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Mar 14 2010 on content xpro76 dark |
-very good balance between black and grey.
-very nice silver edges
This is definitely elite theme!!!
Thank you very much!! <3 |
|  | | Re: Stallmann wants control GNOME
Mar 3 2010 on group No FSF! |
Ugh, its been a while since I posted to this group. Fri13 (sorry cannot reply to your post, no reply link), I hope you can still read my comment.
So you are saying Stallman is preventing freedom, because he prevents sheep jumping off the fence, walking away from the ranch, limiting choice to staying inside, telling lies about wolves(yes god lied to man, didn't he?).
Anyway this is a reaction of the GNOME founder:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2009-December/msg00102.html
The truth is RMS limit is freedom, and Miguels freedom means a limit. We should limit ourselves to limit our freedom. No, everyone should be free to do what he want, hey gimme my gun!
A wolf will always tell sheep, they need each other, until another wolf joins and they three carry out "democratic" decision, whats for the dinner. Keeping opensource software as a sheep for proprietary wolves, way to go Miguel!
Someone didn't understood something I think. Opensource isnt addition to proprietary in form of a meat. It is self-proficient, concurrent, different form of IT, that separates information from property. You are viewing software in categories of public and private property. You cannot apply this to information. It isn't wolf to sheep relation like many want it to see. It is human to dinosaur relation. MS, soon to be found in museums. Very possibly together with BSD, since a)great part is eaten-out(and being eaten-out) by macosx b)BSD people worrying about blobs recently. Peaceful coexistence and sharing, Blob the wolf says.
From all my experience prior to linux, I have seen usable software that is: closed source, proprietary, free. Choose any two of three. The nice open projects as that either get consumed by the time they are usable, or are kept in some form that is only usable either for internal-use-only and/or with payed closed additions. Opensource does not belong to this!
We even have this awesome dual form of light/opensource // premium/proprietary for several project. Something very weird and stupid. Do fix our bugs for us for free thank you! Crapware is the only possible definition of this. Made by people which never really understood how foss is supposed to work.
Yes, Im using my brain, always. But every time I read RMS speeches, they resonate in my mind as incredibly wise,realistic and altruistic; albeit very critical sometimes (not that lovely smiley fatty Gates&Balmer AG, ugh WGA wont hurt you! In fact you need it! We will WGA your children's genome for free too! Aint he investing into human genome research already? Teh Microsoft Way). Where RMS insists on carry conscious decisions, Bill and Co whisper on sweet future, exploiting ages of anti-human research(marketing).
You buy product, you happy. You buy product, you happy. Smile! :)
Ive already expressed my attitude to this discussion, but there is one more thing Id like to mention. Russians say, a holy place is never empty. You kill god, devil takes his place. You decide who is who, just try not to miss. |
| | | Re: bugs
Mar 1 2010 on group |
I remember very clearly, you couldn't create folders in Windows ME explorer.
You could move, copy or remove them, but not create.
Bills dream world I suggest, only he can create, other not.
The hackish solution is to copy existing folder, delete its contents and rename. |
| | | Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: And the alternative is...?
Dec 4 2009 on group No FSF! |
Although I appreciate the informations you gave, I must admit there was nothing new to me. Kernel is critical OS processes like sheduling, semaphores and conflict resolution, resources management and IO usually running in zero ring if permitted by cpu architecture or via emulation; and all other stuff running in other, less privileged space.
The whole idea of separation based on weither kernel modules are linked at compile time or at runtime using dedicated mechanisms is not worthy any attention. If you compile it runtime and know what you will need, the whole house will run much faster compared to runtime detection and management, because there is not much to deside and manage at the time of operation. Sometimes that can be very critical, google for windows nt video driver perfomance trouble. On the contrary, if you dont know what hw will "suddenly appear", mono may not run at all.This are simply different concepts which bring different results, none of them is right. Linux has a built-in possibility of runtime kernel module attachments, so its much more hybrid. Word which basically means "it is what you want it to be". Go forth, strip it of all modules and add hardware detection and attachting logic and you have a micro kernel.
If I allow myself to cut down all that from what you said above, the only reasoning that is left is: GNU is bad, GNU wants to control you, GNU wants to restrict you to their licenses.
Fine, I have no problem with this, write your own license, maintain it, define rights protection. I wish you very much luck with this(no sarcasm). There were a lof of attempts to do so and they still persist. Whole of which results in open systems being constantly held loosing, underdeveloped crap or important parts of them going proprietary or no longer developed.
This is the situation which GPL is designed to prevent. Just because the technology is MUCH bigger thing with much much wider impact radius on the whole society than patented child bike. Googlevideo "revolutionOS".
Linus is not a chief of linux kernel, which he said to his indian collegues in film "the code"(googlevideo). He is the original author and highly respected professional. GNU slash Linux issue is also covered there with interviews from Stallman and Linus. FSF is an organization devoted only to prevention source close-down, because of role information plays in this age. I mean, before trying to accuse someone, why not put yourself into his shoes and understand his reasoning? Does Stallman drive ferrari or runs slavery sect? Does he get payed for what he does? Does he appretiate GNU put infront of Linux for what he has done and still does(he has a blog & rss feed btw)? Definate yes from me. GNU is evil, it will steal your source, it will close it down and earn money, it will enslave whole planet. The whole discussion in this group is just as pathetic as its name. Feel free to start "Not-so-free Software Foundation".
