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DaemonFCI avoid QTApr 02 00:01
DaemonFCI always use GTK+, I will not install anything that uses QTApr 02 00:01
DaemonFCat least if I have any choiceApr 02 00:01
silentivmI like QtApr 02 00:02
schestowitzVery cool! : http://www.linuxjournal.com/vid...Apr 02 00:03
DaemonFCKDE Krashes too much, it's Kompletely bloated, and it's laid out like the UI team is on KracKApr 02 00:04
DaemonFCand they depend on a toolkit that is controlled by NokiaApr 02 00:04
schestowitzDaemonFC: KDE is fantasticApr 02 00:06
schestowitzNever crashesApr 02 00:06
silentivmI used to like KDE3Apr 02 00:07
silentivm*I likeApr 02 00:07
DaemonFCI never managed to keep it up more than a few hoursApr 02 00:07
schestowitzThe toolkit was frred (LGPL)Apr 02 00:07
silentivmbut KDE4 is far away from meApr 02 00:07
schestowitz*freedApr 02 00:07
DaemonFCwithout some major screup that either made me restart XApr 02 00:07
DaemonFCor hold in the power buttonApr 02 00:07
silentivmnever had such problems, DaemonFCApr 02 00:07
DaemonFCthat includes the builds of vanilla KDE 4.2.1Apr 02 00:07
schestowitzDaemonFC: is thr anything in Linux that you like?Apr 02 00:07
DaemonFCthat were made just for Mandriva, by the KDE peopleApr 02 00:07
schestowitzYou were on a similar rant-rage the other day here in IRC.Apr 02 00:08
silentivmI have 4.2.1 hereApr 02 00:08
schestowitzoiaohm was annoyed by itApr 02 00:08
schestowitzAnd he's no fanboiApr 02 00:08
silentivmbut it is enough to torture meApr 02 00:08
*ToreadorVampire has quit ("... and now back to the REAL fantasy world!")Apr 02 00:15
Balrog_Qt 4.5 is great!!!Apr 02 00:18
Balrog_GPL crashes much moreApr 02 00:19
schestowitzgpl??Apr 02 00:21
Balrog_GTK *Apr 02 00:23
Balrog_sorry :(Apr 02 00:23
Balrog_my badApr 02 00:23
silentivmto say, I've never had problems with either.Apr 02 00:24
Balrog_I know there are mac haters here, but GTK is very experimental on Mac. There's GTK.framework, but it's certainly not as supported as Qt.Apr 02 00:25
Balrog_so if I'm doing cross-platform work, I'll probably go with QtApr 02 00:25
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mattparryHi!  Im looking for an artical that is on boycott novellApr 02 00:32
mattparryits the text of a 'presentation' of a course on evangelism by an MS employeeApr 02 00:33
Balrog_I'll get you the linkApr 02 00:33
mattparrythank you balrogApr 02 00:34
Balrog_http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Com...Apr 02 00:34
Balrog_not BN, but the same fileApr 02 00:34
Balrog_<< http://www.groklaw.net/articlebas...Apr 02 00:34
mattparrythanks, Bruce Perens has wrote an interesting artical - http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/...Apr 02 00:34
mattparryI wanted to reply to the first commenter about Sam RanjiApr 02 00:35
schestowitzHeyApr 02 00:36
*schestowitz catches upApr 02 00:36
schestowitzHi, mattparry Apr 02 00:37
schestowitzWe have severalApr 02 00:37
Balrog_hi, schestowitzApr 02 00:37
schestowitzThe presentation transcript?Apr 02 00:37
schestowitzOr the slides?Apr 02 00:37
Balrog_that's the 'course on evangelism' one. the full pdfApr 02 00:37
schestowitzTranscript is here: http://boycottnovell.com/2009/0...Apr 02 00:37
mattparryHi schestowitz - you write some great articals - btwApr 02 00:38
schestowitzPresentation slides here: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01...Apr 02 00:38
schestowitzmattparry: thanks, I appreciate hearing it, this motives meApr 02 00:38
mattparryi recall reading in the text about "go to conferences, dont say anthing bad, just listen, say a comment. make them think mirosoft is bad, but this guy is nice?Apr 02 00:42
schestowitzYes, see http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/...Apr 02 00:42
schestowitzNot just the full PDF (link at top)Apr 02 00:42
