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  1. Re:GPL is'da bomb on Novell Won't Lose Right To Sell Linux · · Score: 2, Informative

    Drivers are part of the kernel, which is not under GPL.

    WTF are you talking about? The kernel is GPL, specifically V2 only - as opposed to "V2 or later". Linus doesn't like GPL3, so the kernel will likely remain under V2 for some time to come.

  2. Re:In Soviet Russia... on Gorbachev Asks Gates to Intervene in Piracy Case · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe that's Windows Vista.

  3. Re:OpenVista? on How To Tell Open-Source Winners From Losers · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I made a mistake. OpenVista is an OSS version of the US.gov VistA.

  4. Re:OpenVista? on How To Tell Open-Source Winners From Losers · · Score: 2, Informative

    And it's actually OpenVistA. Note the trailing upper case.

    1. It's from the US.gov
    2. It's been around since 2003.

  5. Re:Hmm.... on Canadian Movie Piracy Claims Mostly Fiction? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but the MPAA claims will never make a profit (on paper), so the writers won't get paid.

  6. Re:Cast/Writers on Matt Groening Talks About Futurama's Comeback · · Score: 1

    No, it's the tagline from the opening credits of "Anthology of Interest I".

  7. In Soviet California.... on Scientology Critic Arrested After 6 Years · · Score: 4, Funny

    Xenu imprisons YOU!

  8. Re:ObDilbert on Linux Kernel 2.6.20 Released · · Score: 1

    Damn. You beat me to it.

  9. Re:6*9==42 on Linux Kernel 2.6.20 Released · · Score: 1

    Error: operator* not defined for const char*, const char *.

    Remove the quotes from your #defines.

  10. Re:Cast/Writers on Matt Groening Talks About Futurama's Comeback · · Score: 5, Funny

    We also have Rough Draft Studios animating once again,

    But will the new episodes be painstakingly drawn before a live audience?

  11. Re:The most obvious example being... on Is Executive Hubris Ruining Companies? · · Score: 1

    I'd say Lucent and HP top the list, and golly gee, it just so happens that the executive responsible is the same in both cases!

    Hi Carly!

  12. ObSimpsons on An Origami Lens for Your Camera Phone? · · Score: 4, Funny

    I see two disadvantages, and both of them relate to the fact that the light-gathering surface is now a donut.

    Donuts... Is there anything they can't do?

  13. Re:Ahem... on Bosworth On Why AJAX Failed, Then Succeeded · · Score: 0

    In Korea, only old people use AJAX.

  14. Re:Hasta la Vista? on Farewell To the Floppy Disk · · Score: 1

    I don't understand this. Why is it so important to be the first to get Vista. Is it a need to be ub3r-1337?

  15. Re:Sadly... Good! on Farewell To the Floppy Disk · · Score: 1

    Doubtful. Lottery ball hoppers rely on atmospheric turbulence, which is chaotic.

    Unless you reproduce the correct initial conditions, you'll never get it right.

  16. Re:Hey I still have punch cards! on Farewell To the Floppy Disk · · Score: 1

    Not to mention that the long turnaround times gave us an incentive to code it RIGHT the first time :)

  17. Re:How could this be practical? on Transistor Made From Bose-Einstein Condensate · · Score: 1

    But then you'd have to make really tiny sharks for those lasers to be attached to.

  18. Re:I'll Answer This Later on Windows Vista Launches To Mixed Reactions · · Score: 1

    While many people might want to relegate people like me to the insulting category of "hobbiest",

    Hey, I'm "hobbier" than you!!!!

    You mean "hobbyist".

  19. Re:Clearing things up a bit on IBM's Chief Architect Says Software is at Dead End · · Score: 1

    You miss the point.

    The 5 or 6 computers statement is based on an apocryphal comment by Thomas J Watson, chairman of IBM: "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."

  20. Re:1000 times par value, still. on SCO Admits They Might Just Not Win - Maybe · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not quite. SCOX has closed below $1.00 a few times. My understanding (IANASB -- I am not a stock broker) is that you have to be below $1.00 for an extended period of time (30 days?) before you're in serious danger of delisting.

  21. Re:"Standard du jure" [sic]? on Adobe To Release Full PDF Specification to ISO · · Score: 1

    Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You misspelled my name. Prepare to die.

  22. Re:ISO approved PDF on Adobe To Release Full PDF Specification to ISO · · Score: 1

    Where is the options page for this? I literally looked at every menu option and couldn't find it!

  23. Re:Finally... on Inside the Windows Vista Kernel · · Score: 1

    RTFA. Russinovich mentioned Junction Points and how they differed from symlinks.

  24. Re:I don't get it. on Maine Rejects Federally Mandated ID Cards · · Score: 1

    Just because it's not stated, does not mean it is forbidden.

    Actually, with regards to the Federal Government, it is forbidden. See The 10th Amendment.

  25. Re:"Quality of Life" == DRM on First Vista Service Pack Due Second Half of 2007 · · Score: 1

    To be honest, I wouldn't mind a 2K3 server desktop. Granted, I don't need the server functions... I wish they'd released a 2K3 Workstation version.