IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: August 2nd, 2009

twitterHa ha, Europe will eat IE after all.  http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136168/Microsoft_kills_Windows_7E_puts_IE_back_in_upcoming_OSAug 02 00:04
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] Evolution Is Making Women Hotter: http://is.gd/1YeXVAug 02 00:04
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Microsoft Office Breaks Cross-platform Compatibility, OpenOffice.org Gains New UI, Microsoft Fights ODF While PSPP Adopts It http://ping ...Aug 02 00:04
twitterping failAug 02 00:05
schestowitzYeah.Aug 02 00:05
twitter->            Betting that European antitrust regulators will okay its proposal for a "ballot screen" and facing opposition from computer makers and corporate customers, Microsoft late Friday abandoned plans to ship Windows 7 without IEAug 02 00:06
schestowitzThey'll get slappedAug 02 00:06
twitterThe fun news always comes out on Friday afternoon, Redmond time.Aug 02 00:06
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] MS Office Breaks Cross-platform Compatibility, OpenOffice.org Gains New UI, Microsoft Fights ODF While PSPP Adopts It http://ping.fm/4Sc0NAug 02 00:06
schestowitzOpera's (And EU's) turnAug 02 00:06
twitterhope soAug 02 00:06
schestowitzThey could get finedAug 02 00:06
schestowitzTHey already committed their crimes for IEAug 02 00:06
ThistleWebI wonder if some "bugs" in the ballot screen will install IE "accidentally" if anything other than IE is chosen, and intentionally if IE is chosenAug 02 00:09
ThistleWebwhich they'll no doubt have a fix for "sometime next year"Aug 02 00:09
ThistleWebwhoopsieAug 02 00:09
ThistleWebconsumer picks firefox, they get firefox and IEAug 02 00:09
ThistleWebwith firefox set as the default, until some other update a while later switches it "accidentlly" to IEAug 02 00:10
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ThistleWebeither that, or IE will "accidentally" be listed as a critical update to Windows, so it installs itself later anyway, even if it's not chosen by the consumerAug 02 00:11
oiaohmOr MS will cost cut the IE branch.Aug 02 00:13
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oiaohmOr MS will try to make IE trident engine as part of using MS Office so people working in Offices would have great intergration and not need another web browser.Aug 02 00:15
ThistleWebyep, integrated malwareAug 02 00:16
twittera choice of non free browsers on top of Vista 7 is hardly a real choice, much less software freedom.Aug 02 00:17
ThistleWebnah, MS make Opera too right?Aug 02 00:17
oiaohmChoice is choice twitterAug 02 00:17
oiaohmBiggest problem we have is a lot of people don't believe they have a choice.Aug 02 00:18
ThistleWebit aint about free software, it's about giving the customer a choiceAug 02 00:18
oiaohmOnce customer knows they can have a choice they can ask for more choice so weaking MS location.Aug 02 00:18
ThistleWebof course we'd prefer their choice to be free, but they will pick on features and reputationAug 02 00:18
ThistleWebin which case firefox will stand in good stedAug 02 00:19
ThistleWebopera is mentioned a lot in forums and blog postsAug 02 00:19
oiaohmBig issues I have is that OEM can take away browser selection from users.Aug 02 00:19
ThistleWebas a good browser, which it isAug 02 00:19
twitterIf you don't have software freedom, you can't make real choices.Aug 02 00:19
oiaohmI can see MS offering cut price Windows for OEM locking it.Aug 02 00:19
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ThistleWebtwitter: lolAug 02 00:20
twitterAs you pointed out IE will some how become a default.Aug 02 00:20
oiaohmIts a good first step.Aug 02 00:20
ThistleWebOEMs will be pressured to click that IE ballot button before the customer sees their PCAug 02 00:20
oiaohmBut we know MS we cannot take the presure off yet.Aug 02 00:20
twitterSoftware that has owners makes choices for you and there's nothing you can do about it other than replace it with free software.Aug 02 00:20
ThistleWebthe EU will have to be wise to thatAug 02 00:21
twitterObviously.Aug 02 00:21
oiaohmBig issue is trident engine is not replacable.Aug 02 00:21
ThistleWebtwitter: I suppose you'd want a ballot screen with a library of lectures about free software, and how it's important before the screen comes up letting them choose?Aug 02 00:21
oiaohmRemoving the front end does not stop other programs using the flawed back end.Aug 02 00:21
twitterBut the EU would do better to crack down on OEM manipulation and bust M$ for anti-trust the US has already found them guilty of.Aug 02 00:22
ThistleWebso you have to sit through hours of video beofe the button comes upAug 02 00:22
ThistleWebplenty of peeps think "free" means costAug 02 00:22
ThistleWebin which case ALL their choices will be freeAug 02 00:22
twitterWhat I want is to be able to buy a computer with my choice of OS.Aug 02 00:22
oiaohmtwitter: all these restrictions the EU are placing on MS come from being classed as in breach.Aug 02 00:22
ThistleWebchoice is about being able to choose non-freeAug 02 00:23
ThistleWebif they want toAug 02 00:23
ThistleWebor not giving a shit about freeAug 02 00:23
ThistleWebpick on reputationAug 02 00:23
oiaohmYou cannot force choice on consumers if consumers don't know about choice.Aug 02 00:23
ThistleWebthe goal of free is to be the better option on meritAug 02 00:23
ThistleWebwhich firefox isAug 02 00:23
oiaohmEU is working in the direction of what you want twitter.Aug 02 00:23
twitterI don't think you read what I wrote.Aug 02 00:24
oiaohmI did but you don't understand what the EU is exactly upto.Aug 02 00:24
ThistleWebanyone who gets in peoples faces preaching to them on a subject they don't care about is apt to be ignoredAug 02 00:25
oiaohmPeople don't normally live threw changing OS's if they don't know the applications in the OS they are changing to.Aug 02 00:25
oiaohmYou have to crack the top level first.Aug 02 00:25
ThistleWebby forcing free software down their throats you are preaching to themAug 02 00:25
oiaohmBefore you can go after the OS and get users choosing freelyAug 02 00:25
ThistleWebnot only that, but denying them a choice if you dont agree with itAug 02 00:26
oiaohmLot of the EU people suspect that Linux broad cpu support will give it the advantage anyhow once you crack the application level.Aug 02 00:26
oiaohmWindows N and the Ballot are both about trying to break the application level.Aug 02 00:27
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oiaohmGood saying.  Users don't use the OS they use Applications.Aug 02 00:28
twitteryou are putting words into my mouth ThistleWeb.Aug 02 00:28
oiaohmIt is so true.Aug 02 00:28
ThistleWebcall me curious, but for someone so hardline about software freedom, why do you share the name of a closed source service?Aug 02 00:28
twitterI had the name first.Aug 02 00:28
ThistleWebyeah, so you said before, but peeps associate the name twitter with the service, not youAug 02 00:29
ThistleWebyou dont mind being associated with a closed serviceAug 02 00:29
twitter*** twitter ignores ThistleWebAug 02 00:29
ThistleWebwhile preaching freeAug 02 00:29
oiaohmThistleWeb: why not.Aug 02 00:29
oiaohmHe had name first.   Normal rules of the internet apply you handle can be anything.Aug 02 00:30
twitterVista 7 Hype goes into overdrive.  http://reviews.cnet.com/windows/microsoft-windows-7-professional/4505-3672_7-33704140.htmlAug 02 00:30
ThistleWebI'd have thought a name change would be considered after the twitter service got popularAug 02 00:30
oiaohmtwitter talking about twitter could get interesting.Aug 02 00:30
ThistleWebtwitter is a well known closed serviceAug 02 00:31
twitter->  Windows 7 is more than just spin. It's stable, smooth, and highly polished, introducing new graphical features, a new taskbar that can compete handily with the Mac OS X dock, and device management and security enhancements that make it both easier to use and safer. Importantly, it won't require the hardware upgrades that Vista demanded,Aug 02 00:31
twitterAll the usual lies.  http://slashdot.org/~twitter/journal/216759Aug 02 00:31
ThistleWebas a free preacher I'd feel kinda ashamed to have the name of a closed serviceAug 02 00:31
ThistleWebthere's practical advocacy, and there's preachingAug 02 00:32
ThistleWebanyhoo, back to the subjectAug 02 00:32
oiaohmA true free preacher know history.  Most closed operations don't have the long term staying power.Aug 02 00:37
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oiaohmtwitter site will be replaced in time by the next most popular thing.Aug 02 00:38
ThistleWebit always will be, and we'll still have twitter preaching free from a failed closed serviceAug 02 00:39
ThistleWebthe name of a *Aug 02 00:39
ThistleWebat least now, it's hanging onto the cota tails of a successful and popular closed serviceAug 02 00:39
ThistleWebbranding is all about association of words, "twitter" peeps associate with the closed service, not this guyAug 02 00:40
ThistleWebwho knows, maybe the twitter service will one day demand the twitter freenode account transferred to them under some trademark lawsAug 02 00:43
ThistleWebto help them protect their brandAug 02 00:43
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_goblinhi all....Aug 02 00:44
ThistleWebhey _gAug 02 00:44
_goblinjust got in from work...Aug 02 00:45
_goblinlistening to George Galloway on the way home....he's a great man....Aug 02 00:45
ThistleWeb_goblin: was he purring?Aug 02 00:46
_goblindangerous dogs, euthenasia.....Aug 02 00:47
_goblinand a few other subjects....Aug 02 00:47
_goblinI really respect him....I don't agree with everything he says but I do like the way he stands by it.Aug 02 00:47
_goblinhe is an awesome debater.Aug 02 00:47
ThistleWebyeah, he is one of the few principled politiciansAug 02 00:47
_goblinshook his hand once...Aug 02 00:48
_goblinvery modest man.Aug 02 00:48
_goblinMoshe Goldfarb is really trying on COLA....Aug 02 00:50
_goblinI really hope Hadron is a different person and not a sock puppet of his...Aug 02 00:50
_goblinotherwise the only person who reads and agrees with what he says is himself.Aug 02 00:50
ThistleWebit's easier to convince yourselfAug 02 00:52
ThistleWebyou know you're in trouble when you talk yourself into a cornerAug 02 00:52
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] The Ugly Reality of the Yahoo-Microsoft Deal http://ping.fm/F3mgUAug 02 00:59
_goblinI really need to get up to date with this "Lefty" business.  I had too much on at the time and missed the main part of what actually happened.Aug 02 00:59
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oiaohmhttp://news.netcraft.com/archives/2009/07/28/july_2009_web_server_survey.html  <<  Boy I knew it had to be bad to be released late but I did not dream this bad.Aug 02 01:07
oiaohmAnthoer month like july and MS could be back to market percent in web servers they had in 1996-1997Aug 02 01:12
cubezzzmicrosoft not doing well? awwwwAug 02 01:21
schestowitzoiaohm: these graphs are not accurateAug 02 01:22
schestowitzMicrosoft does a lot worseAug 02 01:22
schestowitzI hear they have just teens (10%-20%) in server market shareAug 02 01:23
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] if you have ever had the misfortune to work within 1000 miles of advertising or meeja: http://businessguysonbusinesstrips.com/Aug 02 01:23
schestowitzSee "Totals for Active Servers Across All Domains June 2000 - July 2009"Aug 02 01:23
cubezzzthey seemed to have peaked in 2000-01 and in 2007Aug 02 01:23
schestowitzWhat happened there?/Aug 02 01:23
schestowitzcubezzz: GoDaddy deal around that timeAug 02 01:24
schestowitzI.e. Microsoft buys millions of parked domainsAug 02 01:24
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oiaohmAlso that was the time asp was popular around 2000-01 as well.Aug 02 01:26
oiaohmThe .net buzz is wearing off at the moment as well.Aug 02 01:27
cubezzzI also note that apache was close to 70% market share around 2005Aug 02 01:27
fewalots of lighttpd, nginx tooAug 02 01:27
cubezzzso microsoft was coming on strong, but now is in declineAug 02 01:27
fewanowAug 02 01:27
oiaohmAll the open source web servers were reporting to be appache in 2005 as well.Aug 02 01:28
oiaohmIncluding google.Aug 02 01:28
fewaexactlyAug 02 01:28
cubezzzdoes netcraft track browser market share?Aug 02 01:28
oiaohmSo appache numbers really did not change.Aug 02 01:28
oiaohmapaches growth numbers also has been fairly stable 1 or 2 million a month.Aug 02 01:30
cubezzzI guess that would be hard to trackAug 02 01:30
oiaohmPeople attempt.Aug 02 01:30
oiaohmThe problem is squid proxies.Aug 02 01:30
oiaohmIe is the proxy 1 or 1 billion users.  Using cookies can be cleared.   So you numbers are basically 100 percent shot.Aug 02 01:31
schestowitzoiaohm: Java just got #1 spot for popular IT skillAug 02 01:32
schestowitzGNU/Linux was #2 in that surveyAug 02 01:32
schestowitz.NET is downAug 02 01:32
oiaohmCounting web browers is like trying to count the numbers of Linux installs out there.Aug 02 01:32
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] FCC Takes on Apple Just Weeks After Microsoft Executive Becomes Managing Director of the FCC http://ping.fm/CgazBAug 02 01:32
twitterPerhaps M$ pushes Mono as an escape from Winblows, which is failing.Aug 02 01:33
schestowitzcubezzz: too site- and location-dependentAug 02 01:33
cubezzzschestowitz, I've been hearing around 60% +- for IE these daysAug 02 01:33
fewatwitter, its just more blowAug 02 01:34
twitterPeople leave Windows because of it's poor performance and low security.Aug 02 01:34
oiaohmcubezzz super fuzzy figure.Aug 02 01:34
fewaie BSAug 02 01:35
cubezzzhttp://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=0Aug 02 01:35
oiaohmYou would have to give a + or - 20 numbers.  Mixture of sites suggest more in the direction of -20 ie under 50 percent somewhere.Aug 02 01:35
fewa.NET sites tend to be unfuntionalAug 02 01:35
fewalike requiring a cookie reload on first viewAug 02 01:36
oiaohm.Net is evil to make work perfectly with opera and firefox as well.Aug 02 01:37
twitterick, cubezzz -that site gave me a Vista themed popup.Aug 02 01:37
cubezzzsorry dude :)Aug 02 01:37
twitterblack bar with a half done and glowing red angry close button.Aug 02 01:37
cubezzzbut it's good that firefox is over 20% then the IE only sites will decrease in numberAug 02 01:38
twitterRoy has covered how these sites misjudge real deployments by partnering with mostly big media sites.Aug 02 01:39
twitterLike he says, site and region dependent.Aug 02 01:39
fewalike MSFT sitesAug 02 01:40
fewatotally unfunctionalAug 02 01:40
oiaohmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers   << cubezzzAug 02 01:40
oiaohmAs you can see the stat sites disagreeAug 02 01:40
fewahttp://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://www.microsoft.com/interop/Aug 02 01:41
fewaseriouslyAug 02 01:41
twitterIt's funny how some people are still trying to spin the latest Vista 7 rejection news http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218800198Aug 02 01:41
twitter54 errors, 15 warnings. haAug 02 01:41
fewa"Microsoft Interoperability"Aug 02 01:42
twitterThere's been a lot of web breakage lately.  The most insulting of which reject my browsers to recommend IE 6.Aug 02 01:42
twitterThese are mostly sites I would not care about if I were not interested in their failures and lies.Aug 02 01:43
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schestowitzSee you in the morning (better posts to come then)Aug 02 01:51
oiaohmMore fun twitter try doing a MS partner exam on firefox.  You get to enter all the answers then it fails to accept them.Aug 02 01:55
oiaohmhttp://xmlvm.org/overview/  I am going to have to play with this.Aug 02 01:58
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fewaMSFT also does browser detectionAug 02 02:02
fewaif you send a email from iceweasel in hotmail it sends blankAug 02 02:03
fewa*bad browser detectionAug 02 02:03
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[scientes] Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the universal pentatonic scale http://vimeo.com/5732745Aug 02 02:40
cubezzzhmmm, median is 65%Aug 02 02:47
twitterflashAug 02 02:50
fewatwitter, should i transcode from MPEG-4?Aug 02 02:52
twitterA direct link to the mpeg4 or a theora would be very nice, thank you.Aug 02 02:53
fewahttp://bitcast.vimeo.com/vimeo/v/471/995/4719956.mp4?e=1249183508&h=10f893df07dc79ec5f47713ba2170fc7Aug 02 03:04
fewathat was  PITAAug 02 03:04
fewahttp://userscripts.org/scripts/show/34765Aug 02 03:07
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twitterOxford Skype is Winblows only.  http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/network/voip/skype.xml.ID=downloadAug 02 04:04
twitterkind of stupid for them to use Windows and worry about bandwith.Aug 02 04:05
twitter->   you must not have Skype Start automatically with the computer as this may make your machine consume excessive network resources, making it more likely that a Skype ban would have to be re-introduced.Aug 02 04:12
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[omar_s_hafez] The Petra trip was friggin' AMAZING!! :DAug 02 04:15
twitter:)Aug 02 04:15
*Eruaran studies the electric universeAug 02 04:15
twittera fun submission http://slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&id=1714541Aug 02 04:19
EruaranlolAug 02 04:22
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ziggyfishdoes anyone like the new UI for OOoAug 02 04:24
ziggyfishI know I don't, it's horrible, absolutely horrible.Aug 02 04:24
sebsebsebziggyfish: for 3.0 or?Aug 02 04:25
ziggyfishhttp://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_ui_julyAug 02 04:25
sebsebsebziggyfish: at the moment I am wondering about  what the Firefox 4.0 GUI will look like  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8176014.stmAug 02 04:26
sebsebsebwhoops wrong linkAug 02 04:26
sebsebseb,but  that's interesting as wellAug 02 04:27
sebsebsebziggyfish: this link  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8177829.stmAug 02 04:28
fewatwitter, geeze, why dont they just use SIP?Aug 02 04:28
ziggyfishsebsebseb, has the world gone mad?Aug 02 04:32
ziggyfishat uni we are using the latest version of Microsoft Project because of the UI.Aug 02 04:32
sebsebsebSo Firefox  copying  Chrome,  and  Open Office copying  Office 2007 hmmAug 02 04:35
sebsebsebgrr need to intall Java to try their prototypeAug 02 04:35
sebsebseband also Ubuntu want's to become more Mac OS X likeAug 02 04:35
ziggyfish*we arn't*Aug 02 04:35
sebsebsebziggyfish: you aren't what?Aug 02 04:36
sebsebsebcopying or making something  that looks very similar to propritary software,  not  really  the best thingAug 02 04:36
ziggyfishat uni we aren't using the latest version of Microsoft Project because of the UIAug 02 04:38
sebsebsebziggyfish: to begin with you said that was the reasonAug 02 04:38
EruaranI think the whole big fat ribbon along the top is a bad idea in relation to the kinds of widescreen monitors people are looking at these daysAug 02 04:38
EruaranIt doesn't make senseAug 02 04:38
sebsebsebthe GUI for  Office 2003 was good enough reallyAug 02 04:39
twitterI like the way KDE's kicker scales down and can be put where you want it.Aug 02 04:39
EruaranIt think KOffice is more on the right track - placing most buttons and tools down the right side rather than along the top... even though I think it could be implemented in a more usable fashionAug 02 04:40
twitterIt's hard to be all things to all people, so flexibility is key.  That's what makes KDE rock.Aug 02 04:41
sebsebsebif Open Office starts looking to much like  Microsoft Office  I probably won't be that happyAug 02 04:41
EruaranYes I think a "put it where you want it" interface is the way to go... (which KDE has already been pursuing)Aug 02 04:41
sebsebsebwhy make it look like Microsoft Office?Aug 02 04:41
EruaranI like the Plasma approachAug 02 04:42
sebsebsebmany people already think it's just a free version of Microsoft Office that isn't as good, because they don't understand about open sourceAug 02 04:42
EruaranDon't like where that toolbar is ? No problem, just grab it and move it somewhere else.Aug 02 04:42
twitterWho are these "many people" and who told you what they think?Aug 02 04:42
twitterM$ would like to say silly things like that but we know better and should reject it.Aug 02 04:43
sebsebsebtwitter: in general  most people  that know about Open Office, are going  to prefer Microsoft OfficeAug 02 04:43
ziggyfishEruaran, agreedAug 02 04:43
ziggyfishthe ribbon takes up way to much space, very hard to find things.Aug 02 04:43
sebsebseband many people  probably see  Open Office  as something that can be used, for people that can't afford to buy Microsoft Office, and that out of the two  Microsoft's is betterAug 02 04:43
