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_Hicham_that it open sourceApr 25 17:21
seller_liarmagentar: are you sure? C is very oldApr 25 17:21
magentarthey have a python apiApr 25 17:21
_Hicham_sellar_liar : C is very old?Apr 25 17:21
ushimitsudoki1I use rhythmbox and suits me quite well. There might be value in seeing what set of features (if any) that Banshee provides that Rhythmbox does not.Apr 25 17:22
seller_liarno hicham , porting banshee to python is a good strategical thing to weaken mono trollApr 25 17:22
seller_liarand relicense in gplv3 is good tooApr 25 17:22
magentarseller_liar, what makes you say rhythmbox is abandoned. version 0.12 was released one month agoApr 25 17:23
_Hicham_sellar_liar : u have to wait for Google to speed up pythonApr 25 17:23
seller_liarushimitsudoki1: But distro devs worries about maintenance and bugs,not featuresApr 25 17:23
_Hicham_great sellar_liarApr 25 17:23
_Hicham_u have some weird conceptsApr 25 17:23
ushimitsudoki1seller_liar: no they don't. ubuntu (for better or for worse, usually worse) cares about features. That's the distro I'm talking about right now.Apr 25 17:24
seller_liar_Hicham_: why?Apr 25 17:24
_Hicham_who doesn't care about features?Apr 25 17:24
_Hicham_there is no bugs without featuresApr 25 17:24
_Hicham_no smoke without fireApr 25 17:24
seller_liar_Hicham_: sorry a mistake.What I was trying to say isApr 25 17:24
seller_liar_Hicham_: Distrto devs not worry about ONLY features ,but bugs and maintenance tooApr 25 17:25
seller_liarMake a choose:Apr 25 17:27
seller_liarMake a choiceApr 25 17:27
seller_liarPort gnome-do or banshee of hell?Apr 25 17:27
seller_liarI will learn python and starts portingApr 25 17:27
_Hicham_sellar_liar : now u r saying sthg goodApr 25 17:29
_Hicham_that is a positive actionApr 25 17:29
seller_liar_Hicham_: what?Apr 25 17:29
_Hicham_go aheadApr 25 17:30
seller_liarseller_liar: the purpose of porting is destroy mono trolls and spread gplv3Apr 25 17:30
seller_liarthe next thing ,I'm writing is the possible future  dangersApr 25 17:35
seller_liarfor example :Apr 25 17:35
seller_liarmonotorrent and gnome-doApr 25 17:35
trmancoa made a post about mono appsApr 25 17:36
seller_liarplease give me the linkApr 25 17:37
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trmancoseller_liar, http://open-mania.com/2008/0...Apr 25 17:38
trmancobut I gave no alternativesApr 25 17:38
seller_liartrmanco: you can create a list of criticisms about every opensource appApr 25 17:40
seller_liarwhat we in bn was trying to doApr 25 17:40
seller_liarhttp://boycottnovell.com/wiki/index.php?tit...Apr 25 17:40
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trmancoseller_liar, what do you mean?Apr 25 17:42
trmancothere is another replacement for tomboyApr 25 17:43
seller_liartrmanco: Fazer uma lista de pontos negativos sobre uma appApr 25 17:43
trmancoah okApr 25 17:43
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trmancooh waitApr 25 17:44
trmancoit isn't a replacement, it's a reinforcement for mono -> http://live.gnome.org/TasqueApr 25 17:45
trmancotomboy recommends this, I've always thought there was something fishy, tomboy recommended a non mono app, but it isn't, it's c#'edApr 25 17:45
seller_liartrmanco: Q. Why are you using C#/Mono  A. It ROCKS! Essentially, rapid development with C# is easy. It's relatively easy for newcomers to come in (provided we've coded well enough).Apr 25 17:46
seller_liarTasque is another mono trollApr 25 17:47
seller_liarseller_liar: There are a lot of ideas to  improve mono page in bn wikiApr 25 17:48
seller_liarLike mono vs dotgnuApr 25 17:49
trmancoheheApr 25 17:49
trmancogotgnu is deadApr 25 17:49
trmancooopsApr 25 17:49
seller_liartrmanco: nono, Dotgnu is well developed in cvsApr 25 17:49
trmancoit is?Apr 25 17:49
trmancohmm... might be confusing it with something elseApr 25 17:50
seller_liarseller_liar: yes, dotgnu is very slow to make a release ,but there development in cvsApr 25 17:50
seller_liartrmanco: : yes, dotgnu is very slow to make a release ,but there development in cvsApr 25 17:51
trmancoyeah I guess you're right -> http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/vi...Apr 25 17:52
seller_liartrmanco: But mono vs dotgnu is not a technical comparation, What I was thinking is a ethical comparationApr 25 17:52
seller_liarfor example ,dotgnu does not have a patent deal and other confidencial deal with msApr 25 17:53