schestowitz"Consultants: These guys are your best bets as moderators. Get a well-known consultant on your side early, but don’t let him publish anything blatantly pro-Microsoft. Then, get him to propose himself to the conference organizers as a moderator, whenever a panel opportunity comes up. Since he’s well-known, but apparently independent, he’ll be accepted - one less thing for the constantly-overworked conference organizer to worryApr 02 00:43
schestowitz about, right?"Apr 02 00:43
schestowitzBillG loves those presentations. Microsoft is trying to distance itself from this because it's leaked now.Apr 02 00:43
_Hicham_Bill Gates loves SchestowitzApr 02 00:50
_Hicham_Ballmer is to fly to the UK to meet SchestowitzApr 02 00:50
schestowitzHe was here.Apr 02 00:51
schestowitzIn LondonApr 02 00:51
_Hicham_who?Apr 02 00:51
schestowitz[H]omer has a videoApr 02 00:51
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0GT...Apr 02 00:51
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watc...Apr 02 00:51
_Hicham_Ballmer is a fucking moronApr 02 00:53
_Hicham_Can I use ur name on my website's name Roy?Apr 02 00:54
schestowitzSure you can.Apr 02 00:54
schestowitzJust don't write crazy things like what Ballmer sezApr 02 00:55
_Hicham_like http://www.royschestowitz.com?Apr 02 00:55
_Hicham_but this website will be the opposite of BNApr 02 00:56
_Hicham_I will fill it with posts promoting MSApr 02 00:57
_Hicham_about the compiz available for Windows, is it true?Apr 02 00:57
_Hicham_there is already some effectsApr 02 00:58
_Hicham_from a Japanese folkApr 02 00:58
_Hicham_Yo... sthgApr 02 00:59
_Hicham_I don't rememberApr 02 00:59
_Hicham_no one in here againApr 02 00:59
schestowitz??Apr 02 00:59
schestowitzWindows?Apr 02 00:59
schestowitzWhy?Apr 02 00:59
_Hicham_yesApr 02 01:00
_Hicham_there is a suite called DeskSpaceApr 02 01:00
_Hicham_but it is not freeApr 02 01:00
_Hicham_u didn't heard of itApr 02 01:00
_Hicham_?Apr 02 01:00
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_Hicham_it uses OpenGLApr 02 01:01
_Hicham_schestowitz is a Windows retailer in the UKApr 02 01:01
_Hicham_schestowitz discusses with Ballmer possible solutions to face the growth of Linux and efficient ways to kill itApr 02 01:02
mattparry_Thanks roy, just writing my comment on the blog site nowApr 02 01:02
_Hicham_schestowitz is working in secret with MSApr 02 01:03
_Hicham_did u post sthg new Roy?Apr 02 01:03
_Hicham_schestowitz is using MonoDevelop to use .NET applications on his future serverApr 02 01:03
schestowitz_Hicham_:  I never heard about DeskSpaceApr 02 01:03
schestowitzI was just posting about CAD for GNU/LinuxApr 02 01:04
_Hicham_it was created by a Japanese folksApr 02 01:04
schestowitzSome program that's new to meApr 02 01:04
schestowitzThey port to a stable platformApr 02 01:04
_Hicham_its initial name was Yo3DApr 02 01:04
schestowitz[not Vista]Apr 02 01:04
_Hicham_it was free at firstApr 02 01:04
_Hicham_then they made it sharewareApr 02 01:04
schestowitz_Hicham_: don't associate me with MS products :-DApr 02 01:04
schestowitzIt's an inherently corrupt company, since inceptionApr 02 01:05
_Hicham_it is just to provocate uApr 02 01:05
_Hicham_a troll tryApr 02 01:05
schestowitzProvoke oiaohm insteadApr 02 01:05
schestowitz:-)Apr 02 01:05
_Hicham_he is not hereApr 02 01:05
_Hicham_there is no one to talk toApr 02 01:06
_Hicham_that is why I am writing thisApr 02 01:06
_Hicham_schestowitz hosts its website in MS HeadquartersApr 02 01:06
_Hicham_schestowitz uses Windows on all of his machinesApr 02 01:07
_Hicham_schestowitz is connecting Novell and MSApr 02 01:07
_Hicham_schestowitz will marry Bill Gates' daughterApr 02 01:07
DaemonFCthe patches to make Ext4 stop eating babies land tonightApr 02 01:08
DaemonFCwhen git9 dropsApr 02 01:08
_Hicham_DaemonFC : did u try Ext4?Apr 02 01:08
mattparry_has Miguel de Icaza said anything since the tomtom case and how MS have again showed they are not really open?Apr 02 01:08
DaemonFCyeah, it ate some of my dataApr 02 01:08
DaemonFCcause the system frozeApr 02 01:08
_Hicham_DaemonFC : so now it is officially recommended?Apr 02 01:09