twitterno, people who like M$ Office will like M$ Office.Aug 02 04:43
twitterBut even they hate the new version of M$ Office and would prefer Open Office at the moment.Aug 02 04:44
sebsebsebtwitter: many people are locked into MS Office, and  refuse to  do Open Office or other alternativesAug 02 04:44
twitterIt is something that should be capitalized on, but IBM and Sun drop the ball.Aug 02 04:44
sebsebsebtwitter: not sure about that,   Office 2007 has sold pretty well as far as I knowAug 02 04:44
sebsebsebtwitter: what you mean capitalzied on?Aug 02 04:44
twitterYes, M$ Office people are strange and irrational people who don't want to use anything that does not come from M$.Aug 02 04:45
sebsebsebtwitter: well Firefox is  an exceptionAug 02 04:45
twitterI think Sun should have advertised how much more familiar the OO interface was and pushed it while M$ customers are unhappy with the new Office ribbon.Aug 02 04:45
sebsebsebwell some like the ribbonAug 02 04:45
twitterEvery M$ Office user hates the new Office.  I've seen people curse at it and I've never seen a person like it.Aug 02 04:46
twitterIt killed all of their shortcuts.Aug 02 04:46
sebsebsebI have been able to avoide it nicely since the release :)Aug 02 04:46
sebsebsebI have a feeling though that both my parants  think it's better than 2003Aug 02 04:46
twitterYou should ask them before you tell people that.Aug 02 04:47
EruaranWould it be possible to give OOo a KDE4 front end that lets you manipulate the interface ?Aug 02 04:47
sebsebsebtwitter: not much point, they are also locked into XPAug 02 04:47
twitterThere's always a point to knowing what people think before you report it as a fact.Aug 02 04:47
twitterLike I've said.  I've never seen anyone outside of the Wintel press say anything good about the new office.Aug 02 04:48
sebsebsebanyway  if  Firefox or Open Office or  other open source programs,   go down hill enough, to the extent where loads of  current users don't like them,  well they can be forked,  that's one advantage of  open sourceAug 02 04:48
sebsebsebif the ribbon is so bad,   this Open Office idea hmmAug 02 04:49
fewasebsebseb, yeah, dont spread heresayAug 02 04:50
*sebsebseb needs to try that prototype, but installing Java in Ubuntu can be a bit of a pain, in fact I been thinking about what it's called the Sun oneAug 02 04:50
ziggyfishsebsebseb, let me hold your hand though the process :PAug 02 04:51
sebsebsebziggyfish: lolAug 02 04:51
sebsebsebit's been a while since I installed javaAug 02 04:51
sebsebsebso I forgot the package nameAug 02 04:51
ziggyfishclick on System->Administration->'Synaptic Package Manager'Aug 02 04:52
ziggyfishlet me know when you have gotten that farAug 02 04:52
sebsebsebziggyfish: heh I am not an Ubuntu noob :)Aug 02 04:53
sebsebsebanyway I remembered jreAug 02 04:53
sebsebseb:)Aug 02 04:53
ziggyfish* sebsebseb needs to try that prototype,   but installing Java  in  Ubuntu can be a bit of a pain,  in fact  I been thinking about what it's called the Sun oneAug 02 04:54
sebsebsebsun-java6-jre  that's  what it's calledAug 02 04:54
ziggyfishwhat are you complaining aboutAug 02 04:54
ziggyfishyesAug 02 04:54
sebsebsebziggyfish: that I forgot the name of the package for java, but I got it nowAug 02 04:54
sebsebsebziggyfish: I remember when had to use  tab  and something to accept their  lisense, but  not nowAug 02 04:55
ziggyfishif you can't remember do a search for javaAug 02 04:55
sebsebsebit's installed nowAug 02 04:56
ziggyfishniceAug 02 04:56
EruaranI'm having a play with the OOo Renaissance prototypeAug 02 04:56
sebsebsebziggyfish: I didn't really need help with this,  I was just saying,   also   these days  I am rather likely to be helping other people, not the other way round,  and that's been quite a while nowAug 02 04:56
fewasebsebseb, so did you read the EULA?Aug 02 04:56
sebsebsebfewa:  I think I have read it beforeAug 02 04:56
sebsebsebor quite a lot of itAug 02 04:57
ziggyfishsebsebseb, no problem, it's just that you complained about something so simple. that I had to take some fun out of itAug 02 04:57
sebsebsebziggyfish: I was already searching  before you saidAug 02 04:58
sebsebsebor  whateverAug 02 04:58
ziggyfishlook at it this way I believe that installing something on Linux is 10 times easyer than installing the same thing on windows.Aug 02 04:58
sebsebsebsame hereAug 02 04:59
ziggyfishanyway you got it installed in the end. sorryAug 02 04:59
sebsebsebif  doing something pre madeAug 02 04:59
fewasebsebseb, how about you learn to use google,Aug 02 04:59
sebsebsebif compiling  that depends on distro  to some extent,   if  you  end up with  dependancy issues or notAug 02 04:59
fewasebsebseb, when have you had that? I know i do notAug 02 05:00
fewato install basic thingsAug 02 05:00
sebsebsebfewa: normalley i'll apt-get  stuffAug 02 05:00
*sebsebseb wanted to get away from Ubuntu, but...Aug 02 05:01
sebsebsebziggyfish:  why won't it  just load up in the browser?   why do I have to download the  jnlp file,  and then   that don't do much good when I say open in  Sun Java 6 web start.   what did I do wrong?  installed the wrong java package or something?Aug 02 05:08
*sebsebseb using this place for a little support, oh this could be interestingAug 02 05:08
ziggyfishjust waitAug 02 05:09
ziggyfishit will download it's self and run for youAug 02 05:10
sebsebsebziggyfish: first time  I do it, it says it's  downloading it,   but  it won't run for meAug 02 05:10
fewasebsebseb, go to irc.mozilla.org#firefoxAug 02 05:10
sebsebsebziggyfish: opening the file again, won't do any goodAug 02 05:10
fewaor #ubuntuAug 02 05:10
sebsebsebalready in #ubuntuAug 02 05:10
fewathen ask thereAug 02 05:10
Eruaranjust put in my two cents reponse to the prototype Impress interfaceAug 02 05:23
sebsebseblame general Linux channal is going to be useless right now as well for my issue it seemsAug 02 05:23
twitterwow http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/01/america-makes-nothin.htmlAug 02 05:25
ziggyfishEruaran, me as wellAug 02 05:35
ziggyfish#linux is always good, have helped people out there, in my spare timeAug 02 05:36
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twitter23.7 trillion in public looting http://www.prwatch.org/node/8476Aug 02 06:36
twittersomehow this seems appropriate http://english.chinamil.com.cn/special/jygg/index.htmAug 02 06:36
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schestowitzThat's a known fact...Aug 02 07:54
schestowitzThat US export is mostly arms and so-called "IP"Aug 02 07:54
schestowitzThe US produces very little because it's done more cheaply elsewhereAug 02 07:55
schestowitzWeapons were sold heavily to Turkey for strategic reasons after the Cold WarAug 02 07:55
schestowitzThese days it's Egypt and Israel for similar reasons (guarding oil resources)Aug 02 07:55
schestowitzAnd Colombia tooAug 02 07:55
schestowitzThe vast majority of the world's arms seem to come from the westAug 02 07:56
schestowitzUS military expenditure exceeds that of the rest of the world combinedAug 02 07:57
fewathe United States is one of the countries with the most abundant natural resourcesAug 02 07:57
oiaohmSo the US military is the best to take lend of gear and never return it.Aug 02 07:57
fewabut instead we build the most inefficient system, that requires the importation of mass amounts of foreign oilAug 02 07:58
fewasuburbanizing, simultameously burning more fossil fuels, and destroying farm landAug 02 07:58
schestowitzMoney should be funneled to healthcare rather than to DoDAug 02 07:59
fewaand this was no accidentAug 02 07:59
schestowitzA lot of this budgets is 'black' in the sense the public is not even allowed access (visibility) to it.Aug 02 08:00
schestowitzMaybe over a trillion per yearAug 02 08:00
fewaStandard Oil and Firestone rubber agressively dismantled California/LA mass transit in the 20sAug 02 08:00
schestowitzfewa: "but instead we build the most inefficient system, that requires the importation of mass amounts of foreign oil"Aug 02 08:00
schestowitzNo, it's effetciveAug 02 08:00
oiaohmDoD is require.   But so is health care.   With USA state of health care how would they cope with a bioweapon attack.Aug 02 08:00
fewaThe huge interstate highway system sold as a "military system"Aug 02 08:01
schestowitzAnd it controls things wellAug 02 08:01
schestowitzInsurance companies are happyAug 02 08:01
schestowitzANd people are controlled by debt, which is made the normAug 02 08:01
fewaFixing health care is the single most important thing to holding up the US economyAug 02 08:01
schestowitzSo when people are grown up they are always saddled by debt and debt-masters (or mistresses)Aug 02 08:01
schestowitzIt's how it's designedAug 02 08:01
fewahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTh-Yu9RfF0Aug 02 08:01
schestowitzNo healthcare, eitherAug 02 08:01
fewaThere are efficient systems, even in the USAug 02 08:02
schestowitzYou need to pay to keep healthyAug 02 08:02
schestowitzbrbAug 02 08:02
oiaohmHere we have a base health care level.Aug 02 08:02
oiaohmCatch is if you make over a particular ammount of income you are on your own.Aug 02 08:03
oiaohmAnd have to pay for the goverment medical support.Aug 02 08:03
fewaguess how they voted? http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090730/hr3200_weiner_1_rc.pdfAug 02 08:04
oiaohmThere is no point having a army if your population is dead.Aug 02 08:04
schestowitzHeh. Glenn Beck is such a stooge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcvKyH2LttI&feature=relatedAug 02 08:11
fewaJon Stewart also pointed out the 45 second hypocricyAug 02 08:14
fewaguess you cant see it thereAug 02 08:15
fewabut glen beck contradicts himself in one sittingAug 02 08:15
fewahttp://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-29-2009/so-you-think-you-can-doucheAug 02 08:16
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schestowitzfewa: I guess Obama "really hates white people" since he grew in a house with white parents/grandparents, which make up half of his family. How can FAUX be so stupid?Aug 02 08:36
fewaThey are intellectually dead, they dont have anything leftAug 02 08:36
fewadon't have anything left but fearAug 02 08:36
fewaThat is the Republican partyAug 02 08:37
schestowitzTHey also hate atheistsAug 02 08:37
fewabut many real conservatives _are_ athiestsAug 02 08:37
oiaohmhttp://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136116/Adobe_patches_12_Flash_bugs_3_caused_by_Microsoft?taxonomyId=86  << hmm nice cluster of bugs will be out there.Aug 02 08:37
schestowitzThey would rather you were part of a Satanic cult, as long as you don't suggest the world didn't start in a "poooof!" 6000 years agoAug 02 08:38
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schestowitzGosh, the USPTO site is such utter crapAug 02 08:57
schestowitzThey put quotes  (") in the URLs!!!!Aug 02 08:57
schestowitzWho designs this stuff? You can't even link to the patentAug 02 08:57
tessier__Great article about btrfs on lwn.net http://lwn.net/Articles/342892/Aug 02 09:04
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Patents Roundup: CityWare Under Siege, Kappos for Change We Can Believe in, and Skype http://ping.fm/kMhicAug 02 09:04
tessier__This will really help Linux to remain competitiveAug 02 09:04
tessier__I was worried about the state of Linux filesystems two years ago, especially with zfs on the looseAug 02 09:05
tessier__But this looks to be shaping up even better than zfsAug 02 09:05
schestowitztessier: what will Oracle do with ZFS?Aug 02 09:05
schestowitzAFAIK, it never said anything on the subjectAug 02 09:05
schestowitzAnd Oracle now owns both ZFS and btrfsAug 02 09:05
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[popey] I have 'GIMP 2 for Photographers' (belongs to @tonywhitmore), will give it back tomorrow :SAug 02 09:06
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[popey] (that was @andysc btw)Aug 02 09:06
tessier__schestowitz: No idea. Hopefully GPL it but it doesn't really matter what they do with it at this point.Aug 02 09:06
tessier__Oracle doesn't own btrfs. It is GPL'd and lots of different people and companies have contributed.Aug 02 09:07
schestowitzI knowAug 02 09:07
schestowitzI was gonna rewrite that (re btrfs)Aug 02 09:07
fewatessier__, yeah that article was awesoemAug 02 09:07
schestowitzNovell contributes to it tooAug 02 09:07
schestowitzI guess Oracle owns a lot of btrfs copyrightsAug 02 09:07
fewadisambiguates the ambiguabigableAug 02 09:07
fewabrtfs is licenced under GPL, and that cannot be taken awayAug 02 09:08
fewabut probably GPL2 only....Aug 02 09:09
tessier__It's for the kernel so....Aug 02 09:09
Ngthey could take Chris Mason off the project, which would considerably slow it downAug 02 09:09
fewastill mattersAug 02 09:09
Ngbut I wouldn't have thought oracle care less about btrfs than they did before buying sunAug 02 09:09
tessier__I don't think this changes anything for btrfsAug 02 09:10
fewaThey care alot about file systemsAug 02 09:10
tessier__And there is a good chance that btrfs is better technology than zfsAug 02 09:10
NgI also don't think they'll GPL zfsAug 02 09:10
fewadefinitelyAug 02 09:10
tessier__zfs can't resize the filesystem. I was surprised to read that.Aug 02 09:10
fewacause they would rather focus people onto brtfs, then fork energies with zfsAug 02 09:10
fewaand brtfs seems much betterAug 02 09:10
Ngtessier__: that seems so surprising that I don't believe you :)Aug 02 09:11
oiaohmOracle has been lead developer on btrfsAug 02 09:18
oiaohmBut oracle is really not a threat to the open source world.Aug 02 09:18
fewathey are now a large playerAug 02 09:19
fewaand provider of open sourceAug 02 09:20
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_goblingood morning allAug 02 09:24
amarsh04tessier__, in an earlier interview of Valerie Aurora, she made the very good point that it would not be good to have filesystem development stagnate then have new developers come along without access to old developers who could explain what did and didn't work and whyAug 02 09:25
amarsh04however much the developers wrote down, there were still design decisions that did not have their full rationale written down for others to readAug 02 09:26
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_goblinAnyone here running Chromium?Aug 02 09:58
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fewai amAug 02 10:13
fewanot as my main browser thoughAug 02 10:13
oiaohmbtrfs is going on because zfs is not exacty fine.Aug 02 10:16
_goblinfewa: Same here, once flash gets sorted I will be switching...its made a fan of me!Aug 02 10:19
fewawhat?Aug 02 10:19
fewafirefox 3.5 is greatAug 02 10:19
fewaI use it for practically everythingAug 02 10:19
fewachromium gives the web providers control, instead of the usersAug 02 10:20
fewathings like greasemonkey, stylish, etcAug 02 10:21
fewamake firefox greatAug 02 10:21
fewacsliteAug 02 10:22
fewaand Mozilla is dedicated to open videoAug 02 10:23
oiaohmReally chrome is a protozone.Aug 02 10:24
oiaohmLot of its tech will appear in firefox.Aug 02 10:24
fewaIts designed to push other browsers to do thing that are important to googleAug 02 10:24
oiaohmIts part that firefox really does not have room to experment with the numbers of Users they have either.Aug 02 10:25
fewahttp://blog.mozilla.com/cjones/2009/06/21/multi-process-firefox-coming-to-an-internets-near-you/Aug 02 10:28
fewaThey do thingsAug 02 10:28
oiaohmThat is not really experment that is take in tech that is proven able to operate.Aug 02 10:30
fewagoogle didn't really experimentAug 02 10:30
fewabut they did quite successfully influence through actionAug 02 10:31
oiaohmName a browser before chrome that was multi process.Aug 02 10:32
fewawasn't ie suppose to have thatAug 02 10:33
fewa(in a non-secure way)Aug 02 10:33
oiaohmIt was not.Aug 02 10:33
fewaahh that was vaporwareAug 02 10:33
fewawell ok, that was their thingAug 02 10:33
fewatrying to make the browser a OSAug 02 10:33
oiaohmNot really.Aug 02 10:33
fewav8Aug 02 10:33
fewathey pushed performanceAug 02 10:33
oiaohmTrying to fix cross tab/windows exploits in web browsers.Aug 02 10:34
fewarealy want performanceAug 02 10:34
oiaohmIn the end lead to fixing up performanceAug 02 10:34
fewaoiaohm, related tabs run in same processAug 02 10:34
fewabut yes, security model of chromium is goodAug 02 10:34
oiaohmthe security model is purely what chromium was about.Aug 02 10:34
oiaohmIt will be nice as that tech spreeds.Aug 02 10:35
fewasecurity + speed + multi-processAug 02 10:35
oiaohmspeed was not there first worry with chrome.Aug 02 10:35
oiaohmIt kinda just happen.Aug 02 10:35
fewathey hired a group to create v8Aug 02 10:35
fewafirst native bytecodeAug 02 10:36
fewabest for ARM tooAug 02 10:36
oiaohmThey suspected they would take a major speed hit from the secuirty.Aug 02 10:36
oiaohmThat never came.Aug 02 10:36
fewanative threads are fastAug 02 10:36
fewalots of engineeringAug 02 10:36
fewabut okAug 02 10:37
oiaohmAfter chrome worked then the idea of web OS took off.Aug 02 10:37
oiaohmThe secuirty design was so much like a OS is not much more really to make it a OS.Aug 02 10:37
fewawhat about native code browserAug 02 10:37
fewaanywaysAug 02 10:38
oiaohmThat is later than chrome secuirty model.Aug 02 10:38
oiaohmEverything has a order of steps.Aug 02 10:38
fewanative code is dumb IMHOAug 02 10:38
oiaohmchrome secuirty model has created a lot of branches.Aug 02 10:38
oiaohmnative code is really no dumber than .net or java.Aug 02 10:39
fewabut .net and java are ISA-independant bytecodeAug 02 10:39
oiaohmExactly what makes that good.Aug 02 10:39
mib_3425"web OS's" or thin client OS's have been around for far longer then native "on desk" OS's. remember the VT100 days ?Aug 02 10:40
fewanative client is not ISA-independantAug 02 10:40
fewamib_3425, yepAug 02 10:40
oiaohmISA-independant has very few advantages.Aug 02 10:40
oiaohmEach computer needing to convert it to native for speed.   Masive numbers of machines world wide doing exactly the same processing.Aug 02 10:41
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] A new antitrust exhibit ties together documents that show how Microsoft planned to attack GNU/Linux http://ping.fm/HQSvTAug 02 10:41
oiaohmAuditing harder for user than if likes of python or javascript was sent.Aug 02 10:41
fewa^Aug 02 10:41
fewaclients can always cache compilesAug 02 10:42
oiaohmIn theory arm or x86 instructitons can be used in a ISA independant way.Aug 02 10:42
fewaemulation is slowwwwwwAug 02 10:42
oiaohmThere are JIT for x86 running.Aug 02 10:42
oiaohmSo just as slow as java or net really.Aug 02 10:43
oiaohmarm is really neater instruction set for it.Aug 02 10:43
oiaohmReally ISA independant bytecode still has a form of emulation.Aug 02 10:44
fewawell i think it should be sourceAug 02 10:44
oiaohmI guess you can see now like me there is not that much advantage to bytecode.Aug 02 10:44
fewaseems like a form of NIHAug 02 10:45
fewabut with native code dont you have to rely on ISA security contexts?Aug 02 10:47
fewathats why bytecode is usedAug 02 10:47
fewato have a virtual machine with security contextsAug 02 10:47
oiaohmNo you don't have to just depend on ISA security contexts with native code.Aug 02 10:48
oiaohmIt is another invalid argument used to explain why ISA bytecode is required.Aug 02 10:48
fewacause thats how the kernel works on x86, ringsAug 02 10:48
fewanative client uses a special compilerAug 02 10:49
oiaohmJust like you process ISA bytecode before they are run.  Same can be done to native code.Aug 02 10:49
fewaand then verifierAug 02 10:49
oiaohmSo rejecting or altering any suspect code.Aug 02 10:49
fewaahh native code already has that?Aug 02 10:49
fewaI thought it was just a user-mode sandboxAug 02 10:49
fewaof the processorAug 02 10:49
oiaohmDoes not have to be only that.Aug 02 10:50
oiaohmYou can have binary verfication before running.Aug 02 10:50
oiaohmSame methods are used to detect defective compliers.Aug 02 10:50
fewanot saying thats why bytecode is required, but x86 sanitizer is supposedly not reliably created yetAug 02 10:51
oiaohmx86 sanitizers exist.Aug 02 10:51
oiaohmThey are still restrictive.Aug 02 10:51
oiaohmIe lot of different cpu instructions are still off limits.Aug 02 10:52
fewawhat do you have to sanitize in user mode?Aug 02 10:52
oiaohmIts basically a scan over the binary before its run.Aug 02 10:52
fewaJIT scan?Aug 02 10:52
oiaohmCheck the code for defects.Aug 02 10:52
oiaohmJust like bytecode scan for valid.Aug 02 10:53
oiaohmIt can be doing JIT alterations.Aug 02 10:53
oiaohmLike adding buffer overflow protections.Aug 02 10:54
