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GoblinRFDSorry got distracted there.  This is not a clear picture, but this was my first pc.  Take a look at the shape of the cpuNov 28 00:25
GoblinRFDhttp://www.pixelworld.pixnet.fr/?lnk=a...Nov 28 00:25
GoblinRFDand then look at this:Nov 28 00:25
GoblinRFDhttp://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/galac...Nov 28 00:27
MinceRgnNov 28 00:44
GoblinRFDgnNov 28 00:57
PetoKrausGoblinRFD: http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/...Nov 28 00:58
schestowitzgnNov 28 00:58
PetoKrausthat was my first, between 1994-1997Nov 28 00:59
GoblinRFD1994-1997?Nov 28 01:01
GoblinRFDi thought the xl was olderNov 28 01:02
GoblinRFD84-87?Nov 28 01:02
PetoKrausyes, it wasNov 28 01:04
PetoKrausi've got my first "real" pc in '99, it was Pentium 166...Nov 28 01:04
PetoKrausi managed to work on that until 2005 or soNov 28 01:04
PetoKrausFUN :)Nov 28 01:04
schestowitz2005?Nov 28 01:05
schestowitzI had a 400Mhz AMD till then (laptop)Nov 28 01:05
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PetoKrausthen it was AMD 64 3000+, if i recall correctlyNov 28 01:08
PetoKrausit's sad to see how the machine eventually gets slower and slowerNov 28 01:08
PetoKrausby the time it was perfect, almost top-of-the-notchNov 28 01:08
*PetoKraus np: Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion (Toys In The Attic)Nov 28 01:10
*schestowitz goes to bed. Will post in BN in the morning (BLACK Friday...BWAHAHAHAH!!!)Nov 28 01:13
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MinceRr4wrNov 28 09:17
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suseloverhiNov 28 10:28
kentmahiNov 28 10:34
suseloversup?Nov 28 10:35
kentmanowtNov 28 10:36
suselovernovell coolNov 28 10:37
kentmaLinux is now in 94% of top 500 supercomputers - amazing.Nov 28 10:37
MinceRthat's a pretty weak attempt at trolling, suseloverNov 28 10:37
MinceRit should be 100%Nov 28 10:37
schestowitzMinceR: probably will be soon.Nov 28 10:38
schestowitzThey still virtualise some.Nov 28 10:38
MinceRsadly, cray has sunk to new depths and helping microsoft with its marketing stuntNov 28 10:38
schestowitzI betcha Microsoft pays sites to deploy that clusterfsck experiment which is Windows for HPCNov 28 10:38
MinceRi bet that tooNov 28 10:38
schestowitzCray is like Corel and Novell... miserable company hoping for a lifeline in the VoleNov 28 10:39
schestowitzSome sites accepted Microsoft's offer and tried Windows Clusterfsck Edition. They soon dumped it and went back to the GNU. It's funny how Microsoft behaves...Nov 28 10:39
schestowitzMicrosoft is like the promiscuous girl trying to find a guy by sleeping with many... but nobody stays. They leave the next morning. As long as Windows is an amateur operating system with little emphasis on large deployment, no amount of special deals will change the status quo.Nov 28 10:41
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MinceRhm, not a persistent trollNov 28 10:42
MinceRthankfully.Nov 28 10:42
schestowitzWhat does "nat" mean?Nov 28 10:43
MinceRNetwork Address TranslationNov 28 10:44
schestowitzIs this him? http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/992/82Nov 28 10:44
MinceRi guess freenode knows the address suse NAT-s their clients toNov 28 10:44
schestowitzmmaher@suse.de Nov 28 10:45
MinceRmight well beNov 28 10:45
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MinceRhttp://www.engrish.com//wp-content...Nov 28 12:29
schestowitzThat apple is a turnoff on the face of it.Nov 28 12:34
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_dougping ...Nov 28 14:07
_dougOpenSUSE EULA ..Nov 28 14:08
_doug"This agreement permits you to distribute unmodified copies of openSUSE 11.1 using the 'openSUSE' trademark"Nov 28 14:08
_doughttp://en.opensuse.org/Open...Nov 28 14:08
schestowitzYes, they try to claim victoryNov 28 14:08
Eruaranhello guysNov 28 14:08
schestowitzHey, EruaranNov 28 14:08
Eruaranare any of you on twitter ?Nov 28 14:09
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_dougWhat's on Twitter ?Nov 28 14:11
Eruaranme :PNov 28 14:12
MinceRTMINov 28 14:13
_dougI'm too connected already ...Nov 28 14:13
Eruaranwhoops just had a plasma crashNov 28 14:14
schestowitzNot me.Nov 28 14:14
kentmaplasma crash?Nov 28 14:16
EruaranbrieflyNov 28 14:16
EruaranhmmNov 28 14:18
kentmawhat's a plasma crash?Nov 28 14:18
Eruaranevery time I try to connect with Twitter, Plasma crashesNov 28 14:19
kentmaahh, I was seeing plasma as an ionised superheated cloud :-)Nov 28 14:19
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EruaranI've just been fiddling with widgets and things and realised how lame and unadventurous my desktop isNov 28 14:21
Eruarantime to kill the panel and be creative methinksNov 28 14:22
kentma have funNov 28 14:23
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mib_2nxo45Dear Boy. I was trying to comment on one of your newer "articles" but apparently your "MySQL server has gone away". Any chance you fix this?Nov 28 14:36
schestowitzHey there.Nov 28 14:37
mib_2nxo45hello.Nov 28 14:37
schestowitzmib_2nxo45: did you try hitting back and "submit" again? It usually works the second time.Nov 28 14:37
mib_2nxo45yes - it's the same error. "MySQL server has gone away" with a whole lotta mysql statements if apparently fails to execute.Nov 28 14:38
schestowitzEeek. Let me tryNov 28 14:38
schestowitzI've just tried and it worked.Nov 28 14:39
schestowitzIt gets flaky when there's heavy load on the site.Nov 28 14:39
*mib_2nxo45 retriesNov 28 14:39
schestowitzI wish it could be resolved without the host being the cause. Copy the message, refresh page if necessary, the try again. Sorry about that...Nov 28 14:40
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Eruaranmeh, after all that farting aroundNov 28 15:19
EruaranI just made another panel and put everything back on it againNov 28 15:19
Eruaran:PNov 28 15:19
schestowitzOh, Plasma?Nov 28 15:20
EruaranyesNov 28 15:20
schestowitzYou lost contents?Nov 28 15:20
Eruarandamn cool thoughNov 28 15:20
EruarannoNov 28 15:20
schestowitzOh, OKNov 28 15:20
EruaranI was just fiddlingNov 28 15:20
schestowitzI thought crashing lost some datsaNov 28 15:20
EruarannahNov 28 15:20
schestowitzIntel makes me sick: Intel Calls EU Antitrust Probe 'discriminatory and Partial' < http://www.pcworld.com/article/154630/.html... >Nov 28 15:20
schestowitzThere should be a Linux-like response for IntelNov 28 15:21
Eruarangrabbing a widget and simply dropping it on the panel is very niceNov 28 15:21
schestowitzIntel is funding Linux just to create a h/w monopolyNov 28 15:21
schestowitzBut that's like saying that Microsoft makes Windows fat to secure Intel's CPU monopolyNov 28 15:22
