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Heads up.! Here comes "Son of DMCA" 3931
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:48:51 -0700, John Bailo I figured you would. No they are not. They...
Heads up.! Here comes "Son of DMCA" 3932
John Bailo I doubt he'll be particularly notable 20 years from now. I think most...
Get a Kaffeine playlist, and get owned 3933
flatfish+++ All very cool stuff. Linux is endlessly flexible and open-ended. But *toys* nonetheless. I told my wife about some of those exact things last year: boot Linux from a USB key, free distros...
Get a Kaffeine playlist, and get owned 3934
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:18:58 -0500, flatfish+++ Yeah, but they're not the ones trolling this newsgroup. Who cares? We have it and Windows users...
Get a Kaffeine playlist, and get owned 3935
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:18:58 -0500, flatfish+++ I am asking this question out of genuine curiosity, not from an advocacy perspective although I guess, depending on the answer, it may or may...
Wine was: Freespire
dank on Wednesday 03 May 2006 05:18 Nothing is wrong with Wine, Dan. I didn't mean to offend...
Why Linux + Java
Why Linux + Java? Linux is the only long-term viable alternative to Windows on the...
Why Linux + Java 3939
tab Although Java the language is not open source, there are tons of open source Java applications - lin fact, Java is the #1 language used in SourceForge. was this one of your...
Why Linux + Java 3940
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz wrote on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:23:33 +0100 Hmm....is it me or does...
Why Linux + Java 3941
Java is #1 by what measure? By total number of projects using the language, it slightly beats C++: Java 18960 projects C...
Why Linux + Java 3942
A year without a JVM is not "immediately". If you want to start a best-programming-languge flamewar, quit futzing around...
Java versus C++C 3943
OK, let's see some of the stupid things you said: 1. That you needed the 30 MB JVM to run Java on smartcards, smart programmable objects, and mobile phones and...
Java versus C++C 3944
snips On Mon, 01 May 2006 11:19:14 -0700, asj Good goat. I just started reading that page, and less than a minute in, it's already got bane...
Java versus C++C 3945
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Kelsey Bjarnason wrote on Thu, 04 May 2006 16:57:19 -0700 They do and they don't. int a10; is a bit like int * const b = new int10 except that the...
Java versus C++C 3946
snips On Fri, 05 May 2006 18:00:04 +0000, The Ghost In The Machine No, it's not. Let's...
Java versus C++C 3947
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Kelsey Bjarnason wrote on Fri, 05 May 2006 14:36:24 -0700 I did say "a bit like". This is an excellent trip-up point, and...
Java versus C++C 3948
snips On Sat, 06 May 2006 02:00:08 +0000, The Ghost In The Machine Ick. I can't begin to count the ways that is bad. Let's see. sizeof...
Java versus C++C 3949
arachnid uh-huh. just admit you were thinking of Flash, which dominates the web banner and skip intro market. sure it is (as i noted in my other posts), but more and more parts...
Java versus C++C 3950
Then, why don't you try it out yourself? That doesn't mean a C program has to...
Java versus C++C 3951
Just admit that you were wrong on Java's use in adware so now you're making things up to try to divert the issue. "A common point of confusion is that mail merge requires Java. This...
Java versus C++C 3952
In comp.lang.java.advocacy, arachnid wrote on Tue, 02 May 2006 15:13:02 -0500 I for one would think "Javascript" would be a common enough term. However, I for one would have to look. It's already...
Java versus C++C 3953
Let me guess... Some benchmarks and biased suppositions purporting to prove that X is better than Y, inevitably reaching the conclusion that all those highly-paid professionals who disagree with the...
Java versus C++C 3954
Ever wonder why both IE and Firefox put Java under the "security" tab? I see from the URL I posted what happened... I had about 8 tabs going looking...
give it up spidey Java has less security risks than similar tech
arachnid dude, give it up, your "proofs" aren't that at all. i suggest a clbutt on debate 101...
give it up spidey Java has less security risks than similar tech
People of any intelligence will recognize that as sarcasm directed against one of our newsgroup trolls...
Why Linux + Java 3957
Holy bat smokes. Go get Roy to get some java jocks that have never posted here before, because I am going to blast the...
Why Linux + Java 3958
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, tab wrote on 25 Apr 2006 19:20:08 -0700 You are slightly confused. Double-clicking is intercepted by nautilus in Gnome (I...
Why Linux + Java 3959
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roedy Green wrote on Mon, 01 May 2006 21:00:39 GMT I'll concede the...
Why Linux + Java 3960
In comp.lang.java.advocacy, Mishagam wrote on Tue, 02 May 2006 03:47:58 GMT It can. This is verging on silly. If one wants a double-clickable app, one can...
Why Linux + Java 3961
Tim Smith Firstly, the fact that there is even some doubts about this and it's in the FAQ shows...
Why Linux + Java 3962
Tim Smith uh-huh....i'd say there is some unknown wiggle room for microsoft here...
Why Linux + Java 3963
The same Red Hat that is letting it go in Fedora? ... As the links I've posted, and the links you've posted (!) show, there aren't legal issues...
Why Linux + Java 3964
Tim Smith hehe....read the fine print....they're allowing it, with reservations, on non-commercial products, but are completely...
Why Linux + Java 3965
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 28 Apr 2006 00:26:50 -0700, you claimed that there must be something to the whole mono flap, or people...
Why Linux + Java 3966
Not confused at all. That is exactly what I did. I had several java jar files on my...
