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Sun license gets open-source nod

Sun license gets open-source nodI can't see the FSF accepting this licence......as a true free source licence. And as such I doubt the CDDL will ever be as accepted as an open source licence by the people who drive the movement.That isn't to say, however, that you can't enjoy some...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Solaris Kernel, Open source BSD, GPL, Sun Solaris, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, CDDL

Discussion threads 2005-01-19

Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite

Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suitePaving the way for Solaris on x86. YOU BET!Ah yes, get them to adopt the Java desktop, then gradully show them why Solaris is better. Very smart move...Darn earthquakes must have done some serious damageblocked out the real sun and let Sun...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, GPL, Solaris Kernel, desktop, hardware

Discussion threads 2004-11-10

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Anatomy of an attack: The New York Times on Solaris

Paul Krill's recent New York Times hit piece against Solaris demonstrates, I think, a new low in manipulative agenda journalism as it affects IT. Brilliantly done, really, but pointlessly destructive -much more, I think, like vandalism than reporting. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., New York Times Co., Attack, Sesame, Noah, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technology

It's midnight, do you know where your solar panel is? I read somewhere yesterday where thefts of solar panels are on the rise, no doubt due to the rather dear price that they still command. Hopefully, that's on a pace for change, given that many of us...

Tags: Installation, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Open source in a time of recession

Open source in a time of recessionWhen the water hole shrinks,the kangaroo mice flourish.HistoryYes, the end of the dot-com bubble killed a number of illusions. The most prominent lesson was, Don't give away your main product. So at that time pure Linux and other open source plays disappeared.What was...

Tags: Rewriting History, recession, open source, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

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

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?Following Steve's PhilosophyAs you so accurately noted, Steve has a knack for whole numbers as we know from his Microsoft Office reign. Office 12 (2007), Office 11 (2003), Office 10 (XP or version 2002), Office 9 (2000) and these were the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista R2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, new name

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

A question about web server volume failures

A question about web server volume failuresWrite heavy loadI don't think you can compare a write-heavy do-not-call registry to a mostly static wordpress site.It wouldn't hard to mock-up a simple registry site and test it.The question you seem to be askig is.. how do i make my site scalable.Lets start...

Tags: Web servers, Firewalls, Storage, Web server, server, database, router, firewall, Web

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Yahoo: Shares dip to 5-year low; AOL deal this month?

Yahoo: Shares dip to 5-year low; AOL deal this month?Um, did I miss something......or didn't nearly everyone's stock price hit a 5-year low yesterday?BUY?Steve told me no!Yahoo at this price is two times too high!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comM$FT stock is in the tank too!M$ will be next in line for a bailout.Yahoo should...

Tags: Linux, Investment, Operating systems, Yahoo! Inc., SHARES DIP, America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we are

Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we areand then in 2015...after a generation of high school leavers are very familiar with Linux and other FOSS apps, businesses will be able to start switching to Linux without the need to retrain new starters.Then in 2020 when this generation are...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Free Market, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…Actually, all of the biggest web companies all use Linux because it is somuch more flexible and powerful. Of the biggest, MS is the only one using Windows.And, yes, the applications availability on the Desktop is a problem for Desktop Linux, but, the is...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, EEEPC, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

October promises to be hot month for Drupal, Mono, OpenOffice, Ubuntu

October is promising to be a big month for open source releases. As the page on the calendar turned, Acquia launched of its commercially supported version of the popular Drupal open source social publishing system. And over the weekend, Novell-sponsored Mono project announced the...

Tags: Mono, Ubuntu, Drupal, October, Linux, OpenOffice, .Net, Open Source, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Data Processing scores big success! Linux loses, again!

Data Processing scores big success! Linux loses, again!Wrong title, MurphIt should be "IT N00bs at large in Canada" or something along those lines :)Also funny they switched to a windows server. "Oh, we understand windows, cause we use it at home! let's try that! Oh no use! Oh no, what...

Tags: Operating systems, data-processing, Murph, Linux, big success, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboardXandros lite is OK ...For the average user the Xandros Lite OS is fine, but it does have some shortcomings:1) Asus for some reason has a ram limit compiled into the kernel of 1GB. The machine has a max limit of 2GB, but...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, laptop computer, ASUS, real keyboard, kernel, Linux laptop, Xandros, Intel Celeron, distro, keyboard, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Blood in the water and open source on the tracks

Blood in the water and open source on the tracksConsolidationYou've noticed, then, that the number of banks has been decreasing. And that the survivors are able to make substantial profits.True of the software industry as well, as you imply. Smaller companies of value are likely to be bought...

Tags: open source, Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installer

How do you supersize a simple music manager? Ask Apple. The Windows version of iTunes 8 takes up nearly 200MB of space on a Windows PC, including kernel-mode drivers, multiple system services, and at least one add-in. It takes a supersize helping of chutzpah to create an ad that criticizes...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Bonjour, MobileMe, Apple Software Update, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks

Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaksWindows 7It seems that Microsoft is playing it safe with Windows 7 by having minimum changes.Is WinFS still alive or do we have to consider it as a dead duck?Thanks RodIt's mostly the applications anywaysFrankly, it's mostly the applications that need to take advantage of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Windows Kernel, Craig, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, parallel-processing tweak, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Win32, tweak, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela

1 million Classmates headed to VenezuelaAgreedChavez can control any Open Source software in his country, as the government is taking control of all private industries.This is not really about what he feels is best for all, but instead of what he feels he can control the best.You failed to notice...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, Debian, Classmates, aversion, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

EA Spore backlash could help end DRM

Guest editorial by Oliver Day The backlash over DRM has finally started to gather serious momentum. Everyday consumers started a campaign to give the highly anticipated game Spore one-star ratings on Amazon. Thousands of Amazon users labeled Spore a poor choice because of...

Tags: Game, Digital-rights Management, Electronic Arts Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Microsoft confirms PDC attendees to get pre-beta Windows 7 build

Microsoft confirms PDC attendees to get pre-beta Windows 7 buildWindows live messenger betaThey completely tanked on the design of messenger beta. It now looks like a stoneage app compared to nice shinny design of the last release.Explorer and WMP12 have no icons because their UI is not yet completedCurrent...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft confirms PDC attendee, Microsoft confirms PDC, Microsoft Confirms, Microsoft Corp., pre-Beta, beta

Discussion threads 2008-09-24