Open Sauce
LCA 2010: Keeping the funds rolling in
by Sam Varghese   
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
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.

 
Microsoft pulls download tool over GPL violation accusation
by Sam Varghese   
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
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.
 
LinuxToday editor calls Shuttleworth 'sexist twit'
by Sam Varghese   
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
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.
 
KDE founder Ettrich receives German award
by Sam Varghese   
Monday, 09 November 2009
The founder of the KDE project, Matthias Ettrich, has received an award from the German government, recognising his contributions to free software.

 
Novell sacks more staff, cuts benefits
by Sam Varghese   
Friday, 06 November 2009
Mixed-source technology company Novell has sacked between three and four percent of its staff in layoffs that could well be linked to another bad quarter.

 
Dutch government launches ODF service
by Sam Varghese   
Thursday, 05 November 2009
The Dutch government has launched a web service called Officeshots.org which enables users to compare the output quality of various office suites as far as interoperability is concerned.
 
Open source FUD is alive and kicking
by Sam Varghese   
Tuesday, 03 November 2009
Ten, or even five years ago, it was not uncommon to see articles surface periodically, spouting gross untruths about free and open source software.

 
ESR pressure made feminists host detractor's code
by Sam Varghese   
Monday, 02 November 2009
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.
 
When hackers get the blues
by Sam Varghese   
Friday, 30 October 2009
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.
 
US Defence dept backs more FOSS use
by Sam Varghese   
Thursday, 29 October 2009
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.
 
Microsoft and open source: meet the evangelist
by Sam Varghese   
Thursday, 29 October 2009
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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