seller_liardotgnu is agains ms api dominationApr 25 17:53
seller_liardotgnu does not focus in interoperability , dotgnu does noit even use asp.netApr 25 17:54
seller_liardot gnu uses a webserver called dgeeApr 25 17:54
seller_liarseller_liar: all documentation of dotgnu is free to anyoneApr 25 17:54
seller_liar all documentation of dotgnu is free to anyoneApr 25 17:54
seller_liarmono is notApr 25 17:54
seller_liarnovell have confidencial documentation envolving moonlight and sometimes monoApr 25 17:55
seller_liarseller_liar: dotgnu uses good lgpl2.1 licence with addition classpath permission in other filesApr 25 17:55
seller_liar dotgnu uses good lgpl2.1 licence with addition classpath permission in other filesApr 25 17:55
seller_liar moonlight uses a old lgpl2 licence without "any later version" clause and have a additonal restriction about embbeded techApr 25 17:56
seller_liardo you see differences?Apr 25 17:57
seller_liardot gnu tries to be a free software projectApr 25 17:57
seller_liarmono tries to be "open-source" projectApr 25 17:57
trmancoI know the dangers of monoApr 25 17:57
trmanco:-pApr 25 17:57
seller_liarbut we can do a comparation using dotgnu and monoApr 25 17:58
seller_liarand show what's wrong with mono based on these comparationsApr 25 17:58
trmancomono is all wrong, even by designApr 25 17:59
seller_liarYes, but we must to do a wiki page and put theses comparation in mono sectionApr 25 18:00
seller_liarmicrosoft can use documentation to gives extra advantages to mono ,but not to dotgnuApr 25 18:03
seller_liarmono can be a slave for microsoft do destroy alternatives .net implementationApr 25 18:05
seller_liarfor example dotgnuApr 25 18:05
trmancoit's already doing thatApr 25 18:05
trmancoit's like a lock-inApr 25 18:06
seller_liarYes, that isApr 25 18:06
trmancoor a lock outApr 25 18:06
trmancojust like directx is to opengl (sort of)Apr 25 18:06
seller_liarplease , if possible ,do a article comparing mono and dotgnuApr 25 18:07
trmancotry and get the game industry to use only directx for games, and that way the other platforms become obsoleteApr 25 18:07
trmancoseller_liar, where?Apr 25 18:07
seller_liarin your siteApr 25 18:07
seller_liarand after put here in bn wikiApr 25 18:07
trmancosure, I'll try and make one during the next weakApr 25 18:08
seller_liarok thanksApr 25 18:08
trmancobut lets keep in touch, só that you can give me some ideas to what to write aboutApr 25 18:08
trmancoduring the next weakApr 25 18:08
trmancobrbApr 25 18:08
seller_liarokApr 25 18:09
seller_liarYou can do a table comparing dotgnu and monoApr 25 18:09
seller_liarand after you can do a conclusion about thisApr 25 18:09
seller_liarschestowitz: We can destroy mono logoApr 25 18:12
seller_liarfor example , we can add vampire teeth to monkey mono logoApr 25 18:13
seller_liarand change the eye for perverse eyes...Apr 25 18:13
seller_liarand put a description text:Apr 25 18:13
seller_liarVampiring gnome and free software communityApr 25 18:13
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amarsh04Eruaran, 4 corners page on abc.net.au has a news tips link, but one would need some good pointers to ms buying out governments and educational institutions in .au for them to run with itApr 25 18:22
EruaranFour Corners is not limited to Australian news onlyApr 25 18:24
seller_liarI was thinking ....Apr 25 18:25
seller_liarIf someday ubuntu gets too dependant ,the last hope is improve dotgnuApr 25 18:25
amarsh04true Eruaran, but having some pointers to .au governments and educational institutions excluding free software in favour of ms monoculture would help make a strong case for changeApr 25 18:26
EruaranFour Corners is Australia's most respected television journalism program.Apr 25 18:26
EruaranI have already included some information on local market distortionsApr 25 18:26
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amarsh04for it to be a successful Four Corners programme it would have to help trigger changes of process within the organisations it covers (resignations, opening up)Apr 25 18:28
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amarsh044 corners would be a good program to cover ms leaning on governments worldwideApr 25 18:31
Omar87I really don't know, people, but I'm starting to believe, that the vast majority of the WorldWideWeb's most bloated websites I've ever came across are built with A(ASS)P.NET..Apr 25 18:36
