IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: July 27th, 2009

tacone1most unuseful faq ever http://chrome.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-chrome-os-faq.htmlJul 27 00:03
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] RT @seanbonner: Lots of people confirming AT&T is blocking 4chan. This is going to be problematic. For AT&T.Jul 27 00:19
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] oh boy, AT&T versus Anonymous. http://s6.invisionfree.com/ProjectATT/index.phpJul 27 00:55
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] tomorrow morning on all lines: "Hello, AT&T Customer Service" "I HERD U LIEK MUDKIPZ DO YOU HAVE BATTLETOADS FOR THE WII"Jul 27 01:18
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] tomorrow morning on all lines: "Hello, AT&T Customer Service" "I HERD U LIEK MUDKIPZ DO YOU HAVE BATTLETOADS FOR THE WII" #4chanJul 27 01:20
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] following the #4chan block. compelling news story unfolding. at&t just gave them 12 hours to get pissed off & organise. FAIL.Jul 27 02:02
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] #xkcd comes out in support of #4chan http://is.gd/1O8E3Jul 27 02:15
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] RT @camera_blab AT&T vs. 4chan Haiku (Number 5) Ain't kissed a girl yet. Probably dont know how to. Yet can make stock fall. #4chan #haikuJul 27 02:46
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] RT @jpdefillippo I wish I could get to /b/ so I can see the retaliation they're planning for me not being able to get to /b/. #4chanJul 27 02:50
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] latest #4chan #att theory: ddos on at&t from spoofed IP of img.4chan.org http://bit.ly/mQ4tD ... possible. (HT @mecredis)Jul 27 03:18
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] #4chan latest reason rumor: "AT&T DSL customers have viruses that DDoS 4chan, using a TON of bandwidth. Bandwidth costs money for AT&T too."Jul 27 03:51
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twitterheh, Windows is expensive for everyone.Jul 27 04:18
twitterATT should just turn infected clients off.Jul 27 04:18
twitterit would be easier for them if they did not have the market rigged to be monopoly everywhere.Jul 27 04:18
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MinceRhttp://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1810/sure.pngJul 27 06:09
tessierMinceR: niceJul 27 06:20
schestowitzAT&T helps its customers know what's right and wrong. That's nice.Jul 27 06:33
schestowitzKudos to AT&T for babysitting the customer. It was also nice of them to censor Peal Jam when they criticised King GW Bush in a live concert.Jul 27 06:34
Diablo-D3schestowitz: its the end of at&tJul 27 06:36
Diablo-D3never piss off a bunch of /b/astardsJul 27 06:36
schestowitzSo they allow hardcore pr0n site, but 4chan..... nnnnnnnnnnnnnoooo !Jul 27 06:37
Diablo-D3this may prove 4chan to be the most popular website on the internetJul 27 06:37
Diablo-D3thats kinda scaryJul 27 06:37
twitterXP is so ugly, but the screen shot is interesting.Jul 27 06:40
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/05/introduction-to-at-and-t/Jul 27 06:41
fewahold shitJul 27 06:41
Diablo-D3http://mailman.nanog.org/pipermail/nanog/2009-July/thread.html#12177Jul 27 06:41
fewawho do they think they are?Jul 27 06:41
Diablo-D3you know you're someone when you get mentioned on nanogJul 27 06:42
twitterthey think they are an abusive monopoly that can do whatever they wantJul 27 06:42
twitterwomen's rights make progress in Sudan.  ->  "But it shows those people who think that women can't do jobs like this that they are wrong."Jul 27 06:43
twitterhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8161199.stmJul 27 06:43
twitterjust what everyone dreams of, clearing landmines.Jul 27 06:43
fewaat the end of the 19th century the telegraph companies would actively play politicsJul 27 06:43
fewadelaying those messages which they disagreed withJul 27 06:43
fewathis is why internet is a common carrierJul 27 06:43
twitteruh, yeah.Jul 27 06:44
fewacommon carrier is a method of network neutralityJul 27 06:44
fewaa century old versionJul 27 06:44
fewacenturies*Jul 27 06:44
twitterworks for freight too, so the concept is even older than that.Jul 27 06:44
Diablo-D3wellJul 27 06:44
Diablo-D3the problem isJul 27 06:44
Diablo-D3https isnt standard.Jul 27 06:44
fewayet the corrupt FCC likes to mess aroundJul 27 06:45
fewacorruptionJul 27 06:45
fewathey neither protect people from monopoly control, or excessive government controlJul 27 06:45
schestowitzUntil people stand up and phone to cancel their AT&T contracts, these things will get worseJul 27 06:47
schestowitz:"Friends don't let friends use COmcast of AT&T..."Jul 27 06:47
fewayeah i dont use eitherJul 27 06:47
Diablo-D3"or"Jul 27 06:48
twitterOr Cox, smaller but just as nastyJul 27 06:52
twitterfruadster found dead ... http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE56P0YD20090726Jul 27 06:52
twittercitibank screwing customers, automatically http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202432536214&Wachovia_BofA_Citibank_Sued_Over_BadFaith_Overdraft_FeesJul 27 06:55
twitterwachovia and BoA also doing sameJul 27 06:56
twitterniceJul 27 06:56
twitter-> At least four transactions were held for three days, and a check with the highest amount was processed first, depleting her account when smaller and earlier transactions could have been processed without a fee.Jul 27 06:56
twitter->  "Wachovia routinely enforces a policy whereby charges incurred are posted to consumers' accounts in nonchronological order designed to maximize the number of overdraft fees," the lawsuit claims.Jul 27 06:57
twitter-> Wachovia attorneys argued the bank's deposit agreement specifically authorizes both the bank's right to post items to accounts in "any order"Jul 27 06:58
twitterno bad faith there, nope.Jul 27 06:58
twitterha ha, war profiteers screw each other http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0803/iraq-afghanistan-obama-wall-street-goes-to-war.html?partner=contextstoryJul 27 07:02
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] If C# is Declining, Do We Need Mono Anymore? http://ping.fm/B5K5aJul 27 07:02
twitterone got $350 million, the other got the shaft.Jul 27 07:02
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Novell is Insulting Ubuntu/Canonical Again http://ping.fm/EIcrjJul 27 07:29
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tessierDid you all see my http://usairsucks.org site?Jul 27 07:57
tessierMy letter is probably too long. Wish I knew how to edit myself better.Jul 27 07:57