schestowitzFar O/Ses require high end CPUs... no ARMs...Nov 28 15:22
MinceRi'd support RISC-based PC-s :)Nov 28 15:22
schestowitz /sFar/Fat/Nov 28 15:22
EruaranARM based devices seem quite powerfulNov 28 15:22
schestowitzFor mobiles.Nov 28 15:22
schestowitzBecause Microsoft and Apple set 'standards' in fat desktopsNov 28 15:23
EruaranBenQ is releasing new products in FebruaryNov 28 15:23
schestowitzI think Apple negotiated with.. was it ARM or just AMD?Nov 28 15:23
schestowitzNo Cell for them anyway... no IBM anymore.Nov 28 15:23
schestowitzFebruary? Where's the date seen?Nov 28 15:23
EruaranBenQ is releasing an Apple-like PC in a monitorNov 28 15:23
schestowitzIt's a Linux/Firefox tablet, IIRCNov 28 15:23
schestowitzOh, that..Nov 28 15:24
EruaranGot an email today from BenQNov 28 15:24
EruaranYes, Linux or Windows XPNov 28 15:24
EruaranNo VistaNov 28 15:24
schestowitzWhottt?Nov 28 15:24
schestowitzNo VistaNov 28 15:24
schestowitzHehe.Nov 28 15:24
schestowitzYou beat me to it.Nov 28 15:24
schestowitzWell, Vista is still 'new'... you know, like a 2-year-old..Nov 28 15:24
schestowitzOr as Ballmer put it after 1.5 years in the wild... it's "work in progress"Nov 28 15:25
schestowitz3 months later it was Vista 7 that was  "work in progress"Nov 28 15:25
EruaranBenQ is inviting feedback from usNov 28 15:25
schestowitzMicrosoft should be like Google... labeling everything "Beta"Nov 28 15:25
EruaranMy feedback is, "can I haz Linux on the non-crappy one ?"Nov 28 15:25
MinceRall versions of windows are either "work in progress" or "end of life"Nov 28 15:26
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MinceRmicrosoft never had any software of beta qualityNov 28 15:26
schestowitzIBM does?Nov 28 15:26
MinceRdunnoNov 28 15:26
EruaranBenQ will be offering low powered devices perfect for folks who just want to check their email and surf the web, general stuff...Nov 28 15:26
MinceRi've heard os/2 was good in its timeNov 28 15:26
MinceR(i suppose as good as a cp/m clone can be anyway)Nov 28 15:27
MinceR(even if it's a protected mode cp/m clone)Nov 28 15:27
schestowitzhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2... "Bennett told the Manchester Media Festival that Ross had "agreed to reduce swearing in his television show after that incident"."Nov 28 15:27
EruaranIt was better than Windows at leastNov 28 15:27
schestowitzMaybe the MSBBC can -buy- license that patent from the VoleNov 28 15:27
schestowitzBetter in terms of marketing too?Nov 28 15:28
schestowitzMicrosoft is still a marketing company. Same with Apple.Nov 28 15:28
schestowitzBoth use the lawyers extensively as well... for Apple it seems like a new thing.Nov 28 15:28
MinceRyeah, little microsoft is trying to learn from big microsoft.Nov 28 15:29
MinceRas it sees the big one dying.Nov 28 15:29
MinceRwanting to take its place.Nov 28 15:29
schestowitzSometimes they develop too... or 'offshore' it to Toshiba (Zune)... or try to do it themselves (XBox360) only to see 67% defect rateNov 28 15:29
schestowitzMcKinnon protests: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/2...Nov 28 15:30
schestowitzMaybe they'll send him to Guantanamo bay for all that TERROR~1. :-pNov 28 15:31
schestowitzGood people fo good things... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/28/po... ... and arrested under TERROR~1 excuse...Nov 28 15:34
schestowitz"The leaks are believed to include: revealing that Jacqui Smith knew the Security Industry Authority had given licenses to 5,000 illegal immigrants, that an illegal immigrant was working as a cleaner in the House of Commons and a letter from Jacqui Smith warning that a recession would likely lead to an increase in crime."Nov 28 15:34
schestowitzLots about the Commission today. Toast to regulation! ;-) European Commission consults on class action lawsuits < http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/28... >Nov 28 15:42
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schestowitzThe NOVL shenanigans passed this lie as a press release in Dutch (total deception): http://www.persberichten.com/persbericht.a...Nov 28 16:40
trmancoLOLNov 28 16:41
trmancoPortugal has Wintroll fanboism of its own you knowNov 28 16:41
schestowitzAllofAfrica get lazy and just post Novell PR verbatim as though it's an article *cough*: http://allafrica.com/stories/2008...Nov 28 16:42
schestowitztrmanco: yes, someone told meNov 28 16:43
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/12/fulls...Nov 28 16:43
trmancoTalkken?Nov 28 16:43
schestowitzNo, I can't sayNov 28 16:45
trmancooh, but did you see the site that I have in mind now?Nov 28 16:46
trmancoit is awful and disgustingNov 28 16:46
trmancostupidity at its highest levelNov 28 16:46
schestowitzYuckaa!! "According to Gartner (2), ISV enthusiasm has always been a major driver behind OS success. This enthusiasm helps generate demand for in-vogue products, which in turn stimulates yet more ISVs to increase their focus."Nov 28 16:46
schestowitz[From Novell's PR BTW]Nov 28 16:46
schestowitzGartner, Gartner.. PLEASE, we beg you, give us a QUOTE!Nov 28 16:47
Eruaran"enthusiasm" is what they call it eh ?Nov 28 16:47
schestowitzOh, quote, O precious quotes! It's from Gartner. We can frame it.Nov 28 16:47
EruaranI got enthusiasms...Nov 28 16:47
schestowitzStamped by Gartner. Therefore APPROVES . PTO.Nov 28 16:47
schestowitzCan I haz Gartner quotta?Nov 28 16:48
schestowitzIT's from here: http://www.persberichten.com/persbericht.asp...Nov 28 16:48
schestowitzAlso here: http://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/Yellow-Communic...Nov 28 16:48
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schestowitzThis makes me angry:Nov 28 16:53
schestowitzhttp://it.tmcnet.com/topics/it/articles/46339-g...Nov 28 16:53
schestowitzStupid pseudo journalists stick an 'article' label on Novell press releases.Nov 28 16:53
schestowitzIt's a generation of robo-journo.Nov 28 16:53
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trmancohttp://colatrolls.blogspot.com/Nov 28 16:55
trmancocoolNov 28 16:55
trmancoit has been updatedNov 28 16:55
schestowitzSys-con is meanwhile spamming the news as usual.. http://symbian.sys-con.com/node/749658 .. see if you can spot Novell there.Nov 28 16:55
seller_liarschestowitz: Hey royNov 28 16:56
seller_liarschestowitz: I have a good ebook about m$Nov 28 16:56
Omar87schestowitz: According to you recent posts regarding Mono, Novell, and Microsoft, do you suggest that this is something to be worried about? I mean is it getting seriously threatening?Nov 28 16:56
schestowitzseller_liar: http://boycottnovell.com/microsoft-c...Nov 28 16:56
