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- The sum of Google's fears
- The sum of Google's fearsMS wants to use Yahoo to create dependencies on Silverlight.They will over time re-write or create premium versions of Yahoo applications that require Silverlight on the client. If MS can get even as few as 5% of the cool web applications running on Silverlight, they will...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Google playing politics with open source
- Google playing politics with open sourceWell SaidI agree with this, Google has the same back office meetings that any other company does, and the main focus is selling more product and bringing the bling through the door. Both companies have their ups and downs and for us to act...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- US footwear sales, 2005-2007
- US footwear sales, 2005-2007i wonderi wonder when we'll get data on sales of dental floss, or maybe toilet paper.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Don't cry for the open-source heroes
- Don't cry for the open-source heroesDoes KDE count?I rather doubt it.Open Source Heroes?You mean Microsoft will make themselves an open source hero, like the sandwich, then have it for lunch, right? Just like what they have planned for the OSS community. ;)we're just getting used to sql server 2005if it...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Linux security guru joins Microsoft
- Linux security guru joins MicrosoftPaycheckWell, I am sure his paycheck will increase in size that is what it is all about correct...RE: Linux security guru joins MicrosoftIsn't this a good thing, in a way? I mean, it just gives more notoriety to the Linux crowd. Microsoft can't keep saying that...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-21
- TWIT.TV Gadget (TV)
- TWIT.TV Gadget allows you to listen podcasts from various shows produced by Leo Laporte. Shows available in this TWIT.TV Gadget are: - this week in Tech - The Tech Guy - MacBreak Weekly - Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott - Security Now - net@nite with Amber and Leo - Daily...
- Software downloads 2008-01-09
- Yamanaka reopens stem cell debate
- Yamanaka reopens stem cell debateSo now......the pro-ESC forces will have to find some dirt on Yamanaka in order to discredit him. After all, conscience has no place in science. Unless, of course, it's feeling guilty about causing global climate change. Then it's OK.Carl RapsonSave it..Somehow Dana spin like "anti-choice" doesn't...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
- Open source, Microsoft models both wrong, Simonyi said
- Open source, Microsoft models both wrong, Simonyi saidApple's and OrangesOpen source vs proprietary is less about how it is developed than it is about how it's distributed. Improvements in the process of development and testing can improve the quality of software regardless of how it's distributed, which means that...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- Could AMD move open desktop Linux market?
- Could AMD move open desktop Linux market?"... programmers working for fun instead of food."Yes, that's what's necessary to advance Linux. I agree with you completely.Over time, I suspect that programmers with sufficient food and perhaps less fun will believe themselves better off than programmers who have had no food...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-14
- Are tablets really as great as they seem in the classroom?
- Are tablets really as great as they seem in the classroom?You're not the only educator not using tabletsNone of the teachers at my children's schools use them either.I guess...Tablets have their place, however with all tech it all looks good when you see it done well, however learning to use...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Novell massages the numbers
- Novell massages the numbersAnti-Novell bias?One thing that amazes me about the current open source crowd, is the ease of which it will attack anything that doesn't follow the "hate M$" theme.How many companies have replaced their Windows infrastructure with Ubuntu? Novell are leading the pack with their desktop Linux products,...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
- Is open source the stock flavor of the month?
- Is open source the stock flavor of the month?Sun needs a management changeThe board had a chance to really shake things up with the departure of Scott McNealy. Too bad they played it safe and appointed Jonathan instead of replacing the leadership team. McNealy and company were simply...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-29
- How valuable are rumors in open source?
- How valuable are rumors in open source?Another rumour!Dana Blankenhorn's tech experience on important things. Ans: Sleeping with software engineers, at least the one he married 30 years ago.I never pretended to be anything but a journalistI have covered technology for nearly a quarter-century and have a lot of experience in...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
- How much do open source license terms matter?
- How much do open source license terms matter?You didn't go far enough in the change...With legacy Microsoft-style EULA's, the people/organizations that are most likely to infringe the licenses are "End Users". This does not extend to FLOSS, where the people/organizations that are most likely to infringe the license...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Open source is apolitical
- Open source is apoliticalIs it?I suppose one can imagine anything, but the idea of a government at this point trying to outlaw the GPL seems incredible.After all, the GPL works in every country I'm aware of. Wouldn't that country risk an awful lot?Open Source is not a political entityAnyone can...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Has Google become evil in the eyes of open source?
- Has Google become evil in the eyes of open source?Google is on the right sidebecause they sponsor the OSS community and make M$ bleed in the search field.Maybe they're both evil in their own ways?I don't think Google intentionally does "evil," at least as it relates to open source. ...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Microsoft and Open Source: Kissing cousins
- Microsoft and Open Source: Kissing cousinsIf it works, don't fix itSome of us remember the Solaris port of Microsoft's Internet Explorer.The Dementor's KissYou know, the process whereby the malevolent, wraith-like, beings in the Harry Potter books suck the life out of the living.That's what any kiss by Microsoft is intended...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-20
- Will XenSource-Citrix Deal Hurt Xen, Open Source?
- Will XenSource-Citrix Deal Hurt Xen, Open Source?Open Innovation...I guess I see this not as FLOSS projects/companies being made more closed, but traditionally closed companies recognizing that they need to become more open. Yes, this is a "mixed source" environment, but when you add up the mixture you are now...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-17
- The Mac mini 'smoke screen'
- The Mac mini 'smoke screen'It's not about saving money...You don't buy a MAC for saving money. You buy it for the quality. My parent's PCs crash at least once a day - my mac? Once every six months has a kernal panic. You want to tweak photos? Listen to music?...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-10
- Google moves the numbers, press panics
- Google moves the numbers, press panicsThere is no such thing as the Apache BSD license.Apache has one license, BSD has another. They are not the same and you can check both to verify this.[url=http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php]BSD license[/url][url=http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0]Apache license v.2[/url]There is no Apache BSD license.what is the role of proxies & specialized...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
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