oiaohmhttp://web.yl.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~tosh/kml/   Some of the research on sanitizers are to allow things like this to work fewaAug 02 10:58
oiaohmAlso some of the reasearch is also to make detection of when JIT and AOT compliers stuff up.Aug 02 11:01
oiaohmPossiable.Aug 02 11:01
fewaI should try it in kvmAug 02 11:03
oiaohmIssue was when java did bytecode means to statically solve code effectively did not exist.Aug 02 11:05
oiaohmSo the bytecode was designed to provide more data to make solving possible.Aug 02 11:05
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oiaohmResearch has moved on since then.Aug 02 11:06
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schestowitzbblAug 02 11:32
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satiperaRoy I notice there is not a Comes antitrust article on Wikipedia. Perhaps there should be?Aug 02 11:46
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] Yahoo Chief Gets ‘No Confidence’ Vote on Search Deal (Update3): http://is.gd/1YTU7Aug 02 11:48
fewasatipera, yeah go aheadAug 02 11:50
fewadidnt notice thatAug 02 11:51
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satiperaI would if I knew enough about it.Aug 02 11:52
fewaschestowitz, duel licence you wiki under CC-BY-SA-3.0Aug 02 11:52
fewaunder the terms of the GFDL-1.3Aug 02 11:52
fewa-NOW_Aug 02 11:52
fewaschestowitz, NOWWWWWWAug 02 11:52
fewaas in, todayAug 02 11:52
fewaschestowitz, relicence, then read GFDLAug 02 11:53
fewaas in todayAug 02 11:53
fewaright friggen nowAug 02 11:53
fewasatipera, start with http://boycottnovell.com/wiki/index.php/Comes_vs_MicrosoftAug 02 11:55
fewasatipera, doesnt take much. look at finial runing, summarize that, then procede to summarize evidenceAug 02 11:56
satiperaTy I will start reading it now.Aug 02 11:56
satiperaI suspect it will be a bit of a battle groundAug 02 11:57
satiperaBut that is good publicityAug 02 11:57
fewayou could use pastebin before you commit first draftAug 02 11:59
fewasatipera, have you found the finial ruling?Aug 02 12:05
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fewasatipera, http://www.iowamicrosoftcase.com/pdfs/SettlementAgreement.pdfAug 02 12:12
satiperaFewa, I would do this but I am pretty sure there are many people who would do a much better job, I do not want to do a poor job which will be ripped apart.Aug 02 12:18
fewawell just do what you can do, and dont commit it, do it to the BN pageAug 02 12:18
fewawe will make that the staging areaAug 02 12:18
satiperaOkay I will think on it.Aug 02 12:19
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fewawait it ended in settlement, not rulingAug 02 12:51
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mib_3425fewa, what did ?? i missed itAug 02 12:59
fewacomes v microsoft ended in settlementAug 02 13:00
mib_3425yes, it did i was just reading the PDF, reading it, it really did not go well for comes or the group against MS. They would have lost huge court costs for almost no return. $10 to $25 per license is nothing.Aug 02 13:01
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] RT @glynmoody ITV: a case study in intellectual and moral bankruptcy - http://bit.ly/12O426Aug 02 13:24
mib_3425or you can do what they do in australia, put 14 year old girls on lie detectors on a national radio program and quizz her about her sexual history !! (where she admits of being raped at 12) the radio inquisitor asked the girl if she had any "other" sexual experences besides that !!!.. it was a desaster. how stupid would you be to put a 14 YO girl on radio, hooked to a lie detector, what a stuntAug 02 13:42
oiaohmcomes group did not have major overheads mib_3425Aug 02 13:44
mib_3425they had 2 high prices new york laywer firms, im sure they did not do it for free.Aug 02 13:44
oiaohmWhat is more valueable.   Charging client or having the past case with a win.Aug 02 13:46
oiaohmFrom the point of view making profit from patent trolls attacking MS it was a good PR stunt mib_3425Aug 02 13:47
mib_3425but they did not get a win, not ever a moral one, if they spent all that time and money on lawyers, evidance, time, for $10 to $25 rebate on each license. No its not worth it. Lawyers would be 10's of thousands in this case or more.Aug 02 13:47
mib_3425attacking MS and winning is a good PR stunt yes.Aug 02 13:48
mib_3425comes had little to do with patent trolls IMOAug 02 13:49
oiaohmIt is still a win.   Both of those firms picked up latter patent trolls attacking MS.Aug 02 13:49
oiaohmSo recovered that tempory loss with massive profit.Aug 02 13:49
mib_3425what firms, the legal firms ??Aug 02 13:49
mib_3425so it was a win for the lawyers, we could of worked that out !!Aug 02 13:49
oiaohmBoth the new york ones.Aug 02 13:50
oiaohmNo loss for comes either.Aug 02 13:50
oiaohmUSA law is a warped business mib.Aug 02 13:51
mib_3425what was his court and lawyer expenses, and loss of income from loss of work, all for $10 to $25 per license, and I dont think a painter would have that many licensesAug 02 13:51
oiaohmWhat expenses.Aug 02 13:51
mib_3425Also the lady lawyer, who had intensiosn of moving into politics until she came under unvestigation for tax fraud.Aug 02 13:52
oiaohmThe law firms were just as interested in the legal out come as comes was.Aug 02 13:52
mib_3425Lawyer cost, loss of income while in court, and laywer costs, they are not cheap.Aug 02 13:52
oiaohmIf it had been a big win it would have opened up a pandora box of other cases.Aug 02 13:53
mib_3425I bet they did not do it for gratis.Aug 02 13:53
oiaohmIf they did not win it was good advertisement that they would take on MS.Aug 02 13:53
oiaohmSo either way they were not losing.Aug 02 13:53
mib_3425It's good to take on big business, but only if you win.Aug 02 13:53
oiaohmDid they have to pay MS costs.Aug 02 13:54
oiaohmAnswer no.Aug 02 13:54
oiaohmSo it was not a loss.Aug 02 13:54
mib_3425No but they had to pay their own costs, which would be considerableAug 02 13:54
mib_3425far more than what they got back in return for the settlement. so comes lost reallyAug 02 13:54
oiaohmYet all major law firms risk so much each year testing the law.Aug 02 13:54
oiaohmTo see if a stack of cases they have are worth pushing forwards with.Aug 02 13:55
mib_3425spin it all you like, comes is out of pocket for the cost and effort that was put into it.Aug 02 13:55
oiaohmComes was really not out of profit.Aug 02 13:55
mib_3425if anything it showed that they are not with the risk of taking them further.Aug 02 13:55
oiaohmlaw firm is also not really out of profit either.Aug 02 13:55
oiaohmMain target was not longer achivable.Aug 02 13:56
mib_3425No law firm would get paid, but expenses were not requied to be paid by MS so comes would have to pay the litigators, and thats expensive for little return.Aug 02 13:56
mib_3425so yes, he's out of pocketAug 02 13:56
oiaohmIe block from product distributions.Aug 02 13:56
oiaohmYou are wrong on that bit.Aug 02 13:57
mib_3425on what ?Aug 02 13:57
oiaohmEvery year all major lawyer firms run so much that they take costs on.Aug 02 13:57
oiaohmComes case is one of those.Aug 02 13:57
oiaohmIts normally the more interesting non run of mill cases.Aug 02 13:58
oiaohmThe ones that if they work will open up huge new profit streams.Aug 02 13:59
oiaohmOf course not all of them work.Aug 02 13:59
mib_3425im sure the laywers did not do it for free, even if they did comes only got $25 bucks or less per license, basically nothing.Aug 02 13:59
oiaohmThey did mib_3425Aug 02 13:59
oiaohmIts how come the case got so far in the first place.Aug 02 13:59
oiaohmIts is no more than law firm gambling.Aug 02 14:00
oiaohmIf the case payed off there were at least another 3 to 4 hundred cases that could have be placed against different companies.Aug 02 14:01
mib_3425but still they did not get a win, or even a moral win so it was a lost cause for the laywers, saying they went against MS but had to settle is no endorsement of your abilities. especially when you read the settlement they agreed on.Aug 02 14:01
mib_3425they (the lawyers) either had nothing or were spineless.Aug 02 14:01
mib_3425to settle for the nothing they did.Aug 02 14:01
oiaohmNot really.Aug 02 14:01
oiaohmThe power card was gone.Aug 02 14:01
oiaohmIe means to block MS from distributing product until is was sorted.Aug 02 14:02
mib_3425no way a vicory, its a defeat, $10 to $25 rebate, no expenses or costs or fine is not a successfull settlement by no means.Aug 02 14:02
oiaohmSo left firms facing a problem that MS could drag it out for years.  So simpler to settle.Aug 02 14:02
oiaohmThe big thing they wanted to find out is if distributing product could be blocked.Aug 02 14:03
schestowitzfewa: heyAug 02 14:03
oiaohmIt was a gamble mib_3425Aug 02 14:03
schestowitzYes, I'll do that (relicense the Wiki)Aug 02 14:03
mib_3425and the answer to that is clearly noAug 02 14:03
mib_3425it cant be blocked.Aug 02 14:03
oiaohmBefore that case software status was not clearly defined.Aug 02 14:04
oiaohmYes the annoying requirement of test cases to be sure how law will be applied.Aug 02 14:04
oiaohmyou call it a defeat.   A defeat would have been getting nothing.Aug 02 14:05
oiaohmIt was more the legal equal of a draw.Aug 02 14:05
schestowitzApple makes a mockery out of themselvesAug 02 14:06
schestowitzJust seen an iPhone ad on TVAug 02 14:06
schestowitzThey brag about cut & pasteAug 02 14:06
schestowitz"You can copy a phone number and paste it in a text"Aug 02 14:06
schestowitz"You can copy an article and paste it.."Aug 02 14:07
schestowitzThat's a UK adAug 02 14:07
schestowitzWhat a jokeAug 02 14:07
oiaohmWhen another idea to attack companies like MS appear you can bet some law firm some were will take it on as a gamble.Aug 02 14:07
schestowitzPalm could do this like a decade agoAug 02 14:07
schestowitzAnd they killed an app that did this in early versions of iPhoneAug 02 14:07
schestowitzCan I legally relicense GFDL-1.3 as CC-BY-SA-3.0 like Wikipedia did after RMS changed him stance?Aug 02 14:08
fewaread gfdl 1.3Aug 02 14:08
oiaohmAlso comes case was not a loss.   MS was forced to settle and was unable to ask for there record to be sealed  mib_3425.Aug 02 14:08
fewaat the endAug 02 14:08
oiaohmSo lot of future usable documents are left from the comes case mib_3425.Aug 02 14:09
Ngschestowitz: I was thinking about copy & paste this morning and while I don't remember how palm did it, I think the iphone's implementation is nicer than the one is most desktop OSesAug 02 14:09
Ngmainly because I hate selecting stuff and realising I was one character short and having to drag the mouse the whole way again. You can continue selecting with appropriate keyboard poking, so why not use the little iphone-style stalks to do it with the mouse too :)Aug 02 14:09
oiaohmRemember mib_3425 art of war.  Its no if you win or loss a battle is if you win or lose the war.Aug 02 14:10
schestowitzNg: klipper is goodAug 02 14:11
schestowitzCTRL+ALT+V for past selectionsAug 02 14:11
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oiaohmI always think it funny just because a case did not end in all out victory people try to call it a lose.Aug 02 14:16
oiaohmIts not always the case that is valueable it sometimes all the information got in discovery.Aug 02 14:16
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] Arranjar maneira de fazer um fake cron de modo a regenerar o HP :-)Aug 02 14:17
schestowitzfewa: doneAug 02 14:18
schestowitzRelicensedAug 02 14:18
schestowitzfewa: are you there?Aug 02 14:20
fewayepAug 02 14:20
schestowitzI think it's all done right. I hope you find the way to share it widelyAug 02 14:23
fewasorry for urgency, but i read that clauseAug 02 14:23
schestowitzI can't mess with Wikipedia or self promote. If people wish to put Comes content there, that'll be great.Aug 02 14:23
schestowitzfewa: AFAIK, RMS added the clause to permit migration to CCAug 02 14:24
fewai knowAug 02 14:24
schestowitzIt was in the news some months ago. Wikipedia is relicensing in the same direction. RMS takes no offense in thatAug 02 14:24
schestowitzI was at the gym until now, so all the urgent calls didn't reach me..Aug 02 14:24
fewanpAug 02 14:25
schestowitz:-)Aug 02 14:26
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oiaohmHmm seams linuxtracker is now having Ddos fun.Aug 02 14:28
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schestowitzoiaohm: ayeAug 02 14:29
schestowitzSince days/weeks agoAug 02 14:29
schestowitzbrbAug 02 14:29
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Omar87Hi guys!Aug 02 14:42
Omar87Here are more amazing pics for the Firefox Petra trip! http://www.flickr.com/photos/41022061@N05/Aug 02 14:43
Omar87Enjoy! ;)Aug 02 14:43
schestowitzLittle MSFT news in thew past weekAug 02 14:50
schestowitzThey become smaller.. less impactAug 02 14:50
schestowitzOmar87: thanks, I'll put it in Daily LinksAug 02 14:52
Omar87schestowitz: Cool!Aug 02 14:53
Omar87schestowitz: How did you like  them? :)Aug 02 14:53
schestowitzPetra is amazing.Aug 02 14:54
schestowitzAll the MSFT news would obviously be about YahooAug 02 14:55
schestowitzHyped up for no good reason..Aug 02 14:55
schestowitzEwwww. ... Fester... http://www.canada.com/news/Microsoft+Ballmer+hopes+Yahoo+talks/1406349/story.htmlAug 02 14:57
schestowitzShaved his head again...Aug 02 14:57
schestowitzMovement made on health care...Microsoft partners with Yahoo...Madoff's wife sued < http://www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=160867 >Aug 02 14:59
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] ahah, já acabei :-)Aug 02 15:00
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schestowitzAlexander Wolfe (anti-Linux writer): "Being a big fan of Windows 7..."Aug 02 15:13
schestowitzHaha.Aug 02 15:13
schestowitzHe give away his real bias... later on when he attacks Linux as usual (Groklaw called it a "Jihad"), then this will be valuable as a referenceAug 02 15:13
schestowitzAbout 30 articls matching "dows 7" in the past weekAug 02 15:14
schestowitz"Vista": only 3 !!Aug 02 15:14
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] I've just look at Google News feeds for 7 days. Among 480 headline only 3 mention Vista (real), 30 mention Vista 7 (the imaginary).Aug 02 15:16
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] @schestowitz remember around the April quarterly results, when they started the press talking about windows 8?Aug 02 15:16
twitterYes, it's new version number time.  The M$ people will be louder and nastier than ever.Aug 02 15:17
schestowitzMicrosoft is sued over XBox 360 again: http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6214434.htmlAug 02 15:21
schestowitzDoes anyone here know comScore?Aug 02 15:23
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] @davidgerard : they will talk about it more when Vista 7 is used by real angry people and Microsoft TEs can't keep up with them (silenci ...Aug 02 15:24
twitterVista 7 hype log is getting new entries http://slashdot.org/~twitter/journal/216759Aug 02 15:25
twittercomScore.  I've seen that before.Aug 02 15:25
Omar87http://omarsflosscorner.blogspot.com/2009/08/firefox-petra-trip.htmlAug 02 15:25
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Omar87That was my new blog post. Enjoy. ;)Aug 02 15:26
schestowitztwitter: they too are going to bed with Ballmer, so their 'Web stats' will be even more questionable from now on http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2455223/Aug 02 15:26
schestowitzZune : FAIL. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-whats-become-microsofts-answer-the-ipod-bc-cpt-/2009/07/29/4298759.htmAug 02 15:26
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Omar87-I just wrote it, notify me of any typos/suggestions-Aug 02 15:26
Omar87And please, it would be great if you vote it up for me too: http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/The_Firefox_Petra_trip :)Aug 02 15:27
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[omar_s_hafez] The Firefox Petra trip! http://tinyurl.com/n6xpvwAug 02 15:30
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schestowitzWow. Reading Microsoft news is now a pleasure compared to 2 years ago. It's so much bad news for the company that used to be something.Aug 02 15:36
twitterVista 7 is really M$'s last gasp.  They are blowing all of their remaining resources right now.Aug 02 15:37
schestowitzYes, on marketingAug 02 15:37
schestowitzThey should just Fix Vista(R)Aug 02 15:37
twitterThey can't and they know it.Aug 02 15:37
twitterAll resources are tuned to OEM strangulation and hype.Aug 02 15:38
Omar87twitter: And still, they seem to fail in making it any different than Vista. :)Aug 02 15:38
oiaohm_Thing I find so funny.  Linux teams are still just placing there pieces and not really attacking yet.Aug 02 15:38
twitterEven the marketing is the same.Aug 02 15:38
oiaohm_If MS has to work this hard in a basic time of peace for them.Aug 02 15:38
oiaohm_What are they going to do when the war comes.Aug 02 15:38
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVqcF9XowV8 (Apple "Get a Mac" ad: Bake Sale)Aug 02 15:38
twitterthey have the Vista capable nonsense againAug 02 15:39
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGPTtlUTeZU (Fix Vista?)Aug 02 15:39
schestowitzoiaohm_: Linux won't attack as "Linux"Aug 02 15:40
twitterthey have the same "news" outlets filled with glowing reviewsAug 02 15:40
schestowitzOnly as "IBM" or "Ubuntu" or whateverAug 02 15:40
schestowitzEach company wants its own implementation (distribution) for return of marketing investmentAug 02 15:40
twitterthey promise that Vista 7 is everything that Vista should have been and that gnu/linux and mac actually areAug 02 15:40
schestowitzYeah..Aug 02 15:41
schestowitzSOme people say the oppositeAug 02 15:41
schestowitzThen they get attackedAug 02 15:41
schestowitzMicrosoft probably contacts editorsAug 02 15:41
oiaohm_IBM and Ubuntu is are not on a full war footing.Aug 02 15:41
schestowitzLike Ziff Davis whom they bribe with contractsAug 02 15:41
schestowitzoiaohm_: let them wait for Microsoft to get more frailAug 02 15:41
schestowitzLinux development moves on.. KDE tooAug 02 15:42
twitterthe usual M$ lie is that free software just copies M$ features.Aug 02 15:42
twitterit's transparently the opposite of realityAug 02 15:42
oiaohm_The issue here is when they really do.Aug 02 15:42
schestowitzBBC corruption (Highfield, Microsoft, BBC, Huggers et al): http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bbc-worldwide-joins-with-microsoft-for-vod-service-1764652.html How to build a collusionAug 02 15:42
oiaohm_ADS server will allow NAS server to go head to head with MS small business.Aug 02 15:42
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oiaohm_So another device battle.Aug 02 15:43
twitterthere's nothing wrong with cherry picking featuresAug 02 15:43
schestowitzBetter than cherry-picking 'Editions'Aug 02 15:43
schestowitzI.e. choose your level of cripplenessAug 02 15:43
oiaohm_netbooks kinda was damaging.Aug 02 15:43
schestowitzStill uisAug 02 15:43
schestowitzThey have a new schemeAug 02 15:43
schestowitzhttp://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/31/microsoft_plans_to_use_windows_7_to_raise_netbook_prices.html Microsoft plans to use Windows 7 to raise netbook pricesAug 02 15:44
twitterfree software allows users to cherry pick features from all of the desktops they likeAug 02 15:44
schestowitzWon't workAug 02 15:44
schestowitz^^meaning the price elevationAug 02 15:44
schestowitzATM is already cheaper than Atom drekAug 02 15:44
twitterraising themselves right out of the marketAug 02 15:44
schestowitzAnd runs for longer, tooAug 02 15:44
oiaohm_MS is pinned.Aug 02 15:45
twitterM$ expects a burst of revenue from the faithful who will purchase "ultimate" family packs right away.Aug 02 15:45
oiaohm_They are trying to work there way out.Aug 02 15:45
twitterThe fanboy squirt and channel stuffing.Aug 02 15:45
oiaohm_Apple at the top Linux at the bottom.Aug 02 15:45
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twitterI don't think they will get a lot of channel stuffing action this time.  All of the last victims are out of business.Aug 02 15:46
schestowitzMajor blow for the VOle: Aug 02 15:46
schestowitzhttp://comic-con.gamespot.com/story/6214211/bungie-probably-exiting-halo-franchise-new-ip-deal-closeAug 02 15:46
twitterThose that survive don't have the capacity.Aug 02 15:46
oiaohm_Family packs also have a neightive effect.Aug 02 15:47
schestowitzYes, channel stuffing won't workAug 02 15:47
schestowitzThose that survived learned their lessonAug 02 15:47
oiaohm_On total income that can come in.Aug 02 15:47
schestowitzThus the need for AstroTurf for VIsta 7Aug 02 15:47
schestowitzTHey got caughtAug 02 15:47
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Omar87schestowitz: Did you read my blog post? :)Aug 02 15:47
