I don't think the overall result is that bad for KDE.
But with Ubuntu, OpenSuSE and Fedora being right at the top, I agree that Gnome will likely be the most used Linux desktop environment in the meantime. However, with KDE 4obtaining native ports to Windows, OS X - that may end up changing things.
Gosh. You guys are a bunch of angry morons. Life isn't about taking your ball and going home. It's about doing deals to gently move the status quo over to your side. Taking your ball and going home isn't going to actually SOLVE anything.
As far as I can see, the ODF ball is being given to everyone, including Microsoft. Except Microsoft doesn't want to play, which is normal.
They want everyone to adopt to using their ooxml ball, but they keep giving it as a flat ball to everyone and only they can pump it up. Not sure what Microsoft wants, but they're not exactly playing with anyone.
So therefore, I foresee invitation-only BBS's as it were, with SSL or better connections, with no bandwidth throttling pipes inbound. What, they're going to show that nobody has the reasonable right to connect over SSL to transmit large amounts of data back and forth?
Sooner or later the ISPS will start advertising "We dont restrict your usage, unlike ". The market competition will provide us net neutrality not government intervention
In the UK, most ISPs that have limits advertise the service as 'unlimited access'.
Some of the formatting, like details of kerning and line spacing, is tied to the printer, so it can change even on the same computer. But, really, formatting problems between versions can be largely avoided if you can avoid things like smart quotes and other annoying automatic formatting options.
When dealing with users who avoid all automatic formatting such as: hitting enter continuously to get to the next page, hitting enter when they reach the end of the line instead of letting the word processor word wrap, inserting excel sheets as a picture object...
Sorry, still doesn't work right between same versions and different versions. I know this too well from experience.
This is simply not the case, UK stock is also low with retailers now taking advantage by selling the console in large expensive high margin bundles.
UK uses GBP not EUR, I don't think the previous post applies to the UK. Unfortunately I cannot give you a price since I don't know of any Wii system being sold without some sort of bundle.
I'm pretty sure I've read something from Nintendo among the lines of that they may not release a new console when the other companies do, until they really need to. It maybe the case in 2010 that the Wii is still the latest Nintendo console.
Personally though, since the Wii can play gamecube games (except 2 - which weren't that popular anyway), I think you're wasting your money. You could get a Wii and just buy Gamecube games in the meantime, then when the new Nintendo console comes out, buy Wii games without the need to buy another console.
I believe the main reason was due to the fact that you couldn't export encryption algorithms to certain countries from the States for a period of time. Thus there was IE and Netscape versions that had no SSL support, then eventually it was supported at a low bit (like 32bit encryption) and later fully.
In 10 years or so you will understand that you don't want to know that co-worker X (a 45 year old hairy fat man) is into BDSM and oil wrestling.
So far, knowing that doesn't bother me. I doubt my view will change in ten years to the point I find that, that bothers me.
And you don't want your boss knowing that you "used a lot of hard drugs in college" or that you are an "atheist", because just like your opinion of your coworkers would be colored by that perception, so will your Bosses.
I don't go around posting such information on Orkut, MySpace, facebook etc. I don't see the point in the first place.
I recently deactivated my account, and have read concerns from several sources that facebook has strong ties with DoD and CIA investors.
A lot of thing are funded by the DoD and CIA. In the past, I am aware of OpenBSD, Linux kernel development (SELinux), various Windows technologies, DNS, Internet infrastructure and so on.
I assume you aren't using any of those either since a lot of them have strong ties too.
My router is from German "T-Com" and doesn't come with source code for the firmware or any notice about GPL code packaged.
Not including the license is infringement - but many of these cases tend to be the company forgot to package it (programmers aren't the ones doing the marketing material - a honest mistake, usually informing them is enough to get it fixed..).
So, my question: Doesn't that count as an infringement too?
Request the company for the source code, and if they don't provide it, then it is infringing on the source code requirement.
Cost is irrelevant when it comes to determining if a lock in exists
There is no particular lock in, you should be able to run other software and OSes on the machine too that meet the minimum specifications.
