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Conflict of interests of political party president in softwarepatents issue in the EU
By Hans Kwint - Jun 26, 2005
25 June 2005 -- German web fora have been agitated by online discussions and news articles about apparent interest conflicts of Klaus Heiner Lehne MEP, who, as a coordinator of the European People's Party in the Legal Affairs Committee, strongly opposed all amendments that had any limiting effect on patentability or enforcability, and actively fought in JURI as well as in Berlin and elsewhere for widest possible patentability (which also means patentability of software). It now appears that Lehne works as a Brussels lobbying consultant for multinational corporations who are the main clients of one of the leading lawfirms for patent litigation in Europe, which is also itself involved in patent lobbying and closely connected to lobbying organisations. (Quoted from ffii.org)Patent absurdity
By Richard Stallman - Jun 21, 2005
If patent law had been applied to novels in the 1880s, great books would not have been written. If the EU applies it to software, every computer user will be restricted, says Richard StallmanUbuntu Linux Desktop Reviewed
By Tom Adelstein - Jun 13, 2005
Tom Adelstein has written a thorough review of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.Linux vs Microsoft XP: Optimizations Make Linux the Killer Desktop
By Tom Adelstein - May 23, 2005
When the Linux desktop gets performance tweaks, people can see a significant difference. Windows XP just cannot keep up. With the addition of a stream of new applications and multiple ways to run Win32 applications, the case for Linux becomes irrefutable.An Open Letter to Linux Developers
By Ken Starks aka helios - Apr 29, 2005
Girding himself in asbestos, the author makes a plea to the developers of Linux.The GNU/Linux Desktop Adoption Drive: Revisited -or- Maybe I was wrong...
By Paul (FeriCyde) Ferris - Apr 18, 2005
A few months ago I wrote an article about how I suspected it would be a Wal-Mart like entity that would make desktop Linux a reality. This is a revisit to that same subject. Never one to take myself entirely too seriously, all I can say is that possibly I took the wrong direction about the right subject. See, I've recently changed my mind.Windows users test Linux waters
By Ken Starks aka helios - Apr 17, 2005
"Selling" Linux: Customer reaction and the challenges we face.Linuxcounter estimates page updated; LXer mentioned
By Hans Kwint - Apr 09, 2005
Maybe you now the Linuxcounter from the good old days. Well, it's still up, at counter.li.org, and it's age is almost 12 years now. It contained an estimates page, which estimated the number of Linux users in the world. The page was made in 2001, and needed an update. So, I decided to do just that, and of course, make a reference to the LXer migration DB.Dell Offering Linux Desktops with Red Hat Bundle
You can view the new estimates page here. The estimate is a bit conservative however, but we shouldn't be boasting too much.
For people who had an account once: since a lot of inactive users were removed, it is possible your account was removed. Read on to see how you can reactivate.
By Tom Adelstein - Mar 31, 2005
Mainstream PC Manufacturer Could Alter the Landscape Using Linux to Unseat AppleRant Mode Equals One: What if Sun is the next SCO?
By Paul (FeriCyde) Ferris - Mar 22, 2005
Yes, What if? Is Sun the next SCO? Is this another company, paid off by the big boys in Redmond to play out yet another pointless FUD-oriented scam, to drag out in the marketplace and courtrooms of the future?New P2P Internet Audio Idea
By Mike M - Mar 01, 2005
Imagine combining BitTorrent and streaming audio. Instead of a web host and mirrors serving up streaming audio content at their expense, each listener of the audio becomes a potential server for it.Linux Threat Posed by Microsoft and Sun: In Your Dreams
By Tom Adelstein - Feb 28, 2005
Writers and analysts love to sensationalize OS Wars. But Linux keeps building momentum.Microsoft: Coming to a Linux User Group near You? (Part Two)
By Paul (FeriCyde) Ferris - Feb 23, 2005
This is just a summary of responses to the questions from last week:FeriCyde Chat: The Linux Virus Threat List for 2005
- "In general, how do you react to outsiders that offer to present at your Linux User Group (LUG)?"
- "What about commercial interests presenting to your LUG?"
- "What would you do if a Microsoft employee showed up at your LUG?"
- "If you allowed a Microsoft employee to present, just what kind of topics would you allow?
By Paul (FeriCyde) Ferris - Feb 08, 2005
It's hard to find a comprehensive source of pending Linux virus threats these days. Ominous warnings can be found in the press that as Linux and other Free Software projects get more popular, the threat of infection will be on the rise. Still, deep research on the subject yields very little in the way of credible results. You can turn up a lot of talk about anti-virus software and vendors selling solutions for Linux. Still, nothing could be found that really summed up the current and coming threat of viruses for someone using desktop or server Linux in a network setting.Windows security is a 'myth', claims Linux Community Member
By Paul (FeriCyde) Ferris - Jan 31, 2005
A senior Linux community member, speaking exclusively to LXer.com, has dismissed Windows' reputation as a secure platform as a "myth", claiming that the proprietary development process, coupled with a lack of corporate accountability creates fundamental security problems.Penguin Counter Penguin: You Say Tomato, I say "Desktop"!
By Dean Pannell and Paul Ferris - Jan 24, 2005
Today dawns a new era of discussion. In the past, Paul Ferris and Dean Pannell (FeriCyde and DinoTrac) sparred impromptu in the talkbacks of many a respectable (and otherwise :) website. Today, for the first time, they make it official. The format is called Penguin Counter Penguin, and the subject random. Today the debate is on the slighter side of the Linux Desktop. Is the Linux desktop really ready for prime-time? Who knows for sure, but you can bet that Paul and Dean have their flamethrowers tuned for the finer points of the debate!Free Software; Closest to Freedom
By Paul (FeriCyde) Ferris - Jan 14, 2005
This is a response to Subhasish Ghosh's editorial entitled "Free Software in Reality Isn't Free". If I come across as kind of harsh here, I apologize. I know Solaris and and SunONE rather well, so this is familiar territory. Some of the concepts in Ghosh's editorial were quite baffling to me, so this editorial in fact raises more questions than it may answer. Such is discourse in the digital age :)Are Vendor Certifications Worth It?
-- FeriCyde
By Keith Winston - Jan 12, 2005
The Information Technology (I.T.) profession is overrun with technical certifications, many of dubious value. Questions often arise about the value of a certification. I argue that vendor-neutral certifications are better value propositions in the same way that vendor-neutral standards are. A vendor-neutral certification is likely to remain relevant longer, have a longer lifetime prior to expiration, and apply more broadly. Whether you agree or disagree, there are fewer vendor-neutral certifications from which to choose.Paul Ferris: Pundit for a Day, 2005
By Paul (FeriCyde) Ferris - Jan 02, 2005
It's that time of year, folks. Industry pundits are out shooting off predictions like so many mortars and who knows where they will land? Paul Ferris can predict with the best of them, but here's some advice: Keep hands and Feet away...Paul Ferris: The GNU/Linux desktop-adoption drive of 2005
By Paul (FeriCyde) Ferris - Dec 22, 2004
Paul Ferris speculates that the time is ripe for a couple of heavy-hitting retail vendors to embrace GNU/Linux in the sales arena. This FeriCyde Chat continues last weeks rant, suggesting that there's cash on the table for the first vendor that matches todays security opportunity with a Linux desktop alternative.
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