DaemonFCthese patches restore Ext3 style fsync behaviorApr 02 01:09
DaemonFCMeh, better go with something else if you're not comfortable with test kernelsApr 02 01:09
_Hicham_If I have a dedicated machine, why notApr 02 01:09
DaemonFCXFS or possibly Ext3Apr 02 01:09
_Hicham_I like to testApr 02 01:10
DaemonFC2.6.29-git8 breaks Nvidia installerApr 02 01:10
silentivmI have been using Ext4 hereApr 02 01:10
DaemonFCI had to patch their kernel interface sourcesApr 02 01:10
silentivmno problemsApr 02 01:10
mattparry_Im useing ext4 alsoApr 02 01:10
mattparry_no problemsApr 02 01:10
DaemonFCExt4 is fine as long as you don't crashApr 02 01:10
mattparry_though I am on a laptopApr 02 01:10
DaemonFCbefore it commitsApr 02 01:10
_Hicham_does it bring any performance improvments?Apr 02 01:10
silentivmI'm on a laptop, tooApr 02 01:11
DaemonFCoh hell yesApr 02 01:11
DaemonFCExt4 is blazing fastApr 02 01:11
mattparry_i have noticed a performance increase in my virtualbox guestsApr 02 01:11
DaemonFCeven faster than XFSApr 02 01:11
_Hicham_does it improve boot time also?Apr 02 01:11
DaemonFCnot much, but yesApr 02 01:11
DaemonFCI ran boot chart on itApr 02 01:11
DaemonFCit beats Ext3 by 3.02 secondsApr 02 01:11
DaemonFCto be preciseApr 02 01:11
DaemonFCon this systemApr 02 01:11
DaemonFCthat's not really where you'll notice the improvementsApr 02 01:12
DaemonFCgo to delete an unpacked kernel source folderApr 02 01:12
DaemonFCExt4 is done in less then 3 secondsApr 02 01:12
DaemonFCXFS takes over a minuteApr 02 01:12
_Hicham_less than 3 seconds?Apr 02 01:12
DaemonFCthat's one exampleApr 02 01:12
DaemonFCyesApr 02 01:12
schestowitzDaemonFC: why do you lurk in the ext channels?Apr 02 01:12
_Hicham_wowApr 02 01:12
_Hicham_that is bleezing fastApr 02 01:12
DaemonFCI thought I screwed up and deleted the wrong folder the first time I did itApr 02 01:13
schestowitzmattparry: Miguel said nothingApr 02 01:13
schestowitzHe ignores Microsoft's bad behaviour completelyApr 02 01:13
schestowitzHe also defneds them publiclyApr 02 01:13
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_Hicham_Miguel de Icaza is an MS puppetApr 02 01:13
DaemonFCof course he does, he's a well paid stooge at NovellApr 02 01:13
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DaemonFChe gets paid to say good things about MSApr 02 01:14
DaemonFCand fired if he says bad thingsApr 02 01:14
mattparrylol!Apr 02 01:14
DaemonFCI'd say good things about MS if my six figure job depended on itApr 02 01:14
_Hicham_poor puppetApr 02 01:14
DaemonFCI don't know many people that wouldn't :)Apr 02 01:14
_Hicham_well I won'tApr 02 01:15
schestowitzI didn't know about Nat FiedmanApr 02 01:15
_Hicham_sincerelyApr 02 01:15
schestowitzOnly a week ago I found out he worked AT MICROSOFTApr 02 01:15
schestowitzThat's Miguel's buddyApr 02 01:15
_Hicham_principles are everything in lifeApr 02 01:15
schestowitzMiguel wanted to work there with himApr 02 01:15
schestowitzBut he was not good enough for MicrosoftApr 02 01:15
_Hicham_wowApr 02 01:15
_Hicham_what a pathetic manApr 02 01:15
mattparrywhat about sam ramji?Apr 02 01:15
DaemonFCMiguel De Icaza....now why in the hell would he still have any pull with GNOME?Apr 02 01:15
DaemonFCGNOME is part of GNU, right?Apr 02 01:15
schestowitzRamji reminds me of deIcazaApr 02 01:16
_Hicham_DaemonFC : Gnome is infected with Novell shitApr 02 01:16
schestowitzI don't know whyApr 02 01:16
DaemonFCwhy would GNU infect their own desktop environment with Mono?Apr 02 01:16
schestowitzMaybe appearance in part, but both are stoogesApr 02 01:16
schestowitzThat would be the reasonApr 02 01:16
_Hicham_DaemonFC : ask Gnome devsApr 02 01:16
schestowitzStanding there on stage pretending to be victimsApr 02 01:16
schestowitz"poor" MicrosoftApr 02 01:16
*DaemonFC uses GNOMEApr 02 01:16
mattparryuse kde!!!Apr 02 01:16
*silentivm uses Openbox :)Apr 02 01:16
DaemonFCKDE is terrible or I probably wouldApr 02 01:17
mattparryisn't that 'poor mircrosoft' in the evangalism manual?Apr 02 01:17
