George Belotsky has an interesting and forward-looking article at OnLamp about moving Linux to a web-based operating system. This approach isn’t particularly novel — there are some web-based operating systems in development — but Belotsky envisions moving a lot of what comprises a normal distro into web-based services like Google Apps.
One area where I agree [...]
Archive for May 13th, 2007
Re-Thinking Linux Distributions
May 13, 2007Microsoft: Open Source Violates 235+ Patents
May 13, 2007Microsoft has come out swinging against the open source community, claiming that no fewer than 235 of their patents have been infringed upon. And they want money:
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith and licensing chief Horacio Gutierrez sat down with Fortune recently to map out their strategy for getting FOSS users to pay royalties.
The Fortune article [...]
Sun Releases JavaFX Scripting Language
May 13, 2007Sun has released their new JavaFX scripting language they claim will allow “content developers to leverage the enormous popularity of Java to create rich applications and services for deployment on the widest range of platforms - from mobile devices to set-top boxes and Blu-ray DVDs to desktops.”
Benefits
* Increases developer productivity
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Why is There No Cult of Microsoft?
May 13, 2007Michael Singer asks why Microsoft doesn’t have cult appeal like that shared by Apple, Linux, BSD, Oracle, Java, and other platforms (I would add Haiku to his list — a very sinister little cult that is!). He asks,
What about this: Is Microsoft in such control over its own products that nobody really cares to [...]
Securing Laptop/Notebook Data
May 13, 2007Many people store personal information as well as important business data on their laptops, notebooks, PDAs, and other portable computing devices. These devices can be very easily stolen or even “lost,” exposing individuals, corporations, and customers to more harm like identity theft (as happens with every new story about companies losing laptops and portable drives [...]
