wschalle - Slashdot User

Comment It's been going on for a while. (Score 1) 5

by wschalle on Thursday May 28, 2015 @10:55AM (#49790893) Attached to: SF Says AdWare Bundled with Gimp Is Intentional

They've been doing this for a long time now, since 2013 I think. It's a shady tactic, but AFAIK it's legal. They've "mirrored" a lot of other projects as well, including every Apache project, Audacity, Eclipse, Firefox, and many others. You can see the whole list here: http://sourceforge.net/u/sf-ed...

Submission + - SF Says AdWare Bundled with Gimp Is Intentional (google.com) 5

Submitted by tresf on Thursday May 28, 2015 @09:57AM

tresf writes: In response to a Google+ post from the Gimp project claiming that "[Sourceforge] is now distributing an ads-enabled installer of GIMP", Sourceforge had this response:

In cases where a project is no longer actively being maintained, SourceForge has in some cases established a mirror of releases that are hosted elsewhere. This was done for GIMP-Win.
Editor's note: Gimp is actively being maintained and the definition of "mirror" is quite misleading here as a modified binary is no longer a verbatim copy. Download statistics for Gimp on Windows show SourceForge as offering over 1,000 downloads per day of the Gimp software. In an official response to this incident, the official Gimp project team reminds users to use official download methods. Slashdotters may remember the last time news like this surfaced (2013) when the Gimp team decided to move downloads from SourceForge to their own FTP service.
Therefore, we remind you again that GIMP only provides builds for Windows via its official Downloads page.

Note: SourceForge and Slashdot share a corporate parent.

Comment Sad day for space travel. (Score 1) 1

by wschalle on Sunday August 03, 2008 @01:00AM (#24453401) Attached to: SpaceX Demo 3 Anomaly

James Doohan's remains were on board.

Submission + - How Much Does a New Internet Cost?

Submitted by wschalle on Sunday August 19, 2007 @04:08PM

wschalle writes: Given the recent flurry of articles concerning ISP over subscription, increasing bandwidth needs, and lack of infrastructure spending on the part of cable companies, I'm forced to wonder, what is the solution? How much would a properly upgraded internet backbone cost? How long would it take to make it happen? Will the cable companies step up before Verizon's FiOS becomes the face of broadband in America?

Submission + - New Zealand rejects Office for Macs.

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28, 2007 @03:38PM

An anonymous reader writes: The NZPA is reporting that the New Zealand Ministry of Education has declined to renew a licensing deal for MS Office on 25,000 Macintosh computers in the countries schools. The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, has even gone to suggest schools use free alternative NeoOffice. However a school Principal has spoken out against the decision, claiming the NeoOffice website warned users to expect problems and bugs, saying: "That's not the sort of software we should be expecting kids in New Zealand to be using."

Submission + - Robotic Ecologies

Submitted by

Roland Piquepaille

on Monday May 28, 2007 @11:27AM

Roland Piquepaille writes: "The University of Virginia (UVA) School of Architecture has started a new program about 'robotic ecologies' which wants to answer the question: Will robots take over architecture? As said the program leader, 'This research is not just about architectural machines that move. It is about groups of architectural machines that move with intelligence.' Apparently, buildings tracking our movements and adapting their shape or texture according human presence are not far fetched. Maybe one day, we'll talk to our homes and they'll answer... Read more for additional details and a picture of Super Galaxy, 'a high-rise apartment complex that's constantly in motion and responds to the needs of its inhabitants.'"

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