John Negroponte ("Director of National Intelligence", "Ambassador" to Iraq), older brother to Nicholas Negroponte probably doesn't let any of Nicholas' educational toys get sent to Iraq because they'll be handy to the resistance fighters.
It must have been *torture* to have John Negroponte for an older brother.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Negroponte
"I did something better than any Gnome user has apparently ever done: I
actually wrote the code to fix the thing." - LT
Does he really think he's that much smarter than every Gnome user and developer?
"I want something very simple: I want to configure my mouse button window events. That doesn't sound so bad, does it? Everybody else can do it,
gnome does not." - LT
You already have that with KDE. Gnome developers can do what they want. It's really a design choice.
"And I find it *offensive* how Gnome people can never just admit that they
can't do something." - LT
How absurd. Sounds like a really simple UI feature. Does Linus really think Gnome developers are incapable or is he just trying to taunt them?
Torvalds posted on the GNOME-usability list that "I personally just encourage people to switch to KDE."
This, I find kind of odd. If he feels so strongly that KDE is the best, why attack Gnome incessantly?
Why should he try to make Gnome into KDE when KDE already exists?
I guess this is a turf battle and he's pissed that Gnome has more market-share.
He seems kind of ambitious beyond the scope of merely making his Kernel the best it can be.
It seems Konqueror is losing position in favor of a more simple, lighter file manager.
Myself, I'm pretty happy with Gnome on my GNU Linux machine. I don't feel restricted by Gnome.
Much of the extra functionality of a more configurable desktop can be achieved through a text-based interface, if one is so inclined.
This kind of patent degrades the credibility of the Patent Office.
Someone should immediately make a paid service based on this technology with an explicit taunt to Amazon challenging them to litigate in defense of this patent.
If they do litigate against anyone for this patent, someone should respond by throwing a trash-can through the glass door of their corporate headquarters.
If you're a spammer, don't do it from within the borders of a totalitarian government.
Those are rather obscene charges for a mere porn spammer. Five years in American federal prison could turn out to be an Abu Ghraib experience.
Our government is deeply evil.
I don't say "Intellectual Property", I specify what I mean (copyright, patent). I don't say "Open Source", I say "Free" or "Libre". I don't say "Linux", I say "GNU Linux".
Under her reign, HP computers always came loaded with trashy software that would make bile rise up in my esophagus as soon as I saw all the trashware short-cuts on the Desktop of brand new computer.
She just doesn't get it, whatever it happens to be.
The phrase "insignificant african tribe" rubs me the wrong way.
Indigenous culture is getting trampled by ignorant mono-culture all over the world, so I don't think of any indigenous tribes as "insignificant".
I think you meant "unfamiliar from my subjective point of view" rather than "insigificant".
Community network access projects are going to be undermined by aggressive telecommunications companies who want to own the infrastructure and limit your access on behalf of the MPAA, RIAA, as well as the networking companies who want to give you less and make you pay more.
The Linux Kernel is not going to set us free if Linus doesn't make user freedom his top priority.
Those who care about user freedom are eager to win the home and office desktop users from Microsoft.
This has huge implications for media reform.
The question is this: Does Linus care about user freedom, or does he just want to make money while delaying the inevitable liberation of society by free software?
If Linus is only concerned with making money by catering to big business, his name will be a mere footnote in the narrative of free software liberating society from corporate media control.
of the nearest Circuit City, but I'll never buy anything from them again unless Circuit City publicly apologizes, pays this gentlman's legal bills, and gives his younger siblings complimentary Sony PS3s.
FUCK YOU, CIRCUIT CITY ASSHOLES!
I'll be buying my electronics online and telling everyone I know your executives are authoritarian assholes.
If you want to fork the Linux Kernel, there's absolutely nothing from stopping you from doing it yourself. Wanna tune a version just for Desktop or Server? By all means, just adhere to GPL. Your attempt at forking might even get some support from the community, however I'd think Linus's blessing on such a fork means something however...
Actually, it's the beauty of the GPL you're referring to. Without the GPL, the Linux kernel project would not have beauty.
If Linus doesn't like the GPL and the four freedoms, maybe he can make his own license - The Linus Torvalds Private License to protect the Fourty Corporate Freedoms. Oh, wait... Bill Gates already beat him to the punch with his EULA.
Linus Torvalds' blessing means very little to me because he explicitly criticizes Richard Stallman for his focus on freedom.
It's not about "alpha male" status. Maybe you should read "Free Software, Free Society" if you want to have a better understanding of what's happening.
Microsoft is full of crap, as usual. Al Gore never claimed he invented the internet. It's so frustrating the way people paraphrase rather than quoting just to make a headline. It was the work of our corporate-owned media who was determined to make Gore look stupid in order to pave the way for that election thief and traitor who currently occupies the Oval Office.
Al Gore for president!
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John Negroponte ("Director of National Intelligence", "Ambassador" to Iraq), older brother to Nicholas Negroponte probably doesn't let any of Nicholas' educational toys get sent to Iraq because they'll be handy to the resistance fighters. It must have been *torture* to have John Negroponte for an older brother. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Negroponte
the Linux Kernel.
"What's the man supposed to do, never make a comment on the desktop he sees for long periods, every day?"
But he doesn't use Gnome, so he doesn't see it for long periods every day.
If he's so confident that KDE is so much better, why not just let the "market" decide?
