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oiaohmCatch you guys around.Apr 03 00:01
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_Hicham_no one to talk to againApr 03 00:02
Balrog_me?Apr 03 00:02
_Hicham_did u get Conficker effect Balrog_?Apr 03 00:04
Balrog__Hicham_: you mean DNS not working? yes, I haveApr 03 00:04
Balrog_site was up going through a PHProxyApr 03 00:04
Balrog_(well not fully broken dns)Apr 03 00:05
Balrog_just that certain URLs wouldn't resolveApr 03 00:05
_Hicham_svchost.exe is the problemApr 03 00:06
schestowitzGroklaw: Time to Get Mono and Moonlight Out of GNU/Linux < http://www.groklaw.net/article... >Apr 03 00:06
_Hicham_MS should remove this services hostApr 03 00:06
Balrog__Hicham_: it was on a Windows machine and on a MacApr 03 00:06
Balrog_even my Gentoo box wouldn't resolveApr 03 00:06
_Hicham_schestowitz : did u try Mono?Apr 03 00:07
schestowitzBalrog: some DNS services fell overApr 03 00:07
schestowitzDDOSApr 03 00:07
schestowitzOur too some while agoApr 03 00:07
schestowitzRegister.com knocked down tooApr 03 00:07
schestowitzWill write about it tomorrowApr 03 00:07
Balrog_well the DNS server workedApr 03 00:07
_Hicham_schestowitz : did u get a DDOS?Apr 03 00:07
Balrog_just certain sites wouldn't resolveApr 03 00:07
schestowitz_Hicham_: no, never used monoApr 03 00:08
schestowitzIt was put on some Ubuntu boxes, I removed themApr 03 00:08
_Hicham_schestowit : the register works nowApr 03 00:08
schestowitz_Hicham_: that's another siteApr 03 00:08
schestowitzWait..Apr 03 00:08
schestowitzhttp://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/n... http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/...Apr 03 00:09
Balrog_theregister.co.uk worksApr 03 00:09
Balrog_theregister.com redirects to itApr 03 00:09
schestowitzif only people knew how redundant it is to post in a blog not just links but also personal stories of no use to anyone, e.g. http://www.sutor.com/newsite/bl...Apr 03 00:09
schestowitzBalrog: not that one.Apr 03 00:10
schestowitzrgister.comApr 03 00:10
schestowitznot THEregisterApr 03 00:10
schestowitzbrbApr 03 00:10
_Hicham_okApr 03 00:10
_Hicham_register.com is working also nowApr 03 00:10
_Hicham_silent roomApr 03 00:22
_Hicham_ok i am gonna write some false news againApr 03 00:25
_Hicham_schestowitz is planning to enforce drm in collaboration with MicrosoftApr 03 00:25
Balrog_lolApr 03 00:26
_Hicham_schestowitz violates GPL many timesApr 03 00:26
Balrog_hehApr 03 00:27
Balrog__Hicham_: better news there isApr 03 00:27
_Hicham_Balrog_ : write these news thenApr 03 00:29
schestowitzOK, I'm backApr 03 00:29
schestowitzme? gpl-violation and drm?!?!! :-oApr 03 00:29
_Hicham_welcome back schestowitzApr 03 00:29
_Hicham_yesApr 03 00:29
schestowitzThanks.Apr 03 00:29
_Hicham_u knowApr 03 00:29
_Hicham_kinda April first daysApr 03 00:29
schestowitzNow it's DayS?Apr 03 00:30
_Hicham_do I have the right to write such things?Apr 03 00:30
_Hicham_ok, I think I am gonna write some other false newsApr 03 00:31
_Hicham_schestowitz is blocking people from migrating to Linux, because he is bribed by MicrosoftApr 03 00:32
_Hicham_the amount of bribes is more than €£10000/monthApr 03 00:33
_Hicham_schestowitz sells closed source patented software http://www.royschestowitz.com/pro...Apr 03 00:35
schestowitzNo, I don't do thatApr 03 00:38
schestowitzMicrosott can't afford bribes, eitherApr 03 00:38
schestowitzIt's running out of optionsApr 03 00:38
schestowitzIt bribes Mac bloggers nowApr 03 00:38
Balrog_schestowitz: which ones?Apr 03 00:38
schestowitzLet me get the linkApr 03 00:38
Balrog_the iphone / office thing?Apr 03 00:38
Balrog_I smell vaporwareApr 03 00:38
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/22/...Apr 03 00:39
_Hicham_the network-manager is really greatApr 03 00:42
_Hicham_they really did a great jobApr 03 00:42
_Hicham_false news again : schestowitz is to announce a new anti Linux battleApr 03 00:46
Balrog_schestowitz: doesn't say which blogs :/Apr 03 00:46
_Hicham_I am the one who bribed the bloggersApr 03 00:47
_Hicham_I just bought MS last nightApr 03 00:47
Balrog_yeah, as if you have that kind of money  9.9Apr 03 00:48
_Hicham_I am gonna buy a new yaught tommorow, and I will take Roy on a trip with meApr 03 00:48
_Hicham_a trip around the worldApr 03 00:48
schestowitzTrips around the world are siciphicApr 03 00:51
schestowitzSicifus (however they called him in Greece)Apr 03 00:51
_Hicham_what does sicific means?Apr 03 00:53
schestowitzThere's the story about it. Let me find itApr 03 00:54
schestowitzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SisyphusApr 03 00:55
schestowitzI didn't know the spelling, just vocallyApr 03 00:55
_Hicham_thanks for the wordApr 03 00:56
_Hicham_I am really learning sthg new everytime I log in hereApr 03 00:56
_Hicham_can I continue my false news Roy?Apr 03 00:57
schestowitzCool!Apr 03 01:00
schestowitzWell, noApr 03 01:00
schestowitzCool abour learningApr 03 01:00
schestowitzNot teasersApr 03 01:00
_Hicham_why?Apr 03 01:00
schestowitzit's adding little substanceApr 03 01:01
_Hicham_u don't like the false news?Apr 03 01:01
_Hicham_http://llevonttocyob.comApr 03 01:02
_Hicham_that would be my future websiteApr 03 01:02
_Hicham_well, humor add a lotApr 03 01:04
_Hicham_we can't live without humorApr 03 01:04
_Hicham_though british people canApr 03 01:05
*schestowitz looksApr 03 01:06
schestowitzSite/domain not thereApr 03 01:06
schestowitzI now look closelyApr 03 01:06
schestowitzInverseApr 03 01:06
schestowitzanagram.....Apr 03 01:06
schestowitzAll opposite... stance tooApr 03 01:07
schestowitzMicrosoft=good; gpl=badApr 03 01:07
_Hicham_Microsoft is great, schestowitz alsoApr 03 01:07
Balrog_that's backwardsApr 03 01:07
Balrog_:PApr 03 01:07
_Hicham_schestowitz is working tightly with MS to resolve pending issuesApr 03 01:09
amarsh04back later, rebooting into new kernelApr 03 01:10
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_Hicham_schestowitz : is GPL good?Apr 03 01:14
schestowitzYes, but _Hicham_... let's investigate news and analyse them.Apr 03 01:15
_Hicham_okApr 03 01:16
schestowitzLet's make constructive discussion instead of banterApr 03 01:16
