Under the influence of the patent system and big industry lobbyists, the European Union is on the verge of making a huge mistake: to pass a law that would legalize software patents.
“Chances are that patents on software, common practice in the US and on the brink of being legalised in Europe, in fact stifle innovation. Europe could still alter course.” –Deutsche Bank Research
Click here for a quick explanation of why software patents have the aforementioned effects.
Several of the internet’s pioneers have recently become space exploration pioneers as well. Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, funded the company that created SpaceShipOne and is financing the construction of the Allen Telescope Array, which will provide dedicated radio telescopes to SETI researchers. Elon Musk, cofounder of PayPal, started SpaceX to develop a series of low-cost expendable rockets. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and id Software’s John Carmack are both working on vehicles for space tourism at Blue Origin and Armadillo Aerospace. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Thawte and the Ubuntu Foundation, also became the first African in space and the second space tourist when he visited the International Space Station in 2002.
… For example, NASA has released software to the open source community and has also used existing free and open source software for its own missions. This article surveys some of the most interesting software being used for space exploration.
Novell’s new SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED 10) is beating Microsoft Vista to market by months, and the Xen virtualization features in the upcoming SuSE Enterprise Server are right on target. In short, Novell’s Linux roadmap looks great. Now, can Novell get business customers to travel its road?
… In my opinion, Novell’s products are certainly alive and kicking. The company has the right stuff, and I, for one, hope Novell can get those products into the corporate IT mix. Time is on Novell’s side … but will it be enough time? >>>>
Barriers to solving real-world, everyday problems with cutting-edge computer technology are now gone. Linux and Open Source Software offer a giant toolbox, full of shiny new tools, just waiting to be put to good use by our children.
Oh, I agree that we shouldn’t necessarily turn a kid into some super-techno geek. Balancing the ability to learn and master complexity with the bigger picture in mind simply gives them one more competitive advantage in the world.
It’s a shame not to take advantage of kids’ natural curiosity and lack of preconceived notions, when all it takes is a little attention and a minimum outlay of cash.
I just had an email exchange with an analyst I know that is close to Palm and has been privy to their plans in the past. He confirmed my conclusion that Palm is hedging their OS bets by making their own Linux successor to the Palm OS.
We don’t know anything more about this new OS other than the fact that it has a Linux kernel, but since Palm continues to affirm its strong support for “Palm OS” it’s a pretty good bet that the platform will carry forward the renowned Palm OS experience. Since Palm owns the “Palm” brand we can also be pretty sure it will be called “Palm OS,” too. >>>>
Are U Ready to take the Red Pill …
Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up to Date
Anyone who has had to manage patches for a single Windows computer or an entire Windows network, has watched at least some of their hair fall out or at least go a bit gray. Trying to keep your Windows systems up to date and secure, while facing the specter of a well-meaning patch breaking your computers, is not for the faint of heart.
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Self-Service Linux
You have to look at the subtitle of this book - Mastering The Art of Problem Determination - to get an idea of what ‘Self-Service Linux’ is about. As the subtitle suggests, this is a book about advanced troubleshooting techniques for resolving a wide range of system or application problems on Linux. In part it’s a description of a methodology and in part it’s about learning the tools and techniques to track down and fix the causes of problems. More …
Browser & Operating System Usage at Email Battles: 2004 - 2006
Will Microsoft be able to stop the bleeding with Internet Explorer 7? Hard to say.
Some folks will never go back. Once you settle-in with just the right mix of extensions to make Firefox your own, it’s pretty tough to imagine reverting to common browsing… even if it has been prettified and brought up-to-date with tabs.
This time around, cosmetics may not be enough. - emailbattles
As I m little busy now-a-days, here are few quick links to the latest happenings in and with Open Source World.
Developments in the chip world are making me rethink my laggard approach to technology. I believe that CPU advances will truly change how convenient and powerful our machines can be. When these new machines arrive, you can call me Mr. Early Adopter because I can’t wait to buy them.
Both Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices are delivering multi-core processors today. Beyond the obvious benefits of increased processing power, both companies have gotten religion about reducing the power consumption of their chips. This translates into lower running costs and, in the case of notebooks, increased battery life. >>>>
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