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schestowitzI saw thatJul 27 08:19
tessierI hope someone over there cares about their reputation. If not they just won't give a care what anyone says about them.Jul 27 08:32
tessierBut I do seriously want my $908.20 back from them.Jul 27 08:32
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tessierIs C# declining?Jul 27 08:35
Diablo-D3it never inclined.Jul 27 08:35
tessierWas nice to see Microsoft's profits decline for the first time ever.Jul 27 08:35
tessierStill far from a loss though.Jul 27 08:36
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Netcraft Needs to Clean House or Become Irrelevant http://ping.fm/RfIVQJul 27 08:36
fewacan anybody find the source for this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/26/climate-change-obama-administrationJul 27 08:51
fewathere are at least 6 imagesJul 27 08:51
fewabut i cant find them in high defJul 27 08:51
fewaI tried Google Voice to call the guardian but the quality sucked assJul 27 08:52
fewa*was poorJul 27 08:52
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schestowitztessier: not for the first time. Microsoft lost money beforeJul 27 09:06
schestowitzAnd declared warnings going down by 32% last qtr tooJul 27 09:06
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Russia’s Antimonopoly Service Targets ASUS, Toshiba, H-P, Samsung and Dell for Potentially Colluding with Microsoft http://ping.fm/cOfS7Jul 27 09:07
tessierschestowitz: Lost money? They have never failed to turn a profit in a great many years if ever.Jul 27 09:07
schestowitzThey lost $18bn in 1998Jul 27 09:08
schestowitzSays Smithers/EconomistJul 27 09:08
tessierhttp://www.microsoft.com/msft/ar98/fins.htmJul 27 09:10
tessierLooks like they made 4.4BJul 27 09:10
fewahow could a company lose so much money?Jul 27 09:13
Diablo-D3stupdityJul 27 09:14
Diablo-D3and lack of shareholders caringJul 27 09:14
fewai mean how could a company without any read property holdings or operations possibly spend so muchJul 27 09:14
Diablo-D3blow costs moneyJul 27 09:14
fewawhat did they spend it on?Jul 27 09:14
Diablo-D3so do hookersJul 27 09:14
tessierMicrosoft says profit drops 29 percent, posts first full-year drop in sales since 1986Jul 27 09:15
tessierAn increase in sales every year since 1986. That's 23 years. Amazing.Jul 27 09:15
Diablo-D3when your product doesnt actually exist, selling it is easyJul 27 09:15
fewaDiablo-D3, no its isntJul 27 09:16
fewaDiablo-D3, Microsoft exerts alot of effort to sell nothing, to keep the veil over peoples eyesJul 27 09:16
Diablo-D3microsoft exerts a lot of effort needlesslyJul 27 09:16
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[popey] Just got my 4th mail (over a 4 month period) that someone is following me on twitter. Make your mind up!Jul 27 09:29
schestowitztessier: The Economist, 1999: "Microsoft, the world’s most valuable company, declared a profit of $4.5 billion in 1998; when the cost of options awarded that year, plus the change in the value of outstanding options, is deducted, the firm made a loss of $18 billion, according to Smithers."Jul 27 09:39
tessierIncluding cost of options? That's an odd way to do accounting.Jul 27 09:40
schestowitzMicrosoft Year End Notes < http://crankyoldnutcase.blogspot.com/2009/07/microsoft-year-end-notes.html >Jul 27 09:41
schestowitzSOmeone just mailed me thisJul 27 09:41
tessierYou can't deduct equity awarded from the profit and loss and get a number that means anything.Jul 27 09:41
*tessier hopes their earnings continue to dropJul 27 09:43
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schestowitztessier: they borrow money nowJul 27 09:53
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Antitrust: How Microsoft Used Kickbacks (“Referral Programs”) to Advance Its Inferior Products http://ping.fm/BuLeMJul 27 09:53
schestowitzSOmeone just sent me this about RICO:Jul 27 10:36
schestowitz"Seems like a cut-and-dried case of racketeering:Jul 27 10:36
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2009/07/26/defense-of-boycott-novell/Jul 27 10:36
schestowitzThe Minions of Bill play an essential role and enough of the guild to beJul 27 10:36
schestowitzworth the attention of a court of law.Jul 27 10:36
schestowitzhttp://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/96/toc.htmlJul 27 10:36
schestowitzRacketeering is racketeering, with or without a computer."Jul 27 10:36
schestowitzFrom http://boycottnovell.com/2009/07/27/ms-referral-programs/Jul 27 10:50
schestowitz>From mikeap Wed Nov20 10:46:58 1991Jul 27 10:50
schestowitzTo : petehJul 27 10:50
schestowitzSubject: Lotus - ConfidentialJul 27 10:50
schestowitzDate: Wed Nov 20 13:45:45 1991Jul 27 10:50
schestowitz>From my mole thought you might appreciate:Jul 27 10:50
schestowitz---------------------------------------------Jul 27 10:50
schestowitzFYI: as predicted, the Lotus shake up is starting. Kelsey Selander, VP Marketing Communication, just went to Borland. She reported to Faulk. She took Lee Philips, Director of Symphony Marketing, and an old Lotus spreadsheet hand with her. Also, the Lotus DM in Dallas just became the director of Channel Marketing at Micrographix.Jul 27 10:50
schestowitzManzi circulates bi-weekly "state of the company" memos to employees. They ? are in sorry shape. All holiday parties have been cancelled. Employees are being told to justify every expenses. Also, all expenditures had better follow revenues--or else. Expect a pruning in the sales department within the next several months. Freelance is not moving and 123/w is DOA.Jul 27 10:50
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schestowitzDon’t spread too broadly .....Jul 27 10:50
schestowitz===Jul 27 10:50
schestowitzInteresting use there of the word "mole"Jul 27 10:50
schestowitzANd remember what Microsoft did to MicrographixJul 27 10:51
schestowitzThis was sent to Bill Gates BTWJul 27 10:51
Diablo-D3lolJul 27 10:51
Diablo-D3back when lotus and borland were relevantJul 27 10:51
Diablo-D3dont a lot of those people work for IBM or Sun now?Jul 27 10:52
Ngwell IBM own Lotus nowJul 27 10:52
Diablo-D3Ng: eeehJul 27 10:52
Diablo-D3ibm bought lotus and then merged it into ibmJul 27 10:53
Ngas I said, IBM own Lotus :)Jul 27 10:53
Diablo-D3they bought a company thoughJul 27 10:53
Diablo-D3they didnt buy the peopleJul 27 10:53
Diablo-D3Im asking if a lot of them are still at decidedly anti-microsoft companiesJul 27 10:54
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Steve Ballmer, 2 Years Ago: Open Source “Not a Business Model we Can Embrace” http://ping.fm/3s8VjJul 27 12:03
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Here is an article from the nglish-speaking press about Skype in (or out of) Russia: http://ping.fm/gvKVXJul 27 13:35
