December 7, 2018
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Comments Off on Edge goes Chromium, and open source wins the browser wars
A little over twenty years ago, US Attorney General Janet Reno stated Microsoft had “used its monopoly power to develop a choke hold on the browser software needed to access the internet.” Although Microsoft would lose United States v. Microsoft Corporation, … Continue reading
January 11, 2018
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Comments Off on The real history of the modern Internet
he transition from the Internet’s 1960s ancestor, ARPANET, to our Internet changed everything. Two developments made this happen. The first (and more obscure) event was the creation of the Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX). The second change, which almost everyone knows, is … Continue reading
June 22, 2017
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The usual debate over server Linux distributions begins with: Do you use a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)-based distribution, such as CentOS or Fedora; a Debian-based Linux like Ubuntu; or SUSE? But now, CoreOS Container Linux joins the fracas. CoreOS, … Continue reading
April 14, 2017
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It’s been a heck of a month for Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company. The company dropped its smartphone and tablet plans. This, in turn, ended to its plans to make Unity its universal default interface. Instead, Gnome will become Ubuntu’s … Continue reading
April 12, 2017
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Microsoft wants to control your Windows 10 desktop. Now are you ready to try a Linux desktop? Windows as a service? Now, there’s an argument for Linux. More>
April 12, 2017
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When Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical and Ubuntu Linux leader, stepped down as CEO in favor of COO Jane Silber in 2010, no one was too worried. Silber may not have been flashy, but she knew how to keep the company moving … Continue reading