So far, I have come away with several interesting realizations, the more important of which are these: That people are more ready and willing to distance themselves from Microsoft than I had originally anticipated, and translating that into getting them to use Free/Open Source Software will have a huge effect on the digital landscape in this area and elsewhere — and let me emphasize the elsewhere because if it can happen here, it can happen elsewhere.
So who’s ready to make history in their community?
Oh, and if you have Microsoft stock, I’d sell. Fast.
Network Security Toolkit is one of many live CD Linux distributions focusing on network monitoring, analysis, and security. NST was designed to give network security administrators easy access to a comprehensive set of open source network applications, many of which are among the top 100 security tools recommended by insecure.org.
Helio: First of all, cost is a significant factor. Governments in South America place a very high value on cost savings. Second, it’s good for the image of the government.
Here's the first release after GUADEC. Istanbul. It was a great place. And some people actually had time to visit the beautiful city. Or to take a turkish bath. Sounds like a cool program, doesn't it? Of course, it was not only about this -- there were tons of interesting discussions, lots of sessions around various topics, etc.
Red Hat on Wednesday said it is extending the first phase of its product lifecycle support for Enterprise Linux, when the most technical support resources are made available, from three years to four.
Intel is readying a second release of the Moblin open-source platform for mobile computing, with plans set for an alpha-level version in a few weeks, an Intel official said at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in the US on Wednesday.
While the rest of the world is knee-deep in webinars, Skype-based teleconferences, and other "Web 2.0"-ish forms of real time communication, most of the Linux community still relies on IRC, wikis, and opt-in email lists to get things done. At FUDCon last month, the Fedora community announced a new way of helping members and developers communicate with each other: Fedora Talk
If you've ever used Microsoft Access or Excel, you have likely used a product that Mike Gunderloy had a hand in developing. The irony is that Gunderloy himself doesn't use those products anymore. He's given up Microsoft for open source -- and he's not going back.
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If that happened, Gunderloy reasoned, it could become impossible for a developer to write any code that didn't tread on some vendor's patent somewhere. "It was the sweeping land grab by Microsoft that pissed me off."
Add to that Microsoft's infamous May 2007 claim that Linux and other open source software infringed on 235 Microsoft patents, and Gunderloy had seen enough. He broke with Microsoft and started looking around for new languages to learn.
According to the BBC this week's deal takes the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ISPs and the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR). Under it, ISPs are reported to have committed to achieving a significant reduction in illegal filesharing, and to educate their customers on copyright. They need only follow the shining examples of the RIAA and the BPI and lo, it will be done.
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David Gerard
2008-07-24 19:44:12