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PenguinPolitik: Only Ballmer could go to Linux: In my previous post about last week's Microsoft Technology Summit, I talked a little bit about the structure of the event and the overtures that Microsoft seems to be making towards the Open Source community. Some of my esteemed industry colleagues feel that Microsoft is never to be trusted, that...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, File System, Microsoft Corp., Glasnost, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-04-02

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Comcast, Cox block BitTorrent 24/7: Comcast and Cox are blocking BitTorrent traffic, regardless of the time of day or day of the week, students from the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems report. And despite suggestions that BitTorrent blocking is widespread across ISPs, the Institute's Glasnost test found that the two cable...; Tags: BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
News to know: Dell; MinWin; Microsoft's glasnost; Mozilla: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Dell: We'll save $3 billion; Cut 8,800 positions Ed Bott: Is MinWin really the new Windows 7 kernel? Jason Perlow: Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0. Dana Blankenhorn: If the birthmark fits, Microsoft will wear it ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Wireless LANs, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Microsoft Meets Open Source: glasnost 2.0: Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0My Wish List.Only one thing: I would like Microsoft to get solidly behind Mono to get a complete and up-to-date .Net implementation for Linux.Very interesting. Not sure what they hope to gain here or how the willmaintain the block-in. Probably the best answer, is that...; Tags: Linux, .NET, Development tools, Golden Age, Microsoft Corp., Glasnost 2.0, open source; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
Microsoft Meets Open Source: glasnost 2.0: Last week I spent two days on campus in Redmond with about 40 of my industry colleagues at the Microsoft Technology Summit, an annual invite-only event where Microsoft selects a swath of people from all over the world -- key technology influencers -- to learn about what the company is...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-03-31

Open source values: transparency: Open source values: transparencyI Vote for Honesty Over TransparencyThe operative word should be "honesty".How many times have you seen ads, e.g., that are transparently dishonest? Doesn't "Transparent" mean that one can see through outward behavior into true and sometimes hidden motivations?Journalists and politicians are often transparently dishonest as well, and...; Tags: transparency, Transparency, open source, Open Source Values; Discussion threads 2007-11-06
Man in China dies after three-day Internet session: Man in China dies after three-day Internet sessionpathetichow sad but how funny a person can sit their for three days and croak after of playing games online.This feels like propagandaNo evidence, of course, but this doesn't feel right; like the story may have been manufactured to justify the party line...; Tags: three-day, Internet session, Internet; Discussion threads 2007-09-17
RSA 2007: Colin Powell--soldier, diplomat, VC and stand-up comic: The closing keynote at RSA 2007 featured Colin Powell, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and first-term George W. Bush administration Secretary of State. Following his public service career, Powell has been on the lecture circuit, ranking in the big bucks and also playing venture capitalist as...; Tags: Colin Powell, General, Security; Blog posts 2007-02-09
New Microsoft Exchange due out in 2006: New Microsoft Exchange due out in 2006There are many options out there that are much more secure.And also a step in getting off of the MS treadmill. Novel will sell you Groupwise or an open source solution. IBM will sell you Notes. There are plenty of open source solutions out...; Tags: Cyberthreats, E-mail servers, Groupware, SECURITY, multimedia email, Exchange 12, virus; Discussion threads 2005-03-30