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- I swear, this is not another Unixfication post
- I swear, this is not another Unixfication postClarifyLinus would have a difficult time moving the kernel to GPLv3. Many kernel devs have already 'nixed' the idea and Linus, unlike the FSF does not hold the copyrights on all kernel contributions.Since it's been ruled that UNIX is owned by Novell and...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-18
- I swear, this is not another Unixfication post
- Photo: Jeff Bonwick and Linus Torvalds I was resolved not to write another Unixfication story until I had more concrete news of Sun and Linus actually working together, and filed it away under "Maybe". Like many of the speculative peices I write, it...
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refuse
- Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refusewell can we trust Novell to anything now sincethey made deal with MS ......Don't think so. Well even if thay you be very nice to have a unix-fication under a mother distro .....im worry that MS goes up with dirty...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refuse
- Last week, I blogged about the possible future of a unified UNIX GPLv3 operating system "mother distro" comprising the merged source code of the Solaris and Linux kernels (and presumably, the source code of other vendors as well) and related GNU stack with associated tools and applications. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politicsTheres that loophole again........that doesn't exist. I dislike the idea of the ASP loophole. Its not a loophole. Its a change in principle thats causing the problem if you ask me. The idea of FOSS was software you could do whatever you want...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Unixfication II
- Unixfication IIUnixification II: The AwakeningSure, I think that some unixification is good for the sake of interoperability but I like having different OSs to rely on--call them niche or whatever but there is even a place for Windows...the only non-Unix OS left.I don't want just one open source OS, no...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Unixfication II
- Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward Microsoft
- Samba's forthcoming version 3.2 release capitalizes on Microsoft's interoperability commitments while also guarding against patent covenants that threaten the GPL. Samba 3.2, which is expected to be released in roughly one month's time, offers improved integration with the Active Directory in Windows Server 2003 and recently released...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up
- What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary software
- Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary softwareA comment and a typo to correctFirst the typo:[i]Sugar, even on Windows, always *was* and always will be open source. [/i]At least I think that's what you meant to say.[i]But let’s not throw babies out with bathwaters. Just because Ferraris are fun cars...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Reiser FS: The open source file system fallout
- Yesterday, the Open Source community took an emotional hit when veteran Linux programmer Hans Reiser was convicted of first degree murder in the suspicious disappearing of his wife, Nina. While I won't go into the details of the case, as this has been covered extensively in the press, I would...
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Sun xVM Ops Center
- I've long known that Sun is one of the few suppliers that has an entry in nearly every virtualization software category listed in the Kusnetzky Group Model. This not only allows the company to address organization's requirements at almost every level. This also means that I don't have a chance...
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Did Sun just make mySQL closed source?
- Did Sun just make mySQL closed source?Free users are getting stable codewhat kind of coment is that ?Supposed to imply that the open source edition is the best one, while the enterprise edition is bloated with un industrialized new features ? In what kind of world are you leaving were...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Will the GPL be overtaken by AGPL?
- Will the GPL be overtaken by AGPL?I can see both sides. I think it should be up to the individual developer.In a way, Google IS distributing the software, since customers are using it, even though it runs on the cloud. But, on the other hand, the business friendly ability to...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- Could Yahoo's 'openness' be another anti-Microsoft poison pill?
- Even though Microsoft and Yahoo allegedly are at the bargaining table, I can't help but wonder what Yahoo is doing behind the scenes to minimize Microsoft's impact when and if it acquires Yahoo. We already know that Yahoo CEO Yang created golden parachutes for Yahoo employees (along...
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Microsoft OSP is a pie crust promise
- Microsoft OSP is a pie crust promiseMS only has our best interest in mind.NOT!Keep it simple stupid is a good standard, MS standard is anything but simple.Let's see if I get this straightThe main gist of the paper is that OSP is not GPL and this, therefore, proves that...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- Yahoo could be Microsoft's 'prove it' moment on open source interoperability
- Yahoo could be Microsoft's 'prove it' moment on open source interoperabilityIt's a good question, Larry...And I think people should consider that the Yahoo! reflects Microsoft's Hello-Moment and their absolute need to deprecate Windows, which is not a Web 2.0 platform.We think it's time to look to Microsoft's pact with Sun...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-23
- Google: Is Microhoo all that unnerving?
- Google: Is Microhoo all that unnerving?Maybe, maybe notThere's an assumption that M$ would have its eye off the ball. Having seen what they did with aQuantive, I'd be surprised if that's the case. They *could* get an online suite out the door very quickly, using Y! as the mechanism. Sure,...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move
- EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveEU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveOh jeez, is there anything that will please the EU? Despite Microsoft even going as far as offering source code these regulators still can't accept it. Money laundering is what its really turning out to be....
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Countering the Microsoft cynics
- Countering the Microsoft cynicsBenefit of the doubt[i]That’s why I am willing to give Ballmer more benefit of the doubt than Foley.[/i]It's much easier to trust the guy with the gun when you're standing next to him instead of in his sights.Can take years to build trustI certainly hope you're right,...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
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