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Omar87Does anybody agree with me?Apr 25 18:38
seller_liarOmar87: about what?Apr 25 18:38
Omar87seller_liar: I'm starting to believe, that the vast majority of the WorldWideWeb's most bloated websites I've ever came across are built with A(ASS)P.NET..Apr 25 18:38
seller_liarWe can't follow the worldApr 25 18:39
seller_liarWe need to find our way, and ..Apr 25 18:39
Omar87seller_liar: What do you mean?Apr 25 18:39
seller_liarremember 95% of world does not worry about ethicsApr 25 18:40
seller_liarOmar87: We can change this if we promote ethics for worldApr 25 18:40
Omar87seller_liar: Exactly, that's right, I agree. But what does it have to do with my point?Apr 25 18:40
seller_liarASP.net is controlled by a monopolist companyApr 25 18:41
Omar87seller_liar: Yes.Apr 25 18:41
seller_liarIf people have more ethics , people does not use asp.netApr 25 18:41
seller_liareven if asp.net is more powerfulApr 25 18:41
seller_liarTo change world ,we need to put ethics over powerApr 25 18:42
seller_liarFree software try to teach this , but opensource destroy this ideaApr 25 18:43
trmancoOmar87, I doApr 25 18:45
seller_liarI'm writing a paper about ethics and how to improve ethics, but It's not completeApr 25 18:45
trmancothey are not only bloated, but slow as crap tooApr 25 18:46
trmancoit's the .NET fail (C)Apr 25 18:46
amarsh04ABC story about web page accesses being less than 90 percent ms mentions apple and netbooks but not linux or free software http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakf...Apr 25 18:47
trmancoisn't abc american?Apr 25 18:47
amarsh04Australian Broadcasting Corporation - .au government funded but independent of .au governmentApr 25 18:48
amarsh04ms employing an anthropologist (who has since left, a google search on her name might be good for the ex-microsofters links): http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesi...Apr 25 18:49
trmancoah okApr 25 18:49
trmancohttp://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-24Apr 25 19:04
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EruaranI will review my request in the morning before sending it.Apr 25 19:29
EruaranIts late and I'm tired... I don't want to send anything thats nonsensical.Apr 25 19:29
amarsh04fair enough EruaranApr 25 19:31
EruaranI'll give them a link to the ECIS paperApr 25 19:33
EruaranIts compelling readingApr 25 19:33
EruaranIt should be required reading for all IT students in school ;)Apr 25 19:35
amarsh04also for any history, understanding the dominant forces (East India companies anyone?) is importantApr 25 19:38
amarsh04a bit like knowing that the Titanic's radio operators were Marconi employees, not White Star Line employeesApr 25 19:39
trmancowho here uses jabber?Apr 25 19:57
schestowitzHi, I'm backApr 25 20:01
schestowitzI don't know about warping Mono logo too muchApr 25 20:01
schestowitzMarti made a vampire of the monkeyApr 25 20:01
trmancoschestowitz, you have a lot to catch-upApr 25 20:01
schestowitzBut if we post such defaces stuff we won't be treated well by the pressApr 25 20:02
schestowitzLike Roughly DraftedApr 25 20:02
schestowitzIf you deface people's faces and such....Apr 25 20:02
seller_liarschestowitz: Yes, this is trueApr 25 20:02
schestowitzIf you work around it, then I see it as differentApr 25 20:02
schestowitzLike turning "mono" to "monopoly"Apr 25 20:02
schestowitzOr putting MS logo on the mono logoApr 25 20:02
schestowitzThat's more gentle IMHOApr 25 20:02
schestowitzI was advised by people not to be 'hardcore' on insulting projectsApr 25 20:03
seller_liartrmanco: explain to schestowitz about dotgnu and mono comparisonApr 25 20:03
schestowitzNor peopleApr 25 20:03
schestowitzseller_liar: you know it pretty wellApr 25 20:03
schestowitzYou could type it in the wiki as you did, noy just hereApr 25 20:03
schestowitzWe have posts about it in BN alsoApr 25 20:03
schestowitzSo it's not necessary to start from scratchApr 25 20:03
seller_liarschestowitz: okApr 25 20:04
schestowitzIn the summer I'll write LOADSApr 25 20:04
trmancoseller_liar, I'm sure he knows the differencesApr 25 20:04
trmancohe probably know more than I doApr 25 20:04
trmancoknowsApr 25 20:04
schestowitzMichael is in Italy..  http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php...Apr 25 20:07
schestowitzDina Bass, who is close to Microsoft, span the company's results in BloombergApr 25 20:16
