Comments on: Video: Rock The Dock http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/dock/ There's No Place Like /Home Sat, 12 May 2012 20:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/dock/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 Dan Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:24:27 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=614#comment-1486 @Larry A - It's a very emotive subject which you obviously feel strongly about. I don't think Mono brings any massively new development options to Linux developers and I'm a former .NET developer from the Windows side. There are other options like Java, C++ and so on. I've said many times that I'm agnostic about Mono, I don't think it's quite the ticking timebomb people make it out to be and at the same time I'm not developing with Mono or actively seeking out Mono apps. I just install the apps I like and which serve a purpose for me. Gnome Do happens to be one of those. I don't think it's integral to Gnome though and I also don't think it had to be developed in Mono, it could be written in anything. It doesn't bother me that it is Mono and I'm not in the Boycott Novell camp, just as I'm not in the MS/Novell deal supporters camp either. I think the issues are far too complicated to just be dealt with by vitriol and religious hatred from either side. We need a proper balanced examination of the situation. I'm not convinced MS can win a patent case on Mono just as they will fail in their Tom Tom case, they're already taking a hammering. It's all about FUD for them and I think the fact they've tried to take legal action my be their undoing, they have to prove they have something now and stop bullshitting everyone. In short, they can't. We can't be complacent but it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom either. Thanks for reading and thanks for the comment @Larry A – It’s a very emotive subject which you obviously feel strongly about. I don’t think Mono brings any massively new development options to Linux developers and I’m a former .NET developer from the Windows side. There are other options like Java, C++ and so on. I’ve said many times that I’m agnostic about Mono, I don’t think it’s quite the ticking timebomb people make it out to be and at the same time I’m not developing with Mono or actively seeking out Mono apps. I just install the apps I like and which serve a purpose for me. Gnome Do happens to be one of those. I don’t think it’s integral to Gnome though and I also don’t think it had to be developed in Mono, it could be written in anything. It doesn’t bother me that it is Mono and I’m not in the Boycott Novell camp, just as I’m not in the MS/Novell deal supporters camp either. I think the issues are far too complicated to just be dealt with by vitriol and religious hatred from either side. We need a proper balanced examination of the situation. I’m not convinced MS can win a patent case on Mono just as they will fail in their Tom Tom case, they’re already taking a hammering. It’s all about FUD for them and I think the fact they’ve tried to take legal action my be their undoing, they have to prove they have something now and stop bullshitting everyone. In short, they can’t. We can’t be complacent but it doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom either. Thanks for reading and thanks for the comment

]]> By: larry a http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/dock/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 larry a Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:26:29 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=614#comment-1477 Oh great, another one of those Gnome apps that needs the insidious Mono. Why.... WHY? This isnt some extension but an integral part of Gnome. Whistling by the graveyard is a rather risky proposition considering NovellSoft VP de Icaza refuses to even discuss whether other distros benefit the same protection as Novell developers do. Byfield I believe asked him but that aint coming. If Microsoft came after something as meaningless as FAT, how much do you think something as tempting as Mono in the heart of one of the Gnu-Linux desktops will be? If Mono was a cure for cancer, we could maybe talk but it doesnt bring anything new to the table yet is a potential minefield and is controlled by a group working for a company that has NO QUALMS feeding the Microsoft FUD machine. Youre not gonna tell me that Gnome Doo HAD to be done in Mono? No need for a trojan horse when you leave the door wide open. Oh great, another one of those Gnome apps that needs the insidious Mono.

Why…. WHY?

This isnt some extension but an integral part of Gnome.

Whistling by the graveyard is a rather risky proposition considering NovellSoft VP de Icaza refuses to even discuss whether other distros benefit the same protection as Novell developers do.
Byfield I believe asked him but that aint coming.
If Microsoft came after something as meaningless as FAT, how much do you think something as tempting as Mono in the heart of one of the Gnu-Linux desktops will be?

If Mono was a cure for cancer, we could maybe talk but it doesnt bring anything new to the table yet is a potential minefield and is controlled by a group working for a company that has NO QUALMS feeding the Microsoft FUD machine.
Youre not gonna tell me that Gnome Doo HAD to be done in Mono?

No need for a trojan horse when you leave the door wide open.

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/dock/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 Dan Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:22:25 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=614#comment-1425 Thanks :) That video was recorded in .ogv format and uploaded to Blip.tv as Ogg Theora. You can download the source Ogg file if you like with Blip, it even has the option to switch modes and embed the file. That's one of the reasons I use it. I hope it gives people the choice. I use Flash here by default because it's the only way most people can see it at the moment and I want to show people who don't use Free Software yet how cool it is. It's pointless preaching to the converted all the time ;) Thanks :) That video was recorded in .ogv format and uploaded to Blip.tv as Ogg Theora. You can download the source Ogg file if you like with Blip, it even has the option to switch modes and embed the file. That’s one of the reasons I use it. I hope it gives people the choice. I use Flash here by default because it’s the only way most people can see it at the moment and I want to show people who don’t use Free Software yet how cool it is. It’s pointless preaching to the converted all the time ;)

]]> By: Barry Williams http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/dock/comment-page-1/#comment-1423 Barry Williams Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:49:53 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=614#comment-1423 Nice freedom hating video :). I hope to see future screen casts maybe even using firefox's new embedded ogg (only currently in firefox 3.1+ or should I say 3.5 now) I am using 3.6a1 from http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/ no installation necessary just download the tar and extract somewhere then run ./firefox although make sure firefox is not running or it opens up another instance of firefox 3.0.7 it seems thats if you want to try it out. Then just embed the video using the following tag to be honest the embedded player still has some bugs to work out like it takes ages if you want to skip within the window and there is not a full screen option but it's getting there. Nice freedom hating video :) .
I hope to see future screen casts maybe even using firefox’s new embedded ogg (only currently in firefox 3.1+ or should I say 3.5 now) I am using 3.6a1 from http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/ no installation necessary just download the tar and extract somewhere then run ./firefox although make sure firefox is not running or it opens up another instance of firefox 3.0.7 it seems thats if you want to try it out. Then just embed the video using the following tag to be honest the embedded player still has some bugs to work out like it takes ages if you want to skip within the window and there is not a full screen option but it’s getting there.

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