schestowitzOmar87: it ought to be removed.Nov 28 16:56
schestowitzif people want Mono, it's a click awayNov 28 16:57
schestowitzputting it there by default is dangerous and improperNov 28 16:57
MinceRschestowitz: nice. do you have other such 'special' pages too?Nov 28 16:57
Omar87schestowitz: Yeah, that's true.Nov 28 16:57
schestowitzPeople deserve an explanation of Mono and what it means. It doesn't deserve precedence as default apps setyNov 28 16:57
schestowitz*setNov 28 16:57
seller_liarhttp://www.amazon.com/Just-Say-No-M...Nov 28 16:57
seller_liarthis bookNov 28 16:57
schestowitzMinceR: yes, hold onNov 28 16:57
seller_liarI can send you ,But I do not know if this is a copyright infringementNov 28 16:58
schestowitzjulia makes this: http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/i...Nov 28 16:58
schestowitzseller_liar: I wrote about Intel this morning: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11... (you asked for such postsNov 28 16:58
Omar87schestowitz: I just don't understand, how is pre-installing Mono in Ubuntu, Fedora, and several more distros supposed to benefit the Linux community..?Nov 28 16:59
schestowitzIt brings it into alignment with Novell's 'Linux' (Ballnux)Nov 28 16:59
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schestowitzThere's bad poisonware like MoonlightNov 28 16:59
schestowitzSo the whole Mono 'stack' is becoming appendage and bureenNov 28 17:00
seller_liarschestowitz: Yes ,I see thanksNov 28 17:00
schestowitzSoon you'll see even KDE users putting on the Mono infection with Go-OO and MooNovellight.Nov 28 17:00
Omar87schestowitz: It's making me feel worried the "sudo apt-get --purge common libmono0" command won't be enough to ensure an complete and total removal of the Mono poisonware when Jaunty comes to light..Nov 28 17:00
EruaranNot me, I'm already using KOffice 2.0 Beta 3Nov 28 17:00
Omar87that* theNov 28 17:01
Eruaransudo apt-get install monononoNov 28 17:01
Omar87Eruaran: Yeah, and I'm using OO.O 3 too.Nov 28 17:01
schestowitzReally? Omar87 got source for that/Nov 28 17:01
schestowitz?Nov 28 17:01
Omar87schestowitz: No, I got not source for that. But I'm just worried that this might happen, according to your posts.Nov 28 17:02
Omar87no*Nov 28 17:02
Omar87schestowitz: lol. Well, if it ever happens, all I need to do is to switch to another distro. where the poisonware is less incorporated with the system. :)Nov 28 17:04
schestowitzPoisonware is a word from [H]omer.Nov 28 17:06
schestowitzI'm not sure I should use it much.. it's a weasel word.Nov 28 17:06
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neighborleewell its ok guys.fedora is getting on the non -mono bandwagon and we know d ebian doenst have it in their default install either ;)Nov 28 17:11
neighborleeand gals if any o_0Nov 28 17:11
neighborlee:)Nov 28 17:11
neighborleeand fedora is top #1 spot at distrowatch atm..:)Nov 28 17:12
neighborleeby quite a marginNov 28 17:12
Omar87schestowitz: You might wanna take a look at this: http://www.msversus.org/micro...Nov 28 17:13
schestowitzneighborlee: Fedora gets off it?Nov 28 17:15
schestowitzGot URL to show this?Nov 28 17:15
neighborleeOmar87, ubuntu can do what it wants..debian ( its core afterall) prob. wont ever ship it as part of distro and neither now will fedora..so I see alot of pressure on them from both fronts ;)Nov 28 17:15
neighborleeschestowitz, fedora 10 default livecd install ( which 'get fedora' suggests anyway) has mono nowhere in sightNov 28 17:15
schestowitzWhat about the other CD?Nov 28 17:15
neighborleeno ideaNov 28 17:16
schestowitzThey could argue for space constraints.Nov 28 17:16
neighborleebut as I say..the livecd is what they 'suggest' you download anyway, so its semi mootNov 28 17:16
neighborleeI dont buy spaceNov 28 17:16
schestowitzOmar87: I know that quote at the topNov 28 17:16
schestowitz""Microsoft looks at new ideas, they don't evaluate whether the idea will move the industry forward, they ask, 'how will it help us sell more copies of Windows?'" - Bill Gates in The Seattle Weekly, April 30, 1998"Nov 28 17:16
schestowitzI think Debian used space as reason/excuseNov 28 17:17
schestowitzTomboy brings a wallop of Mono with it, so they booted itNov 28 17:17
neighborleenot unless they showed what app was needed and for which mono had to go ,,but still  moonlight wont go anywhere near fedora and moonlight depends on mono  so I dont see this as a issue ;)Nov 28 17:17
neighborleethe moonlight/mono thing, would apply to debian as wellNov 28 17:17
neighborleeboth debian and fedora are both very careful about OSS,,Nov 28 17:18
neighborleebut yeah if space was a issue at all, id like to know what the exact #'s are.Nov 28 17:18
trmancohttps://lists.ubuntu.com/archive...Nov 28 17:19
neighborleebut that something else wasn't removed and mono included at least says something about them not wanting it there ?Nov 28 17:19
schestowitztrmanco: I'll post another alertNov 28 17:23
trmancookNov 28 17:23
schestowitzIt's like putting light on cockroaches, to use an analogy I saw earlier.Nov 28 17:24
schestowitzThe comment here: http://digg.com/tech_news/BT_Bans_Talkin...Nov 28 17:24
Omar87schestowitz: How about we organize a global petition against Mono being pre-installed and pre-tuned with Linux?Nov 28 17:24
schestowitzCan you run it?Nov 28 17:25
schestowitzAnother Novell.. Hehe. "Novell Engineering Limited" http://www.vanguardngr.com/...Nov 28 17:26
Omar87schestowitz: Well, I'm not sure I can.Nov 28 17:26
schestowitzThere is also a Novell that does Wedding Rings... it keeps spamming YouTube with its junk adverts.Nov 28 17:26
schestowitzHave you voted up the Brainstorm thing?Nov 28 17:26
schestowitzhttp://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/16026/Nov 28 17:27
Omar87schestowitz: Excuse me?Nov 28 17:27
Omar87CoolNov 28 17:27
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Omar87schestowitz: Is it true that Fedora is now more popular than Ubuntu?Nov 28 17:28
schestowitzThe Mono boosters are storming the brainstorm.Nov 28 17:28
schestowitzWatch how all at once they come in -1-ing it.Nov 28 17:29
Omar87schestowitz: 'coz I can see the total opposite at distrowatch.Nov 28 17:29
schestowitzneighborlee: get a load of this http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/16026/Nov 28 17:29
schestowitzOmar87: it's because of the release.Nov 28 17:29
neighborleeschestowitz, checkingNov 28 17:29
schestowitzIt will last days/weeks, then be normalisedNov 28 17:29
schestowitzI don't have anything to do with this,  but someone posted this in USENETNov 28 17:30
neighborleeschestowitz, its ok it really isNov 28 17:32
