I don't care as much about Mars as the idea of a permanent moon base. I want to go to the moon sometime in my lifetime, and setting-up a permanent base would be the first step towards being able to allow tourism.
No, you shouldn't count on all users having JavaScript, but if they *do* have it, you can use it to validate data and reduce the load on the server. suppose you have a form with fields that only accept numbers. You can use client-side JavaScript to check for valid values *before* you allow the form to be submitted. This way, there will be less load on the server, and the process will be quicker for the end-user, so they don't have to wait for the form to be submitted and for them to get a message that certain fields have invalid data, and have to go back and do it over again.
Of course, you should still have the same check on the server side as well, since you can't guarantee that the client has JavaScript enabled (or didn't just hack a local copy of your form themselves).
Yeah, Ultima 7 too. Check out the Exult project. It's quite playable, and work is progressing on Exult Studio which will allow people to make new games using that engine.
"Shareware + source" might be interesting, even with a non-RMS-compliant license, but I haven't seen it. (And of course, I'd prefer full GPL if possible.)
xv, the image-manipulation program for various UNIXes, falls into this category. It's one of those that's on the honor system, and in addition it's free for personal use, but if you use it to help you do your job, you are supposed to register. Sources are available.
-Karl
The biggest problem with ports of GUI apps to Windows is the requirement of an X server. If Xlib could be ported to Windows in such a way that it draws to Windows directly instead of using the X protocal, then other X toolkit and applications could be ported-over, and would seem more like native apps.
A similar project is Exult, which is a rewrite of the Ultima 7/Serpent Isle engine. EA may not mind this one su much, however, since it still requires the original U7/SI data files to run.
What makes you think the next release will be 8.0?;)
Because 1) that's been the pattern since 4.0, and 2) I'm sure the next version of RedHat will be based on gcc 3.x, which will break binary compatibility, thus suggesting the use of a new major verion number.
I assume spammers will avoid sending to addesses ending in a European country code, so it would be nice to get an email address ending in.uk,.de,.fr, etc.
-Karl
Re:No, 6.0 is actually out
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Stability and easy of use are the main goals for the future.
..if you want a real Linux PDA, the
Agenda VR3 is the way to go. It's designed from the ground up for Linux, and 100% open-source.
I just recieved mine a few days ago because I thought it would be a cool toy, not expecting it to to useful as a PDA. Fortunately it is useful for both, however. If you've read negative reviews of the VR3 indicating otherwise, keep in mind that the system has improved greatly since the initial release.
A few good and bad points to keep in mind if you're thinking of getting one:
The good:
Small form-factor and lightweight (About the size and weight of a Palm V series PDA)
All software is open-source and upgradable (kernel, base system, included apps, etc)
Regular free updates from Agenda Computing
Active development community
Easy to use (knowledge of Linux not required)
The bad:
Short battery life (uses 2 AAA's that last about 2 weeks under normal use)
Only 3.5 Megs of read-write user space (the 10 MB system rootdisk can be customized, however)
Sync software for Windows users not very mature (just released recently)
Well, I suppose if you want people to have absolute freedom to do whatever they want with your code, you should just release your stuff in the public domain.
On the other hand, if you want people to be able to modify and redistribute your code, but don't want someone to use it as a basis for a proprietary product, then the GPL is quite useful.
I'm afraid there hasn't been much innovation in PalmOS handhelds in quite some time. The only one that has impressed me recently is the one from HandEra (formerly TRGPro) which in addition to having a CF slot also increased the screen size in a backward-comptible way.
All PalmOS clones are stuck with the slow Dragonball line of processors, however.
I thought Linux's birthday was actually September 17th. I don't remember the source, but I thought it was cool that my birthday was the same day as Linux's birthday.
I agree with you for the most part, but I just wanted to mention that I've seen a non-technical casual Windows user figure out how to use KDE with not much trouble. Not that there isn't any room for improvement, but KDE is mostly there, I think.
I wonder if Palm wants to use the Be kernel for the next generation of ARM-based devices. Note that PalmOS already runs on top of a different kernel (AMX, I think), licensed from another company.
-Karl
Mosfet's Liquid Style Engine
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For a great visual effect, check out the Liquid style engine which was designed for this version of KDE. I'm running it now, and it looks beautiful:
Site-specific popup policy
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Konqueror already has the ability to allow or not allow Javascript on a per-site basis,a nd also has an option to disable the Javascript window.open function globally, but what I'd really like to see is the ability to disable window.open on a site-specific basis as well.
Popup windows are annoying on some (okay, most) sites, but a few require them in order to make use of the site.
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I don't care as much about Mars as the idea of a permanent moon base. I want to go to the moon sometime in my lifetime, and setting-up a permanent base would be the first step towards being able to allow tourism.
