On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:48:55 -0700 "Scott (angrykeyboarder)"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Gutsy shipped with a *non-final* release of The GIMP (2.4 RC3, to be
>specific).
>
>In situations of this type (my) logic would dictate that Gutsy would be
>updated (gutsy-updates?) with the Final version soon
John Richard Moser spake thusly on 218814416 ::
> OK, I had issues with bittorrent recently. Changing my tune.
>
Whew! For a moment there you had me thinking you believe BitTorrent was
the greatest thing since sliced bread...
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I've never used an O
Gutsy shipped with a *non-final* release of The GIMP (2.4 RC3, to be
specific).
In situations of this type (my) logic would dictate that Gutsy would be
updated (gutsy-updates?) with the Final version soon after it's release
(rather than leave users with an unfinished product in main).
As this has
Op dinsdag 06-11-2007 om 22:38 uur [tijdzone +], schreef Caroline
Ford:
> They don't tell you they block it until you have it installed.
Which means they broke the contract, and you don't have to stay with
them for a year...
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While this is not yet a major issue since the majority of users still choose
Ubuntu expressly over Windows or Mac (and realize what they're getting
into), there are several problems inherent with Ubuntu's growing popularity.
One of these is that less technical users may purchase off-the-shelf
softw
Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> The error checking in the TCP/IP layer is usually sufficient, but not
> always. The checksum is short enough (32 bits, if I remember correctly)
> that errors can creep in. I have had it happen at least once to me.
> Unfortunately, the errors are more likely the more you down
Lots of your ideas have been discussed at the UDS last week. Furthermore
you should consider that running Windows apps also opens the door to
viruses and worms.
Perhaps we could perform a ClamAV scan before running a Windows
application?
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Greg K Nicholson escribió:
> Is a compatibility layer (like Wine) to run Mac OS X programs on Linux
> feasible? Does one already exist?
>
> It seems to me, the uneducated layman, that it should be *easier* to
> make a Mac compatibility layer (“Mine”?) than one for Windows since: OS
> X is Unix-
On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 19:26 -0500, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> As a rule, developers aren't terribly impressed by version numbers. What
> problem are you
> having that you think this would fix and that is severe enough to warrant a
> stable release
> update?
Really seems like a gutsy-backports c
I hadn't considered the malware aspect, but running any program not in the
official repos opens that door. Running wine apps may actually be safer
since wine never needs root access (the whole win filesystem is contained in
the user's home directory). It could still do a lot of damage though, so
th
Is a compatibility layer (like Wine) to run Mac OS X programs on Linux
feasible? Does one already exist?
It seems to me, the uneducated layman, that it should be *easier* to
make a Mac compatibility layer (“Mine”?) than one for Windows since: OS
X is Unix-like, Darwin is open source (so less re
Evan escribió:
> I hadn't considered the malware aspect, but running any program not in
> the official repos opens that door. Running wine apps may actually be
> safer since wine never needs root access (the whole win filesystem is
> contained in the user's home directory). It could still do a l
On 11/9/07, Greg K Nicholson wrote:
> Is a compatibility layer (like Wine) to run Mac OS X programs on Linux
> feasible? Does one already exist?
If you have a powerpc machine, the MacOnLinux (1) virtual layer
may be useful for many applications (although using alternate virtual
machines may be
On Nov 8, 2007 8:45 PM, Nicolas Alvarez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Do you consider helping DDoS a website being "a lot of damage"? I do.
>Connecting to an IRC server to wait for instructions from the botnet
>master and sending requests to a website is something any normal user
>can do.
Sorry, I w
On Thursday 08 November 2007 20:15, Evan wrote:
> While this is not yet a major issue since the majority of users still
> choose Ubuntu expressly over Windows or Mac (and realize what they're
> getting into), there are several problems inherent with Ubuntu's growing
> popularity. One of these is th
Scott Kitterman spake thusly :
> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:48:55 -0700 "Scott (angrykeyboarder)"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Gutsy shipped with a *non-final* release of The GIMP (2.4 RC3, to be
>> specific).
