“I can’t heap enough praise on the interface. Simplicity is the watchword, and Thoggen gets it just right, presenting the user with the appropriate choices and working out the necessary details itself. Transcoding video is complicated, but Thoggen manages to make it simple. A lot of other apps could learn a lot from its design […]
It has been suggested that the parodies of Bill Gates in recent posts are unfair. I have been asked to imagine my face on such images. Why imagine, when we have The GIMP?
It has also been suggested that I go and “do something to make opensource competitive”. So, stay tuned for an interesting announcement from the […]
“[T]he GPL encourages, rather than discourages, free competition and the distribution of computer operating systems, the benefits of which directly pass to consumers. These benefits include lower prices, better access and more innovation.” — Judge John Daniel Tinder
Simos Xenitellis masterfully combines a bit of silly Ubuntu Fridge humour with Bill Gates hating on the children:
Metacity is a “boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios.”
But adding tools like Brightside and Devilspie to the mix is like strapping a rocket to your Cheerios box. They turn metacity from a lean, mean window managing machine into a lean, mean, […]
By jdub
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Tagged gnome
|
During FOSDEM I was interviewed about GNOME and Ubuntu by a Dutch online video magazine called Source21.nl. Not only was I wearing a collared shirt and jacket, but for some reason I had a very serious expression on my face for most of the interview. It might have been something to do with the very […]
I have enjoyed watching for a particular point in the time-based release cycles that I’ve been involved in over the past few years — the moment at which the community starts to talk about The Next Release. It generally pops up when developers discuss changes that have to be punted to The Next Release, due to the […]
By jdub
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Tagged ubuntu
|
I migrated to WordPress a while back, and posted a pretty lame redirection setup for Apache. Since that initial migration, I’ve migrated Pia to WordPress as well, watched my web stats, and tweaked the redirection rules. Of course, everyone’s pyblosxom install is a bit different, but these rules will get you 80% of the way, […]
“If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a broadband connection and have somebody there who can help support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can actually read the text and you’re not sitting there cranking the thing while you’re trying to type.” — Bill Gates
From a recent article on Heise, very cleverly translated by Google:
“The driving - and above all financing - strength behind Ubuntu is Mark of Shuttleworth, which a name as a space tourist on EAT YOURSELF made.”
I can assure Heise readers that Mark has better taste than to be an autophagist. Well, marginally better taste. But hey, if […]
By jdub
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Tagged ubuntu
|