schestowitzHow predictable.Apr 25 20:16
schestowitzWe have Microsoft E-mails about her interactionsApr 25 20:16
Omar87seller_liar: By the way, Opensource is actually a part of FreeSoftware, but it cannot be separated from it. Because treating OpenSource as a stand-alone concept, like you said, can be the best recipe for disaster.Apr 25 20:17
schestowitz"...Microsoft reaffirmed plans to eliminate as many as 5,000 jobs"Apr 25 20:18
schestowitzTurns out profit fell by 33%, not 32 or 30 like others reportedApr 25 20:18
schestowitzMicrosoft tried to spin its way out of itApr 25 20:19
schestowitzLackeys like Bass helped themApr 25 20:19
Omar87seller_liar: However, even Free Software needs some sort of management. For example, on the road, you are totally free to drive a car as long as you are authorized to do that (e.g: well trained on driving and have a legal official license), but you are not allowed to cross the red light or exceed a certain speed limit, because this might get you and/or other people hurt.Apr 25 20:21
schestowitzNice analogyApr 25 20:21
Omar87schestowitz: Thanks. :)Apr 25 20:22
schestowitzHehe. Vista news in the past week: 2Apr 25 20:22
schestowitzLOLApr 25 20:22
schestowitzLet check Vista7Apr 25 20:22
schestowitz"Microsoft reaffirmed plans to eliminate as many as 5,000 jobs"Apr 25 20:22
schestowitzYEah... according to Microsoft.Apr 25 20:22
schestowitzThe company which is supposedly supported by dead peopleApr 25 20:23
schestowitzNot followed itApr 25 20:23
schestowitzIDG 'article'Apr 25 20:23
schestowitzForbes: Forget Vista < http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/21/... >Apr 25 20:23
schestowitzThe article is pro-MS BS thoughApr 25 20:25
schestowitzRecites the Microsoft party lines and packs damage controlApr 25 20:25
schestowitz17 results for win7Apr 25 20:25
schestowitzThe vapourwareApr 25 20:25
schestowitzVersus 2 for the real productApr 25 20:26
amarsh04schestowitz, did you see my mention of a now ex-ms anthropologist Anne KirahApr 25 20:28
schestowitz"Microsoft Leaks Windows 7 RC Date — Before May 5 - Slashdot"Apr 25 20:28
schestowitzHow can Microsoft LEAK something?Apr 25 20:28
schestowitzSome other person can LEAKApr 25 20:28
schestowitzMicrosoft can only announceApr 25 20:28
schestowitzIt's more of their PR nonsenseApr 25 20:28
schestowitzamarsh04: I haven't, where?Apr 25 20:29
seller_liarOmar87: I know, but novell opensource way is not really opensourceApr 25 20:29
seller_liarOmar87: Novell opensource way is destructiveApr 25 20:30
amarsh04found it on an abc.net.au web-ste: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/byd... - a Google search on her name shows that she no longer works for ms apparentlyApr 25 20:31
Omar87seller_liar: Yes, indeed. Which is why I said what I said.Apr 25 20:31
schestowitzseller_liar: Novell is not an open source companyApr 25 20:31
schestowitzAsk NovellApr 25 20:31
schestowitzIt'll tell youApr 25 20:31
schestowitzIt's a "mixed source" companyApr 25 20:31
schestowitzThey bought SUSE hoping it would serve as a ramp to selling  non-Free lockinApr 25 20:32
Omar87schestowitz: Which is worse than Proprietary, lol. :)Apr 25 20:32
schestowitzLike Sentinel, Platespin etcApr 25 20:32
schestowitzOmar87: Oracle does something similarApr 25 20:32
seller_liar Why not follow the model of redhat or sun?Apr 25 20:32
schestowitzseller_liar: too much baggageApr 25 20:32
schestowitzNovell cut the air supply of netwareApr 25 20:32
schestowitzI just got mail about it hours agoApr 25 20:32
seller_liarabout what?Apr 25 20:33
Omar87seller_liar: Unfortunately, Sun is an Oracle property now.. -_-Apr 25 20:33
schestowitz"It might be worth finding out how Novell is dealing with apparent EOL of its main product.  Is it staying open source and steering its former customers to Samba, or is it simply yet another sales front for M$?"Apr 25 20:33
schestowitzI wondered the same thing.Apr 25 20:33
schestowitz"Could sound it out by floating the message that Samba is in some cases a drop-in replacement for Netware or Windows Server."Apr 25 20:33
schestowitzAny idea what Novell plans for netware migration?Apr 25 20:33
amarsh04Novell previously claimed that it would support IPX for 100 yearsApr 25 20:34
seller_liarto go for suEse "linux"Apr 25 20:34
seller_liarand use commercial support for monoApr 25 20:34
schestowitz http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows... (Windows 7: 83% Of Businesses Won't Deploy Next Year)Apr 25 20:35