DaemonFCand everything else is stripped down to run on Pentiums with 32 megs of RAMApr 02 01:17
DaemonFChehApr 02 01:17
_Hicham_DeamonFC : u can use cleaned GNOMEApr 02 01:17
mattparrykde 4.2 is really good - imhoApr 02 01:17
_Hicham_but u can't remove Evolution completelyApr 02 01:17
schestowitzmattparry: no occurrence of "poor Microsoft" there.Apr 02 01:17
DaemonFCEvolution doesn't depend on MonoApr 02 01:17
schestowitzBut James P plays the poor puppet gameApr 02 01:18
DaemonFCbut there are extensions made with Mono that you can useApr 02 01:18
schestowitzLike Ramji &n MigiApr 02 01:18
_Hicham_DaemonFC : Evolution is a Novell ProductApr 02 01:18
mattparrywell, you know, "hes a nice guy" actApr 02 01:18
schestowitz YesApr 02 01:18
schestowitzSee transcriptsApr 02 01:18
schestowitzHow he talks about himselfApr 02 01:18
schestowitzEveryone loves me etc etcApr 02 01:18
schestowitzAnd they cry like babies when denied access to rival conferencesApr 02 01:19
schestowitzThey use sympathy to create guiltApr 02 01:19
_Hicham_Miguel de Icaza : "We were suffering before MS invent .NET"Apr 02 01:19
schestowitzGetting past the 'guards' this wayApr 02 01:19
DaemonFCI don't really care if they made it or notApr 02 01:19
mattparryso why no boycott microsoft website?Apr 02 01:19
_Hicham_DaemonFC : that is all this room is aboutApr 02 01:19
DaemonFCit's GPL'd and doesn't depend on MonoApr 02 01:19
schestowitz_Hicham_: yes, ... Miguel de Icaza: 'We had some painful experiences with C and C++, and when Microsoft came out with .NET, we said, "Yes! That is what we want."'Apr 02 01:19
schestowitzTrue quoteApr 02 01:19
schestowitzmattparry: too late to change site nameApr 02 01:20
schestowitzCall it what you like, the theme is the sameApr 02 01:20
schestowitzThreats to GNU/LinuxApr 02 01:20
schestowitzMostly external/subversiveApr 02 01:20
mattparrythank god Miguel is not developing within KDE - thats all I can sayApr 02 01:20
schestowitzCorruption, patents, sabotage, etcApr 02 01:20
_Hicham_schestowitz is the new RMSApr 02 01:20
schestowitzmattparry: don't rejoice just yetApr 02 01:21
schestowitzHe blogged about Mono in Qt 2 weeks agoApr 02 01:21
DaemonFCif GNOME is sued out of existence, it wouldn't be hard for me to switch to KDEApr 02 01:21
mattparryi saw thatApr 02 01:21
schestowitzThey push it into KDE as much as they can, AFAICTApr 02 01:21
DaemonFCall KDE is, is another pile of packagesApr 02 01:21
schestowitzKDE devs resistApr 02 01:21
_Hicham_schestowitz is the UK RMSApr 02 01:21
schestowitzI see it in the mailing listsApr 02 01:21
schestowitzSome arbitrary dev comes and asks for c# hooksApr 02 01:21
schestowitzThey eventually give them but there ius resistanceApr 02 01:21
_Hicham_KDE won't let Mono in their packagesApr 02 01:21
schestowitzThey should be ssmareter post-TomTomApr 02 01:22
schestowitz*smarterApr 02 01:22
mattparryyes, but kde has visionaries like aaron seigoApr 02 01:22
_Hicham_they got into GNOME because they have some old friends over thereApr 02 01:22
_Hicham_Plus, Novell has good relationships with RedHatApr 02 01:22
_Hicham_RedHat hosts GNOMEApr 02 01:22
mattparryseigo seems to know what he stands forApr 02 01:22
DaemonFCyou can't use KDE professionallyApr 02 01:23
DaemonFCthat's why Red Hat ships GNOMEApr 02 01:23
DaemonFCKDE is unstable and inconsistentApr 02 01:23
mattparrywhat makes you say that you cannot use KDE professionally?Apr 02 01:23
_Hicham_schestowitz : what is the difference between Mono and dotgnu?Apr 02 01:23
DaemonFCnobody would ship that with a product that's stableApr 02 01:23
silentivmDaemonFC, only for youApr 02 01:23
silentivmbecause I, and 99% of KDE users, haven't had problemsApr 02 01:23
silentivmof course, occasional crashes happenApr 02 01:23
DaemonFCKDE is harder to use, crashes, and incompleteApr 02 01:23
silentivmbut not to be "unstable an dinconsistent"Apr 02 01:23
silentivm*andApr 02 01:23
DaemonFCan enterprise Linux can't use it because it's not good enoughApr 02 01:24
