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  1. Re:Honestly... on Microsoft Buys OpenOffice.org · · Score: 1

    OpenOffice isn't GPL.

  2. Re:GRUB and LILO on Changes in HDD Sector Usage After 30 Years · · Score: 1

    Grub probably won't care cause it only stores a stub in the boot sector (stage1), and the rest of it on the file system (/boot/grub/* or /grub/* generally), I'm not sure how LILO works so I can't answer that question, though most likely it won't make much of a difference either.

  3. Re:Check it out on KOffice GUI Competition Winner · · Score: 5, Informative

    The cygwin port of KDE is dead. KDE 4 is using the native windows version of Qt 4 (Qt4 is GPL on all platforms).

  4. Re:Check it out on KOffice GUI Competition Winner · · Score: 5, Interesting

    KOffice 2.0 (to be released for KDE4) will be able to run natively on X11, Windows, and OS X (no X server layer on OS X I believe).

  5. Re:Office XML open enough? on ODF Alliance, Who, What, Where (and Why?) · · Score: 4, Informative

    OpenDocument Format was created by OASIS and is currently used as the default format in OpenOffice and KOffice (well KOffice 1.5 which uses it at the default format is a couple days away from being released, 1.4 supported OpenDocument natively though). I believe Gnome Office and other office suites are also implementing OpenDocument support.

  6. Re:Xgl Already Better than Mac and Vista on Fedora's OpenGL Composite Desktop · · Score: 1

    So is Xgl. I'm running on Xgl right now btw.

    I'm not sure which technology I think is better though.

  7. Re:Physical access on Beware the iPod 'slurping' Employee · · Score: 1

    Windows will autorun things on external harddrives/flash drives just like they would with a CD.

  8. Re:Why the delay... on Linux beats Windows to Intel iMac · · Score: 1

    A lot of times Gentoo has the ebuilds in portage BEFORE the release (like with both KDE 3.5.0 and 3.5.1 just off the top of my head). That means the moment the actual tarballs hit the servers you can start compiling.

  9. Re:Hmmm, First Virus to ask for your password? on First Mac OS X Virus? · · Score: 1

    And on a linux desktop binaries can't specify an icon internally to do that trick. Though they could include BOTH the binary and a .desktop file that has an icon for an image, except that would be incredibly suspicious, especially since theres different desktop environments use different icons.

  10. Re:What the GNOME guys are up to on KDE 4 Screenshots · · Score: 1

    Those videos have NOTHING to with Gnome, those videos are of XGL and the Compiz window/composite manager (specially designed for XGL).

  11. Re:What the Gnome guys are up to: on KDE 4 Screenshots · · Score: 1

    XGL & the Compiz window/composite manager has nothing GNOME specific. Gnome-Window-Decorator is gnome specific, though there is also KDE-Window-Decorator.

    Also Novell is the one thats been working on it (because they hired several of the developers and kept all the modifications private up until very recently).

  12. Re:Race is already over on Quad Core Chips From Intel and AMD · · Score: 1

    Sun has a processor with 8 cores. Also the Cell doesn't have 7 (or 8) 'cores', and IBM did most of the development of the Cell, with the help of Sony and Toshiba.

    The Cell is also not a general perpose processor, its rather focused on a few things (like image processing).

  13. Re:The subjunctive case on Near Light Speed Travel Possible After All? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Mass is constant for an object, regardless of gravity.
    Weight is more like mass * gravity.

    Unfortunately the weight of the fuel doesn't determine how useful it is, its the mass. I actually thought up that several years ago, before I remembered that mass != weight.

  14. Re:customer service denied anything was going on on Netflix Throttling Heavy Renters · · Score: 1

    If he was smart he could of thrown Thundercats into his post to hide his identity better ;-).

  15. Re:Are they on crack? on Halo 2 Only on Vista · · Score: 1

    Originally all of Halo 2's story line was supposed to be part of Halo, but after Bungie was bought by Microsoft they forced them to rush and make a release for the XBox so they could have a big launch game, splitting Halo into multiple games. Also you have to admit that the time between Halo 1 and Halo 2 made no sense (just saying 'oh thats classified soldier' sounds like that they had to change the ending of Halo but couldn't figure out how to fix the mess that was created by the rush).

  16. Re:Windows only? Shame on you, Bungie! on Halo 2 Only on Vista · · Score: 1

    You do realize Bungie was bought out by Microsoft a while before the original Halo release, right?

  17. Re:Software reasons? on Halo 2 Only on Vista · · Score: 4, Informative

    That would make sense, except Halo 2 was released a long time ago for the original XBox, not the 360.

  18. Re:Sorry, but BFD. on Halo 2 Only on Vista · · Score: 1

    "Let's face facts. Those who must play Halo 2 either already have an XBox 360 or plan on getting one."

    Halo 2 came out for the XBox a long time ago. I've already seen ads for Halo3.

  19. Are they on crack? on Halo 2 Only on Vista · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure I played (and beat) Halo2 a good while ago, before 'Vista' even existed...

    Maybe the Vista version will actually have an ending... Doesn't matter, I'm not going to buy Vista, and I'm definitely not going to buy Halo2 a second time, they lost my money to Epic and id (and Valve if I'm feeling masochistic).

    Halo and Halo 2 were fun, but the campaign was WAY too short (kinda makes sense when you find out that Halo 2 was supposed to be part of Halo...).

  20. Re:IBM and OSS on IBM to use Cell in Blade Servers · · Score: 1

    I guess thats why IBM released the Cell simulator a while back, eh?

  21. Re:Your organs are specialized, too. on IBM to use Cell in Blade Servers · · Score: 1

    "WinModems"

    WinModems made the processor do the real work, they were the cheap crappy ones that sucked as a modem.

  22. Re:hardware abstraction? on IBM to use Cell in Blade Servers · · Score: 1

    You can act (pretty much) like its a power processor and your apps will run 'fine' on it. But if you want the REAL power (no pun intended) of the Cell, you hand optimize (and design) your program for the cell.

  23. Re:Linux Guest Time Issues on Novell's Virtualization Partnership · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you're too lazy to recompile a kernel you shouldn't be working for an Enterprise Company. 1000 Hz is meant for desktop systems, while 100 Hz is best for servers/SMP systems.

  24. Re:thank you novell on Novell's Virtualization Partnership · · Score: 1

    "the opening the Xgl.. pretty cool."

    Xgl was actually open before Novell took it in-house...

  25. Re:Finally! on Novell Makes Public Release of Xgl Code · · Score: 1

    If I remember correctly, the 'open graphics' hardware is going to ONLY support 2d, with no 3d.