Author: JT Smith
Scott Rosenberg of Salon.com analyzes whyt the Napster shutdown will be
ineffective thanks to the Open Source alternatives available.
ineffective thanks to the Open Source alternatives available.
Category:
- Open Source
Napster shutdown ineffective
Napster being two-faced?
Author: JT Smith
While Napster encourages the sharing of music, it’s not happy when other Web sites try to use its technology, according to a ZDNet story.
Category:
- Linux
Using NetBSD: Installing and setting up a PPP Inte
Author: JT Smith
In this series, Ralph Krause shares his experiences installing NetBSD, setting up an Internet connection via PPP, using a printer, and configuring X under NetBSD.
Category:
- Unix
O’Reilly Open Source Conference
Author: JT Smith
Phil Hughes tells us of the
O’Reilly Open Source Conference.
O’Reilly Open Source Conference.
Ongoing Poll: “What do you value most about open source?”
Author: JT Smith
A LinuxDevices.com poll: “The picture is now
starting to come into focus — and the results are surprisingly different
from what many have probably assumed”
starting to come into focus — and the results are surprisingly different
from what many have probably assumed”
Category:
- Linux
This is only a test
Author: JT Smith
Testing, testing, one, two, three.
Understanding Fear of the Gnu
Author: JT Smith
Kelly McNeill writes “”Open source software is a serious threat to all that is good and true and right in this country.” Not surprising and easily dismissed as anti-GNU (GNU’s not Unix) rhetoric from a company that is running scared, but the issues are much older, wobblier and more complex than “Windows good, Linux bad”
…
The threat to innovation must be seriously considered. If GNU-ware can be used effectively in place of applications that cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, how can serious software companies hope to compete? Huge financial and intellectual resources are being drawn away from industry by open source freeware.””
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The threat to innovation must be seriously considered. If GNU-ware can be used effectively in place of applications that cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, how can serious software companies hope to compete? Huge financial and intellectual resources are being drawn away from industry by open source freeware.””