Comment Re:Eh no, this is Ubuntu. Not linux (Score 1) 179
I agree entirely. They are not advancing the Linux desktop, they are putting out an Ubuntu desktop.
Comment Re:I'm sorry (Score 1) 179
Yes, it's terrible. What I've found works best in terms of windows finding their right size on my Eee is Fluxbox. But I'm getting rid of the Ubuntu install as with all of my other computers and using either Debian, Linux Mint Debian Edition, or Crunchbang.
Comment Re:O'Reilly (Score 1) 271
You co-wrote the bash Cookbook? I thought that book was terrible.
I thought it was great.
Comment Re:Does that mean... (Score 1) 403
As I stated in another post on another thread (or maybe this one, who knows), "i4i" would be pronounced "Eye for Eye", as in "an eye for an eye".
It could be that the patent troll, in this case, is a group that acquired a few patents so they could stick it to Microsoft for the whole "FAT/NTFS" thing, or whatever. Microsoft's certainly got a lot of patent property and has used it to scare the bejeezus out of a lot of people in Penguinland.
Maybe "i4i" will suddenly announce a cross-licensing settlement with Microsoft where everyone (Microsoft included!) gets XML formats as long as everyone gets FAT, NTFS, and a few other Microsoft properties free for use.
So, yeah, that crack pipe's got some pretty good stuff, man, thanks for sharing. Whoo boy.
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Comment Re:Talk about hoops (Score 1) 104
There is a link to the source code on this page.
https://code.launchpad.net/~launchpad-pqm/launchpad/db-devel/
Clicked files, received "Internal Server Error."
Comment Re:Is anyone's computer 100% secured? (Score 1) 303
Just to add: as am I.
As Ballmer put it: "Developers, developers, developers!!"
But also, "Maintainers, maintainers, maintainrs!!"
The State of X.Org 618
An anonymous reader writes "Phoronix has up an article looking at the release of X Server 1.4.1. This maintenance release for X.Org, which the open-source operating systems depend upon for living in a graphically rich world, comes more than 200 days late and it doesn't even clear the BugZilla release blocker bug. A further indication of problems is that the next major release of X.Org was scheduled to be released in February... then May... and now it's missing with no sign of when a release will occur. There are still more than three dozen outstanding bugs. Also, the forthcoming release (X.Org 7.4) will ship with a slimmer set of features than what was initially planned."
Why "Vista" Nick White Left Microsoft 130
An anonymous reader writes "Earlier this week Nick White, Product Manager for Windows Vista and blogger at WindowsVistaBlog, announced that he was leaving Microsoft. Geek.com previously interviewed Nick about what SP1 for Vista was all about, so they sat down with him yesterday to get the details behind his departure, his proudest moments at Microsoft, a few regrettable moments, and more."
Qutrits Bring Quantum Computers Closer 66
KentuckyFC writes "To do anything useful with quantum logic gates, you need dozens to hundreds of them, all joined together. And because of various errors and problems that creep in, that's more or less impossible with today's technology. Now an Australian group has built and tested logic gates that convert qubits into qutrits (three-level quantum states) before processing and then convert them back again. That makes them far more powerful. The group says that a quantum computer that might require 50 conventional quantum logic gates can now be built with just 9 of the new gates. What's more, the gates process photons using nothing more than standard linear optical components (abstract on the physics arxiv)."
OpenSSH Releases Version 5.0 41
os2man lets us know that OpenSSH version 5.0 has been released. The mirrors are linked from the top page. "OpenSSH (OpenBSD Secure Shell) is a set of computer programs providing encrypted communication sessions over a computer network using the ssh protocol. It was created as an open source alternative to the proprietary Secure Shell software suite offered by SSH Communications Security. OpenSSH is available for almost any Operating System."
How Microsoft Plans To Get Its Groove Back With Win7 612
shawnz tips a blog post up at thebetaguy that details Windows 7's huge departure from the past, and the bold strategy Microsoft will be employing to maintain backward compatibility. Hint: Apple did it seven years back. There are interesting anti-trust implications too. "Windows 7 takes a different approach to the componentization and backwards compatibility issues; in short, it doesn't think about them at all. Windows 7 will be a from-the-ground-up packaging of the Windows codebase; partially source, but not binary compatible with previous versions of Windows."
Net Neutrality Debate Intensifies In Canada 163
MrShaggy tips us to news that the debate over Net Neutrality in Canada is coming to the forefront following the recent discovery that Bell Canada was throttling P2P traffic on the access it had sold to wholesalers. Michael Geist's blog notes a video recording of comments from a member of the Canadian government, as well as coverage from Canadian media. From Ars Technica:
"The Canadian government has in the past pushed the CRTC to deregulate the telecom industry, an approach still backed by Minister of Industry Jim Prentice. Prentice also wants to stay out of the current net neutrality debate, which would seem to be a de facto vote against the idea. He was asked in the House of Commons this week whether his government would do anything about the current Bell/Rogers traffic-shaping controversy. According to the Globe & Mail, Prentice said only that "we will continue to leave the matter between consumers on the one hand and Internet service providers on the other."
Comment Re:right (Score 1) 194
DaedalusHKX (660194), I agree completely and would mod you up if I only could.