silentivmand I fail to see why "KDE is harder to use"Apr 02 01:24
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:24
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:24
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:24
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:24
DaemonFCBecause their menus are laid out wrongApr 02 01:24
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:24
DaemonFCit's a nightmare to do anything withApr 02 01:24
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:24
silentivmDaemonFC, this is a distro problemApr 02 01:24
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:24
silentivmbadly-written .desktop filesApr 02 01:24
mattparryi thought this was about mono in destkops, not a troll war about de's?Apr 02 01:24
DaemonFCthere shouldn't be any settings files in ~/.kdeApr 02 01:25
_Hicham_warning : troll in progressApr 02 01:25
DaemonFCthey should use a databaseApr 02 01:25
silentivmDaemonFC, why should they use a database?Apr 02 01:25
DaemonFCmakes it less likely to be corrupted when their system crashedApr 02 01:25
_Hicham_warning : troll in progressApr 02 01:25
silentivmto make something like gconf (which I hate)?Apr 02 01:25
silentivmand also, if KDE crashes all the time for you, likely you have a hardware problemApr 02 01:25
silentivmsure, any app is subject to crashingApr 02 01:25
DaemonFCnopeApr 02 01:25
DaemonFCKDE is unstableApr 02 01:25
silentivmDaemonFC, only for YOUApr 02 01:25
_Hicham_both KDE and GNOME are goodApr 02 01:25
DaemonFCnever had any other desktop or even KDE 3 do thatApr 02 01:25
_Hicham_their are different philosophiesApr 02 01:26
silentivmKDE4 is still buggyApr 02 01:26
DaemonFCKDE 4 is poorly designedApr 02 01:26
_Hicham_that is allApr 02 01:26
_Hicham_doesn't mean that one is superior to the otherApr 02 01:26
DaemonFCnever have system freezes with anything elseApr 02 01:26
DaemonFCand KDE will kill the X server quite a lot tooApr 02 01:26
silentivmneither did I, in fact I don't remember the time I had a system freezeApr 02 01:26
_Hicham_unbased argumentsApr 02 01:27
DaemonFCnopeApr 02 01:27
DaemonFCKDE is KrapApr 02 01:27
_Hicham_u can't talk like that folksApr 02 01:27
DaemonFCplain and simpleApr 02 01:27
silentivmplain, simple and wrongApr 02 01:27
mattparryRoy, how come I have not seen any links to boycottnovell in lxer.com for ages?Apr 02 01:27
silentivmjust because something doesn't work for you doesn't mean you need to use the same arguments of a 13-year-old childApr 02 01:27
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schestowitzmattparry: ask lxer's editors, I guess.Apr 02 01:28
DaemonFCKDE is too unstable, incomplete, and poorly designed to use in a proper productApr 02 01:28
schestowitzLinuxToday links to us sometimesApr 02 01:28
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DaemonFCif you want your system to crash and freeze multiple times per hour, wonderfulApr 02 01:28
silentivmKDE4 is still in heavy development, DaemonFCApr 02 01:28
schestowitzDaemonFC: stop trolling, pleaseApr 02 01:28
silentivmstop trollingApr 02 01:28
schestowitzAll you ever do here is slam projects with FUDApr 02 01:28
DaemonFCit's not FUD, you can't use KDEApr 02 01:29
DaemonFCtry itApr 02 01:29
schestowitzI use KDEApr 02 01:29
silentivmDaemonFC, I've tried and I canApr 02 01:29
schestowitzHave done since 2000Apr 02 01:29
schestowitzIt's greatApr 02 01:29
silentivmthis is different from "I like it"Apr 02 01:29
schestowitzVery stableApr 02 01:29
DaemonFCwell, it's either crashing or you are lyingApr 02 01:29
_Hicham_crappy discussionApr 02 01:29
silentivmDaemonFC, I'm not lyingApr 02 01:29
_Hicham_i never said thatApr 02 01:29
_Hicham_but it is really crappyApr 02 01:29
_Hicham_what u r talking aboutApr 02 01:29
_Hicham_who is still talking like that?Apr 02 01:29
DaemonFCI've tried the 4.x series on several distributions, on 3 different machinesApr 02 01:29
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silentivmKDE4 is still in *HEAVY DEVELOPMENT*. Is that so hard to grasp?Apr 02 01:30
