Guys, I thought anyone can edit the information at Wikipedia, right? Why doesn't this guy simply edit this stuff instead of going after the "carriers"? Heck, he could even provide an alternative view of what exactly happened since he seems to be at the center of knowledge. He appears not to know this is possible.
As the year steams to an end, I wonder when we shall have a free Java/QT/Mono/GTK application to handle income tax filing. Is it too late for the OSS community to cook up one?
If this software were availed, it'd significantly boost the status of Linux getting looked at seriously on the desktop. I would not want to spend any money on the so called tax software again.
> I used the KMail / contact / calendar app for 2 months straight and found it to be very stable and reliable. It was also a TON faster than Evolution.
Well, in my case running the latest stable Kubuntu, I found that I could not use KMail launched from Kontact! There was this missing library whose name I cannot remember right now. Googling did not help either!
>...the screenshots looks great.. they keep getting better thats for sure...
But I am still unhappy with the tool bars in Konqueror. Why won't the developers merge these? There is still lots of screen real-estate being "wasted." The default Firefox 1.0.7 layout is OK in my view. Buttons for incresing/decreasing font size and the "find" button should not be on the default layout. Anyone that needs these can add them later.
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The site is already slashdotted. I will have to slow down a bit, till all the rush has calmed down. Meanwhile, let the rest of the Slashdot community begin the flames here on slashdot.
Anyone here using KOffice in a "real world" environment? The last time I attempted using it, I found it had tonnes of bugs!
You see, I thought the "goto" being reffred to, is the one I once used in my computer programming and was very much discouraged by my professors. Guess what; Goto is a human being!
Here we go...http://kegel.com/linux/comfort/, but was surprised to read that OpenOffice2.0 takes 5 minutes to save a 12MB file. This to me is unacceptable.
> Your claim that immigrants speak better English is, quite simply, a load of bullshit - many know a modicum of unworkable English,...
At least I can say that I found their English better than that of former prime minister Chretien...who once said..."A proof is a proof because it is nothing but a proof...and I know it's a proof because it's the proof..."
And by the way, I'm no immigrant but know a lot about the immigrant troubles in Canada. We are in a global village remember. In a few decades the majority now in Canada, now will be the minority. At that time, life will be pretty interesting.
>..we have the best health care system in the world...
I say "NO!" You are either mis-nformed or lying. You [once] had the best health care system in the world, but you are now near the middle I should say. I know because my relative who is a Canadian citizen, had to go India for hip replacement surgery. And thousands are. Yes, and the SARS crisis was mis-handled. The experts in the health care system admitted incopetence with SARS.
For skin surgeries, people are going to Mexico. The aboriginals, who are the real Canadians, are being left on reserves with contaminated water. Do not tell me the problem was solved because it came a decade late! Yet the government has been running surpluses for that long.
By the way, how are you treating the skilled immigrants in Canada? Even those who speak and write better English are not treated that well. But everyone knows they are more educated and carry a better work ethic than those they find on the streets.
One thing I find good in Canada is Toronto. It's multiculturalism is awesome. On Toronto streets, you see all shades of people, and on the subway, it's hard to hear English. That's what I see in Toronto and it's good.
Still, this is an important development. If it is true and workable, most 3rd world countries will be able to "grow" a very essential component of fuel. Right now, there is no way these countries can avoid paying their hard earned dollars to the oil companies of the world, most of which are from the west.
One of the problems highlighted with OpenOffice.org is its faster load time. I wonder whether RedHat will do the needful and preload most of the libraries needed at boot time in order to reduce the beast's load time. My hope is that they have not spoiled KDE with the Bluecurve theme.
While I appreciate Firefox's achievements, marketing will not persuade me that much if I still have to tweak it to have sites with streaming media work properly. The popular URL http://zdnet.com.com/1606-2_2-5967129.html comes to mind. Heck, it might not be Firefox's fault but if the other browser on the other platform works, then Firefox should work in a lay man's view.
Do not tell me I'll need a Media Player installed because I have Linux media players of all colors installed on my system.
> What "fact" did you provide in your post? Your post looks like a "personal opinion" to me.
Did I claim I was putting forward facts? No. And yes, it's a personal opinion, not to the main story but to what people like you would post. Read the post again.
On story like this, we need the facts, period. No hype, rhetoric or personal opinions. Only the facts please, because I know members are going to tout the "other browser" as the safer one.
Now, mod me whatever you want, but the info you provide should be FACTS.
Didn't Microsoft and its colleagues say that the Blue Ray technology from SONY is more than a year away, and that it's not viable? Sony here disproves that. My problem with Sony is that I see Microsoft tendencies in it as well.
> [...]This time it's web-based software using technology such as AJAX (that MS 'invented but failed to exploit')
There you have it Slashdotters. Here, Microsoft has some innovation to show. Sincerely, I have been slashdotting for a long time and can say I have seen very little if anything about M$ being recognized for its innovation.
