If you use a general purpose Linux distro which pulls from somewhere else (and they all pull from somewhere else) then you’ve experienced it when you tried to file a bug. Tickets file against Linux distros fall into two primary categories. Let it rot until it can be closed due to no longer supported version Flag it closed and tell the user to report it “upstream.” Today’s rant is about the second category because it … The GDPR and Linux DistrosRead more
Experience
What life gives you when it doesn’t give you want you want.
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Secret to G fonts in LibreOffice on KDE Neon
The list of people who have been burned by this grows daily and still it won’t get fixed in Ubuntu based distros. Work with Linux Libertine in LibreOffice because that used to be the default font. Finish writing your book or other work which needs to be sent out for editing. Send it out to an editor who uses LibreOffice but uses it on Windows. “No problem” you think. “I used a standard LibreOffice font.” … Secret to G fonts in LibreOffice on KDE NeonRead more
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When Competition Isn’t a Good Thing
Competition. Culturally we’ve all been told it’s a good thing. It drives down prices and makes life more affordable for consumers. The dirty little secret is it always drives down quality and safety. In many cases it makes both non-existent. This doesn’t matter so much when it is a T-shirt from Walmart that doesn’t survive its first trip through the wash but it does when it comes to automobiles, airplanes and medical devices. Competition based … When Competition Isn’t a Good ThingRead more
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Qt – Printing – Taxes – Pt. 3
Before I get too far with this post let me tell you the source which uses the lp command is now up on Sourceforge. It is in the xpnsqt_v3-o directory. Took a bit to get uploaded. Probably shouldn’t have tried during the window when most IT shops are performing system upgrades. Factories and offices may shut down Christmas to New Years, but IT departments tend to work overtime. That’s when you can roll out all … Qt – Printing – Taxes – Pt. 3Read more
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Qt – Printing – Taxes — Pt. 2
Apple Screws The Known Universe For whatever reason Apple (AAPL) has been allowed to maintain the CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) software for Linux and other platforms. Despite what people may tell you Apple is not a technology company, it’s a cult. That’s how you get idiots to spend over $1000 on an iDiot Phone and a ludicrous $53K for a desktop computer. Apple has, on multiple occasions abandoned computer platforms and operating systems, yet … Qt – Printing – Taxes — Pt. 2Read more