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Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent: Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminentNOT GUILTY!Let the man go!NonsenseI think is says something about Reiser that he probably murdered someone. I bet his wife was constantly harping on him for spending all his time glued to a monitor trying to reinvent the...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Hans Reiser, file system, Reiser 4, Reiser, verdict, Reiser4; Discussion threads 2008-04-28

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Mozilla spreads malware rather than security: Mozilla spreads malware rather than securityyet another demostration that open source code is NOT safer than closedyet another demostration that open source code is NOT safer than closedSh*t happens....There is no absolute security in computing. And there never will be. Not even when you are running Linux (safe from viruses,...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Murderers, security, Mozilla Corp., malware, virus, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Does open source programming make you a criminal?: <satire> The New York Times is working on a story saying open source programming makes you a criminal. Matt Richtel right called for an interview soon after learning that a jury had convicted open source programmer Hans Reiser of first degree murder. (Picture from TwelveBooks Publishing.) It...; Tags: Open Source, Programmer, Programming, Computer, Wally, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-30
News to know: Microhoo; Taming Vista UAC; iPhone; Google; CIO Sessions: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC. Images: Taming Vista's User Account Control right Larry Dignan: Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3 delayed by glitch New test releases...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vista UAC, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Open source going from strength to strength: However you feel about Hans Reiser, his fate should not distract us from the good news of today. Open source continues moving from strength-to-strength. This is especially true in international markets, where skeptics once believed pirated Windows would dominate. ApacheCon Europe...; Tags: Open Source Trade Group, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-29

Reiser FS: The open source file system fallout: Reiser FS: The open source file system falloutI think M$ has something to do with this crimeWhen M$ FUD campaign failed, they might have contracted some mobsteres to frame Reiser.RE: Reiser FS: The open source file system falloutFrom the article: 'grinded to a halt'? WTF kind of grammar is that?...; Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, JFS, Reiser FS, open-source file system fallout, fallout; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Reiser FS: The open source file system fallout: Yesterday, the Open Source community took an emotional hit when veteran Linux programmer Hans Reiser was convicted of first degree murder in the suspicious disappearing of his wife, Nina. While I won't go into the details of the case, as this has been covered extensively in the press, I would...; Tags: File System, ReiserFS, Zetabyte File System, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-04-29
News to know: Psystar; IT Dojo; Microsoft moral; SQL Injection attacks; Ubuntu: Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack? IT Dojo: Create your own bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties Another reason...; Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Microsoft Office, Yahoo! Inc., SQL, Microsoft Corp., SQL Injection, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Reiser found guilty of first degree murder: Reiser found guilty of first degree murderNot unexpected based on the evidenceIf you read the story, you will see that base on the evidence there is no other verdict that can make sense.If in fact he is innocent very doubtful, his actions surely turned him into a guilty man. His...; Tags: Reiser, first degree; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
Reiser found guilty of first degree murder: Software developer Hans Reiser was found guilty today of first degree murder in the death of his wife in late 2006, a conviction that carries up to 25 years in prison and a possible death sentence for the Reiser4 file system. [Techmeme] The verdict, delivered...; Tags: File System, Ts'o, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent: The fate of the Reiser4 file system for Linux may well depend on a verdict rendered by a California jury this week. As an Alameda County jury continues to deliberate the fate of Hans Reiser, the designer of the Reiser File System for Linux who is accused of murdering...; Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Linux Kernel, File System, Verdict, Reiser4, Reiser, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-28
What your disk drive isn't telling you: What your disk drive isn't telling youNo safe havenIt seems that our data simply have no safe place to reside anywhere. Hard disks are unsafe, DVD's are unsafe disk rot.....Come on, industry, give us a safe, reliable and enduring storage medium. How hard can it be?Greetz, Pjotr.Broken main page link,...; Tags: Storage, HARD DISKS, disk, disk drive, SCSI, RAID, file system; Discussion threads 2008-02-18
What's the perfect NAS device? One ZDNet reader comes up with the spec: What's the perfect NAS device? One ZDNet reader comes up with the specThe Thecus 4100+ comes closeWhile not fitting the bill 100%, the Thecus 4100+ is a nice NAS box. I'm darn close to cracking open my wallet and buying two or three ...FAT32 or NTFS?Pardon my "WTF?" but...; Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NAS, Network File System, file system, NAS Device; Discussion threads 2007-09-27
openSUSE 10.3 RC1 Debuts: openSUSE 10.3 RC1 DebutsNice...been running the betas and I gotta say that someone at Novell is doing an excellent job! It boots faster runs faster and is much slicker than anything else I have seen yet to date. I will be updating to the RC1 tonight for some more testing....; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, KDE, Linux, GNOME, openSUSE, distro; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
How Microsoft puts your data at risk: How Microsoft puts your data at riskYawnTalk about troll FUD.As a computer user since the 60s, all that has happened is that both hardware and software have become more reliable. You manage to mention NTFS disparagingly even when it outperforms the other file system and with FAT32 is the...; Tags: ZFS, file system, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-08-08
Novell makes file-storage software shift: Novell makes file-storage software shiftHaving read some of his more asinine posts I's place hismental facilities some where between Loverock and No_Ax.so much for OSSthe mis-conception that open source developers are the best. If it was Windows that was delayed, imagine the posts by *nix fanboys.Open Source drives people...; Tags: software, open source, Journaling, WinFS, file system, NTFS, Reiser, Novell Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-10-12
Vista Mythbusters #7: How much DRM is too much?: Vista Mythbusters #7: How much DRM is too much?All hardware from the major PC OEMs has ...... shipped with WHQL signed drivers for years. It is part of the logo program and they are rewarded for doing so. Please tell me which hardware vendor you are refering to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), ZERT, Microsoft Windows Vista, digital-rights management, Patch Tuesday, joystick, Microsoft Corp., hardware; Discussion threads 2006-10-10
Is Ballmer's latest more than mere FUD?: Is Ballmer's latest more than mere FUD?yeah rightYou got nothing to say, so write an article to bash Microsoft.FAT? We don't need no stinkin' FAT!It would be a public relations [i]disaster[/i] were MS to invoke IP action on Linux.They may have a legitimate position with respect to FAT, but, that...; Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Linux Source Code, Linux User, Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-03-27
Size still matters: Just got back from breakfast with Dave Winer. Dave hasn't been listening to the Gillmor Gang for a while now, but I piqued his interest by disclosing that in the latest, recorded yesterday, he is mentioned. At the end.Actually he is mentioned earlier as well. The conversation, with Jon Udell,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, George Carlin; Blog posts 2005-09-10
SCO e-mail: No 'smoking gun' in Linux code: SCO e-mail: No 'smoking gun' in Linux codeWas there ever any question?Of course not!Be ready for SCO to go belly up here soon. IBM's gonna layeth the smacketh down now!Thanks for playing!And the MS funded SCO FUD descends into a jokeOf course it won't stop the MS fanboys and their...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, e-mail, IBM Corp., JFS, SCO Group Inc., Linux; Discussion threads 2005-07-14