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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

Mozilla plans 2 more Firefox 3 betas, ~500,000 copies of beta 1 downloaded to date

Mozilla plans 2 more Firefox 3 betas, ~500,000 copies of beta 1 downloaded to dateThe Free Software Movement is Great!!Who said that a free software can't be reliable and continually improved? Mozilla has been doing an outstanding job on each one of their core products. They continue to...

Tags: Web browsers, Beta 1, Free Software Movement, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 3 Beta, beta

Discussion threads 2007-11-26

Gosling and general purpose languages

Gosling and general purpose languagesYes, the old debateIt is proprietary according to the Richard Stallman and the free software vigilantes, hence the desire to make a completely unencumbered version of Java through it's CLASSPATH initiative. So, I'm playing my get out of jail free card, and telling you to...

Tags: Programming languages, .NET, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, specification, Java, Free Software Movement, software, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-10

Additional Resources

MB Black Moon Lilith Astrology 1.0 (Windows)

MB Black Moon Lilith Astrology calculates your Black Moon Lilith sign. Black Moon Lilith is a sign of sensuality, strength, independence and your need for rebellion. It stands for all the negative feelings that we feel towards people and circumstances. MB Black Moon Lilith Astrology Software is an extraordinary software...

Tags: Moon, Microsoft Windows, MysticBoard, MB Black Moon Lilith Astrology, Black Moon Lilith, MB Black Moon Lilith Astrology Software, Astrology Analysis, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 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

Windows 7's latest fan: Linus Torvalds

This is great news! This picture is proof positive that Linus T. is ditching linux because it was so bloated and scarey that he is converting to Microsoft Windows 7. If the leader of linux is doing it then we can say it won't be long before the rest...

Tags: Operating systems, Happy Days, Linus Torvalds, Linus, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

SaaS: Shelfware as a service?

Think the conclusions are a bit flawedI think we can all agree that SaaS saves operational expenses, increases agility and improves the user experience. I don't think the fact that Salesforce.com has been successful can be held against the category.The shelfware point is a bit more subtle. The...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, shelfware

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Why the big Android bandwagon?

One minor nit to pickTo succeed, however, it will have to deliver products as good or better than the iPhone, at the same or less cost, with just as many apps.It needs just as many good apps. It doesn't need all the flashlights or fart apps or things like that....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Smart phones, Branding, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Seeking a Stallman for open source

Stallman is for OSS what Washington was for USAWe need more people like Stallman to liberate us from the M$ tirany not Benedict Arnolds like Icaza!We need to speek louder about M$ dirty deeds not to seek peace with the devil.Stallman is a liberalJust thought LinuxGeek ought to know that....

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Stallman, open source, Icaza, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

SpotBerry 2.0 (for Storm) (Mobile)

Empower your Blackberry's GPS with SpotBerry software. SpotBerry provides you with a compass, a speedometer and a track log recorder. Getting directions, saving points of interests and recording your routs become easier with SpotBerry. Moreover, your handheld obtains several professional GPS Navigation functions such as speed limit alarm and unique...

Tags: Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Aion, SpotBerry 2.0, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-09

On the future of Open Source thought leadership

It's time we recognized the advantages of bothIMHO it's time to recognize the advantages in both, and not to do silly things like pretend that somehow software is a moral agent.I can certainly see the advantage of software being open source. It helps the educational community, and gives tools to...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Free Software, leadership, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, open source, proprietary software, Microsoft Corp., hardware, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

On the future of Open Source thought leadership

After over a decade of being in the shadow of the Free Software movement and 30 years of its inflexible dogmatic principles, disruptive new Open Source thought leadership is emerging that is truly able to compromise with the realistic needs of business and end-users without carrying...

Tags: Software, Leadership, Richard Stallman, Open Source, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-08

SpotBerry 2.0 (non touch screen) (Mobile)

Empower your Blackberry's GPS with SpotBerry software. SpotBerry provides you with a compass, a speedometer and a track log recorder. Getting directions, saving points of interests and recording your routs become easier with SpotBerry. Moreover, your handheld obtains several professional GPS Navigation functions such as speed limit alarm and unique...

Tags: Touch Screen, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Aion, SpotBerry 2.0, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-07

Study: 67% of Mac users would install, try Windows 7 if it was free

Marketing failureThe irony of course is that changes introduced in Vista mean that anyone could try it free for 4 months.I'm pretty sure that Windows users would also try OSX on the same basis. (Indeed some are helping themselves!)I might try Win 7 for free, but not on my Mac.I'd...

Tags: Desktops, Linux, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, MAC USERS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Win7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Open source and forced obsolescence

You gutted your own articleFirst, no one forces you to update your software, period. There *are* companies that won't support antiques, and who can blame them? Support costs are very high, especially since one person or team can't be expected to be expert in a dozen different versions of the...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), obsolescence, open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

I for one welcome no overlords

GPLed software is not legally free.Only software distributed with no license at all is legally free. The GPL is admirably, artfully, and life-givingly crafted to compel specific downstream-of-distribution behaviors through legal encumbrance. Legally encumbered software is not legally free software. Period.We will know that the free software movement--where "GPLed" is...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital rights management (DRM), OPEN SOURCE, Free Open-Source Software, GPLed software, Stallman, software, F/OSS, FLOSS

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

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...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Jason, F/OSS, Stallman, software

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...

Tags: Ubuntu, Free Software Foundation, GNOME, Microsoft Corp., Richard Stallman, Miguel De Icaza, Mono Framework, Genie, Linux, Open Source, C#, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Move over Enterprise 2.0, it's now Social Business Design

Given the relatively friendly pounding I took over my Enterprise 2.0 - what a crock post, it's gratifying to see that it has stirred some interesting interpretations and thoughts on the topic. That's always good and especially pleasing when one considers that most blog posts are the equivalent of digital...

Tags: BPR, Enterprise 2.0, Re-engineering, Cohen, Oliver Marks, Business Process Engineering, Organizational Structure, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Human Resources, It Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Are you suffering from BlackBerry Tour trackball problems?

Yes!Yes, after 6 weeks of use my Verizon Tour trackball is virtually useless for side to side movement. Playing with the horizontal sensitivity helps a little, but not much...Mine works great!I couldn't be happier! This is my fifth BlackBerry model, and it is by far the best BlackBerry...

Tags: Trackball, Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-09-16