What they meant by wanting an HIG they meant they want one flexible enough that Chrome on Linux could look just like Chrome on Windows, which is not going to happen unless they use Microsoft's HIG...
Does the Microsoft one include the tab bar in the window title?
If your Linux box is crashing that often and you have no backups, the only person you have to blame is yourself. If something is that mission critical you should be using a more stable branch for one and backups should alleviate the potential for data loss if it occurs (including an FS that is either tested with known good apps that aren't exposed to this, or by using a different OS that doesn't see this issue). Crashes should be very few and far between in any case.
And there we have the problem with the Linux community, boys and girls. Ext4 is not behaving like the rest of the filesystems? It's your fault, dear user.
The files in question are not mission-critical, like Firefox and KDE config files. But they are annoying when they go poof. The crashes I experience come from me applying the power button because the reboot process is waaay too slow for my liking. And I haven't had a single issue with that since Red Hat 7.3. And now you tell me it's my fault I've come to rely on a feature that was there for 10 fucking years? In fact, the very feature that converted me to Linux?
Do you think I give a fuck what's in the specs? The illusion of safety is now gone, and there is nothing you can say to make up for it. Telling me it's my fault does not help, either.
In terms of "data loss upon the unexpected", ext4 ranks right there with Windows 95. Now you can turn off your computer.
It's working exactly as designed. It's the applications that need fixing, no?
Does it matter whose fault it is when users are losing config files? It worked fine before, and now one of my basic expectations concerning Linux is broken: that no matter what happens short of hardware failure, I will not lose the files I already have. We're disappointed, and pointing fingers does not help.
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On the contrary, hearing about something doesn't mean it's any good, either.
The contrary would be: "Everyone's heard about WoW precisely because it's so bad."
I played it for a few months, and liked it for the most part. Actually, it's the first computer game I've ever spent money on. Then I got to the raid-scheduling part, and realized my life is worth more than that.
At least someone realized that it was an epicly bad idea before the thing was released into the real world.
One out of hundreds. Yay!
Does it still tell you to reinstall after chkdsk loses an activation file? (Yes, it happened on a legal copy of Vista. I suspect pirated versions don't have this feature.)
In my view, the position of czar is a joke. Czars are for 19th century Russia and have no place in a modern United States government.
I see this as a subtle move to start referencing absolute power. Napoleon called himself "First Consul", and then "Emperor of the French Republic" after seizing total control, for a long time, because the public was not ready to go back to monarchy.
Of course I'm just being paranoid again, and the voters have total control over the government.
Some stimulus indeed if it encourages wealth to leave this country.
Not just wealth. Technology. Plush toys manufactured in China is fine, because that doesn't really require local R&D, for instance. Datacenters, on the other hand, create entire highly profitable industries that move the country forward.
If this trend continues, soon all you'll have is corn. (Yes, big overstatement.)
You mean, the law should protect only the poor, miserable, and troubled, and punish the rich, mighty, and successful, so that everyone and everything becomes uniformly mediocre and apathetic. I'm amazed at how the pure open source ideals sometimes end up twisted in people's minds, so that they become indistinguishable from the dull communist propaganda. Surely, this is completely missing the point of the open source movement?
WTF? I was implying that suing the richest software company in the world does not necessarily mean they'll go after individuals, because it's likely not a good investment. What ideals are you talking about?
And any Open Office developers who happen to live in the U.S. - whose coding would be subject to U.S. patents - would do what exactly to avoid their liability for infringing the patent?
Stop contributing. Where is it written, that OOo has to have contributors from the US? There will be others. And I'm sure the courts would appreciate the fact that they stopped upon finding out about the infringement.
Also, the fact that they sued the richest software company in the world does not imply they'll go after individuals.
If the patent were there first, why would it be common sense that an international standards body would be allowed to say "Hey, that's a good idea; we'll just invalidate your patent by incorporating it into a standard!"?
Doesn't the ISO have policies for patents they know about? And if they didn't, it's hard to argue about the originality of a patent that made it into a standard.
The whole point of XML is to provide a generic (and thereby obvious) means of structuring and editing data.
Not to mention ODF is an international standard, so any US patent should in my opinion be null and void. Of course that's common sense, so likely not true.
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What they meant by wanting an HIG they meant they want one flexible enough that Chrome on Linux could look just like Chrome on Windows, which is not going to happen unless they use Microsoft's HIG...
Does the Microsoft one include the tab bar in the window title?
They argue, and I would not say that they are wrong, that GTK+ even so does not give the necessary functionality to allow all the Chrome features.
Like merging the window title with the tab bar? Why do they want a consistent HIG if they break it the first chance they get?
If your Linux box is crashing that often and you have no backups, the only person you have to blame is yourself. If something is that mission critical you should be using a more stable branch for one and backups should alleviate the potential for data loss if it occurs (including an FS that is either tested with known good apps that aren't exposed to this, or by using a different OS that doesn't see this issue). Crashes should be very few and far between in any case.
