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Web 2.0: Social Search

Jeremy's My Web 2.0: Social Search post couldn't have come at a more appropriate time for LQ. We are almost ready to release something that allows you to "bookmark, annotate, tag, and share". He puts why that is important better than I could

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Grokster Decision

By now, I'm sure you've heard about the Grokster decision (PDF). While I was extremely disappointed at first, upon further inspection it may not be quite as bad as some of the original stories made it out to be. While it's still disappointing, I

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Gnomedex Linux Discussion

It's no secret that I like Firefox (and Mozilla, actually). Every time I talk to Asa, I like it a little more. He gets Open Source and you can tell he really cares about users. He also knows how to market Open Source to a "mainstream"

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Gnomedex - Microsoft RSS

The keystone by Dean Hachamovitch of Microsoft is just wrapping up. Once again it's clear that there really are some people at Microsoft that "get it". We got the first public preview of IE7 here at Gnomedex and RSS integration looks to be very tightly integrated

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Gnomedex Google Party

Sitting in the Cove (as of now, there are eight of us) and the conference just started. The Google sponsored party last night was great. Met a bunch of people and the discussion was fantastic (and the Heineken was on Google). I can say that Web 2.0 is here

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Arrived in Seattle

I have arrived in Seattle and am already checked into my hotel. The connection here is nice and fast. I can see the conference center where Gnomedex is being held from my room, which is a bonus. Looking forward to the show. --jeremy

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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement

Just got pointed to the full text of the Commencement that Steve Jobs gave at Stanford. I have no idea how /. spun this in a negative way. Three Stories...that's it. Read it twice. --jeremy

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An interview with Linus Torvalds

Good Morning Silicon Valley has an interesting interview with Linus. The interview is mostly about what Linus thinks of Microsoft and the future of proprietary software models. Linus brings up some good points. Unlike what some people think, Microsoft is not going anywhere any time soon. Nor will they be

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The Rise of Open Source Java

Tim has found something interesting. Even though Java isn't Open Source, books on Open Source Java Projects such as Spring, Struts, Lucene, and AspectJ have caused a reversal in the downward trend of Java book sales. Once again Open Source is causing a market to shift. I also

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LinuxQuestions.org Turns Five

Two days ago, LinuxQuestions.org officially turned five. It still amazes me how far we have come in five years. For those of you how have spoken to me about LQ, you know that it's far exceeded my original expectations. We currently have almost 180,000 registered members

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Cove Gnomedexer

As I mentioned earlier, I'll be attending the upcoming Gnomedex. The main room sold out and since I was a procrastinator, I'll be in the cove. What I'm wondering is, who else is in the cove? Only 30 tickets were made available and some

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Former Linux Architect Moves to Microsoft

A little late on this one, but as you have probably heard, Dan Robbins has been hired by Microsoft. One has to wonder if he is a bit bitter. He founded Gentoo and was forced to quite about a year ago for financial reasons. He graciously transfered absolutely everything to

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Is Linux For Losers?

An article entitled "Is Linux For Losers?" recently ran in Forbes magazine. Theo really does have a way with people, doesn't he? While he can come off a bit harsh at time, he is often correct. One thing that struck me as odd about the article

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Is Linux For Losers? II

One more comment about this article. Here is another quote from the article: There's also a difference in motivation. "Linux people do what they do because they hate Microsoft. We do what we do because we love Unix," De Raadt says. I don't know

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Why Major Retailers are Taking Baby Penguin Steps with Linux

It looks like Micro Center is not only stocking Linux machines, but are also staffing knowledgeable sales and tech people to go along with them. This is good news and something that is sorely needed. Even better, it looks like large retailers such as Fry's, Best Buy and

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Gnomedex bound

A little late, but I just booked my Gnomedex trip. So late in fact, that I'll be in the "cove" (aka in the room next door with a live A/V feed). Better late than never though. If you'll be attending, so you there.

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I'm back

It's been quiet here for a little while now. I didn't go anywhere, but sometimes life gets in the way. I should return to my normal posting frequency "real soon now". --jeremy

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Next Office Edition to Default to XML

We're all quick to bash Microsoft when they do something silly, so we should also pay attention when they do something good. I was happy when I saw an article entitled "Microsoft Ends Era Of Closed File Formats". Could it be true, I thought?? Are they

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Free CDs Spread Open Source in India

Good to see that the Indian government is distributing free CDs that contain localized versions of popular open-source applications. From the article: The government has started distributing CDs containing Tamil-language versions of various open-source applications, including the Firefox browser, the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and the Columba e-mail client. It

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Is Windows Ready for the Desktop?

We often hear the question "Is Linux ready for the desktop. Robin 'Roblimo' Miller asks a different question. What do you think ;) --jeremy

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More on the LQ Radio Audio Improvements

Chatted with Doug Kaye from IT Conversations a little today about the audio quality of LQ Radio. He had given me a few tips in the past, and I just purchased the same audio processor that he uses for ITC to use for LQ Radio. I'll be using

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Open Source Venture Fund Unveiled

I mentioned Simula Labs in the latest LinuxQuestions.org Podcast, but looking a little closer at the article, this is not exactly what I thought it was at first. From the article: The business model Simula intends to set up with these planned ventures is very similar to that of

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Google and the Slippery Slope of Portaldom

As Jeremy points out, Google is on the slippery slope to "Portaldom", despite what CEO Eric Schmidt says here. The thing is, I don't really see anything wrong with this. They say that the clean search-only page will be the default and until they prove otherwise,

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Of Microsoft Execs and Employees

Looks like it happened again. While Microsoft employees were off in one direction (in my opinion the correct direction) and doing something good, an exec goes and says something completely opposite and contradictory. This seems to be happening a lot lately. It's hard to argue with the fact

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Michael Dell Comments on Red Hat Investment

Looks like Michael Dell has commented on the Red Hat investment I blogged about a little while back. From the article: Dell played down the investment, however, saying that while he meets with MSD's management once every couple of months, he is not personally involved in its investment