Also, he doesn't just criticize, he heaps the Gnome developers with scorn.
Check out these three examples:
"I did something better than any Gnome user has apparently ever done: I actually wrote the code to fix the thing." - Linus Torvalds
"And I find it *offensive* how Gnome people can never just admit that they can't do something." - Linus Torvalds
The following comment isn't so bad except for the fact that he goes trolling in the Gnome usability list to evangelize KDE.
Torvalds posted on the GNOME-usability list that "I personally just encourage people to switch to KDE."
You said: "I've my own opinions about why market share numbers look the way they do."
Care to elaborate? I figure Red Hat would select the desktop which suits them best, rather than playing favorites.
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/desktop_architects/2007-February/001127.html
"I did something better than any Gnome user has apparently ever done: I actually wrote the code to fix the thing." - LT
Does he really think he's that much smarter than every Gnome user and developer?
"I want something very simple: I want to configure my mouse button window events. That doesn't sound so bad, does it? Everybody else can do it, gnome does not." - LT
You already have that with KDE. Gnome developers can do what they want. It's really a design choice. "And I find it *offensive* how Gnome people can never just admit that they can't do something." - LT
How absurd. Sounds like a really simple UI feature. Does Linus really think Gnome developers are incapable or is he just trying to taunt them?
Torvalds posted on the GNOME-usability list that "I personally just encourage people to switch to KDE."
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/2005-December/msg00021.html
This, I find kind of odd. If he feels so strongly that KDE is the best, why attack Gnome incessantly?
Why should he try to make Gnome into KDE when KDE already exists? I guess this is a turf battle and he's pissed that Gnome has more market-share. He seems kind of ambitious beyond the scope of merely making his Kernel the best it can be.
It seems Konqueror is losing position in favor of a more simple, lighter file manager. Myself, I'm pretty happy with Gnome on my GNU Linux machine. I don't feel restricted by Gnome. Much of the extra functionality of a more configurable desktop can be achieved through a text-based interface, if one is so inclined.
Linus is not serious about freedom. He has other priorities.
This kind of patent degrades the credibility of the Patent Office. Someone should immediately make a paid service based on this technology with an explicit taunt to Amazon challenging them to litigate in defense of this patent. If they do litigate against anyone for this patent, someone should respond by throwing a trash-can through the glass door of their corporate headquarters.
If you're a spammer, don't do it from within the borders of a totalitarian government. Those are rather obscene charges for a mere porn spammer. Five years in American federal prison could turn out to be an Abu Ghraib experience. Our government is deeply evil.
I don't say "Intellectual Property", I specify what I mean (copyright, patent). I don't say "Open Source", I say "Free" or "Libre". I don't say "Linux", I say "GNU Linux".
Under her reign, HP computers always came loaded with trashy software that would make bile rise up in my esophagus as soon as I saw all the trashware short-cuts on the Desktop of brand new computer. She just doesn't get it, whatever it happens to be.
The phrase "insignificant african tribe" rubs me the wrong way. Indigenous culture is getting trampled by ignorant mono-culture all over the world, so I don't think of any indigenous tribes as "insignificant". I think you meant "unfamiliar from my subjective point of view" rather than "insigificant".
Who died and made Linus captain of the anti-wanker task force?
Community network access projects are going to be undermined by aggressive telecommunications companies who want to own the infrastructure and limit your access on behalf of the MPAA, RIAA, as well as the networking companies who want to give you less and make you pay more.
Don't be afraid of freedom! It's not so bad.
The Linux Kernel is not going to set us free if Linus doesn't make user freedom his top priority. Those who care about user freedom are eager to win the home and office desktop users from Microsoft. This has huge implications for media reform. The question is this: Does Linus care about user freedom, or does he just want to make money while delaying the inevitable liberation of society by free software? If Linus is only concerned with making money by catering to big business, his name will be a mere footnote in the narrative of free software liberating society from corporate media control.
of the nearest Circuit City, but I'll never buy anything from them again unless Circuit City publicly apologizes, pays this gentlman's legal bills, and gives his younger siblings complimentary Sony PS3s. FUCK YOU, CIRCUIT CITY ASSHOLES! I'll be buying my electronics online and telling everyone I know your executives are authoritarian assholes.
If you want to fork the Linux Kernel, there's absolutely nothing from stopping you from doing it yourself. Wanna tune a version just for Desktop or Server? By all means, just adhere to GPL. Your attempt at forking might even get some support from the community, however I'd think Linus's blessing on such a fork means something however...
Actually, it's the beauty of the GPL you're referring to. Without the GPL, the Linux kernel project would not have beauty.
If Linus doesn't like the GPL and the four freedoms, maybe he can make his own license - The Linus Torvalds Private License to protect the Fourty Corporate Freedoms. Oh, wait... Bill Gates already beat him to the punch with his EULA.
Linus Torvalds' blessing means very little to me because he explicitly criticizes Richard Stallman for his focus on freedom.
It's not about "alpha male" status. Maybe you should read "Free Software, Free Society" if you want to have a better understanding of what's happening.
I agree.
Microsoft is full of crap, as usual. Al Gore never claimed he invented the internet. It's so frustrating the way people paraphrase rather than quoting just to make a headline. It was the work of our corporate-owned media who was determined to make Gore look stupid in order to pave the way for that election thief and traitor who currently occupies the Oval Office. Al Gore for president!