Once KDE4 is released, I'll hopefully be using these apps regularly again.
Many years ago in school, I had an instructor who was big on Smalltalk (he later wrote a textbook about it and went on to work for IBM as a Smalltalk instructor). So I dabbled in it a bit, in the way that you do in a school course. I agree that it was nice, and it's too bad it utterly failed to catch on.
I used Python as a reference point for a dynamic language because of its familiarity with some of the Slashdot audience. Very, very few people know Smalltalk; lots know Python. So my point is better illustrated that way, that's all;)
However you want to look at it, Objective-C's dynamic, runtime-binding nature beats the hell out of C++, where the vast majority of my language experience lies. Let's agree on that, at least.
I'd personally love it if Apple replaced its aging Cocoa/Objective-C/XCode infrastructure with something more modern like.NET or Java, but I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon. Well, Apple has cut loose the Java bindings to Cocoa, so I guess you're right.
I've only dabbled with Cocoa in order to learn Objective-C, but the whole thing seems super elegant, and Objective-C itself is SO much nicer to work with than Java - it's like C combined with Python (very dynamic). The class hierarchy is clean and not particularly deep. I don't know, I personally think moving to, say, Java for infrastructure would be a step backwards (and I say this as someone whose current contracts are all big Java projects). But that's just my opinion.
My problem with the Wii is simply that it looks bad on HD sets. I'm one of these people who never bought a regular TV, simply because I couldn't take the blurry resolution and lack of definition, so I suppose I'm in a minority.
He claimed that Windows lacks Broadcom support. That is false. Then he claimed that Linux "supports" Broadcom all by itself. It does not, as the drivers don't really work. I know this from bitter experience, as I later had to buy a pcmcia wireless card for my old Gentoo laptop.
Also, it's not MAC, it's just Mac (short for Macintosh). It's not an acronym.
They have been profitable since 2002. Why don't people check their facts before making posts like this? I know, I know, "this is Slashdot," "you must be new here", etc.
No, you're wrong: the experiments that turned up the genetic markers can indeed be repeated. You have no idea what you're talking about. Same goes for evolution and Big Bang theories, by the way.
Of course Windows supports Broadcom wireless. All Windows laptops come with Broadcom chipset support that works perfectly. What are you talking about? Linux's support for Broadcom is a well-known sore spot.
You can block Apple stories in your preferences. Or you can ignore them. These are but two of the many bold strategies for avoiding stories you don't like.
The real question can SKYPES protocols and encryption methods be overcome by skype themselves? No. It would require Skype to break RSA/AES. Anyway, voice traffic is not routed through Skype's servers.
The problem with Skypes security model is that you have to trust Skype and only Skype. If you really want to be comfortably secure then you should be using an encryption before you put your information through someone elses security measures. The same could be said for online banking with Internet Explorer, for example. At a certain level of paranoia, doing practically anything useful grinds to a halt. Skype uses an open voice codec (ilbc) and open encryption protocols. Only call setup (i.e. the Skype counterpart to something like SIP) is proprietary.
We know that traditional telecom providers have to comply with government requests. We also see vonage in big trouble using Sip (and probably open enough for users to bolt on their own security). No, SIP is not secure and is deeply flawed for other reasons (hint: SDP).
Is Skype used by terrorists? we are aware that the USA is tapping regular phone lines and monitoring international traffic, so just why would they not be doing the same with Skype? Because they can't break the encryption.
I provide no evidence that SKYPE can be insecure, but if it is surely the people charged with protecting national security must be very worried. That's why strong encryption was classified as a munition by the US for many years.
I wouldn't trust skype encryption to be secure, after all everyone has the capability of decrypting it with the skype client.
I can't see how it would be that difficult to monitor traffic through an ISP's gateway. This is incorrect - Skype uses RSA and symmetric session keys, not a permanently fixed symmetric key. Only the person(s) you want to hear your call will be able to hear it.
There is no way to monitor Skype traffic at the ISP.
Well, it appears that in your case, it was the people who wrote the Bible who decided for you. That's one way morality/ethics becomes a societal norm: as a remnant of prior religious belief. Otherwise, societies seem to decide certain issues (slavery, abortion) based upon legal consensus using more general ideas as a starting point (ie "individual freedom is a right").
Yeah, true, but the 360 won't play Blu-Ray movies. That's the dealbreaker. There are enough good games for this casual gamer to make the PS3 worth it right now.
I don't care about backwards compatibility. I just want a cheapish Blu-Ray player and kick-ass game machine. I don't own a 360, so I don't care if the games are exclusives or not, just so long as they are fun to play and look amazing. There are a bunch of games out there for the PS3 that seem to fall into this category, and lots more planned, so this new PS3 variant seems pretty good to me.
I use this too, but you'd better have lots of memory to dedicate to it...I have an instance of Parallels running RHEL running most of the time on my laptop with 2 gigs of memory, taking up 512 megs, plus a bunch of terminals, Skype, etc. and with the remaining memory IDEA is a bit laggy at times.
No, you're wrong here. You don't seem to understand how userspace interacts with the (GPL) kernel.
And Red Hat is a principled company that more or less insists the code they release is GPL'd. However, there is no reason, other than a moral imperative, to do so. For example, Suse's Yast was closed for years.
