I'm pretty sure it's modular in that it's got that backend service thing (what's it called again? evolution-data-server or something?) that the rest of the desktop can take advantage of to get information about contacts, calendars, and such. I wasn't aware of it ever becoming more modular than that.
Why you gotta be like that, Sun? You know, deep down, we love you. We always have. We hate it when you make us hit you sometimes. Come on, baby. Come back to us. We can work this out.
I remember the bad old days, and have dealt with more font problems than anyone should ever have to (partially because I've got a desktop vanity complex, partially because I'm a perfectionist, and partially because I'm crazy). People just getting started don't deserve how easy they've got it:). You don't really have to do any work anymore. Here's what you have to do:
Install desktop distribution X. Set font preferences in desktop's font preferences applet. (You can even skip this step if the defaults are pleasing enough for you)
That's what I did for the Slackware 9.1 + Dropline GNOME 2.6 desktop I'm typing this on right now. All the fonts are the same from application to application and everything is anti-aliased and looks great.
If you are a newbie learning to use Linux, this is the experience you should have. If you don't, it's the distro's fault. For full disclosure, I did slightly more:
1) I dropped the smoothansi font into my personal font directory. I did this because I like smoothansi and have used it for many years. Fortunately, installing fonts is just as insanely easy now as configuring them; just put them in the right directory (~/.fonts, or just open a Nautilus window to fonts:///, or click the "Go To Font Folder" button in the font preferences applet). A desktop user doesn't need to do this, though. Plenty of high quality fonts are already there.
2) I have to deal with a couple of old Motif applications that I need to do my job. They don't fit in at all. There's nothing that can be done to completely alleviate this, I'm afraid. Once again, the average desktop user wouldn't have this problem.
Combining apps that use different toolkits, or that are statically-linked with old versions of toolkits makes things more complicated. That said, I have had a hard time finding a KDE app that doesn't have a GTK2 equivalent and vice versa. As long as you stay on the beaten path and try to stick to a single desktop as much as possible it couldn't be simpler. Beyond that, you're asking for the power user treatment (which is fine sometimes too).
By the way, the reason font information isn't an X resource is because that information can be important outside of X. fontconfig's website uses printer-only applications as an example. I don't print much, but that makes sense to me.
Yeah! Just like how nobody buys MySQL! Maybe if those losers took a hint from Sybase they'd actually be able to support themselves.
I thought the whole point of this Open Source "thing" is that you don't sell the code, but that people pay you for things associated with the code? You know, adding specific features they need, real support, superior documentation.
I mean, you can not believe in this if you like (I'm not 100% sure myself), but I don't see how this is something to get all sarcastic about; like it's so obvious that it would never work. Lots of people do think that you can make your software generally available for free and still turn a profit. Some people even think that model works better for everyone in the long run. Do you know something they don't?
Seeing as how the average workplace is more like high school than high school actually was, acting like an adolescent is often not wholly inappropriate.
(Which just proves your point, of course. My point is that Firefox rules!)
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That's a good suggestion. Once you get the barebones config the way you want, save it and use it for every server you deploy (with the necessary modifications/additions, of course).
I spent about 3 hours years ago making my Apache config, and I haven't had to do it again. I have a second one I made last year for Apache 2, and I expect it to last me just as long.
It's just a matter of time anyway, but if the economic picture gets that much brighter I'm definitely out the door. I love my job, but I'm tired of living where I do. I know well over a dozen other geeks who either had to relocate somewhere they didn't like or indefinitely postpone plans to go elsewhere. The poor economic conditions made a dislike of the location seem like a silly reason to leave/not take well-paying jobs.
Pretty much all of us still want to be wherever it is we wanted to be when everything went down the crapper. If the opportunity knocks, I'm sure most of us will answer.
Boss uses a 500mhz P3, a Thinkpad T40, and an Ultra 5. I use a 2.4ghz P4 and a 12" Powerbook. I don't have any particular use for an old Sun box, but we have tons of them lying around so I suppose I could take one or more if I felt the need.
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I'm pretty sure it's modular in that it's got that backend service thing (what's it called again? evolution-data-server or something?) that the rest of the desktop can take advantage of to get information about contacts, calendars, and such. I wasn't aware of it ever becoming more modular than that.
All of you people are so interesting.
Why you gotta be like that, Sun? You know, deep down, we love you. We always have. We hate it when you make us hit you sometimes. Come on, baby. Come back to us. We can work this out.
Every day for the last six months.
Where's my spy camera?
Where's my spy camera?
Where's my spy camera?
Here's your stupid spy camera!
That was unexpected.