seller_liarlookApr 25 20:35
seller_liarhttp://www.mono-project.com/n...Apr 25 20:35
seller_liarsuEse in action!Apr 25 20:35
Omar87Damn! Suse is such a great distro., too bad it's owned by such an evil company.Apr 25 20:35
schestowitzVistaDB. ?Apr 25 20:36
schestowitz"The Enterprise Mono Extension provides access to both commercial and open source databases including Microsoft's SQL server, Oracle, PostgresSQL, MySQL, Sqlite and VistaDB. "Apr 25 20:36
seller_liarlook ,,the first example of Opensource is.....Apr 25 20:36
seller_liarM$ sql server!Apr 25 20:36
seller_liarOh ,I have forgotten "commercial and opensource"Apr 25 20:37
Omar87seller_liar: Which is not MS'es invention by the way. :)Apr 25 20:37
seller_liarWhy use Ms sql server as first exampleApr 25 20:37
MinceRwell, it was open source while it was ingresApr 25 20:37
Omar87seller_liar: Wait, SQL Server was igres??Apr 25 20:38
MinceRwhat's great about suse?Apr 25 20:38
seller_liarnovell loves to publish microsoft softwareApr 25 20:38
MinceROmar87: it's derived from ingresApr 25 20:38
Omar87ingres**Apr 25 20:38
schestowitzMinceR: ugly reptilesApr 25 20:38
MinceRjust like most rdbms-es out thereApr 25 20:38
schestowitzAsk benJIman Apr 25 20:38
MinceRread the WP article ;)Apr 25 20:38
schestowitzWhich one?Apr 25 20:39
schestowitzSUSE/Ballmer has a lot in common with BallmerApr 25 20:39
schestowitzLong tongues, changing coloursApr 25 20:39
schestowitzFor the chameleon anywayApr 25 20:39
benJImanSybase iirc.Apr 25 20:41
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benJImanMinceR: It's not an rdbms, neither arenpostgres or mysql.Apr 25 20:42
schestowitzJessica Mintz - REDMOND, Wash - Microsoft's shill at APApr 25 20:43
Omar87benJIman: They are not relational dbms?Apr 25 20:43
schestowitzThey make news out of nothingApr 25 20:43
schestowitzMore PR, never mind the linkApr 25 20:43
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benJImanOmar87: They're not relational, no.Apr 25 20:45
Omar87benJIman: Then what are they?Apr 25 20:45
benJImanPseudo-relational dbmses.Apr 25 20:46
seller_liarhey roy you need to set plans for bnApr 25 20:48
seller_liarFor example  , reorder all wikiApr 25 20:48
schestowitzMicrosoft Taps Former IBM Tools Exec for Security Job < http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-D... >Apr 25 20:52
schestowitzBeware of IBM too. It's also evil, it just doesn't attack FOSSApr 25 20:52
schestowitzseller_liar: yes, we definitely need lots of workApr 25 20:52
schestowitzThe front page of the Wiki is read like 1k times a dayApr 25 20:53
MinceRbenJIman: they're pseudo because they allow you to deviate from the theory nobody uses, right? :>Apr 25 20:53
schestowitzSo it would be valuable to create a good index of postsApr 25 20:53
schestowitzI plan to do it at some stage with your helpApr 25 20:53
schestowitzGroklaw did that some years ago too with help of readersApr 25 20:53
seller_liarI have updated bn missionApr 25 20:54
seller_liarlookApr 25 20:54
seller_liarhttp://boycottnovell.com/wiki/in...Apr 25 20:54
schestowitz Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and the bankruptcy of his company is still in the headlineApr 25 20:55
schestowitzseller_liar: cool.Apr 25 20:55
seller_liarPaul Allen is a stupid guyApr 25 20:56
seller_liarHe has some disease .Paul allen does not understand the real meanning of lifeApr 25 20:56
schestowitzImage added: http://boycottnovell.com/wiki/index.php?t...Apr 25 20:59
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/wik...Apr 25 20:59
schestowitzI don't want to spend much time on the Wiki just yet tough because I still invest just limited time in BN. Later on I'll start picking up paceApr 25 21:00
seller_liarok ,don t worry .Apr 25 21:00
schestowitzIt's not hard to do all this, just a matter of time :-)Apr 25 21:02
schestowitzThe only thing to rush is keeping up with newsApr 25 21:02
schestowitzMicrosoft has no outputApr 25 21:02
benJImanMinceR: Because it's impossible to comply with the theory.Apr 25 21:02
schestowitzThe US depression brought things to a halt pretty muchApr 25 21:02
schestowitzThe 'poor' journalists struiggle to find things to write about (is what I was told)Apr 25 21:03
schestowitzThey jumped all over the Sun/Oracle deal because it's ACTUAL newsApr 25 21:03
schestowitzJason Stamper: "Did Oracle acquire Sun to stop Microsoft buying it?"Apr 25 21:05
