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- Microsoft enters PC retail, sells Windows 7 systems on its website
- no surprise herenone of those computers are running Linux or other FOSS software.....lame!And everyone rejoiced! I see a new laptop in my future with Microsoft Windows 7 loaded on it. :)DUH[i]no surprise here none of those computers are running Linux or other FOSS software.....lame! [/i]I'm not sure the word...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, PC, Microsoft Windows, Web site, Microsoft Corp., F/OSS, FOSS Software, ABMer, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Comcast said to be thwarting Torrent sessions: Good, I say. You?
- Comcast said to be thwarting Torrent sessions: Good, I say. You?Well, it's one wayTo slow the spread of Ubuntu, which is largely spread by torrents.Most of my (100% legit, thank you) software for the last two years has been distributed through torrents. It's a huge saver for cash-strapped providers.On...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Comcast Corp., FOSS Software, Torrent, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2007-08-18
- Professional User Interface Suite (Prof-UIS) 2.5 (Windows)
- Prof-UIS is a feature rich and powerful VC++/MFC library that provides newest GUI components and solutions. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Office 2000/XP/2003 themes are changeable on the fly. There is a resizable control bar, which supports docking into dynamic tab containers with detachable tabs, docking markers and autohide feature,...
- Tags: Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, F/OSS, FOSS Software, Prof-UIS, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2005-12-05
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- Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame
- HAHA! Way to go Microsoft! They basically just told Google to suck it! The best part is they were right the whole time. Yet people blindly defended Google. It would seem Google has more software issues than anyone else.RE: Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome FrameI'm not...
- Tags: Web browsers, security, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., attack surface, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Five ways Android could get into trouble
- the only danger lies with patents owned by Apple, M$ or other trolls.Without them, the sky is the limit!Good points! Apples success, and closed software, and AT&T exclusivity are what are giving Android a big push. Verizon ONLY accepted Android on their network to combat iPhone / AT&T for example....
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, OPEN SOURCE, opposite, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- My new daughter is a lot like Linux
- Windoze is a boys smelly diaper, Linux is a girls one, that's the messageI guess some people will never be mature enough to get it.Handling the learning curve...is not very hard. Particularly when you let them use the simple Gnome user interface which the standard Ubuntu has.Maybe this website of...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, diaper
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- New tool aids .Net developers in writing Linux, Mac OS X apps
- Windows only applications will be a thing of the past before long.We could also use some good tools for porting general Win32 apps to Mac and Linux using WineLib.Agree, but, for the transition, these kinks of tools will helpNTmore reasons to avoid NovellThese proprietary apps that work only with M$...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, .NET, Operating systems, tool, Linux, Microsoft .NET, Mac OS X app, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- What would make you trust Microsoft?
- Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...
- Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., extremist, open source, MHD
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Not tolerating the intolerant
- My thoughts"Most reject volunteerism in search of making money, satisfying career ambitions, relaxing or spending time with friends and family."Some volunteerism is fine, and I'm glad to help out when I can - but I don't think it can or should sustain an economy or nation. And yes, I think...
- Tags: tolerance, volunteerism, apathy
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?
- I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure
- Eclipse should decline the 'plug ins'M$ only ries to extend and extinguish here folks!Self interests always......Isn't that what most things revolve around? I'm sure that if Linux had a chance to extend and draw to its platform by working with Microsoft it would, unless they are too stupid to...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Eclipse, Linux, Mircosoft, Azure, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Can open source software stop IT failure?
- I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...
- Tags: Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, information technology, IT Failure, F/OSS, software, open-source software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Open source scores small victory at White House
- Open source scored a victory at the White House this week with the government's choice to switch to Drupal for whitehouse.gov. The U.S. government's technology team announced that it had selected the open source content management system to make http://www.whitehouse.gov more transparent to consumers and developers. ...
- Tags: White House, Government, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Saying goodbye to Zimbra
- Garbage?Garbage?It's not garbage if it works for him.Just because you're on some strange crusade to hate it doesn't mean nobody should use it.If it works for him, great.Always the right tool for the right job, always. Some things work better for some people than others.Good luck, you picked the WORST...
- Tags: E-mail servers, E-mail, Groupware, Notes 8, IBM Lotus Notes, Zimbra
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development
- You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Websters, MySQL, GPL, Stallman
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Windows 95 wiped out last PC competition
- Installed only on IBMAt least, isn't that what wiped out OS/2?OS/2 was a great OS, but everyone heard about Windows through marketing and away the lemmings go. The interesting twist is that Apple's limited hardware base is still getting them more customers. Apple is starting to show up as...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UNIX, Microsoft Windows 95, PC, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, IBM OS/2, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Updegrove: Obama should give FOSS equal treatment
- With all the President has on his plate ....... why would he ever waste one nueron on FOSS. The proper place for FOSS to be considered is the level it is being considered. The Executive Branch should never be involved.Obama should pony up some billions for FOSS from...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, F/OSS, Obama
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Updegrove: Obama should give FOSS equal treatment
- ConsortiumInfo.org's Andy Updegrove urged President Obama to show more public support for free and open source software. In a blog featured on the site today, Updegrove said open source has made huge inroads in various government sectors, especially the Department of Defense, Â but it's high time that...
- Tags: Procurement, F/OSS, ConsortiumInfo.org, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Mono-mania: It's risky business
- M$ must give away its patentsIf M$ want to have its technolgies adopted by FOSS it must give up all its patents and GPLed the code.Until then we must stay away from any code that resembles M$ technologies and support Stallman and FSF in their fight against software tirany.RE: Mono-mania:...
- Tags: .NET, C#, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Development tools, Operating systems, Programming languages, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mono, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
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