_Hicham_sorry for interrupting uApr 03 01:16
schestowitzI'm posting to USENETApr 03 01:16
schestowitzSo I check IRC once in 5 mins or soApr 03 01:16
Balrog_schestowitz: is there any free (zero-cost) usenet connection?Apr 03 01:16
Balrog_(except the one from my ISP, which is filtered)Apr 03 01:16
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PeterKrauswankApr 03 01:25
schestowitzHuh??Apr 03 01:25
PeterKrausmr hichamApr 03 01:25
schestowitzBalrog: how is it filtered?Apr 03 01:25
schestowitzGoogle Groups can be used, but the GUI sucks.Apr 03 01:26
Balrog_yeah but I want FULL USENET accessApr 03 01:27
Balrog_including stuff like alt.binaries :)Apr 03 01:27
schestowitzmozarella is a good betApr 03 01:30
Balrog_that's a usenet server?Apr 03 01:32
schestowitzWell, supposed to be. I never used itApr 03 01:32
Balrog_hrm ok.Apr 03 01:32
schestowitzMany trolls use itApr 03 01:32
Balrog_where can you get unfiltered usenet acess anymore?Apr 03 01:32
Balrog_I can't find mozarella :/Apr 03 01:34
schestowitzhttp://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/Wi...Apr 03 01:44
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schestowitzSee latest groklaw article on mono and share. PJ agrees that it needs to go.Apr 03 01:49
schestowitz...just a prank regarding Red HatApr 03 01:56
schestowitzIf Microsoft bought Novell, it wouldn't come as a surprise  < http://www.itwire.com/conten... >Apr 03 01:56
schestowitzSomeone from Debian corresponded with me today about getting Mono and Moonlight removed.Apr 03 02:01
Balrog_any luck?Apr 03 02:02
_Hicham_is it really discussed in there?Apr 03 02:03
_Hicham_is there any link?Apr 03 02:03
schestowitzBalrog: not done yetApr 03 02:03
schestowitzI'll let you knowApr 03 02:03
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Balrog_thanks.Apr 03 02:03
_Hicham_wb MinceRApr 03 02:04
_Hicham_schestowitz : any link?Apr 03 02:04
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schestowitz_Hicham_: not yetApr 03 02:10
schestowitzHow long before MS Soapbox dies?Apr 03 02:12
schestowitzPlace bets, starting at $50 :-)Apr 03 02:13
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yuhongBTW, what did you think of my links on cloud lock-in I posted a few days ago?Apr 03 04:36
yuhongAnyone there?Apr 03 04:37
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Omar87Hey guys.Apr 03 06:04
Omar87Look at what I found: http://bglinux.com/default.aspxApr 03 06:04
Omar87And if you read carefully, it should remind you of a known website for a known distribution that starts with the letter "U"..Apr 03 06:06
oiaohmIdea of ubuntu was not new when Ubuntu took it up.Apr 03 06:13
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schestowitzMorningApr 03 08:47
schestowitzSite seems to be down :-(Apr 03 08:56
schestowitzOK, it's backApr 03 09:09
schestowitzUS states may seek Microsoft anti-trust extension < http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/... >Apr 03 09:12
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJjWC1FlA20 Related to ACTAApr 03 09:17
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MinceRgeekingsApr 03 09:22
schestowitzRe: Iraq invasion. "But then we can just be honest and say, 'look we're a bunch of Nazis'" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH...Apr 03 09:25
DaemonFCsure, when you remove all of Novells code and distribute a kernel free of itApr 03 09:28
DaemonFCyou might have credibilityApr 03 09:28
DaemonFCgood luckApr 03 09:28
DaemonFCstatistically, that's like one in every 5 patches going back a number of yearsApr 03 09:29
MinceRDaemonFC: are you using only windows?Apr 03 09:29
DaemonFCand of course this is just the kernelApr 03 09:29
DaemonFCyou also should remove all their GNOME/KDE contribsApr 03 09:30
DaemonFCand their patches to the toolkitsApr 03 09:30
schestowitzDaemonFC: please, please don't start with the aggravation again.Apr 03 09:30
MinceRschestowitz: it's called "trolling", not "aggravation". :>Apr 03 09:30
DaemonFCyou couldn't build a distribution free of Novell code at this pointApr 03 09:30
DaemonFCand if you have a ethical problem with Red Hat too, your problem swells to damn near half the kernelApr 03 09:31
DaemonFCif you lost Novell+Red Hat, Linux would be irreparably crippledApr 03 09:32
schestowitzDaemonFC: for the first time in like a year I had to "kick" with pressure from others; don't make me do it again. If you come here to cause trouble, then you're simply asking for some.Apr 03 09:32
DaemonFChow do you reply to that?Apr 03 09:32
MinceRDaemonFC: if you are using linux, you should shut up about credibility.Apr 03 09:32
MinceRDaemonFC: also, if you're using the internet, you should shut up about credibility.Apr 03 09:32
DaemonFCI'm not the one that claimed to have a ethics problem with their codeApr 03 09:33
DaemonFCI'm just pointing out that you are quite happily using itApr 03 09:33
DaemonFClots of it, every dayApr 03 09:33
MinceRDaemonFC: well, your favorite novell has lied that the ubuntu devs made no contributionsApr 03 09:33
DaemonFCthey don't contribute muchApr 03 09:34
DaemonFCNvidia makes more kernel contributions than UbuntuApr 03 09:34
DaemonFCthat's absolutely trueApr 03 09:34
DaemonFCand the contributions Ubuntu makes are usually trivialApr 03 09:34
DaemonFCone liners and suchApr 03 09:34
MinceRand you can prove that, right?Apr 03 09:34
DaemonFCsureApr 03 09:34
DaemonFClook at the change logsApr 03 09:34
DaemonFCand scan for ubuntu or canonical emailsApr 03 09:35
DaemonFCeasyApr 03 09:35
MinceRsee, that's the mistake your friends at novell made, tooApr 03 09:35
DaemonFCyou'll not find more than a handfulApr 03 09:35
DaemonFCno, I used the method Ben Collins saidApr 03 09:35
MinceRexpecting that everyone uses their ubuntu/canonical addressApr 03 09:35
DaemonFCsearch Ubuntu and CanonicalApr 03 09:35
DaemonFCthey doApr 03 09:35
DaemonFCif they are on the payroll, they use those emailsApr 03 09:35
DaemonFCotherwise they are freelancersApr 03 09:36
MinceRand you know this how?Apr 03 09:36
DaemonFCandbelong in the "individuals" listApr 03 09:36
MinceRdo you work for canonical perhaps?Apr 03 09:36
MinceR(fat chance)Apr 03 09:36
DaemonFCBen Collins had on his blogApr 03 09:36