schestowitzEurope's Mars rover slips to 2018 < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8168954.stm >Jul 27 13:40
schestowitzhttp://www.embedded.com/design/218600620 "According to "Snapshot of the embedded Linux market -- May, 2006" By LinuxDevices.com, which is 2006 data, 47% of respondents have used Linux in their embedded systems. That number is probably overstated due to the self-selecting nature of those responding to linuxdevices.com, but a survey I conducted the same year showed that 35% of the systems readers built included either Linux or some fJul 27 13:45
schestowitzlavor of Windows."Jul 27 13:45
oiaohmIts really wrong calling Linux kernel a desktop OS.Jul 27 13:56
oiaohmO well RTOS developers live in hope the Linux kernel cannot take up the RTOS operations.Jul 27 13:57
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schestowitzI got used to thinking of Linux as LinuxJul 27 14:04
schestowitzIt's the core of the low-level system, but for most purposes I use KDE, which uses some GNUJul 27 14:05
schestowitzAPplications matter the most. A lot of people use Firefox, Thunderbird, xchat, etc. In turn they use Linux, sure... (system calls)Jul 27 14:05
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] "Pentagon Propaganda Gets a Pass" < http://ping.fm/twNCh > It's nice to see HowStuffWorks, ain't it?Jul 27 14:10
schestowitzShining a Light on U.S. Power Utility Lobbyists < http://www.prwatch.org/node/8474 >Jul 27 14:11
schestowitzHacker says iPhone's encryption is a placebo < http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/142610/from/rss09 > Proprietary/AppleJul 27 14:13
schestowitz"Inquiries into the 954 deaths in custody since 1990 have all proved fruitless – and then this historic case comes along" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/24/ipcc-inquiries-police-custody-deaths In Russia, bloggers due in custody, tooJul 27 14:14
twitterha ha, M$ has similar problems now -> (03:10:48 AM) schestowitz: Manzi circulates bi-weekly "state of the company" memos to employees. They ? are in sorry shape. All holiday parties have been cancelled. Employees are being told to justify every expenses. Also, all expenditures had better follow revenues--or else. Expect a pruning in the sales department within the next several months. Freelance is not moving and 123/w is DOA.Jul 27 14:23
twitterEveryone knows they're in sorry shape.Jul 27 14:24
schestowitzNo company picnicJul 27 14:24
twitterno bar.Jul 27 14:24
schestowitzCanceled due to budgetary constraints. Maybe they should take another loan.Jul 27 14:24
schestowitzNo, eventually they said the bar plans will stayJul 27 14:25
twitterEmployees are being told to justify their expenses.  All departments are being pruned.Jul 27 14:25
schestowitzThe bar will be needed. it gets occupied when workers feel depressedJul 27 14:25
twitterVista is not moving and Vista 7 is DOA.Jul 27 14:25
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schestowitzI'm amazed at how little coverage RTM gotJul 27 14:26
schestowitzBack in Nov/Oct 2006 VIsta RTM made loads of headlinesJul 27 14:26
schestowitzIt would be hard to measure now using just Google.Jul 27 14:26
twitterverizon has 20% profit drop  http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auXxRJMXnSwsJul 27 14:30
schestowitzVerizon does not seem as evil as the restJul 27 14:31
twitterthey areJul 27 14:31
schestowitzVerizon supports some Linux in places and I don't find many negative stories about themJul 27 14:31
schestowitztwitter: yes, relatively.Jul 27 14:31
schestowitzUnless I can be proven wrongJul 27 14:31
twitterThey complied with Bush wiretaps right away.Jul 27 14:32
twitterand you have not had to put up with their constant advertising.Jul 27 14:32
twitter Bernanke Feared a Second Great Depression http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124865498517982625.htmlJul 27 14:33
twitterhe aught to have, given the way all the depression era regulations had been undone.Jul 27 14:33
schestowitzpopey: did you see this? http://doctormo.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/ubuntu-desktop-contacts-as-indexed-files/Jul 27 14:38
schestowitztwitter: they just procrastinate it using the same mistakesJul 27 14:39
schestowitzIt's inevitable that they'll make the same mistakes as Hoover did (IIRC)Jul 27 14:39
schestowitzWhen someone is ill, you offer a cure, no Valium.Jul 27 14:39
popeyheh schestowitzJul 27 14:42
twitterfunny.  http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=RTMJul 27 14:42
popeymy face!Jul 27 14:42
twitterfinds RTM, remember the milk, on first page of resultsJul 27 14:42
schestowitzDo you know the blogger?Jul 27 14:42
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twitterpopey face?Jul 27 14:43
popeytwitter: 14:58:31 < schestowitz> popey: did you see this? http://doctormo.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/ubuntu-desktop-contacts-as-indexed-files/Jul 27 14:43
popeytwitter: in that blog post is a piccy of my avatarJul 27 14:43
twitteryes, ohJul 27 14:43
popeyschestowitz: was that directed at me?Jul 27 14:43
popeyif it was, yes, I know doctormoJul 27 14:44
ThistleWebpopey: another 24hr clock user, I keep thinking I'm in a minorityJul 27 14:44
popey:) irssi default i thinkJul 27 14:44
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ThistleWebI've all my watches /  clocks over the years on 24hr, a 12hr seems oddJul 27 14:45
MinceRsame hereJul 27 14:45
ThistleWebnot to mention wearing a watch with the face on the insideJul 27 14:45
ThistleWebeasier to see when fretting a guitarJul 27 14:46
popey:)Jul 27 14:46
ThistleWebyou don't need to stop playing to turn your wristJul 27 14:46
MinceRi don't wear watches because my wrist doesn't like themJul 27 14:46
ThistleWebI've had peeps who grab your wrist to see the time, and turn my wrist to see the strap and have a WTF expression on their facesJul 27 14:47
MinceR:)Jul 27 14:47
MinceRserves them rightJul 27 14:47
ThistleWebexactlyJul 27 14:47
MinceRgrabbing someone else's arm to see the time is rudeJul 27 14:47
twitterDrMo needs to learn how to use Kontact, which atomizes contact and email information in a way he'd likeJul 27 14:47
twitteralso does good search of sameJul 27 14:47
schestowitzWatches were made obsolete by gadgetsJul 27 14:47
schestowitzPhones/PDAs mostlyJul 27 14:47
ThistleWebMinceR: these are friends, so it's all goodJul 27 14:48
MinceRit's still an invasion of personal spaceJul 27 14:48
schestowitzSOme friends of mine have the face of the watch on the inside. Makes senseJul 27 14:48
MinceRunless you mean a gf :>Jul 27 14:48
popeyi carry 3 things with me most of the time that have electronic clocks on them, i still wear an analog watchJul 27 14:48