And there we have the problem with the Linux community, boys and girls. Ext4 is not behaving like the rest of the filesystems? It's your fault, dear user.
The files in question are not mission-critical, like Firefox and KDE config files. But they are annoying when they go poof. The crashes I experience come from me applying the power button because the reboot process is waaay too slow for my liking. And I haven't had a single issue with that since Red Hat 7.3. And now you tell me it's my fault I've come to rely on a feature that was there for 10 fucking years? In fact, the very feature that converted me to Linux?
Do you think I give a fuck what's in the specs? The illusion of safety is now gone, and there is nothing you can say to make up for it. Telling me it's my fault does not help, either.
In terms of "data loss upon the unexpected", ext4 ranks right there with Windows 95. Now you can turn off your computer.
It's working exactly as designed. It's the applications that need fixing, no?
Does it matter whose fault it is when users are losing config files? It worked fine before, and now one of my basic expectations concerning Linux is broken: that no matter what happens short of hardware failure, I will not lose the files I already have. We're disappointed, and pointing fingers does not help.
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What kind of sorry-ass black-hat tool is this?
What do I gain by running with ext4?
And also, "What do I lose?". Ext4 is nowhere near trustworthy in my eyes. I'll probably switch about the same time I abandon KDE 3.5.
This is slashdot. Everything's related to Microsoft-bashing.
Is that such a bad thing?
One Celine Dion was enough, thank you.
They only made one Matrix movie. *drags you off screen*
Too bad they never made any sequels.
On the contrary, hearing about something doesn't mean it's any good, either.
The contrary would be: "Everyone's heard about WoW precisely because it's so bad."
I played it for a few months, and liked it for the most part. Actually, it's the first computer game I've ever spent money on. Then I got to the raid-scheduling part, and realized my life is worth more than that.
Residual Self-image
My wiki's bigger than yours.
I didn't know there was a matrix MMO- and I'm pissed to hear it's shutting down, because I would've played it.
The fact you never heard of it kind of proves how good it was. I mean, when was the last time you met someone who was under 50 and never heard of WoW?
I don't see anything wrong with that.
Except this time, the poptarts is from the Russians and the cereal is from the NSA.
At least someone realized that it was an epicly bad idea before the thing was released into the real world.
One out of hundreds. Yay!
Does it still tell you to reinstall after chkdsk loses an activation file? (Yes, it happened on a legal copy of Vista. I suspect pirated versions don't have this feature.)
And, of course, Windows ME.
even the U.S. invading Iraq lost more money.
The US, yes, but what about the people who lobbied for the invasion?
</troll>
Remember SCO? These guys are worse.
Even SCO went after IBM, not J. Random Developer.
exactly how game console, cellular providers, and drug dealers work
You get a free set of spoons and needles, if you sign up for two years!
In my view, the position of czar is a joke. Czars are for 19th century Russia and have no place in a modern United States government.
I see this as a subtle move to start referencing absolute power. Napoleon called himself "First Consul", and then "Emperor of the French Republic" after seizing total control, for a long time, because the public was not ready to go back to monarchy.
Of course I'm just being paranoid again, and the voters have total control over the government.
Some stimulus indeed if it encourages wealth to leave this country.
Not just wealth. Technology. Plush toys manufactured in China is fine, because that doesn't really require local R&D, for instance. Datacenters, on the other hand, create entire highly profitable industries that move the country forward.
If this trend continues, soon all you'll have is corn. (Yes, big overstatement.)
What about hostile countries that are not nation-states?
You mean, the law should protect only the poor, miserable, and troubled, and punish the rich, mighty, and successful, so that everyone and everything becomes uniformly mediocre and apathetic. I'm amazed at how the pure open source ideals sometimes end up twisted in people's minds, so that they become indistinguishable from the dull communist propaganda. Surely, this is completely missing the point of the open source movement?
WTF? I was implying that suing the richest software company in the world does not necessarily mean they'll go after individuals, because it's likely not a good investment. What ideals are you talking about?
And any Open Office developers who happen to live in the U.S. - whose coding would be subject to U.S. patents - would do what exactly to avoid their liability for infringing the patent?
Stop contributing. Where is it written, that OOo has to have contributors from the US? There will be others. And I'm sure the courts would appreciate the fact that they stopped upon finding out about the infringement.
Also, the fact that they sued the richest software company in the world does not imply they'll go after individuals.
If the patent were there first, why would it be common sense that an international standards body would be allowed to say "Hey, that's a good idea; we'll just invalidate your patent by incorporating it into a standard!"?
Doesn't the ISO have policies for patents they know about? And if they didn't, it's hard to argue about the originality of a patent that made it into a standard.
It is not fair at all and could be used against other software with similar capabilities.
Not quite. Other companies with similar cash flow.
The whole point of XML is to provide a generic (and thereby obvious) means of structuring and editing data.
Not to mention ODF is an international standard, so any US patent should in my opinion be null and void. Of course that's common sense, so likely not true.