Looks like Microsoft has released a new version of XP aimed at Thailand and Malaysia.  It's called Windows "Starter Edition" and costs about $38.  It seems odd that MSFT's response to piracy in some countries is to lower the price, but in other countries

While a little bit old now, this article by Tim O'Reilly, which is an adaptation of a speech he has given in the past, makes some excellent points and is a good read.  My two favorite clips: I have a simple test that I use in my talks

I am hoping to make it to OSCon in July as LQ is a sponsor. Unfortunately, since the show is so close to LinuxWorld, I am not sure if I'll be able to.  I'll post an update as soon as I know for sure. If you

An interesting read posted at Wired.  While it has many SCO related items  that have been posted many times before (such as Darl getting fired by Ikon and then suing and details on the Baystar deal) it also has some details relating to Mike Anderer that I have not seen

...or so it would seem. After calling Open Source a cancer and "evil" in the past, they now seem to be dabbling in it.  Now, from reading some of their past comments we can now deduce that they only think the GPL is pure evil, and they are

It's hard to believe that it was four years ago tomorrow that I made my inaugural post at LQ.  The site really has come a long way in the last 4 years.  One hundred thousand members, one million posts, and many conferences. ...and I enjoy running the site

For those who haven't seen it, the latest Halloween document has some very interesting points about the shift in focus that anti-FOSS arguments may be coming from in the near future. Included free of charge is some rebuttal material. --jeremy

Welcome to my Blog.  It seems that almost everyone these days has a blog, so I figured I should join in.  This Blog is completely separate from LQ for the most part.  The views expressed here are my personal views and in no way reflect LQ views or policies. You&