neighborleeschestowitz, directHEX,       continues to make him?herself look foolish.Nov 28 17:32
neighborleeschestowitz, we have to continually show them for what they are..fear mongerers that when they cant seem to win their arguement, that they resort to attacks of smear ;)Nov 28 17:33
neighborleeor abuse ;)Nov 28 17:34
neighborlee&/or :)Nov 28 17:34
Omar87http://brainstorm.ubuntu.c...Nov 28 17:40
Omar87schestowitz: Excuse me for this but I really never imagined RMS to be so naive regarding the Mono thing..Nov 28 17:41
Omar87schestowitz: Probably because he's a pure-hearted peace-loving man..?Nov 28 17:43
NthDegreeMono isn't such a big deal when you think about itNov 28 17:43
NthDegreeMS will lose marketshare if it catches onNov 28 17:43
Omar87NthDegree: How's that?Nov 28 17:43
NthDegreepeople running MS apps on Linux and Mac OS X will cause MS a headache, patents or no patentsNov 28 17:43
Omar87NthDegree: that sounds true.Nov 28 17:44
NthDegreeGNU/Linux lovers who are into freedom can steer clear of Mono, lovers of monopolists can use Mono and still contribute to MS' downfallNov 28 17:44
schestowitzNthDegree: what market share?Nov 28 17:44
schestowitzDeveloper share?Nov 28 17:44
schestowitzApplication share?Nov 28 17:44
NthDegreeschestowitz, application shareNov 28 17:44
schestowitz"Developers,Developers,Developers,Developers, Developers,Developers,Developers,Developers,Developers, Developers,Developers,Developers,Developers,Developers, Developers,Developers,Developers," --Steve BallmerNov 28 17:44
NthDegreedevelopers should avoid MonoNov 28 17:44
neighborleeOmar87, well rms does at least say apps should not be done in mono, and that if fspot and their type of apps are       deemed so IMPortant, they should be  rewritten , as he sees mono encrroachment on gnome as a bad thing.Nov 28 17:45
schestowitzBut Novell encourages thatNov 28 17:45
NthDegreeunless they are Wine developers of course >.>Nov 28 17:45
neighborleeNthDegree, yupNov 28 17:45
schestowitzIt gives them an IDENov 28 17:45
schestowitzIt hires Mono devsNov 28 17:45
schestowitzAnd it chooses it of important project, which render it hard to avoidNov 28 17:45
NthDegreeMono could be a handy thing in some casesNov 28 17:45
neighborleeI think while advocating against mono, we should loudly  voice that debian and fedora default installs dont ship them.Nov 28 17:46
NthDegreeif Mono gets features .NET doesn't have then... >.>Nov 28 17:46
schestowitzneighborlee: Microsoft is HELPING mono.Nov 28 17:46
NthDegreeyeah Fedora will never be shipping monoNov 28 17:46
neighborleeyup we know..Nov 28 17:46
schestowitzDo you think they help "their own demise" as you name it/Nov 28 17:46
neighborleebut it does not matter much reallyNov 28 17:46
schestowitz?Nov 28 17:46
Omar87NthDegree: It sounds like the same trap MS had been running from for a long time.Nov 28 17:46
NthDegreeschestowitz, yep... MS are already trying their last attempts at staying afloatNov 28 17:46
schestowitzUbuntu is the same with MS codecsNov 28 17:47
schestowitzMark Shuttleworth speaks to the VoleNov 28 17:47
schestowitzI was told that.. but only about codecsNov 28 17:47
NthDegreeSun are worse at the momentNov 28 17:47
schestowitzNthDegree: next Microsoft is the next SCO, at least in partNov 28 17:47
NthDegreethey are pretty much sleeping with Microsoft, while taking potshots at Red HatNov 28 17:47
schestowitzDon't give them ammunitionNov 28 17:47
schestowitzJust watch what became of RambusNov 28 17:48
neighborleeNthDegree, yupNov 28 17:48
schestowitzNovell takes potshots at SunNov 28 17:48
schestowitzI wrote to Phipps earlierNov 28 17:48
schestowitzIt's about Java mostly.Nov 28 17:48
schestowitzGNU/Linux NEEDS JavaNov 28 17:48
schestowitzFor OOPNov 28 17:48
schestowitzYou can't rely on Microsoft fans like Miguel and Microsoft partners like Novell.Nov 28 17:49
schestowitzThey already threaten to sue.Nov 28 17:49
schestowitzLaugh all you want, but they already resort to extortion.Nov 28 17:49
schestowitzSo with or without a suit, this causes damanageNov 28 17:49
schestowitzI hear about businesses that are foolishly enough paying Microsoft for peace because of racketeering-like deals.Nov 28 17:50
schestowitzSome CIOs steer away from GNU/Linux because of those Microsoft threats that they 'planted' in the press in May 2007Nov 28 17:50
schestowitzIt's just another SCO-like "If you choose FOSS, watch you back... in a few years terrible things might happen"Nov 28 17:51
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Omar87CIO's? As in Chief Information Officers?Nov 28 17:51
schestowitzYes, whatever.Nov 28 17:52
NthDegreeit's a damn shame they did thatNov 28 17:53
schestowitzPointy-haired people who know brochures better than tech.Nov 28 17:53
NthDegreeif they hadn't they'd probably be the best company in FOSS right nowNov 28 17:53
schestowitzWho? SCO?Nov 28 17:54
NthDegreeNovellNov 28 17:56
NthDegreeSCO were never interested in FOSSNov 28 17:56
NthDegreeThey wanted to dictate standards for "UNIX"Nov 28 17:57
NthDegreeschestowitz, how's tomorrow's article coming along? =]Nov 28 17:59
schestowitzI'll do a quick headsup about MonoNov 28 18:00
schestowitzschestowitz: which one? SCO?Nov 28 18:00
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2008/1...Nov 28 18:03
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schestowitzMafia 'mobile phone gun' seized < http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/tec... >Nov 28 18:11
schestowitzHeh. BN in Brazil: http://computerworld.uol.com.br/mercado/2008/...Nov 28 18:12
trmancohttp://maketecheasier.com/10-of-the-best-lin...Nov 28 18:14
schestowitzGood setNov 28 18:15
trmancoyeahNov 28 18:16
schestowitzGoogle will hopefully favour open source browsers like Fennec, not Opera.. http://www.linuxinsider.com/rssto...Nov 28 18:21
neighborleewell im not sure about windows, but I can tell you for sure that in linux ( fedora 10 here) firefox is a resource hog yet opera runs rather efficiently.not sure whats causing it but its very apparant.  < never heard of fennec>Nov 28 18:24
MinceRi hope firefox will be at least as good as opera :>Nov 28 18:25
trmancowhy isn't it?Nov 28 18:28
schestowitzExtensions make a huge difference.Nov 28 18:29
neighborleeatm I have none runningNov 28 18:29
trmancoI have about 3Nov 28 18:30
trmancoand 1 in ThunderbirdNov 28 18:30
schestowitzI have over 20, I thinkNov 28 18:30
schestowitzMost are disabled though.Nov 28 18:30
schestowitzSome of them I've had since 2005Nov 28 18:31
schestowitzOops. 2004Nov 28 18:31
trmanco:pNov 28 18:31
MinceR193649 < trmanco> why isn't it?Nov 28 18:31
MinceRit's slower.Nov 28 18:31
trmancoA little, I have to admit thisNov 28 18:31
MinceRalso, afaik it lacks some minor features such as fit to width.Nov 28 18:31
