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- Open source extremism lives
- Open source extremism livesNot the same thingI admit there's a continuum of opinion. Those who are advocating ogg aren't advocating defiance of the law, but a format more in keeping with the ideals of FOSS, which is a different thing.Userama decided to laugh at Democrats, but he made an apt...
- Tags: ZD Net, F/OSS, extremism, Open source extremism, extremist, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Rapper Foxy Brown arrested for tossing BlackBerry at neighbor
- Rap artist Foxy Brown was arrested on Tuesday for assaulting neighbor Arlene Raymond with her BlackBerry.The Associated Press reports the incident started on July 30 when Brown, 27, drew complaints from Raymond for playing her car stereo too loud.Apparently one to bear a grudge, Brown ran into Raymond a...
- Tags: Tooth, Associated Press, RIM BlackBerry, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-08-16
- Less to Raymond letter than meets the eye, or more?
- Eric Raymond left has switched his desktop from RedHat to Ubuntu.Is that a headline? Sounds more like a celebrity endorsement to me.And make no mistake, Eric Raymond is a celebrity. At least in the corner of the computing world called open source he is. People in this world recognize the...
- Tags: General, Linux, Software Licensing, Legal, Strategy, Linux Desktop OS, Linux Server OS, mass market
- Blog posts 2007-02-23
- Open-source leader steps aside at industry group
- Open-source leader steps aside at industry groupOpen-source leader steps aside at industry groupLOL!! In other words, he was an over exertive zealot who did not help the open source community, but in fact hurt it. So now the OSI is firing him. Gotta love it! I see this...
- Tags: Raymond, industry, open source, Open-source leader, industry group, OSI
- Discussion threads 2005-02-01
- Open source suppliers and demand
- Open source suppliers and demandEconomics of OSS shift costs to the integration side increased investment[i]A similar dynamic exists in software. I've always been amazed at the rates charged by SAP contractors or Oracle DBAs. These rates only make sense in markets where the up front cost of software is very...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Raymond, valuation, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Adobe PhotoShop, software, Oracle Corp., cheese, developer, Photoshop User, open source
- Discussion threads 2004-05-19
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- Curing what ails Microsoft
- Curing what ails MicrosoftYou are the firstNTDid anyone ever tell you that you look a littlelike Tucker Carlson on MSNBC fromerly CNN?Pagan jimWhat you describe......is inherent in any large organization look at the US Government, but your suggestions are good ones, nonetheless. Any plans to fight unnecessary code duplication...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Quality, Microsoft Corp., Amiga, Commodore, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United KingdomDatabasesSince you're paying attention... look at bills, proclamations, edicts, etc. in other parts of the world including the USA.The senate just passed a sweeping communications bill that has the same effect as the UK's "proposal". Seems that the G8 or some other organization...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Nate, Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2, Microsoft Windows NT
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Philips BDP-7200
- When first announced at CES, the Philips BDP7200 grabbed some headlines with its $350 price tag, which was $50 less than the Sony PlayStation 3. Well, a couple of months have passed and apparently Philips couldn't live up to its promise. The BDP7200 is now going for $400, precisely the...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Philips BDP7200, Philips Electronics N.V.
- Product reviews 2008-04-28
- Is Stiglitz the official economist of open source?
- If anyone may be deemed the official economist of open source, it's probably Joseph Stiglitz right. Stiglitz, 65, was a co-winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics for work he did on the impact of asymmetric information. His paper said markets can be...
- Tags: Patent, Economist, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right
- People have often accused me of dreaming too much and not having my thoughts anchored in reality, particularly in this world of multi-billion dollar technology companies and big business, when huge amounts of money are at stake and every competitor is vying for the top spot. In...
- Tags: GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., CDDL, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Is open source anti-American?
- Is open source anti-American?Who thinks up this stuff???NTJust because there's a profound, global, anti-American sentiment,doesn't mean Open Source is anti-American--unless you consider it anti-American for other countries to look for ways to avoid paying for, and using, American IP. There are lots of people who use Open Source alternatives...
- Tags: anti-American, American Business, Is open source anti-American, open source, IS open source
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Is celebrity contradictory with open source?
- Daniel Terdiman's scathing review of journalist Sarah Lacy at the SXSW keynote of Mark Zuckerberg this weekend leads to this intriguing question. Are celebrity and open source contradictory? (Here's a clip.) It's true that open source has some well-known names. Eric Raymond. Linus Torvalds....
- Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- Bungee Labs and platform as a service: a great RIA
- Bungee Labs and platform as a service: a great RIAOn-Demand ApplicationsThanks for the article. On-demand application development is an exciting area right now. I work with Fortune 1000 CIO's regularly and this idea is enabling them to dramatically add value to the business by shortening delivery times for applications. ...
- Tags: Software development, rich Internet application, platform as a service, Bungee Labs, Bungee Connect, on-demand
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- Microsoft snaps up Danger Inc.
- Microsoft snaps up Danger Inc.Is this a testamentTo their inability to gain hardly any traction at all in the Mobile device environment, starting to use a java based solution?? (It's not the full implementation anyways, it has some proprietary add ons and misses some of the functionality). Furthermore does Danger...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows NT, Danger Inc., Microsoft Corp., SideKick
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Microsoft axes paid versions of Office Live Small Business
- Microsoft axes paid versions of Office Live Small BusinessIt's just not worth paying for. ntntgoing in the right directionNow simplify the features all the versions and let users/businesses turn on/off what features they need. Also, follow the Google Apps pricing model.do they do support?i heard u don't need an IT...
- Tags: Office Live Small Business, small business, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Silverlight on the Library of Congress site
- With DEMO today there's going to be a ton of RIA news but this one isn't DEMO-related. Microsoft is going to be working with the Library of Congress one of my favorite buildings in DC on an enhanced version of their website. The plan seems to be part of an...
- Tags: The Library Of Congress, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Plan, Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Library of Congress, Flickr launch public photo project
- The Library of Congress is launching a Flickr experiment and is encouraging people to tag images. Library communications director Matt Raymond blogs about the project: If all goes according to plan, the project will help address at least two major challenges: how to ensure better...
- Tags: The Library Of Congress, Flickr, Photograph, Image, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?
- Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?An open source star really could help to increase awarness of Linux, andfree software in general. Linux Torvalds does not want to be a star, and though not as abrasive as Richard, still abrasive. Eric Raymond is a great writer, but he does not...
- Tags: open source, Google Inc., Linux, Bill Gates, brand
- Discussion threads 2008-01-07
- Commercial the dominant word in open source
- Commercial the dominant word in open sourceYes, MS is forced outside of their comfort zone!MS does NOT like that they can not force everybody over to higher end hardware to run Vista. MS is now forced to TRY to make XP run on low end hardware to deny Linux an...
- Tags: open-source community, Microsoft Corp., open source, man-hour, dominant Word
- Discussion threads 2008-01-01
- Samsung BD-P1400
- The format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is showing no signs of letting up, with HD DVD players selling for a low as $99 this holiday season and Blu-ray discs continuing to outsell HD DVD discs. The price of the hardware has long been a sticking point with Blu-ray,...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray, Samsung BD-P1400, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HD-DVD
- Product reviews 2007-12-18
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