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  1. can't close slashdot, don't have the balls on Sites Shut Down to Protest Software Patents · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    slashdot is just a collection of musings, it has no political direction at all.

  2. Re:Of course the russians have to do that on Russia Plans Martian Nuclear Station · · Score: 2, Funny

    So Iraq gets electricity in 2031 ?

  3. Re:Just sounds wrong on French Government Bans Term 'E-Mail' · · Score: 1

    wrong.

    it would be:

    Pierre, merci de m'envoyer les rapports de ventes par courriel.

    *Hey!* is only used by US soldiers firing on civilians...

  4. Re:Other Spreadsheet Apps -- Terminal, even? on Gnumeric Turns 5 · · Score: 1

    Applix went down the CRM business road, Applixware was inherited by Vistasource, who did a GTK variant, and a application server, but it wasn't a real upgrade path for most Applixware users. The "classical" Applixware that I am talking about has it's own widget set, and runs on legacy or low ressource hardware. ex. 11mb to start, and 2-3 Mb per app (TT, Spreadsheet etc) compare that to OpenOffice ressource requirements ! Check http://www.vistasource.com, or send a mail to sales@vistasource.com and ask them about the 4.4.x versions. The last version for Linux was version 4.4.2.

  5. Re:Other Spreadsheet Apps -- Terminal, even? on Gnumeric Turns 5 · · Score: 1

    Yes, Applixware is being used for this on
    Linux, Windows, AIX, Sun Solaris, IRIX, HPUX, DEC, ....
    scince 1983 and still going strong.

    A new version is being released this year,
    *not* the GTK version but the classical one.

    It features new RealTime engines for Reuters RMDS and Tibco Rendezvous, these are for financial data feeds on the trade floor.

  6. Re:I'm surprised it wasn't released earlier on FSF Statement on SCO vs. IBM · · Score: 0, Troll

    do you mean GNU/MS/SCO/IBM/etc/Linux ??

  7. yeah, but they have to look at the screens too on Backscatter X-Rays Coming to Airports · · Score: 1

    I'm always amazed watching the security people
    chat while not looking at the monitors as my
    baggage goes through.

    Super-Duper machines don't do it all alone...

  8. taxpayers fueling the economy on US Army Signs $471,000,000 Deal for Microsoft Software · · Score: 1

    the whole point is to subsidise US companies,(MS, BOING etc) and thus the US economy, through taxpayers money. This is the reason why US "defense" spending is so high. And then, when you have all these toys to play with, you have to give them a playing field...or two...

  9. Re:Pay for verification on Digging For Truth Online Is Up To You · · Score: 1

    perhaps patriot2 will include something like this for you...

  10. how to clean up internet information in one go on Digging For Truth Online Is Up To You · · Score: 1

    take out cnn.com, foxnews.com,...

  11. Re:Pay Attention to the Differences Concerning Foo on Asia's Space Race: China vs. India · · Score: 1

    You are confusing a person's ability to pay for food with a nation's ability to provide it in the first place.

    Hmm... you mean like just before the French revolution ?

    the difference means squat to the guy with an empty stomach.

  12. Re:The major problem of the world in every century on Asia's Space Race: China vs. India · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...consistently been able to feed its population...
    um...do you have your head in the sand ?

  13. Re:Yeah, this is Bush's version of "free trade" on U.S. Imposes Big Tariffs On Korean Chipmakers · · Score: 1

    yes, free trade is only good when it's in the interest of the US.

    why didn't I think of this ?

    I guess soon we will see import restrictions for Airbus, because of course they too are doing it cheaper, faster, better.

    when the US doesn't dominate in any domaine, they scream "mommy" and run for their guns or politicians.

    yuk.

  14. Re:Not good on EU Moves Towards Single European Patent Standard · · Score: 1

    "the EU are deluding themselves if they think that China will continue to honour Western I.P. laws for ever"

    "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though. As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours. They'll get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to collect sometime in the next decade.

    http://news.com.com/2100-1023-212942.html?legacy =c net

  15. Re:Innovation Needed on Boeing Moves Towards New Planes · · Score: 1

    Hmm... I think that the French don't need to fly American, seems like a good thing for Airbus that US firms didn't appeared at Le Bourget this year: http://fr.biz.yahoo.com/030616/85/399nd.html plus, freedom ringing in the US has an awfully dead tone to it...

  16. Re:Innovation Needed on Boeing Moves Towards New Planes · · Score: 1

    agreed, I find Air France to be the best deal here.

  17. Re:Germany/Linux status? on "V" Sequel Coming to NBC · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you haven't twigged it yet ?

    the game is to use linux as a threat to get large discounts from microsoft.

  18. Re:Mission Accomplished on 3D Scans Of Ancient Tablets · · Score: 1

    seems like you have never had them toasted
    in front of an open fire and then buttered...

    mmmmm...

  19. Re:Biggest military and economy? on Navigation Satellites Over Europe · · Score: 1

    In terms of military spending the US is so far ahead of anybody else

    simply because they find it impossible to have peacefull relations with everyone else.

  20. Re:will they land successfully? on NASA Launching Two Mars Rovers in June · · Score: 1

    your taxpayers money goes into supporting Boeing
    and friends (ex. recent aircraft "sales" to poland,
    and poland's recent "economic aid package")

    IMHO a lot of countries would rather see the US using their taxpayers money for peacefull uses.

  21. Re:Competition is good on NASA Launching Two Mars Rovers in June · · Score: 1
  22. freindly fire on Future Army Battle Uniforms - Wired, Lethal · · Score: 1

    that's great !

    it will be much easier to find out which
    rambo shot the allies, specially as there
    are more of them shot than enemies...

  23. Re:Mission Accomplished on Pictures of Earth From Mars · · Score: 0, Troll

    North American side ?
    you mean the dark side of the earth ?

    with excuses to Pink Floyd...

  24. hypnotised creatures on The Searchable Life · · Score: 1

    I can't understand why you accept this.

    some don't:
    http://www.cnil.fr/uk/cnil/6january1978.ht m

  25. Re:Double-Edged on The Searchable Life · · Score: 1

    I'm suprised you don't have this already,
    France does:
    http://www.cnil.fr/