As many people are aware, I'm an avid supporter of Free Software.

"Free?! Why the hell wouldn't everyone like free stuff?"

No. Not THAT kind of "free" (most of the time, anyway ( Read more... )

Hahaha ( Read more... )

I was talking with a friend (and SotOS member) a week or so ago and he told me he was using the Blackbox window manager on his Windows system.

I was a bit perplexed, so I googled for "blackbox windows".

Yes, it does actually exist! Blackbox for Windows! And it's not too shabby! It does still have room for improvement, but I enjoy the simple ( Read more... )

How do I get it installed? Last night, I managed to create the partitions I needed.

I have a multiboot environment on my desktop PC. Below is a map of my partitions in GNU/Linux style:

Primary -- /dev/hda1: Windows XP Professional (entire OS) (Boot ( Read more... )

Ahh... perhaps I'm being a little too harsh. I actually love the concept of Jabber. Free, Open protocols for instant messaging. It's great ( Read more... )

I'm trying LogJam without the "spot" addon (which requires gtkhtml, which requires libgal, which is MIA ( Read more... )

I'm getting aggravated ( Read more... )