Comments on: Links 17/10/2009: Parsix GNU/Linux 3.0 Released; Mandriva Summons Community http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74424 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:54:02 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74424 WordPress.com is good too. WordPress.com is good too.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74423 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:53:09 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74423 Most of my Web browsing I do in ThunderBrowse these days. Most of my Web browsing I do in ThunderBrowse these days.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74422 Yuhong Bao Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:50:54 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74422 Yep, the trouble of the "!" character is partly why I switched to BlogSpot. Coding Horrors has this article about this issue: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001181.html Yep, the trouble of the “!” character is partly why I switched to BlogSpot.
Coding Horrors has this article about this issue:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001181.html

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74421 Yuhong Bao Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:46:19 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74421 I personally now use both Firefox and Chrome, Chrome most of the time. And on Chrome and privacy, this blog article is my favorite since it actually uses software to monitor what Chrome sends to Google, rather than making up claims: http://blog.nektra.com/main/2008/10/15/the-truth-about-google-chrome-using-spy-studio/ I personally now use both Firefox and Chrome, Chrome most of the time.
And on Chrome and privacy, this blog article is my favorite since it actually uses software to monitor what Chrome sends to Google, rather than making up claims:
http://blog.nektra.com/main/2008/10/15/the-truth-about-google-chrome-using-spy-studio/

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74420 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:43:01 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74420 <a href="http://yuhong386.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!57E2793D0C53276F!164.entry" rel="nofollow">This link would work</a>. This link would work.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74419 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:40:57 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74419 I advise people to stick with Firefox regardless of Chrome. I advise people to stick with Firefox regardless of Chrome.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74418 Yuhong Bao Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:40:10 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74418 And sorry for the wrapped link, let me try again. This is from my old Live Spaces blog about this issue: <a href="http://yuhong386.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!57E2793D0C53276F!164.entry" rel="nofollow">http://yuhong386.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!57E2793D0C53276F!164.entry</a> And sorry for the wrapped link, let me try again. This is from my old Live Spaces blog about this issue:
http://yuhong386.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!57E2793D0C53276F!164.entry

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74417 Yuhong Bao Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:38:23 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74417 And Apple and FOSS, that is another mess altogether, and one of my favorite example is the DRM-related PT_DENY_ATTACH in Mac OS X being easily patched out thanks to the availablity of xnu source code. And Apple and FOSS, that is another mess altogether, and one of my favorite example is the DRM-related PT_DENY_ATTACH in Mac OS X being easily patched out thanks to the availablity of xnu source code.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74416 Yuhong Bao Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:34:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74416 "They reduce choice in access points to data, not data itself, IMHO." Yep, I know about the broken Google Groups search that Wired pointed out: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/usenet/ http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/usenet_fix/ "In platforms they are agnostic for now (they currently enter this space though, which will lead to conflicting interests)." Yep, I know, look at Mozilla's reaction when it launched Google Chrome “They reduce choice in access points to data, not data itself, IMHO.”
Yep, I know about the broken Google Groups search that Wired pointed out:
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/usenet/
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/usenet_fix/
“In platforms they are agnostic for now (they currently enter this space though, which will lead to conflicting interests).”
Yep, I know, look at Mozilla’s reaction when it launched Google Chrome

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74415 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:29:57 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74415 Well, this site is critical of Apple too. But Microsoft is the one not to lose sight of. It actually attacks FOSS the most. You could measure these things. Well, this site is critical of Apple too. But Microsoft is the one not to lose sight of. It actually attacks FOSS the most. You could measure these things.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74414 Yuhong Bao Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:27:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74414 I mean, an Apple monopoly will be even worse than an MS monopoly because it will lead to a monopoly in hardware. And that leads to another mess altogether, I wrote this about it during the Apple/Psystar lawsuit: http://yuhong386.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!57E2793D0C53276F!164.entry I mean, an Apple monopoly will be even worse than an MS monopoly because it will lead to a monopoly in hardware. And that leads to another mess altogether, I wrote this about it during the Apple/Psystar lawsuit:
http://yuhong386.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!57E2793D0C53276F!164.entry

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74413 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:05:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74413 They reduce choice in access points to data, not data itself, IMHO. In platforms they are agnostic for now (they currently enter this space though, which will lead to conflicting interests). They reduce choice in access points to data, not data itself, IMHO. In platforms they are agnostic for now (they currently enter this space though, which will lead to conflicting interests).

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74412 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:03:11 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74412 I meant worse than Google. I meant worse than Google.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74411 Yuhong Bao Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:09:00 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74411 Yep, indeed data is key to Google. And though Google is not perfect, it is definitely better than MS. Yep, indeed data is key to Google. And though Google is not perfect, it is definitely better than MS.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74410 Yuhong Bao Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:03:30 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74410 "I have the same concerns about Apple (even worse)" Well, indeed at least MS did not try to tie it's monopoly to it's own hardware. “I have the same concerns about Apple (even worse)”
Well, indeed at least MS did not try to tie it’s monopoly to it’s own hardware.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74404 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:57:18 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74404 Indeed. I have the same concerns about Apple (even worse), but see <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2009/10/11/google-free-software-debate/" rel="nofollow">this recent explanation</a>. Indeed. I have the same concerns about Apple (even worse), but see this recent explanation.

]]> By: faltu http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74403 faltu Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:49:16 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74403 hehe. enemy of my enemy is my friend. wont work in the long time. > True, but at the same time it removes a barrier to Free software. Google is only exploiting free software for their own good. They not only own code, but data and even tons of patents. They are very afraid of M$ thats why they are pretty honest till now, but as they gain more power...you know ...power corrupts in the end. Once M$ crumbles Google will change for sure. It has been always like this from the beginning of time. Although M$ is of the extreme kind, but still they are all the same kind. hehe. enemy of my enemy is my friend. wont work in the long time.

> True, but at the same time it removes a barrier to Free software.

Google is only exploiting free software for their own good. They not only own code, but data and even tons of patents. They are very afraid of M$ thats why they are pretty honest till now, but as they gain more power…you know …power corrupts in the end. Once M$ crumbles Google will change for sure. It has been always like this from the beginning of time.

Although M$ is of the extreme kind, but still they are all the same kind.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74402 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:27:07 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74402 True, but at the same time it removes a barrier to Free software. True, but at the same time it removes a barrier to Free software.

]]> By: faltu http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74401 faltu Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:17:38 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74401 Google is a bigger evil than M$. Google not only wants your code, but it also wants your data. LOL. They even give away the code, to get data. For them data > code. Google makes money off your data and not code. Google is a bigger evil than M$. Google not only wants your code, but it also wants your data. LOL. They even give away the code, to get data. For them data > code. Google makes money off your data and not code.

]]> By: faltu http://techrights.org/2009/10/17/mandriva-summons-community/comment-page-1/#comment-74399 faltu Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:13:41 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=20154#comment-74399 Google game is very simple : they want to own all your data. The more data they have, the more $$ it makes. They are dangling the free carrot to get your data. They make money by selling your data. Have fun. Google game is very simple : they want to own all your data. The more data they have, the more $$ it makes. They are dangling the free carrot to get your data. They make money by selling your data.

Have fun.

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