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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

Apology by Novell, accepted or rejected?

Apology by Novell, accepted or rejected?What apology? And what's with the crazy links?de Icaza's interview reads absolutely nothing like an apology. It does, however, read like a statement that Mono is still highly relevant because Microsoft's source code "release" is nothing more than hand waving and hot air. It benefits...

Tags: .NET, OPEN SOURCE, Development tools, apology, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-05

de Icaza: .NET source code release a non-event for open source world

de Icaza: .NET source code release a non-event for open source worldI think he's correctClean room is still the best approach to open source development, which means that Mono's developers cannot allow themselves to be influenced by proprietary code in any way (their job is to implement the protocols, not...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Development tools, Microsoft .NET, Icaza, open source, open source world, Clean Room

Discussion threads 2007-10-05

Additional Resources

New tool aids .Net developers in writing Linux, Mac OS X apps

Not all .Net developers are writing Windows apps. Some besides Miguel de Icaza and his merry band of Mono folks may be interested in writing Linux, Unix and Mac OS X apps, too. On November 10, Novell rolled out the final version of a new Visual Studio add-on aimed at...

Tags: Developer, Apple Macintosh, App, Tool, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, .Net, Open Source, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-10

Mono-mania: It's risky business

The Open Source Mono project is controversial because it is a re-implementation of Microsoft's .NET technology. It's time for Miguel De Icaza's Mono implementation -- and applications that use it -- to be moved into the "risky" category, until the patent situation is deemed truly safe to use by default...

Tags: .Net, Open Source, Development Tools, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Jeremy Allison

Blog posts 2009-10-15

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

openSUSE 11.2 M8: What a Fine Lookin' Lizard

Ubuntu's Karmic Koala isn't the only hot Linux beta floating around. On October 1, the openSUSE project released Milestone 8 of openSUSE 11.2, which is slated for general release in November, just in time for the holiday season. Milestone 8 will precede two release candidates to be also released...

Tags: Ubuntu, GNOME, KDE, Object-oriented, KDE 4.3, openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 8, Open Source, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-04

Frugal Friday: Groklaw v. Jason Perlow, Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Chrome OS in China, BlackBerry Service Termination, Kickfire 3000 Appliance

Related Podcast:May 22nd, 2009 Interview with Bruce Armstrong Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss Groklaw's response to my condemnation of Richard Stallman's attack on Miguel de Icaza, The new Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 beta, Chinese adoption of Chrome OS, my loss of...

Tags: Ubuntu, Termination, Jason Perlow, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Frugal Friday: Twitter, Social Networking, Open Source and Women, RMS vs. MDI, Oracle, CentOS

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the recent $100M VC investment in Twitter, the perils of Social Networking, the lack of sensitivity towards women in the Linux and Open Source community, Richard M. Stallman vs. Miguel de Icaza, Larry Ellison and his plans for the...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Women, Network, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Gender And Diversity, Linux, Social Networking, Open Source, Digital Rights Management (DRM), UNIX, Operating Systems, Human Resources, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-25

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

Will all the good open source companies be acquired?

So you think these vendors is all there is of FOSS?FOSS is not a bunch of companies selling goods, no, they are a lot of people developing software for anyone who cares to use it. Freedom and all that jazz, if you care at all about it.Visit the free software...

Tags: open source, OSS, F/OSS, OSS programmer, programmer

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?

Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?Is this any different than Java?There are positive reasons to have someone hold the patent, mainly, that there is only one captain of the ship. I support open source, but the hitorical problem with it and UNIX has been forking. Some propeller head messes with...

Tags: .NET, Programming languages, C#, Stallman C#, Stallman, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft Silverlight

Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft SilverlightREALLY????"Even the name Moonlight assumes the subordinate position. The Moon has no light of its own. It merely reflects light from a nearby star. In this case, Microsoft."This just might be the dumbest thing I have read today. Please reaffirm my faith by...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on PolishNot often I agree with Flude, but he is right on the money with this postJason,This is a whine. Why do you complain about services that should be off by default?As for your comment about "but your typical end-user...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, .NET, Development tools, Desktops, Servers, Perlow, Novell Inc., Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SuSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Mono, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, distro

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Linux Silverlight implementation goes live

Linux Silverlight implementation goes liveThis is the point where all ....... the Linux Fanboys should say "Thank you Microsoft".Interesting statements from Miguel de Icaza's bloghttp://tirania.org/blog/archive/2009/Feb-11.html"Microsoft has continued to help us all along in creating an open source implementation of Silverlight. They have open sourced the Microsoft DLR, the Microsoft MEF...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Linux Silverlight, Linux Silverlight implementation, Microsoft Silverlight, MS HAS

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

Moonlight 1.0 is ready for download

Moonlight, the open-source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight, has hit the 1.0 milestone. In a February 11 posting to his blog, Novell Developer Platform Vice President and Mono Founder Miguel de Icaza announced the news by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Linux, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-02-11

Microsoft, Moonlight reach across aisle to bring Obama inauguration to Linux desktops

Looks like the spirit of bipartisan cooperation in D.C. has already left its mark on the PC. Last night, we're told, Microsoft worked together with Novell-sponsored Mono Project and Moonlight team to enable Linux desktop users to view the inauguration events using the open source implementation...

Tags: Desktop, Novell Inc., Linux Desktop, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Inauguration Event, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Some Linux backers upset about selection of Silverlight to stream Obama inauguration events

While Microsoft cheers the selection of Silverlight for streaming the Obama inauguration events this week, some are upset that the Linux desktop is not a supported operating system. Microsoft's cross platform Silverlight browser plug in supports Windows and Macintosh. The Mono project's Moonlight 1.0 -- an implementation of...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-01-19

Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcement

(Update: It also looks like you can grab the final bits as of 12:01 this morning: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx?v=2.0) After listening to the Q&A from the press conference today recording here, digging into some of the details, and reading some of the commentary on various blogs, there are a...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Eclipse, Numbers Game, Linux, Java Development Tools, Microsoft Development Tools, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-14