schestowitzWe even had Microsoft TEs in Boycott Novell promoting VIsta 7Aug 02 15:47
schestowitzMany don't get caughtAug 02 15:47
schestowitzThey attack critics of the OSAug 02 15:47
schestowitzOmar87: yes, looks goodAug 02 15:48
schestowitzdidn't notice typosAug 02 15:48
*schestowitz hopes the skull's betterAug 02 15:48
Omar87schestowitz: Great, thanks! :)Aug 02 15:48
shreddarOfftopic: So guy's, it's been awhile. Got a new computer finally. Dual partitioned. With a wireless repeater in place of adapter.Aug 02 15:48
Omar87schestowitz: Yeah man, I'm great now. Thanks. ;)Aug 02 15:48
oiaohm_dbus is slowly intergrating the back end of the Linux deskop.Aug 02 15:49
Omar87schestowitz: Can you vote it up for me please? http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/The_Firefox_Petra_tripAug 02 15:49
twitterthat's the funny thing.  All M$'s efforts to make things complex eventually backfire.Aug 02 15:50
schestowitzClosing In on 1 Billion Downloads, Firefox Readies the Balloonshttp://www.crn.com/software/218900197;jsessionid=QVHHHJDHRVHNYQSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVNAug 02 15:50
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schestowitzClosing In on 1 Billion Downloads, Firefox Readies the Balloons http://www.crn.com/software/218900197;jsessionid=QVHHHJDHRVHNYQSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVNAug 02 15:50
twitterfree software has the resources and ability to make it all work, but Windows chokesAug 02 15:50
schestowitzOmar87: I did half an hour agoAug 02 15:51
oiaohm_Just time is the factor twitterAug 02 15:51
Omar87schestowitz: Great! Thanks a lot. ;)Aug 02 15:51
schestowitzWait..Aug 02 15:51
schestowitzI have a quesitopnAug 02 15:51
schestowitzIt has occurred to me that Microsoft spoke about Vista 7 for netbooks [sic]Aug 02 15:51
schestowitzWhere has *that* gone?Aug 02 15:52
oiaohm_MS still says it coming.Aug 02 15:52
schestowitzLike "fast boot" and WinFS....?Aug 02 15:52
schestowitzoiaohm_: not for netbooksAug 02 15:52
schestowitzThey want to make them fat and expensiveAug 02 15:52
schestowitzThey want to kill this form factorAug 02 15:52
schestowitzSee Apple Insider articleAug 02 15:52
oiaohm_Yes they recent press reports still say netbooks support is coming to VistaAug 02 15:52
twitterway, way gone.   schestowitz: Where has *that* gone?Aug 02 15:53
oiaohm_Now you have me doing it.Aug 02 15:53
shreddarVista doesn't have netbook support yet?Aug 02 15:53
twittersee my hype log for the promisesAug 02 15:53
schestowitzThey talk about Starter EditionAug 02 15:53
oiaohm_Windows 7 starter has faster start time.Aug 02 15:53
shreddarAlso, It's out already?Aug 02 15:53
schestowitzWhere they changed restrictionAug 02 15:53
schestowitzNo more 3-app-onlyAug 02 15:53
schestowitzCause of Linux, duhAug 02 15:53
oiaohm_YepAug 02 15:53
schestowitzBut...Aug 02 15:53
twitterthey all talk about having "seen" vista 7 on netbooks.Aug 02 15:53
schestowitzWhere is that Vista 7 for netbooks then?Aug 02 15:53
schestowitzIt'll be too fat after RCAug 02 15:53
schestowitzITWire tried itAug 02 15:53
twitterit's BSAug 02 15:53
schestowitzIt's too farAug 02 15:53
schestowitz*fatAug 02 15:54
twitterof courseAug 02 15:54
shreddarI knew they get ride of that restiction.Aug 02 15:54
oiaohm_Windows 7 also allows netbooks to have larger ram and large cpu.Aug 02 15:54
oiaohm_Wonder why.Aug 02 15:54
schestowitz"Allows"Aug 02 15:54
schestowitzTo make them expensivceAug 02 15:54
schestowitzThey call them mini notebooksAug 02 15:54
schestowitzThey want to kill netbooksAug 02 15:54
twitterThey are simply interested in the illusion of efficiencyAug 02 15:54
schestowitzand make dual-core  AtomsAug 02 15:54
shreddarsmartbooksAug 02 15:54
schestowitzIntel is making thoseAug 02 15:54
twitterit was all marketingAug 02 15:54
schestowitzGas-Guzzling laptopAug 02 15:54
shreddarThey can't do that with smartbooksAug 02 15:55
twitterthey can't do it with cell phonesAug 02 15:55
schestowitzIt's not smartbooksAug 02 15:55
schestowitzIt's ARM sub-notebooksAug 02 15:55
schestowitzThey rename them to insult themAug 02 15:55
oiaohm_smartbooks are a arm plan.Aug 02 15:55
twitterthey can't run Vista with anything but monster PCsAug 02 15:55
oiaohm_What is basically a upscaled phone.Aug 02 15:55
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schestowitzThey already attack ARM with wordsAug 02 15:55
shreddarsmartbook is not an insulting name at all.Aug 02 15:55
shreddar'smart'Aug 02 15:55
schestowitzNoAug 02 15:55
schestowitzIt implies it's not a computerAug 02 15:56
schestowitzMore like a phoneAug 02 15:56
shreddarthats a complimentAug 02 15:56
oiaohm_Because a smart book is basically a phone chipset.Aug 02 15:56
twittercrunchpads, GNU/Linux delivering on Bill Gate's favorite pet project, the tablet PC from 2001Aug 02 15:56
shreddarit makes it a consumer deviceAug 02 15:56
oiaohm_Phones today can still do a hell load.Aug 02 15:56
schestowitzHeheAug 02 15:57
schestowitziPhone can do copya nd pasteAug 02 15:57
schestowitzjust WOWAug 02 15:57
oiaohm_I was hoping that MPX would already be out by this poing.Aug 02 15:57
shreddarconsumer devices incedentally is where microsoft keeps failing.Aug 02 15:57
schestowitzI saw it on TVAug 02 15:57
schestowitzMy Palm M130 could do thatAug 02 15:57
schestowitzHow 'sophisticated'Aug 02 15:57
oiaohm_Really the phone one is sneeky.Aug 02 15:58
twittermy EEE PC has the same power my 2002 laptop has.Aug 02 15:58
oiaohm_Biggest problem for Linux has been the lack of kick backs.Aug 02 15:58
shreddarIf it has internet it's a computerAug 02 15:58
shreddarjust don't tell consumers thatAug 02 15:58
twitterI've gotten it to run debian of USB and external hard driveAug 02 15:58
oiaohm_Including the means to include phone plan addes the kick backs.Aug 02 15:58
twitterworked with Etch and Lenny.Aug 02 15:58
oiaohm_The sooner read time scanning support gets added to Linux kernel the better as well.Aug 02 15:59
oiaohm_So OEM can get anti-virus company kick backs.Aug 02 15:59
twitterneither Vista nor XP would even fit on it.Aug 02 15:59
twitterthose kick backs are pure BS.Aug 02 15:59
shreddarwindow ce couldAug 02 15:59
oiaohm_There will be a point of no return.Aug 02 15:59
shreddarWindows CEAug 02 15:59
twitterit's just a way of punishing OEMs that don't do what M$ says.Aug 02 15:59
oiaohm_Windows CE has very few applications that are paid to be placed on it.Aug 02 15:59
oiaohm_So from a cut throat OEM Windows CE is not that profitable.Aug 02 16:00
shreddarThat the great thing about it.Aug 02 16:00
oiaohm_There are more applications for Linux that pay kick backs than Windows CE.Aug 02 16:01
oiaohm_And Linux is cheaper.Aug 02 16:01
shreddarAnd modern dont forget modernAug 02 16:01
oiaohm_So in a gready OEM argument Windows CE loses.Aug 02 16:01
shreddarWindows CE is based on 95 I thinkAug 02 16:02
schestowitzWho is this moron? http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2009/07/29/barry-dillers-take-on-microsoft-yahoo-and-more/ http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/dear-microsoft-thank-you-love-barry-diller.htmlAug 02 16:03
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oiaohm_No shreddar Windows CE is cut down NT.Aug 02 16:03
oiaohm_Very nastly cut down NT.Aug 02 16:03
shreddarOhAug 02 16:04
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oiaohm_Most of the useful NT features are removed.Aug 02 16:04
schestowitzLinux can also do preferential placements of softwareAug 02 16:04
schestowitzThe issue is inclusion of proprietary, use-hostile s/w the user won't wantAug 02 16:04
oiaohm_If it reduces sale price and gets more sales gready don't care.Aug 02 16:06
oiaohm_Hardware sales are purely about greed.Aug 02 16:07
shreddarStill, Windows CE is going to be in that Nvidia thing.Aug 02 16:07
shreddarAnd Chrome OS won't be out until' later.Aug 02 16:08
shreddarBut they still can't be charging a butload for it like they wantAug 02 16:09
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oiaohm_shreddar: to be expected.Aug 02 16:09
oiaohm_Nvidia does not want a fully open source market.Aug 02 16:10
shreddarWhy not?Aug 02 16:10
oiaohm_They worked massively over the years to slow down that from happening.Aug 02 16:10
oiaohm_No more secrects in there drivers of course shreddarAug 02 16:10
mib_3425virtually all sales are about greed for both the buyer who has a greed for the product and the seller who has a greed for the markup profit.Aug 02 16:10
shreddarOh. Yeah that make sense.Aug 02 16:11
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oiaohm_Nvidia caused the 2000 team that started to sort out X11 drivers to break up.Aug 02 16:12
schestowitzDon’t Expect A Microsoft E-Reader Any Time Soon < http://paidcontent.org/article/419-dont-expect-a-microsoft-e-reader-any-time-soon/ > Darn. I was gonna buy one......Aug 02 16:12
shreddaroiaohm How?Aug 02 16:13
schestowitzmib_3425 is MutexAug 02 16:14
schestowitzPretending to be on MIB, which is blocked from FreeNode anywayAug 02 16:14
oiaohm_By taking the tech developed and splintering there own driver away shreddar.Aug 02 16:15
oiaohm_Basically geting higher performance from the tech the other video card companies developed.  yet sharing nothing of thiers.Aug 02 16:15
>ChanServ<op #boycottnovell schestowitzAug 02 16:15
*ChanServ gives channel operator status to schestowitzAug 02 16:15
mib_3425byeAug 02 16:15
schestowitzYes, I can see him now up there spinning Microsoft legal casesAug 02 16:15
*schestowitz sets ban on *!*@121.218.173.254Aug 02 16:16
*schestowitz has kicked mib_3425 from #boycottnovell (schestowitz)Aug 02 16:16
schestowitzNo, bye, banAug 02 16:16
schestowitzIt's Mutex againAug 02 16:16
schestowitzHe's even spinning Microsoft's crimeAug 02 16:16
schestowitz<mib_3425> spin it all you like, comes is out of pocket for the cost and effort that was put into it.Aug 02 16:17
shreddarWhats Mutex been saying?Aug 02 16:17
schestowitz<mib_3425> It's good to take on big business, but only if you win.Aug 02 16:17
schestowitz<mib_3425> Also the lady lawyer, who had intensiosn of moving into politics until she came under unvestigation for tax fraudAug 02 16:17
schestowitzConlin...Aug 02 16:17
schestowitz<mib_3425> attacking MS and winning is a good PR stunt yes.Aug 02 16:17
oiaohm_Mutex has no understanding how law firms  work.Aug 02 16:17
schestowitzHe's on the same IPAug 02 16:17
oiaohm_What they did was profitable.Aug 02 16:18
schestowitzNow pretending to be MIB user, which he ain't. Watch out for this linSUX mole... he's here to praises Microsoft and smear Linux, as alwaysAug 02 16:18
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twitter*** twitter ignored mib_3425 right awayAug 02 16:18
schestowitzshreddar: Mutex has had over a dozen nyms here. He ban-escapes and trollsAug 02 16:19
schestowitz"CPE-121-218-173-254.nsw.bigpond.net.au"Aug 02 16:19
shreddarThis is the great thing about IRCAug 02 16:20
shreddaraccountabiliyAug 02 16:20
oiaohm_Mutex has one thing in common.Aug 02 16:20
oiaohm_No one of his arguements has a real world understanding.Aug 02 16:20
twitterTEs will use botnets and multiple nyms.  they have to put their arse into everythingAug 02 16:21
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Dvorak moved to GNU/Linux and now he talks about Microsoft's decline: http://ping.fm/mQi2hAug 02 16:21
twitterhe promised he would.Aug 02 16:21
twitterVista was too much for him.Aug 02 16:22
EruaranThis is not new but I found it an interesting read nonetheless: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/07/30/readers-write-how-microsoft-got-windows-nt/Aug 02 16:23
schestowitzMore MSFT cutbacks? http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=BDA06E01-1A64-67EA-E472D78E2835A376Aug 02 16:26
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schestowitzMicrosoft uses publicity stunts to make software that's Microsoft-limited: http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/high-on-a-hill/post.htm?id=63012462&scid=hm_blAug 02 16:33
schestowitzEruaran: Microsoft press sez "Microsoft Attacks Sage in ERP Market Battle" http://mcpmag.com/articles/2009/07/28/microsoft-attacks-sage-in-erp-market-battle.aspx Do you want Clippy with that?Aug 02 16:39
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shreddarI think I got disconnected or somethingAug 02 16:43
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shreddarI keep typing but nothing appearedAug 02 16:44
wallclimberRoy, you did a great job with the latest Comes exhibit - especially tying it all together with the Halloween docsAug 02 16:44
shreddarhttp://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Barney-Actimates/dp/B000AQOH2QAug 02 16:45
shreddarThat's one of Microsoft venturesAug 02 16:45
EruaranTBS offers better software than either Sage or Microsoft. Still proprietary, but you can have web apps rolled out on a Linux network.Aug 02 16:46
wallclimberI laughed when Dvorak called it "Creepy Barney"Aug 02 16:46
shreddarI love you. You love me. We're a happy --[This device cannot start]Aug 02 16:47
wallclimberlolAug 02 16:47
EruaranThat purple thing belongs on FailBlogAug 02 16:48
schestowitzwallclimber: thanksAug 02 16:48
schestowitzshreddar: just retype them. I saw you dropping off the server from hereAug 02 16:48
wallclimber:)Aug 02 16:48
schestowitzhttp://www.dailytech.com/Windows+7+OEM+Master+Key+Leaked+Can+Activate+Any+OEM+Build/article15816c.htm <------ Microsoft ensuring that Vista 7 gets /some/ usersAug 02 16:48
wallclimberi always figure "leaked" keys are leaked on purpose by MSAug 02 16:49
schestowitzYeahAug 02 16:49
schestowitzOr they just let them be...Aug 02 16:50
shreddarschestowitz. I was saying I liked roughly dafteds "The Rise and Fall of Platforms"Aug 02 16:50
wallclimbersort of priming the pumpAug 02 16:50
schestowitzLike "oooohhh... 'damn'... those people will get it for free now"... Oh wel......Aug 02 16:50
shreddarhttp://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Q4.06/9E4D6D41-F4E9-44E4-930F-E876DAAA9131.htmlAug 02 16:50
schestowitzAs Bill Gates put it not so long ago, "It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not."Aug 02 16:50
schestowitzMicrosoft had the beta 'leaked'Aug 02 16:51
schestowitzOMG OMG OMG... the cow is out the barn!!Aug 02 16:51
schestowitz"Don't get it back... let it spread...:"Aug 02 16:51
schestowitzThat'll show em !! Those p1rat3s !!Aug 02 16:51
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wallclimberthen they'll figure out a way to collect laterAug 02 16:52
shreddarIsn't the RC available on their site?Aug 02 16:52
schestowitzwallclimber: thanks for that cartoon you made me BTWAug 02 16:52
schestowitzThat pony was not edible, I'm sure..Aug 02 16:52
wallclimberi think it's due to expire soon, isn't it?Aug 02 16:52
schestowitzPaper hasn't good nutrientsAug 02 16:52
schestowitzWhat does a pixel taste like?Aug 02 16:52
_goblinhi all....Aug 02 16:52
shreddarOh really?Aug 02 16:53
wallclimberRoy...you're funny :)Aug 02 16:53
schestowitzwallclimber: no, they now give it for FREE to all 'testers'Aug 02 16:53
schestowitzIt just shows they want it to spreadAug 02 16:53
schestowitzAnd they want PRAug 02 16:53
wallclimberno expiration?Aug 02 16:53
shreddarYou know retail sales of Window only acount for 20% of it's sales.Aug 02 16:53
schestowitzit's not about asking for payments, which they don't expect in much of the world anywayAug 02 16:53
shreddar80% is licensed to OEMsAug 02 16:53
schestowitzMost of the world does not pay for WindowsAug 02 16:53
schestowitzwallclimber: yes, expiration existsAug 02 16:54
schestowitzBut those who tried to 'steal' it will get the RTM for freeAug 02 16:54
schestowitzIt was in the news some days agoAug 02 16:54
schestowitzPart of the Vista 7 PR SlogAug 02 16:54
schestowitzshreddar: depends whereAug 02 16:54
schestowitz80% of total salesAug 02 16:55
schestowitzAs in, Microsoft will count sales and then say how much OEMs buyAug 02 16:55
wallclimberI'm looking it up...it was the Beta Build 1Aug 02 16:55
schestowitzBB1Aug 02 16:55
schestowitzBetaVista7 Ultra Supreme Ed.Aug 02 16:55
shreddarwell they their financial reports so yes.Aug 02 16:55
schestowitzIt has gotten fatterAug 02 16:55
schestowitzNo kiddingAug 02 16:55
schestowitzPeople who tested it say RC is fatAug 02 16:55
schestowitzSo it won't fit well on PCsAug 02 16:55
schestowitzWait. And. Watch.Aug 02 16:56
schestowitzThey will talk about it in the press a lot more when Vista 7 is used by real angry people and Microsoft TEs can't keep up with them (silencing dissent)Aug 02 16:56
schestowitzshreddar: DIlger doesn't do the cartoons anymoreAug 02 16:57
schestowitzEither lack of time or realisation that it makes the site look funny-yet-less-professionalAug 02 16:57
shreddarwhat?Aug 02 16:57
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schestowitzshreddar: RDMafAug 02 16:57
schestowitzshreddar: RDMagAug 02 16:57
schestowitzWhat's this about? http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Barney-Actimates/dp/B000AQOH2QAug 02 16:57
schestowitzIs that what's bundles with XP?Aug 02 16:57
schestowitzFor people to put next to the PC to suit default wallpaper?Aug 02 16:58
shreddarNo it's refferenced in Dvoraks articleAug 02 16:58
schestowitzOr its it the Micro-softwear thing?Aug 02 16:58
schestowitzThe whole "buy shirts from us' gig?Aug 02 16:58
wallclimberDvorak lists all MS faulures, and Creepy Barney was one of themAug 02 16:58
wallclimber*failures*Aug 02 16:59
schestowitzYeah, I can't wait to buy my Madoff t-shirt tooAug 02 16:59
shreddarMicrosoft made a barney toy.Aug 02 16:59
schestowitzGo out and flaunt being associated with a convicted monopolist... Gah!Aug 02 16:59
schestowitzshreddar: maybe that's why they offshore to the eastAug 02 16:59
schestowitzMicrosoft Job Vacancy:Aug 02 16:59
schestowitzSkills requires: operating machineAug 02 16:59
schestowitzducation: knittingAug 02 16:59
schestowitzSalary: $20 (per day0Aug 02 17:00
wallclimberknitting?Aug 02 17:00
schestowitzYesAug 02 17:00
schestowitzMicrosoft does it the ol' skool watAug 02 17:00
wallclimberbooties?Aug 02 17:00
schestowitz*wayAug 02 17:00
wallclimberblankets?Aug 02 17:00
schestowitzNoAug 02 17:00
schestowitzPatented drugsAug 02 17:00
schestowitzMicrosoft is good at monopolising thingsAug 02 17:00
shreddarNot reallyAug 02 17:00
schestowitzGates was accused of monopolising AIDS researchAug 02 17:01
shreddarreally?Aug 02 17:01
schestowitzFor profit, probbaly. He invests in the stakeholdersAug 02 17:01
schestowitzshreddar: yesAug 02 17:01
schestowitzIt was in /.Aug 02 17:01
schestowitzAnd NYT IIRCAug 02 17:01
shreddarF*(&Aug 02 17:01
schestowitzIt was some academics or WHO that accused himAug 02 17:01
shreddarWell, I believe their is already a cureAug 02 17:02
shreddarIt's drug companies that want to suppress it.Aug 02 17:02
EruaranPerhaps he wants to monetize suffering in a novel wayAug 02 17:02
shreddarsome lady in africa has atibodies or somethin'Aug 02 17:02
shreddaranti-bodiesAug 02 17:02
wallclimberdrug companies make WAY more money in ongoing treatments than curesAug 02 17:02
wallclimberin their eyes you're a better customer if you have to take their meds for the rest of your life, as long as they prolong your lifeAug 02 17:03
EruaranCure patients (users) but with something that keeps them sick. Captive market.Aug 02 17:04
wallclimberif you're cured they lose moneyAug 02 17:04
wallclimberon the other hand, an occasional cure is good for their stocksAug 02 17:04
schestowitzMicrosoft Needs Big Acquisitions < http://www.thestreet.com/story/10554321/1/microsoft-needs-big-acquisitions.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN > Yeah, just what consumers need: less choiceAug 02 17:05
wallclimberthey just don't want to cure too muchAug 02 17:05
shreddarI think AIDs was manufactored to begin withAug 02 17:05
schestowitzSame with insurance companies, shreddar Aug 02 17:06
shreddarlike alot of biological weaponsAug 02 17:06
wallclimberokay, discussing drug companies makes my blood pressure rise...lolAug 02 17:06
schestowitzIll people with no coverage=> chaos => more dependenceAug 02 17:06
shreddarprofitAug 02 17:06
schestowitzwallclimber: yeah, but remember the slogansAug 02 17:06
schestowitzPatents=innovationAug 02 17:07
schestowitzDrug companies=saving peopleAug 02 17:07
schestowitzInsurance=making us scureAug 02 17:07
schestowitzWar in Iraq=defending American soilAug 02 17:07
schestowitzMemorise these.... it's your dose and your patriotic dutyAug 02 17:07
schestowitz;-)Aug 02 17:07
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schestowitzMicrosoft has new leas AstroTurfer and his trooPR Ina Fried writes about her new boss(ish): http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10297575-56.htmlAug 02 17:08
schestowitzThis whole PR junk is disgracefulAug 02 17:09
schestowitzA bunch of people lying for a livingAug 02 17:09
