https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-desktop/2011-November/003467.html many lessons to be learned there *
38 articles Tag why world sucks and I rock
Rapache returns ?
Not without a certain pleasure I announce that I got Rapache fixed and working again. Rapache is a graphical user tool to help you configure Apache2. It allows easy creation of virtual name hosts and modules activation without prior knowledge of configuration files. I still have to mess with the packaging thing, and there are certain trade-offs, but anybody interested can finally download a working version. To install it run the following commands sudo apt-get …
Got diaspora
Diaspora is an open-source competitor of Facebook. Yesterday I got an invite and here’s how it looks: I’m frankly unimpressed. By the way, If you don’t want to take the burden of installing maybe I can help. I have 5 invites to share, just comment this post to get one. First arrived – first served. Be sure to use a valid email for your comment as I need that to send the invite. No more invites ! …
Google predictions for 2011 commentary
Google Operating System website, shared their predictions for Google’s 2011. Since probably nobody’s interested in knowing my thoughts on the matter I’m gonna share them anyways. Predictions for Google’s 2011 1. More free storage in Google Docs: at least 20 GB. Maybe. Nothing particularly exciting and probably not what they need to win the race over the online office suite. 2. A new HTML5 interface for Gmail that loads faster, stores email offline and integrates …
What is Google ChromeOS, I mean really ?
All this fuss about Google ChromeOS. Is it a threat to Microsoft ? Is it a threat to the Ubuntu ? (funny nobody wonders if that’s a threat to Apple, especially considering everything is a threat to Apple, even being able to take DRM free songs *out* of the freaking iPod) I’ll just assume you’ve already read the OMG ! ChromeOS Live Blog. Now, let’s examine extract some important points: 18:13: Netbooks incredibly popular; most people …
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 in favor of having just F-Spot to edit photos. The rationale is pretty much the same of what we seen in my the proposal: the general user doesn’t use it its user-interface is too complex …
Crying wolves
I am not sure if I should write about this or not. Reading the Ubuntu Planet today I noticed a post about sexism written by Melissa Drapper. Interestingly, she points as a subtle sign of sexism a post by Emgent, where he made her grandma try to crack a wireless network with the last version of a Python tool. I read it again. And again. Really ? It’s not that sexism isn’t a problem, but …
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 many concerns are still there, but I see it as a small step forward. And an important one. Also, not even time to beg Linux distributions to split …
MS makes everybody happy
In Europe Windows 7 will cost 41% to 100% more than in the US. Thanks to Microsoft for keeping everyone happy: MS can recover the cash from the last EU anti-trust bill Linux will get a big push The EU anti-trust will have new excuses for a new bill A new cycle begins ! Thanks Microsoft !
