items tagged with Sam Varghese
ATO emulates ignorance when it comes to the Mac
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-01 07:18:08
The Australian Taxation Office appears to be somewhat confused over what role emulation software (better known as virtualisation software) plays on the Apple Macintosh when it comes to running the ATO's own e-tax application.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-01 07:18:08
The Australian Taxation Office appears to be somewhat confused over what role emulation software (better known as virtualisation software) plays on the Apple Macintosh when it comes to running the ATO's own e-tax application.
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Chinese site renews threat to sue UK blogger in Australia
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-30 19:24:46
Lawyers in New South Wales, acting on behalf of the Chinese owners of massive multiplayer online game Evony, have reiterated their threats of legal action to a British blogger, for allegedly making remarks defamatory of the firm.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-30 19:24:46
Lawyers in New South Wales, acting on behalf of the Chinese owners of massive multiplayer online game Evony, have reiterated their threats of legal action to a British blogger, for allegedly making remarks defamatory of the firm.
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Apache project server compromised
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-28 20:08:09
A server at the Apache project has been compromised, resulting in some hours of downtime, the project has announced.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-28 20:08:09
A server at the Apache project has been compromised, resulting in some hours of downtime, the project has announced.
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OLPC will make children Microserfs: FSF
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-28 19:20:42
The Free Software Foundation has described the One Laptop per Child Project as one that will only help to "turn millions of children into Microsoft dependents."
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-28 19:20:42
The Free Software Foundation has described the One Laptop per Child Project as one that will only help to "turn millions of children into Microsoft dependents."
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FSF launches campaign against Windows 7
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-26 21:12:40
The Free Software Foundation has launched a campaign to educate people about what it sees as the downsides of using Windows 7 which is set to launch on October 22.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-26 21:12:40
The Free Software Foundation has launched a campaign to educate people about what it sees as the downsides of using Windows 7 which is set to launch on October 22.
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Chinese site threatens to sue UK blogger in NSW
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-26 20:03:54
A Chinese firm that runs a massive multiplayer online game has threatened to sue a British blogger over alleged defamatory comments. The threat has been made on behalf of the firm by lawyers based in New South Wales.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-26 20:03:54
A Chinese firm that runs a massive multiplayer online game has threatened to sue a British blogger over alleged defamatory comments. The threat has been made on behalf of the firm by lawyers based in New South Wales.
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SCO case: UNIX ownership to be decided by jury
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-25 19:32:13
An appeals court in the long-running case between SCO and Novell has ruled that a decision on who owns the copyrights to UNIX must be decided by a jury and not a judge.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-25 19:32:13
An appeals court in the long-running case between SCO and Novell has ruled that a decision on who owns the copyrights to UNIX must be decided by a jury and not a judge.
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Much ado about nothing: C# use in open source
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-24 21:12:39
If one were to go by the amount of noise made by pro-Mono people regarding the superiority of the Microsoft clone which they love, one would conclude that C# is the programming language du jour. The reality appears to be somewhat different.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-24 21:12:39
If one were to go by the amount of noise made by pro-Mono people regarding the superiority of the Microsoft clone which they love, one would conclude that C# is the programming language du jour. The reality appears to be somewhat different.
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Mini-summit on women in free software
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-24 20:19:53
The Free Software Foundation will host a mini-summit on September 19 on the participation of women in free software, to discuss means whereby involvement can be increased.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-24 20:19:53
The Free Software Foundation will host a mini-summit on September 19 on the participation of women in free software, to discuss means whereby involvement can be increased.
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If Moonlight is so hot, why isn't Novell using it?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-18 19:28:19
When a company announces a technology release, the least one would expect is that the company itself has found said technology worthy of use.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-18 19:28:19
When a company announces a technology release, the least one would expect is that the company itself has found said technology worthy of use.
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ABC avoids uttering the 'W' word
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-17 21:24:57
What's the one word that comes to mind when people discuss worms, viruses, spyware, malware and botnets?
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-17 21:24:57
What's the one word that comes to mind when people discuss worms, viruses, spyware, malware and botnets?
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Debian-Ubuntu debate: an upstream view
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 19:58:24
Ever since the release team of the Debian GNU/Linux Project announced that it would be adopting a time-based freeze for future releases, there has been much debate about it on the project's mailing lists.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 19:58:24
Ever since the release team of the Debian GNU/Linux Project announced that it would be adopting a time-based freeze for future releases, there has been much debate about it on the project's mailing lists.
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Ubuntu removes multisearch feature after protests
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 18:53:04
The Ubuntu development team has been forced to remove a feature called multisearch from Firefox for the upcoming release, Karmic Koala, following a number of objections by users.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 18:53:04
The Ubuntu development team has been forced to remove a feature called multisearch from Firefox for the upcoming release, Karmic Koala, following a number of objections by users.
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Is use of the GPL really decreasing?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 02:12:15
Is it reasonable to raise the question "does X still matter?" when the X in question is in use among nearly two-thirds of the target users under discussion?
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 02:12:15
Is it reasonable to raise the question "does X still matter?" when the X in question is in use among nearly two-thirds of the target users under discussion?
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Linux geeks, New Zealand beckons
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-10 21:19:45
A husband-wife team is in the driver's seat for the 11th Australian national Linux conference which kicks off in Wellington, New Zealand, on January 18 next year.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-10 21:19:45
A husband-wife team is in the driver's seat for the 11th Australian national Linux conference which kicks off in Wellington, New Zealand, on January 18 next year.
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OLPC Australia trying to burnish its image
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-08 20:32:28
Rangan Srikhanta is an enthusiastic young man with one of the most difficult jobs in the country.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-08 20:32:28
Rangan Srikhanta is an enthusiastic young man with one of the most difficult jobs in the country.
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Mono advocate offers Mono-free Ubuntu remix
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-06 21:25:36
Debian and Ubuntu Mono packager Jo Shields has come up with a Mono-free remix of the last released version of Ubuntu, version 9.04, which he has chosen to call Chicken Little Remix.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-06 21:25:36
Debian and Ubuntu Mono packager Jo Shields has come up with a Mono-free remix of the last released version of Ubuntu, version 9.04, which he has chosen to call Chicken Little Remix.
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Lenovo reports small rise in PC sales
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-05 22:32:39
PC maker Lenovo has reported somewhat encouraging sales figures for the first quarter in an environment where any increase in sales would be gratefully received.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-05 22:32:39
PC maker Lenovo has reported somewhat encouraging sales figures for the first quarter in an environment where any increase in sales would be gratefully received.
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Push to make KDE default desktop for OpenSUSE
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-05 21:51:36
Members of the OpenSUSE community are rallying behind a suggestion to make KDE the default desktop environment for the distribution.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-05 21:51:36
Members of the OpenSUSE community are rallying behind a suggestion to make KDE the default desktop environment for the distribution.
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Microsoft blames open source for revenue fall
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-05 01:54:58
Microsoft has listed companies such as Red Hat and Canonical, both sellers of GNU/Linux, among the reasons for the 17 percent fall in revenue for the fourth quarter, year on year.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-05 01:54:58
Microsoft has listed companies such as Red Hat and Canonical, both sellers of GNU/Linux, among the reasons for the 17 percent fall in revenue for the fourth quarter, year on year.
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