schestowitzLike the above example, they perfume/beautify it to themselvesAug 02 17:09
wallclimberWaggoner Edstrom again...sheeshAug 02 17:09
schestowitzThe guy who grants monopolies says he increases innova~1Aug 02 17:09
schestowitzThe marketer is just "helping small poor companies"Aug 02 17:10
schestowitzThe banker is "helping the poor people get loans"Aug 02 17:10
schestowitzThe lawyer is there to save humanity from... well... other lawyers.Aug 02 17:10
schestowitzEtc etcl;.Aug 02 17:10
schestowitzDina Bass:" Microsoft Prescribes Permanent ‘Diet’ as Sales Slump"Aug 02 17:12
schestowitzMore praise.Aug 02 17:12
schestowitzE-mails show Dina Bass as close to MicrosoftAug 02 17:12
wallclimberShaw says he's "allowed to fail"...that's soooo reassuringAug 02 17:12
schestowitzShe only knows WIndows, say Microsoft peopleAug 02 17:12
schestowitzShaw should be sent to a vacation in some islandAug 02 17:12
schestowitzThese are the smiling people who don't exactly make people smileAug 02 17:13
schestowitzThey attack other people's businessesAug 02 17:13
schestowitzAnd spread junk like this: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/07/microsoft-outlines-three-tenets-for-office-web-apps.arsAug 02 17:13
schestowitzPR is the new name for propaganda since WW2Aug 02 17:13
schestowitzThe Nazis gave the ideas a bad nameAug 02 17:13
schestowitzBut the methods remain identicalAug 02 17:13
schestowitzThe underlying psychology of influencing minds is taught at PR schools where surf dudes (and gals) learn how to distribute deception and be all smooth about itAug 02 17:14
shreddarHow Microsoft can take out Google. Make their search result better with more servers and offer free advertising to every one of Googles current clients.Aug 02 17:14
wallclimberI'm thinkin' that Google is seriously not worried about Bing or YahooAug 02 17:15
natasWatch out for Godwin's law SchestowitzAug 02 17:16
shreddar$$$$$$$$$$:::::::::::............ <disinigrating>Aug 02 17:16
schestowitzBTW, that Ars Technica article is one among many of that PR batch (W-E prodding journos) to push away the real news: http://www.techspot.com/news/35620-microsoft-publishes-emergency-ie-patch.htmlAug 02 17:16
schestowitznatas: none touched thereAug 02 17:16
schestowitzPropaganda history is realAug 02 17:16
schestowitzPR was coined by BenaysAug 02 17:16
schestowitzBernaysAug 02 17:16
schestowitzAfter WW2 when "propaganda" got a bad connotationAug 02 17:16
schestowitzHe adopted some of the lessons from his uncle SigmundAug 02 17:17
schestowitznatas: Godwin's law is about comparisons. None made hereAug 02 17:17
schestowitzwallclimber: there's no Bing and Yahoo!Aug 02 17:17
natasits about comparisons with nazi'sAug 02 17:18
schestowitzThus they needn't worryAug 02 17:18
schestowitzThey folded the better engine among the twoAug 02 17:18
schestowitznatas: it's notAug 02 17:18
schestowitzI said that "PR" was coined because of the Nazi eraAug 02 17:18
schestowitzThat's an historical factAug 02 17:18
natas""As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."[2][3]"Aug 02 17:18
schestowitzGodwin law would have to involve a comparisonAug 02 17:18
schestowitznatas: keyword "comparison"Aug 02 17:19
shreddarPropaganda RelationsAug 02 17:19
schestowitzThey could call it thatAug 02 17:19
twitterhmmm, M$ can't keep it's PR people on staff?  Or do they just fire them all?Aug 02 17:19
schestowitzAs I remember it, it was a panel thingAug 02 17:19
schestowitzLike the "open source" thingAug 02 17:19
schestowitzA bunch of people in the room thinking of namesAug 02 17:19
schestowitzOpen source in the late 90sAug 02 17:19
shreddarErectile DisfuntionAug 02 17:19
natas[02:34] <@schestowitz> PR is the new name for propaganda since WW2Aug 02 17:20
schestowitzPeople like ORLY, Aug 02 17:20
schestowitzPR was coined by a group toAug 02 17:20
schestowitznatas: I'll get you refsAug 02 17:20
schestowitzThere's also a BBC programmeAug 02 17:20
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schestowitzBut Wikipedia ought to have the backgroudn tooAug 02 17:20
natashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_lawAug 02 17:21
schestowitznatas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dA89CBBOC0Aug 02 17:22
wallclimberIn the most recent Comes exhibit, one of my favorite lines is this:Aug 02 17:22
wallclimber"Obviously, in terms of economic effects, IP is on par with motherhood & apple pie in its role in the world economy."Aug 02 17:22
schestowitzLearn the history of PRAug 02 17:22
schestowitzwallclimber: Glyn Moody put it well...Aug 02 17:22
schestowitzLet me find it..Aug 02 17:22
schestowitzhttp://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/07/batik-makers-say-tidak-to-copyright.html http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/07/are-patents-intellectual-monopolies-you.htmlAug 02 17:23
schestowitzhttp://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/07/whats.html What Are Intellectual Monopolies For?Aug 02 17:23
schestowitzPatents Part of a "Neo-colonialist Plot" -- Glyn Moody http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/07/whats.htmlAug 02 17:23
schestowitz"If you still doubted that intellectual monopolies are in part a neo-colonialist plot to ensure the continuing dominance of Western nations..."Aug 02 17:24
schestowitzIt's the ability to say, "I can have this idea, you can't"Aug 02 17:24
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schestowitz"So give me your cattle and minerals and in return I'll sell you soke 'IP'"Aug 02 17:24
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[scientes] NY Times portrays GE's censorship of Olbermann as a normal occurrence. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/business/media/01feud.htmlAug 02 17:24
schestowitzGE lobbies for software patents and owns NBCAug 02 17:24
wallclimberMostly I thought it was interesting that they want people to equate "mom and apple pie" with IPAug 02 17:25
schestowitzWho said this?Aug 02 17:25
schestowitzVinod?Aug 02 17:25
schestowitzEye Pea PieAug 02 17:25
fewawallclimber, ?Aug 02 17:25
wallclimberIt's in the most recent ComesAug 02 17:25
fewa*wtfAug 02 17:26
twitterhttp://bayimg.com/eAgCLAablAug 02 17:26
fewayeah, if reason can't win, try emotionAug 02 17:26
schestowitzMicrosoft Puts Positive Spin on Sales Drop < http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169386/microsoft_puts_positive_spin_on_sales_drop.html >Aug 02 17:26
twitterblack shirts and world domination invite some things.Aug 02 17:26
schestowitzMicrosoft? Spin? No way!!Aug 02 17:26
wallclimber6. Securing our Current & Future IPAug 02 17:26
wallclimberunder that heading, page 3Aug 02 17:26
schestowitzwallclimber: IP address? :-)Aug 02 17:27
schestowitzJust get a static IP from the ISPAug 02 17:27
fewa6. Making people worship usAug 02 17:27
schestowitzTHat'll sort em out... unless they made up something...Aug 02 17:27
wallclimberlol...you're confusing meAug 02 17:27
schestowitzLet's create something called inellectual oxygenAug 02 17:27
schestowitzWe can pollute all the airAug 02 17:27
schestowitzAnd then sell premium airAug 02 17:27
schestowitzCHarge a bundle for itAug 02 17:28
schestowitzThat's the business model of  inellectual oxygen (IO)Aug 02 17:28
twitterLOL, from the Fried article ->  Shaw, who has headed the Microsoft account at the agency, replaces Simon Sproule, who was in the post for just a few monthsAug 02 17:28
twittercan you fail harder please?Aug 02 17:28
schestowitzHe ran awayAug 02 17:28
schestowitzI noted this in an update in BNAug 02 17:28
twitterscreaming, I'm sure.Aug 02 17:28
schestowitzI sometimes update old posts and people don't noticeAug 02 17:28
schestowitzEither corrections or added infoAug 02 17:29
schestowitz"Car businss sucks right now," he''d proabbly sayAug 02 17:29
wallclimberwell...while I'm reading this, I have two home made apple pies in the oven, bakingAug 02 17:29
schestowitz"But not as bad as MSFT"Aug 02 17:29
twittermore lols, ->  Shaw will officially trade in his orange vendor badge for a blue Microsoft employee one on August 24.Aug 02 17:29
twitterah, the prestige and the glory of a blue badgeAug 02 17:29
schestowitzwallclimber: cool. Can I come over?Aug 02 17:29
wallclimbersure!Aug 02 17:30
twitterapple pieAug 02 17:30
schestowitztwitter: blue badge sounds weirdAug 02 17:30
schestowitzLike they are a KGB miniAug 02 17:30
twitterit is weirdAug 02 17:30
schestowitz"We're getting the gang back together." --J Allard, high Microsoft senior(2007) Aug 02 17:30
wallclimberif I could send you all slices thru IRC I'd do it...everyone but Mutex, that isAug 02 17:30
twitterthey have a rigid little pecking order with Gates at the top.Aug 02 17:31
schestowitzSomeone I know calls them a "ring"Aug 02 17:31
twitterIt's virtual pie, Mutex can eat it too.Aug 02 17:31
schestowitzBecause of influence in govtsAug 02 17:31
schestowitzGates can tooAug 02 17:31
wallclimberi might add some sour grapes to his sliceAug 02 17:31
schestowitzI have a video..Aug 02 17:31
schestowitzOr Gates eating pieAug 02 17:31
schestowitzBut he got it all over himselfAug 02 17:31
twitterthere was a video about Mojave that mixed the pie throwing thing very well.Aug 02 17:32
schestowitz"Microsoft: Revenues drop 17 percent"Aug 02 17:32
schestowitzMS is still spinning this oneAug 02 17:32
schestowitzAnd they miss the key thingAug 02 17:32
twitterdamage controlAug 02 17:32
schestowitzProfit down sharplyAug 02 17:32
schestowitzAnd financial fraud in the pastAug 02 17:33
schestowitzDebt-takingAug 02 17:33
schestowitzMany sites still pretend XBox360 is a successAug 02 17:33
schestowitzI bet W-E and MS feed them this disinfoAug 02 17:33
schestowitzAnd they parrot it to overwhelm the turthAug 02 17:33
wallclimberi had to laugh at Ballmer declaring that people "just don't get it" with the Yahoo thingAug 02 17:33
schestowitzThe truth is that XBox lost like $5-6bnAug 02 17:33
schestowitzAnd they don't want people to know this as it would start a stampede to other consolesAug 02 17:34
schestowitzwallclimber: yes, many reports on thatAug 02 17:34
schestowitz"Even as the broader market rallied, Yahoo shares dropped as much as 6 percent on Thursday. The stock recovered a little in late trading, but is still down 14 percent since the agreement was announced on Wednesday morning." http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE56T6H220090730Aug 02 17:34
schestowitzYHOO got nixed when Bartzmer was put in chargeAug 02 17:34
wallclimberBallmer apparently "sees" things that no one else doesAug 02 17:34
schestowitzDecker was supposed to be in chargeAug 02 17:34
schestowitzBartzmer said at first she did not come to sell the companyAug 02 17:34
wallclimberwill ballmer ever be fired?Aug 02 17:34
schestowitzNot at allAug 02 17:35
schestowitzJust to sell OUTAug 02 17:35
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schestowitzwallclimber: investors want him firedAug 02 17:35
schestowitzThey E-mailed me tooAug 02 17:35
schestowitzThey created a coalitaitonAug 02 17:35
schestowitzNo idea where it got Aug 02 17:35
shreddarI changed browsers in the hope that I wouldn't be disconnected again.Aug 02 17:35
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wallclimberwhat hold does he have that he can't be gotten rid of, I wonder?Aug 02 17:36
shreddarI was using Chrome Beta for LinuxAug 02 17:36
schestowitzNo influential people left in MicrosoftAug 02 17:36
schestowitzToo many departuresAug 02 17:36
schestowitzSo no-one can sack him or replace him with... well, who?Aug 02 17:36
schestowitzEven VIsta 7 was given to some no-namerAug 02 17:36
schestowitzA guy who was lower management for agesAug 02 17:37
shreddarOnce Bill left I think the pretty much implied they were throughAug 02 17:37
schestowitzVaghte IIRCAug 02 17:37
shreddarHe a investorAug 02 17:37
schestowitzHe didn't leave, shreddar Aug 02 17:37
schestowitzSee his trip to India for exampleAug 02 17:37
schestowitzHe's now a lobbyist for MSFTAug 02 17:37
shreddarBut he's not the CEOAug 02 17:37
schestowitzHe wasn't for agesAug 02 17:37
schestowitzHe made Ballmer CEO when Microsoft failed badlyAug 02 17:37
wallclimberso is billg afraid of steve?Aug 02 17:37
shreddarIf Microsoft tanks then who's going to go down?Aug 02 17:37
schestowitzDon't knowAug 02 17:38
twitterwho cares?Aug 02 17:38
schestowitzHe's like McNealy, the insane versionAug 02 17:38
schestowitzAnd McNealy was not a thug, AFAIKAug 02 17:38
twitterM$ is full of thugsAug 02 17:38
schestowitzThey can find some ponytailed guy to put the company to sleepAug 02 17:38
schestowitztwitter: some leftAug 02 17:38
schestowitzLike Joachim Kempin, Allchin, Maritz...Aug 02 17:39
twitterI doubt the replacements are any better.Aug 02 17:39
schestowitzBut they may end up in another criminal orgAug 02 17:39
wallclimberi always thought, if things got too bad for MS, they'd sell off Office...though I think they'd do what SCO is trying to doAug 02 17:39
schestowitzI hear that VMware has fraud goingAug 02 17:39
schestowitzA former employee told meAug 02 17:39
wallclimberand only sell it to a "friend" so they can keep controlAug 02 17:39
schestowitzVmware is run by former Microsoft thug/sAug 02 17:39
shreddarNo they sould Open Source Office and Windows.Aug 02 17:39
shreddarThey sue for patentsAug 02 17:39
shreddarOr they could be like Sun and put their EULA in the licenseAug 02 17:40
wallclimberwouldn't open sourcing windows or office be a cause of great embarassment for ms?Aug 02 17:40
twitterI don't think they can find a sucker that would take the deal.  Who wants M$ Office?Aug 02 17:40
shreddarMake everyone else fix thier bugAug 02 17:40
twitterM$ will go free or perish.Aug 02 17:41
twitterthere is no real alternative for themAug 02 17:41
schestowitzRemember FAST? http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/microsofts-fast-search-mate-social-networking-907Aug 02 17:41
schestowitzMicrosoft blew a billion on another search companyAug 02 17:41
schestowitzNot much came out of it except for fraudAug 02 17:41
twitterYaFAug 02 17:41
shreddarThe only reason they don't is because others would use undocumented APIsAug 02 17:42
schestowitzThat fraud situation still stansAug 02 17:42
twitterYet another Fraud.Aug 02 17:42
wallclimbermight there not be things in windows and office code that they don't want anyone to know about?Aug 02 17:42
wallclimberjust curiousAug 02 17:42
twitterprobablyAug 02 17:42
schestowitzwallclimber: yesAug 02 17:42
schestowitzThey are not ready for itAug 02 17:42
shreddarlike gimped ODF?Aug 02 17:42
twitterthey filled it with anti competitive stuff for Word PerfectAug 02 17:42
schestowitzThey said soAug 02 17:42
wallclimberthe potential law suits could be hugeAug 02 17:43
shreddarintentionally gimpedAug 02 17:43
twitterthose will come anyway.Aug 02 17:43
shreddarlike Windows 2 and 3 on top of DR-DOS gimpedAug 02 17:43
twitterthey have already lost many over the same issuesAug 02 17:43
schestowitzBallmer: "[W]e’ve worked very hard on making the value of a commercial company surpass what the open source community can deliver, because frankly, it’s not a business model we can embrace. It’s inconsistent with shareholder value."Aug 02 17:43
schestowitzFrom http://www.microsoft.com/msft/speech/FY07/BallmerFAM2007.mspxAug 02 17:43
schestowitzwallclimber: they have just been sued againAug 02 17:44
schestowitzOver XBox360Aug 02 17:44
twitterBallmer is entitled to his opinion.  Reality is showing something else.Aug 02 17:44
schestowitzhttp://uk.gamespot.com/news/6214434.htmlAug 02 17:44
shreddarYep shareholders would leave in droves if the did open sourceAug 02 17:44
schestowitztwitter: yes, that they need to sell h/wAug 02 17:44
schestowitzLike IBMAug 02 17:44
schestowitzTHey triedAug 02 17:45
Balrog__shareholders are already upset over Ballmer's wordsAug 02 17:45
schestowitzXBox, Zune...Aug 02 17:45
schestowitzAll failedAug 02 17:45
schestowitzBalrog_: some want him outAug 02 17:45
shreddarYou mean becoming a Ad company?Aug 02 17:45
schestowitzIt's impossible to speak for all of them.Aug 02 17:45
shreddaror something else?Aug 02 17:45
schestowitzThey even whitewash a collapse in profitsAug 02 17:45
schestowitzFor 2 consecutive qtrsAug 02 17:45
schestowitzMicrosoft and INTC now deny netbooks are an issue to themAug 02 17:45
Balrog__Most don't consider XBox a failureAug 02 17:45
schestowitzThat;'s another contradictiobnAug 02 17:45
wallclimberi'm curious who in MS doesn't want him out...he can't be easy to work for or withAug 02 17:46
Balrog__Zune, on the other hand, is obviousAug 02 17:46
schestowitzBalrog_: that's cause of naivety Aug 02 17:46
schestowitzXBox *IS* a failureAug 02 17:46
schestowitzBallmer reluctantly admits thisAug 02 17:46
shreddarConsumer Devices are a money pit for MSAug 02 17:46
schestowitzLast year he called Zune and XBox funny profuctsAug 02 17:46
schestowitzCause they can't make money off thatAug 02 17:46
schestowitzhad it not been for Win+MSO they would be out on the street with so many fialuresAug 02 17:47
shreddarThey've lost quite a bit more that $10 billion on them.Aug 02 17:47
schestowitzBalrog_: new: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-whats-become-microsofts-answer-the-ipod-bc-cpt-/2009/07/29/4298759.htmAug 02 17:47
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schestowitz"To be sure, the Zune provides a tiny, and apparently deteriorating portion of Microsoft's business. Revenue for the non-gaming side of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices unit, which includes the Zune, tumbled 42 percent to roughly $211 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended in June _ or about 2 percent of the software giant's total, according to regulatory filings."Aug 02 17:47
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schestowitz"To be sure, the Zune provides a tiny, and apparently deteriorating portion of Microsoft's business. Revenue for the non-gaming side of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices unit, which includes the Zune, tumbled 42 percent to roughly $211 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended in June _ or about 2 percent of the software giant's total, according to regulatory filings."Aug 02 17:48
ThistleWebif or when MS drop the xbox, will the then use the FCC to investigate Sony for having a monopoly on the high end game console market by default?Aug 02 17:48
schestowitzshreddar: "What's shocking is that the cash cows, specifically the Windows operating system and the Office suite, have managed to finance all these idiotic efforts for so many years. While Microsoft's profits and sales were way down this last quarter, it is only a matter of time before losses begin. Read more about the disappointing earnings." http://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-the-party-over-for-microsoft-2009-07-24Aug 02 17:48
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schestowitzThistleWeb: not FCCAug 02 17:48
schestowitzMaybe FTC  or ITCAug 02 17:48
schestowitzCause they also need to embargo importsAug 02 17:48
schestowitzWhere is XBox360 assembled anyway?Aug 02 17:48
schestowitzTaiwan? China? Aug 02 17:49
shreddarThistleWeb they'll fail because of Nintendo dominated the marketAug 02 17:49
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schestowitzMicrosoft stores coming to Arizona and California < http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/07/microsoft-stores-coming-to-arizona-and-california.ars > Now you can do to Microsoft what Kramer did to Barn YardAug 02 17:50
ThistleWebnintendo fill the lower end, sony and MS the high endAug 02 17:50
schestowitzYou can now yell at Microsoft people right to their faceAug 02 17:50
ThistleWebwhich would be down to just sony when MS gove up ont he xboxAug 02 17:50
wallclimberwhen the MS store opens in Scottsdale, I'm going to visit itAug 02 17:50
shreddarlow end and high end doesn't matter with the courtsAug 02 17:50
schestowitzYou know what vanished from the headline this week totally? BongAug 02 17:51
schestowitzIt's historyAug 02 17:51
shreddarbing?Aug 02 17:51
schestowitzIt's a good thing we have Google News Archives to document that stuff (Bong Search)Aug 02 17:52
wallclimberbing is a cherry...it has pitsAug 02 17:52
schestowitzgizmodo.com/.../zune-guerrilla-marketer-arrested-at-sxsw-244276.php < Gizmodo - Zune Guerrilla Marketer Arrested at SXSW - Arrests >Aug 02 17:52
schestowitzGizmodo seems to be downAug 02 17:52
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shreddarthe link is brokeAug 02 17:53
Omar87Hi guys!Aug 02 17:53
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shreddarheyAug 02 17:53
XarverhelloAug 02 17:54
Omar87When you wander around FSDaily, do you guys notice ads about Visual Studio Team System?Aug 02 17:54
Omar87Could those ads be coming through AdBard?Aug 02 17:54
