August 1, 2008
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The Linux Foundation has had several public meetings before, but they were really only for Linux developers and their best friends. Now, the Foundation is holding one for end-users: the Linux Foundation End User Collaboration Summit. The meeting will be … Continue reading
August 1, 2008
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It’s one thing to have a skunkworks operating system project, Midori, that could conceivably replace Windows. It’s another to actually have plans on how to switch users from Windows to Midori. Guess what? Microsoft actually does have such plans. According … Continue reading
July 30, 2008
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No, I’m not talking about killing Vista. Microsoft is already burying that living dead operating system as fast it can. I’m talking about killing Windows itself. That’s the conclusion I’ve drawn from David Worthington’s story about Microsoft’s plans for Midori, … Continue reading
July 28, 2008
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I couldn’t make it to OSCON last week in Portland, OR, but I have read the announcements that Sam Ramji, the director of Microsoft’s Open Source Software Lab, made at this open-source software show. They were the friendliest things I’ve … Continue reading
July 26, 2008
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Jobs is basically healthy. That’s good news. After weeks of rumors about his health going downhill or perhaps a reoccurrence of cancer, Jobs took the unusual step of calling a New York Times reporter to tell him ‘off the record’ … Continue reading
July 25, 2008
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Here’s how it works: Novell owns Unix’s IP (intellectual property). SCO sold Unix’s IP to Sun. Sun then included some Unix IP into Solaris. Finally, Sun open sourced Solaris as OpenSolaris. Sounds like trouble, doesn’t it? While Sun’s Chief Open … Continue reading