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Comment Bollocks (Score 1) 5

by Kryptonut on Sunday February 28, 2010 @05:49PM (#31309124) Attached to: Is Desktop Linux becoming too proprietary?

I welcome proprietary applications that run on top of Linux. Hell, one of the biggest barriers to Linux adoption on the desktop is the availability of applications produced by commercial vendors. I suspect that the only people bothered by these moves to inclusion of commercial softwares and services are over the top Linux zealots. GPL this, GPL that. At the risk of being flamed, I disagree that the GPL is truly free when you compare it to say something like BSD licensing.

Comment Anyone else catch this typo? (Score 1) 189

by Kryptonut on Wednesday February 17, 2010 @02:24PM (#31173104) Attached to: Rogue PDFs Behind 80% of Exploits In Q4 '09

"In 2009, 107 Abode vulnerabilities were logged into CVE, nearly double the 58."

Submission + - 64-bits Flash Player for Linux finally in Alpha (adobe.com) 1

Submitted by Luchio on Monday February 15, 2010 @06:20PM

Luchio writes: Finally, a little bit of respect from Adobe with this alpha release of the Adobe Flash Player 10 that was made available for all Linux 64-bits enthusiasts! As noted, "this is a prerelease version", so handle with care. Just remove any existing flash player and extract the new .so file in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (or /usr/lib/opera/plugins).

Submission + - Opera Mini for iPhone tested (wired.co.uk)

Submitted by Lanxon on Monday February 15, 2010 @05:43PM

Lanxon writes: Opera Software has shown Wired a version of its popular mobile web browser, Opera Mini, built for the iPhone. Like the Java versions it features effective data compression to shrink web sites before sending them to your phone, plus the "Speed Dial" bookmarking interface, but lacks the multitouch functionality as used in Safari. The question now is, will Apple accept it? Opera thinks so, telling Wired, "We're going through the proper channels. We're not cannibalising a partnership like AT&T, and there are a number of streaming music apps on the iPhone already despite Apple's own iTunes app, so we feel there is enough leniency in Apple's approval process. We're confident of getting Opera Mini onto the iPhone."

Comment Re:Rubbish! (Score 3, Funny) 305

by Kryptonut on Monday January 25, 2010 @02:15PM (#30893316) Attached to: NZ School Goes Open Source Amid Microsoft Mandate

Ah yes....the classic kiwi sheep shagger joke. Yes, in NZ we're all given a sheep at the age of 16, we shag it's brains out for the next few years, then they're butchered and the meat is exported to Australia. Just think about that next time the gravy's dribbling down your chin ;)

Comment Re:We won't sue you... (Score 1) 233

by Kryptonut on Thursday December 17, 2009 @06:33PM (#30480428) Attached to: Microsoft Promises Not To Sue Moonlight 2.0 Users

I think RMS gets a little bit too much credit sometimes. BSD would have survived without Linux and there's a lot of BSD licensed projects out there to go with it. The GPL isn't the be all and end all of free software licensing.

Comment PPP over Avian Carrier + QoS (Score 1) 1

by Kryptonut on Thursday December 17, 2009 @06:15PM (#30480148) Attached to: Neworking Between Buildings

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2549.html

Comment We tried that in NZ (Score 1) 475

by Kryptonut on Monday March 26, 2007 @05:19PM (#18493223) Attached to: Scientists Create Sheep That Are 15 Percent Human

based on a true story....

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