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By the way, what happened to the metro format that was supposed to rival Adobe's PDF?
I am no Skype user but would like to know how Skype is doing on the Linux platform. I know they had a QT/KDE client. Any reviews?
Guys, I thought anyone can edit the information at Wikipedia, right? Why doesn't this guy simply edit this stuff instead of going after the "carriers"? Heck, he could even provide an alternative view of what exactly happened since he seems to be at the center of knowledge. He appears not to know this is possible.
If this software were availed, it'd significantly boost the status of Linux getting looked at seriously on the desktop. I would not want to spend any money on the so called tax software again.
I have had folks getting an Ubuntu CD after having been told "all applications are there", attempting to install these apps on a SuSE distro!
The other thing is multimedia not working exactly as advertised or not working as expected.
With all these problems, getting Linux on the desktop is still a challenge in my case.
Well, in my case running the latest stable Kubuntu, I found that I could not use KMail launched from Kontact! There was this missing library whose name I cannot remember right now. Googling did not help either!
But I am still unhappy with the tool bars in Konqueror. Why won't the developers merge these? There is still lots of screen real-estate being "wasted." The default Firefox 1.0.7 layout is OK in my view. Buttons for incresing/decreasing font size and the "find" button should not be on the default layout. Anyone that needs these can add them later.
Anyone here using KOffice in a "real world" environment? The last time I attempted using it, I found it had tonnes of bugs!
You see, I thought the "goto" being reffred to, is the one I once used in my computer programming and was very much discouraged by my professors. Guess what; Goto is a human being!
Here we go...http://kegel.com/linux/comfort/, but was surprised to read that OpenOffice2.0 takes 5 minutes to save a 12MB file. This to me is unacceptable.
Good news why? Because I can in future have an excuse for traces of alcohol in my system especially when driving.
At least I can say that I found their English better than that of former prime minister Chretien...who once said..."A proof is a proof because it is nothing but a proof...and I know it's a proof because it's the proof..."
And by the way, I'm no immigrant but know a lot about the immigrant troubles in Canada. We are in a global village remember. In a few decades the majority now in Canada, now will be the minority. At that time, life will be pretty interesting.
I say "NO!" You are either mis-nformed or lying. You [once] had the best health care system in the world, but you are now near the middle I should say. I know because my relative who is a Canadian citizen, had to go India for hip replacement surgery. And thousands are. Yes, and the SARS crisis was mis-handled. The experts in the health care system admitted incopetence with SARS.
For skin surgeries, people are going to Mexico. The aboriginals, who are the real Canadians, are being left on reserves with contaminated water. Do not tell me the problem was solved because it came a decade late! Yet the government has been running surpluses for that long.
By the way, how are you treating the skilled immigrants in Canada? Even those who speak and write better English are not treated that well. But everyone knows they are more educated and carry a better work ethic than those they find on the streets.
One thing I find good in Canada is Toronto. It's multiculturalism is awesome. On Toronto streets, you see all shades of people, and on the subway, it's hard to hear English. That's what I see in Toronto and it's good.
Still, this is an important development. If it is true and workable, most 3rd world countries will be able to "grow" a very essential component of fuel. Right now, there is no way these countries can avoid paying their hard earned dollars to the oil companies of the world, most of which are from the west.
Who'd go for this kind of business? Personally, I am not for it.
I guess as in the real world, it's "survival for the fittest" in the Linux world as well. Right?
One of the problems highlighted with OpenOffice.org is its faster load time. I wonder whether RedHat will do the needful and preload most of the libraries needed at boot time in order to reduce the beast's load time. My hope is that they have not spoiled KDE with the Bluecurve theme.
Do not tell me I'll need a Media Player installed because I have Linux media players of all colors installed on my system.
Did I claim I was putting forward facts? No. And yes, it's a personal opinion, not to the main story but to what people like you would post. Read the post again.
On story like this, we need the facts, period. No hype, rhetoric or personal opinions. Only the facts please, because I know members are going to tout the "other browser" as the safer one.
Now, mod me whatever you want, but the info you provide should be FACTS.
But for me, I will love Google even more if its efforts are steered towords making Microsoft and its procucts irrelevant in this internet age.
I am looking atat especially this:
One solution would be adopting Fuendo's java technology to stream video.
But I have heard people say that..."Bush lied to the American people to justify the [IRAQ] war."
Others have said he's not sincere and so many other [nasty] things. Some outside America have called him a chimp! Will he sue them? I doubt.
This is America where we have freedom of speech. This includes what other may call abuse, defamation, belittling etc.
Didn't Microsoft and its colleagues say that the Blue Ray technology from SONY is more than a year away, and that it's not viable? Sony here disproves that. My problem with Sony is that I see Microsoft tendencies in it as well.
There you have it Slashdotters. Here, Microsoft has some innovation to show. Sincerely, I have been slashdotting for a long time and can say I have seen very little if anything about M$ being recognized for its innovation.
This I believe, is one of them. Thank you M$.