This just in: D00FuS is still a mouthbreathing, armswinging, trolling f***knuckle
On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:28:20 -0400, Tattoo Vampire I think that's a little harsh. He's simply a masochist; he enjoys paying people to hurt him and take advantage...
This just in: D00FuS is still a mouthbreathing, armswinging, trolling f***knuckle 3968
Hi there, DFS Yep, but still there are few posts you send here that don't in some way make you look like an butt, with your poorly aimed digs at Linux. Linux...
This just in: D00FuS is still a mouthbreathing, armswinging, trolling f***knuckle 3968 plus 1
Chris Wilkinson I'm a veritable marksman around here, or you wouldn't be insulting me. No kidding? There are no large numbers of Linux PC's...
This just in: D00FuS is still a mouthbreathing, armswinging, trolling f***knuckle 3970
Hi there, DFS If you come here to be insulted you certainly are doing all you need to deserve that... Security by obscurity plays it part currently, but I'd still bet on...
This just in: D00FuS is still a mouthbreathing, armswinging, trolling f***knuckle 3971
Chris Wilkinson Of course I can accept it. Linux-OSS also offers a better, more flexible "architecture" (whatever you would call the structure that lets...
This just in: D00FuS is still a mouthbreathing, armswinging, trolling f***knuckle 3972
Hi there, DFS ...which is why you have chosen to recently highlight a number of minor...
This just in: D00FuS is still a mouthbreathing, armswinging, trolling f***knuckle 3974
Hi there, DFS You accept that Linux is inherently more secure, then spend time posting links to security issues it has. Why does that...
This just in: D00FuS is still a mouthbreathing, armswinging, trolling f***knuckle 3975
On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:17:12 -0700, tab No, he doesn't. If DFS ever looked at anything of meaning, he wouldn't live in perpetuity in so many killfiles. It is precisely that he is consbreastutionally...
Migrate to Linux, Save Money
On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:24:30 +0100, Roy Schestowitz Speaking of saving money... We're currently...
Obsolescence : The Hardware Software Nexus
I was in the market recently looking for laptops. And I began to wonder why is it that so many Hardware manufacturers don't want...
EU: Microsoft Hinders Innovation
begin oeprotect.scr I have to disagree with this. To my mind, innovation is, in the main, the...
Next Ubuntu Aims at the Enterprise 3979
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:43:23 -0500, Did you even read the...
Next Ubuntu Aims at the Enterprise 3980
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:33:32 -0400, Michael B. Trausch COLA is pure entertainment and generally fun to read. You can get some very good technical advice here as...
Next Ubuntu Aims at the Enterprise 3981
on Sat April 29 2006 16:17: Fortunately, however, I can say that Linux is starting to really move into places that I...
Next Ubuntu Aims at the Enterprise 3982
Michael B. Trausch Good post Mike. I've installed many an OS (especially lately) and generally speaking, it's easier and faster to install Linux from scratch than Windows. One key element...
Next Ubuntu Aims at the Enterprise 3983
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:03:11 +0100, Kier That depends upon how much the user wants to run Linux. It also depends upon how good the user...
Next Ubuntu Aims at the Enterprise 3984
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:09:45 -0500, flatfish+++ All they really need to know at first is that they need it to play DVDs. Not without DVD software...
Gnome looks hideous
Ok, I take it back. I thought KDE looked much better than Gnome, at par with...
When did the wintrolls officially return
LOL! Yes indeed... I have found that the number of troll posts increases sharply whenver there is a significant advance made...
Banks are Open Source 'Lamers
Rex Ballard on Thursday 27 April 2006 06:05 I notice that it's phrased differently in the Talkback...
Only 'freaks' waste their time with Linux in Oklahoma
Oh, its one of these posts again. How many of these do we get? and each think they are posting it for the first time. Bit of a bigoted approach really. But what...
Wasted hardware
Something that really irks me is this whole server-workstation mentality and how butt-backwards it is wrt hardware allocation. Back in the day, when servers really did all the heavy lifting and the workstations...
Linux in the Car
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz wrote on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:08:32 +0100 Hm. The newslink is 404, as is the main picture, which points to somewhere at...
Compiling in Eclipse WinXP, trying to run java program on Linux, Serializability
Ok I compile my program in Eclipse, works fine in windows of course Then I move the clbutt files into a...
Compiling in Eclipse WinXP, trying to run java program on Linux, Serializability 3992
Well i'm not too sure about how eclipse works. I am just doing something pretty small in scale I suppose but I do not use any...
Compiling in Eclipse WinXP, trying to run java program on Linux, Serializability 3993
wrote on 26 Apr 2006 07:55:34 -0700 You're probably in the wrong newsgroup for this sort of thing but you'll definitely want to ensure that...
OT, Chinese sites to purge 'unhealthy' content
begin excerpt SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) -- China's top Web portals, including Sina Corp. and Tom Online, have agreed to rid their sites of "unhealthy...
Washington Post: Windows Spies on Users Without Their Consent
Roy Schestowitz A serious problem for many of my clients and customers is this: They purchase a...
Washington Post: Windows Spies on Users Without Their Consent 3997
begin oeprotect.scr Not remotely, no - that was amipro which they bought in. Manuscript was much more like the 'Lyx' kind of approach, the normal interface was designed to make writing structured...
Washington Post: Windows Spies on Users Without Their Consent 3998
flatfish+++ Actually there was a WP 6.0 for DOS, I had that and it was every bit as functional as the Win3.1 version. Either version had the hot key strokes, one could...
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