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- The media is dead. Long live the media
- I've given up on the mainstream media -- movies, TV, even newspapers. There's a shift taking place from an old style of centralized network media to a decentralized peer-to-peer media. This is the beginning of the participatory society. by Jeremy Allison
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- In Office SP2, Microsoft manages to reduce interoperability
- Microsoft Office SP2 claims to have a fully compliant version of ODF, and that's probably true, as defined by the specification. It's just completely useless at interoperating with other vendors' products. This is not interoperability; it's an attack on the very concept. by Jeremy Allison
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- GPL's cloudy future
- One of the things about getting older is that you learn to ignore things until you have to do something about them. It's a learned efficiency, I suppose, rationing your increasingly precious time out to the unceasing demands upon it. I finally realized I have to do some serious thinking...
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Windows 7: A sound of thunder
- The amazing thing about Windows marketing is that everything a user might want is always available in the next version. Try and ignore the marketing thunder and check out a version of Linux. You might just find it gets you off the Windows upgrade treadmill for good. by...
- Blog posts 2009-01-15
- When Linux fails
- At first glance, Free and Open Source software should be perfect for places like Mali. The local economy is poor, and average salaries make proprietary software an unimaginable expense for most people there. Yet the place is overrun with copies of Microsoft Windows. by Jeremy Allison
- Blog posts 2008-12-08
- Livin' La Vida Linux
- Encoding my CDs in a lossless, patent-fee, DRM-free format gives me the freedom to do what I want with the music I've already bought. The RIAA would probably call me a criminal. by Jeremy Allison
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Learning the programmer's craft
- I ended up in programming by accident, as many do. I was studying for a PhD and having to write software as part of the studies, only to find that writing the software was more interesting and fun than finishing the PhD. So I ran away and joined a small...
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Tough love: Linux needs more haters
- [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] I've been spending far too much time reading a blog recently. Normally I dislike reading blogs, or as my friend from the IT News site "the Register" Andrew Orlowski calls them;...
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Of telescopes, patents and the death of discovery
- “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." --Isaac Newton. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] It isn't really a surprise that I ended up...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward Microsoft
- Samba’s forthcoming version 3.2 release capitalizes on Microsoft’s interoperability commitments while also guarding against patent covenants that threaten the GPL. Samba 3.2, which is expected to be released in roughly one month’s time, offers improved integration with the Active Directory in Windows Server 2003 and recently released...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- News to know: Adobe launches AIR 1.0; Private IE 8 beta; Apple IIc; Jeremy Allison
- Notable headlines: Adobe to launch AIR 1.0 Techmeme. Putting terabytes of memory into servers, the cheap way Mary Jo Foley: Private IE 8 beta 1 test build coming soon Richard Stiennon: Pakistan removed...
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- Images: At LinuxWorld, it's Nerds vs. Geeks
- Samba co-creator Jeremy Allison hosts the annual LinuxWorld Golden Penguin Bowl. As always, it's Nerds vs. Geeks.
- image galleries 2007-08-09
- Responding to Mr. Allison on ODF
- Jeremy Allison, in a recent article for ZDNet, complains that Microsoft prevents little girls from turning in their homework. Okay, thats not precisely true. After dropping a few anti-Vista dings, he explained the problems he had trying to open Office XML files in OpenOffice, and used that as reason to...
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- Podcast: News to know midday update: Microsoft's patent claims; Jeremy Allison; AMD
- Todays three stories in three minutes include:GPLv3 is the real reason behind Microsofts patent skirmish with open source software. Jeremy Allison notes the perils of the open document format wars between open source and Microsoft. You can even lose your homework in that debate. And AMD bets its...
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Jeremy Allison and offshoring
- Jeremy Allison and offshoringJermey, proving that he is a liarThe reality is OSDL (now renamed to _____) has said that 90% of development comes from contributions from companies.So its pretty evident that Jermey is making up false stories about OSS being developed by individual programmers in their bedroom or basement.Less...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- Jeremy Allison and offshoring
- Jeremy Allison, a lead developer for the SAMBA team who now works for Google, wrote a piece recently for ZDNet where he discussed some of the reasons he believes open source has a vibrant future. Okay, thats a pithy reduction, but I did provide the link for you to read...
- Blog posts 2007-02-12
- Jeremy Allison: Why the Vista launch will be a disaster
- Jeremy Allison: Why the Vista launch will be a disasterAnd You Have Credibility?NO ONE CARES ABOUT VISTANo press, no coverage, zilch, nada....Just like your postings..NO ONE CARES.Get it? Got it? Good.Does Allison have a bone to pick with Microsoft?Gee, does a cat killing dog have a gripe about all cats?Look,...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
- Jeremy Allison: Why the Vista launch will be a disaster
- Samba developer Jeremy Allison, who recently quit Novell over its Linux deal with Microsoft, predicts that the Vista launch Jan. 29 will be a train wreck. In a new monthly column on ZDNet, Allison, an open source guru who now...
- Blog posts 2007-01-18
- In case you missed it (Part 1): Jeremy Allison fights back
- In case you missed it (Part 1): Jeremy Allison fights backNo, even he said no"The difference between the Novell/Microsoft agreement and indemnification as Novell used to provide and Red Hat still does is the direct royalty payments from Novell to Microsoft for use of Open Source/Free Software code. …That's the...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-02
- In case you missed it (Part 1): Jeremy Allison fights back
- In the "posts you might have missed over the holiday" category, the e-mail Q&A I did with Novell-turned-Google employee Jeremy Allison got some readers pretty stirred up. (Back story, for those who steered clear of Web news for the past month-plus: Samba lead developer Allison quit Novell just before Christmas,...
- Blog posts 2007-01-02
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