The love-sending widget will not be present in the final release of the new file selector, and is included in mockups to demonstrate how developers can add in special-purpose widgets into the window. For example, The GIMP may insert a quality slider in that place for saving JPEG images.
These screenshots are linked from Federico Mena-Quintero's Activity Log, which is really rather fun to read. You may also be interested in Planet Gnome, which aggregates the weblogs of many interesting Gnome and Open Source personalities.
Just to further discredit the thought of it being a skinned WinXP (which it has proven not to be), check out the trobber and windows explorer icon. I would say that's a pre-IE 4 explorer (or maybe I just don't remember the icons well. Never used it), and that's a pre-6.0 IE. My bet is on 5.5.
Re:Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
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This is very valid, but, as another poster from another day and time put it, you have to take into account the "good enough" factor. Windows is "good enough" for nearly every average user. Sure, it crases a few times every day (not railing MS, referring to the glut of things those less technilogically inclined load up their drives with), but they turn it out and it, for the most part, works.
They don't have enough of a reason to switch to Linux, and that is where Lindows comes into play. Its two main targets are businesses and the average user. Businesses would benifit from the cheaper liscences, but would still remain 100% "Microsoft Compatable" (assuming they get Office 2002 running without a hitch under Lindows). The end user would benefit from the price. And neither are forced to give up their old applications (as they are "good enough"). I actually doubt the fact that Lindows is based on Linux will end up mattering at all. It's created around being MS compatable, and as long as it does that, it will have a very nice niche.
Just to bitch and whine, I submitted this well over a YEAR ago:(
Anyway, to be on topic, I don't see why we're just moving to smaller media with higher density. Why not keep existing sizes, but with the added desnity? I know I will never personally use these, as once things get to a certain size, they tend to disappear rather easily on a cluttered desk, or get left in pockets. *sigh* I just want cheap DVD-Rs. Good size, good capacity.
Short version:
This guy took gzipped decss code, and found that it could be expressed as a prime number. So there is an illegal prime. Considering that pi is infinate, it also exists in pi, so some part of pi is also illegal.
You have to keep in mind that OSS's primary distribution method is over the net. Bandwidth costs money, so OSS does, essentially, die if there is no money to be made.
No Money = No Bandwidth = No OSS.
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Guys, read this. It's on topic, it's funny (which is very rare with AYB jokes now). Please mod it as so.
That's the best way to put it... or as I saw on a passworded section login to some website, "Sure, this isn't reallyu secure, and it's probably really easy to hack, but ask yourself if you _really_ want to spend that time just to get in _here_."
Nice post, sure, it's satirical, but in regards to "Governments set an example by stopping their use of software that puts their data at risk"... We've been there, done that. The NSA's SELinux:).
What makes me sick about this discussion (and the last one) is the assumption that Netscape is more secure because they do a worse job of publishing security flaws.
While this may be true, I haven't seen NEAR as many serious holes as are in IE. Now, it MAY be a worse job publishing the flaws, but, um, what about sites that focus on this stuff? Wouldn't they break the news if an exploit was found? Now, I'm in no way trying to raise Netscape to a standard it doesn't deserve, and I haven't done any research to do so. I'm only saying that as far as I know, Netscape has had significantly fewer serious flaws than IE has.
Microsoft does the right thing and publish security bulletins and you fucks view it as a giant 'Kick Me' sign.
Okay, sure, we see them as a Kick Me sign, but only due to the sheer number and seriousness of them. I mean, it boggles the mind how many huge holes appear in IE, and especially the frequency of them.
But some stupid edge case bug which is just a bug like this one is not worth standing up on your soapbox.
Maybe you're right, but again, with the number of bugs, you have to speak up some time.
Sure, IE / OE, MS's webserver, etc. have all shown great flaws in the ways of security, but let's focus on IE for the moment.
First I want to get a few things out of the way. IE is good for browsing, but not for security. It opens fast, renders fast, has great support for CSS and includes many MS-only features (like customized scroll bar color on websites). Sure, this is really screwing over standards, but hey, It's MS. Your average user runs Windows, which is so conviently bundled with a copy of IE. Also, with something that runs fast and apparently well, your average user wouldn't want to upgrade, much less learn a whole new program if they're newbies. Plus, think about the chance that an average user would even HEAR about this! Very poor.
