12.10.08
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Posted in News Roundup at 7:33 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
GNU/Linux
- Yugma Introduces Linux (Beta) Version of Web Conferencing Service
- Savage 2 Goes Freeware, Mac Client Released
Savage 2 is now available for PC, Linux, Linux 64 bit and OSX.
- Enterprise Open Source Thrives
Not surprisingly, Linux spearheads the enterprise open source push: nearly half (45.6 percent) of respondents say they’ve deployed Linux. The venerable Apache Web server — which has nearly as much brand currency as Linux itself — is second in Actuate’s tally, in use by about 44 percent of respondents.
- The Financial Crisis Cries for More Open Source
In the last major economic downturn, Linux established itself as a widely-accepted enterprise operating system, benefiting a lively ecosystem of vendors such as Red Hat and Novell. The return of tough economic times puts the open source alternative again front and center, this time with focus on databases and higher-level software applications.
- Open Source E-Books for Linux
- A Response to “What Are The Issues With Open Source Linux?”
A point by point response to an article on Hackingalert.com entitled “What Are The Issues With Open Source Linux?” that hit our newswire yesterday.
- Start-up debuts free, ad-supported Microsoft Exchange replacement
Unison Technologies Inc. is offering its Linux-based unified communications software at no charge to small and midsize companies that are willing to share their employees’ eyeballs and attention spans with advertisers.
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Education
- Dear Mr. Obama – Small and Medium Business
Universities that receive federal grants and funds should not be teaching “software products” in their courses. They should be teaching software principles. I believe these software principles are best taught through the use of Free Software.
- Linux – Stop holding our kids back
I don’t know when you attended college Karen but the Linux of even two years ago pales in feature and ability to what there is available now…and that in turn will pale in a year’s time. linux is superior to MS windows in so many ways, they are too numerous to mention here…I am weary of enumerating them. Unlike Microsoft who meters their “improvements” and then shovels them to you every five years or so for purchase; Linux releases their improvements upon their completion.
- Only Linux can deliver 1 million school laptops within budget: systint
Just as the world’s economies started to tank, Australia’s Governments got themselves into an economic bind by promising to supply public school children with laptops. However, a leading systems integrator has issued a blueprint for an affordable blanket laptop roll out using Linux and netbooks.
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“It’s a simple proposition; we’ve prepared an open solution which delivers the best-possible value to education for netbook or laptop roll-outs,” said Con Zymaris, CEO of long-running Linux firm Cybersource.
“Our proposal is to use low-cost netbooks, allocating one per two students, with the students using ‘live’ Linux USB keys to store their operating system, applications and school-work. This results in a major reduction in installation and maintenance complexity, but still allows the students flexibility in how they use their netbooks and applications.”
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Devices
F/OSS
Leftovers
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Many More Microsoft Layoffs Later Today
Yesterday we shared rumours about Microsoft layoffs being planned for later today (there were 3 waves of layoffs so far this year). There are several more people here who say the same. How much noise will Microsoft make in the “media” in order to distract? Will the chaffbot "ChatGPT" help create enough chaff?
Links 21/03/2023: JDK 20 and GNOME 43.5
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Germany's Lobbyists-Infested Government Sponsors the War on Ukraine via the European Patent Office (EPO)
The chief UPC ‘judge’ is basically seeking to break the law (and violate constitutions, conventions etc.) to start a kangaroo court while dodging real courts, just like Vladimir Putin does
[Meme] The Meme That Team UPC (the Collusion to Break the European Laws, for Profit) Threats to Sue Us For
António Campinos and Team UPC are intimidating people who simply point out that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is illegal and Klaus Grabinksi, shown above, strives to head a de facto kangaroo court in violation of constitutions and conventions (the UK does not and cannot ratify; Ireland hasn’t even held a referendum on the matter)
Microsoft is Sacking People Every Month This Year, Even Managers (While Sponsored Media Produces Endless Chatbot Chaff)
Lots of Microsoft layoffs lately and so-called ‘journalists’ aren’t reporting these; they’re too busy running sponsored puff pieces for Microsoft, usually fluff along the “hey hi” (AI) theme
3 Months Late Sirius 'Open Source' Finally Deletes Us From the Fraudulent 'Meet the Team' Page (But Still Lists Many People Who Left Years Ago!)