DaemonFChe said search Ubuntu and Canonical, and sure enough they had made about 100 patches between 2.6.15 and 2.6.27Apr 03 09:36
DaemonFCwhere Fedora made about 30,000Apr 03 09:37
MinceRso if you hate ubuntu and canonical so much, remove their patchesApr 03 09:37
MinceRby your own reasoningApr 03 09:37
DaemonFCso Ubuntu does not contribute, they could die off and kernel development would not suffer at allApr 03 09:37
MinceRalso, since you hate RMS, better find another userlandApr 03 09:37
MinceRi don't see how we leapt from "about 100 patches between 2.6.15 and 2.6.27" to "does not contribute"Apr 03 09:38
DaemonFCover 75% of the kernel development is done by paid programmers workign at companies that have an interest in LinuxApr 03 09:38
DaemonFC100 is insignificant, and like I said, mostly trivial one linersApr 03 09:38
MinceRwell, go rewrite them, thenApr 03 09:38
MinceRif you had half a clue about software development, you'd now that oneliners aren't necessarily trivialApr 03 09:39
DaemonFCeither someone would have anyway, or they were not all that important and jsut affecting some oddball use caseApr 03 09:39
DaemonFCthat was important to themApr 03 09:39
DaemonFCUbuntu is just a leechApr 03 09:39
DaemonFCthey don't do anything for upstream projectsApr 03 09:40
DaemonFCand they could die with no impactApr 03 09:40
DaemonFCthey are passive consumers of various projects, and occasionally they may turn in the odd patch or twoApr 03 09:41
DaemonFCI think they made like 2 patches to X.org for example, since 2004Apr 03 09:41
DaemonFCthey may throw together a workable distribution, but they mean little ro nothing for the hundreds of projects companies like Red Hat driveApr 03 09:42
DaemonFCfrom an end user standpoint, Ubuntu is desirable over Debian because Debian Stable consists of obsolete softwareApr 03 09:43
DaemonFCand thats nice, yesApr 03 09:43
MinceRor perhaps you're the only nutcase who whines about thisApr 03 09:44
DaemonFCnot really, it's quite disturbing that such a popular distro has such an incompetent kernel teamApr 03 09:44
MinceRalso, it's not like the whole point of a distribution dev team is to put together a workable distribution, no sir!Apr 03 09:44
DaemonFCthey're allowing Ext4 in Jaunty without backporting patches that prevent data corruptionApr 03 09:45
DaemonFCfor exampleApr 03 09:45
DaemonFCso unless you make your own kernel with those patches, you're risking dataApr 03 09:45
DaemonFCExt4 has a problem that I call the 60 second window of deathApr 03 09:46
DaemonFCand the patches to fix it landed yesterday in the 2.6.30 development branchApr 03 09:46
MinceRor you could choose to use ext3Apr 03 09:48
DaemonFCExt3 sucksApr 03 09:48
MinceRit doesn't suck as much as the unfixed ext4Apr 03 09:48
DaemonFCor maybe I built my own kernelApr 03 09:48
DaemonFCbecause the new behavior is not an on disk format change :)Apr 03 09:48
MinceRor maybe you could stop whining and use windows vistaApr 03 09:48
MinceRwith ntfsApr 03 09:48
MinceRand sufferApr 03 09:48
DaemonFCNTFS is preferable to Ext3Apr 03 09:49
MinceRbut at least all code comes from people you trust and admireApr 03 09:49
DaemonFCfrom a technical standpointApr 03 09:49
MinceRi'm not going to ask you to elaborate, because i already know you're full of shitApr 03 09:49
DaemonFCI was using XFS to avoid Ext3 for yearsApr 03 09:49
DaemonFCjust cause Ext3 is awfulApr 03 09:49
MinceRlol xfsApr 03 09:50
MinceRwhy don't you just keep your files in /dev/null?Apr 03 09:50
DaemonFCXFS is much more advancedApr 03 09:50
MinceRyes, it has advanced methods to destroy dataApr 03 09:50
DaemonFCExt3 belongs in the mid 1990sApr 03 09:50
DaemonFCit was obsolete before is was madeApr 03 09:51
MinceRand ntfs belongs on an xfs filesystem, in a file you're keeping open for writing when a power outage happensApr 03 09:51
MinceRso does xfsApr 03 09:51
DaemonFCno, that's not an XFS problemApr 03 09:51
DaemonFCand it was fixed years agoApr 03 09:51
DaemonFCthe problem is poorly written apps liek FirefoxApr 03 09:51
MinceRit is, it's called "metadata-only journaling with no ordered writes"Apr 03 09:51
DaemonFCthat don't request data be committed to diskApr 03 09:51
DaemonFCno, there's nothing wrong with XFSApr 03 09:52
DaemonFCthe problem is bad applications like FirefoxApr 03 09:52
MinceRi know, the problem is users expecting to have their data retainedApr 03 09:52
DaemonFCwhat happens is the app figures you use Ext3 and it figures Ext3 will fsync every 5 secondsApr 03 09:53
DaemonFCso the programmer is lazy and does not request a commitApr 03 09:53
MinceRapps should just fsync() after each byte written!Apr 03 09:53
DaemonFCso the system crashes and the data was not committedApr 03 09:53
DaemonFCit's a bad appApr 03 09:53
DaemonFClike FirefoxApr 03 09:53
DaemonFCnot a file system problemApr 03 09:53
DaemonFCthe fs never got the dataApr 03 09:53
DaemonFCcause the app was beign stupidApr 03 09:53
MinceRyet ext3 magically manages to write itApr 03 09:53
MinceRi think i like that kind of magicApr 03 09:54
DaemonFCExt3 is doing inappropriate behaviorApr 03 09:54
DaemonFCit slows the file systemApr 03 09:54
MinceRyes, not losing my data is inappropriateApr 03 09:54
DaemonFCto compensate for bad programsApr 03 09:54
DaemonFClike firefoxApr 03 09:54
MinceRi don't see how writing every 5 seconds slows down the filesystemApr 03 09:54
MinceRespecially compared to apps randomly fsync()-ing all the timeApr 03 09:54
DaemonFCslows down operations on larger filesApr 03 09:55
DaemonFCwhen it has to fsync every 5 secondsApr 03 09:55
DaemonFCit's a hack to compensate for incompetent softwareApr 03 09:55
DaemonFClike FirefoxApr 03 09:55
MinceRthen just use ext4Apr 03 09:55
DaemonFCusers should be bitchign at MozillaApr 03 09:55
DaemonFCnot the XFS peopleApr 03 09:55
MinceRit gladly compromises file integrity for a little performanceApr 03 09:56
MinceRso does XFSApr 03 09:56
DaemonFCit's not the file system's responsibilityApr 03 09:56
DaemonFCthat's like saying the city should pay a cop to follow you personallyApr 03 09:56
DaemonFCto make sure you don't get muggedApr 03 09:56
DaemonFC:)Apr 03 09:56
DaemonFCit may be nice and safe for youApr 03 09:56