schestowitzWhat a silly idea.Apr 25 21:05
schestowitzNot even FTC would allow itApr 25 21:05
schestowitzhttp://www.businessreviewonline.com/blog/a...Apr 25 21:05
schestowitzLawsuit settled over death of Matthew Ammon, a Microsoft lawyer killed in a Bellevue crane collapse < http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/techt... >Apr 25 21:13
seller_liarhahaApr 25 21:13
seller_liarlookApr 25 21:13
seller_liarhttp://beranger.org/v3/wordpress/Apr 25 21:13
schestowitzseller_liar: he's using Linux againApr 25 21:13
schestowitzI told youApr 25 21:13
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seller_liarbut look about mono!Apr 25 21:13
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seller_liar"To please Roy(and myself)"Apr 25 21:14
schestowitzI see...... :-)Apr 25 21:14
MinceRbenJIman: so you're complaining because i used a term the way it's used instead of in a way that would be useless.Apr 25 21:18
MinceRway to go. ;)Apr 25 21:19
MinceRnext time you'll be telling me that no programming language is turing-complete because you don't have infinite memory. :>Apr 25 21:19
schestowitzWall Street Journal: "Microsoft 3Q Net Down 32% On PC, Server Market Weakness"Apr 25 21:20
schestowitzI'm too lazy to do more posts about itApr 25 21:20
schestowitzI don't feel as though it's needed, is it?Apr 25 21:20
schestowitzIn prior mquarter it was harder to show that Microsoft was going down, which is wasApr 25 21:20
schestowitzIt was concealing; this time not well enough (since a108)Apr 25 21:20
schestowitzWintel press headline: "Microsoft Disappoints."Apr 25 21:26
seller_liarthe last openbsd version critiques microsoft-intel ACPIApr 25 21:27
seller_liarhttp://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html#45Apr 25 21:28
schestowitzWow. Many cuts at Microsoft this week.Apr 25 21:30
schestowitzCancellationsApr 25 21:30
schestowitzMicrosoft cuts CSR spend across Europe http://www.prweek.com/uk/sectors/...Apr 25 21:30
schestowitzMicrosoft Cancels 2009 BI Conference, Schedules It For Every Two Years http://www.crn.com/software/217000139;...Apr 25 21:30
schestowitzMicrosoft calls off summer picnic, cites need to reduce expenses http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Micr...Apr 25 21:30
schestowitzAll in a matter _of days_Apr 25 21:31
schestowitzWho is Bill Rigby?Apr 25 21:32
trmancoWindows Bugs Never Truly Squashed: http://www.pcworld.com/article/163857/w...Apr 25 21:32
schestowitzRichard Waters, as usual, plays alone with the Microsoft party line in the Financial TiemsApr 25 21:33
schestowitzHeheApr 25 21:33
schestowitzFunny typo there.Apr 25 21:33
schestowitzTIE-MSApr 25 21:33
schestowitzTimesApr 25 21:33
schestowitz(ties with Microsoft)Apr 25 21:33
Balrogsomeone I know wants to license a program under a non-copyleft license.Apr 25 21:34
Balrogwhat's best to use?Apr 25 21:34
BalrogNew BSD? MIT? Apache?Apr 25 21:35
schestowitzMicrosoft Origami is dead too now: Microsoft Origami site to fold by end of April http://www.slashgear.com/micro...Apr 25 21:36
Balrogschestowitz: what should I recommend?Apr 25 21:36
Balroghe specifically wants non-copyleftApr 25 21:37
schestowitzWhy?Apr 25 21:37
schestowitzAsk whyApr 25 21:37
schestowitzIt's reconcilable.Apr 25 21:37
Balrog"For all intents and purposes anyone has my permission to do with the code as you wish."Apr 25 21:37
Balrog<< right now the code is "Copyright all rights reserved"Apr 25 21:37
schestowitzBalrog: tell him he'd be ripped off for "Rape me"-type licenceApr 25 21:37
Balrogwhich means that's not true.Apr 25 21:37
schestowitzBalrog: so he's confusedApr 25 21:38
schestowitzMaybe not sure that BSD is almost like public domainApr 25 21:38
Balrogit's unlikely that anyone would use this codeApr 25 21:38
Balrogit's a 68K mac emulatorApr 25 21:38
schestowitzmake it gplv3Apr 25 21:38
schestowitzit attarcts some devsApr 25 21:38
Balroghe doesn't want copyleft, specificallyApr 25 21:38
schestowitzAt least the FOSS onesApr 25 21:38
BalrogI know, but it's hard to convince some peopleApr 25 21:39
Balrogmy problem is that 'All right reserved" != open sourceApr 25 21:39
Balrogand therefore I can't use it for anything ... others have complained. He is confused, obviously, and this is why probably it would be best just to go with a public-domain style licenseApr 25 21:40
schestowitzThe MS shill Jim Goldman shows up againApr 25 21:41
