To tell you the truth I haven't heard of it before now.
Aphrodite came about because the original modern theme was just plain dog ugly. On the other hand, the current modern theme is actually pretty good, so people aren't nearly as excited about Aphrodite as when it was first started.
I think this represents a major boon for Linux fans around the world. One thing holding people back from "taking the plunge" is the huge number of CDs required to install Linux. IIRC, Mandrake is on 4 CDs while Red Hat is on 6 (!!!).
What about DVD's??? You forget that it's not so much the actual technology but rather the adoption by a large number of people that makes the difference. That being said, much more people have a CD-ROM drive than a DVD drive, and even less people have a DVD writer. This is why most Linux distros have stuck with the CD format.
One time when someone asked Gates at a dinner party if he consider running for president, he said "Why? I'm already the most powerful man in America." To be fair, this was before the antitrust trial, and I also heard his wife kicked him in the groin telling him to shut up... well, maybe not the groin...
Umm...first of all, I don't think the article made any mention of open source. But then again, I suppose one can argue that open source programmers are very much like those amateur scientists. You have a bunch of people who aren't satisfied with the current crop of software, so they decided to build they're own to satisfy a personal curiosity or for just wanting better software.
Which begs the question, how far does this analogy extend? Will we see in a few decades open source losing a lot of its benefits, simply due to companies making better software?
I've read a couple reviews of Lycoris since they changed their name, and I remember every one of them had mentioned playing Solitaire during install. Could they be on to something here?
I think this is a really good example of an "innovation." It's something that anyone, including Microsoft with all their human interface research facilities, could have done, but no one thought of it before Lycoris came around (that I know of).
I hear Cobol programmers get paid fairly well these days. Why? Because there aren't that many of them. While I certainly do not believe Java will be killed off by C#, I do see the author making an good point.
He asks if Java is "here to stay." In the sense of whether it will remain dominant in the coming years, maybe. Maybe not.
Now the real question is whether the open-source community has in total done as many man-years of feature bloating as Microsoft has done since... since... since forever?:)
Well...looks like the server was/.'ed. This is all I was able to see before the db went down:
KDE 3.0 Review: Bumpy Install, Smooth Run Introducing KDE 3.0
Dee-Ann LeBlanc
For once, I wish I could rate the installation process separately from the product itself. The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a nice, mature Graphical User Interface (GUI). It's been around for years, a lot of people like it, and it's free. Can't ask for much more than that. The huge problem is this, though: getting a new version of KDE installed is a big pain. Once you actually get into the GUI itself it's great and a lot of fun. Personally, I look forward to when KDE 3.0 comes pre-rolled into the newest distributions.
Supported Platforms
KDE 3.0 runs only on Unix-based operating systems, and I am going to focus on Linux since that's my reader base here. Architecture and other requirements depend on your particular distribution's requirements more than on KDE.
Getting KDE 3.0
To see if there's a binary set of packages available for your particular Linux distribution, FTP go ftp ftp.kde.org and look in the directory/pub/kde/stable/3.0. If there isn't, then you either need to find out if a version is coming for your Linux distribution from that distribution's web site or contact email address, or you'll have to build KDE 3.0 from source (see http://www.kde.org/install-source.html for how to accomplish this task).
In this article, I assume you're using one of the following Linux distributions that already has a binary version of KDE 3.0 available: Connectiva, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, or YellowDog. Since the vendors themselves provide the KDE binaries, be sure to check and see if any more distro versions have been added since this article was written.
There are a lot of packages involved here. Typically, I just grab them all so I don't have to go back and get more, but I've got a high-speed connection. If you don't want to wait there for the whole thing you can either download it in parts as you go through the installation process, or order a CD-ROM from the KDE web site containing all of the KDE code.
If you really hate installing this kind of stuff, you can always wait to get a distribution version that has KDE 3.0 in it by default as well.
I think they're buying the brand name, and not so much the actual service. Think about it. In the future when they tell everyone that Napster is back online, pretty much everyone will check it out, just because it's Napster regardless of what form it's in.
Kind of interesting that Napster can now be bought for just 15 million dollars (or 80 + 15 million what have you). Compare that to them offering to pay the music industry a billion dollars just a short while ago, this pretty much says it. Naspster is dead.
In related new, Teoma plans to overtake Google as the #1 search engine on the Internet, in which a Google representative simply responded, "When pigs fly!"
Inside sources close to the situation say Teoma is currently in talks to purchase Farmer Hank's magic pig farm, complete with magic beans.
Been using Mozilla since M6. I remember seeing that live webcast when Netscape 6 was first introduced and seeing the guy giving the demo take a big gulp when the demo froze for a few seconds looking like it was about to crash.
It's kind of amazing, seeing how Mozilla has incrementally improved over time.
Sun is charging for StarOffice simply to get corporations to even consider using their suite. I once tried to get one of my friends to try out StarOffice. His response? "I just don't trust something that is free."
Most people probably feel this way to some extent. StarOffice needs to establish some credibility through the media (as Linux has) before it can really begin to take market share.
Easiest way to convince people that a software product is worth a dime is to start charging money for it.
Even though the article implies that Microsoft is being a hypocrite, I don't think that is this case here. Microsoft is saying that their business model is superior. I guess the best product does not always perform the best in the marketplace.
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To tell you the truth I haven't heard of it before now.
Aphrodite came about because the original modern theme was just plain dog ugly. On the other hand, the current modern theme is actually pretty good, so people aren't nearly as excited about Aphrodite as when it was first started.
I think this represents a major boon for Linux fans around the world. One thing holding people back from "taking the plunge" is the huge number of CDs required to install Linux. IIRC, Mandrake is on 4 CDs while Red Hat is on 6 (!!!).
