The proportion of GPL is "declining" fast -- from 71% in 2005 to 93% in 2011 (source). That's if you disregard fart apps and look only at software good enough for someone to package it for Debian. This does discriminate against some Mac/iOS-only stuff, but not by much as anything useful enough and freely licensed will probably have someone port it.
Also, this is the same Apple shill posting the very same data on Slashdot for the third time.
It rains into the oceans (mostly), and will evaporate back at the same rate it does currently. All you do is to slightly increase an already huge buffer.
From a technical point of view, their action is completely pointless. But from the social point of view, it works. They're sending a loud and clear message: if you try to stand up to your rights, you WILL be trampled.
GIMP's interface is a nightmare iff your window manager doesn't support virtual desktops. With those, it's a single window interface that's the unintuitive horror.
I wonder how anyone can claim there is NO correlation.
Just try this simulation: take a linear graph, assign every node a vector of numeric attributes (all zeros initially). In every step, for all nodes, all attributes, randomly either add or subtract a random value from the attribute or go halfway towards the value of a neighbour node. Repeat for a crapload of generations.
Now name one of the attributes "skin colour", another "strength", another "intelligence", etc. We know for sure there's no causation. Check for correlation. Interesting, huh?
Also, tell me how exactly can one make GMail's or $RANDOM_GUI_CLIENT's filtering trigger a rebuild and regressions tests when you get a commit announcement.
Or, how can you pre-fetch gpg keys for mails you receive.
Or, how can you add a References: header based on the mail's content (to get a semblance of threading for dokuwiki change notifications).
Who's using Mutt? Any serious email user who doesn't top-post. The crowds went to ICQ in late 90s, GaduGadu/MSN/... in 2000s, some Facebook junk in 2010s. Business users keep sending mails with no subject that have no content except for a Word or Excel attachment -- or even worse, a.bmp file (although that's typically embedded in a.docx nowadays).
I personally have Thunderbird/Icedove on all the time, used as nothing else but a glorified biff and a tool to view attachments sent by the business folk from the previous sentence. Any actual mails go via mutt ("actual mail" defined as something consisting of text rather than an almost bare attachment).
GUI clients tend to choke horribly on any mailing lists, or any structured conversations.
Those who would surrender basic functionality for eye candy deserve neither.
Compiz is pretty damn usable, with both XFCE and Gnome2. I guess you're thinking about Gnome3.
For example, on ancient machines with a semi-decent graphics card, Compiz with superfluous eyecandy turned off runs circles around regular window managers, because windows don't have to be repainted over and over every time you switch windows and/or desktops. You can see the contents, read something, focus your eyes, move the mouse to whatever you want to click, etc, giving the program inside a couple of seconds to swap itself in/etc, making you not even notice that the system is thrashing. On a regular window manager, you'll instead see an empty broken window.
You can install Debian in a chroot on most Android devices. I do use an N900, though, instead of a "modern" device -- there is nasty memory pressure, but the input dev runs circles around anything droid. You do need to beat it a bit to get basics including keys like [ ] ESC PgUp and so on, but once you're there, it's on par with most laptops. That's worlds behind a desktop with a mouse and a good ergonomic keyboard, of course.
Wasn't it the case just several years ago that "adware" and "malware" were considered to be mostly synonyms? I don't see why, just because the plarform changed, they would behave any differently. You're back to the Bonzi Buddy "goodness".
I just stay away from any "App Stores" and "Foo Markets". A Debian chroot (when there are no native builds) means the code I run can be trusted.
Your post demonstrates that well with going for the "Vista DRM" shit. That vague argument is composed of nothing more than misunderstanding of how Blu-ray licensing works (as in it requires secure driver paths, or you can't play it, period)
Which is pretty much the definition of DRM.
And strictly speaking it's not "you can't play it, period", but "you can't legally play it in certain countries with draconian laws". The shit has been broken long ago -- and like all DRM, it being unbreakable would break the laws of physics.
You're mixing the advantages of l33t substitutions and (partially) the xkcd approach, so it's hard.
"gold", "sux" and "donkey balls" are unrelated to each others, but you really should use something other than a widely used phrase for the last one. That's mostly a nitpick, though, generally your password is decent.
And it says something bad about the society that "donkey balls" is a widely used phrase:p
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All of useful BSD programs are included in Debian, including the kernel.
The proportion of GPL is "declining" fast -- from 71% in 2005 to 93% in 2011 (source). That's if you disregard fart apps and look only at software good enough for someone to package it for Debian. This does discriminate against some Mac/iOS-only stuff, but not by much as anything useful enough and freely licensed will probably have someone port it.
Also, this is the same Apple shill posting the very same data on Slashdot for the third time.
insists that eating carbs and eschewing animal fat is somehow good for us
Hasn't Atkins been thoroughly debunked?
Uhm, you want desalinate enough to dry out the oceans? Now you're thinking big.
