Jeremy G

SCO

SCO Looking To Ditch Actual Business To Try To Keep Lawsuit Going

It what's beginning to look like a never ending story, SCO is now potentially looking to sell off its actual businesses in order to keep the lawsuit campaign going.  From the article (via Techdirt): The embattled SCO Group Inc. is proposing to auction off its core products and

community

Where have all the community managers gone?

Jay Lyman points out a trend that I've noticed as well (not just in terms of headcount, but in general resource allocation).  From the post: However, as we have seen open source vendors trimming headcount just like many other companies in search of controlling costs and weathering the

financial

Financial Post(s)

While the financial industry is something I've become more interested in lately, it's not something you'll see me post much about here.  I will on occasion make a post, however, and this is the first such post.  Don't worry, this blog will

community

The Art Of Community

I just came across the announcement that Jono will be releasing a new O’Reilly book called Art Of Community. Today I am proud as punch to announce the Art Of Community. A while back I was approached by Andy Oram, a senior editor at O’Reilly to write a

Novell

Tech Vendors That May Not Survive 2009

We all know that the global economy is not doing well right now.  Very few days go by without some bad news hitting the wire.  This article (if it can be called an "article"... it's more of a flash presentation) may be a signal that we&

Linux

Voting for the 2008 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards is Now Open

It's that time once again.  Voting for the 2008 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards is now open. The Members Choice Awards allow the Linux community to select their favorite products in a variety of categories.  This is now the eighth year we've done the MCA'

LinuxQuestions.org

Happy New Year - 2009!

On behalf of myself and LinuxQuestions.org I’d like to wish everyone a very happy new year. As the year comes to an end, it’s a great time to reflect on the year that passed and look forward to the year ahead. 2008 was another great year for

Google

MySQL: Now and Then... and Dual License Community Impact

Stephen O’Grady recently posted a Q&A pertaining to the past, present, and future of MySQL.  There's been quite a bit going on at MySQL and Sun lately, but I'll focus on one issue in this post - the impact of the current MySQL

LinuxQuestions.org

I'm Back

Just a quick update to let you know that my blogging frequency should return to previous levels moving forward.  Additionally, I just booked my flight to SCALE 7X.  SCALE is one of my favourite conferences, and if you're able to attend I highly recommend it.  LQ is once

DRM

Steal This Comic

From xkcd.com: On the topic of DRM-free music, congratulations to Jono on his release of Severed Fifth, an album released completely under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license. --jeremy

Linux

Ohio LinuxFest 2008

I'm just about to leave for the Ohio LinuxFest.  This will be my second time attending the event.  I had a great time last year and expect I'll enjoy things once again.  If you're attending and would like to connect, drop me a line.

MySQL

MySQL cofounder David Axmark leaving Sun

From InfoWorld: David Axmark, a cofounder and former lead engineer for MySQL, has resigned from Sun Microsystems a few weeks after another cofounder said he may also leave the company. "I have thought about my role at Sun and decided that I am better off in smaller organisations,"

LinuxQuestions.org

LinuxWorld Expands To OpenSource World Conference & Expo

The LinuxWorld announcement mentioned in this post has officially been released.  From an email I got last night: As a valued member of our LinuxWorld conference speaker community, we wanted you to be among the first to hear of the launch of OpenSource World Conference & Expo, a new event

Apple

End Runs Around Vista?

BusinessWeek recently ran an article that indicated that HP may be working on a version of Linux to ship on its hardware: The ecosystem that Microsoft (MSFT) has built up around its Windows operating system is showing signs of strain. In one of several recent moves by partners that sell

Linux

London Stock Exchange crippled by system outage

On a day that would have seen extremely brisk trading volume due to news in the USA, the LSE was down for nearly the entire trading say.  From Reuters: LONDON (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange (LSE.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) suffered its worst systems failure in eight

LinuxWorld

OSCON leaving Oregon and moving to the Bay

While I heard quite a few rumors about this happening, it was still a bit sad to see that OSCON is officially leaving Portland.  It's not that I don't like San Francisco, I actually like it quite a bit.  It's that even those of

Google

Linux popularity across the globe

Royal Pingdom has posted some interesting stats about Linux popularity across the globe, based on Google Insights for Search.  From the post: Some interesting observations * Ubuntu is most popular in Italy and Cuba. * OpenSUSE is most popular in Russia and the Czech Republic. * Red Hat is most popular in Bangladesh

Linux

Mobile Broadband and Linux

I finally broke down and ordered a mobile broadband card.  I travel enough that I've been considering one for a while.  The final catalyst for me making the jump is that Sprint has a EVDO USB product that officially supports Linux - the Sprint Franklin U680.  The USB

LinuxQuestions.org

Join LinuxQuestions.org at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo

If you're in the San Francisco area or are planning on attending the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, be sure to stop by the LQ booth in the .org pavilion.  The event is being held at the Moscone Center and runs August 5-7.  See you in San Fran. --jeremy

Open Source

OSCON Updates

I had planned to post regular OSCON updates, but the network has been up and down, so here are some random musings.  As with some conference posts of mine, this is a bit random stream of consciousness and is not edited/proofread. Tuesday Evening Extravaganza * Mark put it well when

OSCON

Headed to OSCON

Just about to get on a plane to Portland for OSCON.  If you'll be around and would like to connect, send me an email.  I hope to be settled in with plenty of time to hit the Tuesday Evening Extravaganza.  See you in Portland. --jeremy

IBM

Judge Kimball Rules on SCO v. Novell

It looks like Judge Kimball has finally issued a ruling on SCO v. Novell.  From the article: OK. I've read it now once through, and the big picture is this: Judge Kimball did not change anything in his August 10th order, which I was afraid might happen. He

Apple

Apple iPhone 2.0 Upgrade == FAIL

A note to Apple.  I find it astonishing that you have created an upgrade procedure that can fail in a way that leaves the phone useless.  You had 6+ months to prepare for this, so error messages like this are just inexcusable.  Google, please hurry up with Android ;) --jeremy

Firefox

Random LQ Stats - Browser Update

I like to post random LQ stats every once and a while, and with the recent release of Firefox 3, now seems like a good time for a browser update.  Here are the stats for July: Firefox66.05% Internet Explorer20.86% Mozilla4.98% Opera4.28% Safari 2.07% Konqueror1.59%

Linux

Microsoft and Open Source

There's some speculation that with Bill Gates' departure from Microsoft will come a friendlier attitude toward Open Source.  From the article: Will Microsoft become more open to open source with the departure of Bill Gates? It’s a tough call. Observers from both the open and closed