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- Open source in a time of recession
- Open source in a time of recessionWhen the water hole shrinks,the kangaroo mice flourish.HistoryYes, the end of the dot-com bubble killed a number of illusions. The most prominent lesson was, Don't give away your main product. So at that time pure Linux and other open source plays disappeared.What was...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we are
- Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we areand then in 2015...after a generation of high school leavers are very familiar with Linux and other FOSS apps, businesses will be able to start switching to Linux without the need to retrain new starters.Then in 2020 when this generation are...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…
- Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…Actually, all of the biggest web companies all use Linux because it is somuch more flexible and powerful. Of the biggest, MS is the only one using Windows.And, yes, the applications availability on the Desktop is a problem for Desktop Linux, but, the is...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- You get what you pay for: Paid contributors drive open source
- What's the difference between a paid contributor to a FOSS project and a volunteer contributor? According to a paper by Evangelia Berdou, quite a bit. Berdou finds that paid developers take up key positions in projects, while volunteers often work on the periphery. In other words -- much of the...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Stop brain-dead software testing!
- Stop brain-dead software testing!re: Stop brain-dead software testingin reality, its not usually software testing that's the problem. it's the project stakeholders who don't plan enough time to do adequate testing. it's the programmers who go way over their time estimates. it's the program managers or similar role...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- India's outsourcing bubble is bursting
- India's outsourcing bubble is burstingIndia's outsourcing bubble is burstingProbably because outsourcing doesn't work.Long overdueIt's about time. It never should have gained traction in the first place. It makes me cringe everytime I hear out political leaders saying how "education" is how we must compete in the global economy....
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Microsoft JQuery adoption is an open source tipping point
- Microsoft JQuery adoption is an open source tipping pointOptimistAnother way to express your contention is that Microsoft has decided open source is so insignificant a threat that it can be used when convenient without any danger of lost revenues and profits. As a business model open source has peaked...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Lessons learned from five years of Fedora
- The Fedora Project is celebrating its fifth birthday today. Congrats, Fedora! It seems like just yesterday I was covering the first release to see how or if Fedora would distinguish itself from Red Hat Linux. It's been really interesting to see how the project has grown over...
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Can Google out-cool Apple?
- Can Google out-cool Apple?It will be interesting to see......what happens when the phone is physically in stores. I think all of this geek talk will go out the window. It doesn't take a geek to pick up the phone, play around with it for a minute and see that its...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Microsoft refers to its anti-Linux playbook to attack VMware
- Microsoft refers to its anti-Linux playbook to attack VMwareAs if...As if Apple, Apple fanboys, Linux fanboys and every other MS competitor don't refer to their anti-MS playbook every single day.What exactly is your point with this article, Mary Jo Foley?RE: Microsoft refers to its anti-Linux playbook to attack VMwareBeside the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Open source and the box era
- Open source and the box eraOn the other hand ,,,,"A program like Untangle could easily re-define the home router space. Add its security and censorware to a standard home router and a $40 box magically becomes a $100 box."There IS the Open Source DD-wrt (see http://www.dd-wrt.com ) which MAKES a...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Mozilla admits that Firefox EULA is flawed
- Mozilla admits that Firefox EULA is flawedCompeting with ChromeThis is Mozilla trying to compete with Google for evil ;-pBut really, they have good reason to lock things down - "community builds" that were called "Firefox" and were within the rules, but happened to be loaded with spyware - but have...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Mozilla: We goofed on the EULA, let's talk
- Mozilla: We goofed on the EULA, let's talkNo kiddingYou don't need an EULA to protect your trademarks. If you did, people would have to click through an EULA to install the Linux kernel itself (the name "Linux" is also trademarked).Not having to deal with 60-page incomprehensible EULAs is one...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Mozilla: We goofed on the EULA, let's talk
- The Mozilla Foundation is making changes to its EULA display for Linux distros. After a bunch of complaints on Monday, Mozilla Foundation chairperson Mitchell Baker has indicated that the project will be making some changes both in the license and reconsidering the way the EULA is displayed. ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- What's the big deal about the Firefox EULA?
- A number of people seem to have their knickers in a twist over Mozilla's requirements to display the Firefox EULA when the program is launched the first time in Ubuntu. What's the big deal, exactly? The big fuss comes over the realization that Firefox 3.0 will be...
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Spore DRM could kill PC gaming
- Spore DRM could kill PC gaming4 votes; the tally reads "No: 25%, Yes: 100%"That adds to 125%. I think the calculator behind the poll is crackers.I'm sure Spore will kill gaming. Most people prefer set-top boxes anyway. :)Publishers fault...that Spore is being pirated. DRM is the reason...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Browser Wars 2.0: Firefox scrambles to add 'private mode' browsing
- Browser Wars 2.0: Firefox scrambles to add 'private mode' browsingWho cares...I wish they would rush to improve 3.0.1's stability and use Chrome's javascript engine instead.RE: Browser Wars 2.0: Firefox scrambles to add 'private mode' browsingWill it be switchable? Can I turn it off & on at my choice?RE: Browser Wars...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- Microsoft on IE8--speed not top priority
- Microsoft on IE8--speed not top priority"IE8 reloads pages faster" ??who cares how fast a browser "reloads" pages? I need a browser that "loads" pages faster.speed is never a priority with mircosoftjust about all their products are clunky and slow. can we say VISTA, take a shoe to...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- Is open source labor or management?
- Is open source labor or management?WOW, do you really understand open source?Open source is neither, at best it flattens the cost of operations, and creates a stable IT software environment that benefits workers more productivity and management lowers costs. Like any other IT function, bad decisions, bad management, bad out...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-01
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