Originally scheduled for release in Summer 2005, the release date was delayed to Sept 2005, the Dec, then March 2006, then June.
Depends what you mean by originally. This project took 10 years already and it's not completely done yet (still in beta). This is should be a textbook lesson on how not to manage project deadlines, and how not to estimate the time needed to complete something wrong, again and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again...
Yes, ODF is going to die because some f***ing foundation about which no f***ing human heard of decided to get f***ed for money by f***ing Microsoft. And you're next.
He probably used the world-wide workforce number and assumed it was US only. I can only assume he heard a rumor about 40% of some division, and since he didn't understand what that meant he decided to apply it to the global workforce number.
If Cringely is not able to make a difference between the total number of employees of the whole company and the size of one of its US divisions -- which probably is one order of magnitude smaller -- then I won't trust him with any rumors, speculations and FUD. The only fact in his article is the (public) announcement to lay off 1,300 U.S. workers. From 1,300 to 150,000 it's just Cringely's speculation. I wonder how much time he actually spent thinking before coming up with such a monstrous number... 150,000... makes me laugh.
Sean Egan did not jump ship. He is still in charge of the project and has been managing the whole legal process (and everything related to it) since AOL started going after him.
You seem to forget that AOL trademarked AIM years after(!) Gaim was named Gaim. I can only wander, on what legal grounds can somebody claim a trademark retroactively, to a name that was already in use?
Good question. It appears that the dispute was about the AIM trademark, and Gaim has to change its name now. What exactly stopped them from changing their name right away? What did they gain out of the settlement?
Besides, what the hell is the point in chimps even having rights like freedom of speech and freedom of religion? Obviously they don't need them, so it's pretty ridiculous to claim that they should have them.
Your whole argument makes a lot of sense. However, freedom of speech does not only entail speaking. And a mute person has freedom of speech even if he is not able to exercises this right very well. In the same way an atheist has the right to a religion, even if he does not want to exercise this right. By the same reasoning, the fact that chimps cannot speak does not mean they cannot be given the right to do so freely. This right would come very handy for parrots;)
It is called "Psychic Mode" and it does not seem to be documented. Anyway, it comes with the default distribution of Gaim, you just need to turn it on.
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As the README files notes this depends on your operating system. Try clicking on the file first, it might work.
Yes, ODF is going to die because some f***ing foundation about which no f***ing human heard of decided to get f***ed for money by f***ing Microsoft. And you're next.
What foundation? Never heard about it until now.
> Not so much cheaper. The iPhone 8Gig is now just $399. The 4Gig is $299 while supplies last. That's with a 2 year contract!
You must be kidding. The iPhone prices are with a 2 years contract!
Does anyone know where can I get Mac OS X Binaries of this? (this source seems to be obsolete)
My MacBook has in fact a 4 hour battery life. What's so unusual about this?
Just link to the facts ...
- Google Hires Gaim's Main Developer.
- Google Buys 5% Of AOL for $1 Billion
- AOL threatens "Gaim's Main Developer" with legal dispute. Most of us think this is EVIL.
Doesn't this make Google 5% evil?Doesn't Google own 5% of AOL?
Is there any kind of guarantee that somebody does not get one day a trademark for Pidgin ?
Seems that somebody from AOL has mod points today. Parent is not Offtopic in any way.
True, only that Gaim was named Gaim years before(!) AIM was named AIM.
You seem to forget that AOL trademarked AIM years after(!) Gaim was named Gaim. I can only wander, on what legal grounds can somebody claim a trademark retroactively, to a name that was already in use?
Good question. It appears that the dispute was about the AIM trademark, and Gaim has to change its name now. What exactly stopped them from changing their name right away? What did they gain out of the settlement?
And WTF is IMFC ?
Dear aunt, set that double the killer select all
The only way you can get Seamonkey saved is by using it. Adding it to this list won't help.
Yes, even LISP has hash tables ;)
It is called "Psychic Mode" and it does not seem to be documented. Anyway, it comes with the default distribution of Gaim, you just need to turn it on.
4. Still no free forwarding
Once it's stable sure. Most people feel absolutely no need to be on the bleeding edge.
I wonder what's the data retention policy of Slashdot, and whether posting as Anonymous Coward is guarantees any sort of real anonymity.