DaemonFCbut it costs resourcesApr 03 09:56
MinceRthey might as well do so, since they've prohibited me from carrying a gun to do so myselfApr 03 09:57
DaemonFCthere's no such lawApr 03 09:57
MinceRthere's no gun prohibition? which alternate universe are you living in?Apr 03 09:57
DaemonFCthe crazy Republicans will make sure people can carry deadly weapons around and get drunk and shoot peopleApr 03 09:57
oiaohmIt filesystem for task.Apr 03 09:57
MinceRi'm not in the usaApr 03 09:57
MinceRand even there you have limitations on itApr 03 09:57
oiaohmThere are many places were ext3 is good or bad as there are good or bad for xfsApr 03 09:57
DaemonFCWhat I'm saying is the resources expended are insaneApr 03 09:58
DaemonFCwhen the apps should be written properlyApr 03 09:58
MinceRDaemonFC: crazy people like you claim the state can defend its peopleApr 03 09:58
MinceRobviously, it can'tApr 03 09:58
DaemonFCnothing canApr 03 09:58
oiaohmThe way ext4 is going is interesting.Apr 03 09:58
DaemonFChaving more armed idiots makes things worseApr 03 09:58
oiaohmAdding a flag to the application process.Apr 03 09:58
MinceRDaemonFC: because authorities aren't idiots?Apr 03 09:58
oiaohmSo you tag bad applications.Apr 03 09:58
oiaohmSo you don't get data loss.Apr 03 09:58
MinceRpolicemen aren't idiots? other armed forces aren't mostly composed of idiots?Apr 03 09:58
DaemonFCyou obviously have no idea the kind of people that can get weapons hereApr 03 09:59
DaemonFClegallyApr 03 09:59
oiaohmpolicemen and armed forces only normally seam like idiots due to poor training.Apr 03 09:59
MinceRoiaohm: i think it would be more useful to stop pointing at POSIX and looking for excuses to lose dataApr 03 09:59
DaemonFCit makes it so you can't leave the house without having a gun yourselfApr 03 09:59
DaemonFCit just creates an arms raceApr 03 09:59
DaemonFCit doesn't solve anythingApr 03 09:59
MinceRno, they seem like idiots because most people are idiotsApr 03 09:59
MinceRand they're no exceptionApr 03 10:00
MinceRthe arms race is there anywayApr 03 10:00
oiaohmLosing some data would be worth while.Apr 03 10:00
oiaohmLike temp files.Apr 03 10:00
MinceRbut only criminals and the state (which is a criminal organization by itself) takes part in itApr 03 10:00
DaemonFCLosing data isn't good, but it's not the file system's faultApr 03 10:00
DaemonFCit is a bad applicationApr 03 10:00
MinceRwhile oppressed civilians sufferApr 03 10:00
DaemonFCpeople incorrectly blame the file systemApr 03 10:00
MinceRif you want performance above all, just use /dev/null to store your dataApr 03 10:01
MinceRit will be really fast, i promiseApr 03 10:01
DaemonFCwell, they encouraged sloppy programmingApr 03 10:01
DaemonFCwith ext3Apr 03 10:01
DaemonFCand they got itApr 03 10:01
zer0c00l/dev/null :DApr 03 10:01
DaemonFCand good luck EVER getting rid of it nowApr 03 10:01
MinceRi'm sure those apps worked entirely differently before ext3Apr 03 10:01
MinceRoh waitApr 03 10:01
DaemonFC:)Apr 03 10:01
MinceRno, they didn't!Apr 03 10:01
DaemonFCanyway, the XFS file system was hacked to work kind of like Ext3 over a year ago in that aspectApr 03 10:02
DaemonFCso not, it's not going to munch your data on crash nowApr 03 10:02
DaemonFCany more than any other fsApr 03 10:02
Omar87Guys, did you see this? http://bglinux.com/default.aspxApr 03 10:03
Omar87What the hell would it mean?Apr 03 10:03
DaemonFCsome idiot that hinks he's going to be newApr 03 10:03
DaemonFCcleverApr 03 10:03
DaemonFCor funnyApr 03 10:03
DaemonFCjust a guessApr 03 10:04
Omar87Plus, they've literally copy-pasted what's on the Ubuntu website.Apr 03 10:04
zer0c00lhehehe billg linuxApr 03 10:04
zer0c00l:PApr 03 10:04
DaemonFCprobably some 14 year oldApr 03 10:04
Omar87lol :)Apr 03 10:04
DaemonFCstole mommy's credit cardApr 03 10:04
DaemonFCand built the page with MS FrontpageApr 03 10:05
zer0c00lcopy of ubuntu promiseApr 03 10:05
zer0c00l:PApr 03 10:05
DaemonFCand some clipartApr 03 10:05
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Omar871zer0c00l: ExactlyApr 03 10:07
MinceRhe got late for the Microsoft Linux jokeApr 03 10:12
MinceR(about 4 distros late, 1 of which is already dead)Apr 03 10:12
DaemonFCI kind of want to know what the hell is going on with gitApr 03 10:17
DaemonFCit doesn't update Torvalds' tree and then bam, everything at once at the end of the dayApr 03 10:17
MinceRworks for meApr 03 10:18
MinceRthough i don't operate on the linux source muchApr 03 10:18
MinceR:)Apr 03 10:18
MinceR(i mostly use it on other projects)Apr 03 10:19
DaemonFCyesterday it didn't even spit out a patchApr 03 10:19
DaemonFCsomething weird is going onApr 03 10:19
DaemonFCsome days you get no patch, some days you get twoApr 03 10:20
DaemonFCsometimes 3Apr 03 10:20
DaemonFCI've been following git kernels cause some of my hardware only started working right in the last weekApr 03 10:21
DaemonFCand I've had this system since last yearApr 03 10:21
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schestowitzApple is SOOO open... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/... (Apple cracks down on rogue app stores)Apr 03 10:24
MinceRclosed platformApr 03 10:24
MinceRworse than most featurephones, on which you can upload any j2me app you wantApr 03 10:25
MinceRwithout jailbreaking themApr 03 10:25
schestowitzJailbreak?!! They'd brick you. ;-)Apr 03 10:31
MinceReven my old samsung sgh-c100 is more open than that apple crapApr 03 10:32
oiaohmWho said closed is the only type that can be anti-jailbreak.Apr 03 10:33
oiaohmTry breaking a tivo some time.Apr 03 10:33
MinceR:)Apr 03 10:36
MinceRit's not anti-jailbreak i'm talking about, thoughApr 03 10:36
MinceRit's that you don't _need_ to jailbreak it to put your own apps on itApr 03 10:37
DaemonFCso?Apr 03 10:40
DaemonFCIf you buy something from them, you should expect what you agree toApr 03 10:41
DaemonFCsimpleApr 03 10:41
DaemonFCyou wouldn't sign a mortgage them complain that the bank won't give you the house for freeApr 03 10:41
DaemonFC*thenApr 03 10:42
MinceRsee, that's why i don't buy anything from appleApr 03 10:42
DaemonFCwell, I don't know why you'd sign a contract then complain when you brea kthe agreementApr 03 10:43