Omar87Shouldn't we notify the FSDaily staff about this?Aug 02 17:55
shreddarSide Topic: Did Technical Evangelist popularise the use of Fanboy as derogotory or was that just projection?Aug 02 17:55
schestowitzNintendo profit falls 66 percent < http://news.stv.tv/business/112668-nintendo-profit-falls-66-percent/ >Aug 02 17:56
schestowitzshreddar: I know. THe site's downAug 02 17:56
schestowitzOmar87: I think they have something except Ad BardAug 02 17:56
Omar87Except?Aug 02 17:57
schestowitzshreddar: who was called "fanboi" first? I see it used against Apple a lotAug 02 17:57
schestowitz"Shillboy"Aug 02 17:57
shreddarI see it used agaist all of MSs competitiorsAug 02 17:58
Omar87schestowitz: I think we should tell the to remove it one way or another, because it does not relate to FOSS in any way.Aug 02 17:58
shreddarIBM Apple Sony NintendoAug 02 17:58
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schestowitzshreddar: I never saw the word internally at MicrosoftAug 02 17:59
schestowitzBut Mary Jo Foley used the word to refer to APple fans when she E-mailed meAug 02 17:59
seller_liarI was thinking....Aug 02 17:59
schestowitzMaybe W-E would use the wordAug 02 17:59
seller_liarIs it possible to microsoft have some association with centos attack?Aug 02 17:59
schestowitzNoAug 02 17:59
schestowitzLanceAug 02 17:59
schestowitzNot related to themAug 02 18:00
schestowitzBUT..Aug 02 18:00
seller_liarMaybe , ms payed lanceAug 02 18:00
schestowitzThe attack on CEntOS int he press mightAug 02 18:00
schestowitzI mean, they spread FUDAug 02 18:00
schestowitzThat sticks in people's memory.Aug 02 18:00
schestowitz"Centos... dying... dead'Aug 02 18:00
schestowitzIt came from sites I don;'t trust, either.Aug 02 18:00
schestowitzThat's why I made a post fastAug 02 18:00
seller_liarbecause centos and fedora  is derived from red hatAug 02 18:00
schestowitzAnd I was right, it was reolved quicklyAug 02 18:00
seller_liarms hates red hatAug 02 18:00
schestowitzYeahAug 02 18:01
Balrog_well at least it's resolvedAug 02 18:01
schestowitzMicrosoft attacked Red Hat the other dayAug 02 18:01
schestowitzIn its Redmond 'newsppaersAug 02 18:01
schestowitzI could find it if you wishAug 02 18:01
schestowitzI just prefer not to draw attention to itAug 02 18:01
seller_liar don t worry I will find thanksAug 02 18:01
schestowitzMicrosoft's cockey illusion of a 'press' is some kind of stain on the news feeds (Google)Aug 02 18:01
seller_liarmicrosoft is desperateAug 02 18:02
seller_liaris attacking everythingAug 02 18:02
schestowitzYeahAug 02 18:02
schestowitzNever directlyAug 02 18:02
schestowitzThey use shillsAug 02 18:02
seller_liarwikipedia,  slashdot , forums and all other mediaAug 02 18:02
schestowitzAnd other drone companiesAug 02 18:02
schestowitzLike SCOAug 02 18:02
seller_liaryesAug 02 18:02
schestowitzEven NovellAug 02 18:02
schestowitzTo the extent that they canAug 02 18:02
schestowitzThey have faithful folks there like de IcazaAug 02 18:02
schestowitzAnd former employess of Microsoft liek Nat FriedmanAug 02 18:02
seller_liarIcaza is a hypocriteAug 02 18:02
schestowitzSo the SUSE desktop is now coordinated by a Microsoft guyAug 02 18:03
seller_liarIcaza talks is not your fault about ms dealAug 02 18:03
schestowitzUbuntu's the same in a wayAug 02 18:03
seller_liarbut he is lyingAug 02 18:03
schestowitzA desktop manager or whatever came from Microsoft to do UbuntuAug 02 18:03
schestowitzThe one who wants GIMP removed..Aug 02 18:03
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schestowitzTo replace with Fspot (Mono0Aug 02 18:03
seller_liarMicrosoft is attacking insideAug 02 18:04
schestowitzshreddar: it's back(server): http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/zune-guerrilla-marketer-arrested-at-sxsw-244276.php (Zune Guerrilla Marketer Arrested at SXSW)Aug 02 18:04
wallclimberwhy on earth would anyone think that fspot would be a good Gimp replacement???Aug 02 18:04
shreddarschestowitz http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3597Aug 02 18:04
schestowitz Guerrilla Marketer==shillAug 02 18:04
schestowitzWatch the photoAug 02 18:04
schestowitzseller_liar: not just in NovellAug 02 18:05
schestowitzThere's also an injection of anti-GNU people inside FOSSAug 02 18:05
shreddarIt seem they still want people to upgrade to more expensive Windows.Aug 02 18:05
schestowitzPeople who don't give a damn about FOSSAug 02 18:05
schestowitzThey exploit it and insult those who careAug 02 18:05
seller_liaryes ,I knowAug 02 18:05
schestowitz[about FOSS]Aug 02 18:05
shreddarI noticed that too.Aug 02 18:05
seller_liarGreg kH is an exampleAug 02 18:05
shreddarLinusAug 02 18:06
seller_liarLinus in last article was very ,very stupidAug 02 18:06
shreddarLately he seems to value develpement proccess more than freedomAug 02 18:06
seller_liarLinus is hating gplv3 progress and fsf progressAug 02 18:06
XarverWhy?Aug 02 18:07
shreddarGPLv3 would make Micorosoft's code more exceptible.Aug 02 18:07
seller_liarbecause gplv3 is not exploitable to give more and more money at cost of freedomAug 02 18:07
XarverohAug 02 18:08
schestowitzI never managed to find out why the previous CFO of MSFT jumped ship: http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nz-cfo-microsoft-turns-his-hand-slashing-costs-106778Aug 02 18:08
schestowitzTheir new guy (CFO) came from the PAPER INDUSTRYAug 02 18:08
seller_liargplv3 protects the user against tivoizationAug 02 18:08
seller_liara common strategy used in embedded technologyAug 02 18:09
schestowitzseller_liar: not just themAug 02 18:09
schestowitzAlso some companies that use LinuxAug 02 18:09
schestowitzThey treat it like proprietaryAug 02 18:09
seller_liarand other non pcs technologiesAug 02 18:09
schestowitzAnd try to make it soAug 02 18:09
schestowitzThen they vilify those who stand in their wayAug 02 18:09
seller_liarthis is because linux does not like gplv3Aug 02 18:09
seller_liarbecause it protects against proprietarization of free softwareAug 02 18:10
schestowitzIt's about money to him/themAug 02 18:10
schestowitzIBM seems to be quitly in favourAug 02 18:10
schestowitzThe "conspiracy of silence" of Pieter called itAug 02 18:10
schestowitz*quietlyAug 02 18:10
schestowitzhttp://www.guide2.co.nz/money/news/business/nz-cfo-at-microsoft-turns-his-hand-to-slashing-costs/11/9832Aug 02 18:11
schestowitz"Also a former managing director of merchant bank CS First Boston NZ Ltd, and a former director of the New Zealand Rugby Union, Mr Liddell told the Wall Street Journal that there was a sense that the software sector had "hit bottom"."Aug 02 18:11
seller_liarIBM does not like gplAug 02 18:11
shreddarDoes anyone think there's a chance of Software patent becoming enforcable?Aug 02 18:11
seller_liarIBM uses permissive licenses and pressure linux foundation to use gplv2Aug 02 18:11
schestowitztessier: do you have public posts about the ActiveX silencing incident?Aug 02 18:12
seller_liarI don t know , IBM is a monster which engulfs all technology of worldAug 02 18:12
seller_liarIBM is a "satisfied" companyAug 02 18:12
schestowitzIn a way, not entirelyAug 02 18:12
seller_liarbecause it have more than 90 billion in stockAug 02 18:13
schestowitzSome Asian companies are vastly biggerAug 02 18:13
schestowitzBut they are in manufacturingAug 02 18:13
natasIBM probably use GPLv2 because the Kernel is GPLv2 and IBM dont really do aps they do mainframe OS's.Aug 02 18:13
schestowitzSub-contractors to American giants, for nowAug 02 18:13
natasIIBM is a hardware company.Aug 02 18:13
seller_liarMonopoly over mainframesAug 02 18:13
natasyes, thats true, and they get into anti-trust troubles for it as well.Aug 02 18:14
schestowitznatas is MutexAug 02 18:14
seller_liarIBM must lose powerAug 02 18:14
natasOr embrace and extinguish their opposition.Aug 02 18:14
schestowitzThe bloody trollAug 02 18:14
schestowitzNyshifts againAug 02 18:14
seller_liarIBM must be 1/10 of sizeAug 02 18:14
schestowitzTries to accuse of Godwin LawwAug 02 18:14
shreddarIBM would still have us paying 10,000 dollars for PCsAug 02 18:14
schestowitzResultsAug 02 18:14
schestowitz58.168.80.134 resolves toAug 02 18:14
schestowitz"CPE-58-168-80-134.nsw.bigpond.net.au"Aug 02 18:14
schestowitzTop Level Domain: "net.au"Aug 02 18:14
schestowitzCountry IP Address: AUSTRALIAAug 02 18:14
schestowitzTo get registration information from the Internet "Whois" database for net.au:Aug 02 18:14
schestowitzFrequently Asked QuestionsAug 02 18:14
schestowitzReturn to Main PageAug 02 18:14
schestowitzThis is a free service provided as-is without any warranty or guarantee whatsoever. So that this service is available for everyone to use, please limit lookups to less than 75 per 24 hour period. Thanks for your understanding.--- Frank Aug 02 18:14
natas“so what are you so scared of Roy ? why do I put so much fear into you ? seems like you dont like to have your beliefs questioned or checked”Aug 02 18:14
>ChanServ<op #boycottnovell schestowitzAug 02 18:15
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seller_liarIs nata troll??Aug 02 18:15
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schestowitzYesAug 02 18:15
schestowitzseller_liar: he has used almost 20 namesAug 02 18:15
seller_liarwowAug 02 18:15
schestowitzhe keeps coming back at a rapid rateAug 02 18:15
schestowitzMust be some paid shill or somethingAug 02 18:15
schestowitzPersonal attacks tooAug 02 18:15
seller_liarHow trolls have so much time to do these things?Aug 02 18:15
schestowitzHe's from "Linsux"Aug 02 18:16
seller_liarI think the all trolls are payed for someoneAug 02 18:16
schestowitzThe anti-Linux siteAug 02 18:16
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schestowitzHe'll be backAug 02 18:16
schestowitzHe has been back who knows how many time...?Aug 02 18:16
schestowitz*timeAug 02 18:16
schestowitz*timesAug 02 18:16
schestowitzAlso in BN commentsAug 02 18:16
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seller_liarTroll does  not have a lifeAug 02 18:17
seller_liarIt 's only a slave .....Aug 02 18:17
seller_liarfrom microsoftAug 02 18:17
XarverlolAug 02 18:17
>ChanServ<op #boycottnovell schestowitzAug 02 18:18
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schestowitz58.166.83.219 resolves toAug 02 18:18
schestowitz"CPE-58-166-83-219.nsw.bigpond.net.au"Aug 02 18:18
schestowitzTop Level Domain: "net.au"Aug 02 18:18
schestowitzCountry IP Address: AUSTRALIAAug 02 18:18
DontLIVEinFEARof“so what are you so scared of Roy ? why do I put so much fear into you ? seems like you dont like to have your beliefs questioned or checked”Aug 02 18:18
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schestowitzI'll keep op for now..Aug 02 18:18
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seller_liarblocks this stupid DontLIVEAug 02 18:20
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schestowitzseller_liar: he nymshiftsAug 02 18:21
seller_liarBlock ipAug 02 18:21
schestowitzHe tries to lurk by doing all sorts of tricksAug 02 18:21
schestowitzseller_liar: too manuAug 02 18:21
schestowitzUnless I block the whole ISPAug 02 18:21
schestowitzWe have several Australians hereAug 02 18:21
schestowitzEruaran, oiaohm...Aug 02 18:21
seller_liarokAug 02 18:22
schestowitzMicrosoft gags security researchers: "Yesterday, security experts involved with two separate lines of research declined to comment further about the findings they had already published, saying or hinting that they were doing so at Microsoft's request." http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135959/Researchers_clam_up_about_Microsoft_s_rush_patchesAug 02 18:22
schestowitzMicrosoft also did this to tessierAug 02 18:22
schestowitzBut they demanded with a C&D (AFAIK) that he takes down a blog post about a vulnverabilityAug 02 18:23
schestowitzThat's how Microsoft 'handles' securityAug 02 18:23
schestowitzBy intimidation and threats to sueAug 02 18:23
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schestowitzPlunge in Oil and Copper Drags Wall Street Lower  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/business/30markets.html?_r=1&hpAug 02 18:24
schestowitzCES to be opened up by two -- not one -- convicted monopolists. Wonderful.... http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090729005928&newsLang=enAug 02 18:28
schestowitz"U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis in Tyler, Texas, yesterday sided with VirnetX in the defining of key terms in patents it claims are infringed by Microsoft." Aug 02 18:30
schestowitzhttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aP.RW9XI64q8.Aug 02 18:30
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shreddarWell I keep getting disconnectedAug 02 18:34
shreddarfreenodes web client must be messed up. I'll use Pidgen if it does it again.Aug 02 18:35
shreddarwait does freenode let you use your own client anymore?Aug 02 18:38
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ThistleWebfreenode will work with most clientsAug 02 18:40
*ThistleWeb is on xchatAug 02 18:40
BalrogUse X-Chat 2.0Aug 02 18:41
Balrog(the official Windows version of X-Chat is "shareware"Aug 02 18:41
ThistleWebnever thought to look at the version number until now, I'm on 2.8.6Aug 02 18:41
shreddarI'm using UbuntuAug 02 18:41
ThistleWebthere's a build for windows that's freeAug 02 18:42
shreddarI have PidgenAug 02 18:42
ThistleWebfreeware, not sharewareAug 02 18:42
shreddaris it irc.freenode.net ?Aug 02 18:42
ThistleWebyesAug 02 18:42
shreddaralright I'll try it hold on.Aug 02 18:43
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schestowitz"I have been asked to start websites about the other Banksters. Today I am announcing the launch of www.JPMorgan666.com" http://www.goldmansachs666.com/2009/08/goldman-sachs-and-jp-morgan-banksters.htmlAug 02 18:44
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BalrogThistleWeb: the official windows version is "shareware"Aug 02 18:44
Balrogso if you're using windows you want the unofficial "x-chat 2.0" buildAug 02 18:44
Balrogwhich is FOSSAug 02 18:44
ThistleWebyeah the official one is sharewareAug 02 18:46
ThistleWebcant remember the url, but I did find the unnocifical build, freeAug 02 18:46
ThistleWebthe reason they give, is that none of them develop on windows, so it's going out of their way to make a windows versionAug 02 18:47
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[_goblin] pygame 1.9.0 released - http://www.pygame.org/news.html May give it a little look..... #linux #pythonAug 02 18:50
schestowitzDvorak told me he'll write more nice things about Linux...Aug 02 18:57
tessierschestowitz: ActiveX silencing incident? I'm not sure what you are referring to.Aug 02 18:58
schestowitzBallard said Microsoft tried to pull some info you publishedAug 02 19:00
schestowitzUnless it was someone elseAug 02 19:00
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shreddar1OK I hade to use irssi insteadAug 02 19:02
shreddar1Pidgen would let me join any chatsAug 02 19:02
shreddar1wouldn'tAug 02 19:02
shreddar1not on freenode anywayAug 02 19:03
ThistleWebI've always thought pidgin is a great all rounder, but not a great irc clientAug 02 19:03
ThistleWebshreddar1: did you try empathy?Aug 02 19:04
shreddar1no never heard of it?Aug 02 19:04
ThistleWebit's a kinda new pidginAug 02 19:04
ThistleWebfrom the gnome projectAug 02 19:04
ThistleWebpidgin with voiceAug 02 19:04
ThistleWebgoogle for empathy gnome and you'll find it, it's also in most reposAug 02 19:05
ThistleWebI believe it's planned to be the default PM client in gnomeAug 02 19:05
shreddar1I mad now because I acidentally removed the ubuntu logout/shudown button and have to use gnome version instead.Aug 02 19:05
taconeit'll be the default in karmic koala i believeAug 02 19:05
ThistleWebcould be right, I know they want to get it in as soon as they deem it ready enoughAug 02 19:06
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] Real men program in C: http://is.gd/1ZmgKAug 02 19:06
schestowitzshreddar1: I never shopped around for irc clients, but xchat works well. It's darn stable, tooAug 02 19:06
ThistleWebI've tried a few but keep going back to xchatAug 02 19:06
shreddar1the only problem with irssi is the name dissapear after 20 lines of commentsAug 02 19:07
shreddar1nicks i meanAug 02 19:08
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] @trmanco: sounds like a Linus quoteAug 02 19:08
ThistleWebI find that any links posted that go beyond the edge and onto the next line are a PITA to copy and paste, as they cut off and dont get the rest of the linkAug 02 19:09
ThistleWebthat could be the terminal more than the app thughAug 02 19:09
ThistleWebthough*Aug 02 19:10
schestowitzIf You Have Nothing to Hide...  < http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/08/if-you-have-nothing-to-hide.html >Aug 02 19:10
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shreddar1Hey does anyone remember that Microsoft guy that went on the OS/2 dissusion group back in the mid 90s i think?Aug 02 19:17
shreddar1I can remember his alias it started with a 'b' i believeAug 02 19:18
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shreddar1Did the IRC Chat split or something?Aug 02 19:27
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schestowitzWorld Bank Initiates Carbon Footprint Analysis < http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010233.html >Aug 02 19:29
schestowitzshreddar1: I'll check another nodeAug 02 19:29
schestowitzIPv6: The essential guide  < http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/073009-ipv6-guide.html?fsrc=netflash-rss >Aug 02 19:30
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schestowitzBlech. paying too much attention to shils4hire like IDC and Gartner only helps them do more of the same: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10300845-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoadAug 02 19:34
twitterI agree.Aug 02 19:35
schestowitzBritain's rendition cover-up < http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/jul/28/rendition-diego-garcia >Aug 02 19:35
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shreddarOk I got back my user switcher appletAug 02 19:39
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schestowitzMemories... http://alexking.org/blog/2006/08/16/ive-left-feedloungeAug 02 19:43
schestowitzRex_cop:Aug 02 19:45
schestowitzRex_copAug 02 19:45
schestowitz124.184.96.16 resolves toAug 02 19:45
schestowitz"CPE-124-184-96-16.nsw.bigpond.net.au"Aug 02 19:45
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shreddarMy desktops back to normal.Aug 02 19:45
schestowitz^^MutexAug 02 19:45
schestowitzshreddar: got logoff buttons?Aug 02 19:46
shreddaryepAug 02 19:46
shreddar" user switcher applet"Aug 02 19:46
shreddarSometimes I feel like using KDE againAug 02 19:46
trmancololAug 02 19:52
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] listening to "Martin Roth & Alex Bartlett - Off The World (Gareth Emery rmx)" ♫ http://blip.fm/~b1hkeAug 02 19:52
trmancokde has better integration than GnomeAug 02 19:52
schestowitzbecause of the "k"?Aug 02 19:53
schestowitzI use xchat (gtk)Aug 02 19:53
trmanconoAug 02 19:53
schestowitzI was jokingAug 02 19:53
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trmancowell, I might have a lot to do with that, yesAug 02 19:53
trmancobut that's not allAug 02 19:53
schestowitzRStwits: -> 121.216.14.38Aug 02 19:54
RStwitsscared again Roy :)Aug 02 19:54
>ChanServ<op #boycottnovell schestowitzAug 02 19:54
trmancoI usually only like to stick with the original DE widget setAug 02 19:54
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RStwitswhy do i scare you so ?Aug 02 19:54
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schestowitzObsessed trolAug 02 19:54
trmancomehAug 02 19:54
schestowitzMutexAug 02 19:54
ThistleWeblol, this reminds me of whack-a-moleAug 02 19:54
schestowitzHe's wasting time (lookups)Aug 02 19:55
schestowitzis abuse goes even months backAug 02 19:55
ThistleWebhe keeps popping his noggin out a new hole, only to be met with a kiss from a malletAug 02 19:55
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ThistleWebnot timmy mallet either, although I;m not sure what would be worseAug 02 19:55
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schestowitz124.187.177.185Aug 02 19:55
trmancololAug 02 19:55
trmancolimit the channel or somethingAug 02 19:56
trmancoor put it invite onlyAug 02 19:56
trmancofor a whileAug 02 19:56
schestowitz124.187.177.185 resolves toAug 02 19:56
schestowitz"CPE-124-187-177-185.nsw.bigpond.net.au"Aug 02 19:56
schestowitzHe's just IP-hikingAug 02 19:56
schestowitztrmanco: I can manage. He'll lose patienceAug 02 19:57
schestowitzOr run of IPsAug 02 19:57
trmanco:-)Aug 02 19:57
shreddar_“Through this agreement with Yahoo!, we will create more innovation in search, better value for advertisers and real consumer choice in a market currently dominated by a single company,” -- said bizarro ballmer of bizarro microsoftAug 02 19:57
