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- At what stage of life is the open source industry?
- At what stage of life is the open source industry?First, you must define "open source".My point is many think open source is the GPL and Linux, in my opinion that is not true and "open source" is what we passed around in the local computer clubs two or three decades...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Apache or GPL?
- Apache or GPL?Are pigs flying.This was an unbiased article and an excellent read.Name me one company that makes a LOT of moneyusing GPL'd code.Hint: $25 million a YEAR Red Hat earnings is NOT a lot of money.$9.74 billion a QUARTER Apple IS a lot of money.False Premise"On the other hand,...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- Is Linux only for the poor?
- Is Linux only for the poor?Cost could be a reason to switch to Linux.But it wouldn't necessarily be the right one. If a district switched to Linux and Open Source in times of tight budgets would they switch back in times of plenty? Just because Linux is free...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-22
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)Pound for pound ...I think you're the best Zdnet might have. Dre` is OK, but he is still too Windows centric. Keep'em comming.^o^ ]:)Re: Surviving...;-)Great article as always, even if you have to diss me to do it.Support periodsGood article! I...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-12
- 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 rejects Microsoft's bid
- Yahoo rejects Microsoft's bidAnd if Google should step in to bidMS will go to the DOJ in the same response, . . . so Yahoo will need some different or differently backed yahoos to come in and raise the leaky ship before it takes on to much water, and AOL...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Hey, I love you too, guy
- Hey, I love you too, guySeems to me that SO.CAL Guy did his homework very well......considering you had to dig out an article from Feb 2006 to try and refute what he said (which it didn't considering the Feb '06 article had absolutely nothing to do whatsoever with the trash...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Parallels, VMware Fusion, Boot Camp battle in real-world tests
- Parallels, VMware Fusion, Boot Camp battle in real-world testsI've gone with ParallelsI liked the integration with the MacOS, though at times it creates an odd gui seeing the XP dock bar on the bottom of the Mac screen when using it with two monitors. Speed is exceptional under almost all...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- Is Linux innovative?
- Is Linux innovative?"innovation" - bah!Just what IS innovation? I always thought that innovation is the poor stepchild to invention - i.e. If you aren't good enough to invent something new, maybe you can fiddle with something existing to "improve" it. Henry Ford had his "campouts" with Thomas Edison (and other...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-28
- What's the point of Gobuntu?
- What's the point of Gobuntu?DebianKeep in mind that Ubuntu is based on Debian, which is the all-the-way-to-the-limit [i]software libre[/i]-only distribution. Reading between the lines, Shuttleworth has been catching flack from the hard-core Debian faithful and decided to give them what they've been asking for: a pure-[i]libre[/i] version of Ubuntu.Useful?...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-12
- Licensing and open source beliefs
- Licensing and open source beliefsBut what do you mean by "power"?What piece of software could you write in C that couldn't be written in PL/1?Why "C"?The C language was written in conjunction with Unix. Both C and Unix were originally designed for sharing and team work, which is why they...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-29
- Terri Gross savages Jimmy Wales
- Terri Gross savages Jimmy WalesEasyThere are lots of examples of how "free culture" is not only working, but thriving...Let me also clarify one thing. When I talk about "free culture" I am talking about content licensed under a Creative Commons license, an Artistic License, the GFDL like Wikipedia, and BSD...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-24
- GPL tries to make legal language fit lofty goals
- GPL tries to make legal language fit lofty goalsWorks for meAfter reading the proposed license I don't see what the big deal is.It's all about protecting freedom for all. The terms are acceptable in exchange for being able to use free software. Those who don't wish to obey the terms...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- New Ubuntu ("Feisty Fawn"), Murdock's gig at Sun, Red Hat's Linux for "masses"; Desktop Linux marches on?
- New Ubuntu ("Feisty Fawn"), Murdock's gig at Sun, Red Hat's Linux for "masses"; Desktop Linux marches on?Adding a factAs the Ubuntu leader observed in an interview, the desktop version was started as a way to gain credibility with Linux aficionados so that entry into the server market would be more...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-19
- Sun woos FSF with GPLv3 carrot while Linux gets the stick
- Reaction to the Free Software Foundations upcoming revision of the GNU Public License (GPLv3) has been mixed so far, with many participants taking a wait-and-see attitude while others such as Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds actively opposing certain provisions. Now Sun has apparently decided to put its weight squarely behind...
- Blog posts 2007-02-09
- FSF says Novell could be banned from selling Linux
- FSF says Novell could be banned from selling LinuxPunish, ban, how free and progressivecan't live and let live. Loathe MS = ban and punish those who deal with it. What next, punish and ban those who use it operating system too??? How would one do such, ....
- Discussion threads 2007-02-05
- CIO: Help my software vendors are squeezing me
- CIO: Help my software vendors are squeezing meExactly!This is what you get when you get software or applications as a service. You get locked in and once the company realizes you're locked, they start jacking prices. And funny thing, the enhancements you keep asking for seem to take...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
- Will Sun blow up the Microsoft/Novell deal to Red Hat's benefit?
- Will Sun blow up the Microsoft/Novell deal to Red Hat's benefit?Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh![i]Apache can be shipped with Linux distros because it's license, even though it's not GPL-compatible, is a free software license.[/i]No, Apache can be shipped with Linux distributions for the same reason that Adobe's Acrobat Reader can: [b]the GPL places no...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-10
- Greg Stein: Three is enough
- This is part 2 of a 3 part interview with Greg Stein, one of the visionaries behind project hosting on Google Code. Part 1 covered how Google Code limits the number of licenses allowed in order to help the community battle open source license proliferation. In this part we'll discuss...
- Blog posts 2006-11-03
- Google says no to license proliferation
- In August, Google launched a free project hosting service on Google Code. One of the unique features of this service is that it only supports 7 licenses (compared to over 50 listed at opensource.org). The stated intent of this restriction was to cut down on the proliferation of open source...
- Blog posts 2006-11-02
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