It is a ugly...uber ugly... a ugly only richard stallman could love.
BUT IT WORKS!
Yeah it took me years to learn to work with, and all its little bugs and script-fu nightmares. But once you really get into it. I can turn out results on the same level (or better) then some with photoshop.
I like the GIMP, and this project could take away from the GIMP. Sure, gimp has a learning curve and not the most well designed GUI. But it is working its way to photoshop'ish status.
Xara has pro's and con's...
A major pro would be bring desktop publishing into the linux realm, and a little away from Mac. But again.. this is more a commerical market then home market. I thought Linux should be breaking into home markets as a desktop OS.
And here's a con: I don't see how this is going to do it. Joe-six pack doesn't really need vector drawing. Joe-six pack wants his digital-camera picture editing software.
But kudos for getting more commerical markets interested in OSS/Linux
It seems to me this is against clerks and stores and not consumer rights. A store clerk is liable for selling booze to minors. So doesn't this make store clerks legally liable for underage sale of GTA to 12 year olds? I get ID'ed buying rated R movies in most stores (I'm 22). Isn't this the same thing?
What I don't get is why this law made it past (even) semi-sane legislation. It looks like a knee jerk reaction to "Hot Coffee". But even more so, kids will use the same old ways to get the games.
Since Mortal Kombat came with a voluntary warning sticker, to the ERSB... kids just get the older sibling or parent to buy it for them. Or just get a copy from friends...
So again? What?s this law's practical "real world" effect?
This may be slightly off-topic. But I'm not taking anything CNN does serouisly anymore!
I'm in New Hampshire... and half the state has been flooded and destoryed. Did you hear about it on CNN?? Nope... but they have time to interview Mitknick? Cover the winner of the grilled cheese eating contest? Yeah... and we in New Hampshire have epic floods of New Orleans proportions. You can't even get down most roads in teh area... they no longer exsist. But CNN INTERVIEWS Mitnick... laughable really.
Oh WOW! Star Trek is number 1... didn't see that coming.
But seriuosly.... Voyager was 14 and Xena 12...thats some serious BS!! Voyager had its slow moments, but season 3 and on was awesome scifi. NextGen doesn't hold a candle to it. I've never seen Dr. Cursher on the level of Holo-Doc trying to retake a stolen fedration ship from romulans (so funny). (It's ironiclly the only time I found andy dick funny too.)Plus, Picard is wuss captian, solves most all his problems by sending worf, riker and data to deal with it. Whilst he sits and attempts to have witty conversation with Crusher. But Janeway drove her ship into the temporal time ship to end a temporal loop, Picard causes them left and right.
Next Gen was pathetic in its presentation. Picard mostly was the problem. Spineless captain, with no "fight it out" ability. He was no Kirk... but I give Next Gen some things, Data, Q, and the borg. Only redeeming parts of the show.
(Go ahead you next gen zealots... mod me a troll... but secertly you know right!)
Sometimes... I go to a place. I leave that place. I come back to that place. Nothing has changed and its all the same. Forever the anthem of a place called Slashdot.
Microsoft announces major reorganization to open-source on their Windows Vista Product. Source's inside of Microsoft hint at a new CEO to replace the sometimes over-zealous Ballmer. Sources indicate the man's name may be Stallman, or Torvalds... No one would comment on the new CEO. However in a brief statement from a laid off programmer, "I think they let all of us programmers go because of the shift to open source. Because lets face it, everyone can make a better product with those viral and pesty open standards."
International Talk like a Pirate day..hmmm???
So I should try to be uber-leet and start downloading some serious 0-day and say nuts to the RIAA???
-Digital Madman
Okay the browser is called SeaMonkey... Humans "may" have evolved from monkeys... and the Internet is mostly used as a redundant porno delivery service.
Okay folks..
My first thought was: "How cool! At least not all artist's (I'm looking at you metallica) are all about money and not the art".
But here's another thought. Most artists only make around $2 profit (I've read that somewhere, sorry I can't source it) per album. The rest of the 15 bucks go to production, marketing, studios, and guess who? The RIAA!
So this could be the first case where the RIAA sues AN ARTIST!
With all the P2P music trading lawsuits... I think the RIAA has the grounds here. The Artist could be called pirates for detailing how to bypass the DRM. Plus the OSS software is now at risk of a RIAA lawsuit. I'm no lawyer so I may be off base here but I do think the next Slashdot headline will be "RIAA Sues Switchfoot".
-Digital Madman
Slashdot Mirror
The USA: Just another corrupt government controlled police state.
To bad that sentence is not moddable as "FUNNY".
-Digital-Madman
Virus? I wanted to play Global Thermonuclear War....
By cost to run...I assume you mean cost of air conditioning for that P4??
-Digital Madman
Sandstorm... interesting name? Hmm... I wonder what group of people this software targets...
Seems to me The Oklahoma city bomber wasn't arabic...
-Digital Madman
Mr. Crusher... Thursters ahead. Engage!
HHHeeeeerreeeeee's Jonny!!!!
The answer is always yes...
since they all had to enter the room to be locked in. they were all there, at a time before hand... i think.... i'm tired...bed time....brain hurt.
Obscure Referance Alert
"...except in Nebraska!"
-Digital Madman
I FULLY AGREE!!
It is a ugly...uber ugly... a ugly only richard stallman could love.
BUT IT WORKS!
Yeah it took me years to learn to work with, and all its little bugs and script-fu nightmares. But once you really get into it. I can turn out results on the same level (or better) then some with photoshop.
