Don't even bother... this troll is about as old as the one about Stephen King being dead... Though that one actually scared me, since he hadn't finished the Dark Tower then...
Yes, but the GPL also states that that person is allowed to redistribute the software. This means that unless you provide some extra value for your $500, you'll probably just sell 1 copy.
Actually, that makes you an agnostic, not an atheist.
Atheists are sure God doesn't exists, agnostics say that there's no way to be sure. Personally, I find the chance of an all-powerfull superbeing unlikely, but I can't be sure it isn't possible. So that makes me an agnostic as well.
Just takes time... since kde-3.2 my Clie works like a charm with Kpilot. Made me finally switch from JPilot which has been working just great for over 2 years....
The number of devices is low, but getting better. iRiver started adding ogg support to all new players, and is releasing firmware updates for the models they can cram ogg support into... I've been listening to ogg on my IMP-550 for a while now, and all my new encodings will be ogg.
(Disclaimer: I know the codec's called Vorbis, I just like the sound of ogg, OK?)
You would probably know it as 'Gronings' or 'Drents'.
I'm originally from Groningen, one of the parts of the Netherlands whose dialect falls under the Low Saxon area. My experience however is that the dialect tends to differ from village to village, so I'm very curious which form the language takes in KDE... I'll certainly be installing in just to see how much of it corresponds to the version of Gronings I was brought up with...
Offtopic: this reminds me a lot of the "Roampies 2000" joke... Dutch people will know what I mean...;-)
You know, I've always thought Linux would be the ideal OS for tablet based PC's... but than my perfect tablet PC would be nothing more than a portable X-server with wireless networking so I could use it to log into my machine via XDMCP (or something alike) and use it to read webpages, mail, news etc while lounging in my chair...
Yeah, I know you can do that with any half decent laptop these days (it's the main reason I keep my crappy old P200 laptop around), but the form factor of a nice tablet would be so much cooler.
And for just clicking links and menus I prefer a stylus to a touchpad / mouse.
I don't know what you are talking about, but even the most simple Palm can do email and webbrowsing. It wasn't included in the "normal" Zire, but you could easily download an open source mail app from palmopensource.com.
A friend of mine had one of those for testing, and we messed around with it a bit...
The DivX playback is pretty decent (at least on tv, the tiny screen sucks), but the abillity to record is really dissapointing. An old beat-up VCR delivers better quality.
Also, i found it pretty heavy to carry around in your pocket for MP3 playback.
Re:Price is not everything...
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Replace Lightwave with.. oh.. any game ever made
Well, we were talking about costs in businesses here, so availability of games is hardly an issue, since the number one games played in offices (minesweeper, solitaire and freecell) come with any standard Linux install...;-)
But seriously: Windows has the best variety of mission critical apps out there
This is a nice broad statement, but it very much depends on what your mission is, wouldn't you agree? If you're for example in the business of developing Java-based software, Linux workstations are most certainly a nice cheap alternative. If your mission is education, the same thing may apply.
And please don't give me the "it will take ages to convert the users" story... as long as the sysadmins know what they are doing, anybody familiar with Windows can learn KDE in an afternoon... it took my girlfriend about an hour...;-)
Apple and Volkswagon are targetting the same demographic.
Funny you should say that, because Volkswagen has nothing to do with alternative lifestyles over here in Europe... Must be why the New Beetle is selling like crap here. They are known however for the extreme durability of their cars... (the older models at least) Get my drift?;-)
What I also want to see is the death of X-Windows. It's served it's term, but it isn't getting any better.
I see this sentiment a lot on Slashdot lately, and I strongly disagree... The fact that with X you can run a program on one system, and have the output appear on another is one of the best features I have seen yet. I would really hate to see this disappear.
A few examples:
At my school we use Sun Blades, with a very limited amount of programs installed, and a very restrictive firewall policy. So I just ssh to my Linux machine at home, and pull up Mozilla or my jabber client.
Vice versa, when I am at home and want to work on some assignments, I just ssh into a machine at school, open an editor window and start hacking away.
Finally, I have a linux server at home with no keyboard, monitor or mouse attached to it. I can ssh into it, and, for example, do an make xconfig on my kernel setup.
I could go on, but the point is: the fact that X runs transparantly over network is one of it's greatest features. I consider it a case of sound design that an X server acts as a canvas on which programs can display themselves, regardless of where this canvas is.