MinceRi use my pda/phone to keep timeJul 27 14:48
ThistleWebpopey: I'm back to an analog watch tooJul 27 14:48
MinceRi never liked analog clock facesJul 27 14:48
ThistleWebfunny thing is, my mind converts 24 / 12 automatically, so I see 24 but talk in 12Jul 27 14:49
schestowitzI wore a watch for live,.. forever.... but the body doesn't really need extra equipment on it... use the biological clock :-)Jul 27 14:49
ThistleWebyou pick up habits if you do it more than half your life lolJul 27 14:50
schestowitzIf the humans needed a clock, evolution would give them oneJul 27 14:50
schestowitzIt did... biological lock... no dials and cog wheels in Mother NatureJul 27 14:50
ThistleWebindeed, if peeps were made to fly we'd have wings, not planesJul 27 14:50
schestowitzWings came from falling animalsJul 27 14:50
schestowitzThey slept on trees and stuffJul 27 14:51
schestowitzReptils mostly. Those that grew a parachute-like mechanism could (still can) jump between trees and hoverJul 27 14:51
ThistleWebnow that's bad couring of design, you pick something meant to allow you to fly, from something which had them but not working well enough to keep IT flyingJul 27 14:51
ThistleWebsourcing*Jul 27 14:51
schestowitzHumans lost some of the tree-falling tricksJul 27 14:52
ThistleWebtrees were too highJul 27 14:52
schestowitzUnlike cat species with disjoined skeletal structuresJul 27 14:52
ThistleWebyou may have some insight on the way down, but if you die when you hit it's not much goodJul 27 14:52
schestowitzOr monkeys that wake up when they fall (we humans still have that)Jul 27 14:52
schestowitzOr tails and toes that grip branches... that's lostJul 27 14:52
ThistleWebunless you have volunteers falling, while others stand by with clipboards taking notesJul 27 14:52
TheHubrislike the whale in hitchhikersJul 27 14:53
schestowitzCats always land on their feet, like the phrase.....Jul 27 14:53
ThistleWebI sense a kick comngJul 27 14:53
schestowitz"clipboards"?Jul 27 14:53
MinceRthe biological clock is impreciseJul 27 14:53
schestowitzTHat's precise enoughJul 27 14:53
schestowitzFor survivalJul 27 14:53
schestowitzUnless your boss has a pistolJul 27 14:53
MinceRdepends on the environmentJul 27 14:53
schestowitzDarwin awards these days would also go to those who can't keep a job because they are always lateJul 27 14:54
schestowitzWith contraception it's all weirdJul 27 14:54
schestowitzSometimes the less capable of survival you are, the more you are likely to reproduceJul 27 14:55
ThistleWeblol, create an armyJul 27 14:55
MinceRidiocracyJul 27 14:55
ThistleWebalthough not a quick fix to an attackJul 27 14:55
ThistleWebsince it takes years to get the kids to adult stage and ready to defend youJul 27 14:55
schestowitzWe don't need numbers for defenseJul 27 14:57
schestowitzMost powerful nations have high-tech, not cannon fodderJul 27 14:57
schestowitzhigh-tech as in h-bombs these days. used to be gun powder, tanks, planes, etc.Jul 27 14:58
ThistleWebyou still need peeps to push the buttonsJul 27 14:58
schestowitzNot reallyJul 27 14:58
schestowitzIn Germany they make fighting robotsJul 27 14:58
ThistleWebtrusting the cat to step on the right buttons at the right time is riskyJul 27 14:58
schestowitzIt's like in TerminatorJul 27 14:58
schestowitzWhose robots are better? Let em fightJul 27 14:59
ThistleWeblolJul 27 14:59
ThistleWebyeah robot wars was a jokeJul 27 14:59
schestowitzOr laser beamsJul 27 14:59
ThistleWebit maybe better with robotsJul 27 14:59
ThistleWebrather than remote controlled gadgetsJul 27 14:59
schestowitzWith nuclear weapons you also rely on satellite technologyJul 27 14:59
schestowitzThe US doesn't like the meteorological progress in CHinaJul 27 15:00
schestowitzUS [sic]Jul 27 15:00
schestowitzversus THEMJul 27 15:00
ThistleWebso a hack changing the GPS could be dangerous if Pwongyang actually points to WashingtonJul 27 15:01
schestowitzhttp://www.fsdaily.com/Community/Please_Don_t_Replace_the_GIMP_with_F_Spot_Mono#comment-4866Jul 27 15:03
schestowitzMicrosoft chairs Ubuntu meetingsJul 27 15:03
MinceRand gregkh pushes m$ patches into linuxJul 27 15:04
twitterno one needs icbm accuracy with this http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=mirv&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=1&aq=f&oq=Jul 27 15:04
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wallclimberEXCELLENT articles this morning, Roy!!!Jul 27 15:05
twitterthe environmental effects of even a "small" exchange, such as between India and Pakistan, would be fatal to all anyway.Jul 27 15:06
wallclimberWell done!!Jul 27 15:06
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sebsebsebhiJul 27 15:08
taconeuh ?Jul 27 15:09
taconei still have to read. lets seeJul 27 15:10
schestowitzwb, wallclimber Jul 27 15:11
schestowitzThanks.Jul 27 15:11
wallclimberI'm busy sending out links to people...Jul 27 15:12
schestowitzI mostly organise the Wiki today: http://boycottnovell.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesJul 27 15:12
schestowitzIt gets to the point where I can use categories to find all the necessary stuff. I know some people from Groklaw who might helpJul 27 15:13
wallclimberI'm looking it over...wow, what a lot of work!Jul 27 15:17
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schestowitzLinsxxxxxxx folks get upset... http://www.fsdaily.com/Opposition/More_Self_serving_Lockin_oriented_GPL_Code_from_Microsoft#comment-4982Jul 27 15:19
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schestowitzOk, added 2007-2008 prizes :-) http://schestowitz.com/sports.htmJul 27 15:49
taconeyou still train ?Jul 27 15:54
schestowitzWow. jpilot is so greatJul 27 15:56
EruaranI think I may have discovered one of the single most important events in the history of Free Software.Jul 27 15:56
schestowitztacone: yes.Jul 27 15:56
schestowitzI was just organising my palmJul 27 15:56
schestowitzI had all those notes there for years, needing editing and uploadingJul 27 15:56
schestowitzEruaran: Microsoft's results? ;=pJul 27 15:57
Eruaranno :PJul 27 15:57
schestowitzThey do have an impact you know?Jul 27 15:57
schestowitzThey leave a voidJul 27 15:57
Eruaran"At the end of his first year in the graduate program, Stallman suffered a knee injury that ended[9] his participation in international folk dancing"Jul 27 15:57
schestowitzImagine what if WIndows vanishedJul 27 15:57
schestowitzApple onyl occupies rich quartersJul 27 15:57
schestowitzEruaran: yes, he dancesJul 27 15:58
schestowitzSoulja boysJul 27 15:58
schestowitzLet me find it, it's funnyJul 27 15:58