-Digital Madman
Serously... I don't.
I like the GIMP, and this project could take away from the GIMP. Sure, gimp has a learning curve and not the most well designed GUI. But it is working its way to photoshop'ish status.
Xara has pro's and con's...
A major pro would be bring desktop publishing into the linux realm, and a little away from Mac. But again.. this is more a commerical market then home market. I thought Linux should be breaking into home markets as a desktop OS.
And here's a con: I don't see how this is going to do it. Joe-six pack doesn't really need vector drawing. Joe-six pack wants his digital-camera picture editing software.
But kudos for getting more commerical markets interested in OSS/Linux
-Digital Madman
In the state of New Hampshire... It is mandated...
Has this law really changed anything?
It seems to me this is against clerks and stores and not consumer rights. A store clerk is liable for selling booze to minors. So doesn't this make store clerks legally liable for underage sale of GTA to 12 year olds? I get ID'ed buying rated R movies in most stores (I'm 22). Isn't this the same thing?
What I don't get is why this law made it past (even) semi-sane legislation. It looks like a knee jerk reaction to "Hot Coffee". But even more so, kids will use the same old ways to get the games.
Since Mortal Kombat came with a voluntary warning sticker, to the ERSB... kids just get the older sibling or parent to buy it for them. Or just get a copy from friends...
So again? What?s this law's practical "real world" effect?
--Digital-Madman
Well Internet has been spotty here in the aftermath... so i couldn't have seen that story.
But my sat tv works..and there was only mention on FOX news... This evening (monday) and this started Saturday night.
You have no idea...
New Hampshire is a Federal Diaster area, FEMA and the NG is here...
and now at 11... CNN interview Kevin Mitnick... infuckingcrediable...
-Digital-Madman
This may be slightly off-topic. But I'm not taking anything CNN does serouisly anymore!
I'm in New Hampshire... and half the state has been flooded and destoryed. Did you hear about it on CNN?? Nope... but they have time to interview Mitknick? Cover the winner of the grilled cheese eating contest? Yeah... and we in New Hampshire have epic floods of New Orleans proportions. You can't even get down most roads in teh area... they no longer exsist. But CNN INTERVIEWS Mitnick... laughable really.
Want to see what the CNN wouldn't show you???
My Website, and pictures I've taken or collected from local media, friends, and neighbors.
--OR--
WMUR Channel 9 New Hmapshire
So I spit at you CNN and your crap and pathetic coverage!
-Digital Madman
Oh WOW! Star Trek is number 1... didn't see that coming.
But seriuosly.... Voyager was 14 and Xena 12...thats some serious BS!!
Voyager had its slow moments, but season 3 and on was awesome scifi. NextGen doesn't hold a candle to it. I've never seen Dr. Cursher on the level of Holo-Doc trying to retake a stolen fedration ship from romulans (so funny). (It's ironiclly the only time I found andy dick funny too.)Plus, Picard is wuss captian, solves most all his problems by sending worf, riker and data to deal with it. Whilst he sits and attempts to have witty conversation with Crusher. But Janeway drove her ship into the temporal time ship to end a temporal loop, Picard causes them left and right.
Next Gen was pathetic in its presentation. Picard mostly was the problem. Spineless captain, with no "fight it out" ability. He was no Kirk... but I give Next Gen some things, Data, Q, and the borg. Only redeeming parts of the show.
(Go ahead you next gen zealots... mod me a troll... but secertly you know right!)
Sometimes... I go to a place. I leave that place. I come back to that place. Nothing has changed and its all the same. Forever the anthem of a place called Slashdot.
-Digital Madman
How about reducing the heat first?? Or does Intel want to enter the space heater market?
-Digital Madman
That made my sides hurt!
In "Unrelated" News:
Microsoft announces major reorganization to open-source on their Windows Vista Product. Source's inside of Microsoft hint at a new CEO to replace the sometimes over-zealous Ballmer. Sources indicate the man's name may be Stallman, or Torvalds... No one would comment on the new CEO. However in a brief statement from a laid off programmer, "I think they let all of us programmers go because of the shift to open source. Because lets face it, everyone can make a better product with those viral and pesty open standards."
More at 11...
Isn't this a kinda ripoff of Skifree... or is that a twisted repressed childhood memoryu of mine?
International Talk like a Pirate day..hmmm??? So I should try to be uber-leet and start downloading some serious 0-day and say nuts to the RIAA??? -Digital Madman
Okay the browser is called SeaMonkey... Humans "may" have evolved from monkeys... and the Internet is mostly used as a redundant porno delivery service.
That is a perfectly named browser!
Okay folks.. My first thought was: "How cool! At least not all artist's (I'm looking at you metallica) are all about money and not the art". But here's another thought. Most artists only make around $2 profit (I've read that somewhere, sorry I can't source it) per album. The rest of the 15 bucks go to production, marketing, studios, and guess who? The RIAA! So this could be the first case where the RIAA sues AN ARTIST! With all the P2P music trading lawsuits... I think the RIAA has the grounds here. The Artist could be called pirates for detailing how to bypass the DRM. Plus the OSS software is now at risk of a RIAA lawsuit. I'm no lawyer so I may be off base here but I do think the next Slashdot headline will be "RIAA Sues Switchfoot". -Digital Madman
Copyright concerns?? How about industrial espionage concerns. Seems a little more important.
Now the spys can get away with saying: "Copy what? I'm calling my mother!"
-Digital Madman