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xannenAfternoon guys!02:18
sagacixannen, http://www.joelp.me/blog/?feed=rss202:23
sagacibugger, wrong link02:23
sagacihttp://distrowatch.com/?newsid=0688802:23
sagacitrisquel02:23
xannenThanks sagaci.  :D02:24
sagacilooks to be the more updated ubuntu-like "totally free" distro02:25
xannenvery good to know. :D02:25
xannensagaci, is there another distro that you like beside ubuntu?02:27
sagaciif I had to use another one it'd be debian or pardus02:29
xannenby the way, has libreoffice superceded openoffice?02:30
sagaciyeah, well it's been forked but it's still relatively the same so far02:31
xannenI think in future openoffice is going to die.02:33
xannensagaci, did you like the 11.04 unity vs gnome?  and what do you think of the 11.10 unity so far?  i'm just reading up on unity now.02:37
sagacii've been using both, and unity on 11.10 or about 1-2months now. It's certainly unity upgraded, compared to the unity in natty02:38
xannencool.02:38
xanneni'm reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity02:38
sagacithere's been a fair bit of criticism but I doubt that many didn't use it for very long02:40
xanneni think the criticism came too early.  when Unity shipped with 11.04, it was not "fully" completed as Shuttleworth wanted it, and lacked features and flexibility.  I believe this is what people see as negative aspects.02:43
sagacithat's right02:43
sagaciI still think that unity isn't fully done, as for 11.10, but I'm pretty hopeful for 12.04 for it to be a complete experience02:45
xannenomg that's next year, i can't wait till next release, let alone next year.  haha.02:46
sagaciwell oneiric is in roughly 3-4 weeks02:48
xannenYeah.02:49
xannenWhat are you doing now sagaci?02:51
sagacibit more translation, just here and here 300 strings02:52
xannenHehe... I think it's stupid how english has country variation.02:56
xannenhey sagaci, are you there?07:26
sagaciyep07:27
* gorilla just booked in for LCA2012.07:28
xannenI'm just wondering, how do I find out what package version for package xyz in 11.10?  Specific, I want to know what eclipse package version is shipped in 11.10.  I tried the ppa for eclipse by Benjamin Drung, but it seem buggy.07:28
sagaciyou can try packages.ubuntu.com07:28
xannenthanks.07:29
sagacixannen, http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/eclipse07:29
xannenomg, it's only 3.5.2.  and i'm using 3.5.2 from 11.0407:31
sagacihmmm, mustn't have got an update07:34
sagacisince it's a pretty huge package07:34
xanneneclipse is current version: 3.7 -- http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/07:35
sagaciyeah but like python, I doubt they're always on the latest release07:35
sagacilatest !~= best to include07:36
xannenit's sad because openjdk is virtually up to date, and yet eclipse (primarily) is used by java developers don't get enough support.07:36
sagacimaybe try #ubuntu-java07:37
xannenokay, i'll go ask there if they have more up to date info.07:38
head_victimxannen: if you have no luck http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1690523 has details07:42
xannenthanks head_victim07:44
sagaciso looks like you should just manually install/put in your home dir07:45
xannenYeah I suppose I could.  But I like when it is properly integrated into the filesystem.07:46
xannenOn Unity, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity -- is going on a different tangent in terms of development to Gnome.07:49
sagaciyeah probably but it's still based on gnome 307:51
gorillaI wonder if Microsoft took noticed of Unity and decided to steal ideas for the Windows 8 interface :-P07:52
xannenYeah, I guess for now.  The impression at this stage is Gnome community and Unity development is likely to go separate ways, unless Gnome follow the philosophy and development of Unity.07:52
head_victimgorilla: well Apple stole "Launchpad"07:52
xannenHahaha...  I won't be surprise if they do.07:53
head_victimxannen: you're confusing gnome-shell and gnome.07:53
xannenUnity is open source, correct?07:53
