(Berkeley Software Distribution Unix) The name of the BSD operating system releases when it contained the original AT&T Unix code. In the mid-1990s, the AT&T code was removed, and the OS was officially known as BSD. See BSD.
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- Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication
- Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Windows 7? Yes ... uh, wait ... no ...
- How do you like this....Microsoft has just patented "sudo":http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091111094923390RE: Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Windows 7? Yes ... uh, wait ... no ...Of course, Microsoft has been copying things from the Mac for years. Look at Windows and Mac OS from the very beginning... the Mac had a...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Worm inflicts Rick Astley wallpaper on jailbroken iPhones
- But... but... but... OS X is Unix! It is immune!Hmm, guess not.Now, let's list the "attacks" and then cue the double standards...1. iPhone must have the [b]worst[/b] security model out there because hackers only go after the low hanging fruit.2. I don't care [b]why[/b] no one attacks Windows Mobile, all...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-08
- Open source needs successful champions
- Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
- Is it safe to assumethat this threat can happen on any OS/Browser desktop or mobile?Yes but...various Stallman cultist and Job cultist will try to argue that either Linux or MacOSX are immune to this because of a so called superior BSD security model or something along this line.Windows only?The Trojan...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- What Windows7 could mean for Linux
- Success becomes a problemIf Win7 is as trouble-free as advertised, then there will be a mass-migration to it. This will make M$ great money in the short term. But once customers are there, they are less likely to EVER upgrade again! They are "happy" with XP now - save for...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-24
- SCO story ends with a whimper
- William Shakespear should have expanded on his "first ... the lawyers" bit!It is hard to feel sorry for people who go crying all the way to the bank!BAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!Good riddance.Someone remind meThis turned out exactly how Bitty/No Ax predicted, right?: o )SCO Xenix & UnixRather sad that their expertise at delivering...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Why Mac open source gets no respect
- "Since Macs generally cost less than PCs"THEY ARE? Since when? And that doesn't jive at all with "Macs are upscale"... and cheaper. Mmmm no.No counterpart to XBMC?There are a ton of Media Center applications for windows, including Windows Media Center, which is fairly adept at just about...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping
- Instead of a live CDWould I be able to install Linux in Windows and do the same?Amen! Happened today to a gov't computerhttp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/computer_hacker_steals_479000.htmlYet another infected computer stealing OUR money.Absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible article!Show me an instance where a flaw in Vista/7 has led to a user being compromised? ...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Microsoft's Midori: Who's on the all-star roster?
- that's by no means a' who's who' listMore likely a 'who's he' list.These guys are no match for FOSS and Linux in particular.Rather than failing to reinvent the wheel, they should just adopt Linux and do themselves a service for doing the right thing.Before you make yourself look any more...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- The month ahead: Can Windows 7 close the Vista flop chapter?
- Win7 cannot completely close the Vista flop chapter. Win7 is still WAY too bloated and inflexible, a take it all or leave it approach. Compare that with Linux where you can use it from a tiny embedded system all the way up to a large server with multiple cores and...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.
- Richard M. Stallman RMS the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has labeled prominent Open Source software developer Miguel De Icaza a "Traitor" for joining the Board of Directors of Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation as well as for his creation of the Microsoft .NET-compatible Mono software development...
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- A complicated relationship: Oracle's database business gets SAP'd
- SAP needs Oracle?Multiple mentions of Oracle sales being tied to SAP and multiple mentions of them needing each other, yet no backing rationale for why SAP needs Oracle. Do they really need each other or is Oracle's dependency on SAP a one way street? Where's the rationale for SAP...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- PostgreSQL 8.4.1 (Mac)
- PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux, UNIX (AIX, BSD, HP-UX, SGI IRIX,...
- Software downloads 2009-09-09
- Red Hat: Microsoft taking cloud back to the 80s
- Red Hat should feel right at home then because using their software is like using something out of the 80's. I'll prefer a modern company like Microsoft instead of a company based on 30 year old technology such as Red Hat. My theory is that Red Hat is...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Apple's massive new data center portends a cloudy future
- I believe that if you look at Apple past historiesin terms of retail outlets and resellers, convetions, et cetera, in which Apple has cut all support for those venues and have undertaken those segments themselves, my guess would be is that they are planning to host everything that is outsourced...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-19
- PostgreSQL Database Server 8.4 (Windows)
- PostgreSQL Database Server is a powerful, open source relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux, UNIX (AIX, BSD, HP-UX,...
- Software downloads 2009-08-11
- Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!
- Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!They sure have...Now if they'd only do so by making an actual good product rather than just locking everybody into using it....No SoI've been running Linux since giving up on Windows by having too many BSOD screens with Windows ME. And frankly, given Windows Genuine PITA...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Apple's tablet in time for Christmas?
- Apple's tablet in time for Christmas?Why call it the NEWTON?X-Tablet or iTablet perhaps.NEWTON!!Been and gone in the 1990'sKeep GuessingI'll bet you're way off.NEWTON?Are you suggesting this device will fail hard like the Newton?My feeling is this will be MBA hardware with a touch screen on top. Which wouldn't be...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
- They're soup: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 released to manufacturing
- They're soup: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 released to manufacturingWell, I for one would like to congratulate Microsoft and the Win7 teamThey've pulled off quite the coup - Win7 and Server 2008 R2 are fantastic products that are going to make quite a difference in the market.Well done MS on...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
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