February 12, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Why everything you know about 5G is wrong
Maybe everything you’ve been told by your telcos about 5G isn’t a lie, but most of what they’ve told you about 5G is wrong. If you buy what the telcos are telling you, 5G will bring you gigabit-per-second-speeds and sub-10-millisecond latency. With … Continue reading
October 9, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on GNU Project developers object to Richard M Stallman’s continued leadership
Richard M Stallman (RMS) recently put his foot in his mouth by defending a sexual abuser and was pressured into resigning from the Free Software Foundation (FSF). So, was that his end as a free software leader and public figure? Nope. He’s … Continue reading
October 9, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on SUSE drops OpenStack Cloud
For years, SUSE, the European Linux and open-source company, was one of the OpenStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud program’s champions. No longer. SUSE has decided to cease production of new versions and to discontinue sales of SUSE OpenStack Cloud. This comes only a few months … Continue reading
October 9, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on With Windows Virtual Desktop, the bad old days are coming back
I’ve been saying for a while now that Microsoft wants you to move from Windows on your desktop to Windows as a service. I’ve rarely gotten so little pleasure from saying I was right. In the last few weeks, Microsoft rolled out Windows … Continue reading
October 7, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Linus Torvalds isn’t worried about Microsoft taking over Linux
Every time I write a story about Microsoft and Linux, I can guarantee I’ll be buried under such comments as “Microsoft is buying control of Linux!” or “Microsoft is just practicing it old embrace, extend, and extinguish tactics to destroy … Continue reading
October 4, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Fedora drops 32-bit Linux
Seven years ago, Linus Torvalds dropped “ancient-386-CPUs” support from the Linux kernel, dismissing it with “good riddance.” While 32-bit Linux lingered on, it was no longer part of Linux’s mainstream. Gradually, distributions such as Arch Linux dumped it, as well. Then, Canonical decided to boot 32-bit … Continue reading