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- Firefox 1.5 patches 'undisclosed' security holes
- Firefox 1.5 patches 'undisclosed' security holesIt sounds to me......Like this blog would have criticized them either way.What I don't get George...If a security hole isn't found in public, but in-house programmers find it and patch it why would people complain? This includes IE.The mere wanting to hear their own voices...
- Tags: Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Beta Software, Mozilla Firefox 1.5, source code, Microsoft Corp., patch management, security, OSS, security hole, OSS folk, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2006-02-02
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- OpenOfficeMouse - Put an end to button envy!
- it looks like a...parody advertisement on The Onion, it even looks cheesy...can't imagine it being very comfortable and easy to use, how does one remember which button to press?Looks like...A Mouse designed by commitee.A Mouse with ADD.A mouse for a centipede.A mouse named "Sybil"A mouse decorated by color blind kindergardners.Come...
- Tags: Mice, mouse, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- SCO story ends with a whimper
- William Shakespear should have expanded on his "first ... the lawyers" bit!It is hard to feel sorry for people who go crying all the way to the bank!BAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!Good riddance.Someone remind meThis turned out exactly how Bitty/No Ax predicted, right?: o )SCO Xenix & UnixRather sad that their expertise at delivering...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., BSD, Linux, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- 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
- Should open source hate Apple?
- Apple Doesn't Have Control?Apple created an entirely closed marketplace for music through iTunes and the iPod that no other product has successfully done! The point that one device was more than 60-70% of the market kills innovation, let alone that it was laced with DRM for years and still is...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Major security holes in popular XML libraries
- Major security holes in popular XML librariesOpen Source SecureSo much for Open Source software being secure. I thought that with all those developers looking at the code it was ment to be more secure than closed software.Superior peer-reviewed software... strikes out again. Of course the fanboys will somehow manage to...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Blogging, software, XML Library, Major security, XML, security
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- Red Hat announces strategy to "future-proof" Java
- Red Hat announces strategy to "future-proof" Javaanother nail in M$ coffinwith OSS backing red hat and java will prosper and M$ FUD machine is running out of fuel.Well I don't know about MS......but I definitely hope this is the beginning of FOSS playing nice with Java again. It would be...
- Tags: Programming languages, Red Hat Inc., strategy, Java, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- What does open source community mean?
- What does open source community mean?Too much thought on companies.......not enough on individual efforts. I think some folk get too caught up in the business aspect of it all and forget the root. I use plenty of FOSS tools that are backed by no large corporate entity. They may sometimes...
- Tags: open source, F/OSS, developer, open-source community, joy
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Any friends OK for open source?
- Any friends OK for open source?Bye Bye PentahoI have been moving our data integration from Pentaho to Talend the department may look at Jaspersoft for BI. The folk over at Pentaho seem to be in another world or something. I'm not going to say I got deep into their community...
- Tags: Managed hosting, Satyam, Pentaho, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-04-08
- Openoffice 3.0 vs MS Office
- Openoffice 3.0 vs MS Officewow!u had a post just to say that!!You're rightThe ribbon interface in Office 07 is leaps and bounds ahead of the dated looking OO interface and it doesn't really have all the features of Office 07. So office 07 wins hands down.Plus OO is the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Linux, OpenOffice 3.0
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Windows (in)security and open source
- Windows insecurity and open sourceIt is "Fife", not "Fyfe"Despite the link you posted to an article discussing "Barney Fyfe Syndrome", per IMDB the character's last name was "Fife".As to the topic, I do think the security folks want us to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!Funny you...
- Tags: error rate, OSS, security, Microsoft Windows, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- Microsoft confirms Excel flaw; outlines defense
- Microsoft confirms Excel flaw; outlines defenseMister Dignan , who cares ? Certainly not I .I steer clear from every product that company makes .You forgot an importantand largely overlooked work-around: Use Open Office to view and save the Excel file. OO 2.3 can open and save Excel files from Excel...
- Tags: MICROSOFT JUST, Office 2003 SP3, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Microsoft confirms Excel flaw, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft confirms Excel, Microsoft Confirms, Microsoft Office 2007
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- Microsoft and Samba finally come to terms over Windows protocols
- Microsoft and Samba finally come to terms over Windows protocolsThis is great news for me!As someone who has 2 Linux servers and multiple Windows desktops, Samba is an extremely important part of my home network. While Samba works really well right now with both XP and Vista, this agreement can't...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Peer to peer (P2P), Microsoft Windows, Samba, Microsoft Corp., Windows protocol
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
- Legal summits to tackle Linux
- Legal summits to tackle LinuxLegal summits to tackle LinuxYou don't need two summits to solve this problem. Its quite simple, just don't use linux. You won't have the legal issues of it and save yourself time and headaches.Seems a logical moveAfter all, who knows, maybe Microsoft will get...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Now IT, Linux, summit
- Discussion threads 2007-09-12
- Google: Reinventing management?
- Google: Reinventing management?Soon...... there'll be a post mortem in which Google management is accused of wasting money on frivolity and closed markets, while failing to obtain substantial new sources of revenue.The company could become one of the largest if not the largest portal. That could take advantage of the...
- Tags: Software development, Databases, SEARCH, Google Inc., Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- GPLv3 myth#2: You can't mix GPL software with other software
- GPLv3 myth#2: You can't mix GPL software with other softwareGentlemen, start your engines.I appreciated this part of the discussion:In his "Comments on GPLv3" essay, open source attorney Lawrence Rosen writes that he believes this clause can even be used to combine GPL licensed code "modules" with code from other licenses...
- Tags: software, GPLv3, proprietary code
- Discussion threads 2007-06-07
- Can Intel-based Macs really save your university money?
- Can Intel-based Macs really save your university money?yes. Windows license costs add upIf department X can get by with the Mac and no Windows, they save the cost of Windows licenses.The FACT is that OS X wins in the TCO argument. The only ones that say otherwise are...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Intel Corp., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- Vista success hinges on developers
- Vista success hinges on developersVista success hinges on developersThank you for rehashing what Microsoft has been saying for years. They have always relied on their developers to make applications for their platform. When Steve Ballmer gave his speech repeating "developers" over and over again what do you think he...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), developer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista success hinge, success hinge
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- Another view on Oracle Linux
- Another view on Oracle Linuxtalk about a two edged sword question!Who's throat would you prefer to choke and who do you prefer are two different things but the way this survey is written makes it sound like you prefer Microsoft if you prefer to choke them and frankly I just...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-11-01
- Halloween Spooks - Microsoft is watching your upgrades
- Halloween Spooks - Microsoft is watching your upgradesI'm about to go on three this year.NTCan't wait for the activation crack...... come on you know there will be one! Personally I wouldn't wanna play the licensing game if I am faced with hardware failure / upgrades and I PAID for the...
- Tags: Linux, Construction, Operating systems, OEM, Microsoft Corp., window
- Discussion threads 2006-10-31
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