November 22, 2005
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Some fellow journalists and I were talking the other day about how many people had gotten the answer for the SD Times trivia question, “What did the ‘F” stand for in Edgar F. Codd” stand for from Wikipedia.Codd, in case … Continue reading
November 15, 2005
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November 15th, 2005 THE INTERNET PRESS GUILD 40 Sourwood Drive, Arden, NC 28704 Steve Forbes Forbes Magazine 60 5th Avenue New York, NY 10011 Phone (800) 295-0893 AN OPEN LETTER TO FORBES MAGAZINE As members of the Internet Press Guild, … Continue reading
November 10, 2005
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IBM, Sony Corp., Philips N.V. and Linux distributors Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. announced Thursday that the companies would be forming a new company—Open Invention Network—to share Linux patents without charging for royalties. OIN’s (Open Invention Network) plan will … Continue reading
October 28, 2005
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“The (Linux) desktop is like teenage sex. Everybody’s talking about it, but nobody’s doing it.” Is it? Is it really now? Putting aside that, while I don’t know what Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik’s teenage years were like, mine certainly … Continue reading
October 26, 2005
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The rumors never stop. Google Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. will release a Web-based StarOffice desktop suite. Google will soon announce a new operating system. The truth isnt anything as dramatic, but it does show a company that not only … Continue reading
October 20, 2005
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There are times when I just want to crack some open-source heads together. Take, please take, for example, the current fit in Debian circles over whether the DCC Alliance can use the Debian name or trademark. On one side, you … Continue reading