What about DVD's??? You forget that it's not so much the actual technology but rather the adoption by a large number of people that makes the difference. That being said, much more people have a CD-ROM drive than a DVD drive, and even less people have a DVD writer. This is why most Linux distros have stuck with the CD format.
For Mozilla, that would be true. But Netscape 6.x is considered a final release. Hence Netscape is screwed.
the great slashdot blackout? don't you know? it's one giant conspiracy by the editors to trick people into posting! and we all fell for it! :)
One time when someone asked Gates at a dinner party if he consider running for president, he said "Why? I'm already the most powerful man in America." To be fair, this was before the antitrust trial, and I also heard his wife kicked him in the groin telling him to shut up... well, maybe not the groin ...
Umm...first of all, I don't think the article made any mention of open source. But then again, I suppose one can argue that open source programmers are very much like those amateur scientists. You have a bunch of people who aren't satisfied with the current crop of software, so they decided to build they're own to satisfy a personal curiosity or for just wanting better software.
Which begs the question, how far does this analogy extend? Will we see in a few decades open source losing a lot of its benefits, simply due to companies making better software?
nooo...it stands for you're f*cked! and while you're pressing the button a million times, you can scream out a muhahahaha
I've read a couple reviews of Lycoris since they changed their name, and I remember every one of them had mentioned playing Solitaire during install. Could they be on to something here?
I think this is a really good example of an "innovation." It's something that anyone, including Microsoft with all their human interface research facilities, could have done, but no one thought of it before Lycoris came around (that I know of).
I hear Cobol programmers get paid fairly well these days. Why? Because there aren't that many of them. While I certainly do not believe Java will be killed off by C#, I do see the author making an good point.
He asks if Java is "here to stay." In the sense of whether it will remain dominant in the coming years, maybe. Maybe not.
I believe their dress code also required that everyone shave their beards. Santa Claus hopefuls? Not a chance. :)
Now the real question is whether the open-source community has in total done as many man-years of feature bloating as Microsoft has done since ... since ... since forever? :)
Well...looks like the server was /.'ed. This is all I was able to see before the db went down:
/pub/kde/stable/3.0. If there isn't, then you either need to find out if a version is coming for your Linux distribution from that distribution's web site or contact email address, or you'll have to build KDE 3.0 from source (see http://www.kde.org/install-source.html for how to accomplish this task).
KDE 3.0 Review: Bumpy Install, Smooth Run
Introducing KDE 3.0
Dee-Ann LeBlanc
For once, I wish I could rate the installation process separately from the product itself. The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a nice, mature Graphical User Interface (GUI). It's been around for years, a lot of people like it, and it's free. Can't ask for much more than that. The huge problem is this, though: getting a new version of KDE installed is a big pain. Once you actually get into the GUI itself it's great and a lot of fun. Personally, I look forward to when KDE 3.0 comes pre-rolled into the newest distributions.
Supported Platforms
KDE 3.0 runs only on Unix-based operating systems, and I am going to focus on Linux since that's my reader base here. Architecture and other requirements depend on your particular distribution's requirements more than on KDE.
Getting KDE 3.0
To see if there's a binary set of packages available for your particular Linux distribution, FTP go ftp ftp.kde.org and look in the directory
In this article, I assume you're using one of the following Linux distributions that already has a binary version of KDE 3.0 available: Connectiva, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, or YellowDog. Since the vendors themselves provide the KDE binaries, be sure to check and see if any more distro versions have been added since this article was written.
There are a lot of packages involved here. Typically, I just grab them all so I don't have to go back and get more, but I've got a high-speed connection. If you don't want to wait there for the whole thing you can either download it in parts as you go through the installation process, or order a CD-ROM from the KDE web site containing all of the KDE code.
If you really hate installing this kind of stuff, you can always wait to get a distribution version that has KDE 3.0 in it by default as well.
I think they're buying the brand name, and not so much the actual service. Think about it. In the future when they tell everyone that Napster is back online, pretty much everyone will check it out, just because it's Napster regardless of what form it's in.
Kind of interesting that Napster can now be bought for just 15 million dollars (or 80 + 15 million what have you). Compare that to them offering to pay the music industry a billion dollars just a short while ago, this pretty much says it. Naspster is dead.
Ok, I thought it was funny all day. I even liked the Enterprise one. But I think this just goes a wee bit too far. Try to find either:
a) some real stories
b) some funnier stories
c) or just link to The Onion
that is all.
Slashdot: To all advertisers, rates are marked down 90% today! Come join the party!
Advertiser: Oh wow, perfect opportunity!
Slashdot on April 2 after receiving the money: April Fools!
In related new, Teoma plans to overtake Google as the #1 search engine on the Internet, in which a Google representative simply responded, "When pigs fly!"
Inside sources close to the situation say Teoma is currently in talks to purchase Farmer Hank's magic pig farm, complete with magic beans.
Been using Mozilla since M6. I remember seeing that live webcast when Netscape 6 was first introduced and seeing the guy giving the demo take a big gulp when the demo froze for a few seconds looking like it was about to crash.
It's kind of amazing, seeing how Mozilla has incrementally improved over time.
Sun is charging for StarOffice simply to get corporations to even consider using their suite. I once tried to get one of my friends to try out StarOffice. His response? "I just don't trust something that is free."
Most people probably feel this way to some extent. StarOffice needs to establish some credibility through the media (as Linux has) before it can really begin to take market share.
Easiest way to convince people that a software product is worth a dime is to start charging money for it.
Even though the article implies that Microsoft is being a hypocrite, I don't think that is this case here. Microsoft is saying that their business model is superior. I guess the best product does not always perform the best in the marketplace.