Comment Re:Twain, (Score 1) 2
Still a cool operating system that's needed int future too.
Comment Unity - most innovative thing to happen (Score 1) 2
It only goes to show that opinions differ. Unity is the most innovate thing in linuxGUI land for many years, and a step in the right direction for Ubuntu.
Submission + - Ubuntu Unity In 2013 Will Be All About Mobile: Mark Shuttleworth Swapnil Bharti (muktware.com) 2
sfcrazy writes: Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu, has shared his plans for 2013. It was clear from the Nexus 7 initiative that Ubuntu is eventually looking into the mobile space more seriously. Google created the cheap device Ubuntu was looking for wider testing and development. The initial builds of Ubuntu for Nexus 7 also showed that despite popular perception Unity is far from ready for the mobile devices. In fact quite a lot of 'controversial' technologies introduced in Unity don't fit on a mobile devices such as Global Menus or HUD.
So there are many challenges for Mark — redesign Unity for mobile, which may upset users again, get Ubuntu app developers to redesign apps for Ubuntu mobile, get top developers to write apps for Ubuntu... Is it all feasible when companies like RIM or Microsoft are struggling or is Ubuntu becoming a me too company which is not brining anything new to the table and is simply trying to claim a pie?
So there are many challenges for Mark — redesign Unity for mobile, which may upset users again, get Ubuntu app developers to redesign apps for Ubuntu mobile, get top developers to write apps for Ubuntu... Is it all feasible when companies like RIM or Microsoft are struggling or is Ubuntu becoming a me too company which is not brining anything new to the table and is simply trying to claim a pie?
Submission + - NetBSD project falls short of next years funding 2
An anonymous reader writes: Last week it was http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/12/09/1726222/freebsd-project-falls-short-of-year-end-funding-target-by-nearly-50 FreeBSD having trouble reaching next years donations, this times it's NetBSD, targeting 60k but only reaching about 15k http://www.netbsd.org/donations/. Is this a sign of deeper troubles in *BSD-land. And do we solve them with donations? — mayb *BSD need more developers instead.
Submission + - Is there a mistake in the GPL? (gnu.org)
gidyn writes: Is there a mistake in GPLv3? Section 4 begins
You may convey verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you
... give all recipients a copy of this License along with the Program."
What is this intended to achieve? The clause places no restrictions on someone who only distributes source code, and no restrictions on someone who only distributes executables (in accordance with 6d). Only someone who distributes both is required to "give all recipients a copy of this License".
Submission + - Windows 8 sales match it's reviews (cnbc.com)
Mattygfunk1 writes: "CNBC reports PC sales are down after the release of Windows 8. Emmanuel Fromont, president of the Americas division of Acer, the world’s No. 4 PC maker, said sales of the company’s Windows 8 PCs had been lower than expected. He said one factor was the system’s unfamiliar design, which appeared to be making consumers cautious.
“There was not a huge spark in the market,” Mr. Fromont said. “It’s a slow start, there’s no question.”"
“There was not a huge spark in the market,” Mr. Fromont said. “It’s a slow start, there’s no question.”"
