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A Windows Die-Hard Confronts Linux

Always interesting to see what Windows users think of Linux.  I have been using Linux exclusively on my desktop for years now, and I think it's more ready then it's ever been (although admittedly not quite ready for everyone).  What do you think - is Linux

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Malaysia Mandates Open Source use

A win for Open Source in Asia, less than a month after Gates' high-profile roadshow through the area.  The Malaysian government has mandated the in-house deployment of Open Source software (OSS).  More details available at ComputerWorld. --jeremy

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What Would you do with $600 Million?

This article from The Register details Novell's latest debt offering and what they may do with the $600 Million war chest they have amassed.  MySQL and Levanta are both mentioned as possible acquisitions and Red Hat gets a "probably not going to happen" nod.  What would

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HP memo forecasts MS patent attacks on free software

Seems an interesting (albeit 2 year old) internal HP memo has surfaced.  This article includes the full memo, a comment from Eben Moglen and a very canned response from HP. --jeremy

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Interesting Interview with Brad Silverberg

The Milestone Group has posted an interesting interview with Brad Silverberg, Managing Partner Ignition Partners and former chief of Microsoft Windows division.  He comments on MSFT taking on Open Source, Google, partnering with MSFT and the wireless market.  From the interview: "Milestone:  How does Microsoft deal successfully with the

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MSFT pays Lin-something $20 Million to settle case

Looks like the case between Microsoft and Linspire has been settled.  The link includes all the gory details, but basically: * Linspire agrees not to use the Lindows name in any country * Linspire will not use any word with -indows or -indoze in it (no, this is not a joke) * Linspire

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Great Linux Desktop Migration Contest

Looks like you can win some cool stuff, including a trip to Spain, if your entry is selected in one of the following categories: * Greatest Benefits Realized from Migration * Best Migration Plan * Most Practical Migration Tips ...so you can migrate to Linux and win great stuff! --jeremy

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Red Hat Accounting Change

In this post-Enron world it is interesting to see just how sensitive investors are to things like this.  RHAT has dropped sharply on the news that they are restating some numbers.  Looking into those numbers though, this looks like they are just moving from counting subscriptions on a monthly basis

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Ken Brown on TLS

For those of you who do not regularly listen to The Linux Show, last nights show was a must listen.  The guest was Ken Brown, from the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution.  I won't spoil the surprise and give away any of what was said, but it was a

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More Fun with IE

If you use IE, watch out (again).  4 more vulnerabilities, including one that allows execution of arbitrary script code in the context of another website, which means it could potentially allow execution of arbitrary code in other security zones too. --jeremy

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What do You Want to Read About?

As many of you may know, I write a monthly "Tech Support" column for Linux Magazine.  I am lucky enough to be able to write about almost anything (Linux related) that I would like.  What I want to know is - what do you want to read about?

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Speaking of Major Companies Moving to Linux

According to this article, Oracle will finish switching its 9,000-person in-house programming staff to Linux by the end of 2004.  Why? "By the end of the year, (Linux) is our core platform," Coekaerts said. Oracle is switching because Linux systems are less expensive and faster, he added.

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Novell and Open Source

A decent read about some of the issues Novell may face as they embrace Open Source.  I find it interesting that OSS may be what is finally able to pull Novell out of the gutter.  One other thing I find interesting is that the main stream press is still saying

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Firebird and Mozilla Clarification

I've seen some mis-information on this in a couple of places now, so I feel the need to comment.  A few days ago a vulnerability was reported in Mozilla/Firebird that allowed arbitrary code execution under windows.  What some people seem to be missing is that this was

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BayStar being probed

Looks like BayStar is being probed by the SEC.  From the article: "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at whether hedge funds, tipped off to Pipe deals by brokers, made bets against the companies' stocks before the deals were consumated and publicly announced," according

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... they don't.

Looks like Dell is distancing themselves from the announcement made by Questar.  Dell issued a statement saying the Questar announcement was "inaccurate" and was issued "without Dell input". Could be that the announcement was not taken well by Microsoft (who OEM's Windows to Dell)

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Dell Launches Desktop Linux Line...or do they?

I was happy to see that Dell announced that they had launched a Desktop Linux Line in Europe.  Getting a couple major OEM's to preload Linux is absolutely instrumental if we want to get any kind of penetration/acceptance in the desktop market.  After actually reading the release,

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Want Gmail?

Just to see if anyone is reading this, I'll give a Gmail invite to the first person who leaves a comment in this entry saying they'd like one.  Have fun ;) --jeremy

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Use a different web browser II

I found it interesting that there is even an article running on MSN that recommends that you ditch IE. So, Are the Browser Wars Back? I think so, and this time the underdog just may win. --jeremy

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Linux Indemnification

There is a good article up at LinuxDevCenter that covers the many Linux indemnification options that are currently available.  While I (and many others) don't think these will be needed in the long run (since they would require that SCO have a case), the reality is that some

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Use a different web browser

While not a huge surprise, it's a bit vindicating to see an agency like CERT recommending (VU#713878, VU#652452, etc.) against using IE.  The part that I found most interesting though was the MSFT response.  In a press release Microsoft said they were "unaware of any

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Multiple Licensing Changes Announced Today

Looks like Real is now giving the GPL as an option for the Helix Player, which will now be distributed by both Red Hat and Novell.  Not sure how the will impact some of the other open source players.  Seems Microsoft also lifted some of its restrictions on the "

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Windows "Starter Edition"

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

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The Open Source Paradigm Shift by Tim O'Reilly

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

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LQ is an OSCon Sponsor

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