Tell that to all those poor Japanese citizens who have been victims of Godzilla-related violence.
(You insensitive clod.)
I was just fucking with you.
It's p-r-ZERO-n.
pr0n.
You know what I'd do if I had one of these?
Two chicks, man.
Welp, since you've already started hitting Slashdot on your first day you might not have to worry about being there a whole week.
I don't see who I could be trolling. All those women who read Slashdot? All those guys who like girls who read Slashdot?
Let's be serious...
Next to real women even George Lucas is a cheap date.
I remember the bad old days, and have dealt with more font problems than anyone should ever have to (partially because I've got a desktop vanity complex, partially because I'm a perfectionist, and partially because I'm crazy). People just getting started don't deserve how easy they've got it :). You don't really have to do any work anymore. Here's what you have to do:
Install desktop distribution X.
Set font preferences in desktop's font preferences applet. (You can even skip this step if the defaults are pleasing enough for you)
That's what I did for the Slackware 9.1 + Dropline GNOME 2.6 desktop I'm typing this on right now. All the fonts are the same from application to application and everything is anti-aliased and looks great.
If you are a newbie learning to use Linux, this is the experience you should have. If you don't, it's the distro's fault. For full disclosure, I did slightly more:
1) I dropped the smoothansi font into my personal font directory. I did this because I like smoothansi and have used it for many years. Fortunately, installing fonts is just as insanely easy now as configuring them; just put them in the right directory (~/.fonts, or just open a Nautilus window to fonts:///, or click the "Go To Font Folder" button in the font preferences applet). A desktop user doesn't need to do this, though. Plenty of high quality fonts are already there.
2) I have to deal with a couple of old Motif applications that I need to do my job. They don't fit in at all. There's nothing that can be done to completely alleviate this, I'm afraid. Once again, the average desktop user wouldn't have this problem.
Combining apps that use different toolkits, or that are statically-linked with old versions of toolkits makes things more complicated. That said, I have had a hard time finding a KDE app that doesn't have a GTK2 equivalent and vice versa. As long as you stay on the beaten path and try to stick to a single desktop as much as possible it couldn't be simpler. Beyond that, you're asking for the power user treatment (which is fine sometimes too).
By the way, the reason font information isn't an X resource is because that information can be important outside of X. fontconfig's website uses printer-only applications as an example. I don't print much, but that makes sense to me.
Yeah! Just like how nobody buys MySQL! Maybe if those losers took a hint from Sybase they'd actually be able to support themselves.
I thought the whole point of this Open Source "thing" is that you don't sell the code, but that people pay you for things associated with the code? You know, adding specific features they need, real support, superior documentation.
I mean, you can not believe in this if you like (I'm not 100% sure myself), but I don't see how this is something to get all sarcastic about; like it's so obvious that it would never work. Lots of people do think that you can make your software generally available for free and still turn a profit. Some people even think that model works better for everyone in the long run. Do you know something they don't?
Wow. Telling people to mod your own post up. Desperate, much?
If you've been "working" properly, you should already have several closets full of stolen office supplies. No need to get more on your way out.
Seeing as how the average workplace is more like high school than high school actually was, acting like an adolescent is often not wholly inappropriate.
Actually they've decided not to use any digital effects for King Kong. Peter Jackson will be wearing a gorilla suit.
Why do you think they're renting out the cluster?
But it's back now :).
Thank goodness! I was very concerned I wasn't getting the 404 fast enough!
Works in Firefox :).
(Which just proves your point, of course. My point is that Firefox rules!)
That's a good suggestion. Once you get the barebones config the way you want, save it and use it for every server you deploy (with the necessary modifications/additions, of course).
I spent about 3 hours years ago making my Apache config, and I haven't had to do it again. I have a second one I made last year for Apache 2, and I expect it to last me just as long.
Take that!
erm... Reverend.
It's just a matter of time anyway, but if the economic picture gets that much brighter I'm definitely out the door. I love my job, but I'm tired of living where I do. I know well over a dozen other geeks who either had to relocate somewhere they didn't like or indefinitely postpone plans to go elsewhere. The poor economic conditions made a dislike of the location seem like a silly reason to leave/not take well-paying jobs.
Pretty much all of us still want to be wherever it is we wanted to be when everything went down the crapper. If the opportunity knocks, I'm sure most of us will answer.
*Raises hand*
Boss uses a 500mhz P3, a Thinkpad T40, and an Ultra 5. I use a 2.4ghz P4 and a 12" Powerbook. I don't have any particular use for an old Sun box, but we have tons of them lying around so I suppose I could take one or more if I felt the need.