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Open source: Prepare for attack
By Bruce Perens COMMENTARY--Do you need open-source legal protection any more than you need meteor insurance? Don't dismiss the idea.
Most legal observers discount the legal claims by SCO as illegitimate. But there are bigger challenges to contemplate than those from SCO. In fact, users face a convergence of issues that may ultimately lead to other claims being brought against Linux and open-source software....Read More at ZDNet.com
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Linux In 2004 - Usability Needs A Facelift
During the majority of my time working with computers, Windows was the operating system of choice. Reason being, it's all I've known. In 2002, I took a college course titled "Linux Administration" which entitled me to a few cd-roms of Redhat 7.x. While this course was nothing more than a few extra credits for me, I fell in love with Linux and went through the entire textbook a week into the class. It was a nice feeling to use something "different" than what I was used to.
Disclaimer: Some of this article may seem as if I am dissing Linux, quite the opposite, I love it, but I feel that it could be much better....Read More at OSNews.com
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The system, man
Jono Bacon writes: Come with me, close your eyes, and imagine a world filled with excitable programmers and software users who love free software. One such user, we will call her Bertha, loves to write software, and has always dreamed of writing the one true weather reporting panel applet. Bertha sits back, stretches her fingers, shaking with excitement, ready to jump into the world of free software, and, and...registers a Sourceforge account.... Read More
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Commentary: If only Cisco code had been open source
NewsForge Eric S. Raymond wirtes: The 15 May 2004 theft and publishing of the source code for Cisco's IOS router firmware could mean a wave of exploits against the critical router infrastructure of the Internet will be on its way. If that happens, it will be because Cisco ignored one of the iron rules of network security -- and experts the world over will be muttering "if only IOS had been open source."...Read More
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One Glass Of Water, Please?
From DesktopOS.com: To those who already get the direction of my writing and have concluded that this will be about money, I beg to differ with your conclusion; this is not just about money. Instead, it boils down to support in whatever form it can be offered. Everyone cannot give financially for one reason or another of this, I am certain. They can give something however, and that is one of the very many good things about the GNU/Linux community and open source software in general... Read MOre
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Debunking Common GNU/Linux Myths
From The Jem Report: With the SCO lawsuit, Microsoft's misleading case studies, confusing messages from analysts, editorials from people who don't know what they're talking about and the ambivalence of on-the-fence CEOs like Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems, there is a lot of uncertainty and confusion about the GNU/Linux operating system. This article will attempt to dispel some myths and clear a few things up for those interested in finding more information on GNU/Linux.... Read More
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From Adam Smith to Open Source
InternetNews.com: In 1776, the British economist Adam Smith theorized in the "The Wealth of Nations" that "invisible hand" market forces are the primary influences in a free market economy... Read More
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Not Everyone Understands the Patent Situation
Eugenia Loli-Queru of OSNews.com writes: " But it's when I read things like this: "...as for Linux, it wouldn't be a shame if the folks developing GUIs for it had to come up with their own ideas, would it?" that it really makes me wonder if people really know what they are talking about."... Read More
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LinuxInsider: The Open Source Government
"2004 may be the year for open source software to catch on in a big way in government agencies. For years, federal, state, and local agencies have been using open source software-- Read More
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Talk Is Good, Action is Better
When did Red Hat become the bad guy?... Read More
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Why Linux Users Hate Red Hat
Linux & Open Source Center Editor Steven Vaughan-Nichols knows that many Linux fans hate Red Hat. His message to them: Get over it. Read More
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