DaemonFCand they lock you out of the deviceApr 03 10:43
MinceRdo they also give my money back then? :>Apr 03 10:44
DaemonFCeither fulfill your endApr 03 10:44
DaemonFCor don't sign the damned thingApr 03 10:44
MinceRor ending the contract works as far as it's convenient for them?Apr 03 10:44
MinceRbbl, foodApr 03 10:44
DaemonFCMinceR: You fulfilling the agreement is part of the paymentApr 03 10:44
oiaohmRemember lot of devices are sold without having to sign contract in advance covering like phone lockins.Apr 03 10:45
DaemonFCAT&T is subsidizing the phoneApr 03 10:45
DaemonFCso until you end your 2 year AT&T agreement, I don't believe it's your phoneApr 03 10:45
oiaohmThey don't legally have to tell you in many places that you are locked in.Apr 03 10:45
oiaohmFor good.Apr 03 10:45
oiaohmNot just for the 2 years term.Apr 03 10:45
DaemonFCthe contract specifies that you are agreeing to 2 years of AT&T's networkApr 03 10:45
oiaohmYesApr 03 10:45
DaemonFCand furether agree not to modify the phoneApr 03 10:45
oiaohmBut application lockin last longer than 2 years.Apr 03 10:46
DaemonFCso unless you don't speak English, you have no excuseApr 03 10:46
DaemonFCwell, the phone relies on proprietary software that is obscured with encryptionApr 03 10:46
oiaohmPeople who bought phone out right have been locked out as well.Apr 03 10:46
DaemonFCthus making it subject to the DMCAApr 03 10:46
DaemonFCnot knowing the law is not a defenseApr 03 10:46
DaemonFCyou may not agree with the lawApr 03 10:47
DaemonFCthat doesn't give you the right to break itApr 03 10:47
DaemonFCnobody said you have to buy the stupid thingApr 03 10:47
oiaohmSelling a device under without telling people the pit falls is also against the law.Apr 03 10:47
DaemonFCno it isn'tApr 03 10:47
DaemonFCyou're an adultApr 03 10:47
DaemonFCyou're expected to know what you agree toApr 03 10:48
oiaohmIts a breach of fair trading here.Apr 03 10:48
DaemonFCyour argument would never hold up in any courtApr 03 10:48
oiaohmAustralian courts yes.Apr 03 10:48
oiaohmUSA most likely not.Apr 03 10:48
DaemonFCcaveat emptorApr 03 10:48
DaemonFCLet The Buyer BewareApr 03 10:48
oiaohmWe have fair trading laws to protect Buyer from suspect sales.Apr 03 10:49
DaemonFCso if I shoot someone in AustraliaApr 03 10:49
DaemonFCthen claim I didn't know it was illegalApr 03 10:49
DaemonFCI'm off the hook?Apr 03 10:49
oiaohmNot exactly the seller of item would have breached law if they don't inform you of the lock in.Apr 03 10:49
DaemonFCwhy would any reasonable court system accept such obvious bullApr 03 10:49
DaemonFCwell, if you don't know the DMCA and violate itApr 03 10:50
oiaohmFair trading does not require court case.  Breach of fair trading is loss of right to trade.Apr 03 10:50
DaemonFCit's jsut like any other lawApr 03 10:50
DaemonFCignorance is not an excuseApr 03 10:50
oiaohmThere are conditions we can break DMCA.Apr 03 10:50
oiaohmTake regional coding that is purely legal to brake here because it is illegal.Apr 03 10:51
DaemonFCI have no problem with the DMCAApr 03 10:51
DaemonFCbecause I do not depend on anything it coversApr 03 10:51
DaemonFCnor do I have to buy anything it coversApr 03 10:51
oiaohmBreaking device to retask is also legal here.Apr 03 10:51
oiaohmNote retask.Apr 03 10:52
oiaohmNot breaking to use as it was attented.Apr 03 10:52
DaemonFCIf they were restricting my use of oxygen, I'd careApr 03 10:52
DaemonFCbut a Metallica MP3?Apr 03 10:52
DaemonFCto hell with themApr 03 10:52
oiaohmSo yes recycling a iphone into something else is purely legal under the australian laws but illegal under usa.Apr 03 10:52
DaemonFCa phone?Apr 03 10:52
DaemonFCto hell with themApr 03 10:53
DaemonFCa copy of WindowsApr 03 10:53
DaemonFCto hell with themApr 03 10:53
DaemonFCget it?Apr 03 10:53
DaemonFCB-)Apr 03 10:53
DaemonFCWho cares what Apple does?Apr 03 10:53
DaemonFCall their crap got them with me is a lost saleApr 03 10:53
oiaohmXbox360 mod chips are legal here.Apr 03 10:54
oiaohmBecause you are legally allowed to use backups of software.Apr 03 10:54
DaemonFCI have no problem with the concept of proprietary softwareApr 03 10:54
DaemonFCWhat I have a problem with is the restriction of a device so you have to use that softwareApr 03 10:54
oiaohmWe have a lot of little protection laws.Apr 03 10:54
oiaohmThat override DMCA protections.Apr 03 10:55
DaemonFCthere's some looholes in the DMCAApr 03 10:55
oiaohmAustralia there are lots.Apr 03 10:55
DaemonFClike, you can do certain reverse engineering for compatibilityApr 03 10:55
oiaohmLike legally we are allowed to transcode to another formats.Apr 03 10:55
DaemonFCso this Mono runtime is in kind of a legal gray areaApr 03 10:55
oiaohmIf we have a device that the DRM protected media will not play on.Apr 03 10:56
DaemonFCA lot of it is just fine because it implements an ISO or IEEE standardApr 03 10:56
oiaohmWe have lots and lots and lots of little protections.Apr 03 10:56
DaemonFCbut there's some Windows specific functions that MS has patents onApr 03 10:56
DaemonFCand Mono includes those tooApr 03 10:56
oiaohmMS has patents on FATApr 03 10:57
DaemonFCdebatableApr 03 10:57
oiaohmThey still have themApr 03 10:57
DaemonFCdepends on which version of FATApr 03 10:57
oiaohmUntil the are removed.Apr 03 10:57
DaemonFCno, they expiredApr 03 10:57
oiaohmFat with long filenamesApr 03 10:57
schestowitzI wrote about Novell having no sense of humour. http://boycottnovell.com/2009/04/0...Apr 03 10:57
oiaohmIs not expired.Apr 03 10:57
DaemonFCFAT is well past patent expirationApr 03 10:58
oiaohm2015 those expire.Apr 03 10:58
DaemonFCmaybe not with LFN though cause that's what, 1995?Apr 03 10:58
oiaohmUSA patent laws.Apr 03 10:58
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oiaohmLFN was documented in 1990Apr 03 10:58
oiaohmPatent appled for in 1995Apr 03 10:58
oiaohmUSA started counting form date of application.Apr 03 10:58
oiaohmPure idiot laws over there not date of invention.Apr 03 10:59
DaemonFCno, the laws make senseApr 03 10:59
DaemonFCfrom the point of politicians being bribedApr 03 10:59
DaemonFCand letting companies write our lawApr 03 10:59
DaemonFCthey make PERFECT senseApr 03 10:59
