SCO Blast From The Past
Once upon a time, there was a Linux company named SCO. They were a good company until evil overlords bent on sueing the world arrived on the scene. This isn’t that story.
Author: Marcel Gagné
Ruggedly handsome science, Linux, & technology geek. Writer and Free Thinker at Large. The "Cooking With Linux" guy. Occasionally opinionated. Always confused. Loves wine, food, music, and the occasional single malt Scotch. Long time columnist for Linux Journal, LinuxPro Magazine, Ubuntu User Magazine, SysAdmin, and others. Author of six books including "Linux System Administration: A User's Guide" and the "Moving to Linux" series of books. Promoter, advocate, and evangelist for Free and Open Source Software on radio, television, and YouTube.
An open letter to Adobe
Hello, oh great and powerful Adobe people. Thank you so much for releasing Flash Player 10 beta 2 for Linux. Thanks even more for (finally) building in support for video4linux2 Webcam technology. You have no idea how much we appreciate Read More …
You Look Marvelous On The Web!
Looking good is easy for our regular guests. True enough. However, looking good on the Web takes a little more work, which doesn’t mean it can’t be a lot of fun. With a little help from your Linux system, your Read More …
Christopher Hitchens gets waterboarded
Let me confess right away. I found myself panicking just watching this video. My heart rate literally shot up and stayed there for some time. Yes, I’m saying this isn’t for the faint of heart. Author Christopher Hitchens, writing for Read More …
The End Of The World As We Know It
After reading an article on CBC about the possible banning of Mark Steyn’s book in Canada, “America Alone”, I knew I had to read it. I will confess up front that I am also terrified by the rise of Islamic Read More …
Xandros Acquires Linspire. CEO, Andreas Typaldos tells all.
Well, he tells some, anyhow. By now, you’ve probably heard the news that Xandros has purchased Linspire. Moments ago, I was sent the following Q&A with Xandros CEO, Andreas Typaldos. Enjoy . . . Q: What are you announcing today? Read More …
KDE: It’s time for a fork . . . is it really?
Over at Practical Tech Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols suggests that it may be time for a fork of KDE, mostly because he doesn’t believe that KDE 4.1 is heading in the right direction. It’s obviously an interesting and emotional topic as Read More …
Open Source Music?
You’ve heard of open source software. You’ve probably even heard of open source beer? How bout some open source music to add to the mix? Hmm . . . software, beer, and music . . . Yum! The Dejunair Project Read More …
Crisis of Kubuntu Faith
I feel it may be time for me to part company with my current Linux distro. That's where I need your help. Watch the video, then let me know what you think.
A Cow Says Moo!
Once upon a time, ASCII art was practiced in e-mail messages sent around the world. Unfortunately, fancy fonts and HTML-ized e-mails have struck a powerful blow to this ancient and noble art form. The most missed are probably the cows, Read More …