schestowitzHe meets with MS execsApr 25 21:41
schestowitzNow he's propping them up, as usualApr 25 21:41
schestowitzhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/30368861Apr 25 21:41
schestowitzI'm sick and tired with Hollywood type 'news' media glamorizing bad peopleApr 25 21:41
schestowitzBalrog: tell him thisApr 25 21:42
schestowitzMost popular licence on Earath is GPLApr 25 21:42
schestowitzSo many developers have already decidedApr 25 21:42
schestowitzUnlike Windows, the GPL doesn't get lumped into PCs by OEMs :-)Apr 25 21:42
schestowitzSo it's an actual choiceApr 25 21:42
Balrogschestowitz: as much as I'd like to, I can't convince him to use GPL. BSD-style is ok because it's GPL compatibleApr 25 21:42
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Balrogplus this is very low-profile software that not many people care about (except those writing this kind of software)Apr 25 21:43
schestowitzGPL means, I give my work to you and I expect you and others tobe equally generousApr 25 21:43
BalrogI know.Apr 25 21:43
Balroghe doesn't seem to care about thatApr 25 21:44
schestowitzI don't feel qualifies to make recommendation on this type of licencesApr 25 21:45
schestowitzAnd I don't want to say anything based on misconceptions or gut feeling.Apr 25 21:46
seller_liarOpenBsd people call Ibm of The "Open Source Friendly liar"Apr 25 21:46
schestowitzIt isApr 25 21:46
schestowitzBut not one that attacks usApr 25 21:46
schestowitzGOogle too has its flawsApr 25 21:46
schestowitzIBM likes Eclipse licenceApr 25 21:46
schestowitzGoogle loves ApacheApr 25 21:46
schestowitzGoole HATES AGPLv*Apr 25 21:46
seller_liarall opensource devs are liarsApr 25 21:46
Balrogyeah, I know ...Apr 25 21:47
MinceRthe biggest flaw of google is that it existsApr 25 21:47
MinceRseller_liar: explain.Apr 25 21:47
seller_liarMinceR: OpenSource looks for profitsApr 25 21:47
MinceR..and?Apr 25 21:48
seller_liarMinceR: Sharing is more important than ethicsApr 25 21:48
MinceRnot all of it thoughApr 25 21:48
MinceRyes, some of them says thatApr 25 21:48
schestowitzI am still seeing older articles about MS layoffsApr 25 21:48
schestowitzI very much doubt they will lastApr 25 21:48
schestowitzThey said they would sack moreApr 25 21:48
schestowitzanalysts said the sameApr 25 21:48
schestowitzProfits down 33%Apr 25 21:49
seller_liarMinceR: Opensource share code only to monetize codeApr 25 21:49
schestowitzAnd like Novell they delay the inevitableApr 25 21:49
schestowitzseller_liar: opensoue doesn't mean no  profitApr 25 21:49
seller_liarwhen the code is sufficiently powerful , opensource devs tries do mix with proprietary thingsApr 25 21:49
schestowitzSee GNU manifestoApr 25 21:49
schestowitzPeople need to make a livingApr 25 21:49
schestowitzThey can cater for users of free softwareApr 25 21:49
seller_liarI know , but opensource only thinks in profitApr 25 21:49
schestowitzI was paid to write GPL s/wApr 25 21:50
schestowitzWhich I  enjoyed very muchApr 25 21:50
schestowitzI write code I OWN (well, in the GPL sense)Apr 25 21:50
schestowitzAnd make a livingApr 25 21:50
seller_liarThere are as difference to live well developing software and get rich to developing softwareApr 25 21:50
MinceRi doubt ESR shares all their stuff only to monetize itApr 25 21:50
schestowitzseller_liar: open source != FSApr 25 21:50
MinceRespecially his INTERCAL compiler ;)Apr 25 21:50
schestowitzDon't mix the twoApr 25 21:50
schestowitzI don't fancy open sourceApr 25 21:50
schestowitzI'm not fond of the "open core" BS that's floating nowApr 25 21:51
schestowitzMaking OSS just a PR thingApr 25 21:51
seller_liaropensource people likes powerApr 25 21:51
schestowitzCheapening of codingApr 25 21:51
MinceR"open core"?Apr 25 21:51
schestowitzMinceR: don't askApr 25 21:51
seller_liarto more precise= powerful software ,a lot of money and another powerfulk thingsApr 25 21:51
schestowitzSee this morning's postApr 25 21:51
schestowitzAbout MS EEEApr 25 21:51
schestowitzseller_liar: Mozilla?Apr 25 21:51
schestowitzMozilla has no millionairesApr 25 21:52
schestowitzBut they make great sw and make a livbingApr 25 21:52
schestowitzNothing wrong with thatApr 25 21:52
seller_liarfree software priority is ethics = ethical software, ethics, quality of lifeApr 25 21:52
schestowitzseller_liar: agreedApr 25 21:52
schestowitzI don't sacrifice for FS to promote some IBM Apr 25 21:52
schestowitzSome Apple fans spend (waste) their life helping billionaires like Jobs.Apr 25 21:53
