Takes seven seconds to launch OpenOffice.org writer from KDE3.5.3's 'start menu', running under the 2.6.12 Linux kernel (not optimized for my system). While running a bunch of other programs. Running mobile Pentium 4 clocked at 1800mhz.
I've used openOffice and I was unimpressed with most everything about it. Microsoft Office is much better, and is worth paying for, especially for excel and powerpoint.
Microsoft Office costs too much. I rather the OpenOffice.org suite.
Openoffice had its day in the sun (no pun intended) but its days are numbered. Overall, the package is slow and bloated and the reports from Office 2007 say that it is still quick even with all that bloated GUI crap (i.e. The Ribbon). OO is incredibly slow in loading and in use without all the functionality of Office and non of the GUI.
While Openoffice isn't noticably slow for me (just takes a lot memory), what other FREE office suite that is comparable that you know of?
I think the most important point to be made is that IRC is shite, and we should all have moved to Jabber years ago.:)
Jabber is a Instant Messaging protocol.
When you're on a ISP that makes you pay per KB you send (often the case when you're on GPRS), you're better off using IRC as it's far less bandwith intensive.
Administration on Jabber systems is a lot harder for most than on IRC.
I'm also not aware of any Jabber clients which will automatically join 'conferences rooms'.
Another good reason for using key-only based ssh authentication. At least the key (and passphrase) would need to be stolen to gain access over ssh.
The guy didn't even restrict his O-line to himself. I doubt he would of setup key-only authentication in SSH. This wouldn't of happened anyway if he had setup his O-lines 'properly'.
I agree.... stuipd is as stupid does. BTW, which Mac virus did you help the "Mr. Mac-user-man-who-got-a-virus-and-said-"but that's impossible, it's a Mac, they don't have viruses"" with anyhow?
I've seen a MacOS classic virus under MacOSX, which was pretty amusing.
I'm sorry, but FOSS services claim to be better than professionally run services, especially since their code is open to auditing, patching, and improvement by the masses.
Your low expectations mean nothing when the community cannot live up to its own claims.
I can't find any articles on Google even mentioning this?
re: ReactOS already supports windows drivers partially
Installing Windows drivers on ReactOS is a painful experience. Have you ever configured an ATI all in wonder card to run on ReactOS? Not fun, it's WAY too much work.
I wasn't answering ease of use, but the partial support for drivers in ReactOS. If you haven't noticed yet, almost everything is 'WAY too much work' on ReactOS.
Rule #2: any important administrative tasks should be done via SSH in the first place, even for IRC.
Some points to be made:
A IRC connection in a SSH tunnel wouldn't of helped this.
There are no tools I'm aware of that you can use to set global akills, modify services databases in real time, or do much of any IRCd/services modifications in real time like you can on IRC, from a bash prompt.
If SSH was used, the guy would of accessed SSH instead (since he 'guessed' the password), which is worse, compromising the entire machine.
Actually Microsoft might have better luck with EXT2/EXT3/JFS etc file system support
Those filesystems do not support short-paths (a required must for backwards compatibility) nor do they support file-streams (Not used by many programs -- And only came about when NTFS came out).
Microsoft should look out because ReactOS is planning for EXT2/EXT3/JFS file system support
Oh no!? They're going to support a FS used by Linux users! Will our existing users cope with this!?
Once it adds Windows driver support
ReactOS already supports windows drivers partially.
it might steal some thunder from Microsoft Windows and Vista, if it runs on systems that Vista won't run on.
It might not, since people will be using the OS that their system came with usually.
The best way to make sure people get the e-mail (provided it isn't thrown off with invalid SPF records), is to get them to add said e-mail address to their online address book.
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Heh, I stand corrected. I guess the only real way of getting Non-DRM'd music that I can play without problems through the Internet is piracy.
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Because maybe I like buying from a source where there's some hope that royalties will make their way back to the artist?
All of mp3 pays royalties back to the artist.
Also, by any definition I'd consider accurate, US citizens (as well as most other countries as far as I can tell) purchasing from allofmp3 are breaking the law, and from the latest reports I'm ont even sure what they're doing is legal even in Russia.
Why? Because you're buying non-DRM'd mp3s. I've looked up all of mp3's practices. They're not using any 'loop holes', like people claim in the law.
The company knows all that and actively sells regardless. That makes them a bunch of criminals, and slacker ones at that. If Russian criminals want my money, they'll have to get the hard way like their friends do: by breaking into my computer or bank accounts.
You sound racist.
The fact that you're actively funding criminal activity by doing it makes buying from allofmp3.com slightly worse than just pirating the music outright.
Please, go ahead and show me what's illegal about allofmp3, they're paying royalties just like every other online music site.
in order to do oridinary tasks, you must know "hacks".
I still can't figure out how to set programs like calc.exe under windows to stay ontop of others while using the other applications.
Non-techy users just can't understand, let alone perform such "hacks".
I'm a techie user and I still can't get Windows todo most of things I want.
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I'm interested in how to buy music and play music from iTunes Music Store(ITMS) from within Linux. Is this for real or is this iTunes on Wine and a lot of pain?
Use Firefox or Opera to buy music.
There is some software you can use (combined with VLC) to decrypt Apple's DRM files into raw AAC streams, and stick them into.mp4 containers.
However, why would you want to buy from iTunes when you can buy unencrypted (no DRM) high quality files from All of mp3? Which can come in higher quality.
I'm not very confident in a group that's set to reform our copyright/patent system when they cannot even have enough common sense to realize that a name such as "The Pirate Party" is NOT going to be taken seriously here in the U.S. This time is investment is better spent on something that has somewhat of a chance in hell.
Yes, they need a name like, the patriot copyright act. Any name like that works great in the US government. They should also use the root password "Think of the children!" more.
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Takes seven seconds to launch OpenOffice.org writer from KDE3.5.3's 'start menu', running under the 2.6.12 Linux kernel (not optimized for my system). While running a bunch of other programs. Running mobile Pentium 4 clocked at 1800mhz.
It will run on a Macintel, the prerequisite is Windows.
SIRC still wouldn't of stopped someone getting into a weak O-line.
Oh no!? They're going to support a FS used by Linux users! Will our existing users cope with this!?
ReactOS already supports windows drivers partially.It might not, since people will be using the OS that their system came with usually.
It's only seven gigabytes. I use more bandwith a month just flying around in Second Life.
You can only take the Chinese university entrance examinations. If you fail them. That's it (knowledge obtained from other Slashdot articles).
The best way to make sure people get the e-mail (provided it isn't thrown off with invalid SPF records), is to get them to add said e-mail address to their online address book.
Heh, I stand corrected. I guess the only real way of getting Non-DRM'd music that I can play without problems through the Internet is piracy.
I was using jabber before GTalk came out.
Please, go ahead and show me what's illegal about allofmp3, they're paying royalties just like every other online music site.
It's either Skype or MSN voice chat with other computer users... I choose Skype.I would need something that inter-operates with Skype really to be of any use to me.
There is some software you can use (combined with VLC) to decrypt Apple's DRM files into raw AAC streams, and stick them into
However, why would you want to buy from iTunes when you can buy unencrypted (no DRM) high quality files from All of mp3? Which can come in higher quality.
If you want iTunes on Linux OS, you're better off using crossover office instead of Wine, here is the compatibility information.
I use VLC for recording Video on Linux. As for Flash via VNC... What the hell is that about?
Books take up too much room here, I'm not getting it either.