xannenYeah, sorry, I mean gnome-shell.07:53
gorillaxannen: Yes (AFAIK), but Microsoft can't use it. They could it was BSD licensed.07:54
xannenI'm still reading on Unity.  But it appears to be so many contribution from various source: Qt , Gnome shell, OpenGL Nux, etc...07:54
xannenI haven't fully read the Licence behind Unity, is it under GPL or variation?07:55
xannenYep, GPL v3.07:55
gorillav3! Nice move.07:55
xannenWhat is new in v3?  It's first time I came across it, and just then, look at Unity Licence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity07:56
gorillaxannen: It is like the GPl that we know and love(some may love to hate it) but prevents the embedding of the software in a device and claiming that you are not distributing the software.07:59
xannenAh... Cool.07:59
xannenI'm still reading about it.07:59
gorillafair enough.. but it's easy to boil down into a few sentences :-)08:00
xannenYeah I know.  Wall of (legal) text crits xannen for 999999, xannen closes document window.  :D08:01
gorillahehe.. enjoy the read. I have read worse agreements.08:01
xannenI was reading Microsoft Bings Map TOS, and then read Google Maps TOS... And google was easier to understand.  Anyway, I contact Microsoft for further clarification.  And they won't rule anything in or out, even though my question was well written and easy to understand.  They won't answer my specification question unless I'm willing to pay for a consultation with them.08:03
gorillayeah... a bit silly. 08:04
gorillaxannen: I'm tracking a ballon called Horus 16 at the following address: http://spacenear.us/tracker/ Not a bad app.08:05
xannenI hope that one day, Map Services will be free.08:05
gorillaOpen Street Map is our best chance but need a physcial terrain underlay to go with it.08:06
xannenI felt sorry for "Happy Feet", he got coerced and nudge into the sea.  And only a limited time tracking put on him.  LOL08:06
gorillayeah it's  pity that the transponder failed.. could have given us a better picture of where penguins go and do.08:08
xannenWow... so many business trade legal review this year...08:13
head_victimgorilla: I wonder when they give up on the chase. will be interesting to see if it hits' Wagga ;)08:23
gorillahead_victim: they need to get the payload back!08:29
* head_victim watches it fly over the Pacific08:31
gorillawhat??08:32
gorillahead_victim: nice one. I was surprised that it moved so quickly :-)08:34
head_victimHah give it time ;)08:34
sagacihead_victim, you around?09:28
gorillasagaci: head_victim was last seen an hour ago.09:32
sagacithat's ok09:38
sagaciunrelated but here's a bitesize bug for anyone interested in getting into and fixing bugs/bug workflow - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/85311509:39
lubotu2Launchpad bug 853115 in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) "typo located in C/color-canshareprofiles.page:8(info/desc)" [Undecided,New]09:39
* benonsoftware might have a look at that night or tomarrow09:40
* benonsoftware just found out he can't fix it tonight09:41
sagaciit's trivial but it takes a bit to revise the steps09:41
benonsoftwareHow did you find it?09:41
sagaciwhile translating09:41
benonsoftwareAh09:41
sagacithere's a couple09:41
sagacibenonsoftware, probably a better one - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-style-qtcurve/+bug/85295709:42
lubotu2Launchpad bug 852957 in kde-style-qtcurve (Ubuntu) "typo in translation template qtcurve" [Undecided,New]09:42
sagacismaller download09:42
benonsoftwareShould I assigne it to me if I'm going to fix it?09:43
sagacibecause after you get the basics, you can go onto contributing large changes09:43
sagacilarger*09:43
benonsoftwareOk09:43
sagaciyeah, then you unassign after you've done/uploaded the branch09:43
benonsoftwareOk09:44
sagacibenonsoftware, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToFix -- most of that will apply but you don't need to rebuild/test the package since the change is so small and not obtrusive09:44
benonsoftwareOk09:45
benonsoftwareShould I also change it to fix in progress?09:46