It rains into the oceans (mostly), and will evaporate back at the same rate it does currently. All you do is to slightly increase an already huge buffer.
or they are technically illiterate.
From a technical point of view, their action is completely pointless. But from the social point of view, it works. They're sending a loud and clear message: if you try to stand up to your rights, you WILL be trampled.
GIMP's interface is a nightmare iff your window manager doesn't support virtual desktops. With those, it's a single window interface that's the unintuitive horror.
What about "Office Open XML"? If that's not intentionally causing confusion with a competing product, I don't know what is.
I wonder how anyone can claim there is NO correlation.
Just try this simulation: take a linear graph, assign every node a vector of numeric attributes (all zeros initially). In every step, for all nodes, all attributes, randomly either add or subtract a random value from the attribute or go halfway towards the value of a neighbour node. Repeat for a crapload of generations.
Now name one of the attributes "skin colour", another "strength", another "intelligence", etc. We know for sure there's no causation. Check for correlation. Interesting, huh?
Time to boycott Facebook then. Oh, wait, they're like Sony -- impossible to boycott them even more than I already do. Bummer.
But does the decision whether to return a 503 or data use true randomness?
My father is blind. His mailbox is across the street from his house. He needs to cross the street to get his mail.
That's what crosswalks are for.
Then stop jaywalking?
You mean, 1600x1200 or 1920x1440. 16x10 is useless even with pivot.
Being better than the Gnome 3 shell isn't an accomplishment -- but being worse would be newsworthy. And that "very similar" part isn't exactly praise.
Also, tell me how exactly can one make GMail's or $RANDOM_GUI_CLIENT's filtering trigger a rebuild and regressions tests when you get a commit announcement.
Or, how can you pre-fetch gpg keys for mails you receive.
Or, how can you add a References: header based on the mail's content (to get a semblance of threading for dokuwiki change notifications).
Or, how can you...
Who's using Mutt? Any serious email user who doesn't top-post. The crowds went to ICQ in late 90s, GaduGadu/MSN/... in 2000s, some Facebook junk in 2010s. Business users keep sending mails with no subject that have no content except for a Word or Excel attachment -- or even worse, a .bmp file (although that's typically embedded in a .docx nowadays).
I personally have Thunderbird/Icedove on all the time, used as nothing else but a glorified biff and a tool to view attachments sent by the business folk from the previous sentence. Any actual mails go via mutt ("actual mail" defined as something consisting of text rather than an almost bare attachment).
GUI clients tend to choke horribly on any mailing lists, or any structured conversations.
... Compiz ...
Those who would surrender basic functionality for eye candy deserve neither.
Compiz is pretty damn usable, with both XFCE and Gnome2. I guess you're thinking about Gnome3.
For example, on ancient machines with a semi-decent graphics card, Compiz with superfluous eyecandy turned off runs circles around regular window managers, because windows don't have to be repainted over and over every time you switch windows and/or desktops. You can see the contents, read something, focus your eyes, move the mouse to whatever you want to click, etc, giving the program inside a couple of seconds to swap itself in/etc, making you not even notice that the system is thrashing. On a regular window manager, you'll instead see an empty broken window.
How exactly GPLv3 on the _compiler_ stops you from doing anything? It has only one effect: ensures the toolchain stays usable for everyone.
Strictly speaking, the center is outside the Sun, around half its radius above the surface, pointing roughly in Jove's way.
You can install Debian in a chroot on most Android devices. I do use an N900, though, instead of a "modern" device -- there is nasty memory pressure, but the input dev runs circles around anything droid. You do need to beat it a bit to get basics including keys like [ ] ESC PgUp and so on, but once you're there, it's on par with most laptops. That's worlds behind a desktop with a mouse and a good ergonomic keyboard, of course.
Wasn't it the case just several years ago that "adware" and "malware" were considered to be mostly synonyms? I don't see why, just because the plarform changed, they would behave any differently. You're back to the Bonzi Buddy "goodness".
I just stay away from any "App Stores" and "Foo Markets". A Debian chroot (when there are no native builds) means the code I run can be trusted.
The US government instead declares corruption legal.
Your post demonstrates that well with going for the "Vista DRM" shit. That vague argument is composed of nothing more than misunderstanding of how Blu-ray licensing works (as in it requires secure driver paths, or you can't play it, period)
Which is pretty much the definition of DRM.
And strictly speaking it's not "you can't play it, period", but "you can't legally play it in certain countries with draconian laws". The shit has been broken long ago -- and like all DRM, it being unbreakable would break the laws of physics.
You're mixing the advantages of l33t substitutions and (partially) the xkcd approach, so it's hard.
"gold", "sux" and "donkey balls" are unrelated to each others, but you really should use something other than a widely used phrase for the last one. That's mostly a nitpick, though, generally your password is decent.
And it says something bad about the society that "donkey balls" is a widely used phrase :p