schestowitzMinceR: what wares are you on?Nov 28 18:31
MinceRwhat do you mean, schestowitzNov 28 18:31
trmancoit is less resposive in some casesNov 28 18:31
MinceR?Nov 28 18:31
schestowitzIt was a pain on old gear, I admit, esp. with pluginsNov 28 18:32
trmancoresponsive*Nov 28 18:32
MinceRalso, i have yet to once again make a full evaluation of firefoxNov 28 18:32
MinceRthat is, with all the extensions needed to provide stuff i got used to on operaNov 28 18:32
MinceRlast time i tried it was remarkably unstable that wayNov 28 18:32
MinceRbut i've heard it's stable with extensions nowNov 28 18:32
trmancounstable?Nov 28 18:33
schestowitzWhat da fork is this < http://www.linuxworld.com.au/art... >. Adverts as articles...Nov 28 18:33
schestowitzMinceR: yes, that too (re stability)Nov 28 18:34
schestowitzFF 1.5 gave me pain with plugin collisions...Nov 28 18:34
schestowitzThose were the days... SUSE dazeNov 28 18:34
schestowitzGNU/Linux and FOSS like Firefox are so much more advanced now... having outpaced the competition, in my humble assessmentNov 28 18:35
schestowitzPeople try to associate platforms with applications...Nov 28 18:35
schestowitzAs if to say, "Windows is better" because it runs better games? Well, that's no Windows... it's like judging a person's nose based on a fly that's lodging on it.Nov 28 18:36
MinceRas far as i'm concerned, many of the best games also run on linux anywayNov 28 18:37
MinceRthough epic games has betrayed us. :/Nov 28 18:37
PetoKrausrightNov 28 18:39
PetoKrausi'm off to play Ufo AI ;)Nov 28 18:39
NthDegreejust looking at the mono poison articleNov 28 18:41
NthDegreeIt depends on how vendors play it.. but Mono when combined with Wine could be a "Microsoft killer"Nov 28 18:41
neighborleeMinceR, how so .what did I MISSSSSSSSS ;)Nov 28 18:42
schestowitzGetty ghetto mafiaaa: http://www.theinquirer.net/feed...Nov 28 18:42
neighborleeMinceR, course last thing I tried was ut2004, and thats AGES ago, so hmm ;)Nov 28 18:42
schestowitzQuakewarsNov 28 18:42
NthDegreeneighborlee, UT2003 is screwy on LinuxNov 28 18:42
neighborleeahNov 28 18:43
NthDegreeone version is older and can't play on most servers but has soundNov 28 18:43
NthDegreeupdated latest version: no sound and loads of things messed upNov 28 18:43
NthDegreeit's like they crippled itNov 28 18:43
MinceRneighborlee: epic has promised there'd be a ut3 client for linuxNov 28 18:43
neighborleePetoKraus, hm is it MPNov 28 18:43
MinceRthis happened over 1 year agoNov 28 18:43
MinceRand nothing ever came of itNov 28 18:43
NthDegreeUT GOTY... crashes my box every now and againNov 28 18:43
neighborleeis this the newest epic game orwhatNov 28 18:43
NthDegreeI don't buy games for general-purpose OSes anymore..Nov 28 18:44
neighborleeare you talking about unreal3 or unreal tournament 3,3 is rather old nowNov 28 18:44
neighborleevery oldNov 28 18:44
MinceRi'm talking about ut3Nov 28 18:45
schestowitzAnother DRM-loving company easts dust. http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/n...Nov 28 18:45
schestowitz*eatsNov 28 18:45
neighborleeMinceR, yes well thats very old..ut2004 at least has great support, last I knew anywayNov 28 18:46
neighborleeschestowitz, niceNov 28 18:46
schestowitzIndian developers taking over the world - Will soon surpass US < http://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/gene... >Nov 28 18:46
MinceRso, how heavily is india brainwashed by big microsoft and little microsoft?Nov 28 18:48
schestowitzLotsNov 28 18:48
schestowitzThat's the issue.Nov 28 18:49
schestowitzJust watch what they do in uni'sNov 28 18:49
neighborleewell they wont be taking over in the langugage department anytime soon..I have nothing against them they are lovely people..but I sometimes 'struggle' alot to understand them through that thick accent.Nov 28 18:50
PetoKrausneighborlee: yes, there is a multiplayerNov 28 18:50
neighborleePetoKraus, ok thxNov 28 18:50
PetoKrausit's very good rework of old Xcom: Enemy UnknownNov 28 18:51
PetoKrauseven the AI of your marines is as stupid as it wasNov 28 18:51
neighborleePetoKraus, :)Nov 28 18:51
PetoKrausafter few hours of playing you end up "what the fuck, out of 16 shots fired you happen to miss 15?!?"Nov 28 18:52
neighborleePetoKraus, as yes  I remember this now..tried to get afriend to play it, but she's major into RPG so its not much of  a go..are there are  any free mmorpg types games  in linux yet :)))Nov 28 18:52
neighborleePetoKraus, lolNov 28 18:52
neighborleePetoKraus, you think thats bad you shoudl try combat arms,,,Nov 28 18:52
neighborleePetoKraus, on my own id never had played it, but I endulge a good friend that deems it worthy ;)Nov 28 18:52
neighborleehad/haveNov 28 18:52
schestowitzOh BhhoyNov 28 18:53
schestowitz"eet" is accessing BN again.. using his familiar routes in Germany.Nov 28 18:53
neighborleeI think setting up a filter would be kinda  funny..seeing missing pieces of someones post because they couldn't   resist using inflammatory adjectives ;)..I say doooooooooo it ;))Nov 28 18:55
neighborleebut then im just in that kinda mood atm ;)Nov 28 18:55
neighborleeas in happy,,karen carpenters voice does that to me ;)Nov 28 18:55
neighborleeespecialy at xmas time ;))Nov 28 18:56
MinceRoh, fennec is the mobile version of mozilla, right?Nov 28 18:56
MinceRthat gives me hope for fit to width and similar features in firefox...Nov 28 18:56
neighborleeDistributions indirectly funded by Microsoft like OpenSuse however should definitely have lots of .net/mono apps installed by default! < ROFL ;)Nov 28 18:57
schestowitzMinceR: yes, it is. It might be called something else.. like codename versus product nameNov 28 18:58
schestowitzHoary Hedgehog. yuck! Good distro, bad name.Nov 28 18:58
schestowitzI used Warty Warthog too (at work)Nov 28 18:58
neighborleethey could not have chosen better , given what they ship by defaut ;)Nov 28 19:00
schestowitzMiss Piggy VistaNov 28 19:00
neighborleelolNov 28 19:00
schestowitzVista Wart Edition is the one before SP1Nov 28 19:01
neighborleeno doubtNov 28 19:01
neighborleeand on anything less than 3 gigs of ram ;)Nov 28 19:01
schestowitzHe explained the nam e though (M.S.)Nov 28 19:01
schestowitzit's becuase it still had warts (bugs)Nov 28 19:02
schestowitzIt was a binary large Debian back thenNov 28 19:02
schestowitzUgly icons setNov 28 19:02
neighborleewhat a lovely reason for a name ...fulfills dreams of a stable alternative to windows doesn't it ;)Nov 28 19:03
schestowitzhttp://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2060... ( Bloomberg 11/24: U.S. Pledges Top $7.7 Trillion to Ease Frozen Credit )Nov 28 19:03
schestowitzhappy thanksgiving.Nov 28 19:03
schestowitzhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/27835645 ( CNBC 11/21: All US Financials Will be Nationalized in a Year: Manager (Nov 28 19:03
schestowitzblack fridayNov 28 19:03
schestowitzhttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?... ( Blooomberg 11/25: Food Prices Will Rise, Causing Export Bans, Riots: Chart of Day  )Nov 28 19:04
schestowitzMee.e.e.e.rry Xmas...Nov 28 19:04
neighborleewell at least gas is liveable atm ;0-Nov 28 19:05
neighborleebut yeah food gouges us allNov 28 19:05
trmancohttp://www.romancortes.com/blog/tu...Nov 28 19:05
schestowitz"he U.S. government is prepared to provide more than $7.76 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers after guaranteeing $306 billion of Citigroup Inc. debt yesterday. "Nov 28 19:07
schestowitz €«The prediction is made by a hedge fund manager who is up 40% over the past year. How? He saw stuff coming and went long no bonds. ("I look like a genius at the moment!") He also predicts an 80% decline in stocks. He predicts a 4-5% GDP drop next year.€»Nov 28 19:08
schestowitzhttp://technocrat.net/d/2008/11/22/54627Nov 28 19:08
schestowitz"If you are a US citizen, you've now "invested" over 25 grand on bailouts (you might have received upto 600 bucks in instant rebates for that expenditure though to make you feel better about it). That's brand new babies on up, so if you have a family, add it up. "Nov 28 19:08
schestowitzhttp://technocrat.net/d/2008/11/24/54746Nov 28 19:09
neighborleewell I hope they use the money more wisely that giving their people free spa passes :))Nov 28 19:09
schestowitz"I think it would have been better if we had called their economic terrorism bluff and had them explain from jail cells how the economy was now going to crash, and exactly why again, in a bit more detail with some more exact names/dates/places to further clarify this "emergency" situation."Nov 28 19:09
schestowitzWell, those who corrupted and milk the system get the monetNov 28 19:09
schestowitzRMS calls it extreme capitalismNov 28 19:10
schestowitzLet's call it extreme corruptionNov 28 19:10
neighborleebut I really hope they stick it to us car manufacturers that stuck it to us by not increasing MPG..Nov 28 19:10
neighborleeschestowitz, agreeed..Nov 28 19:10
schestowitzCars are NOT a priorityNov 28 19:11
schestowitzSome years from now it's possible that more of the population won't be able to afford itNov 28 19:11
schestowitzNo more "car for dad, car for mummy and one car for the 18-year-old college gal"Nov 28 19:11
schestowitzThey must use the money to bail out all those people who now live in Tent Cities(R)Nov 28 19:12
neighborleethe irony..we can all drive way less pollution vehicles as in having the technology mostly in place, yet only a percentage can make the cost of ownership ;)Nov 28 19:12
neighborleeyupNov 28 19:12
schestowitzNot f*ing car-making execs who fly to DC on PRIVATE planes.Nov 28 19:13
neighborleeas my friend said, they shoud have given all of us our own homes thereby radically removing that one huge cost of ownership and most likely doing alot to decrease violence as well ;)Nov 28 19:14
neighborleeschestowitz, agreed againNov 28 19:14
schestowitzBack to sleep, neighborlee.Nov 28 19:14
neighborleeok ;)Nov 28 19:14
schestowitzPeople don't want to hear it. ;-)Nov 28 19:14
neighborleenot yetNov 28 19:14
schestowitzIt's too.. well, reality strikes, ain't it?Nov 28 19:14
schestowitzDon't worry.Nov 28 19:14
schestowitzYou'll wake up tomorrow and it'll be back to Mercedes and 3 vacations in El Salvador per yearNov 28 19:15
neighborleemaybe so ;)Nov 28 19:15
schestowitzTecnocrat has been beating that drum for ages.Nov 28 19:15
schestowitzIt has been hard to ignore all their posts about the ecnonomy... in a site that's intended to focus on F/OSSNov 28 19:16
neighborleehmNov 28 19:19
neighborleeschestowitz, well something to remember though..obama has a mandate..many people are basically expecting 'change'..and that takes on many forms, not just economical..he has alot to deliver on to avoid dashing peoples opinions of him so we'll see ..I think his current appointments make it clear he 's on the right track.Nov 28 19:22
trmancohttp://www.correiodamanha.pt/noticia.aspx?cha...Nov 28 19:24
trmancoInstitute for Employment three million paid to Microsoft: http://translate.google.com/t...Nov 28 19:25
schestowitzChange... losing a house is change, losing a job too. Regardless of who got elected, it's not a good time to be president. He'll be remembered in a bad light.Nov 28 19:31
schestowitztrmanco: thanks. I'll post this in a moment.Nov 28 19:33
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trmancothe translation kinda sucksNov 28 19:33
trmancobut you understood it right?Nov 28 19:33
neighborleeschestowitz, I have faith in obama's abilities though, and in those whom he keeps company...Nov 28 19:33
neighborleeschestowitz, if he is consistent to his  stump speaches I think he will take us all in a much better direction, he has already been very honest, and even does youtube videos, which is a first I think..he's very transparentNov 28 19:34
schestowitzI bet they'll be prancing and dancing over "Microsoft savings" (because there is nothing but Microsoft in computers *rolls eyes*)Nov 28 19:34
schestowitztrmanco: I won't say much about it. The article is mainly about ItalyNov 28 19:34
schestowitzAlso Holland.Nov 28 19:35
schestowitzIt's about price-gouging of MS in EUNov 28 19:35
trmancowell, that is from Portugal but may also apply in other EU countriesNov 28 19:35
trmancoThe Outlook for Vista Gets Even Worse: http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox...Nov 28 19:37
schestowitzGah.Nov 28 19:41
schestowitzMono boosters in BN again.Nov 28 19:42
schestowitzThe usual spin... Mono is a cheap imitation of .NET, which is turn is an imitation of Java.  Java is GPL-licensed now, so there's hardly a reason to avoid it. Novell, which owns Mono, is just trying to help Microsoft which feeds it hundreds of millions of dollars to do this thing, among other things like harming Red Hat.Nov 28 19:42
schestowitzThe usual suspects too: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/28/...Nov 28 19:42
trmanco...Nov 28 19:43
trmancoseen thatNov 28 19:43
trmancoyou are going to probably going to be attacked by a lot of Mboosters, they usually come in big crowds just like on Ubuntu brainstormNov 28 19:44
trmanco:ONov 28 19:44
trmancomade some errors, you get the pointNov 28 19:45
trmancohttp://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=a...Nov 28 19:48
schestowitzYes, seen itNov 28 19:49
trmancocoolNov 28 19:49
trmancono winnerNov 28 19:49