I imagine that you could get some other Linux distributions, BSDs and perhaps older Windows running on it.
only the extent to which the users choices are or are not limited.
Not quite so limited.
OLPC decided what OS the end users get to use - they are allowed no choice.
Sure they are, they gave them the tools to actually change everything on the system, completely modifiable. They did make however a eaay to reset it all to factory settings if they screw it up, I don't think that's modifiable though.
If as an administrator, I can't buy a piece of Window educational software and run it on the XO
In theory, I could get Wine on the machine and run the software or I could install win98 and run it under that. Of course, most new software usually requires higher specs that this machine wouldn't have.
it isn't open. I can't play in the way I want, I'm forced to play by Negroponte's rules.
I wouldn't say it's completely open, but it is certainly more open than other prebuilt systems that come with Microsoft software.
Over here in Europe, I've worked in IT/Telecoms support for 20+ years now, have a whole heap of friends in the computer industry and I have seen or heard of someone owning a Mac a total of ***THREE*** times
I have seen slightly more, but you are absolutely right about the State of Macs in Europe.. At least with my experience of living here.
Sorry, but by that track record I know of ***MORE*** people using Commodore Amigas and AmigaOS than I do owning a Mac!!!
I never thought of it, but it's true. I actually know more people who own older Amigas than Macs in real life.
There are some games that I treat the (playable) demo as the game. I like it enough to fire up the demo and play it but not enough to bother buying the game. Many racing games fall into that category.....what's only having one track and four cars when the game itself only has 8 tracks and 16 cars. Who cares if I lose multiplayer in a game that few people play. These games usually fall into genres I don't normally play or games that would score less than 60% on a ratings scale.
Does this mean you are one of the people who will buy a xbox gold account for a year (50USD) just to get demos a week earlier?
For example: I want to play some UT. So I boot my box (1-2 Mins), Log in to XP and let THAT boot (depending on current config, another 1-3 Mins), then load the game, then dig up the server list, then wait for it to populate, then try to jump in a game.. maybe it timeouts, maybe it connects.. etc. etc. This is all on a decent gaming rig (4 GB Ram, Intel P4 Extreme, SATA RAID 5)
My gaming rig: Athlon 64 1808 Mhz, no SSE3 1GB RAM 32bit Windows XP/Kubuntu (depends on the game) ATi Radeon x600 pro
Takes about a minute to start up, and a few seconds to start any game and runs quite decent... Despite not being a top of the line rig.
I can pretty much immediately access a game server with players in UT, CoD4, TF2, HL2DM and so on. Unlike the xbox consoles, I can access dedicated servers on proper connections that can handle a good amount of users for playing games which are very reliable.
Or.. I can fire up my 360 Elite (10 Secs), Fire up Halo 3 (10 Secs to Menu), Start Matchmaking, and be sitting in a lobby with 5 other lunatics (between 5 seconds and a few minutes).. all for $400 and an extra $50 a year.
Why don't you compare a relative game? Like TF2 on the xbox 360? Oh wait a sec, maybe you didn't because it doesn't have match making.
Add in voice chat, text messaging
There are modern multi-player PC games that can't?
all with pretty much no hassles, and it's pretty damn worth the extra $5 a month.
Lets assume I sell cars (since slashdot loves/hates car analogies) and I also sell "extended warranties". I want more people to purchase the extended warranties, because they have much higher profit margins. The tires that come standard on all my cars are rated at 40,000 miles. If I announce that tomorrow, all cars purchased with extended warranties get 40,000 mile tires compared to our new standard 20,000 mile tires on non extended warranty cars, am I adding value?
You're making the 'new standard' have less value, thus making the extended warranty more valuable, which is what Microsoft did with silver and gold in my opinion.
It certainly didn't increase the overall value of the services though.
The shader effects are what REALLY set DX9 and DX10 apart, and screen shots don't really do shader effects justice. I assure you, there is a notable difference.
I honestly went out of my way and tried this and I really was not impressed with effects, they looked in my opinion, slightly better.