FYI, no, I'm not RMS and not working with him, not even slightly. |
| | | Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: And the alternative is...?
Nov 28 2009 on group No FSF! |
I have never published code directly to FSF, so Im not informed that FSF removes you as author from your work or implements GPL license differently or that you cant relicense your own work later to other free license. But I also never met the case where person would like to do his code as GPL for only purpose for others to debug it and then close it,..
It would be nice if you would provide links to licensing for comparsion, FSF vs KDE. I searched, but was unable to find the infos. :(
Besides GNU is very old and I dont expect them to change freedom protection. All 3 licenses have constantly improved it. See also http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html, paragraph 14.
Yes, Im aware of gNewSense(as result of Debian including binary blobs into mainsteam) and UTUTO. They are both awesome.
Personally I would switch to them or use my current ones(Debian, Arch) if:
1) I wouldnt be in need of accelerated hardware OpenGL v3+(Ati did something in that direction, but seems to abadon that, Novel does FOSS ati drivers; shame on ATI!). Nvidia at least does it properly, but everything is closed down for the reason their driver is crossplatform and releasing it for linux would mean opening it for windows. Which is kind of weak explanation :/ I still would buy opensource accel. 3D card, if it emerges.
2) Flash. Gnash does something, albeit with swfdec. But the guiltiness lies on Google(owners of youtube) for not keeping flash version to at least minimum supported by gnash(7 or 8). And I await W3 to include capabilities similar to flash in upcoming open standart which would eliminate the need for it(HTML5 afaik, not sure).
(3) Im not using Wifi, but some reported issues with broadcom-based devices. Broadcom simply refused opening them. You know, they like to spy on you and make you enjoy bugs.
As you see BOTH scenarios share something similar: Im forced to use them, because they have placed themself in monopolistic position. One in 3D, currently no alternative, other in Web2.0, currently no alternative.
But if we would take fair market, I would use opensource for the reasons I mentioned in previous post. |
| | | Re: Re: Re: Re: And the alternative is...?
Nov 27 2009 on group No FSF! |
GPL3 is much better, as it makes sure no technical measure would prevent running same modified code on same hardware.
I dont understand you regarding the GNU project. Yes, if you write for GNU project(gnu toolchain) and your patches get accepted, your code becomes part of gnu project(isn't it something you wanted?) and you,and information on your patch, are added to the list of authors. It would be same is you writing for KDE or GNOME project. You are writing for them, dont you? You dont loose your authorship to your patch, but you loose the possiblity to OWN, since it OWN equals PREVENT. And I dont see any point to PREVENT other people from using code, unless: 1) you want to keep it only for yourself. 2) you want to sell it.
GPL prohibits code trade(code copy for the purpose of making money and preventing others to do so), but explicitly allows coding for money.
Thats right, "intellectual property" as some sort of patenting several bytes is disallowed. But it does not remove ownership or copyright as an author. So if anycorp integrates GPL code written by YOU, they violate YOUR copyright, and FSF can help protect you, because they are authors of GPL. Big OPEN Brother. If you dont accept this, there are Creative Commons licenses(CC), one of which is similar to GPL, BUT if someone brakes it, YOU will be there alone. Personally I cannot image the author of USB input patch go on microsoft alone, just because they have copied his code. He wont win, bcs he is too small.
Speaking on GNU project, if you dont want to implement it as a patch, you can make it your own stand alone project and it will exist as a separate entity of open code. Which can make into other open code at any time, thats the sense of being open.
Regarding GNU/Linux thing is whole different story. GNU is "a much bigger project - as Linus once said", yet they could not implement the kernel, which is much smaller project but no less important. GNU is a toolchain, Linux is kernel. You can have a Linux kernel with BSD toolchain, or BSD kernel with GNU toolchain. Or Hurd kernel with GNU toolchain. I personally dont understand why linus separates linux from GNU, but its his right because he IS the author.
BTW if you would implement linux kernel with BSD toolchain, it would be BSD/linux. Since BSD has kernel and toolchain with matching names, it is refered simply as BSD. =) |
| | | Re: Re: And the alternative is...?
Nov 27 2009 on group No FSF! |
I dont understand this.
There always been "public domain" license, which is an absence of license. Any software which is in public domain can be manipulated, renamed, stolen authorship, relicensed, taken into closed source. The problem is, this does not prevent anyone from claiming this code, joining and starting to make money out of this as if it was his own. Such software will keep microsoft and any similar monopolistic license and patent lovers on top. It helps them. If this is the sort of freedom you promote, you can happily start writing and publishing using this. You will never be credited and you work will be stolen by some Bill and integrated into his OS. It will produce anarchy-like freedom like in Zoo cage - a conglomirate of several mighty grunts which keep everyone down by the law of brute force. And if you want to prevent this, you have to have similar force, but which is OPEN to you AS LONG AS YOU are OPEN to it. Which in essence is GPL(v3).