schestowitzA decade ago I favoured music that was considered a niche (R&B and hip hop), following my older sister's taste (and what was on the records' racks). Nowadays, this type of music is mainstream. The same transition is happening today with Free software.Jul 27 15:58
Eruaran:)Jul 27 15:58
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pube5AynslsJul 27 15:58
schestowitzNSFWJul 27 15:58
*tacone wonders how long will it take for MS share holders to revoltJul 27 15:59
schestowitzRMS dances witha  laptopJul 27 15:59
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taconelefty had an impact. now ubuntu community is getting sexist-phobicJul 27 16:06
taconehttp://www.geekosophical.net/?p=303Jul 27 16:06
taconeshe affirms this post is sexist http://en.emgent.org/index.php/2009/07/25/gerix-wifi-cracker-new-generation/Jul 27 16:06
taconeshe *claimsJul 27 16:06
EruaranI can't believe M$ shares are still being listed as a "buy"... are people insane ?Jul 27 16:08
schestowitzIt's bribed for sometimesJul 27 16:10
EruaranOh yes... Windows 7 and Bing will turn everything around ! Changing paradigms be damned ?Jul 27 16:11
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phioe4DGu5EJul 27 16:12
schestowitztacone: it makes fun of an older generationJul 27 16:12
taconeyupJul 27 16:13
taconehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_WolfJul 27 16:13
schestowitzIt's a 5/50 chanceJul 27 16:13
schestowitzShe happened to be femaleJul 27 16:13
schestowitz55/45 maybeJul 27 16:13
schestowitzWOmen being more likely because they live longerJul 27 16:13
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schestowitzIf merely mentioning females is risky, then I can stop mentioning them altogether. [sarcasm] That'll show them. THere are more granmas than grandpasJul 27 16:15
taconei guess if he tried with his grandfatherJul 27 16:16
taconethe grandfather would have given him an healthy dose, with a stickJul 27 16:16
taconelolJul 27 16:17
tacone[sarcasm btw]Jul 27 16:17
schestowitzMaking My Grandparents Leet Linux Users - Part 2 http://tomdryer.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/Jul 27 16:19
schestowitzMaking My Grandparents Leet Linux Users - Part 1 http://tomdryer.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/17/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-1/Jul 27 16:19
schestowitzGrandpa Gets a Dell with Ubuntu Linux Preinstalled http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070725085521830Jul 27 16:19
schestowitzDesktop Adapted for Dad http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/466Jul 27 16:19
taconegeee, i was joking, really :-)Jul 27 16:20
schestowitzWhy you should switch your parents pc to ubuntu http://www.ghacks.net/2006/12/20/why-you-should-switch-your-parents-pc-to-ubuntu/Jul 27 16:20
schestowitztacone: I know...Jul 27 16:20
EruaranI've gone off UbuntuJul 27 16:20
schestowitzYou could say the Simspons is anti-menJul 27 16:20
schestowitzIt portrays men as stupidJul 27 16:20
taconei'm uncertain if post about that or not.Jul 27 16:21
schestowitzGPLv3: A grandfather clause, but not for Novell http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/2007-03-28-gplv3-grandfatherJul 27 16:21
schestowitzIt's a VERY good thing RMS didn't call it grandmother clauseJul 27 16:21
schestowitzThey would have burned him at the stakeJul 27 16:21
MinceRgrandparent clauseJul 27 16:21
schestowitzAyeJul 27 16:22
schestowitzGender netralJul 27 16:22
schestowitzStill, makes fun of older people..Jul 27 16:22
MinceRalso, shaperson instead of shamanJul 27 16:22
MinceRoh, and sheroJul 27 16:22
TheHubrislol but now he's agistJul 27 16:22
MinceRrightJul 27 16:23
MinceRso it should be just a person clauseJul 27 16:23
EruaranHow about an "interesting" clauseJul 27 16:23
wallclimberI guess I should speak up here...but it's probably best not to get started on the topics of sexism and age-ism in regards to Linux usage.  I could write a book on it.Jul 27 16:23
EruaranA Logan's Run clause ?Jul 27 16:24
EruaranThere is no sanctuary...Jul 27 16:24
EruaranThere was that little uproar about Fairy Penguins tooJul 27 16:24
wallclimberTime for me to get to work!  Take care all.Jul 27 16:25
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schestowitzBye, MutexJul 27 16:26
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EruaranI don't think I'm up to speed on that oneJul 27 16:29
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] New Episode of Linux Outlaws is Released http://ping.fm/hh3A5Jul 27 16:32
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Children as Young as 2 Love Desktop GNU/Linux http://ping.fm/oWgK7Jul 27 16:34
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Why Office.org is Ripe for Adopion in Schools http://ping.fm/es805Jul 27 16:35
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] How Windows Habits and Flaws Create Misconceptions About GNU/Linux http://ping.fm/y4MXdJul 27 16:39
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Multi-Seat GNU/Linux Setups Get a Boost http://ping.fm/bJKjDJul 27 16:43
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Super Nintendo Games Run in GNU/Linux http://ping.fm/CrCSI I'm using another emulator for that.Jul 27 16:44
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Special-purpose Distribution, Tiny Core Linux, Does What It Promises http://ping.fm/jyYUaJul 27 16:50
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Canonical's CTO Reminds Ubuntu Users That They Use Debian GNU/Linux Branch http://ping.fm/OnH5uJul 27 16:51
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Ubuntu Linux Compared to Fedora in Terms of Simplicity http://ping.fm/U8v1Q And the winner is...Jul 27 16:57
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Android Reaches 2.0 Release http://ping.fm/Bl2Ee and It's Not Just for Phones Anymore http://ping.fm/6SiNiJul 27 16:59
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] GPL Fanfare Comes After Microsoft Was Pushed to Using It http://ping.fm/3fpeCJul 27 17:01
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] worried I'd had no pimp calls ... it's a bank holiday! tho I did get one. here's to desperate pimps.Jul 27 17:02
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Internet Explorer 8 Fails on Web Standards http://ping.fm/4YlTXJul 27 17:04
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schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqY6cJD3CE&feature=fvwJul 27 17:12
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schestowitzHmmmmmm..... see the updates here: http://thebeezspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/free-open-source-software-evangelist.htmlJul 27 17:39
schestowitzLatest u[datesJul 27 17:39
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] Bacon, the ADDICTIVE DRUG! http://is.gd/1P8LpJul 27 18:06
