First my FOSS predictions for 2015: cloud, systemd, vulnerabilities, containers, and Linus uses the “F” word. Let’s forget predictions; they’re boring. They’re either too obvious… T...
And the hits just keep on coming… Today’s float on the parade of the PC-is-dead prognostications comes from The Register, which says, “At the very… The post Welcome to the Pre-Post-PC E...
First things first: I’m not heavily invested in GNOME. In fact, once GNOME 3 came out and — gasp! — no icons on the desktop,… The post Groupon & GNOME: Doing the Right Thing appeared f...
FOSS Week in Review U.S. giving up control of DNS root zone On Friday, March 14, the U.S. announced it’ll relinquish control of the Internet’s… The post Haiti Makes Androids, Google Cuts ...
FOSS Week in Review NSA involved in industrial espionage Another big non-surprise this week in the continuing saga of the NSA. It appears that our… The post Google Beats Troll, Ellison’s Or...
FOSS Week in Review In 2013, Linux hits grand slam Now that companies are closing-out their books on the old year, it’s becoming evident that… The post Cloud Based LibreOffice, Facebook Rea...
FOSS Week in Review NSA: Locking the barn door after the horse is stolen On Monday, Reuters reported in an exclusive story that the NSA… The post PHP Attacked, the Shuttleworth Tea Party & Mo...
FOSS Week in Review Adobe hacked We’ve known for years that Adobe doesn’t seem to have a knack for keeping their products secure. New vulnerabilities… The post Windows Becomes Freeware, A...
Microsoft is trying to get a grip. They’re not in a tailspin, nothing like it, not yet anyway, but they haven’t had a vision since… The post Microsoft Five Years Down the Road appeared f...
FOSS Week in Review Redmond Ups the Ante on Its Buyback Program No sooner had we told you last Friday of Microsoft’s offer to buy… The post Torvald’s Diplomacy, Elop’s Riches & More… ...