That would be me. Yes, it really did say "Rejected" on the submission page. I wasn't imagining it. Honest. Apparently, in the language of Slashdot editors, "Rejected" actually means "Accepted". Wierd.
These days Linux has no shortage of decent, open-source tools for the desktop. What would be nice to see would be a comapny that would do for apps what Red Hat, Caldera, Mandrake, Corel, etc. have done for linux itself: Put it in a pretty package with documentation and a support plan and sell it on computer store shelves. Your average comsumer probably doesn't understand the concept of an OS that comes with a few hundred applications; they expect to buy apps separately in a shiny box with a CD and a book and a quick-start guide. Is anyone selling boxed versions of the Gimp, say? Maybe packaged with "Grokking the Gimp"? If Joe User sees a linux distribution in the store, they think "what would I do with it?". If they see a box with a $30 price tag that says it contains a program that does everything Photoshop does, and it runs best on linux, they might start thinking about buying one of those Red Hat boxes and checking it out.
Or hey, how about packaging a basic distro with the app? Maybe even something like phatware, that can be installed straight from windows. Taking an app-centric approach might attract more home users to trying linux out for the first time.
I like the way Everybuddy does it - each user on your contact list can have an arbitrary number of user IDs for any of the supported IM systems associated with it. If the user comes online on any of the accounts it shows the user as online. I think there's a way to set a preferred protocol to use if the user is online using more than one system.
'scuse my naivete, but where the heck did that bit of audio chloroform originate? I've seen links to it in numerous places, but never seen an explanation.
Has anyone come up with equivalent to the GPL for musical compositions? Something that enabled anyone to modify and/or record the original work, as long as the new version remained freely available, a copy was sent to original artist, and the original artist was credited? Just wonderng...
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That would be me. Yes, it really did say "Rejected" on the submission page. I wasn't imagining it. Honest. Apparently, in the language of Slashdot editors, "Rejected" actually means "Accepted". Wierd.
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Or hey, how about packaging a basic distro with the app? Maybe even something like phatware, that can be installed straight from windows. Taking an app-centric approach might attract more home users to trying linux out for the first time.
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I like the way Everybuddy does it - each user on your contact list can have an arbitrary number of user IDs for any of the supported IM systems associated with it. If the user comes online on any of the accounts it shows the user as online. I think there's a way to set a preferred protocol to use if the user is online using more than one system.
Also see the poster who mentioned Jabber.
Coming next week: "Apples vs. Oranges", the definitive C|net comparison review.
'scuse my naivete, but where the heck did that bit of audio chloroform originate? I've seen links to it in numerous places, but never seen an explanation.
Has anyone come up with equivalent to the GPL for musical compositions? Something that enabled anyone to modify and/or record the original work, as long as the new version remained freely available, a copy was sent to original artist, and the original artist was credited? Just wonderng...