Like a few people already said: this is beginning to be a recurring event on Dutch television. It's organized and televised by SBS6, a Dutch network, so I don't know what the links to RTL (a German network) is all about... The link to the program is here
They did come up with a few nice new things though... I aspecially liked when they had domino's falling under water, and at one point they even had a bubble of air rising to the surface, knocking down domino's as it went...;-)
I'm curious to see what they come up with next year...
I normally hate feeding the trolls, but this one I can't let go for fear of people actually *believing* it... I have yet to encounter the first DOC that OpenOffice can't read, and people at my school send some pretty fucked up stuff my way...
Doing a full LFS install has been on my to-do list for quite some time now... perhaps I should try it someday soon. Until now, I have always been a faithful Slackare user, and I've done a bit of hacking in a few programs myself... as I see it, LFS is the perfect way to get the ultimate "feel" for Linux... I'm just not quite sure if I'm up to the task... building a simple Linux system I can handle, but building a full KDE-setup may be a bit too much for me right now...
So let's get this straight: the directors want you to watch every part of the movie, just because they made it?
So when I watch pr0n I can't fast-forward the 'dialogs'? Better start stocking up on good books...;-)
Re:What's a good programming language in general?
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My experience is that Java is great for learning to program in OO, because it adheres more cleanly to modern ideas about OO-programming.
Implementing an interface for example is a different thing in Java from extending a class, where in C++ both things are done with inheritance. This makes for a more clean seperation of ideas.
Also, when you look at the Java API, patterns are virtually everywhere (look at the Java Collection Framework to see what I mean).
That being said I would to add that though Java is a great choice for teaching, I'm still not very much convinced about it's merits in normal software development, especially when it comes to building GUI applications...
What are your plans from this point on forward?
Are you going to appeal? And what are you going to do when you get out (though I won't expect you to actually SAY you are going to pirate software again;-) )
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Don't even bother... this troll is about as old as the one about Stephen King being dead... Though that one actually scared me, since he hadn't finished the Dark Tower then...
Yes, because we all know Jezus has unlimited modpoints.
Yes, but the GPL also states that that person is allowed to redistribute the software. This means that unless you provide some extra value for your $500, you'll probably just sell 1 copy.
Same thing here... it's called having children ;-)
No it's not. There actually is an employment agency called "Linux" in the Hague.
Actually, that makes you an agnostic, not an atheist.
Atheists are sure God doesn't exists, agnostics say that there's no way to be sure. Personally, I find the chance of an all-powerfull superbeing unlikely, but I can't be sure it isn't possible. So that makes me an agnostic as well.
Just takes time... since kde-3.2 my Clie works like a charm with Kpilot. Made me finally switch from JPilot which has been working just great for over 2 years....
The number of devices is low, but getting better. iRiver started adding ogg support to all new players, and is releasing firmware updates for the models they can cram ogg support into...
I've been listening to ogg on my IMP-550 for a while now, and all my new encodings will be ogg.
(Disclaimer: I know the codec's called Vorbis, I just like the sound of ogg, OK?)
You would probably know it as 'Gronings' or 'Drents'.
;-)
I'm originally from Groningen, one of the parts of the Netherlands whose dialect falls under the Low Saxon area. My experience however is that the dialect tends to differ from village to village, so I'm very curious which form the language takes in KDE... I'll certainly be installing in just to see how much of it corresponds to the version of Gronings I was brought up with...
Offtopic: this reminds me a lot of the "Roampies 2000" joke... Dutch people will know what I mean...
You know, I've always thought Linux would be the ideal OS for tablet based PC's... but than my perfect tablet PC would be nothing more than a portable X-server with wireless networking so I could use it to log into my machine via XDMCP (or something alike) and use it to read webpages, mail, news etc while lounging in my chair...
;-)
Yeah, I know you can do that with any half decent laptop these days (it's the main reason I keep my crappy old P200 laptop around), but the form factor of a nice tablet would be so much cooler.
And for just clicking links and menus I prefer a stylus to a touchpad / mouse.
Just my random morning thoughts...
I don't know what you are talking about, but even the most simple Palm can do email and webbrowsing.
It wasn't included in the "normal" Zire, but you could easily download an open source mail app from palmopensource.com.
A friend of mine had one of those for testing, and we messed around with it a bit...
