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- Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy
- Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development
- You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Why Mac open source gets no respect
- "Since Macs generally cost less than PCs"THEY ARE? Since when? And that doesn't jive at all with "Macs are upscale"... and cheaper. Mmmm no.No counterpart to XBMC?There are a ton of Media Center applications for windows, including Windows Media Center, which is fairly adept at just about...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Seeking a Stallman for open source
- Stallman is for OSS what Washington was for USAWe need more people like Stallman to liberate us from the M$ tirany not Benedict Arnolds like Icaza!We need to speek louder about M$ dirty deeds not to seek peace with the devil.Stallman is a liberalJust thought LinuxGeek ought to know that....
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- Seeking a Stallman for open source
- Much of Perlow's anger, and that of our own Matt Asay, is directed at Stallman's continued contempt for Microsoft, his suspicion that Microsoft's every action is part of some grand conspiracy. Perlow, Asay, and the open source movement as opposed to FLOSS want to make peace with Microsoft. by Dana...
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- I for one welcome no overlords
- GPLed software is not legally free.Only software distributed with no license at all is legally free. The GPL is admirably, artfully, and life-givingly crafted to compel specific downstream-of-distribution behaviors through legal encumbrance. Legally encumbered software is not legally free software. Period.We will know that the free software movement--where "GPLed" is...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks
- No trolls yet? OK, Let me start.If this software was open source, geeks like me could patch it ourselves without needing to wait for some company to do it or not. So at least we would be safer. Windows is a abomination of a 32-bit DOS clone, and OS X...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Open source does not work well for bad guys
- Open_Source is the futureOpen_Source 'Linux distro' driven appliances are the future, such as the many companies already doing extremely well.Closed source is a huge lethargic insecure monopoly trying to license/patent everything, however it is failing miserably. Look at the exploits of Windows, $9 Billion in damages last year just from...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Works of George Eliot. FREE Author's biography & poems in the trial 10.1 (Mobile)
- Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...
- Software downloads 2009-09-10
- Apple plugs 15 Java for Mac security holes
- Flash, Java, libxml vulnerabilities highligh Apples systemic problemOnce again information about vulnerabilities have been readily available for anyone who wishes to exploit them.An attacker only needs to look up popular 3rd party products in Apples stack and compare versions against the latest from the vendor. Any version discrepancy reveals potential...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Aussies give open source golden crumbs from Microsoft table
- Swine Flu...And now this!Swine flu, Windows 7...What other diseases are kids picking up in school?Maybe home schooling with low cost FLOSS systems ain't so bad after all!Dana, just to set the record straight,[b]FreeMind[/b], just like [b]Audacity[/b] is also available for [b]Linux[/b] ; I have it installed on my 64-bit [b]Ubuntu...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Dead-Finger Tech: My three "must have" bits of tech!
- Dead-Finger Tech: My three "must have" bits of tech!KeyPass is better than PasswordSafeIf you like PasswordSafe try KeyPass. It is much, much better (yes, I have used both.) You can also carry in on you USB:http://keepass.info/I'd love an IronkeyIf only I had information worth protecting :-(RE: Dead-Finger Tech: My...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- DMC Floss Checklist 1.0 (Mobile)
- Database contains all DMC colors and allows you to track your inventory
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Can open source police open source?
- Can open source police open source?we need an international lawthat will allow the governments to go afer the GPL violators and use the proceeds to reimburse the authors.*sigh*There's plenty of people who are "here today, gone tomorrow" ripping off all sorts of code, be it open source or proprietary, not...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- Wireless health moves into design phase
- Wireless health moves into design phaseOr go in reverse order"How you educate people in healthy lifestyles and gain compliance with doctor directives remains a question."I'm of the opinion that first you need to be able to idenfy patients who will be compliant physicians directives. Can we look at the...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Ryijy Stitch Designer 1.3.2 (Windows)
- Ryijy Stitch Designer is a simple program for converting an image to rya rug or cross stitch pattern. Image colors are converted to limited RGB colors palette, DMC floss colors or to custom color palette. Custom palette may be a subset of DMC colors or it can be hand picked...
- Software downloads 2009-03-26
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on PolishNot often I agree with Flude, but he is right on the money with this postJason,This is a whine. Why do you complain about services that should be off by default?As for your comment about "but your typical end-user...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
- Open letter failed; Microsoft screws over students again
- Open letter failed; Microsoft screws over students againAm I missing something?[i]The Enterprise edition has [b]the same features as Ultimate[/b], except Enterprise only comes with a volume licence. That, in essence, means [b]you won?t[/b] be able to buy it and [b]allows universities to buy it in bulk for a cheaper price[/b][/i].So...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- Sun gets grant for AEGIS Project
- Sun gets grant for AEGIS ProjectI wish I could...See the graphic. After jumping through hoops, including a certificate error for self signed cert, the image is the same size.RE: Sun gets grant for AEGIS ProjectI have to say I was dumbfounded by this entire article. It is absolutely absurd...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-18
- No accounting software for Linux?
- No accounting software for Linux?Compiere in no way can compete...with the likes of even Quickbooks. There are no third party vendors writing specific addons for compiere. CPA's don't support it so don't take a copy of your Compiere data files to your CPA at tax time. And uptodate payroll support...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
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