schestowitzMedical Records R Us http://www.cringely.com/2009/07/medical-records-r-us/Aug 02 19:57
schestowitz"And it IS a problem.  That’s the only part of this debate that all sides agree on.  The doctors feel beleaguered and Lord knows that sick and uninsured people sure do, too.  Even corporate fat cats are appalled at the explosive growth in health spending which today takes more of our GDP than any other expense category, costing approximately $2.5 TRILLION per year."Aug 02 19:57
schestowitzLet's just let Microsoft manage our medical recordsAug 02 19:58
schestowitzSo much easier... :-DAug 02 19:58
shreddar_http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2009/jul09/07-29release.mspxAug 02 19:58
schestowitzThere's that "innovation" word againAug 02 19:58
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Roy_is_scaredWhy is it Roy you are so scared of a fair debate, are you worried I will check your facts and catch you out as telling lies ? Or is it just that you cant brain wash me like you’re plebs ?Aug 02 19:58
shreddar_I really like the consumer choice partAug 02 19:58
Roy_is_scaredWhy is it Roy you are so scared of a fair debate, are you worried I will check your facts and catch you out as telling lies ? Or is it just that you cant brain wash me like you’re plebs ?Aug 02 19:58
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schestowitzBallmer speech recipe: "Microsoft... Google steals your data..  innovation... consumer... innovation..."Aug 02 19:59
schestowitz*LOL*Aug 02 19:59
schestowitzMutex is preparing his line for copy and pasteAug 02 19:59
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RUN_ROY_RUNWhy is it Roy you are so scared of a fair debate, are you worried I will check your facts and catch you out as telling lies ? Or is it just that you cant brain wash me like you’re plebs ?Aug 02 19:59
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schestowitzIt's like the mole that gets whacked in the middle of a sentenceAug 02 20:00
ThistleWebwhen you get bumped out almost before you can speak, you cant expect him to type that fast, so he has toAug 02 20:00
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schestowitzI'll try to block the whole of this IRC client momentarilyAug 02 20:00
shreddar_are these TE's the reason IRC keeps messin' up?Aug 02 20:00
schestowitzIf I used the wildcards rightAug 02 20:00
ThistleWebhe dont seem intelegent enough to realise that any new name coming in at this time will be suspicious, even if the name dont give it awayAug 02 20:00
schestowitzshreddar: best to ignore themAug 02 20:01
schestowitzThey break up meaningful dialoguesAug 02 20:01
schestowitzLike earlier...  with the discussion about ComesAug 02 20:01
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schestowitzFewa proposed Wiki changes and then the Mutex troll started to block the discussionAug 02 20:01
*schestowitz hopes to remember to expire the ban on all of gateway/web/freenode.Aug 02 20:02
schestowitzThe Register is being very dishonestAug 02 20:03
schestowitzFirst they had a report about CentOS and "Dying"Aug 02 20:03
schestowitzAnd now this: "CentOS back from brink of death"Aug 02 20:03
schestowitzWhat a load of FUD/BSAug 02 20:03
schestowitz"Brink of death"Aug 02 20:03
schestowitzCade MetzAug 02 20:03
ThistleWebI dunno, the whole resurection story plays well with the religious peepsAug 02 20:04
ThistleWebmaybe they'll get some new customers under the belief it's the official Jesus sanctioned LinuxAug 02 20:04
ThistleWebwhat OS would Jesus run?Aug 02 20:04
schestowitzHold cr*Aug 02 20:04
schestowitzLook att he AstroTurf: Aug 02 20:05
schestowitzhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/02/centos_alive/comments/Aug 02 20:05
schestowitzAll the anti-Linux typesAug 02 20:05
schestowitzIt's just like in other forumsAug 02 20:05
schestowitzThe anti-Linux slogAug 02 20:05
schestowitz"The damage is done. They're not going to attract any new users and this debacle will serve as an excellent stick with which to beat IT budget managers in order to move to something less politically unstable..."Aug 02 20:05
schestowitzLike Windows???/Aug 02 20:05
shreddar_I centos any good?Aug 02 20:05
ThistleWebcentos is RH unbrandedAug 02 20:05
schestowitz"And now Google Chrome will further fragment the Linux market."Aug 02 20:05
ThistleWebit's a pro level distroAug 02 20:05
schestowitzThe TEs/Microsoft partners bang hard on itAug 02 20:05
schestowitzThistleWeb: yes, it isAug 02 20:06
schestowitzAnd there are other clonesAug 02 20:06
shreddar_I know people keep saying that aobut ChromeAug 02 20:06
ThistleWebRH is the same thing, with RH supportAug 02 20:06
ThistleWebwhere centos is community supported, and unbrandedAug 02 20:06
schestowitzIn worst case you move to an identical one like Scientific.. or pay for RHELAug 02 20:06
schestowitzCOmpare that to OS/2 or Windows...Aug 02 20:06
shreddar_even though I won't likely use most of the what make GNU/LinuxAug 02 20:06
schestowitzWhere failure means end of lineAug 02 20:06
ThistleWebI think RH have some proprietary management apps to help add value to RHAug 02 20:07
schestowitz"Add value"Aug 02 20:07
schestowitzSounds BallmeryAug 02 20:07
ThistleWebbut appart from that centos IS RHAug 02 20:07
ThistleWebyou know what I mean, to encourage peeps to buy RH support, rather than go with centosAug 02 20:07
shreddar_It'll be anouther Browser based OSAug 02 20:07
shreddar_like GOS or cloudAug 02 20:07
schestowitz"Consumer... innovations... TCO.. value for the investors..."Aug 02 20:07
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schestowitzIsn't Cloud just a gOS version?Aug 02 20:08
schestowitz2.0?Aug 02 20:08
shreddar_Am I still connected?Aug 02 20:08
shreddar_I said timed outAug 02 20:09
shreddar_it saidAug 02 20:09
shreddar_Any one say yes if this text is showing upAug 02 20:10
ThistleWebshreddar_: its showingAug 02 20:10
MinceRyou didn't say "yes" :>Aug 02 20:10
shreddar_Ok goodAug 02 20:10
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mib_3425I got my email back from the FTC as well, the one where I explained to him who you were Roy and why you should be ignored. I told him you’re an unemployed permanent student living off his lawyer dad’s income and in the UK and that he has no interest in US or MS businesses apart from his own personal hatred. He was amused JAug 02 20:11
shreddar_Wait I meant Cloud and WebconvergerAug 02 20:11
ThistleWebanother bump coming methinksAug 02 20:11
mib_3425It's allways good to see the truth come out after all.Aug 02 20:11
shreddar_GOS isn't a browser OSAug 02 20:11
mib_3425Isnt it roy !Aug 02 20:11
mib_3425you like the truth dont you Roy ... ??? or do you.Aug 02 20:12
shreddar_mib_3425 are you using mibbit?Aug 02 20:12
ThistleWebshreddar_: thats Mutex....againAug 02 20:12
shreddar_OhAug 02 20:12
schestowitz58.168.106.83ResultsAug 02 20:12
schestowitz58.168.106.83 resolves toAug 02 20:12
schestowitz"CPE-58-168-106-83.nsw.bigpond.net.au"Aug 02 20:12
schestowitzTop Level Domain: "net.au"Aug 02 20:12
schestowitzCountry IP Address: AUSTRALIAAug 02 20:12
schestowitzTo get registration information from the Internet "Whois" database for net.au:Aug 02 20:12
schestowitzFrequently Asked QuestionsAug 02 20:12
schestowitzReturn to Main PageAug 02 20:12
schestowitzThis is a free service provided as-is without any warranty or guarantee whatsoever. So that this service is available for everyone to use, please limit lookups to less than 75 per 24 hour period. Thanks for your understanding.--- Frank Aug 02 20:12
mib_3425I felt you did not disclose to the FTC who you were Roy so I thought I would make sure they knew. I hpe you dont mind.Aug 02 20:12
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schestowitzshreddar_: let me check the "cloud" thingAug 02 20:14
schestowitzhttp://www.thinkgos.com/index.html Good OS - gOS and Cloud operating systemsAug 02 20:16
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wI6Tr0Tz5U "gOS Cloud - First Hands on (Google Chrome OS?)"Aug 02 20:16
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shreddarhttp://webconverger.com/Aug 02 20:23
schestowitzTHey have had many release in the past yearAug 02 20:23
schestowitz*releases (about 20)Aug 02 20:23
twitterprobably using windows and only has a single depth clipboard ->  schestowitz: Mutex is preparing his line for copy and pasteAug 02 20:24
shreddarOfcourse Google will probably try to make it have more advanced apps not useually scene in browsers.Aug 02 20:25
shreddarBecause of Native Client and O3DAug 02 20:25
shreddaroh and GearsAug 02 20:25
shreddarand whatever else that might help move developer on to the open webAug 02 20:26
MinceRthe "J" at the end of his line is probably a wingdings smileyAug 02 20:27
schestowitzhttp://mono-nono.com/2009/08/02/announcing-the-source-com/Aug 02 20:28
Diablo-D3http://zip.4chan.org/tg/src/1249228975374.jpgAug 02 20:28
schestowitzNew site: "The basic idea is to promote and discuss FLOSS, with a bit more emphasis on the Free aspect. There’s been a downright anti-Free / anti-ideals trending in the FLOSS world for quite sometime, and some of us think the Freedom aspect of FLOSS could use a little positive promotion."Aug 02 20:28
MinceRDiablo-D3: lolAug 02 20:28
shreddarDon't they have that already?Aug 02 20:29
twitterFSF is pretty big on freedom.Aug 02 20:29
twitterThe more the merrier.Aug 02 20:29
schestowitztwitter: No! No!! Too much!!!Aug 02 20:29
schestowitzIt makes you a zelaot, a terror~1!!Aug 02 20:29
schestowitzOMG save the children. please, think of the childrenAug 02 20:30
twitterFreedom == Terror?  niceAug 02 20:30
schestowitzYeahAug 02 20:30
schestowitzThat's the hope anyway... in the daemonisation battleAug 02 20:30
schestowitzOppressor=goodAug 02 20:30
MinceRnot terror, TERROR~1Aug 02 20:30
schestowitzFreedom=badAug 02 20:30
schestowitzMinceR: in newer versions of DOS it did lowercaseAug 02 20:30
shreddarI you don't give me money the terriosts have wonAug 02 20:30
twitterRemember the Alamo!Aug 02 20:31
shreddarIfAug 02 20:31
twitter->  Santa Anna directed the Mexican Congress to authorize the army to treat any foreigners found fighting in Texas as pirates. The resolution effectively banned the taking of prisoners of war; in this time period, captured pirates were executed immediately.Aug 02 20:31
twitterpirates!Aug 02 20:31
schestowitz"Save us from the terrorists... give us freedom... here, here.... have my hands... put shackles on them... *sigh of relief* ahhhhhhhhh.. frrreeeedom"Aug 02 20:31
shreddarI keep leaving off letter after the I for some reasonAug 02 20:31
twitterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlamoAug 02 20:31
MinceRi didn't know that; also, i meant the "~1" partAug 02 20:32
schestowitzMinceR: that'sa  patentAug 02 20:32
schestowitzit's a Microsoft INNOVA~1Aug 02 20:32
MinceR:)Aug 02 20:32
schestowitzYou could be sued for itAug 02 20:32
MinceRMICROS~1 INNOVA~1Aug 02 20:32
schestowitzYou stole this genius ideaAug 02 20:32
schestowitzWho would ever want long filenames/Aug 02 20:32
twitteris that really part of their lame patent?Aug 02 20:32
twitterI can imagine, but still...Aug 02 20:32
schestowitzYes, it's really hardAug 02 20:32
shreddarI think I heard that tooAug 02 20:33
schestowitzThink of how to abbreviate strings by appending a numbers...Aug 02 20:33
twittersome compatibility is more backward than others.Aug 02 20:33
schestowitzTHEN.. wait for it -- you have a table that tells you where to lookAug 02 20:33
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[d235j] (a little) coding and debugging ...Aug 02 20:33
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schestowitzYou know, kind of like ID numbers and DBsAug 02 20:33
MinceRoohAug 02 20:33
shreddarMICROS~ ANTIT~Aug 02 20:34
twitteror remembering the block number where a file starts....Aug 02 20:34
schestowitzMore importantly, nobody 'stole' this INNOVA~1Aug 02 20:34
schestowitzIt's about complying with Microsoft's cra*py designAug 02 20:34
twitterheaven forbidAug 02 20:34
schestowitzBeing able to acess filesAug 02 20:34
Diablo-D3schestowitz: that should make a decent tshirtAug 02 20:34
schestowitzLinux has had superior file systemsAug 02 20:34
shreddari did it wrongAug 02 20:35
schestowitzAnd the same goes for document formatAug 02 20:35
twitterof courseAug 02 20:35
schestowitzNobody opens .DOC to 'steal' Microsoft's ideasAug 02 20:35
twittersee above comment on backwardsAug 02 20:35
schestowitzIt's about accessing data your neighbour sends youAug 02 20:35
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shreddarBut should you pay for the privilage?Aug 02 20:36
twittershould I have to pay someone to access my hard drive?Aug 02 20:37
twittershould I pay every time I read a book in a public library?Aug 02 20:37
twitterIf these questions make you laugh, please forward $5.00 to the Free Software Foundation.Aug 02 20:38
schestowitzYikes. www.howtoforge.com/ sold out to IDGAug 02 20:39
schestowitzThey advertise with those scum, who I hear mistreat peopleAug 02 20:39
shreddarLO-- OhAug 02 20:39
Diablo-D3schestowitz: dudeAug 02 20:40
Diablo-D3all companies mistreat peopleAug 02 20:40
Diablo-D3get over itAug 02 20:40
shreddarA assholes rape women get over it. sheeesh!!!Aug 02 20:40
shreddarAllAug 02 20:41
schestowitz"People said I should accept the world. Bullshit! I don't accept the world." --Richard StallmanAug 02 20:42
Diablo-D3shreddar: your english, it sucksAug 02 20:42
schestowitzDiablo-D3: how many langs can you speak?Aug 02 20:42
_goblinDiablo-D3....hmmmAug 02 20:43
schestowitzshreddar won, get over itAug 02 20:43
MinceRsheeshAug 02 20:43
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[d235j] that a great site by the way. http://bit.ly/15EYUU @brandisbAug 02 20:43
schestowitzGoogle Chrome OS Images Leaked - Again?Aug 02 20:43
schestowitzhttp://www.techtree.com/India/News/Google_Chrome_OS_Images_Leaked_-_Again/551-105049-643.htmlAug 02 20:44
schestowitzThat whole 'cloud' fantasy is what might get some 'sheep' to give it a whirlAug 02 20:44
Diablo-D3schestowitz: oneAug 02 20:44
schestowitzSo if you have a laptop with gOS...Aug 02 20:44
_goblinthose are the ones I linked in my article....Aug 02 20:44
schestowitzYou save your data and allAug 02 20:44
schestowitzThen you move to a place without Wi-Fi and have no access to dataAug 02 20:44
schestowitzThe joy!Aug 02 20:45
schestowitzToo many people rely on GMail and 'cloud'... pop3 is phased out in some places, I hear, just like IMAPAug 02 20:45
_goblinthose shots look like a modified KDE DE.Aug 02 20:45
schestowitzYeah.Aug 02 20:45
_goblinand I think the penguin is just for show....Aug 02 20:46
trmancobut it shouldn'tAug 02 20:46
_goblinthe other ones on my site have what appears to be a modified Xfce DE.....Aug 02 20:46
trmancoit being xfce has more logicAug 02 20:46
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_goblinfave DE there for me....Aug 02 20:46
schestowitzAdobe updates Flash and Shockwave  http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1495821/adobe-updates-flash-shockwaveAug 02 20:47
schestowitzMolbin uses xfceAug 02 20:47
schestowitzHehe. Funny typo there. Mole Bin.Aug 02 20:47
trmanco:-)Aug 02 20:48
schestowitzIt stinks. Anyway, Moblin changed DE about a year agoAug 02 20:48
twitteremail in the US is broken, you are forced to ISPs -> schestowitz: Too many people rely on GMailAug 02 20:48
schestowitzMoblin also chose Ballnux for baseAug 02 20:48
shreddar_BallnuxAug 02 20:48
shreddar_Ballnux?Aug 02 20:48
trmancololAug 02 20:49
twitterISPs will not let you run mail servers and "admins" have been trained to filter those who do anyway.Aug 02 20:49
schestowitzSUSE/XandrosAug 02 20:49
trmancosuseAug 02 20:49
twitterit is a network freedom issue that makes software freedom pointlessAug 02 20:49
twitteryou can't run a normal mail server if your ISP blocks your ports.Aug 02 20:49
twitterGmail is one of the least obnoxious options to chose from.Aug 02 20:50
twitterthey allow imap and pop, so you can use the client you want.Aug 02 20:50
twitterIP v6, I'm told, will take care of some of these problems.Aug 02 20:51
twitterbut nothing will guard against ISP malice but reasonable laws.Aug 02 20:51
twitterIceland is in the news again.  http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/08/02/166221/Censorship-Struggle-Underway-In-IcelandAug 02 20:52
shreddar_I did a search and apparentally it uses something that pay MSAug 02 20:53
shreddar_Silverlight?Aug 02 20:54
shreddar_Mono?Aug 02 20:54
shreddar_Oh nevermind see it.Aug 02 20:55
twitterSlashdot covers the M$'s self imposed monopoly reward farce http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/08/02/1724255/Microsoft-Drops-Windows-7-E-EditionsAug 02 20:55
schestowitz"Within 24 hours of releasing the document, WikiLeaks received a legal threat from Kaupthing's lawyers. "Aug 02 20:55
schestowitzLife on the edge for truth seekersAug 02 20:55
schestowitzYou see how it works?Aug 02 20:55
shreddar_What gets me is that W7 in the US won't have a browser balletAug 02 20:56
shreddar_...or be interoperable with other browsersAug 02 20:56
shreddar_(IE)Aug 02 20:57
MinceRi still prefer the "ban winblows in the EU" option.Aug 02 20:57
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Icelandic bank is attacking truth seekers after exposure of a scandal http://ping.fm/yWsZgAug 02 20:57
twitterAt least ban Windows from public institutions.Aug 02 20:58
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twitterIt should be easy for the EU commission to put bans on new M$ purchases in place for their own offices and member states.Aug 02 20:58
twitterMove to ODF, etc.Aug 02 20:59
schestowitzMinceR: /s/windows/microsoft/Aug 02 20:59
MinceReven better.Aug 02 20:59
twittersounds good to meAug 02 21:00
shreddar_There's no reason why MS can't support OOs compatible ODF when everyone else has.Aug 02 21:00
shreddar_Same goes for internet browsersAug 02 21:00
twitterEU could easily put a ban on phony standards.Aug 02 21:01
schestowitzMicrosoft was almost embargoed last yearAug 02 21:01
schestowitzAn MP proposed itAug 02 21:01
schestowitzFor Microsoft's current crimesAug 02 21:01
twitterthat MP needs to do it again.Aug 02 21:01
MinceRthere's no reason why we have to allow a known monopoly abuser (repeat offender, too) sell their products.Aug 02 21:01
shreddar_MS was almost split-up at one point wasn't it?Aug 02 21:02
schestowitzBut they have lobbiesAug 02 21:02
schestowitzAnd they can 'punish' the COmmissionAug 02 21:02
schestowitzScary stuffAug 02 21:02
twitterthey will punish anyway.  best to do what's rightAug 02 21:02
schestowitzIt's like the Russian government trying to meddle with the MafiaAug 02 21:02
schestowitzThere's overlap and there's dangerAug 02 21:02
shreddar_They'd probably have just pulled off a AT&T then.Aug 02 21:03
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schestowitzNew Novell lamer PR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwACrQ80T1QAug 02 21:04
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shreddarI think I might be having some IRC probelems. Have no idea why.Aug 02 21:10
shreddarBut I guess I not the only one.Aug 02 21:11
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[davidgerard] NotN: Labour to put CCTV in worst 24.7 million households http://is.gd/1ZtU1Aug 02 21:12
shreddar1984 aplha stageAug 02 21:17
Diablo-D3Im actually wondering if thats wrongAug 02 21:18
Diablo-D3the homes they're putting them in are people who have serious fucking issuesAug 02 21:18
Diablo-D3they're basically imprisoning them in their own homes instead of putting them in prisonAug 02 21:19
MinceRpoliticians?Aug 02 21:19
Diablo-D3no, druggies, child abuses, complete fucktardsAug 02 21:19
Diablo-D3ie, most of the UKAug 02 21:19
shreddarIt's usefullAug 02 21:19
Diablo-D3I think if the UK was nuked, the average world IQ would jump 10 pointsAug 02 21:19
MinceRi think if the human race was exterminated, it would jump even more :>Aug 02 21:20
shreddarwho will determine who the druggies and child abusers wereAug 02 21:20
_goblinDiablo-D3 - You have probably offended at least 35% of this channel...Aug 02 21:20
MinceRhe was probably shooting for more :>Aug 02 21:21
_goblinquite ironic since he can't hold a sentence without swearing.Aug 02 21:21
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Diablo-D3_goblin: only 35%?Aug 02 21:21
Diablo-D3I have to try harderAug 02 21:21
MinceRsee?Aug 02 21:22
_goblinyep.Aug 02 21:22
Diablo-D3er, hehAug 02 21:22
shreddarThe propper sollution is not invasion of privacy. what ever the case.Aug 02 21:24
_goblinagreed in theory but then it's never clear cut is it?Aug 02 21:24
Diablo-D3wellAug 02 21:24
_goblinshould a sex offender not be monitored?Aug 02 21:24
