... Hi Shlomi, can you please tell us a bit about this "CMake", of which I have to admit I never heard? What makes it better than autoconf (forget automake, I...
... The whole idea of Autoconf's "m4-generating-Bourne-shell setup" is that the result (the bourne shell) can run on any computer without needing to install...
Hi all! All hail my new sig. I replaced my old one that was mis-understood in several ways due to being taken out of its original context. ... Bourne shell...
The talkback http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/top_4_internet_flame_wars_ +around_free_software#comment-76576 of an article about four famous Free...
Omer Zak
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Aug 17, 2008 3:16 pm
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... This URL is broken into two. Here's the correct, unbroken URL: ...
The comments below look to me to be of nitpicking nature. The important point of my original posting was that the religious wars are the Free Software...
Omer Zak
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Aug 17, 2008 5:16 pm
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... Indeed. However, it should be clear where the parallel ends: Competition between companies isn't just about you (as a company) being better than the ...
A) Introduction Several businesses engage in the practice of sending unsolicited E-mail advertising their goods to people, with whom there was prior business ...
Omer Zak
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Aug 18, 2008 10:21 am
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Hi all! According to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population Israel has a total of 100,000 English speakers. That makes...
The question is how do we define English speaker. If English speaker is defined as someone whose main language is English, maybe Wikipedia is right, although I...
... No, it's not. Reading from the first paragraph: {{{{{{{ This is a list of countries of the world sorted by the total English-speaking population in that...
Hi all! I wrote in my blog about shell variable injection: http://community.livejournal.com/shlomif_tech/14671.html Comments are welcome. Regards, Shlomi Fish ...
... The heading paragraph clearly says that this number should "include both native speakers and second language speakers of English.". So the figure "100,000"...
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/ten_easy_ways_attract_women_your_free_software_project One surprising suggestion is to prefer Web forums to mailing...
Omer Zak
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Sep 27, 2008 2:51 am
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Hi all! Recently I worked on the "Subversion Links" Greasemonkey script: http://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/bits-and-bobs/greasemonkey/grease.html I...
Hi all! I recently spotted a new shell called Squirrel Shell on Freshmeat.net: http://squirrelsh.sourceforge.net/ Here is my impression from it: 1. Doing the...
Didn't you forget the standard open source sentence "Release early release often"? It is probably a very early release and you should have wrote this to the ...
Hi Ori! Please separate paragraphs with an empty line, and avoid top-posting. ... "Release early, release often" does not mean "Release crap" or don't do ...
... My guess: It's A niche product. Don't use it, Shlomi - it's not for you. I'm surprised you even wasted your time on it, since you're evidently not a part...
Hi all! I uploaded a new riddle to the Math-Ventures section of my homepage: http://www.shlomifish.org/MathVentures/two-angels-and-two-gates.html It was...
Hello, This may be the opportunity to discuss a related issue: Are there are any impressions from the new Israeli registrars? Personally, I moved my domain to...
Eli Billauer
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Oct 25, 2008 11:04 pm
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... I've moved a couple of domains (python.org.il included) to LiveDNS. Their interface looks like it was designed by a newbie, and it's using ASP (GASP!) but...
http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/10/27/why-there-will-always-be-programmers/ Summary: Programmers are always needed, because big programs have lots of ...
Omer Zak
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Oct 31, 2008 12:29 am
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... Well, I never initiated large-scale projects on my own, just contributed to large-scale ( > 100K LOCs) projects that other people initiated. Well, first of...
... I certainly agree that code should be self documenting as much as possible. Sometimes even in line documentation in the form of comments, tends to stay out...
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