Comment Thats one way.. (Score 5, Insightful) 216
to stop the patent wars! Ban everybody!
Comment Re:great to see a UI centered on most user needs (Score 4, Interesting) 81
Agree, and he's done a great job with Cinnamon. I hope he doesn't suffer from burnout. Trying to do all that while doing the coding must be a lot of work!
Comment Re:linux for dummies (Score 1) 449
> They don't care that linux users will move on to other distributions.
Why other distros? An alternative desktop environment is at fingertip reach...just an apt-get away.
Comment Re:Open format? (Score 1) 416
epub is open but the DRM used in them may not be.
Comment i'll do my own tests (Score 1) 297
i won't be taking TomsHardware's word for it since I run Linux and they didn't even bother testing with it. but it does motivate me to perform my own checks.
memory usage and sluggishness were the reasons i ditched firefox for chromium last year.
Comment One word a minute (Score 4, Insightful) 146
And twitter users think they have problems with 140 characters.
At one word a minute, you get to really think about what you are gonna say.
Comment Epub is the standard for digital books (Score 4, Informative) 76
It makes me sad that Amazon don't support it natively.
Comment Re:There will be no GNOME 4. (Score 2) 378
the answer to your questions is extensions.gnome.org
I hated gnome shell until this site came online. Distros will fix the gnome usability issues as usual - give it some time.
Comment "and a Siri board member" (Score 5, Insightful) 800
Stopped reading after that
Comment Re:WebOS is staying on my TouchPad (Score 1) 96
and it will continue to do so until you update webos - 3.02 came with a lot of essential performance fixes, i hated it until i updated.
Comment Re:WebOS is staying on my TouchPad (Score 1) 96
Yeah, and the T&C screen didn't allow wifi connections via captive portal or enterprise-wpa with certificates. (webos does allow these once you get past the initial screen). i ended up making my android phone a wifi hotspot to get past the initial screen
Submission + - How MS may stop you from installing your own OS (dreamwidth.org) 1
EponymousCustard writes: Redhat developer Matthew Garrett provides details of how Microsoft require that UEFI secure boot is a requirement of conforming to the Windows 8 Logo program. The side effect is that "A system that ships with only OEM and Microsoft keys will not boot a generic copy of Linux" (or other unsigned operating system for that matter). I think he is right to suggest we should be concerned.
Comment Re:Finally (Score 2) 247
or...just in time for one raspberry pi per child!
Comment Option to connect to an old-school TV (Score 1) 349
First time I've heard this mentioned. This really is the successor to the BBC Micro!
FTA:
"Something we didn’t realize is that Raspberry Pi not only intend to make this PC work through a HDMI and DVI connection, they also want it plugged into old analog TVs just like kids managed with in the 80s. It also means you don’t need an up-to-date display in order to start playing with this device"
FTA:
"Something we didn’t realize is that Raspberry Pi not only intend to make this PC work through a HDMI and DVI connection, they also want it plugged into old analog TVs just like kids managed with in the 80s. It also means you don’t need an up-to-date display in order to start playing with this device"
Comment Here's his message to the mailing list (Score 3, Informative) 49
http://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1108&L=scientific-linux-users&T=0&P=30820
Hi,
I have loved all the years that I have been a developer and architect for Scientific Linux, but it is time for me to move on. I have accepted a job offer from Red Hat to work on their new openshift project. ( https://www.redhat.com/openshift/ )
My last day working for Fermilab, and on the Scientific Linux project will be September 2, 2011.
Thank you to everyone who has encouraged, thanked, and helped me over the past 8 years that I have worked on Scientific Linux. I have said it before, and I'll say it now, The Scientific Linux community is one of the best communities there is.
Troy
Hi,
I have loved all the years that I have been a developer and architect for Scientific Linux, but it is time for me to move on. I have accepted a job offer from Red Hat to work on their new openshift project. ( https://www.redhat.com/openshift/ )
My last day working for Fermilab, and on the Scientific Linux project will be September 2, 2011.
Thank you to everyone who has encouraged, thanked, and helped me over the past 8 years that I have worked on Scientific Linux. I have said it before, and I'll say it now, The Scientific Linux community is one of the best communities there is.
Troy
