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Cox demonstrates political nature of open source

This week, Alan Cox offered a quick primer on just how political open source remains.Speaking at the London Linuxworld conference, he said something quite obvious. Open source is not inherently more secure than other software. Well, you'd think he just cursed from the way folks went on about this. Here is the...

Tags: Cox, open source, Alan Cox, Linux

Blog posts 2006-10-27

U.K. Linux guru backs GPL 3

U.K. Linux guru backs GPL 3Does it matter what he thinks?Linus is still the one driving kernel development.And Torvalds is rightDRM is a human behavior, procedural requirement and not operating system internal behavior. OS kernel is about fundamental functions of hardware and their integration to perform tasks. What tasks are...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), OPEN SOURCE, Digital media, software world, Alan Cox, OS Kernel, GPL 3, GPL, digital-rights management, Cox, Linus

Discussion threads 2006-01-31

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Linux pioneer moves from Red Hat to Intel

Linux pioneer moves from Red Hat to IntelThe inquirer? A joke? No ABM punches pulled by the blogger here.The statements of "glee" over total speculation about intel "dropping" MS and the links to bloggers who could never be termed anything more than gossip bloggers and who have no...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Blogging, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Red Hat Inc., Linux based OSe, inquirer, Intel Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, blogger, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-01-05

SCO, it was good to know ya... you coulda been so much more

SCO, it was good to know ya... you coulda been so much moreBelated obituaryThe Santa Cruz Operation died in 2002. The pieces were sold to Caldera (a Linux distributor, mind) and the rest eventually went to Sun Microsystems.The last five years haven't been so much a long slide into...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Waywardness, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Caldera Systems Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2007-09-19

Did open source win the BBC iPlayer fight?

Did open source win the BBC iPlayer fight?UK Gov meets Alan Cox and Mark Taylor next weekHi Dana,See the post on my blog about a eForum meeting to be held next week in London. The UK Gov and more so the opposition party are starting to - finally - take...

Tags: BBC iPlayer fight, open source win, BBC iPlayer, British Broadcasting Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2007-09-07

The GPL Becomes A Corporate Weapon

The GPL Becomes A Corporate WeaponEvery good thing has a costThe idea of going into business is to corner the market and make money with new ideas and more efficient products so customers will buy your stuff. The problem with the GPL is that, yes, it makes all companies...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL, new idea

Discussion threads 2007-03-19

Less to Raymond letter than meets the eye, or more?

Less to Raymond letter than meets the eye, or more?Foreigners?[i]But on a philosophical level it represents a disturbing turn. Foreigners are taking our software market by making better use of our ideas than we are willing to.[/i]You mean like Linus Torvalds, Alan Cox, Miguel de Icaza, Andrew Tridgell, etc?Great article.Hi,But...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, foreigner, OSS, software, Linux, Linus

Discussion threads 2007-02-23

Linux Foundation to be more like Apache

Linux Foundation to be more like ApacheWhat speaks for LinuxPolling software makes it easy to limit your terms beyond all reason. I have a hard time conceiving of a Linux which can function without GNU tools and I have a hard time conceiving of a Linux which can function...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Apache Software Foundation, Linux, Debian, Linux Foundation

Discussion threads 2007-01-23

Cox demonstrates political nature of open source

Cox demonstrates political nature of open sourceThere is a restive crowd...... of open source devotees who search erratically for criticisms of open source on which they can swarm and sting.But, like gnats, they appear more ominous than the reality. Call it youthful hormonal imbalance if your protective netting is...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Oracle Corp., Yes open source, Shuttleworth, Cox, open source, Microsoft Windows, software, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-10-27

Linux guru warns on security in open-source code

Linux guru warns on security in open-source codeOpen-Source should be under the 'eye'Programmers like myself are always investigating possible security risk involved in the the deployment of Linux clusters.It is my job has an RHCT to verify everything is locked down in the grid.]:)is that Mike Cox's brother?or just a...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, LG Electronics Inc., Linux Guru, LinuxGeek, security, Microsoft Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2006-10-26

Microsoft abandons open source discussion

Microsoft abandons open source discussionAt least you're being paid.Quote:"My view is that Microsoft was never going to give more than lip service to openness, so why bother? If all you're going to pay me is lip service, frankly, I'm happy to decline the honor."Though I guess open source does provide...

