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Comment Re:Linux needs more desktop forks (Score 1) 185

I can't agree with a lot of this. Mostly, there are two or three good options for desktop environments/window managers for the major scenarios: basic/low system resources, Gnome 2 fans, and the avant guard. Sure, what you are advocating would be nice, but it would need resources and consensus. Me, I am just happy there are very good alternatives to the commercial offerings.

Comment Re:Linux needs more desktop forks (Score 1) 185

You know, you don't have to: a KDE app will run on another desktop, fine,as an example. It will just require the download of the support libraries, behind the scenes. The user need never know. Just build the app once under the environment that is best for it, and it will get use where it makes sense. No problem. But your actual premise is not correct.

Comment Re:Linux needs more desktop forks (Score 1) 185

For the masses, there is standard Ubuntu: download and install and it will work in almost all circumstances. The Linix UIs and desktops are mostly awesome and innovative: but you can try them out as you like. I currently run Gnome 3 on standard Ubuntu, and that was easy, even across upgrades. That refutes you statement that " Linux on the desktop is pretty much doomed when it comes to any ordinary person just wanting to install it, use it and have it work if the first question they have to deal with is which of 20 UI's and desktops they should pick.", which is your main point, I think.
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Apple, RIM, Google All Bid On Palm 117

imamac writes "It seems HP was only one of many bidders for the struggling Palm. The others included Apple, RIM and even Google. You may now commence speculation on why the various companies wanted Palm."
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Knuth Plans 'Earthshaking Announcement' Wednesday 701

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Donald Knuth is planning to make an 'earthshaking announcement' on Wednesday, at TeX's 32nd Anniversary Celebration, on the final day of the TUG 2010 Conference. Unfortunately, nobody seems to know what it is. So far speculation ranges from proving P!=NP, to a new volume of The Art of Computer Programming, to his retirement. Maybe Duke Nukem Forever has been ported to MMIX?" Let the speculation begin.

Comment What about sofea and soui? (Score 1) 253

This original post was talking about SOFEA and SOUI as if they are living things. But a little research shows they are dead as acronyms, anyway. I think really these concepts have become mainstream, at least in relation to SOA. And so they become anonymous concepts. But we do need a way to talk about these details and advance the status quo. So, how about it? Point us to discussions/acronyms/sites that talk about what the state of the art is in building clients for services. At the moment that would be some in depth way to use JSON and JavaScript to render a UI on top of business services, I think. But it's all up for debate! Cheers! The Captn...

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