trmanco:-PNov 28 19:49
trmancoLOL http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplyJun/~3/4...Nov 28 19:50
schestowitzhttp://www.mono-project.com/WinForms "This does not include the Mono name, logo, or icon, which are registered trademarks of Novell"Nov 28 19:52
schestowitzEven a Novell logo thereNov 28 19:52
schestowitzYay! Novellsoft code inside Ubuntu. What's next? Some pure Microsoft code too?Nov 28 19:52
schestowitz"EXAMPLES baby -sex f -name Jacqueline"Nov 28 19:53
schestowitz"baby -sex [m|f] [-name name]"Nov 28 19:53
schestowitz┌─(roy@localhost Fri, 28 Nov 08)─———— —————————————— ——————————─(/home/roy)────┐Nov 28 19:54
schestowitz└─(19:53 $)─> man babyNov 28 19:54
schestowitzNo manual entry for babyNov 28 19:54
trmancololNov 28 19:54
trmancoyou need to install those funny man pagesNov 28 19:54
schestowitzI know, I know..Nov 28 19:54
MinceRmincer@stormwind(pts/2) % man womanNov 28 19:54
MinceRNo manual entry for womanNov 28 19:54
schestowitzIt required MONO! No..j/kNov 28 19:54
schestowitz└─(19:55 $)─> man manNov 28 19:55
schestowitzWARNING: terminal is not fully functionalNov 28 19:55
schestowitzThank goodness.Nov 28 19:55
trmancololNov 28 19:56
schestowitzIt's really what I getNov 28 19:56
trmancoweirdNov 28 19:57
trmancoI have man manNov 28 19:57
schestowitzMy chartypeNov 28 19:57
schestowitzI customise bashNov 28 19:57
schestowitzMan pages give me warningsNov 28 19:57
trmancooh okNov 28 19:57
schestowitz└─(19:57 $)─> man delbrotNov 28 19:57
schestowitzNo manual entry for delbrotNov 28 19:57
schestowitz└─(19:57 $)─> man helpNov 28 19:58
schestowitzWARNING: terminal is not fully functionalNov 28 19:58
schestowitz-  (press RETURN)  Nov 28 19:58
MinceRlol @ man delbrotNov 28 19:59
trmancohow about a cowNov 28 20:01
trmancotrmanco@trmanco-desktop:~$ cowsay HelloNov 28 20:01
trmanco _______Nov 28 20:01
trmanco< Hello >Nov 28 20:01
trmanco -------Nov 28 20:01
trmanco        \   ^__^Nov 28 20:01
trmanco         \  (oo)\_______Nov 28 20:01
trmanco            (__)\       )\/\Nov 28 20:01
trmanco                ||----w |Nov 28 20:01
trmanco                ||     ||Nov 28 20:01
_dougthis kind of humor is what gives geeks a bad name ...Nov 28 20:02
trmanco?Nov 28 20:03
_doug"baby is initiated when one parent process polls another server process through a socket connection in the BSD version or through pipes in the System V implementation"Nov 28 20:03
MinceRthe internet is a series of pipes?Nov 28 20:04
_dougIs that a names pipe or some anonymous one-night-stand ..Nov 28 20:04
_dougnamed pipe ..Nov 28 20:04
neighborlee_doug, lolNov 28 20:04
trmancololNov 28 20:05
_doug"Is that a named pipe or some anonymous one-night-stand .."Nov 28 20:05
_douglater ..Nov 28 20:05
neighborleetrmanco, cute ;)Nov 28 20:06
trmancothe cow?Nov 28 20:06
*_doug has quit ()Nov 28 20:06
neighborleetrmanco, being a proud pooche owner ( and very spoiled ) I can relate ;))Nov 28 20:07
neighborleetrmanco, dog, cow,,it took it as a dog but, ok :))Nov 28 20:07
trmancololNov 28 20:07
trmancook :-PNov 28 20:07
neighborleelolNov 28 20:07
trmancoI have a dragon tooNov 28 20:08
trmanco...Nov 28 20:08
trmancolet me man cowsayNov 28 20:08
trmancomehNov 28 20:09
trmancocan't find itNov 28 20:09
trmancobut I can stick the cow's tongue outNov 28 20:09
neighborleehaNov 28 20:10
trmancotrmanco@trmanco-desktop:~$ cowthink -T Q HelloNov 28 20:11
trmanco _______Nov 28 20:11
trmanco( Hello )Nov 28 20:11
trmanco -------Nov 28 20:11
trmanco        o   ^__^Nov 28 20:11
trmanco         o  (oo)\_______Nov 28 20:11
trmanco            (__)\       )\/\Nov 28 20:11
trmanco             Q ||----w |Nov 28 20:11
trmanco                ||     ||Nov 28 20:11
trmancodoesn't look like a tongueNov 28 20:12
MinceRtry -T UNov 28 20:12
trmancohaNov 28 20:13
trmancotrmanco@trmanco-desktop:~$ cowthink -T U Doh!Nov 28 20:13
trmanco ______Nov 28 20:13
trmanco( Doh! )Nov 28 20:13
trmanco ------Nov 28 20:13
trmanco        o   ^__^Nov 28 20:13
trmanco         o  (oo)\_______Nov 28 20:13
trmanco            (__)\       )\/\Nov 28 20:13
trmanco             U ||----w |Nov 28 20:13
trmanco                ||     ||Nov 28 20:13
trmanco:-PNov 28 20:13
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schestowitztrmanco: can you give me a one-sentence summary of the article (Portugal)?Nov 28 20:23
trmancosureNov 28 20:23
trmanco1 secNov 28 20:23
trmancoschestowitz, will this do?Nov 28 20:28
trmancoThe Institute of Employment and Vocational Training of Portugal will pay, by 2011, more than three million for 3700 licenses for Microsoft, according to the authorization published yesterday in the Daily Republic.Nov 28 20:28
schestowitzThanks.Nov 28 20:28
trmancoVulnerable Windows Machines Sitting Ducks for the Conficker Worm: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vulnerable-Win...Nov 28 20:30
trmancoinstead of "for Microsoft" "to Microsoft" sounds betterNov 28 20:30
trmancosorry for that little errorNov 28 20:30
schestowitzThanks. Done, with credit to open-mania. http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/28...Nov 28 20:33
trmancook you're welcomeNov 28 20:33
schestowitztrmanco: yes, I spotted that error too an corrected it.Nov 28 20:33
trmancookNov 28 20:34
schestowitzI imagine that Italian people will read it mostly.Nov 28 20:34
schestowitzHowever, I chained all those previous eye-openers from Portuga.Nov 28 20:34
schestowitzIt's helpful later on when I create summaries or a 'case' against/for something. It's all a matter of collecting evidence and organising pointers. USENET is good at that too and it helps people who read it. They sometimes need to build a plan with supportive substance.Nov 28 20:35
trmancoone little thingNov 28 20:35
trmancoyou got a typo the open mania linkNov 28 20:36
trmancohttp://open-mania./Nov 28 20:36
trmancololNov 28 20:36
schestowitzThe Mono boosters have sunk to new laws.Nov 28 20:36
schestowitzThey try to associate the messenger with mental illness.Nov 28 20:36
schestowitzShooting down the message didn't workNov 28 20:37
schestowitzShooting down BN didn't work because mags like Forbes, InformationWeek, ComputerWorld etc. reference our site as a legitimate source.Nov 28 20:37
schestowitzSo now they try a new tactic: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/22/protecti... " I suspect autism may play a part in the behaviour patterns"Nov 28 20:38
trmanco174 comments :ONov 28 20:39
neighborleeschestowitz, of course..information presented without ridicule as such is often represnted legimately ;)))Nov 28 20:41
neighborleeschestowitz, its those who do the reverse of that who are taken down by their own rhetoric ;))Nov 28 20:41
neighborleewe are known by our deeds ;)Nov 28 20:42
