items tagged with FOSS
Mono sinks its claws into Fedora
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-19 18:07:49
The latest release of Red Hat's community GNU/Linux distribution, Fedora, installs Mono and Windows.Forms by default from DVD, an Unix developer has found.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-19 18:07:49
The latest release of Red Hat's community GNU/Linux distribution, Fedora, installs Mono and Windows.Forms by default from DVD, an Unix developer has found.
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Why Ubuntu release schedules should be changed
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-17 18:51:34
Since the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution kicked off five years ago, it has been churning out release after release every six months.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-17 18:51:34
Since the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution kicked off five years ago, it has been churning out release after release every six months.
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RMS to change routine after sexism fuss
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-16 05:02:05
The head of the Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, says he will change the routine he goes through when speaking at conferences in order to avoid people misunderstanding what he means to convey.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-16 05:02:05
The head of the Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, says he will change the routine he goes through when speaking at conferences in order to avoid people misunderstanding what he means to convey.
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Microsoft admits GPL violation
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-14 15:48:07
Microsoft has admitted that a download utility it was providing to its customers was in violation of the GNU General Public Licence and promised to release the source as soon as possible.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-14 15:48:07
Microsoft has admitted that a download utility it was providing to its customers was in violation of the GNU General Public Licence and promised to release the source as soon as possible.
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Microsoft-Novell deal: three years of poor-quality spin
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-10 20:09:38
Three years have gone by since Novell sold out the entire free and open source software community by signing a patent indemnification deal with Microsoft.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-10 20:09:38
Three years have gone by since Novell sold out the entire free and open source software community by signing a patent indemnification deal with Microsoft.
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EU formally objects to Oracle purchase of Sun
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-10 17:57:58
The European Union has formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, illustrating an obvious fact: the US is a declining financial power.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-10 17:57:58
The European Union has formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, illustrating an obvious fact: the US is a declining financial power.
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LCA 2010: Keeping the funds rolling in
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-10 16:59:46
Andrew McMillan's long beard, streaked with flecks of grey, sits nicely with his status as one of New Zealand's senior geeks. It fits even better after one becomes aware that, before he ventured into technology, he obtained a degree in philosophy.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-10 16:59:46
Andrew McMillan's long beard, streaked with flecks of grey, sits nicely with his status as one of New Zealand's senior geeks. It fits even better after one becomes aware that, before he ventured into technology, he obtained a degree in philosophy.
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Microsoft pulls download tool over GPL violation accusation
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-09 17:54:15
Microsoft has taken offline an utility it supplies to help download DVD and USB images of Windows 7 purchased online, while it investigates allegations that GPL-ed code was used to develop the tool.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-09 17:54:15
Microsoft has taken offline an utility it supplies to help download DVD and USB images of Windows 7 purchased online, while it investigates allegations that GPL-ed code was used to develop the tool.
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LinuxToday editor calls Shuttleworth 'sexist twit'
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-09 17:01:08
LinuxToday managing editor Carla Schroder has described Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth as a "sexist twit" over some answers he gave at a Q and A held during an open week for the latest Ubuntu release.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-09 17:01:08
LinuxToday managing editor Carla Schroder has described Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth as a "sexist twit" over some answers he gave at a Q and A held during an open week for the latest Ubuntu release.
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KDE founder Ettrich receives German award
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-08 17:06:19
The founder of the KDE project, Matthias Ettrich, has received an award from the German government, recognising his contributions to free software.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-08 17:06:19
The founder of the KDE project, Matthias Ettrich, has received an award from the German government, recognising his contributions to free software.
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Open source FUD is alive and kicking
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-02 20:48:06
Ten, or even five years ago, it was not uncommon to see articles surface periodically, spouting gross untruths about free and open source software.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-02 20:48:06
Ten, or even five years ago, it was not uncommon to see articles surface periodically, spouting gross untruths about free and open source software.
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ESR pressure made feminists host detractor's code
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-01 11:01:32
Pressure from open source luminary Eric S. Raymond led to geek feminists hosting code created by one of their detractors, which otherwise would have disappeared for good, a post on Raymond's blog reveals.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-01 11:01:32
Pressure from open source luminary Eric S. Raymond led to geek feminists hosting code created by one of their detractors, which otherwise would have disappeared for good, a post on Raymond's blog reveals.
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When hackers get the blues
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-29 19:10:20
Hacking is often a lonely profession: the wee hours are generally the most productive and communicating with an inanimate object often results in people being unable to interact in a regular manner with their human counterparts.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-29 19:10:20
Hacking is often a lonely profession: the wee hours are generally the most productive and communicating with an inanimate object often results in people being unable to interact in a regular manner with their human counterparts.
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Ubuntu 9.10: confidence riding high at Canonical
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-26 21:29:00
There is a growing confidence evident in the Canonical camp as the countdown begins to October 29, the date for the official release of Ubuntu 9.10.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-26 21:29:00
There is a growing confidence evident in the Canonical camp as the countdown begins to October 29, the date for the official release of Ubuntu 9.10.
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Stallman, others object to Oracle's MySQL ownership
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-22 19:08:00
Two organisations, along with Free Software Foundation head Richard M. Stallman, have written to the European Commission, asking that Oracle not be allowed to acquire MySQL as part of its larger acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-22 19:08:00
Two organisations, along with Free Software Foundation head Richard M. Stallman, have written to the European Commission, asking that Oracle not be allowed to acquire MySQL as part of its larger acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
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Open database alliance reaches takeoff stage
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-21 20:32:42
MySQL co-founder Ulf Michael Widenius's dream of having a fully-fledged Open Database Alliance is slowly reaching fruition with the announcement that the project, begun in May this year, has reached its second stage.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-21 20:32:42
MySQL co-founder Ulf Michael Widenius's dream of having a fully-fledged Open Database Alliance is slowly reaching fruition with the announcement that the project, begun in May this year, has reached its second stage.
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Geek feminists score a point over detractor
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-20 21:52:43
Perl developer Kirrily Robert, who runs the Geek Feminism blog, has managed to score a couple of points over a male developer who has been posting nasty comments about women in FOSS to various online forums.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-20 21:52:43
Perl developer Kirrily Robert, who runs the Geek Feminism blog, has managed to score a couple of points over a male developer who has been posting nasty comments about women in FOSS to various online forums.
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Red Hat boot camp for FOSS teachers
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-07 20:12:54
The world's biggest free and open source software company will hold a boot camp in Singapore next month for those who teach courses in open source software at institutes of higher learning.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-07 20:12:54
The world's biggest free and open source software company will hold a boot camp in Singapore next month for those who teach courses in open source software at institutes of higher learning.
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Why Matt Zimmerman should quit Canonical
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-01 20:11:46
The chief technology officer of Canonical, Matt Zimmerman, has put himself in an untenable position after he took a public stance that a remark made by his boss in a keynote was sexist.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-01 20:11:46
The chief technology officer of Canonical, Matt Zimmerman, has put himself in an untenable position after he took a public stance that a remark made by his boss in a keynote was sexist.
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Shuttleworth employee calls boss's remark sexist
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-29 21:23:22
The chief technology officer of Canonical, the company founded by open source entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, has come right out and termed a remark made by his boss at the recent LinuxCon in Portland, Oregon, sexist.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-29 21:23:22
The chief technology officer of Canonical, the company founded by open source entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, has come right out and termed a remark made by his boss at the recent LinuxCon in Portland, Oregon, sexist.
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