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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
- SciTE 2.01 (Windows)
- SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration programs as well as...
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
- Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.
- Show me the innovation StallmanWhile Microsoft pushes forward software technology and produces modern software, open source continues to copy the trailing edge of the innovators. Want an Office97 copy? Want a media player that works on all platforms but just not as well as Windows Media Player, want...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- 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
- Sylpheed 2.7.1 (Windows)
- Sylpheed is an e-mail client and news reader based on GTK+ GUI toolkit, and runs on X Window System. Latest changes: the automatic filtering of new messages in INBOX folder of IMAP4 account was implemented; junk mails are now filtered when incorporating from local spool; UTF-8 is forced for headers...
- Software downloads 2009-08-13
- Google Chrome gets themes
- Google Chrome gets themesMine is the DefaultI think Default looks better than other themes, but Gloss Blue gives it a very tough Competition.Another thing that one would observe is that the Gloss Blue theme looks pretty much like the preview of Firefox 4.0.I think that firefox will loose its market...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- X-Chat Aqua 0.17.0-rc1 (Mac)
- X-Chat Aqua is a MacOS X IRC client. If you are familiar with XChat for UNIX/GTK+/X Windows, then you will be at home with X-Chat Aqua. X-Chat Aqua uses the IRC engine from XChat and has been designed to look and feel like XChat.Please note: This is alpha software. Most...
- Software downloads 2009-07-17
- Will we see a Nokia Aseries (Android series) or Android Tablet device in September?
- Will we see a Nokia Aseries Android series or Android Tablet device in September?I think it would be a good moveNokia really should consider migrating to Android as a platform. The reasons:1. Android is open source, so Nokia could recreate their own "user experience" on top of it (much like...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-06
- Black Duck calls Microsoft open source mainstream
- Black Duck calls Microsoft open source mainstreamI don't know about you.......but Codeplex seems to have a long way to go to be as big or important as Sourceforge. 9,000 projects vs 230,000. I think I read that Google Code had around 50,000 a while back and they started off after...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
- The Obama lesson to Rupert Murdoch
- The Obama lesson to Rupert Murdoch"I learn from criticism"There certainly is no shortage of that around here. I visit here often but it's not out of loyalty, more like a junkie getting his fix. I would really like to kick the habit and move on to looking and...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Report: Google Android to grow 900% in 2009
- Report: Google Android to grow 900% in 2009Linux delivers againThis is OS that will bring freedom from the M$ tirany this year!Looks like carriers will not be able to hold back open smart phones, but,will prefer having some control over the situation, rather than the vendor Apple controlling them.Look for...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- TSclientX 1.12 (Mac)
- (Note: TSclientX is also available for PowerPC Macs as a separate download)TSclientX is a Remote Desktop Protocol also known as Windows Terminal Services client for Mac OS X. It appears to be a native Mac OS application, but is in fact an assembly of open-source software working in concert to...
- Software downloads 2009-05-09
- Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft Silverlight
- Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft SilverlightREALLY????"Even the name Moonlight assumes the subordinate position. The Moon has no light of its own. It merely reflects light from a nearby star. In this case, Microsoft."This just might be the dumbest thing I have read today. Please reaffirm my faith by...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published
- Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published disappointedI run Kubuntu on my laptop brother of Ubuntu, and I'm very disappointed to read that this RC still hasn't fixed the connecting to hidden wifi bug.Simply put, you can't connect to a hidden wifi. I'd consider this a good reason for postponing the release....
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- The desktop fight you've all been waiting for
- The desktop fight you've all been waiting for*yawn*Tried both, and they're both Windows/MacOS wannabes. I'd much rather get the real thing.If you wanna go for free and cheap stuff, they're fine, but if you're able to pay for Windows - Windows 7 will beat KDE any time.Yeah! The fight of...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- The little Linux desktop that could: Xfce 4.6 released
- One of the questions I get asked pretty frequently by non-Linux users is "why are there so many desktops?" Mac and Windows users don't have to choose between desktop environments, why should Linux users? GNOME and KDE get all the attention these days, but Linux users looking...
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- 356,800 green Linux workstations going to Brazil’s schools
- 356,800 green Linux workstations going to Brazil’s schoolsThanks for the link! That is very interesting. MS will have to figure out how to untangle the ridiculous licensing, or get left behind.A Belgian firm offers a multiseat PC based on UbuntuCheck this interesting link:http://www.multiseatcomputer.be/index.php/en/schoolcomputersUp to 12 users on one PC.I've seen...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- GNOME can rescue Ubuntu in netbook market
- GNOME can rescue Ubuntu in netbook marketWhat problem?Would you care to be more specific? Exactly what problem does the Gnome UI give Ubuntu.And also what can be done to make software installation and update any easier? Most software is in the repo and you only have to select it and...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- What happens with KDE with Qt license shift?
- What happens with KDE with Qt license shift?Could be difficultAfter all, the FSF makes it easy to "upgrade" from the LGPL to the GPL, but not the reverse. No issue if Troll Tech (Nokia?) holds the copyrights on *all* of the code and can prove it, but could be...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- K-3D 0.7.10.0 (Windows)
- K-3D is the free-as-in-freedom 3D modeling, animation, and rendering system. K-3D features a robust, object-oriented plug-in architecture, designed to scale to the needs of professional artists, and is designed from-the-ground-up to generate motion-picture-quality animation using RenderMan-compliant render engines. We strongly recommend the Aqsis render engine for use with K-3D. K-3D...
- Software downloads 2008-12-16
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