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Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder

Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coderAll makes senseIf I was running a large open source project with thousands if not millions of people all over the world depending on me to get it right, I think I'd do things in much the same way.Certainly it makes sense to...

Tags: Strategy, Torvalds, Linux, vision, Linux coder, open source, chef, picnic

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Linux coders tackle power efficiency

Linux coders tackle power efficiencyI want it!Good! I want this kernel.... :-)Unfortunately, my favorite operating system Ubuntu Linux 7.04 still has kernel 2.6.20, but I hope for a kernel update.Greetz, Pjotr.Linux coders tackle power efficiency[i]That, loosely speaking, is the rationale behind a significant change at the heart of Linux...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Linux coder, kernel, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-06-25

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Did Microsoft Windows 7 download tool violate the GPL?

ProbablyA microsoft programmer probably used code he found in the net(IE code-plex...) instead of developping his own code...At school the programmer would have failed his course, here MS will face, once aggain, the wrath of Stallman's little cultists.if true they should get penalize ntnt It was a CodePlex project?Well...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., GPL

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down

Invariant DetectionThis is supposing that the software is simple enough to determine invariants and not block valid code paths that are infrequently used. It sounds a lot like applying design by contract after the fact.Software That Fixes Itself?The headline implies an application that fixes itself. The article describes and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, invariant, software, Clearview, erroneous execution

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers?

Can't we all just get along?[nt]He has no right to be upsetThis is code that is being released [b]for free[/b] to the Open Source community. It will be released on MS's timeline and not some arbitrary timeline specified by someone who is on record as hating MS. No other open...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, GPL v2, kernel, Microsoft Corp., open source, open-source community, GPL, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Chrome OS: good for you; bad for Microsoft

Google's latest announcement is good news for all computer users. It helps loosen Microsoft's death grip on the PC market and promises lower prices, higher reliability and smarter design. Unpacking Google's announcement This announcement was carefully calculated - not an over-caffeinated coder's late-night howl. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-08

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The TimeWatch Out Microsoft: Coming at ya from all sides!Nobody can tell me otherwise, OpenSolaris is a thing of beauty--ZFS, ZFS Slider, Dtrace, Containers, GNOME Nimbus interface, xVM Hypervisor LDOMS, and new CrossBar Network Virtualization.There's some serious $hit going on here I wish were in...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, OpenSolaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, software, Getting Better

Discussion threads 2009-06-07

EC wants software makers held liable for code

EC wants software makers held liable for code ABOUT TIME!!!!This goes for everyone...Only in software can you find a known defect and then have to pay for the "upgrade" to fix the bug.Many states do this sort of thing with insurance companies every so oftenEither they'll require certain coverage and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Insurance, software, software company

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Can good worms solve the Conficker problem?

Can good worms solve the Conficker problem?Can good worms solve the Conficker problem?I like the idea in theory but then you are doubling worm traffic due to the good guys fighting the bad guys. One way around that is to have a worm kill switch to kill it once all...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, worm, good worm, Conficker problem, Conficker

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

FAA computer breached: 45,000 names accessed

FAA computer breached: 45,000 names accessedFAA computer breached: 45,000 names accessedThey must have been running linux.Nope. They use Windows. Look it up.NTWould like to know more...Where can I find out more details regarding the breach? I.E. what OS for sure, what version, what vulnerability. BTW, what does...

Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, UNIX, FAA, operating system, computer

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

US-CERT warning: Windows does not disable AutoRun properly

US-CERT warning: Windows does not disable AutoRun properlyXP may be supersededBut there is still going to be a hell of a lot of it out there for a long time to come yet so this really does need patching and fairly urgently if this is truly the case, in the...

Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, arbitrary code, malware

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Unemployed? Five reasons to build your resume with FOSS contributions

Unemployed? Five reasons to build your resume with FOSS contributionsFOSS is okay for programmers, but ...not necessarily so for architects, DBAs, web designers, sysadmins, or other technical professions. And I view the American coder as being in the same boat as the American steelworker or autoworker. That boat is sinking...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, F/OSS, openSUSE, programmer

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Is Linux really worth $10.8 billion?

Is Linux really worth $10.8 billion?View Code"Makes you wonder what Windows is worth, but McPherson can't find out."I haven't seen this done with proprietary software because you can't download the code." Another advantage of code visibility is value visibility."FYI, you can request to view the Windows and other MS applications...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, IS LINUX, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no

Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, noThe choose their words carefully. Like "has access to" a computer withSilverlight. They might lead you to think that one in four computers has Silverlight installed. But, NO, that just means one in four persons has access somewhere, somehow, to Silverlight, though possibly...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Silverlight 2

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Can Google Chrome build an ecosystem?

Can Google Chrome build an ecosystem?Chrome / AdvertisingI'm sorry, but I have a hard time taking any article seriously that downplays the "expected" privacy concerns. I mean, Google DID have a clause in their license agreement when they released the browser that said they own EVERYTHING that is posted...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

News to know: IDF; Office 14; Google; Flash flaw; MobileMe; Zoho

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason O'Grady: MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extension Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is the "killer app" argument dead? More info on USB 3.0 emerges ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Attack, Flaw, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Is there really a market for an open source router?

Is there really a market for an open source router?Certainly isAs someone who installed Tomato on an old Linksys router, I think there is a market for this. Myself and others like me have looked on places like Craigslist to find the particular models that the open source firmware will...

Tags: Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Home networking, ShadeTree, Linkys Routers, open source, open source router, router, DD-WRT Firmware

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Survey: Generation Facebook's skills wasted at work

Survey: Generation Facebook's skills wasted at workIT-savvy?I wonder how IT-savvy the "Facebook generation" really is. When the previous generation was growing up, geeky types played with programmable home computers. Many of those people are now working in IT, software development in particular. I get the impression that kids today use...

Tags: Strategy, survey, information technology, IT Skills, Facebook, realistic concept, catered-too little tushy, little tushy

Discussion threads 2008-03-04

Ubuntu Mobile: who cares? Sorry, mostly coders and open source reality distortionists for now

Ubuntu Mobile: who cares? Sorry, mostly coders and open source reality distortionists for nowIronicIronic that ubuntu is "going mobile" yet they can't seem to make some basic changes to their install-screens to allow for a better installation experience of their desktop OS on devices with less than 800 x 600...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Mobile, mobile, open source reality, coder, Skype Technologies S.A., open source

Discussion threads 2008-02-26

A quick Presidents' Day post

A quick Presidents' Day postOK, Chris...If you're posting a blog entry to say you're taking the day off from blogging, you're not taking the day off from blogging. ;-)You paid handsomely for that alleged Mac ease of useThe Mac is a FreeBSD box. But nobody likes FreeBSD and...

Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, education world, Apple Macintosh, Linux, FreeBSD, software, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-18