October 17, 2006
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One major advantage Microsoft developers have over their Linux counterparts is that they have access to MSDN (Microsoft Software Developer Network), a magnificent online developer resource. Linux has had nothing to compare. Until now. The Free Standards Group (FSG), a … Continue reading
October 17, 2006
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Repeat after me: “There is no Oracle Linux.” I don’t care how many times you hear stock analysts say that Oracle is about to launch its own Linux. It’s just not going to happen. The latest example of wishful thinking … Continue reading
October 12, 2006
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Ext3 has become one of the most popular Linux filesystems. However, with hard drives sneaking up on a terabyte, concerns exist that ext3 won’t be able to handle 21st-century storage requirements. With this in mind, the Linux kernel developers have … Continue reading
October 11, 2006
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Nearly a year in the making, the OSDL and freedesktop.org today announced general availability of Portland 1.0, the first set of common interfaces for GNOME and KDE desktops. This support may be a small step for GNOME and KDE, but … Continue reading
October 9, 2006
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I love free software. I use open-source programs and operating systems every day. But once in a while, I want to take some free software developers and shake them until their teeth rattle. At the moment, I’m ticked off because … Continue reading
October 4, 2006
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Some people think that I’m always pro-Linux and anti-Microsoft. Nope. That’s not true. I’m pro what works, and I’m anti what doesn’t work. Most of the time, Linux has been a winner. But, sometimes, it isn’t. And, that brings me … Continue reading