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Konqueror isn't going anywhere, and it will still be the preferred file manager/etc. for power users. Dolphin is included as a simpler file manager with a different design philosophy, that's all. But you don't have to use it if you don't want to, as the same old Konq (KDE4'ified, of course) will still be a click away.
I've actually run early versions of certain apps on OS X natively. Strange to see my old favourites like Kate, for example, with the Mac UI. Once KDE4 is released, I'll hopefully be using these apps regularly again.
Many years ago in school, I had an instructor who was big on Smalltalk (he later wrote a textbook about it and went on to work for IBM as a Smalltalk instructor). So I dabbled in it a bit, in the way that you do in a school course. I agree that it was nice, and it's too bad it utterly failed to catch on.
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I used Python as a reference point for a dynamic language because of its familiarity with some of the Slashdot audience. Very, very few people know Smalltalk; lots know Python. So my point is better illustrated that way, that's all
However you want to look at it, Objective-C's dynamic, runtime-binding nature beats the hell out of C++, where the vast majority of my language experience lies. Let's agree on that, at least.
I've only dabbled with Cocoa in order to learn Objective-C, but the whole thing seems super elegant, and Objective-C itself is SO much nicer to work with than Java - it's like C combined with Python (very dynamic). The class hierarchy is clean and not particularly deep. I don't know, I personally think moving to, say, Java for infrastructure would be a step backwards (and I say this as someone whose current contracts are all big Java projects). But that's just my opinion.
I love it when complete non-technical nobodies try to pretend they understand technology corporations, or technology in general.
Mailing address in NY, but I would bet anything they're based in China.
My problem with the Wii is simply that it looks bad on HD sets. I'm one of these people who never bought a regular TV, simply because I couldn't take the blurry resolution and lack of definition, so I suppose I'm in a minority.
He claimed that Windows lacks Broadcom support. That is false. Then he claimed that Linux "supports" Broadcom all by itself. It does not, as the drivers don't really work. I know this from bitter experience, as I later had to buy a pcmcia wireless card for my old Gentoo laptop.
Also, it's not MAC, it's just Mac (short for Macintosh). It's not an acronym.
They have been profitable since 2002. Why don't people check their facts before making posts like this? I know, I know, "this is Slashdot," "you must be new here", etc.
No, you're wrong: the experiments that turned up the genetic markers can indeed be repeated. You have no idea what you're talking about. Same goes for evolution and Big Bang theories, by the way.
Your point is not a very good one, then. The user only cares if they work or not. If they don't, then they don't want Linux. Case closed.
In real life, very few people know or care about who does what. They only want things to work so they can do their jobs.
Of course Windows supports Broadcom wireless. All Windows laptops come with Broadcom chipset support that works perfectly. What are you talking about? Linux's support for Broadcom is a well-known sore spot.
You can block Apple stories in your preferences. Or you can ignore them. These are but two of the many bold strategies for avoiding stories you don't like.
Skype uses RSA to generate AES ("Rijndael") session keys. So you are entirely correct, "good luck" indeed.
I can't see how it would be that difficult to monitor traffic through an ISP's gateway. This is incorrect - Skype uses RSA and symmetric session keys, not a permanently fixed symmetric key. Only the person(s) you want to hear your call will be able to hear it.
There is no way to monitor Skype traffic at the ISP.
You can read an independent security review here: http://www.skype.com/security/files/2005-031%20security%20evaluation.pdf
Well, it appears that in your case, it was the people who wrote the Bible who decided for you. That's one way morality/ethics becomes a societal norm: as a remnant of prior religious belief. Otherwise, societies seem to decide certain issues (slavery, abortion) based upon legal consensus using more general ideas as a starting point (ie "individual freedom is a right").
Yeah, true, but the 360 won't play Blu-Ray movies. That's the dealbreaker. There are enough good games for this casual gamer to make the PS3 worth it right now.
I don't care about backwards compatibility. I just want a cheapish Blu-Ray player and kick-ass game machine. I don't own a 360, so I don't care if the games are exclusives or not, just so long as they are fun to play and look amazing. There are a bunch of games out there for the PS3 that seem to fall into this category, and lots more planned, so this new PS3 variant seems pretty good to me.
I use this too, but you'd better have lots of memory to dedicate to it...I have an instance of Parallels running RHEL running most of the time on my laptop with 2 gigs of memory, taking up 512 megs, plus a bunch of terminals, Skype, etc. and with the remaining memory IDEA is a bit laggy at times.
I use Shaw too. I don't think it's their fault, as I get good rates. Have you opened up an incoming port in your firewall/router?
1. No online music stores encode in Vorbis.
2. The most popular mp3 player on earth does not play Vorbis.
3. The most popular mp3 ripping software on earth does not rip to Vorbis.
It is a niche format for niche users, and will be for enough time that recommending it to non-savvy users is pointless and deceitful.
No, you're wrong here. You don't seem to understand how userspace interacts with the (GPL) kernel.
And Red Hat is a principled company that more or less insists the code they release is GPL'd. However, there is no reason, other than a moral imperative, to do so. For example, Suse's Yast was closed for years.
Hahahahahahahaha! Thanks, humour is a great way to start the day off right! That, and a tasty, nutritious breakfast.
Why would he want to purposely cause himself pain? I use Linux every single day, but my main desktop is a Macbook, for very good reasons.