Here is a new GTK release and I bet that once again it will be almost impossible to install it easily and successfully through the config/make/make install way.
Damn those dependencies. Damn them to hell.
And Java is completely unsuited for game development.
That depends on the type of game you are thinking of. If the game doesn't demant killer killer FPS, like civilization clones, it can be quite suited for the purpose.
How come Mandrake 10.1 is shipping with software which was already outdated back in the 10.0 days? For example, gaim is at 1.1.0 but they still ship 0.8. What gives?
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KDE and it's applications can be very modular but konqueror isn't one example of it. It is an application which is written to serve multiple purposes in a non-modular way, using KDE widgets. It isn't at all like Kontact, where it uses existing applications (Kmail, KNode, KOrganizer, etc etc etc...) as it's components.
If someone wants to use only a mail client, it can ditch Kontact and use only KMail. If someone wants a newsreader but doesn't want all the clutter, then use KNode. What do I have to ditch in Konqueror to have a simple file manager that doesn't need to handle HTML rendering, cookies, java applets, RSS feeds, CSS, etc.. ? Nothing. It isn't possible.
I agree that KDE is modular but unfortunately that modularity is missing in konqueror and IMHO, being the KDE app that I and others use the most, it is hurting a bit.
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I wish that the KDE team supplied different programs for file browsing and internet browsing. Modularity/specialization is the answer to produce good software and it is a shame that this lesson is being forgotten. The KDE team is taking konqueror (among others) in the opposite direction, which is a shame, really.
The P2P aspect not only cuts cost on the delivery of the goods but it also brings a marketing advantage to their product. It enables them to market their product as being a "legal" P2P network instead of the other "ilegal", bad and evil P2P networks we hear about in the news.
Statistical analysis isn't like politics. It is mathematics, which is an exact science. If you suspect that the research is biased there is a way for you or anyone which is interested to confirm the results.
The thing about SMS is that you pay a fee for the delivery of the message. That isn't the case in any internet IM service. And that's the beauty of it: communicating through your cell phone free of charge. It may not be groundbreaking news but it is a heck of a lot cheaper, which is always good.
Note that being biodegradable doesn't necessarily mean that it has a short life. There are plastics which are biodegradable but are quite durable. I don't know If this is the case but still, don't confuse the two concepts.
And by the way, if in fact these disks break up easily, they may not be of much use for someone who wants to keep data for a long time. But, as you stated on your post, neither are the vast majority (if not all) of the storage media which is bought off the shelf in any store. And, unlike the typical CD-R/CD-RW/whatever, these corn disks break up in a rather environmentaly friendly way, which is a vast improvement.
I don't know if VectorLinux follows the right-hand-rule but a whole bunch of slashdotters still live their lives by it, specially when one-hand typing.
What the hell more do you want? The individual unmixed tracks ready to load up in Pro Tools (or should they use a more OSS-friendly file format)? The instruments they were played on and sheet music to go with it?
Now that you mentioned it, I believe that the idea of a user being able to remix/remaster the song to be very interesting. And I'm not only thinking about the creative side. For example, if a certain song was presented in a format where the varius tracks were unmixed and the mixing was made in real time, the listener could specify certain surround properties which he liked best. He could shut up the vocalist to get an instrumental/karaoke track, listen to an individual instrument or even reorganize an entire orchestra. That sounds pretty cool to me. There aren't any technical limitations to achieve this. DVDs are more than capable of holding the data needed. Real time mixing isn't a problem either.
Some people will never be satisfied... damn.
There was mono... Some people weren't satisfied. Then stereo... Some weren't satisfied. Then surround... Some people weren't satisfied. Then... Then... You follow the pattern.
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Here is a new GTK release and I bet that once again it will be almost impossible to install it easily and successfully through the config/make/make install way. Damn those dependencies. Damn them to hell.
That depends on the type of game you are thinking of. If the game doesn't demant killer killer FPS, like civilization clones, it can be quite suited for the purpose.
Elected? By whom? And how? We are talking about an international organization, after all.
Not bad, having in mind that we are talking about revenue generated by free software.
Maybe the downloads are distributed via bittorrent, which takes care of that.
How come Mandrake 10.1 is shipping with software which was already outdated back in the 10.0 days? For example, gaim is at 1.1.0 but they still ship 0.8. What gives?
KDE and it's applications can be very modular but konqueror isn't one example of it. It is an application which is written to serve multiple purposes in a non-modular way, using KDE widgets. It isn't at all like Kontact, where it uses existing applications (Kmail, KNode, KOrganizer, etc etc etc...) as it's components.
If someone wants to use only a mail client, it can ditch Kontact and use only KMail. If someone wants a newsreader but doesn't want all the clutter, then use KNode. What do I have to ditch in Konqueror to have a simple file manager that doesn't need to handle HTML rendering, cookies, java applets, RSS feeds, CSS, etc.. ? Nothing. It isn't possible.
I agree that KDE is modular but unfortunately that modularity is missing in konqueror and IMHO, being the KDE app that I and others use the most, it is hurting a bit.
I wish that the KDE team supplied different programs for file browsing and internet browsing. Modularity/specialization is the answer to produce good software and it is a shame that this lesson is being forgotten. The KDE team is taking konqueror (among others) in the opposite direction, which is a shame, really.
The P2P aspect not only cuts cost on the delivery of the goods but it also brings a marketing advantage to their product. It enables them to market their product as being a "legal" P2P network instead of the other "ilegal", bad and evil P2P networks we hear about in the news.
Do you remember the XOR patent thing?
Statistical analysis isn't like politics. It is mathematics, which is an exact science. If you suspect that the research is biased there is a way for you or anyone which is interested to confirm the results.
"EA Sports: it's in the pain"
The thing about SMS is that you pay a fee for the delivery of the message. That isn't the case in any internet IM service. And that's the beauty of it: communicating through your cell phone free of charge. It may not be groundbreaking news but it is a heck of a lot cheaper, which is always good.
Note that being biodegradable doesn't necessarily mean that it has a short life. There are plastics which are biodegradable but are quite durable. I don't know If this is the case but still, don't confuse the two concepts.
And by the way, if in fact these disks break up easily, they may not be of much use for someone who wants to keep data for a long time. But, as you stated on your post, neither are the vast majority (if not all) of the storage media which is bought off the shelf in any store. And, unlike the typical CD-R/CD-RW/whatever, these corn disks break up in a rather environmentaly friendly way, which is a vast improvement.
I don't know if VectorLinux follows the right-hand-rule but a whole bunch of slashdotters still live their lives by it, specially when one-hand typing.
Why should I spend $150 on something if what I already have does the job quite well?
Now that you mentioned it, I believe that the idea of a user being able to remix/remaster the song to be very interesting. And I'm not only thinking about the creative side. For example, if a certain song was presented in a format where the varius tracks were unmixed and the mixing was made in real time, the listener could specify certain surround properties which he liked best. He could shut up the vocalist to get an instrumental/karaoke track, listen to an individual instrument or even reorganize an entire orchestra. That sounds pretty cool to me. There aren't any technical limitations to achieve this. DVDs are more than capable of holding the data needed. Real time mixing isn't a problem either.
Some people will never be satisfied ... damn.
There was mono... Some people weren't satisfied. Then stereo... Some weren't satisfied. Then surround... Some people weren't satisfied. Then... Then... You follow the pattern.