items tagged with Sam Varghese
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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US Defence dept backs more FOSS use
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-29 01:29:50
The US Department of Defence has unequivocally backed the use of more open source software, describing the genre as one that provides advantages when it comes to achieving the department's objectives.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-29 01:29:50
The US Department of Defence has unequivocally backed the use of more open source software, describing the genre as one that provides advantages when it comes to achieving the department's objectives.
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Microsoft and open source: meet the evangelist
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-28 19:03:17
Nick Hodge is, in many way, the modern face of Microsoft, a techie with excellent social skills. He has an additional attribute - a catchy designation: Professional Geek.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-28 19:03:17
Nick Hodge is, in many way, the modern face of Microsoft, a techie with excellent social skills. He has an additional attribute - a catchy designation: Professional Geek.
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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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Mobile-cancer debate revived by study: report
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-10-25 18:40:50
A British newspaper has revived the debate over mobile phones and cancer by reporting that an investigation overseen by the World Health Organisation found that heavy users may have a higher risk of developing tumours later in life.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-10-25 18:40:50
A British newspaper has revived the debate over mobile phones and cancer by reporting that an investigation overseen by the World Health Organisation found that heavy users may have a higher risk of developing tumours later in life.
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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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Separated at birth? The geek and the pollie
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-20 19:56:39
It's doubtful whether Linus Torvalds has ever uttered an overtly political line in public ever since he became a public figure in 1991.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-20 19:56:39
It's doubtful whether Linus Torvalds has ever uttered an overtly political line in public ever since he became a public figure in 1991.
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As Obama is to Bush, so Windows 7 is to Vista
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-20 04:39:02
When Barack Obama was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, anyone with a modicum of intelligence was able to divine why he had been chosen for the honour.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-20 04:39:02
When Barack Obama was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, anyone with a modicum of intelligence was able to divine why he had been chosen for the honour.
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The iPhone, embarrassment and ladies of the night
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-18 21:47:58
Apple's iPhone is a joy to behold, possesses a slick and quick interface and can be manipulated with just the tips of your digits even while driving.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-18 21:47:58
Apple's iPhone is a joy to behold, possesses a slick and quick interface and can be manipulated with just the tips of your digits even while driving.
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Why more people don't use GNU/Linux: it's the apps, stupid
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-17 02:14:42
If one were to pose the question why don't more people use GNU/Linux, one would probably get as many answers as people who are asked the question.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-17 02:14:42
If one were to pose the question why don't more people use GNU/Linux, one would probably get as many answers as people who are asked the question.
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Mono and Samba: smell the difference, says Allison
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-15 21:23:37
Samba and Mono differ in the ways the two projects have chosen to deal with software patents in the implementation, according to renowned Samba developer Jeremy Allison.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-15 21:23:37
Samba and Mono differ in the ways the two projects have chosen to deal with software patents in the implementation, according to renowned Samba developer Jeremy Allison.
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Linux Foundation bid to lure members
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-13 20:37:48
The Linux Foundation will offer discounts from HP, Dell and Lenovo plus a @linux.com email address in a bid to lure individuals to become members.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-13 20:37:48
The Linux Foundation will offer discounts from HP, Dell and Lenovo plus a @linux.com email address in a bid to lure individuals to become members.
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Debian powers robotic sub to victory
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-12 19:06:51
A team of students at Cornell University has won a competition for autonomous underwater vehicles, using a robotic submarine running Debian GNU/Linux.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-12 19:06:51
A team of students at Cornell University has won a competition for autonomous underwater vehicles, using a robotic submarine running Debian GNU/Linux.
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De Icaza makes light of Microsoft bid to sell anti-Linux patents
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-08 20:56:08
Novell vice-president Miguel de Icaza has dismissed Microsoft's bid to sell patents that could be used to attack Linux, saying it was not a problem as the patents were now in good hands.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-08 20:56:08
Novell vice-president Miguel de Icaza has dismissed Microsoft's bid to sell patents that could be used to attack Linux, saying it was not a problem as the patents were now in good hands.
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Next Debian release with FreeBSD kernel as well
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-08 19:35:22
The Debian Project will, for the first time, release a stable version of its distribution running on a FreeBSD kernel when the next version, Squeeze, is released sometime next year.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-08 19:35:22
The Debian Project will, for the first time, release a stable version of its distribution running on a FreeBSD kernel when the next version, Squeeze, is released sometime next year.
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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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