;-)
The DivX playback is pretty decent (at least on tv, the tiny screen sucks), but the abillity to record is really dissapointing. An old beat-up VCR delivers better quality.
Also, i found it pretty heavy to carry around in your pocket for MP3 playback.
Just my 2 (euro)cents.
Yes, if only there were some graphical environment in which you could click icons to start programs...
;-)
That would really make things better...
And it could be called.. hmmm.. KDE?
There goes my social life again... ;-)
Replace Lightwave with.. oh.. any game ever made
;-)
;-)
Well, we were talking about costs in businesses here, so availability of games is hardly an issue, since the number one games played in offices (minesweeper, solitaire and freecell) come with any standard Linux install...
But seriously:
Windows has the best variety of mission critical apps out there
This is a nice broad statement, but it very much depends on what your mission is, wouldn't you agree? If you're for example in the business of developing Java-based software, Linux workstations are most certainly a nice cheap alternative. If your mission is education, the same thing may apply.
And please don't give me the "it will take ages to convert the users" story... as long as the sysadmins know what they are doing, anybody familiar with Windows can learn KDE in an afternoon... it took my girlfriend about an hour...
Apple and Volkswagon are targetting the same demographic. ;-)
Funny you should say that, because Volkswagen has nothing to do with alternative lifestyles over here in Europe... Must be why the New Beetle is selling like crap here. They are known however for the extreme durability of their cars... (the older models at least) Get my drift?
I see this sentiment a lot on Slashdot lately, and I strongly disagree... The fact that with X you can run a program on one system, and have the output appear on another is one of the best features I have seen yet. I would really hate to see this disappear.
A few examples:
- At my school we use Sun Blades, with a very limited amount of programs installed, and a very restrictive firewall policy. So I just ssh to my Linux machine at home, and pull up Mozilla or my jabber client.
- Vice versa, when I am at home and want to work on some assignments, I just ssh into a machine at school, open an editor window and start hacking away.
- Finally, I have a linux server at home with no keyboard, monitor or mouse attached to it. I can ssh into it, and, for example, do an make xconfig on my kernel setup.
I could go on, but the point is: the fact that X runs transparantly over network is one of it's greatest features. I consider it a case of sound design that an X server acts as a canvas on which programs can display themselves, regardless of where this canvas is.Like a few people already said: this is beginning to be a recurring event on Dutch television.
;-)
It's organized and televised by SBS6, a Dutch network, so I don't know what the links to RTL (a German network) is all about... The link to the program is here
They did come up with a few nice new things though... I aspecially liked when they had domino's falling under water, and at one point they even had a bubble of air rising to the surface, knocking down domino's as it went...
I'm curious to see what they come up with next year...
Must refrain from making yet another OpenOffice plug... must be strong... concentrate...
I normally hate feeding the trolls, but this one I can't let go for fear of people actually *believing* it... I have yet to encounter the first DOC that OpenOffice can't read, and people at my school send some pretty fucked up stuff my way...
Doing a full LFS install has been on my to-do list for quite some time now... perhaps I should try it someday soon. Until now, I have always been a faithful Slackare user, and I've done a bit of hacking in a few programs myself... as I see it, LFS is the perfect way to get the ultimate "feel" for Linux... I'm just not quite sure if I'm up to the task... building a simple Linux system I can handle, but building a full KDE-setup may be a bit too much for me right now...
The FSF and GNU project had nothing to do with it's creation short of the tools used for it's creation.
;-)
And just about every essential program needed to actually do something with you system... think little things like "ls"
So let's get this straight: the directors want you to watch every part of the movie, just because they made it?
;-)
So when I watch pr0n I can't fast-forward the 'dialogs'?
Better start stocking up on good books...
My experience is that Java is great for learning to program in OO, because it adheres more cleanly to modern ideas about OO-programming.
Implementing an interface for example is a different thing in Java from extending a class, where in C++ both things are done with inheritance. This makes for a more clean seperation of ideas.
Also, when you look at the Java API, patterns are virtually everywhere (look at the Java Collection Framework to see what I mean).
That being said I would to add that though Java is a great choice for teaching, I'm still not very much convinced about it's merits in normal software development, especially when it comes to building GUI applications...
What are your plans from this point on forward? Are you going to appeal? And what are you going to do when you get out (though I won't expect you to actually SAY you are going to pirate software again ;-) )