schestowitzWhich amuses me every time :-DApr 25 21:53
seller_liarschestowitz: Yes ,although some values are discarded like proprietary pluginsApr 25 21:53
seller_liarBut the biggest difference in open source and free  software isApr 25 21:53
seller_liarFree software has a purposeApr 25 21:53
seller_liarAll to be free software and ethicalApr 25 21:53
seller_liarOpenSource notApr 25 21:53
schestowitzYupApr 25 21:54
schestowitzOSS - back to selfishnessApr 25 21:54
schestowitzJob must be thinking, "what a bunch of suckers. I love them"Apr 25 21:54
seller_liarOpensource does not try to enforce all software must be freeApr 25 21:54
schestowitzDependsApr 25 21:54
schestowitzSome OSS people are FS fansApr 25 21:54
schestowitzBut they go under OSS bannerApr 25 21:54
schestowitzLike OSI's presidentApr 25 21:54
seller_liarOpensource Likes the actual systemApr 25 21:55
schestowitzI'm like friends with himApr 25 21:55
seller_liarpoverty ,luxury , excessive money , money concentratio and allApr 25 21:55
schestowitzAnd he's very pro-GNUApr 25 21:55
schestowitzBut goes under "open source"Apr 25 21:55
seller_liarThis is a exception , not a ruleApr 25 21:55
seller_liarPeople like linus for example and sUN Microsystems are opensource entirelyApr 25 21:55
MinceRwho's OSI's president?Apr 25 21:56
seller_liarLinus lose the real purpose of free  softwareApr 25 21:56
seller_liarLinus is dreaming in a illusion of money and powerApr 25 21:56
schestowitzFresh Layoffs Coming To Microsoft? (MSFT) The Business InsiderApr 25 21:57
schestowitzseller_liar: Linux says "open source"Apr 25 21:57
schestowitzAlan Cox says "free softwareApr 25 21:57
schestowitzCox like FSFSApr 25 21:57
schestowitzTorvalds hates FSF IMHOApr 25 21:57
schestowitzAnalyst: More layoffs at Microsoft possible Seattle TimesApr 25 21:58
schestowitzMore Microsoft job cuts rumored Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) Bizjournals.comApr 25 21:58
schestowitzMore Microsoft job cuts rumored Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) Bizjournals.comApr 25 21:58
schestowitzpaidContent.org - Analyst: More Layoffs Coming To MicrosoftApr 25 21:58
schestowitzGNU/Linux saves many hours by coming so complete: http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/19/...Apr 25 22:03
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schestowitzMicrosoft crack turns out to have been a DNS-level thing: http://www.theregister.co.uk...Apr 25 22:06
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schestowitzWhat is Chavez doing?!? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...Apr 25 22:09
schestowitzObama hopefully reads a little bit about history from that book Hugo gave him.Apr 25 22:09
schestowitzMandriva takes a while to load now (bloat), but I only reboot like 6 times/year. I want to try and achieve 1-year uptime. The most I ever did was 200+ daysApr 25 22:11
schestowitzWhat a bad week this has been for Microsoft. So many things were QUIETLY canceled/axed.Apr 25 22:12
schestowitzMS' Web division is down 17% http://boycottnovell.com/2009/04/25...Apr 25 22:24
schestowitzThe big tipping point is already here (before Thurs.).  I'll do new posts to explains this.Apr 25 22:28
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schestowitzWhaoApr 25 22:32
schestowitzWhoaApr 25 22:32
schestowitzHigh resApr 25 22:32
schestowitzNever seen thisApr 25 22:33
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amarsh04was referenced from linuxtoday.com back around March 31... since 2D acceleration was working on my new box as of the last 24 hours or so I tried it in konqueror/Adobe flash plugin and it played fineApr 25 22:49
schestowitzMicrosoft’s Origami folds; picnic cancelled; conference cancelled; PR budget cut worldwide http://boycottnovell.com/2009/0...Apr 25 22:59
seller_liarI was thinking....Apr 25 23:06
seller_liarThere are some people against all systemApr 25 23:06
seller_liarand Other people likes some things about systemApr 25 23:07
seller_liarFree software is against all corrupt and wild systemApr 25 23:07
seller_liarOpen Source is not .Sometimes is even help the corrupt system in actual worldApr 25 23:07
seller_liarThe propriety of system is pervert all less powerful things than systemApr 25 23:09
seller_liarSo.Apr 25 23:09
seller_liarOpenSouce is corrupted Free softwareApr 25 23:09
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