oiaohmYou can theoy apply for a patent 20 years after the fact under the USA system.Apr 03 10:59
DaemonFCWhat part about that doesn't make sense to you?Apr 03 10:59
oiaohmThen get 20 years from then.Apr 03 11:00
DaemonFCthe fact there's two parties?Apr 03 11:00
DaemonFCor that they're both crooked?Apr 03 11:00
oiaohmAnd also charge anyone who used that patented method in that time.Apr 03 11:00
oiaohmSo instead of the 20 years you are ment to be allowed legally you get 40.Apr 03 11:00
oiaohmPure stupidity in laws.Apr 03 11:00
DaemonFCnoApr 03 11:01
oiaohmCauses by one error.Apr 03 11:01
DaemonFCnot stupidityApr 03 11:01
DaemonFCit's cleverApr 03 11:01
DaemonFCthere's two parties here, they're both crooksApr 03 11:01
DaemonFCand so you can throw the bastards out all you wantApr 03 11:01
DaemonFCand you never get rid of themApr 03 11:01
oiaohmthat case was 1 idiot and 1 crook.Apr 03 11:02
DaemonFCAnyway, Australia is no differentApr 03 11:02
DaemonFCnor is any country inthe WTOApr 03 11:02
DaemonFCthey all end up with the same lawsApr 03 11:02
oiaohmPerson got proven not to know the difference between data of application and date of invention.Apr 03 11:02
oiaohmLot of places Australia has different laws.   WTO laws with overrides.Apr 03 11:03
DaemonFCthe WTO is a criminal organization that exists to usurp governmental controlApr 03 11:03
DaemonFCand rewrite laws based on corporate willApr 03 11:03
oiaohmAustralian business is a bunch of crooks.Apr 03 11:03
DaemonFCthe WTO is a CorporatocracyApr 03 11:03
DaemonFCthat wields the power to rewrite laws of any countryApr 03 11:04
oiaohmAustralian goverment need the fair trading laws to protect themself from there own local country companies.Apr 03 11:04
oiaohmYes selling the goverment a complete set of lemon cars at one point did not go down too well.Apr 03 11:04
DaemonFCyour politicians are the same as anyonesApr 03 11:04
DaemonFCthey don't _care_ about youApr 03 11:04
DaemonFCyou are a peonApr 03 11:04
DaemonFCthey are bought and paid forApr 03 11:04
DaemonFCthe endApr 03 11:04
oiaohmYes they don't car about us.Apr 03 11:04
oiaohmCareApr 03 11:05
oiaohmBut when you have companies just as evil as them who don't care about politictions they kinda need to protect themselfs.Apr 03 11:05
DaemonFCthey run the government as their own piggy bankApr 03 11:05
DaemonFCand give themselves unlimited powerApr 03 11:05
oiaohmCompanies vs Goverments vs Unions happens here a lot.Apr 03 11:06
DaemonFCpolitical corruption is in every nation on this planetApr 03 11:06
DaemonFCthe only question being, what kindApr 03 11:06
oiaohmAustralia is one of the odd balls where yes there is political corruption.Apr 03 11:06
DaemonFCand how much can they get away withApr 03 11:06
oiaohmBut companies here will also get away with what ever they can as well.Apr 03 11:06
oiaohmSo you have two forms of corruption head to head with each other.Apr 03 11:07
oiaohmCompanies here see nothing wrong with screwing the goverment over if they make a profit.Apr 03 11:07
DaemonFCso anyway, I don't doubt Microsoft has lots of patents against LinuxApr 03 11:07
DaemonFCprobably not hundreds as they claimApr 03 11:07
DaemonFCbut at least a couple dozenApr 03 11:07
oiaohmMS most likely has patents.Apr 03 11:07
oiaohmProblem is the MAD factor.Apr 03 11:07
DaemonFCthe OIN has proven to be impotentApr 03 11:08
oiaohmThere are a lot of other companies that support Linux that MS most likely needs patents from.Apr 03 11:08
DaemonFCthey could have stepped in and gotten MS to back off of TomTomApr 03 11:08
DaemonFCthey didn'tApr 03 11:08
oiaohmThey did get MS part off TomTom back.Apr 03 11:08
DaemonFCnoApr 03 11:08
DaemonFCTomTom agreed to settleApr 03 11:09
DaemonFCand license FATApr 03 11:09
oiaohmNoApr 03 11:09
DaemonFCthe OIN should sue Microsoft for everything they canApr 03 11:09
DaemonFCright nowApr 03 11:09
oiaohmTomTom is removing FAT from there furture products.Apr 03 11:09
oiaohmMS droped pushing Linux kernel patents.Apr 03 11:09
oiaohmOIN patents on the table ment pushing those forwards would be harmful to MS.Apr 03 11:10
DaemonFCwell, I need the FAT module for things like SD cards for my cameraApr 03 11:10
DaemonFCbut I'm not gonna be sued for thatApr 03 11:10
DaemonFCTomTom should have known betterApr 03 11:10
oiaohmLot of the devices markers are now sitting down and working out if they will not form a new iso format filesystem.Apr 03 11:11
DaemonFCthey shouldApr 03 11:11
oiaohmSo MS really has not won this round long term.Apr 03 11:11
DaemonFCit's not good to depend on Microsfot formatsApr 03 11:11
DaemonFCno shitApr 03 11:11
DaemonFCanyway, I'm going to napApr 03 11:12
DaemonFCnight nightApr 03 11:12
oiaohmAlso thinking that the FAT patents are under investagation if they should even be valid.Apr 03 11:12
oiaohmTomtom fighting over them could have been a complete waste of money.Apr 03 11:12
oiaohmhttp://arstechnica.com/hardware/...  << That shows you how custom google is.Apr 03 11:19
oiaohmYou cannot even directly buy the motherboard they are using.Apr 03 11:19
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mattparryHi!Apr 03 11:20
oiaohmHi mattparryApr 03 11:20
mattparrySo I see that there are more gnome vs KDE arguments on the netApr 03 11:20
oiaohmReally that is nothing new.Apr 03 11:20
oiaohmIt started back in 1994 and has hot and cold times since then.Apr 03 11:21
mattparrySo they debate the merrits of KDE and Gnome, however I notice in the comments its really about Gnome intergrating monoApr 03 11:21
oiaohmNot really.Apr 03 11:21
oiaohmKDE and Gnome supportter will find any grounds to hammer the other.Apr 03 11:22
mattparrylook at osnews, look at the comments, they are mostly monoApr 03 11:22
oiaohmKDE support .net applications as well.Apr 03 11:22
oiaohmJust does not ship with any.Apr 03 11:22
oiaohmGnome is also detangling themselfs from .net with valaApr 03 11:22
oiaohmIts more the normal storms in tea cup.Apr 03 11:23
mattparry*maybe* it would be helpful if we help KDE make a statement on where they stand with monoApr 03 11:23
mattparryi *personally* would like to know where my DE stands on monoApr 03 11:25
schestowitzHi, macabe Apr 03 11:26
schestowitz* mattparry Apr 03 11:26
