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Author: Tim SmithTim Smith
Date: May 15, 2008 19:14
> One of the favorite arguments of the free software and open source
> community for the obvious superiority of such software over
> proprietary alternatives is the user's supposed ability to take
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Author: AqDAqD
Date: May 15, 2008 19:07
On May 15, 12:39 pm, "DFS" dfs_.com> wrote:
> In their own words:
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> * Better support for my external peripherals, USB2, Firewire, etc.
> Camcorders, digital cams, external drives and card readers.
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> * XP provides a faster desktop environment that is more stable than Gnome or
> KDE."
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> * the [Linux] desktop environments just aren't there yet.
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> * it just feels wrong to me to pay to run a game on Linux when I can just
> flick to Windows and have a better experience for free
Yes. It really sucks nobody makes warez for commercial linux apps.
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> * Installing software and getting things to work in linux is sometimes
> slower
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Author: hsyq8xghsyq8xg
Date: May 15, 2008 18:41
www.gcn.com/print/27_8/46117-1.html
Interesting quotes --
“We have achieved the promises of Moore’s Law,”
“Much more pervasive now is the problem with software.”
“Software is getting bigger and more complex,"
"The Windows Vista operating system is so much bigger than its
predecessors, that it is not any faster even though processing speeds
have increased.”
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DOD wants apps up to speed
Despite hardware advances, complex code and heavy traffic put a drag
on systems Bloated operating systems and applications are preventing
military organizations from getting sufficient speed from their
information technology systems, according to several speakers at a
recent Navy IT Day in Washington.
“We have achieved the promises of Moore’s Law,” the decades-old axiom
that processing power would roughly double every 18 to 24 months, said
Chris Miller, the Navy’s domain lead for command, control,
communications, computers and intelligence (C4I).
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Author: Roy SchestowitzRoy Schestowitz
Date: May 15, 2008 18:14
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Developing world buoys up software pirates
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| China scored the highest counterfeit software figure with an eye-popping 82
| per cent, Russia notched up 73 per cent, India 69 per cent and Brazil 59 per
| cent. The US still suffered the greatest loss from software piracy, despite
| the fact that it recorded the lowest rate.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/05/15/bsa_software_piracy_survey/
They use propaganda words, but it's good news for Linux. People are not willing
to pay for proprietary software. GNU/Linux forces Microsoft not to crack down
on copyrights infingements of its shoddy Orwelian software. Bad news for the
media moguls also:
RIAA ordered to shell out $100k for P2P witch hunt
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Author: HomerHomer
Date: May 15, 2008 18:14
My Epson printer kicked the bucket a few days ago (RIP) so I headed off
to Amazon UK, and picked the colour inkjet with the most customer votes,
an HP Deskjet 6940.
It arrived yesterday, and I set it up in a few minutes (the hardware,
anyway). The hardest part was inserting the cartridges (I'd heard the
retaining clips break easily if you're not careful). What follows is a
comparison of setting up this printer on both Windows and Linux:
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# Windows #
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Boot into Windows, and wait several minutes whilst seemingly every app
in the system tries to simultaneously download updates, the tonne of
mysterious "services" all start; and the AV and Spyware scanners do
their startup scans.
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Author: Roy SchestowitzRoy Schestowitz
Date: May 15, 2008 18:12
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Dixons admits 'it's even worse than you thought'
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| DSGi had already coughed to problems at its PC division due to the damp squib
| launch of Microsoft Vista at the turn of last year – but the latest figures
| show things getting worse not better as the industry adjusted to Microsoft's
| unloved OS.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/05/15/dsg_turnaround/
Maybe "industry adjusted to Microsoft's unloved OS" means: it started selling
Linux Eees, XP, Nokia tablets, smartphones, etc.
Recent:
PC World, Currys staff to be dumped in DSGi rescue plan?
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| Hundreds of PC World and Currys staff could see the job axe swing on Thursday
| (15 May) when the stores’ owner DSG International (DSGi) announces its latest
| trading statement and strategy review.
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Author: Roy SchestowitzRoy Schestowitz
Date: May 15, 2008 18:05
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Microsoft clings on to schools deal
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| Becta, the UK quango governing technology spending in education, swept the
| licensing issue under the carpet in order to sign a new three-year deal with
| Microsoft, the convicted software...
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Author: Roy SchestowitzRoy Schestowitz
Date: May 15, 2008 18:02
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Xbox 360 Sales Hit 10 Million and Beats Wii, PS3 - But Not Fairly
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| I'm all about giving Microsoft its time to shine, especially in the cutthroat
| world of gaming consoles, but there's one pretty big matter that needs to be
| addressed: the Xbox 360 was released one year prior to the Wii and
| PlayStation 3!
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| I'm sorry, Microsoft, but this announcement seems a bit more like
| self-congratulatory blather aimed more at spreading propaganda than fact.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006964.html
Microsoft also likes to brag about sales in its own 'back yard'. All other
consoles are Japanese and Microsoft is US-based.
Days ago:
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sinking quickly in face of opposition from PS3 and Wii
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| Even though Microsoft just came off a great year in 2007 with the release of
| exclusive blockbuster titles such as Halo 3, Bioshock and Forza 2 they are
| now in a much weaker position...
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Author: Roy SchestowitzRoy Schestowitz
Date: May 15, 2008 18:01
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SkillsTrain Introduces New 'Home Study' Linux Course
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| To meet the growing demand for Linux Systems Support Engineers,
| Administrators and Developers, Europe’s largest blended learning IT company,
| SkillsTrain, has introduced a new Linux+ course...
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http://pr-canada.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33064&Itemid=61
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
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| This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a
| detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively
| use a Linux system as a valuable tool.
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http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10604.html
Recent:
Report: Open Source Adoption Increases App Dev Pay
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