Sure, IE has huge problems with security, but because it's bundled, and so many people learn how to use a computer with IE (and IE integration into the OS), Netscape, Mozilla, and Opera (heaven forbit lynx gets used more) don't have much of a chance to break into the market. This is the problem.
For the people that read/., most of us will either continue using Netscape / Mozilla / etc, or we will consider switching, but then patch up and continue using IE. We would worry about the security. Your average user would see the patch, install it, and be more motivated to use IE ("they fix thier problems!")
So how can we get this to change? Make a huge chonologically ordered list of MS's security problems? Sure, but how would we get your average user to see it, much les pay attention to it.
Even if we got copmuter retailers to install Netscape with every computer, would the average user want to wait longer for it to load, or not have as many pages compatable with it, or have a browser with a different UI style than their OS?
So what do we do?
Any ideas?
-Dan
I'm not reading what I wrote, and I just woke up, so please, excuse my ignorance.
Sure, spam is annoying, but as far as I can tell, it's simply the internet's form of telemarketing. They have the same basic core, mass contact in an attempt to sell a product, and are delivered similarly (personal communication devices). So, I ask, what makes spam so much worse than telemarketing? And if telemarketing has survived for so long, why shouldn't spam? While I dislike both, I don't think we'll be seeing strong, serious legislation against spam in the near future.
Well hey, next time I'll all read the posts after the one I respond to before responding.. the fact that I read about freedb about, oh, say, 30 times after I read stuff posted after this comment made me feel rather stupid, but hey, sometimes the Newest First ranking works in mysterious ways;) -Dan
Very nicely put.
If it wasn't for one man, we would have never had Linux, or many of the great applications for it. Always remember that though your numbers may be small, you are ALWAYS more capable than large, lumbering corporations. This is kind of analogous to the David and Goliath story in the Bible.. they may be bigger, but you are more agile.
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I wonder how Microsoft would respond to someone putting the code for Office online?
Well, that kind of happened.
But how would they discern the difference
BT Inc. could provide hashes of official torrents to Comcast. If the handshake doesn't send an approved info_hash, Comcast throttles.
The love-sending widget will not be present in the final release of the new file selector, and is included in mockups to demonstrate how developers can add in special-purpose widgets into the window. For example, The GIMP may insert a quality slider in that place for saving JPEG images.
Early mockups used the phrase " Frobnicate the file ," which was changed to " Lart whoever asks about this button " after countless questions as to the use of frobnicating files.
These screenshots are linked from Federico Mena-Quintero's Activity Log, which is really rather fun to read. You may also be interested in Planet Gnome, which aggregates the weblogs of many interesting Gnome and Open Source personalities.
OS X is based on BSD... just saying....
What pretty little logo? All I saw was a "stylized" L with some blocks missing from it. And some less than wonderful looking icons.
Just to further discredit the thought of it being a skinned WinXP (which it has proven not to be), check out the trobber and windows explorer icon. I would say that's a pre-IE 4 explorer (or maybe I just don't remember the icons well. Never used it), and that's a pre-6.0 IE. My bet is on 5.5.
This is very valid, but, as another poster from another day and time put it, you have to take into account the "good enough" factor. Windows is "good enough" for nearly every average user. Sure, it crases a few times every day (not railing MS, referring to the glut of things those less technilogically inclined load up their drives with), but they turn it out and it, for the most part, works.
They don't have enough of a reason to switch to Linux, and that is where Lindows comes into play. Its two main targets are businesses and the average user. Businesses would benifit from the cheaper liscences, but would still remain 100% "Microsoft Compatable" (assuming they get Office 2002 running without a hitch under Lindows). The end user would benefit from the price. And neither are forced to give up their old applications (as they are "good enough"). I actually doubt the fact that Lindows is based on Linux will end up mattering at all. It's created around being MS compatable, and as long as it does that, it will have a very nice niche.
Eh, look close. It's KDE with tweaked graphics.
I just made my own portal*. Simple, fast, and gets me where I want to go without having to spend time typing URLs.
*By portal I mean HTML file with a bunch of grouped links.