schestowitztrmanco: wrong URL. http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/28/micro...Nov 28 20:44
schestowitzCopied from wrong tab.Nov 28 20:44
trmancohaNov 28 20:44
trmancookNov 28 20:44
schestowitzMe: Mono is dangerous.Nov 28 20:44
schestowitzTroll: no, it's powerfulNov 28 20:45
schestowitzMe: look, it mimics MicrosoftNov 28 20:45
schestowitzTroll: you're autistic.Nov 28 20:45
schestowitzMe: *sigh*Nov 28 20:45
MinceRlolNov 28 20:45
MinceRtell them that using the ad hominem fallacy makes them lose :>Nov 28 20:45
schestowitzI said so.Nov 28 20:46
MinceRor perhaps it's better to just point it out and ask for real argumentsNov 28 20:46
neighborleeroflNov 28 20:46
schestowitzThey turn Ubuntu into cheap Windows (underneath)Nov 28 20:46
schestowitzUbuntu courses...Nov 28 20:46
schestowitz101: .NETNov 28 20:46
schestowitz102: WinFormsNov 28 20:46
schestowitzXAML, MOOX, etc etc.Nov 28 20:47
neighborleeschestowitz, I still say search for words in posts and delete those , and make a note of it on the post thereby keeping things clean and making it obvious who uses such stuff ;,,but anyway I gotta log out to log into E,bbs ;)Nov 28 20:47
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trmancohttp://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/SMB...Nov 28 20:48
schestowitzTell Mark Shuttleworth that where he's heading is a done job. it's called ReactOSNov 28 20:48
MinceR:)Nov 28 20:48
MinceRor it's called recruiting a lot of users for debian ;)Nov 28 20:49
schestowitztrmanco: only SMBs?Nov 28 20:49
schestowitzSeems like eWeek runs out of material.Nov 28 20:49
trmancono, that is just one partNov 28 20:49
trmancoeweek is almost deadNov 28 20:50
schestowitzIt's the "Midmarket" sectionNov 28 20:50
schestowitzBut it's still silly to use such a title... it's like saying "Women are at risk due to weakening economy"Nov 28 20:50
schestowitztrmanco: it *IS* deadNov 28 20:51
schestowitzIt's Ziff Davis. It's bankrupt... since last yearNov 28 20:51
schestowitzSJVN used to write there. He moved on.Nov 28 20:51
trmancooh okNov 28 20:51
schestowitzPeter Galli used to boost Microsoft there. He joined Microsoft months agoNov 28 20:51
trmancoMy First Open Source Project: http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/...Nov 28 20:54
schestowitzSerdar Yegulalp is all right.Nov 28 20:55
schestowitzI don't want to criticise much, but I found it odd that he's considered a senior writers on these matters although he was only introduced to it recently.Nov 28 20:56
schestowitzAnd he used to be a Windows journalist. They could have hired someone experiences like SJVN.Nov 28 20:56
schestowitz*experiencedNov 28 20:56
schestowitzHey, look at this: http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-h... Nov 28 21:08
schestowitz"Editor: Sharon Li"... but the article is from SJVN. No credit.Nov 28 21:08
trmancohow do you knowNov 28 21:10
trmancowaitNov 28 21:11
trmancofrom computerworld?Nov 28 21:11
schestowitzI just mailed himNov 28 21:11
trmancookNov 28 21:12
schestowitzhttp://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archiv...Nov 28 21:14
schestowitz"The Conservative immigration spokesman, Damian Green, is not a figure ordinarily likely to elicit much sympathy from me - although Boris Johnson's call for an amnesty for illegal immigrants was the most sensible suggestion on immigration for many years. But the arrest of Damian Green MP is a constitutional outrage that may finally motivate our supine parliament to stand up to this domineering executive."Nov 28 21:14
schestowitzI posted about this earlier. http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/20... ( The Fear of Openness... ) So when one blows the whistle on high-level crooks, then it's TERROR~1Nov 28 21:15
schestowitzUgly vista for Windows Vista: vNov 28 21:17
schestowitzhttp://www.computerworlduk.com/community/bl...Nov 28 21:17
schestowitzNo sub-notebooks from AMD after all... "And AMD? They are ignoring the market altogether." < http://osnews.com/story/20592/AMD_... >Nov 28 21:31
schestowitzThat article from Alibaba was plagiarism indeed.Nov 28 21:35
schestowitzJust got it confirmedNov 28 21:35
schestowitzhttp://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/11/i... ... I attended a talk from Irving 3 years ago (he came to Manchester). He's one that can be trusted. he brought change to IBM; he can do this at a broader level too, for sure.Nov 28 21:39
schestowitzApple gets the public shaft: http://www.heise.de/english/news...Nov 28 21:40
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_doug?Nov 28 22:01
trmanco?Nov 28 22:02
_dougwassup ?Nov 28 22:02
_doughttp://www.dilbert.com/2008-11-28/Nov 28 22:05
_dougmethod and apparatus for making a sandwich ..Nov 28 22:09
_doughttp://www.ubersoft.net/Nov 28 22:09
schestowitzHeyNov 28 22:10
schestowitzI'm having a faqNov 28 22:10
schestowitzFor BNNov 28 22:10
_dougYou mean, you're making a FAQ ..Nov 28 22:11
trmancololNov 28 22:11
schestowitzI senr it to Glyn (the Ubsesoft thing)Nov 28 22:12
schestowitzHe started it.Nov 28 22:12
schestowitzWhen I'm done with the FAQ, I'll fsck my hard-rive.Nov 28 22:12
_dougWhere's ReverseDRC ?Nov 28 22:14
_dougHe was here yesterday about this time ?Nov 28 22:14
schestowitzYes.Nov 28 22:15
schestowitzHe's here just rarely. Certain hours...Nov 28 22:15
_dougHe would use Linux if he could run DirectX under wine ..Nov 28 22:15
_doug:)Nov 28 22:15
_dougFavorite distro BeOS ..Nov 28 22:16
_douggtg ..Nov 28 22:16
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taconeis someone writing about italy ? :)Nov 28 22:32
schestowitzHey, tacone Nov 28 22:39
schestowitzI did a post earlier.Nov 28 22:39
taconeit is on rss :)Nov 28 22:41
taconejust not accessible from the web yetNov 28 22:41
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GoblinRFDGood evening from the UK......!Nov 28 22:46
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schestowitzHowdy.Nov 28 22:50
schestowitztacone: Oh, oops! It was marked as private. Should be fine now: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/28/mic...Nov 28 22:51
taconeyesNov 28 22:53
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schestowitz:-( http://www.happyassassin.net/2008...Nov 28 23:49
GoblinRFDHaving not used Mandriva, I cant be too upset.  However it is a shame, as the chap seems very dedicated.Nov 28 23:53
schestowitzHe is.Nov 28 23:54
schestowitzEveryone suffers.Nov 28 23:54
schestowitzGoogle lays off, Microsoft lays off... I don't think Apple does.Nov 28 23:54
GoblinRFDI see you picked up another cracker on your site... Jo...Nov 28 23:56

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