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] New page: Bing Reality Log < http://ping.fm/2PjBd >Jul 27 18:12
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[omar_s_hafez] IS going to Petra and Rum Valley this Friday with the rest of the Open Source group members! :)Jul 27 18:50
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[omar_s_hafez] IS going to Petra and Rumm Valley this Friday with the rest of the Open Source group members! :)Jul 27 18:52
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] what happened with #4chan and #att - error, not malice http://bit.ly/3XeelJul 27 20:14
twitterHow can we help the Pirate Party understand that software freedom is a public good that should be positively enforced on it's own?Jul 27 20:23
twitterThey should know that they are unlikely to achieve their goals of information freedom and rule of law while people's computers are owned by companies like M$.Jul 27 20:24
twitterThe Pirate Party wants to reduce copyright to a 5 year period.  This is not a bad idea and it will bring some balance to the world, but it assumes that people will be able to share the public domain created by copyright expiration.Jul 27 20:26
twitterThat can be broken with digital restrictions at the network, OS even hardware level.Jul 27 20:27
MinceRyou could write an article/public letter on this and point them to itJul 27 20:27
MinceRor prod someone (RMS?) to do it :)Jul 27 20:28
twitterRMS has already done thatJul 27 20:28
MinceRoh.Jul 27 20:28
tessier_What would RMS have done?Jul 27 20:28
twitterHe proposed a public escrow of non free code or extending copyright for free works.Jul 27 20:28
MinceRmaybe all that needs to be done is a link to be advertised to the Pirate Party.Jul 27 20:28
twitterthe Pirate Party resisted a special exception to copyright for free softwareJul 27 20:29
tessier_Extending copyright for free works won't fly. Defining "free" gets too complicated. And the rest of the world will have a cow over such preferential treatment.Jul 27 20:29
MinceRwhat's their reasoning?Jul 27 20:29
twitterI think they need to define what free software is and protect it.Jul 27 20:29
fewathey need to require registering of copyright in order to copyright binariesJul 27 20:29
fewaand that includes the source codeJul 27 20:29
fewaotherwise all binaries are not copyrightableJul 27 20:30
twitterI don't think binaries or encrypted works should be covered by copyright at all, but that's another story.Jul 27 20:30
fewaI agree, thats what they should doJul 27 20:30
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fewaBinaries are purly functional, therefore not copyrightableJul 27 20:31
twitterThe story for the Pirate Party needs to include an understanding of software freedom.Jul 27 20:31
twitterSoftware is a special case of artistic work.Jul 27 20:31
fewaIts functional workJul 27 20:31
twitterWithout freedom, it does little good for people to receive the published code.Jul 27 20:32
twitterThe public should only bother to enforce copyright for free software.Jul 27 20:32
twitterand it should be seen as an offense to violate people's software freedom by distributing free software without the the freedom.Jul 27 20:33
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twitterCopyright may still be useful to encourage commercial publication of artistic works, but it is unsuitable as it is for software freedom.Jul 27 20:34
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schestowitzCrying wolves < http://www.stefanoforenza.com/crying-wolves/ >Jul 27 20:35
tessier_Software is math. Math cannot be copyrighted/patented.Jul 27 20:38
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-tomaw-[Global Notice] Hi all, one of our sponsors is having connectivity problems resulting in a loss of services (ChanServ, NickServ etc). Please keep with us while we investigate. Thanks.Jul 27 20:39
fewaa thesis on math could be copyrighted with current standards of copyrightabilityJul 27 20:39
fewaon the basis of showing creativityJul 27 20:39
twitteryou can get a layout copyright, perhaps.Jul 27 20:39
fewathe pure math underneath would not be copyrightableJul 27 20:39
twitternor subject to patentJul 27 20:39
fewacertainly notJul 27 20:40
twitteryou might even get a copyright on the particular verbal expressions you used in your thesis, after all there's no one who would express it the same way you would.Jul 27 20:40
twitterThe same thing can be said for software.Jul 27 20:40
fewaexactlyJul 27 20:40
fewabut anybody with the time and energy to read it, understand it, and restate it in the own words, could legally do thatJul 27 20:41
twitterOf course.Jul 27 20:41
fewawith no encumberancesJul 27 20:41
twitterexactlyJul 27 20:41
fewaThats copyrightJul 27 20:42
twitterand good luck to them, but I'd rather they just shared than try to own.Jul 27 20:42
twitterthat's what copyleft is aboutJul 27 20:42
twitterit reduces effort and frictionJul 27 20:42
fewaWill there is a value in having their owrk not misrepresentedJul 27 20:42
fewaand proper credit dueJul 27 20:42
twitterthose things can be taken care of with trademarkJul 27 20:43
twitterthe way Mozilla does it.Jul 27 20:43
twitterThe same thing can be said for any commercial use of free software.Jul 27 20:43
fewain software, but trademark is a bit to much or an ordeal just to properly represent peopleJul 27 20:43
fewaand their individual workJul 27 20:43
twitterOther people can use and share the code but not claim to be you.Jul 27 20:43
twitterSo, if you wanted to commercialize a free software drafting program, for example, you could just fork it and name it.Jul 27 20:44
fewaBut yes, any persons name could be considered in a sense a trade mark, a form of misrepresentationJul 27 20:44
fewawhich is BTW, fraudJul 27 20:45
twitterWhat you release is free software, but only your certified works can be called yours.Jul 27 20:45
twitterIt's an honest business model that's just waiting to happen.Jul 27 20:46
schestowitz[what is Nokia doin'..? Nokia snaps up unified address book vendor < http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/27/nokia_cellity/ > ]Jul 27 20:46
twitterbblJul 27 20:46
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schestowitzI'm not sure if AT&T says the truth. Maybe backlash had them reverse.. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/27/att_censorship_block/Jul 27 20:47
schestowitzTaiwan consumer org 'froze' Dell bank account < http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/07/27/dell_frozen_bank_ac/ >Jul 27 20:49
schestowitzBad rap for Dell.Jul 27 20:49
schestowitzA spokesman for AT&T said:Jul 27 20:50