mattparryoiaohm - where do you see that kde supports .net applications?Apr 03 11:26
mattparryhi royApr 03 11:26
oiaohmIn there supported binding languages mattparryApr 03 11:26
oiaohmTreated the same as any other language interperter.Apr 03 11:27
schestowitzTrue.Apr 03 11:27
oiaohmThere are quite a few different langauges in there.Apr 03 11:28
mattparryok? so how can we adjust their philosophy?Apr 03 11:28
oiaohmKDE philosophy is embrace and extend.Apr 03 11:28
oiaohmThey are going to embrace Windows Mac Linux and extend them all.Apr 03 11:29
oiaohmPeople using the ,net bindings have to use same style bindings as every other language.Apr 03 11:29
oiaohmEven a lot of .net internal parts are not compadible cleanly with KDE bindings.Apr 03 11:30
mattparryoiaohm - I dont *beleive* that they are extend and embrace into the bad area.  I like their agument about converting people from windows to oss by supporting windowsApr 03 11:30
oiaohmSo forcing .net developers using KDE bindings just like every other scripting language they support.Apr 03 11:31
mattparrybut I *beleive* that they know right from wrongApr 03 11:31
oiaohmKDE as a desktop always has had to have a embrace and extend model.Apr 03 11:32
oiaohmIe embrace new features and extend them.Apr 03 11:32
mattparryoiaohm, so who are the bad guys, who are the good guys around here?Apr 03 11:32
oiaohmTattics can be used by either.Apr 03 11:33
oiaohmKDE will not drop to illegal actions to do there embrace and extend.Apr 03 11:33
mattparryi *think* that we need to use the same tatics of MS, but within our own community.  I think that we need to *save* a project, and I think KDE is more saveble than Gnome?Apr 03 11:35
oiaohmKDE has gone threw a lot of pain to restruct.Apr 03 11:36
oiaohmGnome is not past saving.Apr 03 11:36
mattparryroy, I would welcome your opinion?Apr 03 11:36
oiaohmReally we need both to work more with each other.Apr 03 11:36
oiaohmLike with common theming so you cannot tell the difference between a gnome or kde application.Apr 03 11:37
MinceRDaemonFC: so they pay me back the part i've paid for?Apr 03 11:37
oiaohmLinux desktop would not be where it is today with out standards.Apr 03 11:37
MinceRnot that i've ever paid for a phone in installments or that i ever plan toApr 03 11:38
mattparryoiaohn - I agree, we need standardsApr 03 11:38
oiaohmI still remember the desktop havic of 1995 on Linux.Apr 03 11:38
oiaohmWhen there was no shared start memu system.Apr 03 11:38
mattparrywhat we have to be carefull of is the influence of the wrong standard.Apr 03 11:38
oiaohmWrong standards normally disappear in time.Apr 03 11:39
DaemonFCMinceR: No, because you broke the agreementApr 03 11:39
DaemonFCand the lawApr 03 11:39
oiaohmRemember the gif standard for web pages.Apr 03 11:39
mattparrylook at how they tried to push the rpm as the standard install packageApr 03 11:39
oiaohmDo you see them any more when it was found wrong it got replaced.Apr 03 11:39
mattparrythat had the deb guys up in armsApr 03 11:39
MinceRsee, that's the kind of slavery i want to avoid :.Apr 03 11:39
MinceR:>Apr 03 11:39
oiaohmDid it work mattparryApr 03 11:39
oiaohmNop.Apr 03 11:39
oiaohmIf the standard is good it will work.Apr 03 11:40
DaemonFCMinceR: I don't see any problemApr 03 11:40
MinceRi didn't expect you toApr 03 11:40
mattparrywe need to be careful that the mono standard does not become our standardApr 03 11:40
oiaohmIf its not it will die out in time.Apr 03 11:40
DaemonFClet people that are stupid enough to agree to that get what they deserveApr 03 11:40
oiaohmBiggest thing need to kill mono is gcc fixed up.Apr 03 11:40
DaemonFCyou know there IS a DotGNU projectApr 03 11:40
MinceRand then let all other options die out because the overwhelming majority is stupid enough :>Apr 03 11:40
DaemonFCwhich is more or less the same thing as MonoApr 03 11:41
oiaohmMost of the reasons why .net applications can get faster at time is poor optimisation.Apr 03 11:41
MinceRhasn't the dotgnu project stopped yet?Apr 03 11:41
DaemonFChttp://www.gnu.org/software/dotgnu/Apr 03 11:41
DaemonFCnopeApr 03 11:41
DaemonFCB-)Apr 03 11:41
mattparryand i *think* that if you look at KDE and gnome, then if you look at who is more likly to beleive in our standard, then I *think* that kde is the place to startApr 03 11:41
mattparryoiaohm - no it did not workApr 03 11:42
DaemonFCso the FSF has ot problem with C#Apr 03 11:42
DaemonFCand the rest of .NetApr 03 11:42
DaemonFC*noApr 03 11:42
DaemonFCand the FSF is all fancy and religious and lawyered upApr 03 11:43
oiaohmNext round of installers from Linux Standard base will be distribtuion netural.Apr 03 11:43
DaemonFCso why are you being anal?Apr 03 11:43
DaemonFC:)Apr 03 11:43
oiaohmGcc does have the cil project.Apr 03 11:43
oiaohmWhat is .net binaries to native code.Apr 03 11:44
oiaohmQuestion is do .net patent still apply after conversion.Apr 03 11:44
DaemonFC.Net (the standardized parts) are no worse than supporting C or C++Apr 03 11:44
DaemonFCeven RMS will say thatApr 03 11:44
oiaohmDepends on what starndard parts.Apr 03 11:44
oiaohmThe standard windows only gui create parts.Apr 03 11:45
DaemonFCthe ISO/ECMA standard sectionsApr 03 11:45
DaemonFCthat's 99.9% of C#Apr 03 11:45
oiaohmI have always never understood why C# has to build to byte code.Apr 03 11:45
oiaohmJust like java that way.Apr 03 11:45
DaemonFCthere's like all of three functions you risk patent infringement withApr 03 11:45
MinceR125341 < DaemonFC> even RMS will say thatApr 03 11:45
DaemonFCthe rest is OKApr 03 11:45
MinceRwhen?Apr 03 11:45
DaemonFChe had an interview transcriptApr 03 11:46
DaemonFCI read it last yearApr 03 11:46
DaemonFCand even the functions that are non standard don't ship with Mono by defaultApr 03 11:47
DaemonFCas shipped with GNOME anywayApr 03 11:47
mattparryguys - what purpose does this converstaion serve?Apr 03 11:48
DaemonFClibmono-winforms1.0-cil and libmono-winforms2.0-cil are NOT INSTALLED by GNOMEApr 03 11:49
DaemonFCso you're fineApr 03 11:49
DaemonFCBanshee depends on winforms 2.0 though B-)Apr 03 11:49
DaemonFCso does MoonlightApr 03 11:49
mattparrywe can get into technicallities all we want, but we are all here for a common purpose - are we not?Apr 03 11:50