shreddar24/7 survailence on your home?Aug 02 21:24
Diablo-D3look how fucked up child services are in the UKAug 02 21:24
Diablo-D3children get taken away from good parents and they dont take them away from bad parentsAug 02 21:25
Diablo-D3I think there should be a mass exodus in the UKAug 02 21:25
_goblinby your behaviour I'd suggest they are pretty bad in your country too.Aug 02 21:25
Diablo-D3why "by my behavior"Aug 02 21:25
shreddar24/7 survailence on your home is not exceptible no matter who you are.Aug 02 21:25
Diablo-D3_goblin: I'm against 90% of the population having childrenAug 02 21:26
Diablo-D3you know why? my tax payer money somewhere is paying for itAug 02 21:26
shreddarIf your dangerous enough to be under survailence well that what prisons forAug 02 21:26
_goblin" 24/7 survailence on your home is not exceptible no matter who you are." - Not even convicted sex offenders who could re-offend?Aug 02 21:26
Diablo-D3either through federal aid or welfare or just the little fuckers end up in prisonAug 02 21:26
shreddarAgain, If your dangerous enough to be under survailence well that what prisons for.Aug 02 21:27
_goblinshreddar: What about terrorists?  If the 911 atrocity could have been avoided by an invasion of privacy would you still be against it?Aug 02 21:27
schestowitzBTW, the link from David was satiricalAug 02 21:27
schestowitzNo-one's putting CCTVs at homesAug 02 21:27
MinceRwon't prisons work in the terrorist case?Aug 02 21:27
shreddarOhAug 02 21:28
shreddarWell I hope goblin and Diablo were kiddingAug 02 21:28
schestowitz_goblin: don't get him startdAug 02 21:28
_goblinshreddar: Sorry?Aug 02 21:28
Diablo-D3shreddar: about what?Aug 02 21:28
Diablo-D3I've been stirring shit for the past 10 minutes =PAug 02 21:28
schestowitzNotN means Not NewsAug 02 21:28
_goblinshreddar: What I was saying was would you be against invasion of privacy if it could prevent terrorism.Aug 02 21:29
schestowitzIt's David's site...Aug 02 21:29
_goblinRoy: Yeah...I saw...Aug 02 21:29
schestowitz_goblin: they should also monitor what leads to terrorism, IMHOAug 02 21:29
schestowitzA combination of bothAug 02 21:29
_goblinyepAug 02 21:29
_goblinI think the point is, you cannot "blanket" cover the privacy issue in one statement.  There are always exceptions.Aug 02 21:30
_goblinI draw the line at invasion of privacy for commercial purposes....Aug 02 21:31
_goblinPhorm springs to mind.....Aug 02 21:32
schestowitzWhy can't I just play DVDs in Linux?  http://www.itwire.com/content/view/26652/1231/Aug 02 21:34
Diablo-D3schestowitz: hurr what?Aug 02 21:34
Diablo-D3you can just play dvds in linuxAug 02 21:34
schestowitz_goblin: no, my point was differentAug 02 21:34
schestowitzDiablo-D3: yesAug 02 21:34
schestowitzlib-cssAug 02 21:34
Diablo-D3the MPAA doesnt even bother with decss legal shit anymoreAug 02 21:34
schestowitz_goblin: they need to find out what leads to resentmentAug 02 21:34
schestowitzE.g. segregations, crusades around the world, racism, etc.Aug 02 21:35
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_goblinRoy: I was aiming that at Shredder....Aug 02 21:35
shreddar_aiming whatAug 02 21:35
shreddar_I think IRC keeps splittingAug 02 21:35
_goblinthe comment of " 24/7 survailence on your home is not exceptible no matter who you are"Aug 02 21:35
_goblinto which I replied:Aug 02 21:35
_goblinI think the point is, you cannot "blanket" cover the privacy issue in one statement.  There are always exceptions.Aug 02 21:36
schestowitzI must be doing somethign wrong.. Sound in Linux just works for me.. http://colin.guthr.ie/2009/08/sound-on-linux-is-confusing-defuzzing-part-1-alsa/ http://colin.guthr.ie/2009/08/sound-on-linux-is-confusing-defuzzing-part-2-pulseaudio/Aug 02 21:36
_goblinListening to Gutsy Geeks......Aug 02 21:36
_goblinvery good show.Aug 02 21:36
shreddar_Not when it comes to the privacy of your own homeAug 02 21:36
schestowitzIt's still runnin'?Aug 02 21:36
_goblinyepAug 02 21:37
shreddar_prison maybe but not your homeAug 02 21:37
schestowitzI saw no links to them in a whileAug 02 21:37
_goblinShredder: My point was, would you be against 24 hour survellance on the home of a potential terrorist?Aug 02 21:37
shreddar_YesAug 02 21:37
_goblinSheddar: Even if it could prevent attack?Aug 02 21:38
schestowitzIntel still disappoints with Linux support: http://beranger.org/v3/wordpress/2009/08/02/so-xserver-xorg-video-intel-280-still-screwed/ http://www.ubuntumini.com/2009/08/intel-video-performance-in-910-alpha-3.htmlAug 02 21:38
shreddar_Kick them out if you think their dangerousAug 02 21:38
_goblinnot that easy...certainly here in the UK we have to work under law.Aug 02 21:38
schestowitzKick /out/?Aug 02 21:38
schestowitzHow does that resolve anything?Aug 02 21:38
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schestowitzMcCarthyism\Aug 02 21:38
MinceRsound on linux works for me, tooAug 02 21:38
schestowitzLike when Erdos was denies access the the USAug 02 21:38
MinceRon debian without any setupAug 02 21:38
schestowitzCause he didn't hate COmmunismAug 02 21:39
MinceRand on ubuntu with my pulseaudio killer scriptAug 02 21:39
_goblinshreddar: What about covert observation on a subject to collect evidence on an active criminal?Aug 02 21:39
schestowitzThey collect evidence on Microsoft UK?Aug 02 21:40
shreddar_Well that I haven't thought aboutAug 02 21:40
twitterhe he.  Remember asking questions about Vista 7 and netbooks?Aug 02 21:40
shreddar_Because I know they do thatAug 02 21:40
_goblinRoy: Lol....don't think theres a CCTV tape long enough to record it all.Aug 02 21:40
twitterhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10301433-64.htmlAug 02 21:40
twitterit did not take long for that to appearAug 02 21:40
schestowitzHahaAug 02 21:41
schestowitzSo they try to make netbooks disappearAug 02 21:41
twitterand for it to turn up well in Google news results.Aug 02 21:41
schestowitzHardly newsAug 02 21:41
schestowitzVista 7 is too fat for NetbooksAug 02 21:41
twitterright, more empty promises and failureAug 02 21:41
twitter ultrathins for ultrafat softwareAug 02 21:41
shreddar_I though that was because they wanted to charge 100Aug 02 21:41
MinceR"i'm going to make this pencil disappear!"Aug 02 21:41
shreddar_$100 and it not be noticeableAug 02 21:42
shreddar_Like epecially when the device it'self is 100Aug 02 21:42
shreddar_$100Aug 02 21:43
twitter#2 pencils are a drag on my plutonium writing implement business, gotta do something about those #2 pencils.Aug 02 21:43
shreddar_That's lousy anologyAug 02 21:43
twitterthanksAug 02 21:43
twitterARM + GNU/Linux are really a drag on Intel/Winblows (toxic hardware and software), they gotta do something about those cheap computers.Aug 02 21:44
MinceRwell, the winblows on arm offer might turn them at each other's throats.Aug 02 21:45
shreddar_Fundamentatlly Its the fact that people are wanting cheaper computers now. That's killing MS's high margins.Aug 02 21:46
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MinceR...except m$ will never be able to develop it.Aug 02 21:46
twitterBrooke Crothers of CNet makes no mention of computers and software that meets all of the goals he mentions.Aug 02 21:46
twittersad.Aug 02 21:46
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twitterNo one should have to pay $600 for an overheating, electricity wasting, privacy violating and freedom hostile "ultrathin" that can't stay on long enough to play a movie, when they could have nice ARM or MIPS running GNU/Linux box that can and costs less than $200.Aug 02 21:49
twitterWintel is completely outclassed.Aug 02 21:50
schestowitzWhy is OOo pulling a ribbon? http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_ui_julyAug 02 21:50
schestowitzARM-based computers will cost GBP89 here, I've readAug 02 21:51
schestowitzThin, powerful, run the whole day, use some custom Linuxes like Ubuntu RemixAug 02 21:52
schestowitzNetbook RemixAug 02 21:52
schestowitzAt that price point, Windows' assumption of a business model is deadAug 02 21:52
shreddar_Netbook RebootAug 02 21:52
schestowitzMicrosoft knows thisAug 02 21:52
shreddar_Netbook BeginsAug 02 21:52
schestowitzSo it won't port WIndows to ARMAug 02 21:52
schestowitzFor many other reasons tooAug 02 21:52
schestowitzMicrosoft will just attack ARM, e.g. with FUDAug 02 21:53
shreddar_I think WinCE is on ARMAug 02 21:53
schestowitzshreddar_: it also boots very fastAug 02 21:53
schestowitzSecondsAug 02 21:53
schestowitzWinCE is a dinosaurAug 02 21:53
shreddar_but they want High maginsAug 02 21:53
shreddar_marginsAug 02 21:53
schestowitzEnjoy the 'app'sAug 02 21:53
schestowitzSolitaire for ARMAug 02 21:53
schestowitzMaybe minesweeperAug 02 21:54
schestowitzand IE6!!Aug 02 21:54
shreddar_Wait so was I right about WinCE bing Win95?Aug 02 21:54
schestowitzGood luck on 'the Web'Aug 02 21:54
schestowitzwinntAug 02 21:54
schestowitza hackAug 02 21:54
schestowitzStill ancient POSAug 02 21:54
schestowitzFull of holes for sureAug 02 21:54
schestowitzHey, maybe they can make another ugly hack off of VIstaAug 02 21:54
schestowitzVistarmAug 02 21:55
shreddar_WinCE 7Aug 02 21:55
schestowitzIt'll be successful.. like OrigamiAug 02 21:55
schestowitzAnd Vistagami atter thatAug 02 21:55
schestowitzBoth sank like a boulderAug 02 21:55
schestowitzhttp://codeghar.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/state-of-linux/ "Things don’t always remain the same but if they are getting better, it’s a victory for all of us."Aug 02 21:56
schestowitzWhy so pessimistic? The Microsoft shills (demoralisers)?Aug 02 21:57
MinceRthere's one thing they did right about wince: elimination of drive letters. :)Aug 02 21:57
schestowitzMy worst turned best day with Fedora < http://dodoincfedora.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/my-worst-turned-best-day-with-fedora/ >Aug 02 22:00
schestowitzMinceR: they did?Aug 02 22:00
MinceRthey didAug 02 22:00
schestowitzHow is USB handled?Aug 02 22:00
schestowitzNo UDB?Aug 02 22:00
MinceRwell, the memory card is mounted under \Storage CardAug 02 22:00
schestowitz /myusbdr~1/ ?Aug 02 22:00
MinceRafaik nt could do that too but it would make too much senseAug 02 22:01
MinceRand it would look too little like CP/MAug 02 22:01
MinceRand we can't have thatAug 02 22:01
schestowitzAhAug 02 22:01
schestowitzShowing the origins of the ripoffAug 02 22:01
schestowitzDidn't they hire one of Gary's guys to replicate C/PM from memory?Aug 02 22:01
MinceRi've read that they've stolen some code from himAug 02 22:02
schestowitzAhAug 02 22:02
schestowitzCode monkey INNOVA~1Aug 02 22:02
MinceRthen paid him off when he threatened to reveal itAug 02 22:02
schestowitzThey sued anywayAug 02 22:02
schestowitzThere's still an archiveAug 02 22:02
MinceRthey took drive letters from CP/M and directories from Unix :>Aug 02 22:02
schestowitzBut people only saw Windows in many homesAug 02 22:02
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schestowitzSo anything like Windows is a 'theft' of their ideasAug 02 22:03
schestowitzLike FirefoxAug 02 22:03
MinceRof courseAug 02 22:03
schestowitzOr a word processor where you can change fontsAug 02 22:03
schestowitzAnd windows interfaceAug 02 22:03
MinceRsuch a novel ideaAug 02 22:03
schestowitzIt isAug 02 22:03
MinceRand pretty much everything they stole from Xerox? :)Aug 02 22:03
schestowitzMicrosoft says soAug 02 22:03
MinceR(and the taskbar, which they apparently stole from Acorn)Aug 02 22:03
schestowitzAnd there's the bluster about R&DAug 02 22:03
schestowitz"Vista cost ... blah blah... $6bn to develop... yeah yeah...{"Aug 02 22:04
schestowitzApple 'stole' theirs tooAug 02 22:04
schestowitzThe DOCK!!Aug 02 22:04
schestowitzPirates of Silicon ValleyAug 02 22:04
MinceRiirc the CP/M code stealing was actually done by those seattle guys gates bought QDOS fromAug 02 22:04
Diablo-D3guyAug 02 22:05
Diablo-D3and the guy didnt steal it from anyoneAug 02 22:05
Diablo-D3it was a pos someone bill went to college with wroteAug 02 22:05
schestowitzPhysics for Programmers http://matthewhelmke.net/2009/07/31/physics-for-programmers/Aug 02 22:05
shreddarQDOS was ripped from CP/MAug 02 22:06
shreddarthats what i heardAug 02 22:06
shreddaralso CP/M from UnixAug 02 22:06
MinceRCP/M-86, actuallyAug 02 22:07
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cubezzzprobably there was something before Unix tooAug 02 22:09
Omar87schestowitz: HiAug 02 22:09
MinceRyes, MULTICS, for example :>Aug 02 22:09
MinceRand probably ITSAug 02 22:09
schestowitzThis guy is producing many Linux wallpapersAug 02 22:10
schestowitzhttp://my.opera.com/it-s/blog/2009/07/30/wallaper-a-day-day-2Aug 02 22:10
Omar87schestowitz: I'm sorry man, but I should agree with the comments about the post you made regarding the ACCC decommissioning of Novell.Aug 02 22:10
schestowitzThe problem we have is on of Linux being poisonedAug 02 22:11
schestowitzThat's Microsoft WIndows asideAug 02 22:11
schestowitzTo get rid of this illness of Linux tax it's part of the routeAug 02 22:11
cubezzzLinux tax?Aug 02 22:12
twitterSee Novell/M$ deal for details of Linux Tax.Aug 02 22:12
Omar87schestowitz: It's not consistent. ACCC is not decommissioning Novell because of their bad practices against Linux, or anything, as much as they basically want to place themselves between the daemon's jaws.Aug 02 22:12
cubezzzah, the whole reason for this channel then :)Aug 02 22:13
schestowitzhttp://www.stefanoforenza.com/ubuntu-mono-chicken/Aug 02 22:13
schestowitz"I should also say Jo is a little bit disappointed by our secret plot to not talk about that, so I thought I could blog about it.Aug 02 22:13
schestowitz    The most zealous of Mono opponents seem to have a policy of pretending this doesn’t exist. Roy’s known about it for days now without mentioning it on his site. This is the only anti-Mono blog to talk about it. Essentially, there seems to be some effort to pretend it doesn’t exist, from the people who should be supporting it most."Aug 02 22:13
schestowitzYeah, I guess downloading it makes one a "chicken" and "little"Aug 02 22:14
twitterVista 7 failure log is updated http://slashdot.org/~twitter/journal/215957Aug 02 22:14
schestowitzIt's also a distraction for them to use to say, "look! There is no problem with Mono in Ubuntu default"Aug 02 22:14
schestowitzor, "look, no-one downloads this other thing:"Aug 02 22:14
twitterVista 7 Hype log is updated http://slashdot.org/~twitter/journal/216759Aug 02 22:14
cubezzzI remember one guy telling me that if Microsoft could somehow control the internet it could completely control all PCsAug 02 22:14
schestowitzOmar87: correctAug 02 22:14
cubezzzthis was around 1995 or soAug 02 22:15
schestowitzI didn't claim it was driven by resentment at ACCCAug 02 22:15
Omar87schestowitz: Unfortunately, that is.Aug 02 22:15
shreddarhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1800387&postcount=1Aug 02 22:15
shreddarMicrosoft want a Linux tax?Aug 02 22:16
shreddar"..."Aug 02 22:16
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twitterM$ Linux Tax, a brief time line -> http://slashdot.org/~twitter/journal/219107Aug 02 22:17
cubezzzif people can easily download iso's of fedora and dozens of other Linuxes, that should negate the 'Linux Tax'Aug 02 22:18
schestowitzJason on his PC.. http://meandubuntu.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/dell-mini-and-kernel-2-6-28-14/Aug 02 22:19
shreddarWell I think being a distorbutor would be harder because of lisences.Aug 02 22:21
schestowitzhttp://www.makeuseof.com/tag/technology-explained-how-the-internet-works/Aug 02 22:21
cubezzzmost motherboards have a keyboard bios chip that says Microsoft (C) 1977 on it, you could call that a Microsoft Tax tooAug 02 22:21
shreddarreally? how much do OEM's pay for those?Aug 02 22:22
cubezzzgood questionAug 02 22:23
cubezzzI got a ton of old motherboards, let me see if they all have itAug 02 22:25
twitterI doubt my Zaurus or my EEE PC or any of the nice MIPS netbooks have these -> keyboard bios chip that says Microsoft (C) 1977Aug 02 22:31
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twitterhttp://config.fsf.org/trac/public/wiki/lemote-yeeloong.office.fsf.orgAug 02 22:34
twitterM$ BIOS junk and ACPI are indeed part of the M$ Tax.Aug 02 22:36
schestowitzLet's have some fun with Linux wins (Stories).... :-)Aug 02 22:37
shreddar_You startAug 02 22:38
schestowitzHere is goes...Aug 02 22:38
cubezzzright, you can't see the actual chip these days, but on older motherboards you could see itAug 02 22:39
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Google Uses GNU/Linux to Harm its Sworn Enemy, Microsoft http://ping.fm/PaZngAug 02 22:39
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] GNU/Linux Runs on a Carpet Cleaner http://ping.fm/xgmIP http://ping.fm/HaCUDAug 02 22:40
shreddar_You know, I don't really see it as them TRYING to kill MS as much as them trying to advance the internet in ways that MS's business model cant standAug 02 22:41
schestowitzYes, selfishly tooAug 02 22:41
schestowitzBut in a way that empowers usersAug 02 22:41
schestowitzNot necessarily advertisers and publishersAug 02 22:41
schestowitzBut it diverts people to pages they actually want to visitAug 02 22:42
schestowitzMaking it a powerful too that benefits many IMHOAug 02 22:42
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Details About Microsoft's Fear of GNU/Linux, as Expressed in SEC Filing http://ping.fm/XlIVOAug 02 22:44
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shreddar_MS has always been afraid of the internet replacing Windows as a platformAug 02 22:44
shreddar_That's why the stoped development on IE, I think.Aug 02 22:45
shreddar_Even IE as a platform would comoditize Windows.Aug 02 22:45
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schestowitzThat's what I reckoned as well (re IE)Aug 02 22:46
twitterIE is little more than a Windows Explorer.  It will only take you where Bill wants you to go.Aug 02 22:49
twitterSplendid Isolation.Aug 02 22:49
twitterhttp://www.stlyrics.com/songs/z/zevonwarren16200/splendidisolation440641.htmlAug 02 22:51
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Report on Desktop GNU/Linux from Bob Sutor http://ping.fm/LCwoiAug 02 22:53
twitter->  Michael Jackson in DisneylandAug 02 22:53
twitterDon't have to share it with nobody elseAug 02 22:53
twitterLock the gates, Goofy, take my handAug 02 22:53
twitterAnd lead me through the World of SelfAug 02 22:53
twitterWho needs a standards compliant browser when you have files like mspaint.exe ?Aug 02 22:54
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trmancomspaint :OAug 02 22:58
shreddarTheir Online Services Business lost 2.3 billionAug 02 22:58
shreddaror 2.4 billion if you round it off (which i didn't)Aug 02 22:58
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shreddarhttp://boycottnovell.com/2009/08/02/third-parties-less-secure-win32/Aug 02 23:02
shreddarIt looks like they're pulling a simular move to the one on NetscapeAug 02 23:02
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sebsebsebhkAug 02 23:04
sebsebsebhiAug 02 23:04
shreddarimpeding their developmentAug 02 23:04
shreddarheyAug 02 23:05
shreddarnevermind I guess I'm reaching to far.Aug 02 23:07
schestowitzYeahAug 02 23:08
schestowitzI'm too tiredAug 02 23:08
schestowitzI'll do some more links...Aug 02 23:09
shreddarokAug 02 23:10
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] History of btrfs and Introduction to Other Linux File Systems http://ping.fm/02SHS http://ping.fm/gBH8XAug 02 23:11
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Making OpenOffice.org Look Great(er) http://ping.fm/DrrktAug 02 23:13
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cubezzzok, it seems that a separate keyboard controller chip is a thing of the pastAug 02 23:14
cubezzzin the old days there was a intel 8042 chip that controlled the keyboardAug 02 23:15
shreddarkeyboards now are put together quite differently.Aug 02 23:16
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shreddartheir like calculars now.Aug 02 23:35
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cubezzzI'm still trying to figure out what chip said "(C) Microsoft 1977"Aug 02 23:37
cubezzzbecause I definitely remember seeing itAug 02 23:37
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shreddar_Aright I'm bored now. So long.Aug 02 23:50
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[trmanco] Beach attempt to break world record for bikini-clad beauties fails as 'only 42' turn up: http://is.gd/1ZCLnAug 02 23:56
-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] Mandriva GNU/Linux 2010 Reaches Second Alpha http://ping.fm/81uzOAug 02 23:56
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-BNc/#boycottnovell-[schestowitz] @trmanco 42 not enough?Aug 02 23:59

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