Category Archives: Programming
GNOMEs Git
I never understood, why GNOME switched to yet another client/server based revision control (SVN) back then. But who was I to tell them that much more is possible. I aint the coder. Anyway if I reas this from the new … Continue reading
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GNOME: Oh dear, here they come again
I was hopeful to see some major changes in GNOME Topaz (3.0). But now I have quickly viewed the discussions on the marketing list. Especially those threads: GNOME Marketing Strategy (Was Audiences), Paul Cutler GNOME 3.0 slogans, Michael Hasselmann PLEASE … Continue reading
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tag based working ? 1 ?
The more I do with TAGS in blogs and in microblogging and with bookmarks the more I think this could be a way to work with a lot more. One problem we face when working with keywords is the selection … Continue reading
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Fedora Community
Max Spevack hold a talk about the Fedora Community on 2009 FOSDEM. Which I suggest you listen first before reading on: Essentially I think Max grabbed the “Community” at the wrong handle. He elaborated a lot about how Red Hat … Continue reading
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Another Online Desktop Idea
GNOME has its vision of what a online desktop should be. I have another. The idea is to find a replacement for: VPN network access XDMCP graphical logins SSH logins etc. My idea – and I am sure I am … Continue reading
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In need of a major new GNOME panel
I suggest that people start working on an alternative GNOME panel now. I have seen some suggestions on a GNOME wiki page, but I think most directions are very wrong. Like what you see here: Essentially these are imitations of … Continue reading
Filed under Browser, Free Software, GNOME, Linux, OpenBSD, Programming, Technology
Will Jabber be the new HTTP?
Jabber is geting more and more attention these days – as most freemail providers provide it also as a chat protocol and integration into different web software advances I tend to think that it might become THE internet protocol. Why … Continue reading
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Software philosophy
I recently stumbled upon a statement mentioning that OpenBSD is living a developers culture meaning that they fix things for themselves ratherthan for an abstract user. I had to think about this for a while. I think this is not … Continue reading
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Make runtime executables with VisualWorks
Hi, to all those who are doing the the WalkThrough PDF of Cincoms VisualWorks . I already thought I was dumb as I saw that on version 7.5 my version of stripped down helloworld (hello.im) never was stripped down. The … Continue reading
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