It didn't change the feel of the game, like a vast graphical improvements in other games have (like playing Freelancer with minimum settings, then getting a new rig, being able to set it all to max).
I'm annoyed that you got me to waste my time on this.
That only happened, in my experience, copying into a protected location (requiring UAC elevation) and even then a minute is a ridiculous exaggeration. I'll grant you that it did tend to say it for about 6 seconds though (on my year old, mid-range laptop)...
In my experience, it seems to be common. My experiences were mostly on dual core laptops. I don't take likely to slowness of applications on what I consider 'good' hardware. I had a few times literally jumped out of my chair and started screaming at the machines, because all I wanted to do was copy/move a tiny file and I really needed to go do other things.
I haven't got that angry at machines since... I don't remember ever being so angry at a machine before Vista.
until a couple months ago, when they released a patch that fixed that and a couple other performance issues. File operations are quite painless now.
I know of the patch and had it installed on various machines. I'm still jumping out of my chair, so I know that it didn't fix my issues.
Slashdot Mirror
- Ubuntu (Gnome)
- OpenSuSE (Gnome)
- Fedora (Gnome)
- Debian (user chooses)
- Mandriva (Gnome)
- Mepis (KDE)
- Knoppix (KDE)
- Slackware (has KDE packages, no Gnome)
- Gentoo Linux (It's a trap!)
Gnome: 4 KDE: 3I don't think the overall result is that bad for KDE.
But with Ubuntu, OpenSuSE and Fedora being right at the top, I agree that Gnome will likely be the most used Linux desktop environment in the meantime. However, with KDE 4obtaining native ports to Windows, OS X - that may end up changing things.
They want everyone to adopt to using their ooxml ball, but they keep giving it as a flat ball to everyone and only they can pump it up. Not sure what Microsoft wants, but they're not exactly playing with anyone.
Sorry, still doesn't work right between same versions and different versions. I know this too well from experience.
Personally though, since the Wii can play gamecube games (except 2 - which weren't that popular anyway), I think you're wasting your money. You could get a Wii and just buy Gamecube games in the meantime, then when the new Nintendo console comes out, buy Wii games without the need to buy another console.
I believe the main reason was due to the fact that you couldn't export encryption algorithms to certain countries from the States for a period of time. Thus there was IE and Netscape versions that had no SSL support, then eventually it was supported at a low bit (like 32bit encryption) and later fully.
I assume you aren't using any of those either since a lot of them have strong ties too.
I imagine that you could get some other Linux distributions, BSDs and perhaps older Windows running on it.Not quite so limited.Sure they are, they gave them the tools to actually change everything on the system, completely modifiable. They did make however a eaay to reset it all to factory settings if they screw it up, I don't think that's modifiable though.In theory, I could get Wine on the machine and run the software or I could install win98 and run it under that. Of course, most new software usually requires higher specs that this machine wouldn't have.I wouldn't say it's completely open, but it is certainly more open than other prebuilt systems that come with Microsoft software.
Athlon 64 1808 Mhz, no SSE3
1GB RAM
32bit Windows XP/Kubuntu (depends on the game)
ATi Radeon x600 pro
Takes about a minute to start up, and a few seconds to start any game and runs quite decent... Despite not being a top of the line rig.
I can pretty much immediately access a game server with players in UT, CoD4, TF2, HL2DM and so on. Unlike the xbox consoles, I can access dedicated servers on proper connections that can handle a good amount of users for playing games which are very reliable.Why don't you compare a relative game? Like TF2 on the xbox 360? Oh wait a sec, maybe you didn't because it doesn't have match making.There are modern multi-player PC games that can't? I don't believe you (emphasis mine).
It certainly didn't increase the overall value of the services though.
It didn't change the feel of the game, like a vast graphical improvements in other games have (like playing Freelancer with minimum settings, then getting a new rig, being able to set it all to max).
I'm annoyed that you got me to waste my time on this.
I haven't got that angry at machines since... I don't remember ever being so angry at a machine before Vista.I know of the patch and had it installed on various machines. I'm still jumping out of my chair, so I know that it didn't fix my issues.