DaemonFCsome won't even start up on the LiveCDApr 02 01:30
_Hicham_freedesktop standardized things long time agoApr 02 01:30
DaemonFCno, but why they lie and label it a stable end-user productApr 02 01:30
DaemonFCthat is hard to graspApr 02 01:30
_Hicham_only dumb people still talk like that about DEApr 02 01:30
_Hicham_where is oiaohm?Apr 02 01:30
DaemonFCit's like they want to hurt themselves by shipping crap that is not stableApr 02 01:31
DaemonFCand pretending it isApr 02 01:31
Balrog_4.2 is stable end-userApr 02 01:31
DaemonFCEven Debian won't even try to sell KDE 4.x, they even steer you away from KDE periodApr 02 01:32
mattparryRy, I have just asked lxer.com.  I'll let you know if I get an answer!!Apr 02 01:32
mattparry*RoyApr 02 01:32
DaemonFCSlackware won't use KDE 4Apr 02 01:32
DaemonFCnor will MEPIS with the author commenting that there is no way to make KDE 4 work rightApr 02 01:33
DaemonFCLinus Torvalds even went back to GNOMEApr 02 01:33
silentivmso what?Apr 02 01:33
DaemonFCcalling KDE 4 a total disasterApr 02 01:33
silentivmdoesn't change a thing for meApr 02 01:33
Balrog_KDE 4.2?????Apr 02 01:33
Balrog_no, 4.0 which should have been called betaApr 02 01:33
DaemonFCKDE 4.2 doesn't improve anythingApr 02 01:33
schestowitzHe tried 4.0Apr 02 01:34
schestowitzToo earlyApr 02 01:34
DaemonFCstill incomplete still unstableApr 02 01:34
schestowitzSame with 3.0Apr 02 01:34
schestowitzI used 3.1 for 3 yearsApr 02 01:34
schestowitzIt was greatApr 02 01:34
schestowitzStableApr 02 01:34
_Hicham_schestowitz accepts trollingApr 02 01:34
silentivmI've had no problems with KDE 3.xApr 02 01:34
DaemonFCyeah, well, by 3.1 everything was better and yayApr 02 01:34
DaemonFCbut KDE 4.x is like VistaApr 02 01:34
schestowitz_Hicham_: no, but better not to feed trollingApr 02 01:34
_Hicham_the room is filled with crappy discussionsApr 02 01:34
DaemonFCso bad that people go back to somthing that's years olderApr 02 01:34
DaemonFCcause it works much betterApr 02 01:34
Balrog_\waste of time\Apr 02 01:35
Balrog_\(to respond to such people)\Apr 02 01:35
schestowitzI know.Apr 02 01:35
DaemonFCoh right, Sabayon is still using 3.5.10Apr 02 01:35
DaemonFCand does Compiz to fill in that gapApr 02 01:35
schestowitzDaemonFC: kindly stop trolling or leaveApr 02 01:35
DaemonFCI'm not trolling, people tell me to stop using what worksApr 02 01:36
DaemonFCand I'm telling them why I won'tApr 02 01:36
silentivmDaemonFC, but nobody wants to listen to your rantsApr 02 01:36
Balrog_DaemonFC: GNOME works. Mono doesn't work for me.Apr 02 01:36
silentivmat least not hereApr 02 01:36
_Hicham_no one tells u what to chooseApr 02 01:36
Balrog_it's a total messApr 02 01:36
silentivmif you want to rant, start a blogApr 02 01:36
silentivmand write thereApr 02 01:36
_Hicham_Linux = FreedomApr 02 01:37
Balrog_GNU/Linux **Apr 02 01:37
_Hicham_people against freedom should be banned from the worldApr 02 01:37
DaemonFCMono sucks before you take licenses into accountApr 02 01:37
schestowitzDaemonFC: this room is not a bug report areaApr 02 01:37
_Hicham_and sent to another planetApr 02 01:37
DaemonFCit's not like you lose anything to get rid of itApr 02 01:37
schestowitzNor a place to rant about projects you don't likeApr 02 01:37
silentivmif you have problems with KDE4, write a bug reportApr 02 01:37
silentivma well-written oneApr 02 01:38
_Hicham_this room has another missionApr 02 01:38
silentivmranting on an IRC channel has almost zero valueApr 02 01:38
_Hicham_this rooms discusses the crimes against free softwareApr 02 01:38
DaemonFCwell, in case you missed it though, even Richard Stallman says Mono is OKApr 02 01:38
_Hicham_trolling againApr 02 01:38
DaemonFCas long as nothing important depends on itApr 02 01:38
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:39
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:39
DaemonFCno, you're using a clone of UNIXApr 02 01:39
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:39