Amid fraud investigations the management of Sirius ‘Open Source’ finally removed our names from its “Meet the Team” page (months late); but it left in the page about half a dozen people who left the company years ago, so it’s just lying to its clients about the current situation
Amid Fraud at Sirius 'Open Source' CEO Deletes His Recent (This Month) Past With the Company
Not only did the Sirius ‘Open Source’ CEO purge all mentions of Sirius from his Microsoft LinkedIn account; he’s racing against the clock as crimes quickly become a legal liability
Web Survey Shows Microsoft Falling Below 15% Market Share in Africa, Only One Minuscule African Nation Has Windows Majority
A Web survey that measured Microsoft Windows at 97% in Africa (back in 2010) says that Windows has become rather small and insignificant; the Microsoft-sponsored mainstream media seems to be ignoring this completely, quite likely by intention...
Rumours of More Microsoft Layoffs Tomorrow (Including Managers!), Probably Azure Again (Many Azure Layoffs Every Year Since 2020)
Amazon is laying off AWS staff and Microsoft has been laying off Azure staff for 3 years already, including this year, so it seems like the “clown computing” bubble is finally bursting
[Meme] EPO's Management Brainstorm
The story behind a misleading slogan told above
The Photo Ops Festival of the Funky President António Campinos and Revolt From the Patent Examiners Whom He Perpetually Oppresses
European Patents are being granted for no reason other than application and renewal fees, awarding European monopolies to companies that aren't even European (only about a third are actually European); staff of the EPO is fed up as it regards or views all this as an extreme departure from the EPO's mission (and it's also outright illegal)
Links 21/03/2023: Trisquel GNU/Linux 11.0 LTS
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Back Doors Proponent Microsoft Infiltrates Panels That Write the Security Regulations, Press Fails to Point Out the Obvious
Cult tactics and classic entryism serve Microsoft again, stacking the panels and basically writing policy (CISA). As an associate explained it, citing this new example, Stanford “neglects to point out the obvious fact that Microsoft is writing its own regulations.”
IRC Proceedings: Monday, March 20, 2023
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Links 20/03/2023: Curl 8.0.0/1 and CloudStack 4.18.0.0 LTS
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Standard Life (Phoenix Group Holdings): Three Weeks to Merely Start Investigating Pension Fraud (and Only After Repeated Reminders From the Fraud's Victims)
As the phonecall above hopefully shows (or further elucidates), Standard Life leaves customers in a Kafkaesque situation, bouncing them from one person to another person without actually progressing on a fraud investigation
Standard Life Paper Mills in Edinburgh
Standard Life is issuing official-looking financial papers for companies that then use that paperwork to embezzle staff
Pension Fraud Investigation Not a High Priority in Standard Life (Phoenix Group Holdings)
The 'Open Source' company where I worked for nearly 12 years embezzled its staff; despite knowing that employees were subjected to fraud in Standard Life's name, it doesn't seem like Standard Life has bothered to investigate (it has been a fortnight already; no progress is reported by management at Standard Life)
Links 20/03/2023: Tails 5.11 and EasyOS 5.1.1
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Links 20/03/2023: Amazon Linux 2023 and Linux Kernel 6.3 RC3
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IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 19, 2023
IRC logs for Sunday, March 19, 2023
An Update on Sirius 'Open Source' Pensiongate: It's Looking Worse Than Ever
It's starting to look more and more like pension providers in the UK, including some very major and large ones, are aiding criminals who steal money from their workers under the guise of "pensions"
Services and Users TRApped in Telescreen-Running Apps
TRApp, term that lends its name to this article, is short for "Telescreen-Running App". It sounds just like "trap". Any similarity is not purely coincidental.
Links 19/03/2023: Release of Libreboot 20230319 and NATO Expanding
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Great Things Brewing
We've been very busy behind the scenes this past week; we expect some good publications ahead
Links 19/03/2023: LLVM 16.0.0 and EasyOS Kirkstone 5.1 Releases
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IRC Proceedings: Saturday, March 18, 2023
IRC logs for Saturday, March 18, 2023
Links 18/03/2023: Many HowTos, Several New Releases
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Links 18/03/2023: Tor Browser 12.0.4 and Politics
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Links 18/03/2023: Docker is Deleting Free Software Organisations
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