Links 05/05/2008: More Feasibility Tests of GNU/Linux for Enterprise Desktops
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-05-05 16:59:09 UTC
- Modified: 2008-05-05 16:59:09 UTC
Recent Techrights' Posts
- The Fall of Corporate Media Controlled by Oligarchs Who Boost (or Are Compelled to Boost) Reckless Lies About the Poor While Normalising Rich People's Crimes
- No wonder they have layoffs
- Rumour of IBM 'Bloodbath' in Clown Computing
- Performance Improvement Plans mean one step ahead or before layoffs
- (Live-)Stream of Richard Stallman's Latest Talk in Europe (No Longer Live)
- The latest public talk and Live-Streamed schedule were announced early on for the public to know about
- Richard Stallman is Already in India, Giving Talks About Microsoft Chaffbots and More
- he's already giving some talks in India
- Drunk on Chatbots, LinuxSecurity.com Spews Out More LLM Slop About "Wine"
- They just keep googlebombing "Linux" and "Security" using slop
- Gemini Links 24/01/2025: The "Hey Hi" Hype Continues Fading, Tesla/X/Twitter/SpaceX Associate With Nazism
- Links for the day
-
- Gemini Links 25/01/2025: Pictographs, Non-voters, and Frustrations
- Links for the day
- Links 25/01/2025: Microsoft Already Shutting Down Its UK "Experience Centre", "AI Deal" Linked to Atrocities
- Links for the day
- Red Hat is Required to Promote Microsoft's Proprietary Stuff and Even Produce Puff Pieces (Mindless Fluff) About It
- Notice the aspect of bribed "media" or "news" or "press coverage" (pay-to-say)
- The Limits of Freedom
- This is generally not a new problem
- IBM Layoffs (or Replacement With Low-Cost Labourers) Far Greater Than Reported by IBM
- they serve to confirm what we've long said not only in relation to IBM but also Microsoft
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 24, 2025
- IRC logs for Friday, January 24, 2025
- Dr. Andy Farnell: "Richard Stallman Chose to Stand For the Rights of People to Use Technology as They Wish. He Chose Freedom Instead of Riches."
- Keeping busy in public transport
- Gemini Links 24/01/2025: Drehgriffel, Computer Science and Capitalism
- Links for the day
- Microsoft Lost a Ton of Market Share in Web Servers Last Month (the Last Month of 2024) and Massive Losses Continue in 2025, Shows New Report
- Microsoft down sharply
- Microsoft (Nick Vidal) and Co-opting "Open Future" With Microsoft-led "Open Source AI Definition" (Openwashing LLM Slop and GPL Violations)
- Microsoft is tainting all sorts of groups via the OSI
- Robbery at the European Patent Office (EPO), Office Staff as 'Prisoners'
- publication from the Central Staff Committee, dated yesterday
- Techrights in 0.036 Seconds
- Combining Gemini and HTTP/S, yesterday we served an impressive number of requests
- BetaNews Run by Plagiarism Bots That Googlebomb (for SEO) "Linux"
- Google rewards and thus encourages plagiarism
- Microsoft, IBM, and Front Groups That Advance Racism for Profit
- IBM has profited a lot from racism and it still does
- FOSDEM and 'No Nazis'
- the issue isn't wealth but principles
- IBM Titles Considered Worthless and Many IBM 'Fellows' Are Vanishing (Also: IBM Staff Inside Linux Attacks the Rights of Computer Users for Recognition or Rewards Like "Distinguished Engineer")
- James Bottomley is still "a Distinguished Engineer at IBM"
- Gemini Links 24/01/2025: "Social" Control Media is Unsatisfying; An Old Call for a Gemini Without TLS
- Links for the day
- [Meme] Levels of Outrage
- Apparently it's hip for criminals to leverage "the law" to silence their exposers
- Links 24/01/2025: Earthquake, Landslide, and Official Implicated in Airplane With Landing Gear Issues (Boeing Plane) "Found Dead"
- Links for the day
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 23, 2025
- IRC logs for Thursday, January 23, 2025
- CDN Giant: Microsoft Bing and Skype Collapsed Since the LLM Hype, Same as Other Metrics Show
- No wonder Microsoft managers suffer anxiety and there are several waves of layoffs even on the same month
- Gemini Links 23/01/2025: Experience With Outer Wilds and Gifting a Site
- Links for the day
- Slopwatch: Fake 'Articles' About Linux by Brian Fagioli and by Brittany Day in BetaNews and linuxsecurity.com (LLM Slop Sites That Are Online Leeches or SEO Operations Working Against Free Software Journalism)
- Two new examples for today
- Links 23/01/2025: More Overt Constitutional Violations and "TikTok Executive Order" (White Flag to CCP)
- Links for the day
- Status of New Year's Resolutions
- 3 weeks later
- "The AI Bubble is Popping", Now It's Bailout Time
- The hype will quietly fizzle, just like "blockchains"
- [Meme] When the Government of the Netherlands Participates in Your Crimes It Lacks an Incentive to Hold You Accountable for Crimes
- the EPO's corrupt management boasted (on television) that it would ignore rulings against it even if issued by the highest Dutch court
- Links 23/01/2025: US Constitution Already Besieged (Impeachable Offences Pile Up), Arrest Warrant for Assad
- Links for the day
- Microsoft's Head of Business Development Quits (Days After Two Large Waves of Mass Layoffs)
- We recently learned that people close to the management are very stressed this month
- [Meme] Reliable Sources
- Sooner or later LLMs swallow up their own lies (that they generated), which means that over time those things will only deteriorate further, exacerbating an already-large misinformation pandemic
- BetaNews Plagiarising Work in the Linux Space
- The originals won't even be listed
- Gemini Links 23/01/2025: US Politics and DevOps Career
- Links for the day
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- IRC logs for Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Comments
Bobby Blogger
2008-05-06 04:11:40
I don't believe Bill Gates will ever entirely let go of influence in the direction of Microsoft, even with his stepping down.
