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• reece

  2009-05-27 16:38:31

  There is the Vala project (http://live.gnome.org/Vala) that looks quite interesting. It is syntactically similar to C#, but has better integration with the Gnome/GObject type system and generates native C code as its output!
  
  Personally, I'm not convinced about using the C# syntax and some of its semantics. Not just for the potential patent/licensing issues (can you patent programming language syntax an features, especially ones that have been around since programming began?) but for aesthetic reasons.
  
  On the C++ side, GCC 4.4 has support for several C++0x features that make programming in C++ simpler and cleaner (even if some of it does mean more work for the compiler). It does not yet support lambdas, although that is currently in the works IIUC -- lambdas greatly simplify the implementation of signal/slot handlers that are used for callbacks in Qt (for KDE) and Gtkmm (for Gnome).
  
  Anyway, kudos to the GNote developer. Here's hoping for an FSpot replacement -- there is a command line tool (can't remember what it is called) that allows you to grab the pictures from a digital camera if you really don't want to use Mono and are not terminal shy.

• Roy Schestowitz

  2009-05-27 22:57:18

  Try gThumb, digiKam or even Gwenview, which is my favourite.

• Roy Bixler

  2009-05-27 23:18:51

  Here’s hoping for an FSpot replacement — there is a command line tool (can’t remember what it is called) that allows you to grab the pictures from a digital camera if you really don’t want to use Mono and are not terminal shy.

  I can't recall the name of command line tool either, but it may no longer be necessary. I use digiKam and I remember that older versions would call this command line tool to download pictures from a camera. However, instructions for the current version simply say to set up Linux for USB Mass Storage devices (most modern distros will do this for you automatically), plug the camera in and just access your photos as you would from any other filesystem.

• David Gerard

  2009-05-28 20:08:18

  If you can stand loading KDE libs, Digikam is really nice ;-)

• Jose_X

  2009-05-27 12:37:07

  Ref section "Microsoft on How it Deliberately Ruins Competitors’ Conferences by Attending" at http://boycottnovell.com/2009/02/08/microsoft-evilness-galore/
  
  I think part of the idea also is to learn who to target with their sales pitch and to gain credibility and trust right while they are at it. Monopoly money is likely funding this effort.

• Roy Schestowitz

  2009-05-27 12:50:17

  Yes, but who is the organiser that pockets the money? Microsoft's James P explained how he used mortal disease to buy his way into Mac conferences/events.