DaemonFCwith languages written by AT&TApr 02 01:39
_Hicham_trollApr 02 01:39
_Hicham_fucking crappy discussionsApr 02 01:39
_Hicham_what is this Roy?Apr 02 01:39
_Hicham_what is this decadence?Apr 02 01:40
DaemonFCit's not really freedom when you design something with most of your jailers original specificationsApr 02 01:40
_Hicham_then fuck off and go use Windows, and lick MS buttApr 02 01:40
_Hicham_this room is not for thatApr 02 01:40
DaemonFCWhat surprised me is that Red Hat is apparently using Nouveau in Fedora 11Apr 02 01:42
DaemonFCwhich was done by reverse engineering the real Nvidia driverApr 02 01:42
Balrog_DaemonFC: why wouldn't they?Apr 02 01:42
Balrog_no, not reverse engineering the nvidia driverApr 02 01:42
DaemonFCopens them up to a lawsuitApr 02 01:42
schestowitzCheck out those labels: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10208868-6...Apr 02 01:42
Balrog_you're very wrongApr 02 01:42
schestowitzHe;s vert trollApr 02 01:42
DaemonFCno, they're violating Nvidia's patents in the driverApr 02 01:42
schestowitzDon't feed the trollsApr 02 01:42
DaemonFCand will be suedApr 02 01:42
Balrog_it's more like capturing the state of the card, doing a graphics operation, capturing againApr 02 01:43
Balrog_comparing the two statesApr 02 01:43
DaemonFCbut if they uncover trade secrets in this way that Nvidia owns patents onApr 02 01:43
DaemonFCthen how is this any better?Apr 02 01:43
DaemonFCor another thing, what stops Nvidia from changing their hardware specs againApr 02 01:44
DaemonFCSo you get to go years more without drivers for their new lineApr 02 01:44
mattparrycan we get rid of the troll?Apr 02 01:45
silentivmpleaseApr 02 01:45
schestowitzSure.Apr 02 01:45
*schestowitz sets ban on *!*n=ryan@*.hsd1.il.comcast.netApr 02 01:45
*Love (i=ad1d7b24@gateway/web/ajax/mibbit.com/x-d06070c4103e0214) has joined #boycottnovellApr 02 01:45
silentivmthank youApr 02 01:45
*schestowitz has kicked DaemonFC from #boycottnovell (schestowitz)Apr 02 01:45
LoveHi everyone.Apr 02 01:45
schestowitzHey.Apr 02 01:45
_Hicham_thank u RoyApr 02 01:45
schestowitzI gave him a warningApr 02 01:45
schestowitzIn privateApr 02 01:45
mattparrythanxApr 02 01:45
schestowitzHe did not obeyApr 02 01:45
Balrog_thanksApr 02 01:45
_Hicham_that is the best solutionApr 02 01:45
LoveHappy April 1st.Apr 02 01:45
Balrog_that was too muchApr 02 01:45
schestowitzI never kick anyoneApr 02 01:45
_Hicham_what a reliefApr 02 01:45
schestowitz<schestowitz> pls stop trolling or I ban you.Apr 02 01:46
schestowitz<DaemonFC> fucking moronApr 02 01:46
_Hicham_schestowitz : he forced u tooApr 02 01:46
LoveI won't troll, I promise.Apr 02 01:46
schestowitzI knowApr 02 01:46
schestowitzI can't recall banning peopleApr 02 01:46
schestowitz[H]omer did almost 1 year agoApr 02 01:46
schestowitzWe've been troll-free for ages.Apr 02 01:46
_Hicham_schestowitz : me too I am against banning peopleApr 02 01:46
schestowitzWhat's up, Love ?Apr 02 01:46
_Hicham_but this one is too muchApr 02 01:47
schestowitzSounds funny in BritianApr 02 01:47
schestowitz*BritainApr 02 01:47
LoveIndeed.Apr 02 01:47
mattparryit does - lolApr 02 01:47
LoveNot much, just trying to enjoy today.Apr 02 01:47
LoveBit of a rainy day out here.Apr 02 01:47
schestowitzWhereabouts?Apr 02 01:47
_Hicham_it is always rainy in BritainApr 02 01:47
LoveConnecticutApr 02 01:47
_Hicham_Connecticut, what a nice StateApr 02 01:48
LoveUsually is.Apr 02 01:48
_Hicham_it has great colors on the treesApr 02 01:48
LoveBest place for human rights in the US, really.Apr 02 01:48
_Hicham_I like its natureApr 02 01:48
_Hicham_there is no human rights in the USApr 02 01:48
_Hicham_and everyone knows thatApr 02 01:48
LoveI'd say it's improvingApr 02 01:48
_Hicham_people get killed easily over thereApr 02 01:48
LovePeople easily get killed anywhere.Apr 02 01:48
LoveIt's really just important to value what you've got and work with it.Apr 02 01:49
_Hicham_no the US wayApr 02 01:49
_Hicham_everyone has a gunApr 02 01:49
