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If Microsoft Removes 3-App Restriction, Linux Still Wins »
Posted by: schestowitz 1 month, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The coming year will be hugely interesting and John Dvorak, a recent Ubuntu GNU/Linux migrant, has just predicted over at MarketWatch that GNU/Linux ...
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OSCA Foundation, Nepomuk, and the Importance of Semantics »
Posted by: schestowitz 6 months ago in Science & Technology
Nepomuk was managed previously by the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (please note that the previous link references a Wikipedia entry, as the official ...
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Fedora 11: Blarney? Duchess? Zampone? »
Posted by: schestowitz 6 months ago in Science & Technology
In early December we shared that it was time for the Fedora community to come up with the Fedora 11 codename. Following that many different ...
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Commercial open source business strategies in 2009 and beyond »
Posted by: schestowitz 6 months ago in Science & Technology
The future of commercial open source software lies in commercial licensing strategies, but which are the strategies that are more likely to deliver the results ...
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Proof that Microsoft Now Fears for the Desktop »
Posted by: schestowitz 4 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Hmm, lookee here: Microsoft wants to hire a Director, Open Source Desktop Strategy
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Apache Wins Big »
Posted by: schestowitz 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Apache's market share grew by more than 1 percentage point this month, extending its lead over Microsoft IIS, which has fallen to less than ...
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Building the KDE UserBase »
Posted by: schestowitz 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
KDE UserBase provides the perfect opportunity to refine the process of creating documentation for apps such as Amarok and the KDE 4 desktop
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Wanted: the First GNU/Linux Distro for the Cloud »
Posted by: schestowitz 5 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Perhaps most importantly, will the platform be a silo (or a small number of silos), or will the platform be open, enabling developers and users ...
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Bill Gates: “Our Most Potent Operating System Competitor is Linux” »
Posted by: schestowitz 1 week, 5 days ago in Science & Technology
In today’s exhibit, Exhibit PX08256 (2001) [PDF], a revealing memo from Gates is shown publicly, probably for the first time at least on the ...
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NASA's MMO Video Game To Have A Linux Port? »
Posted by: schestowitz 4 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
This game is still a ways from being released, but at the heart of this game is the Unreal Engine 3 -- the same engine that ...
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BCDs, MBRs, and grub |Strategic Developer | Martin Heller | InfoWorld »
Posted by: schestowitz 4 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
In the last couple of days I've probably learned more than I ever wanted to know about BCDs, MBRs, boot sectors, boot menus, lilo ...
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Mandriva Announces Pulse 2 v1.2 »
Posted by: schestowitz 5 months ago in Science & Technology
Mandriva announced the immediate availability of version 1.2 of their Pulse 2, an Open Source tool for managing workstations, mobile computers and servers. Mandriva ...
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Netbooks: Emtec moves from peripherals »
Posted by: schestowitz 5 months ago in Science & Technology
Emtec, a company which has in the past been more focused on delivering laptop peripherals, is moving into the increasingly lucrative netbook market with the ...
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Linuxtracker - Moving 180 Terabytes of Linux a Year »
Posted by: schestowitz 4 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Nearly three years ago, we mentioned Linuxtracker in a short post on BitTorrent sites that list ‘legal’ software downloads. Now, the site is celebrating its ...
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Are we really wasting $1T USD annually? »
Posted by: schestowitz 5 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The paper has over 50 citations and references, and I am indebted to all, living and dead, who provided this basic material. I especially want ...
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