schestowitz    Beginning Friday, an AT&T customer was impacted by a denial-of-service attack stemming from IP addresses connected to img.4chan.org. To prevent this attack from disrupting service for the impacted AT&T customer, and to prevent the attack from spreading to impact our other customers, AT&T temporarily blocked access to the IP addresses in question for our customers.Jul 27 20:50
schestowitz    This action was in no way related to the content at img.4chan.org; our focus was on protecting our customers from malicious traffic. Overnight Sunday, after we determined the denial-of-service threat no longer existed, AT&T removed the block on the IP addresses in question. We will continue to monitor for denial-of-service activity and any malicious traffic to protect our customers.Jul 27 20:50
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schestowitzWe spoke about Verizon earlier. They are going to cut another  8,000 jobsJul 27 20:51
schestowitz_Goblin: could you assist with the Wiki perhaps?Jul 27 20:52
_GoblinYep sure...It will have to be the weekend though....loads to do....Jul 27 20:52
schestowitzWe need to list trolls, whom you've been tracking: http://boycottnovell.com/wiki/index.php/Drones_listJul 27 20:53
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schestowitzE.g. http://boycottnovell.com/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_Drones_examplesJul 27 20:53
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_Goblinyep npJul 27 20:53
schestowitzLinks back to posts of yours with details may helpJul 27 20:53
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_GoblinIll start a list now, however you need to be aware there are some left off because of pending exposure.Jul 27 20:54
sebsebsebschestowitz: what?Jul 27 20:54
sebsebsebschestowitz: depends on who the ops are and the channal and such, your ok :)Jul 27 20:54
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Spot the bias http://ping.fm/DOCQ5Jul 27 20:55
schestowitz_Goblin: you can list suspects as suspectsJul 27 20:55
schestowitzEvidence in posts might help people judge for themselves. Needless to say, those whom we expose dislike these listsJul 27 20:55
_Goblinyep, I will have to be careful with how I say it.....not a problem for users who have a handle.Jul 27 20:55
_GoblinMoshe Goldfarb is a new one...Jul 27 20:56
_Goblinalthough his COLA antics are just the tip of a rather dirty iceburgJul 27 20:56
schestowitzit's not a new oneJul 27 20:57
schestowitzIt's Gary StewartJul 27 20:57
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] MP Andrew MacKinlay leaves in support of Gary 'Scapegoat' McKinnon http://ping.fm/IGjc8Jul 27 20:57
_Goblinflatfish?Jul 27 20:57
schestowitzhttp://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2009/02/doctor-smith.htmlJul 27 20:58
schestowitzhttp://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2008/01/moshe-goldfarb-troll.htmlJul 27 20:58
schestowitzIt's all the same shillJul 27 20:58
_Goblinyeah I saw that....I also saw the one he did in response.Jul 27 20:59
schestowitzhttp://www.blogicalthoughts.com/images/signs/994_signs.jpgJul 27 21:00
schestowitz_Goblin: does your NG reader have KFs?Jul 27 21:00
_Goblinyep....filter anyway...Jul 27 21:01
schestowitzhttp://app.businessweek.com/UserComments/combo_review;jsessionid=320931FE291F4F7C1CDB75CCE9FD5AC1?action=all&style=wide&productId=42411&productCode=specJul 27 21:03
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schestowitzhttp://www.oracle.com/technologies/virtualization/paravirtualized-drivers.html Windows Paravirtualized (PV) Drivers Now Available for Oracle VMJul 27 21:25
schestowitzHere's the type of stuff that had me dump OS News. http://www.osnews.com/story/21897/Opera_Apple_Ubuntu_Should_Include_Browser_Ballot_Screen_Too Thom, as usual, ignores that fact the the EC offers punishments for crime, not just fair playJul 27 21:29
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schestowitzhttp://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/geithner-bernanke-push-for-financial-services-oversight/?cs=34418 Geithner, Bernanke Push for Financial Services OversightJul 27 21:45
_goblin_Anyone here using Fedora?Jul 27 21:48
schestowitz[news review] "Our verdict: Other distros are in danger of being outbuntu'd by this freedom loving, Gnome-centric star performer.9/10." http://www.tuxradar.com/content/reviewed-fedora-11Jul 27 21:49
_goblin_Out ubuntu'd?Jul 27 21:49
schestowitzFedoraJul 27 21:49
_goblin_I looked at Fedora from a new users point of view.....Jul 27 21:50
_goblin_it failed...badly...Jul 27 21:50
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_goblin_I was doing another article on alternatives for the new user to Linux.Jul 27 21:50
_goblin_reason for fail:  Almost immediately I had to get my hands dirty with the command line to get the NVidia drivers working....No good for a brand new Linux user....whose going to move from Windows for that?Jul 27 21:51
_goblin_as much as I dislike Ubuntu getting market share, you have to admit they've cracked the install process.Jul 27 21:52
_goblin_and I suppose the same goes for Mint....Jul 27 21:52
_goblin_and MandrivaJul 27 21:52
_goblin_and Mepis.....although Ill shut up for fear of boring the people here.Jul 27 21:53
_goblin_at the moment I am running Ubuntu 8.04 and Xchat....messing around with one of my other rigs.Jul 27 21:54
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[_goblin] Currently playing with the latest build of Chromium ver 3.0.196.0 (0) Still there appears to be no flash (despite me hearing a rumour)Jul 27 21:56
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schestowitzHere is our fellow troll, cj : http://wp.colliertech.org/cj/?p=525Jul 27 21:59
schestowitzHe is here to troll... former Microsofter. If he gets thrown out for being here to disrupt, then he starts whining.Jul 27 21:59
schestowitz_goblin_: yes, Fedora can be hard for new usersJul 27 22:00
schestowitzIt tries not to go too far into blobsJul 27 22:00
schestowitz_goblin_: why not a newer Ubuntu?Jul 27 22:00
_goblin_Linux format raved about it like it was a gift from the gods and better for the new user.....(Fedora)Jul 27 22:01
_goblin_and in respect of 8.04, its a heavily modified ver for that particular rig.Jul 27 22:01
_goblin_its my devpac machine!Jul 27 22:02
schestowitzLinux Format likes FedoraJul 27 22:02
schestowitzI don't know how I remember it, but things I read before (maybe their review of LXF of F10) that they love FedoraJul 27 22:02
schestowitz_goblin_: what does Ubuntu have that Mandriva hasn't? Synaptic?Jul 27 22:03
_goblin_Don't get me wrong, I thought it was good, although its easy to forget that for a new user many simple "fiddles" that we do can seem impossible to a new one.Jul 27 22:03
schestowitzUse PCLOS say... then it's all slightly different, same packages thoughJul 27 22:03