_Hicham_so it is basically easy to killApr 02 01:49
_Hicham_that to use a knifeApr 02 01:49
_Hicham_or ur fistsApr 02 01:49
schestowitzit's a social conditionApr 02 01:49
LoveSo, by simple logic, the US is automatically a killing terrorizing place because of our availability of weapons?Apr 02 01:49
schestowitzNot availability of weaponsApr 02 01:50
_Hicham_nonetheless, it is improvingApr 02 01:50
schestowitzBiggest atrocities right now happen in Congo, AFAIKApr 02 01:50
LoveThat's very true.Apr 02 01:50
schestowitzOr somewhere else in east AfricaApr 02 01:50
_Hicham_the new laws are more restrictiveApr 02 01:50
LoveThen again, I think a bigger problem is just how many corporations cover up these problems.Apr 02 01:50
schestowitzThe press never covered CongoApr 02 01:50
_Hicham_which is goodApr 02 01:50
schestowitzIt's irrelevantApr 02 01:50
LoveDivert our funds to the wrong placve.Apr 02 01:50
schestowitz[to the press]Apr 02 01:50
LoveEtc, etc.Apr 02 01:50
LoveSpeaking of the press.Apr 02 01:50
_Hicham_Africa is just a big messApr 02 01:50
LoveThere seems to be an awful lot of anti-Linux FUD nowadays.Apr 02 01:51
schestowitzA kid killing classmate in US college is more important than a genocide of 5 million peopleApr 02 01:51
LoveEspecially against distros that aren't even connected with Novell.Apr 02 01:51
LoveSad.Apr 02 01:51
schestowitzAfrica lacks funding nowApr 02 01:51
LoveAh, shame.Apr 02 01:51
schestowitzToo much reliance on goodwill/donationsApr 02 01:51
_Hicham_Africa is dyingApr 02 01:51
LoveToo much reliance on government manipulation for that matter.Apr 02 01:51
LoveIronic.Apr 02 01:51
schestowitzI think I forgot the exact number, but it's checking... like donations halvedApr 02 01:51
_Hicham_and Europe/US is the causeApr 02 01:51
LoveIt's practicaly where life began.Apr 02 01:51
*silentivm has quit ("Este usuário executou uma operação ilegal e será fechado.")Apr 02 01:52
_Hicham_the Europe/US industry is the cause of the drought in EthiopiaApr 02 01:52
_Hicham_I saw a documentary about thatApr 02 01:53
LoveReally? So did I.Apr 02 01:54
_Hicham_It was in BBC HorizonApr 02 01:54
LoveMy boyfriend brought it up for me.Apr 02 01:54
_Hicham_schestowitz : do u watch BBC Horizon?Apr 02 01:54
LoveBit of an activist, he is.Apr 02 01:54
_Hicham_Love : are u a girl?Apr 02 01:54
LoveYep.Apr 02 01:54
_Hicham_GreatApr 02 01:54
LoveWoman and proud.Apr 02 01:54
_Hicham_at least we have some women in the roomApr 02 01:55
_Hicham_the quota should be balancedApr 02 01:55
LoveWell, it was my boyfriend that got me onto GNU/Linux in general.Apr 02 01:55
LovegNewSense is a great distro.Apr 02 01:55
_Hicham_GreatApr 02 01:55
_Hicham_welcome to Linux worldApr 02 01:55
Balrog_what about BLAG?Apr 02 01:55
LoveHmm, never heard much about it to be honest.Apr 02 01:56
_Hicham_this is a great room to discuss Linux issuesApr 02 01:56
LoveI try to stay away from distros with binary blobs.Apr 02 01:56
Balrog_I hear it's an FSF-approved derivative of FedoraApr 02 01:56
_Hicham_Balrog_ : gNewSense?Apr 02 01:56
Balrog_the rpm-based equivalent to gNewSenseApr 02 01:56
Balrog_no, BLAGApr 02 01:56
_Hicham_ahApr 02 01:56
LoveMm, will have to check it out.Apr 02 01:56
Balrog_blagblagblag.orgApr 02 01:56
_Hicham_Love : are u a CS student?Apr 02 01:57
LoveI prefer APT over RPM, but whatever floats your boat.Apr 02 01:57
LoveI feel bad for those boor Ubuntu developer's though.Apr 02 01:57
LovePress is hitting them hard lately.Apr 02 01:57
_Hicham_why?Apr 02 01:57
LoveSeems to almost be some grassroots movements going around in user forums.Apr 02 01:57
LoveBSD communities and the like.Apr 02 01:57
_Hicham_why?Apr 02 01:57
LoveOne of them spammed my blog yesterday, in fact.Apr 02 01:57
schestowitzNice new article about Free Software in Massachusetts today BTW: http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/03/2...Apr 02 01:58
LoveGave me a link to this: http://linsux.org/index.php?topic=948.0Apr 02 01:58


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