August 7, 2000
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If I hear one more cell phone ring in a theater, I will kill someone … and be found guilty of justifiable homicide by any jury of my peers. Ever notice how as a society, we’re just plain ruder than … Continue reading
July 24, 2000
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Linux distributor Caldera is one step closer to purchasing SCO’s Unix business lock, stock, and barrel. Sources close to the negotiations report that Caldera top brass and board of directors, along with SCO’s CEO Doug Michels, have signed off on … Continue reading
June 14, 2000
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PC Unix stalwart SCO is doing the inevitable — or the unthinkable, depending on your interpretation. It is expected to field its own Linux operating system in the fourth quarter of this year. SCO is expected to make its Linux … Continue reading
May 17, 2000
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The real story behind a potential open-source disaster. Its CEO walked the plank. Employees are running for the lifeboats. And an initial public offering has been put on ice. What went wrong at Linuxcare? Just about everything, as this exhaustive … Continue reading
May 15, 2000
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The best way to stop ‘ILOVEYOU’ is to stop using Outlook. So how many times do people have to be whacked on their heads by a Melissa-like virus to get the point? So far I’ve been “ILOVEYOUed” six times today. … Continue reading
April 20, 1999
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Torvalds gave a keynote speech at the Linux Global Summit at Spring Comdex half an hour after Microsoft Corp. CEO Bill Gates opened the show in a much larger auditorium. While Gates, like Torvalds, addressed an overflow crowd, the two … Continue reading