Just fyi, there is zlib and BSD-like licenses, whose only restriction is to keep the authorship bound to original author, along with this note. But they do not prevent code lockdown/integration/assimilation(is this your code? rly? can you prove it?). MS-like systems profit from BSD code no way less than from public domain/licenseless code.
Richard Stallman is an exceptionally altruistic human, who cares about future and who understands importance of informational technology.If it wasnt Stallman, we'd already be paying huge licensing fees for the products we dont really need, but which have placed themself as life-essentual, and which spy and control us without any possibility for us to fight back or even to DETECT it.
You have played Valves Portal or Bullfrogs Syndicate Wars? This are good examples.
So please study the subject before you issue such claims. Im proud to have linux in my router, which come with GPL license; and in my Toshiba 42" TV, which has GPL license drawn on 107 cm screen.
Because only if you KNOW and can PROVE, you can be safe. Trust is a weakness. |
| | | Microsoft will never change.
Nov 14 2009 on group |
Microsoft is simply much different thing. They have this "product" vision, which means they are creators and they should lookup for ppl needs(or group the needs, to target specific things), and upon research and development start selling.
However nowadays we have much more perverted thing.
Any company is interested in low cost production and high selling costs & amounts.
Market(which in essence is big group of ppl with same needs) analysis has mutated into customer teaching and active zombification. It is much harder to research groups and filter the essence. It is much easier is to make people believe that they ARE WRONG ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED, BUT NEED WHAT YOU TELL THEM. Company knows better what you want, not you.
Also company makes sure it is the only one present or its technology is exlusive(patenting). Combine this statement with previous and you get high selling volumes.
Now add low-paid cheap indians and you get low production costs. You get whole idea?
This is not specific to MS. This is seen very often at food industry - genetically modified, barely researched soyabeans that are spread as emulsifier on many sorts of brakery and even found in meat. Adding tasteless soya removes aroma, its often seen in combination with glutomate(or taste intensifier) chemical. Both are cancer provoking and genome destroyers. But wait, whats about animals? They are massgrown, packed together in large halls, where they can barely move and feed with hormones(you stil wonder about fat american and recently european population?), because no animal can grow healthy and have quality muscle mass in such conditions and at such desired rate(several years max). I bet some even get glasses and watch green grass :) Now compare that garbage to wild species. Yes, cook yourself and know what you buy. Much cheaper than doctor and graveman troubles.
But now specific on ms. Ms always looks at its OS as a product(just like any corporation did, be it AT&T or Sun). Because its source of their income it is highly protected. But with apples it is different, as with code. If you take and apple you can consume it or leave. However you can double the code with no effort as such. And it is good, it is its nature. However now we have a situation where CUSTOMER EQUALS POTENTUAL "THIEF". You have copy protection and restrictions. As a result you have overpaying for things you dont need, having no choice but to upgrade(and pay again), loss of privacy, loss of personality, high vulnerability. Whole branch is heavily slowed down by patents and restrictions.
How what RMS really did, is to say code has a nature that should be free. But material nature is different. Remember apples and code? You should donate/pay/sponsor creation, but results should be open and free for everyone.
This is something that is not compatible with microsoft policy. Look 80% of their team, which is marketing department has to be removed... Because there will be no need for it, since people will state their wishes(internet allows this globally very easily, at pretty zero cost).
Indian team :) will have to transform into ... independant developers... wtf?:) And will have to compete with other programmers on same basis(no restrictions to others in form of closed source or patenting, same payment).
Well. IBM does this already.
Do you really think YOU need microsoft? :)
Just throw it into the trashcan. |
| | | Re: Windows situation in Russia
Oct 13 2009 on group |
Sorry this is not very true. Things now are much better than before, I have a lot of russian friends that use linux.
Microsoft is now trying to fight illegal copies of win in russia too, leading for example to process "State against village teacher Ponosov". Ponosov installed numerous "illegal" copies on educational pcs, since this process was normal in Russia. Now he promotes Linux in educational systems.
Overall Linux russian community is professional and largely present. Look for example at linuxforum.ru, linux.org.ru(LOR).
1C was previously publishing its system - the server part, on linux. It recently decided to develop client part(desktop) in linux as well, forced by massive changes in russia. But 1C is commercial, russian state wants one trusted commercial firm to implement such electronic system, because it thinks it is most optimal and organized way. Which is actually not, because 1C is highly commercial and does NOT like opensource. There is a free project to implement opensource solution - "Ananas" - recursive to Ananas is Not 1C.
This is same situation that Germany currently has with ministry of finances, where Elster being closed source controlls all and all software is commercial. Opensource developer recently developed a programm to submit your finance data as well. However he reviealed that system is VERY BADLY implemented and easy to hack.
I want to point out, that transmitting and using financial data via closed source is NOT SAFE THING. Security by obscurity NEVER WORKS. What works is clearness and strong encryptions.
As of gaming, linux currently has very high potentual in both running unative games as well as having good native ones.
I dont know, Im russian, I use linux only and find it best OS for desktop I have ever used. |
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