In my opinion, any real change in direction of Microsoft will begin when Gates passes away eventually, as we all end up going sometime, or if Microsoft goes bust as a company, which with its strong ties in the U.S., is unlikely to happen, even if everyone in the U.S. marched to their door and threw their software on their doorstep in rejection.
In my opinion I don't believe Microsoft will ever be capable of positive change, the kind of change which would truly benefit the consumer with free and open ideals in mind.
In my opinion Microsoft will remain the big fish with its mouth open, swallowing anything in its path and refusing to change for anybody. This stubborn, bullheaded approach will end up sinking it, but not before it wastes millions of dollars in eventual legal fees as the patent gloves are donned on the cougar to pounce, and the gloves are ready for a battle you can bet on it, especially with the the fall of the American dollar.
In my opinion, Microsoft is still the same monopoly on the desktop it was when it was convicted as a monopoly, if not a worse one. Stores across the United States still lack clear alternatives in Operating Systems to Microsoft Windows, and most people are still crack addicted to DirectX and other proprietary drugs Microsoft pushes to the people.
The change must come from without, with resistance to cooperation with Microsoft. You don't come out ahead when you drop your pants for Microsoft.
Many years from now, historians will delight in combing through Boycott Novell's website and the information retained on the convicted monopoly, while others were asleep, rubbing their crotches with their xbox, sending more of their hard earned money to Microsoft, while mouthing empty anti-Microsoft words all the while.
If you do not like Microsoft's actions as they continue to unfold:
Do not buy Microsoft's software Do not buy Microsoft's hardware Do not buy from companies dealing with Microsoft Do not buy games requiring DirectX (you only encourage its continuation) Encourage Linux and open source use whenever you can
Spread the word, condemn other people's use of Microsoft software and hardware like you would if you saw your best friend having unprotected sex with a hooker known to carry a disease.
Microsoft's limitations placed on us all must end, but it will only end like the war on marijuana and other plants nature has given us: When the people stand up and say NO MORE!
NO MORE!!!
Bobby Blogger
2008-05-06 04:13:16
I don't believe Bill Gates will ever entirely let go of influence in the direction of Microsoft, even with his stepping down.
In my opinion, any real change in direction of Microsoft will begin when Gates passes away eventually, as we all end up going sometime, or if Microsoft goes bust as a company, which with its strong ties in the U.S., is unlikely to happen, even if everyone in the U.S. marched to their door and threw their software on their doorstep in rejection.
In my opinion I don't believe Microsoft will ever be capable of positive change, the kind of change which would truly benefit the consumer with free and open ideals in mind.
In my opinion Microsoft will remain the big fish with its mouth open, swallowing anything in its path and refusing to change for anybody. This stubborn, bullheaded approach will end up sinking it, but not before it wastes millions of dollars in eventual legal fees as the patent gloves are donned on the cougar to pounce, and the gloves are ready for a battle you can bet on it, especially with the the fall of the American dollar.
In my opinion, Microsoft is still the same monopoly on the desktop it was when it was convicted as a monopoly, if not a worse one. Stores across the United States still lack clear alternatives in Operating Systems to Microsoft Windows, and most people are still crack addicted to DirectX and other proprietary drugs Microsoft pushes to the people.
The change must come from without, with resistance to cooperation with Microsoft. You don't come out ahead when you drop your pants for Microsoft.
Many years from now, historians will delight in combing through Boycott Novell's website and the information retained on the convicted monopoly, while others were asleep, rubbing their crotches with their xbox, sending more of their hard earned money to Microsoft, while mouthing empty anti-Microsoft words all the while.
If you do not like Microsoft's actions as they continue to unfold:
Do not buy Microsoft's software Do not buy Microsoft's hardware Do not buy from companies dealing with Microsoft Do not buy games requiring DirectX (you only encourage its continuation) Encourage Linux and open source use whenever you can
Spread the word, condemn other people's use of Microsoft software and hardware like you would if you saw your best friend having unprotected sex with a hooker known to carry a disease.
Microsoft's limitations placed on us all must end, but it will only end like the war on marijuana and other plants nature has given us: When the people stand up and say NO MORE!
NO MORE!!!!