jvervloet - Slashdot User

Comment So where can we download the source code? (Score 1) 320

by jvervloet on Tuesday November 17, 2009 @04:53AM (#30126978) Attached to: Microsoft Open Sources<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET Micro Framework

I don't find it on Codeplex. Maybe it's on Sourceforge ;-)

Comment Re:Different software appeals to different peopl (Score 3, Informative) 240

by jvervloet on Tuesday March 03, 2009 @12:16PM (#27052103) Attached to: Open Source Usability — Joomla! Vs. WordPress

Yes, Linux is a great OS, but it simply doesn't have photoshop or anything that compares to it. GIMP is a clumsy hack and is frankly like Paint in comparison.

Compared to Photoshop, Gimp might be like Paint, but compared to Paint, Gimp really is like Photoshop :-)

Gnome, KDE and Explorer have nothing on the frankly revolutionary changes Mac has seamlessly implemented in the last few years. There are a lot of poorly implemented whizbang features like Time Machine's GUI or Safari 4's Top Pages, but there are also features like Spotlight, Expose, the new stacks in the Dock, and Quick Look.

Maybe you can check out

Call me back when Linux works with my hardware out of the box

Call me back when you buy hardware that works with Linux. :-)

Submission + - Your GPS may be too trusting

Submitted by

mi

on Sunday April 22, 2007 @10:01AM

mi writes: "Many GPS devices today will try to scan the FM bands for traffic advisories in the area to display on their screens. The signals, however, are neither authenticated nor encrypted, and one can — with commonly available electronics — construct a device to broadcast bogus advisories. Possible codes range from "bullfight ahead" to "terrorist attack"..."

Feed Microsoft says Samsung can offer Linux (slashdot.org)

From feed by lcfeed on Thursday April 19, 2007 @10:13AM

Computerworld reported yesterday that Microsoft and Samsung have signed a new cross-patent protection agreement which specifically provides Samsung rights to any of the unspecified patents which Microsoft claims are being violated by Linux usage. In...

Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Released 590

Posted by kdawson on Thursday April 19, 2007 @09:51AM from the have-at-it dept.

Lots of readers told us about the official release of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn (screenshots here for Ubuntu and Kubuntu). Some readers report that the distribution servers are being hammered. Here is a review of Feisty Fawn. Reader LinuxScribe sends us to LinuxPlanet for the story on a pleasant Java surprise in the release.

Feed Reducing spam with OpenBSD and spamd (slashdot.org)

From feed by lcfeed on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @10:32AM

We all know about the rampant spam email problem. Nearly all of the potential solutions offered for it are based on the idea of the mail server receiving messages, classifying them as either spam or legitimate, and then processing further (deleting...

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