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Richard Stallman the creationist

Richard Stallman the creationistCustomers vs. vendorsIt's obvious why a professional programmer likes the proprietary model. It's the only model proven time and again to guarantee a return on investment, assuming of course the product is useful to enough people. The downside of this model is that it does place heavy...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Development tools, Benefits, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, programmer, software, proprietary software, Richard Stallman

Discussion threads 2007-09-13

Richard Stallman the creationist

I've taken issue with Stallman numerous times in the past (as an early example, care for a slice of cake). Stallman's latest musings merely add to the stack of ideological positions with which I differ. Some notable quotes from his latest musings:. Supporters of open source (which I am...

Tags: Software, Open Source, Richard Stallman, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, John Carroll

Blog posts 2007-09-13

Richard Stallman's shackles: The open source Java acid test?

Richard Stallman's shackles: The open source Java acid test?Only 6 distros are listed as having only free softwarehttp://www.gnu.org/links/links.html#FreeGNULinuxDistributionsOnly DyneBolic is a very well known one. Several things here;1. FOSS developers are not eschewing the Java language. Go look on sourceforge at how many projects are written in Java...

Tags: Operating systems, FOSS developer, eWeek, open-source software, F/OSS, Linux, software, open source, GPL, Stallman, Richard Stallman, Java, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-11-11

Richard Stallman's shackles: The open source Java acid test?

Yesterday, I published a pair of posts that connect the dots between the recent Novell/Microsoft pact and Suns plans to open source Java. Ive been following the comments that ZDNets readers have been filing under both. But theres a thread on the second post thats addressing whether or not it...

Tags: General, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Java, Richard Stallman

Blog posts 2006-11-11

Tivo and GPL: Beauty and the Beast?

In the ongoing battle between Linux kernel developers and the Free Software Foundation over the future of the GNU Public License, somehow DVR-maker Tivo has become either the whipping boy, or the poster child, depending on whose side you are on. FSF founder Richard Stallman even coined a term for...

Tags: Free Software Foundation, TiVo Inc.

Blog posts 2006-10-02

Richard Stallman wants your help with GPL V3.0

Richard Stallman wants your help with GPL V3.0Stallman's ego play....Last I heard Stallman was NOT invited, seems he didn't like it and has managed to wiggle his way back in.Oh yeah Bit?Would you care to document your statements?I don't agree completely with Stallman on everything but what you refer to...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Tools & Techniques, Richard Stallman, GPL, software, Stallman

Discussion threads 2005-11-30

More on software patents

Software patents are still in the news. The European patent directive continues to lumber forward, despite overwhelming opposition from groups on all corners -- excepting the big software companies that will win big if sofware patents become law in Europe as well as the U.S. Not surprisingly, Richard Stallman has...

Tags: software, software patent, patent

Blog posts 2005-06-22

The benefits of patents

Richard Stallman doesn't like the proposed EU directive which would legalize software patents in the European Union. That's not surprising, because the software libre movement he founded and the software license, the GPL, he wrote aim to remove all entanglements from the software development process, whether based on a secret...

Tags: benefit, patent, software

Blog posts 2005-06-21

Raymond on open source

If you talk to Eric Raymond or Richard Stallman, they make very specific that "open source" (which is Eric Raymond's bailiwick) is not "free software" (Stallman's domain). "Open source" is more pragmatic, concentrating on the benefits of the "open" development model over proprietary models. "Free software" types think there is...

Tags: Eric Raymond, open source

Blog posts 2005-06-17

A response to Richard Stallman

A response to Richard Stallmanit's not important what "we" believe, it's fact which countsome people don't think they are less free freedom because they don't know schematics of drugs ?but for people depending of drugs, like poor country, or enterprise dealing with millions of patents for anything, ...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Richard Stallman, software, Internet

Discussion threads 2004-01-08

Additional Resources

Forget the damn Linux netbooks. Can Windows replace Windows?

My esteemed ZDNet colleague Ed Bott, God bless him, wrote a very insightful piece in which he discusses Taiwanese PC mainboard and component manufacturer  MSI's challenges of selling Linux-based versions of their netbook, the Wind U90. Apparently, according to MSI, Linux-based versions of their netbook are...

Tags: MSI, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-07

I'm well aware what I pay for Google's services

My post on Google earlier Tuesday was met with mixed reactions. A few folks agreed that, in fact, Google's suite of services is quite slick, long live GOOG, etc. Others, like fellow ZDNet blogger, Michael Krigsman, disagreed pretty strongly. In his response, http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=1059, Michael didn't leave much...

Tags: Google Inc., OpenOffice, Productivity, E-mail Providers, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Capital, Capital. Wherefore art thou scarce capital?

My Kingdom for Capital Expenditure Funding The current meltdown on Wall Street is definitely having an impact on the technology sector. This week's recent earnings forecast from SAP rather convincingly showed us that the capital markets will adversely impact technology sales. Capital for...

Tags: Wall Street, Firm, Borrower, Pricing Strategy, Banking Relationship, Sales Strategy, Banking, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Roi/Tco, Sales, Financial Services, Marketing, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Restraining order against RealDVD stands

As I suspected, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel today granted a temporary restraining order against Real's selling its RealDVD software. Real's next hope: a full-blown hearing into a permanent injunction. The judge said she needed more time to fully investigate whether the software in fact violates the Digital...

Tags: Copy Protection, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Obama, McCain support making debates public

Both Obama and McCain have come out in favor of the Open Debate Coalition's call to open the presidential debates for fair use on the Internet, Wired reports. Obama sent a letter to Coalition leader Larry Lessig. He quoted his own letter to Democratic Party chairman last...

Tags: Debate, Internet, Sales Force Management, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Researchers publish details on London travel card hack

First there was Boston's Charlie card. Now, Dutch researchers have exposed the inherent weakness in the RFID chip used in London's Oyster travel smartcard, ZDNet UK says. Researchers released details at the Esorics security conference in Malaga on Monday and an academic paper PDF...

Tags: Card, Researcher, London, Chip, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Microsoft quietly halts sales of third-party activation offering

Microsoft has halted -- temporarily, according to company officials -- sales of its Software Licensing and Protection SLP Services product. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., SLP Services, Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Online, hard to avoid debate

Tonight's presidential debate is spring up all over the Net. NBC's Hulu has launched a new Election 08 hub, which PaidContent describes as "an odd mix of debates, speeches, political humor, soundbites and commentary." Hulu is also showing Crawford, a film about the effects of...

Tags: Debate, Sales Force Management, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Antitrust suit against Apple, AT&T moves forward

A federal judge has ruled that an antitrust suit against Apple and A&T over exclusivity deals for the iPhone may move forward, Ars Technica reports. Apple and AT&T signed a five-year exclusive deal but only told consumers they would have to sign up for a two-year...

Tags: Antitrust, Consumer Protection, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

The bust of the notorious ATM scammer going under the handle of Cha0 in early September, once again puts ATM skimming in the spotlight. Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details...

Tags: Device, Credit Card, built-In, SMS, Scammer, ATM, Network Technology, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-07