Perhaps they are using the Lzip compression algorithm to speed things up.
http://lzip.sourceforge.net/
No, you shouldn't count on all users having JavaScript, but if they *do* have it, you can use it to validate data and reduce the load on the server. suppose you have a form with fields that only accept numbers. You can use client-side JavaScript to check for valid values *before* you allow the form to be submitted. This way, there will be less load on the server, and the process will be quicker for the end-user, so they don't have to wait for the form to be submitted and for them to get a message that certain fields have invalid data, and have to go back and do it over again.
Of course, you should still have the same check on the server side as well, since you can't guarantee that the client has JavaScript enabled (or didn't just hack a local copy of your form themselves).
-Karl
Never thought I'd see an event that combined 4 of my interests like that: Linux, beer, hiking and Ireland.
-Karl
Yeah, Ultima 7 too. Check out the Exult project. It's quite playable, and work is progressing on Exult Studio which will allow people to make new games using that engine.
-Karl
Couldn't a parent or guardian co-sign the NDa agreement to make it legally valid?
-Karl
In addition, I would recommend ordering from a Linux reseller such as Tux Games in order for the sale to be counted as a Linux sale.
-Karl
"Shareware + source" might be interesting, even with a non-RMS-compliant license, but I haven't seen it. (And of course, I'd prefer full GPL if possible.) xv, the image-manipulation program for various UNIXes, falls into this category. It's one of those that's on the honor system, and in addition it's free for personal use, but if you use it to help you do your job, you are supposed to register. Sources are available. -Karl
Because Qt under Windows is not free. They do have a special licence for non-commercial development, but the license is not compatible with the GPL.
Also, not all important X GUI apps use Qt or GTK+ (which also has a Windows port).
-Karl
The biggest problem with ports of GUI apps to Windows is the requirement of an X server. If Xlib could be ported to Windows in such a way that it draws to Windows directly instead of using the X protocal, then other X toolkit and applications could be ported-over, and would seem more like native apps.
-Karl
A similar project is Exult, which is a rewrite of the Ultima 7/Serpent Isle engine. EA may not mind this one su much, however, since it still requires the original U7/SI data files to run.
Because 1) that's been the pattern since 4.0, and 2) I'm sure the next version of RedHat will be based on gcc 3.x, which will break binary compatibility, thus suggesting the use of a new major verion number.
-Karl
Yeah, how about Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure? That one was a blast. :-)
-Karl
I assume spammers will avoid sending to addesses ending in a European country code, so it would be nice to get an email address ending in .uk, .de, .fr, etc.
-Karl
Stability and easy of use are the main goals for the future.
Stability and what?!?
-Karl
..if you want a real Linux PDA, the Agenda VR3 is the way to go. It's designed from the ground up for Linux, and 100% open-source.
I just recieved mine a few days ago because I thought it would be a cool toy, not expecting it to to useful as a PDA. Fortunately it is useful for both, however. If you've read negative reviews of the VR3 indicating otherwise, keep in mind that the system has improved greatly since the initial release.
A few good and bad points to keep in mind if you're thinking of getting one:
The good:
The bad:
-Karl
Well, I suppose if you want people to have absolute freedom to do whatever they want with your code, you should just release your stuff in the public domain.
On the other hand, if you want people to be able to modify and redistribute your code, but don't want someone to use it as a basis for a proprietary product, then the GPL is quite useful.
-Karl
I'm afraid there hasn't been much innovation in PalmOS handhelds in quite some time. The only one that has impressed me recently is the one from HandEra (formerly TRGPro) which in addition to having a CF slot also increased the screen size in a backward-comptible way.
All PalmOS clones are stuck with the slow Dragonball line of processors, however.
-Karl
...AAlib, perhaps? :-)
-Karl
I thought Linux's birthday was actually September 17th. I don't remember the source, but I thought it was cool that my birthday was the same day as Linux's birthday.
-Karl
I agree with you for the most part, but I just wanted to mention that I've seen a non-technical casual Windows user figure out how to use KDE with not much trouble. Not that there isn't any room for improvement, but KDE is mostly there, I think.
-Karl
I guess that should start allowing AC posts to have the +1 Score bonus due to high karma. :-)
-Karl
I wonder if Palm wants to use the Be kernel for the next generation of ARM-based devices. Note that PalmOS already runs on top of a different kernel (AMX, I think), licensed from another company.
-Karl
For a great visual effect, check out the Liquid style engine which was designed for this version of KDE. I'm running it now, and it looks beautiful:
http://www.mosfet.org/liquid.html
-Karl
Konqueror already has the ability to allow or not allow Javascript on a per-site basis,a nd also has an option to disable the Javascript window.open function globally, but what I'd really like to see is the ability to disable window.open on a site-specific basis as well.
Popup windows are annoying on some (okay, most) sites, but a few require them in order to make use of the site.
-Karl