Just to bitch and whine, I submitted this well over a YEAR ago :(
Anyway, to be on topic, I don't see why we're just moving to smaller media with higher density. Why not keep existing sizes, but with the added desnity? I know I will never personally use these, as once things get to a certain size, they tend to disappear rather easily on a cluttered desk, or get left in pockets. *sigh* I just want cheap DVD-Rs. Good size, good capacity.
I also have one of these (got from grandparents) and would love to learn what can be done with it.. any pointers?
microsoft.info has no whois info, so someone want to grab it?
See:a l.html
http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/glossary/Illeg
Short version:
This guy took gzipped decss code, and found that it could be expressed as a prime number. So there is an illegal prime. Considering that pi is infinate, it also exists in pi, so some part of pi is also illegal.
Doh.
-Dan
You have to keep in mind that OSS's primary distribution method is over the net. Bandwidth costs money, so OSS does, essentially, die if there is no money to be made.
No Money = No Bandwidth = No OSS.
Guys, read this. It's on topic, it's funny (which is very rare with AYB jokes now). Please mod it as so.
Wow, that situation could have some wonderfully funny situations...
That's the best way to put it... or as I saw on a passworded section login to some website, "Sure, this isn't reallyu secure, and it's probably really easy to hack, but ask yourself if you _really_ want to spend that time just to get in _here_."
I've seen many a fine lookin woman with a guy in a wheelchair... Just to dispell this tiny prejudice in your mind.
-Dan
While this may be true, I haven't seen NEAR as many serious holes as are in IE. Now, it MAY be a worse job publishing the flaws, but, um, what about sites that focus on this stuff? Wouldn't they break the news if an exploit was found? Now, I'm in no way trying to raise Netscape to a standard it doesn't deserve, and I haven't done any research to do so. I'm only saying that as far as I know, Netscape has had significantly fewer serious flaws than IE has.
Microsoft does the right thing and publish security bulletins and you fucks view it as a giant 'Kick Me' sign.
Okay, sure, we see them as a Kick Me sign, but only due to the sheer number and seriousness of them. I mean, it boggles the mind how many huge holes appear in IE, and especially the frequency of them.
But some stupid edge case bug which is just a bug like this one is not worth standing up on your soapbox.
Maybe you're right, but again, with the number of bugs, you have to speak up some time.
-Dan
First I want to get a few things out of the way. IE is good for browsing, but not for security. It opens fast, renders fast, has great support for CSS and includes many MS-only features (like customized scroll bar color on websites). Sure, this is really screwing over standards, but hey, It's MS. Your average user runs Windows, which is so conviently bundled with a copy of IE. Also, with something that runs fast and apparently well, your average user wouldn't want to upgrade, much less learn a whole new program if they're newbies. Plus, think about the chance that an average user would even HEAR about this! Very poor.
Sure, IE has huge problems with security, but because it's bundled, and so many people learn how to use a computer with IE (and IE integration into the OS), Netscape, Mozilla, and Opera (heaven forbit lynx gets used more) don't have much of a chance to break into the market. This is the problem.
For the people that read /., most of us will either continue using Netscape / Mozilla / etc, or we will consider switching, but then patch up and continue using IE. We would worry about the security. Your average user would see the patch, install it, and be more motivated to use IE ("they fix thier problems!")
So how can we get this to change? Make a huge chonologically ordered list of MS's security problems? Sure, but how would we get your average user to see it, much les pay attention to it. Even if we got copmuter retailers to install Netscape with every computer, would the average user want to wait longer for it to load, or not have as many pages compatable with it, or have a browser with a different UI style than their OS?
So what do we do?
Any ideas?
-Dan
I'm not reading what I wrote, and I just woke up, so please, excuse my ignorance.
But if the mac ever overtakes PCs... how differently will you be thinking?
-Dan
Well hey, next time I'll all read the posts after the one I respond to before responding.. the fact that I read about freedb about, oh, say, 30 times after I read stuff posted after this comment made me feel rather stupid, but hey, sometimes the Newest First ranking works in mysterious ways ;)
-Dan
Very nicely put.
If it wasn't for one man, we would have never had Linux, or many of the great applications for it.
Always remember that though your numbers may be small, you are ALWAYS more capable than large, lumbering corporations. This is kind of analogous to the David and Goliath story in the Bible.. they may be bigger, but you are more agile.