MinceRmattparry: it serves DaemonFC's urges to trollApr 03 11:50
DaemonFCI'm not trolling, merely stating factsApr 03 11:50
DaemonFCinstead of irrational hatred ;)Apr 03 11:50
MinceRwhat you keep stating are rarely factsApr 03 11:50
DaemonFCand it looks like Banshee no longer depends on winformsApr 03 11:51
DaemonFCso you're right, I was wrong about that muchApr 03 11:51
DaemonFCnor does moonlightApr 03 11:52
DaemonFCwellApr 03 11:52
DaemonFCI'll be damnedApr 03 11:52
DaemonFCso there's actually nothing in Ubuntu's repo mono-related that depends on anything Microsoft could sue forApr 03 11:52
DaemonFCmuch less what GNOME ships withApr 03 11:53
*DaemonFC loves reactionary nitwitsApr 03 11:54
mattparryok so - for one second - daemonFC, for one sentance, what are your beliefs?Apr 03 11:55
mattparryMinceR - where are you heading?Apr 03 11:55
mattparryoiaohm? you too - why are you in this channel?Apr 03 11:56
DaemonFCThat if you can't be sued for something, go for it. If you sign a contract, don't try to weasel out of it or sign it with full intentions of breaking it.Apr 03 11:56
MinceRmattparry: what do you mean?Apr 03 11:59
MinceRDaemonFC: oh, so you fully support the m$ patent racket despite it goes against the spirit but not the wording of GPLv2?Apr 03 11:59
DaemonFCI think you are literateApr 03 11:59
DaemonFCam I wrong?Apr 03 12:00
MinceR(i'm referring to using a "covenant not to sue" instead of a "patent license")Apr 03 12:00
DaemonFCagree or don't agree, but don't say you don't understand the agreementApr 03 12:00
DaemonFCdeclining their license is fineApr 03 12:00
DaemonFCThe GPL had some gaps, so they wrote a new document with the same gaps and now are trying to control hardware tooApr 03 12:01
mattparryMinceR - I mean are the people in here - for or against the fundermental direction that boycottnovell is going?Apr 03 12:01
DaemonFCI agree that GPL 3 is unacceptableApr 03 12:02
MinceRmattparry: what direction is BN going?Apr 03 12:02
MinceRDaemonFC: that wasn't the questionApr 03 12:02
DaemonFCI think there should have been a GPL revision, but they went after the wrong thingApr 03 12:02
DaemonFCand they even put in a special exemption for NovellApr 03 12:02
DaemonFCin t he form of a grandfather clauseApr 03 12:03
MinceRDaemonFC: the question was, do you think it's acceptable to avoid having to comply with a term of a license you're using by using a different legal wording to achieve the same effect ("covenant not to sue" instead of "patent license")?Apr 03 12:03
mattparryto me, BN is going in the correct direction that I beleive in, however I want more *groups* to beleive that it is the correct directionApr 03 12:03
DaemonFCMinceR: If you want to use Microsfot codecs and agree to that licenseApr 03 12:03
DaemonFCI absolutely believe you should have the ability to do thatApr 03 12:04
DaemonFCthey are not being crammed dow nyour throatApr 03 12:04
DaemonFC*MicrosoftApr 03 12:04
oiaohmmattparry: my reasons for following BN are my won.   Lot of things schestowitz and me see eye to eye on.  Somethings no so much.  But that is the world.Apr 03 12:04
MinceRDaemonFC: that isn't so simple eitherApr 03 12:04
oiaohmwon/oneApr 03 12:04
oiaohmOppsApr 03 12:04
mattparryI want more groups to agree, and we need to get the groups that we beleive in agree with usApr 03 12:04
oiaohmwon/ownApr 03 12:04
DaemonFCMinceR: You also have the right to use Windows or notApr 03 12:04
DaemonFCthat's no differentApr 03 12:04
MinceRDaemonFC: once again, not absolutelyApr 03 12:04
oiaohmDaemonFC: Vendor lock in?Apr 03 12:05
DaemonFCnot reallyApr 03 12:05
MinceRDaemonFC: what if you live in a stupid country where you're forced by law to use a windows-only app to do your taxes?Apr 03 12:05
DaemonFCyou can compile moonlight agaisnt Gstreamer pluginsApr 03 12:05
MinceRDaemonFC: what if the country you live in buys microsoft crap on your tax money?Apr 03 12:05
oiaohmI need a windows machine every year here.Apr 03 12:05
oiaohmTo do my tax return.Apr 03 12:05
DaemonFCyou get the government you deserve?Apr 03 12:05
DaemonFCsue them?Apr 03 12:05
DaemonFCvote for different politicians?Apr 03 12:06
MinceRi can't do anything against them yetApr 03 12:06
MinceRi live in a country full of idiotsApr 03 12:06
MinceRand most countries are full of idiots, if not all of themApr 03 12:06
DaemonFCsue them?Apr 03 12:06
oiaohmEven worse my country has a huge mother of a Linux super computer for processing tax returns but you cannot submit tax returns using Linux.Apr 03 12:06
MinceRdid the usian sue-happiness go to your mind?Apr 03 12:06
DaemonFCrun their program in Wine?Apr 03 12:06
MinceRwhat if it won't run in wine?Apr 03 12:06
oiaohmNopApr 03 12:06
MinceRnot all windows apps doApr 03 12:06
DaemonFCI say sue themApr 03 12:07
oiaohmAustralian Etax most of the time does not run in Wine.Apr 03 12:07
oiaohmNo cannot sue them.Apr 03 12:07
schestowitzoiaohm: on TPM in Linux: http://boycottnovell.com/2009/04/...Apr 03 12:07
MinceRDaemonFC: for the thousandth time, this is not the usa, suing the state does nothingApr 03 12:07
oiaohmBecause they will give you a 100 percent refund to by windows.Apr 03 12:07
oiaohmYes DaemonFCApr 03 12:07
oiaohmScrewed.Apr 03 12:07
oiaohmAny software you need to do your tax is refundable.'Apr 03 12:08
DaemonFCOK, so they refund you the money for WindowsApr 03 12:08
DaemonFCthat money comes out of taxesApr 03 12:08
DaemonFCso you're really buying it anywayApr 03 12:08
MinceRexcept no, they won'tApr 03 12:08
DaemonFCwhen you pay taxesApr 03 12:08
oiaohmYepApr 03 12:08
MinceRoh, it's another caseApr 03 12:08
oiaohm100 percent screwed.Apr 03 12:08
MinceRi thought you were talking about what i was.Apr 03 12:09
DaemonFCthat sounds like a government to meApr 03 12:09
DaemonFCso someone has bribed the Australian officials to do thatApr 03 12:10
DaemonFC(Microsoft)Apr 03 12:10
DaemonFCand to make it look fair by saying you get it refundedApr 03 12:10
DaemonFCbut Microsoft literally gets a huge stream of Australian tax revenueApr 03 12:10
MinceRDaemonFC: and since it's all legal, it's ok with you :>Apr 03 12:10
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