Tags: Jason, open source business model, Microsoft Corp., open source, blog, open source discussion, blogging

Discussion threads 2006-06-12

The open-source programmer who means business

The open-source programmer who means businessThe open-source programmer who means businessWow, I don't believe it. You mean there is actually a linux user/developer that has some common sense? I kinda like this Alan Cox guy. He seems pretty smart and has a clue unlike the rest of...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Linux, LINUX IS

Discussion threads 2006-02-02

Torvalds at odds with Cox over Linux and GPL3

Ingrid Marson of ZDNet News UK reports on Linux developer Alan Cox's take on GPL 3:Cox told ZDNet UK that he thinks that many of the changes in GPL 3 are sound: "The majority of it looks very sensible, such as letting copyright information be displayed in an About box...

Tags: Linux, GPL, GPL 3

Blog posts 2006-01-31

Sun considers GPL 3 license for Solaris

Sun considers GPL 3 license for SolarisSolaris with no DRM? Goof for hobby machines..But not in any business that WANTS and needs SECURE content.Well, with Linus being a tuuurd right now, Sun might gain some mindsharewith this. But, they should go straight GPL3 to avoid confusion. Imagion if some...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Digital media, GPL, GPL 3, Sun Solaris, Linus, digital-rights management, Linux, GPL 2, Sun Microsystems Inc., kernel

Discussion threads 2006-01-30

Linus Torvalds summarily rejects GPL 3

Linus Torvalds summarily rejects GPL 3Folks need to come to grips with DRMIt IS going to happen, even with Linux...Where?"More infighting among the Linux stalwarts and the formation of polarized factions will turn the Linux community into open source software version of the Mideast–lots of talk, posturing, and little progress."Where's...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, Stallman, digital-rights management, Linux, GPL, GPL 3, hardware

Discussion threads 2006-01-26

Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux

Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux4 once I agreeCan I get AMEN!!! ......AlrightYou gained some respect from me. As in the wise words of Ali G, respect!Um okJust because its out does not mean that linus has to use it for the linux kernel, He can use one of...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, goodbye, cell, Linux, GPL 3, Linus, GPL, Torvalds, Stallman, BSD

Discussion threads 2006-01-26

Can you have a GPLv2-only license?

Can you have a GPLv2-only license?I Enjoyed Both PostsYou should do more blogging.Although Linux isn't the only very recognizable GPLed products-The GiMP http://www.gimp.org/Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/Inkscape http://www.inkscape.org/The Gnome office Suit http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/ Abi Word and GnumericCinePaint FilmGimp http://cinepaint.movieeditor.com/Jashaka http://www.jahshaka.org/and though tri-licensed under the MPL/LGPL/GPL...http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/http://www.nvu.com/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird.htmlAre all more visible and have probably a higher user...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, F/OSS, licence, GPLv2, Free Software Foundation

Discussion threads 2006-01-24

Why Google hired Vint Cerf

Why Google hired Vint CerfWhy Google hired Vint Cerf[i]said databases filled with geographically indexed material will soon help people easily retrieve lists of local hospitals, ATMs or cafes on mobile devices.[/i]They hired him just for that?? My cell phone had an application I could download that did the very...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Storage, Google Inc., Vint Cerf, Linux

Discussion threads 2005-09-09

Time-Warner Cable still leads broadband VoIP pack

In the three months ended June 30, the number of North American VoIP users subscribing via their broadband cable Internet service provider leaped from some 911,000 at the end of March to 1,381,407.Those are estimates from Kinetic Strategies, publisher of Cable Digital News."The cable VoIP pace will likely accelerate further...

Tags: net gain

Blog posts 2005-08-31

Who leads open source?

Who is the leader of the open source movement? Does it matter?I ask this after reading an Alan Cox interview about Linus Torvalds in which Linus was said to be "a terrible engineer."This statement got more attention than it deserved because, I think, many people want a leader in this...

Tags: leader, open source, Linus

Blog posts 2005-03-03