_goblin_Ubuntu is far more stable on that Rig.Jul 27 22:03
_goblin_and I hate KDE with a passion.Jul 27 22:03
_goblin_Ive only tollerated it recently because of Mepis.Jul 27 22:04
_goblin_Probably my favorite has to be Xfce then Gnome...then probably fluxbox or similar.Jul 27 22:05
schestowitzKDE apps are goodJul 27 22:05
_goblin_true....Jul 27 22:05
_goblin_Im desperately trying to think of the diskburning software I used to use.Jul 27 22:05
_goblin_k3bJul 27 22:06
_goblin_great packageJul 27 22:06
_goblin_KDE though just seems...........cheap..... thats the best way I describe how I feel about it.Jul 27 22:06
_goblin_plastic, clunky.....all words I think of when using it.Jul 27 22:07
_goblin_Xfce now thats a different matter - lightweight..............Jul 27 22:07
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schestowitzQt is expensiveJul 27 22:12
schestowitzAnd high-end. My GUIs (dark dark colours) look really nice... since old versions of KDE.Jul 27 22:12
_goblin_I'm very impressed with the latest build of Chrome for Linux..Jul 27 22:15
_goblin_infact I've followed the project from the beginning and its been very good so far.Jul 27 22:15
popey_goblin_: is that using the google repo or the launchpad daily builds?Jul 27 22:15
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_goblin_daily builds.Jul 27 22:16
popeyits quick to start, thats for sureJul 27 22:16
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_goblin_java text box input is far less slugish than even the latest FF build.Jul 27 22:16
_goblin_shame theres still no flash......I was told by someone that there was.Jul 27 22:17
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schestowitzoiaohm: wbJul 27 22:17
oiaohmHi schestowitzJul 27 22:17
schestowitz_goblin_: isn't Flash just plguable as an <object>?Jul 27 22:18
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] I don't see the point of this article: http://ping.fm/mjT6y Written by two pro-Microsoft IDG reporters it smells just like more PR and r ...Jul 27 22:18
schestowitzFLash works fine with any browser that has the basic function that allows itJul 27 22:18
_goblin_nope not with Chrome....yet....Jul 27 22:18
schestowitzWeird.Jul 27 22:19
schestowitzEven Konqueror does it well for meJul 27 22:19
schestowitzI only use it for YouTUbeJul 27 22:19
_goblin_The build Im running now is: 3.0.196.0 (0) (although the daily builds on my Volvix rig) and thats the sameJul 27 22:20
oiaohmchome on what _goblin_Jul 27 22:20
oiaohmI was using chrome on windows the other day using flash.Jul 27 22:20
_goblin_LinuxJul 27 22:20
_goblin_I dont mean the crossover/Chrome I mean the native Linux ver.Jul 27 22:21
_goblin_Once flash is sorted, it will be bye bye FF.Jul 27 22:21
oiaohmI don't know what will be sorted first.Jul 27 22:22
oiaohmFF going multi processJul 27 22:22
MinceRhttp://www.codeweavers.com/about/general/press/20090724/Jul 27 22:22
oiaohmOr Chrome on Linux having flash.Jul 27 22:22
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_goblin_on the subject of Wine....just playing with the latest build of that too......  .26.....very good.Jul 27 22:23
_goblin_alot of nasty little DX hacks are supported now....Jul 27 22:23
oiaohmTest system on wine is working very good.Jul 27 22:23
oiaohmMajor regessions have been becoming less.Jul 27 22:23
_goblin_brb smokeJul 27 22:24
schestowitzWhat utter idiocy. http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/8948.html The headline contradicts what Microsoft says and calling some plugin for Moodle "significant" is amusingJul 27 22:26
schestowitzThere are enough fools out there to give Microsoft PR in exchange for self-serving actsJul 27 22:26
oiaohmIt is significant to provide something open source to test openchange.orgJul 27 22:26
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_goblin_quick little stat:  FF (latest build) takes 4.3 seconds to render Twitter home page.......Chrome takes 2.1 secondsJul 27 22:32
MinceRand about 0.1 seconds would be excusableJul 27 22:32
MinceRbut the web just has to have bloatJul 27 22:32
cjschestowitz: how am I disrupting?  does questioning your motives count?Jul 27 22:39
cjschestowitz: thanks for reading, though.Jul 27 22:39
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] GNU/Linux Distribution Acts as a Security Gateway http://ping.fm/UB4jKJul 27 22:45
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Why Desktop GNU/Linux Still Has the Upper Hand http://ping.fm/5Eh6SJul 27 22:47
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Satire: Things That Vista Has and GNU/Linux Hasn't http://ping.fm/dzBqmJul 27 22:48
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Zoho Uses GNU/Linux and Free Software to Deliver Foggy Computing http://ping.fm/TeoJKJul 27 22:51
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Fedora 11 Receives 9/10 in Linux Format Review http://ping.fm/l0JTWJul 27 22:56
oiaohmfedora 12 is looking at including true multiable users support to a single machine.Jul 27 22:57
oiaohmmany X11 servers each control there own video card.Jul 27 22:57
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] Has anybody tried this burger? -> http://is.gd/1PrjJJul 27 23:02
schestowitzIs that the multiseat news?Jul 27 23:02
schestowitztrmanco: at MacDonalds they try to monetise all the meat.Jul 27 23:05
trmancoLOLJul 27 23:05
trmancoat least it looks like thatJul 27 23:05
schestowitzBrain soup..Jul 27 23:05
schestowitzEye slad.Jul 27 23:06
schestowitz*saladJul 27 23:06
schestowitzIt must be Angus BurgerJul 27 23:06
schestowitzHere in the UK..Jul 27 23:06
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Syntext XML Editor Released as Free Software http://ping.fm/VM5SJJul 27 23:07
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] Fwd: AT&T exposes /etc/passwd... bad PHP -... http://ff.im/5NIUMJul 27 23:13
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Google Wave Source Code is Released http://ping.fm/nJpOoJul 27 23:17
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] ♺ @schestowitz: Google Wave Source Code is Released http://ping.fm/nJpOoJul 27 23:20
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Amazon's DRM Scandal Not Over Yet http://ping.fm/5Q3xh http://ping.fm/sZ3sjJul 27 23:23
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Professor Nesson Stands up Against the MAFIAA http://ping.fm/YoIZiJul 27 23:25
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] [Why Linus Torvalds is Wrong About Microsoft http://ping.fm/6ftZrJul 27 23:30
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Windows-only Ransomware Fun http://ping.fm/KfYERJul 27 23:37
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