"Linux crashes, a lot. Many applications don't always work. I spend far more
time keeping Linux going than I ever did with Windows."
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14453

OpenSuse 10.3: "I installed suse on my computer a few weeks ago, and I can't
get the usb ports working. No matter what I plug in (ex. mp3 player,
printer, webcam) first the computer slows down and finally freezes, also it
doesn't recognises them..."

Ubuntu: "I installed ubuntu and it does the same thing... I wonder if it's a
hardware problem...and if it is, than why doesn't windows affected by it?"

http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=49517&hl=freezes

Same machine, same user, two different Linux distros fail on USB, but no
problem with XP.

Linux just works!

"Spurred by sales of Microsoft's Office 2007, the software market hit its
highest level since 1999, according to a report released Wednesday by the
NPD Group."
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9861625-56.html

"Too many records returned. Your query produced over 18300 results, which
is more than can be displayed."

(unconfirmed, new, started, and reopened bugs)

http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi

"Sun Microsystems (JAVA) reported a nightmare quarter, elicited more cold
Java analogies than I can count and announced layoffs due to a weak economy.

Can open source move the needle at Sun and spark some growth? In a word:
No."

http://seekingalpha.com/article/75439-sun-goes-down-with-its-legacy-businesses

open source == reduced quality of life

hai friend how are you i wish to all of your successfull works
and learn more money

www.yourambition.blogspot.com

Annual State of the Market Report Identifies Technology Vendors Having the
Greatest Impact

* spans 5 Years
* 550,000 Locations
* over 2.5 Million Interviews

#1. Microsoft

Looks like 8 underemployed disgruntled brainless cola Linux idiots didn't
get to participate.

2. Oracle
3. SAP
4. IBM
5. Cisco
6. Hewlett Packard
7. Dell
8. Salesforce.com
9. EMC
10. Sun Microsystems
11. Google
12. RIM (Blackberry)
13. Siemens
14. Adobe
15. AT&T
16. Apple
17. Sage
18. Infor
19...

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Alfresco Updates its OSS Enterprise Content Manager

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| According to open source blogger Matt Asay, who is also general manager of
| the Americas for Alfresco, Alfresco had about "about five thousand plus
| registered developers" as of late last year. More information on Alfresco
| Enterprise 2.2 is available at the company's site.
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http://ostatic.com/161905-blog/alfresco-updates-its-oss-enterprise-content-manag...

Recent:

Alfresco's sales up 320 percent, hits 30,000 active deployments

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| Frankly, even Microsoft could use this model - as Marc Fleury pointed out to
| me earlier this week - without skipping a beat. It could adopt Red Hat's
| model tomorrow without sacrificing its billions in profit. If anything, it
| should grow with a model that focuses on widespread, cheap distribution.  
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ABAS Announces New Users at Hannover Fair 2008

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| ABAS’s strong relationship with Linux also played a role in Sicom’s selection
| of abas Business Software. Though platform-independent, approximately 80%% of
| all installations to-date are on Linux. “We are very impressed with the
| performance and stability of the "penguin operating system," continues
| Schuler, “this was another plus for ABAS, the Linux pioneer."
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http://www.prurgent.com/2008-05-13/pressrelease11452.htm

Lightweight browser ported to Linux-friendly DSP

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| Japanese phone stack vendor Access has ported its lightweight NetFront
| Browser (pictured at left) to support Analog Devices' (ADI) Blackfin digital
| signal processor (DSP).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2103515030.html

Yesterday:

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Sony BMG releases more DRM-free music

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| Sony BMG, one of the top four recording companies, is releasing more DRM-free
| songs through a partnership with Dada USA, a mobile-entertainment company
| based in Italy.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9943023-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0...

They use propaganda words like "protected" and "unprotected" in this article.
Sony is among the last ones to hammer a nail on the music DRM coffin, leaving
the RIAA very disappointed.

The latest fight (Defective by Design) is against DRM at libraries.

Recent:

Torvalds' Linux is ready to go green

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Digium CEO Discusses Open-Source Balancing Act

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| AsteriskNow really is a version of Asterisk that has a graphical user
| interface available in it. The GUI in AsteriskNow is not the same one
| available in Switchvox, and Switchvox doesn't take advantage of the GUI that
| is available in AsteriskNow. If you think of AsteriskNow as a project, as
| opposed to a product, it is an available distribution that reduces the
| technical skill that is required for an end user to utilize Asterisk. It is
| distributed on an RPath foundation, so that you don’t have to be such a Linux
| expert, and it has pretty easy setup and a GUI, and it has a basis from which
| you could do enhancements through scripting and could maybe more easily
| integrate with other applications.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/VOIP-and-Telephony/Digium-CEO-Discusses-OpenSource-Balancing.../

Recent:

Digium Takes Home Three More Industry Awards