sagaciyeah, that's fine, you can also add a comment if you want09:46
benonsoftwareWhat info should I but in the comment?09:47
benonsoftwareput809:48
benonsoftwareput*09:49
sagaciHi, I'll try to have a go at fixing this bug. This is my first bug but I'll follow the advice on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToFix and ask any questions if I find any problems09:49
sagacisomething like that09:49
sagaciI'll be back later09:49
xannenwow... ubuntu 8.04 has such a very long term support.  LOL09:53
benonsoftware:)09:53
xannenI'm glad that ubuntu is now doing "rolling" support.09:53
benonsoftware:)09:54
xannenlol @ Mr Smiley09:54
head_victimWhat do you mean rolling support? Ubuntu has had the same release pattern since the start09:55
xannenAs in, the support period is more limited, compared to the past.  And support for ubuntu is more focus for later release version.09:56
head_victimNope, support periods are identical.09:57
head_victimI think you're confusing Long Term Support (LTS) releases with normal ones.09:57
xannenYeah, that's what I mean.  11.04 is supposedly be a LTS, is it not?  But it is that does not seem to be the case.09:59
benonsoftwarehead_victim: Can you see the file sagaci was talking about in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-style-qtcurve/+bug/852957 though Loggerhead?10:00
lubotu2Launchpad bug 852957 in kde-style-qtcurve (Ubuntu) "typo in translation template qtcurve" [Undecided,New]10:00
xannenhead_victim, you just made a boo boo in translation.  :P  LOL10:00
xannenBack on Unity, it is written with Qt and QML, but will be release as Free, like GPL and the like?10:05
head_victimxannen: where?10:17
xannenhead_victim, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity ; see Development Section10:18
head_victimI didn't translate that10:18
xannenOh... I was making reference to lubotu2 comment, it was a joke.  10:19
head_victimAhh ok10:22
xannengorilla, are you there?10:35
gorillaxannen: yeah. I'm hear.10:35
xannenIn terms of most free-ness, which licence provides that: LGPL or GPL ?10:36
gorillaLGPL is more for libraries and the like. But I have never compared the two side by side for the real differences.10:39
xannenI was just looking at Qt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_%28framework%29 ; and it seem that Open source Qt can be either GPL or LGPL, but proprietary only give LGPL. 10:40
xannenC++ syntax annoys me so much.  LOL10:41
jargonfactoryxannen: use python; be happy.11:59
jargonfactory\o.11:59
jargonfactorythis place used to have so many users couple of years back. orly, dns, elk were few i remember from back then :-)12:05
xannenhi jargon12:09
jargonfactoryyo12:09
xannennah, i'll stick to C++ or Java. :P12:11
jargonfactoryheh. well, what part of C++ annoys you anyway?12:11
xannengarbage collection :D12:14
xannenand some syntax.12:14
xanneni am more use to syntax: Object o = new Object(); compare to: Object o();12:15
jargonfactoryahh automatic memory management thingy or proper gc?12:15
jargonfactorylast time i checked it, C++ didn't do gc but I could be wrong.12:16
xannenany...  lol.  i have too much early exposure to Java and C#.  ahaha.  and going back to C/C++ feels painful.12:16
xannenyeah, C++ don't have Garbage collection.12:17
jargonfactorygreat12:18
sagacihead_victim, ping12:44
head_victimsagaci: about to head to bed mate, what can I do you for12:44
xannen!ping12:44
lubotu2another contentless ping... sigh...12:44
xannenlol12:44
head_victim!cookie12:45
lubotu2Wow! You're such a great helper, you deserve a cookie!12:45
sagacihead_victim, http://paste.ubuntu.com/692273/ does that make sense to you , in sense, I did that for ben for a bug, to show workflow12:45
head_victimLooks ok, I've never done the process though so not 100%12:46
sagacido you know how long pastes are retained?12:47
head_victimI'm being told "forever"12:50
sagacirighteo then12:50
sagacithanks12:50
head_victimNo worries, I'm off to bed, gotta be up in 5 hours again. Cheerio12:55
xannenGood night head_victim.12:55

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