September 24, 2008
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Bad standards and standard wars are an all too common part of modern information technology. Now, IBM has announced that it’s not going to put up with them anymore. And, yes, Microsoft, IBM is looking at you. In a statement, … Continue reading
September 23, 2008
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OK, I’m really pleased that Linux does so well in the mobile phone space. I’m very happy to see Google’s Linux-powered Android phone make its first appearance. But, come on, who buys a phone for its operating system? I know … Continue reading
September 22, 2008
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Want to know one of the things I really like about open-source software? The price. Yes, I know, I know. It’s ‘free as in freedom, not free as in beer.” Trust me. I get that. I also get though that … Continue reading
September 18, 2008
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“OK, OK, We get it.” No EULA (End User License Agreement) for Firefox on Linux,” isn’t what Mozilla Foundation President Mitchell Baker said in her recent blog posting, but she might as well have. Ubuntu Linux users made it really, … Continue reading
September 17, 2008
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CodeWeavers, best known for making its CrossOver programs that use WINE to run many popular Windows applications on Linux and Mac OS, has just released a proof-of-concept version of Chrome that runs on Linux and Mac systems. The free CrossOver … Continue reading
September 16, 2008
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Grumpy Ubuntu users are snarling about Mozilla including a largely open-source irrelevant EULA (End-user license agreement) with the latest version of the Firefox Web browser. Indeed, one user went so far as to file an Ubuntu bug report about the … Continue reading