>>
>> In situations of this type (my) logic would dictate that Gutsy would be
>> updated
On Thursday 08 November 2007 22:58, Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:
> Scott Kitterman spake thusly :
> > On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:48:55 -0700 "Scott (angrykeyboarder)"
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Gutsy shipped with a *non-final* release of The GIMP (2.4 RC3, to be
> >> specific).
> >>
> >>
Daniel T. Chen spake thusly:
> On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 19:26 -0500, Scott Kitterman wrote:
>> As a rule, developers aren't terribly impressed by version numbers. What
>> problem are you
>> having that you think this would fix and that is severe enough to warrant a
>> stable release
>> update?
>
Am Donnerstag, den 08.11.2007, 20:58 -0700 schrieb Scott
(angrykeyboarder):
>
> None that would "interest" [some Ubuntu] developers, I suppose
You should get used to talk about facts. To support your request you
could for example write to the GIMP authors or contact them on IRC and
ask if the
Am Freitag, den 09.11.2007, 02:24 +0100 schrieb Sebastian Heinlein:
> Lots of your ideas have been discussed at the UDS last week. Furthermore
> you should consider that running Windows apps also opens the door to
> viruses and worms.
>
> Perhaps we could perform a ClamAV scan before running a Win
Am Freitag, den 09.11.2007, 11:12 +0900 schrieb Emmet Hikory:
> If you have a powerpc machine, the MacOnLinux (1) virtual layer
> may be useful for many applications (although using alternate virtual
> machines may be as convenient). If you have an x86 machine, there are
> a number of virtual
On 11/9/07, Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:
> Scott Kitterman spake thusly :
> > On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:48:55 -0700 "Scott (angrykeyboarder)" wrote:
> >> Gutsy shipped with a *non-final* release of The GIMP (2.4 RC3, to be
> >> specific).
> >>
> >> In situations of this type (my) logic would dictat
Am Donnerstag, den 08.11.2007, 20:40 -0500 schrieb Evan:
> I hadn't considered the malware aspect, but running any program not in
> the official repos opens that door. Running wine apps may actually be
> safer since wine never needs root access (the whole win filesystem is
> contained in the user's
On 11/9/07, Sebastian Heinlein wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 09.11.2007, 11:12 +0900 schrieb Emmet Hikory:
> > If you have a powerpc machine, the MacOnLinux (1) virtual layer
> > may be useful for many applications (although using alternate virtual
> > machines may be as convenient). If you have an
Scott Kitterman spake thusly:
>
> If you want to install software simply because it has a different version
> number, you are clearly interested in different things than I am.
Indeed. I'm interested in Musical Theatre, Commercial Aviation and R&B
Music. How about you?
> You are
> quite welco
Sebastian Heinlein spake thusly:
> Am Donnerstag, den 08.11.2007, 20:58 -0700 schrieb Scott
> (angrykeyboarder):
>> None that would "interest" [some Ubuntu] developers, I suppose
>
> You should get used to talk about facts.
As I implied previously my internet probably doesn't coincide with th
Emmet Hikory spake thusly:
> On 11/9/07, Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:
>> Scott Kitterman spake thusly :
>>> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:48:55 -0700 "Scott (angrykeyboarder)" wrote:
Gutsy shipped with a *non-final* release of The GIMP (2.4 RC3, to be
specific).
In situations of thi
On 11/9/07, Scott (angrykeyboarder) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...
>
>
> For some strange reason I'd rather have a final release of a program
> rather than a beta or a release candidate. I'm weird like that.
>
Release candidates (especially later ones) tend to be nearly identical
to the actual rele
Christopher Halse Rogers spake thusly:
> On 11/9/07, Scott (angrykeyboarder) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ...
>>
>> For some strange reason I'd rather have a final release of a program
>> rather than a beta or a release candidate. I'm weird like that.
>>
> Release candidates (especially later ones)
Evan spake thusly:
>less technical users may purchase
> off-the-shelf software written for Win/Mac and expect it to run [in Ubuntu].
Surely, you just...
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