Comment Re:"Little less flexible" my ass (Score 1) 85
Standard GTK themes had SVG icons since, like, 2005.
Comment Re:Great advice (Score 1) 102
> watch the disappear into private coffers
You are too anxious to never fail to write *The* with "Ukraine". Relax.
Comment Re:Why would anyone use Apple products? (Score 1) 225
I have an iPad, an iPod touch, mac book pro and iMac at home. (However my day job involves an awful lot of Microsoft based products and systems)
The part in parentheses goes a long way explaining why you have bought so much into Apple.
GNU Hurd Begins Supporting Sound, Still Working On 64-bit & USB Support (phoronix.com) 312
An anonymous reader writes: GNU developer Samuel Thibault presented at this weekend's FOSDEM conference about the current state of GNU Hurd. He shared that over the past year they've started working on experimental sound support as their big new feature. They also have x86 64-bit support to the point that the kernel can boot, but not much beyond that stage yet. USB and other functionality remains a work-in-progress. Those curious about this GNU kernel project can find more details via the presentation media.
Comment Re:Laptops (Score 1) 383
HP did have Linux desktops and laptops you could buy.
Nobody bought them. So HP stopped selling them.
It's easier for HP to just have systems that they test with Linux and if large customers want a Linux laptop HP can tailor it to suit that customer.
One of the most bizarre things I've noticed with Linux users is that they tend to reject any system being sold with Linux on it and rather go out and buy a Apple product that runs Linux like shit, a Thinkpad because of the bragging rights, or the Windows version of the Linux laptop because a few options are not available for the Linux version (invariably because they don't work well with Linux) or that the Windows version is slightly cheaper.
There is simply no reason for OEMs to market Linux systems when even existing Linux users won't be their customers.
Comment name your bad employers, name them all (Score 1) 290
At times struggling to give adequate names to local functions, I once named one
void $(that_asshole)_does_not_exist();
$that_asshole being one particularly unhelpful idiot because of whom an otherwise very productive period of employment came to a premature end.
Comment Lance Armstrong doping affair fallout? (Score 1) 294
That deal with Lance Armstrong was probably not the smartest idea.
Rumor: Lenovo In Talks To Buy BlackBerry 73
BarbaraHudson writes: The CBC, the Financial Post, and The Toronto Sun are all reporting a possible sale of BlackBerry to Lenovo. From the Sun: "BlackBerry shares rose more than 3% on Monday after a news website said Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group might offer to buy the Canadian technology company. Rumors of a Lenovo bid for BlackBerry have swirled many times over the last two years. Senior Lenovo executives at different times have indicated an interest in BlackBerry as a means to strengthen their own handset business. The speculation reached a crescendo in the fall of 2013, when BlackBerry was exploring strategic alternatives. Sources familiar with the situation however, told Reuters last year that the Canadian government had strongly hinted to BlackBerry that any sale to Lenovo would not win the necessary regulatory approvals due to security concerns. Analysts also have said any sale to Lenovo would face regulatory obstacles, but they have suggested that a sale of just BlackBerry's handset business and not its core network infrastructure might just pass muster with regulators."
Comment Re:Why do people still care about C++ for kernel d (Score 1) 365
Gtk+/glib comes to mind at once, with their GObject infrastructure.
Curious in this context is a quote I read somewhere by someone giving reasons why Gtk+ could absolutely not run faster (than Qt, iirc): "Because there is a whole lot of strcmp() which cannot be dispensed with." Now I see why in more specific details: Because this is how classes are identified in Gtk+, whereas in C++, they become integers.
Comment Re:Proves point (Score 1) 140
One who wants it cheap, has to pay twice, isn't it?
Comment taken from 'Das Boot' movie - (Score 1) 701
Beide Diesel, voll!
Comment ssh host screen (Score 1) 165
Oh wait...
Indian Government Lifts Nokia's Asset Freeze, Factory Can Transfer To Microsoft 53
rjmarvin writes "The Delhi High Court approved an appeal by Nokia today to unfreeze the company's Indian assets, including the Chennai mobile phone factory set to be transferred to Microsoft as part of its devices and services acquisition. The decision was contingent on Nokia putting $367 million in escrow to go towards its imposed taxes. Nokia lobbied to lift the freeze to avoid holding up the deal or being forced to stay on as a subcontractor, though they're still on the hook for taxes and penalties to the tune of up to $3.4 billion for a financial period dating back to 2006. Microsoft, though, is in the clear."
About 25% of HealthCare.gov Applications Have Errors 157
itwbennett writes "An estimated one in four user applications sent from HealthCare.gov to insurance providers have errors introduced by the website, an official with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said during a press briefing Friday. The errors include missing forms, duplicate forms and incorrect information in the applications, such as wrong information about an applicant's marital status, said Julie Bataille, communications director for HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While the software bugs leading to the errors have largely been fixed, as many as 10 percent of insurance applications may still have errors and consumers who have used HealthCare.gov to buy insurance and have concerns that their applications haven't been processed or have errors should contact their insurers, Bataille said."
Comment jobs for everyone (Score 1) 201
That's how Microsoft, and any other decent proprietary software company, creates jobs.
