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Open Source Developer Knighted 101

Posted by samzenpus from the knights-who-say-free dept.
unixfan writes "Georg Greve, developer of Open Document Format and active FOSS developer, has received a knighthood in Germany for his work. From the article: 'Some weeks ago I received news that the embassy in Berne had unsuccessfully been trying to contact me under FSFE's old office address in Zurich. This was a bit odd and unexpected. So you can probably understand my surprise to be told by the embassy upon contacting them that on 18 December 2009 I had been awarded the Cross of Merit on ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) by the Federal Republic of Germany. As you might expect, my first reaction was one of disbelief. I was, in fact, rather shaken. You could also say shocked. Quick Wikipedia research revealed this to be part of the orders of knighthood, making this a Knight's Cross.'"

Comment Re:And what if not? (Score 1) 699

by cabjoe (#22573204) Attached to: EU Fines Microsoft $1.3 Billion
Irish people have a habit of voting No to EU treaties

We voted No to the Nice treaty once. When the government told us we got the answer wrong we meekly voted Yes the next time. Every other treaty we've passed by a 2 to 1 ratio or thereabouts. I wouldn't call that a habit of voting No.

Also, I don't know about the big backlash against the EU if they did force Microsoft to stop business in the EU. I reckon you'd see quite a few people voting yes for finally seeing politicians having a bit of backbone. Or maybe that'd be just me...
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Using Two Monitors Makes You More Productive? 602

Posted by Cliff from the it's-all-about-the-screen-real-estate dept.
Double Vision asks: "In my job, I work with several software applications at once. I find that constantly switching back and forth wastes a tremendous amount of time and causes me to lose focus. My video card supports two monitors, so I found a discarded monitor in my office and hooked it up. This has made it much easier to do my job. However, we are getting ready to go through an equipment audit, which means I will likely lose my additional monitor unless I can justify keeping it. How can I make this case? Is anyone aware of studies that support my claim that two monitors makes me more productive?"

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