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No more Gimp for you little Joe

No more Gimp for you little Joe

When I first posted about the matter, most people’s reaction was LOL.

The we thought it was just a random proposal, never going to be approved. Well, according to OMGUbuntu’s do0d, the GIMP has just have been said bye bye …

Fedora’s new little friend

Fedora’s new little friend

Straight from the release notes of the recently released Fedora 12:

Gnote is installed by default in GNOME for this release replacing Tomboy. Gnote is a port of Tomboyfrom Mono to C++ and consumes …

Ubuntu – Mono = Chicken

Jo Shields has been kind enough to provide an Ubuntu (9.04) remix without Mono apps.

This is done by simply removing (without replacing in anyway) the offending packages.

Chicken Little Remix 9.04, AMD64 edition
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Chicken Little Remix is a modified copy of the Ubuntu “alternate” installer, with all packages relating to Mono removed from the image entirely. No [...]

One thing nobody told you about Mono

One thing nobody told you about Mono

I can’t really go on vacation without the world reminding me the day later how much I was right.

Just a few days later my dead easy 1 step proposal for Mono here it is, here we go.

So nice, really. This is not the end, and …

5 easy steps to flip a burger, 1 easy step to eat it

5 easy steps to flip a burger, 1 easy step to eat it

2009 may not be the year of Linux on the desktop, but surely can be appointed as the year of Mono.

David Siegel, creator of GnomeDo felt constructive enough to share 5 easy steps to create a viable alternative to Mono.

Create a mailing list where people …

Solang is in Ubuntu repositories now

Solang is in Ubuntu repositories now

Ironic announcement from Luca Falavigna to announce that Solang is now included in Ubuntu Karmic Koala repositories.
Ho deciso di scendere in campo…

Per partecipare alla crociata contro Mono. Il primo passo è fatto !
Translation:
I decided to step on …

Hands off the Gimp

Hands off the Gimp

Really, you wouldn’t dare..

rickspencer3 proposes pulling the gimp from the CD:

It takes up a lot of space that we need for couchdb, etc…
F-Spot has key features, like crop and red-eye removal
It’s a power user tool, users shouldn’t stumble into it

Discussion points …

Getting Gnote facts straight

Getting Gnote facts straight

In a thread on the ubuntu-devel mailing list, where Danny Picirillo asked to consider replacing Tomboy with Gnote, a long discussion followed. Ultimately Mackenzie brought up some points that the Gnote developer, …

Mono, here we go again

Mono, here we go again

Ok, Jo Shield decided to reply to the Linux Today invite. Other than some plausible technical points, some unuseful considerations on LinuxToday ad revenue (?!) and some even lower level whining, he brought up some interesting points about the licensing issues.

I’m commenting only those, because I don’t really think any technical point is that …

Linux Today’s editor invitation for Mono fans

Linux Today’s editor invitation for Mono fans

We’re in the flame season it seems. :-)

After a massive flame on a recent news, Carla Schroder invites Mono proponents to get their facts straight.
Ubuntu Is Driving Me Away struck some nerves yesterday, with 43 talkbacks and …

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