The Boston Globe on Linux and OS X
[Archived in Entry, Handheld Computer]
jzawodn on 2002/09/30:
„And it shows. For instance, the feature for allowing you to share information with a Handspring handheld computer didn't work properly. A Red Hat engineer admitted that he wasn't sure of the reason, because the underlying software was written by somebody outside the company and he knew little about it.“
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„ Lindows case goes beyond business, Jan 13 2003This is another skirmish between Microsoft's dominant Windows operating system, tightly controlled under copyright protection, and the Linux operating system, a rising industry rival and a favorite in the community of programmers who believe in open access to software technology so that all can collaborate to improve it Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google Inc., Feb 07 2002Is it true the Google infrastructure is based on Linux (the open-source operating system) running on personal computers? Yes, it turns out that it's Linux and PCs that are built by hand. Which I find sort of moderately disturbing because, in my career, I've spent 20 years making that not be the correct answer.“http://www.linux.org/news/publication/ 00057.html - Cached
„Of course, that means game companies rarely offer Linux versions of their top titles, which means even more consumers avoid Linux computers, and so on. Open-source battle is heating up, Dec 22 2003The future of the computer software industry was being fought out last week in the Massachusetts Senate. It was just a skirmish, but dozens more just like it are happening in legislatures around the world. And the outcome will go a long way toward determining the shape of the industry in years to come.“http://www.linux.org/news/publication/ 00176.html - Cached
„On Tuesday, Pixion Inc. announced the release of PictureTalk Enterprise Conference Server and PictureTalk Hosted Services for Mac OS X v10.3.2 "Panther." The applications offer optimization for PowerPC G5 processors, compatibility with Safari, iCal, Entourage, and iChat AV, and more. They allow you to conduct and attend Web-based meetings with anyone running any computer OS in any location and share documents, presentations, applications, Web pages and desktops.“http://www.stargeek.com/item/19184.html - Cached
„A Boston Globe article, "Everyday Hackers" by Robert Gavin, talks about the phenomenon of bringing hacks home to the citizen engineer. The article is nice enough to weave into the story the O'Reilly Hacks series I spend much time on, our new Hacking Projects for Geeks series, Paul Graham's "Hackers & Painters" , and Ready Made magazine .“http://www.stargeek.com/item/100777.html - Cached
„Massachusetts is the first state to adopt a broad-based strategy of moving its computer systems toward open standards, including Linux OS. According to State Administration and Finance Secretary, Eric Kriss, the state's decision is driven by a desire to reduce licensing fees and a philosophy that "what the state has is a public good and should be open to all." Kriss told the Associate Press yesterday that the decision is the "most visible concrete action by a state government" to move toward open standards. Masschusetts will give preference to open-source software, but will continue to purchase proprietary products if they are found to be superior technologically or otherwise.“http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/ open_source.html#000069 - Cached
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„On February 19, 1999, a Boston Globe newspaper article reports that, "Users rave about Linuxs positive attributes, such as its tendency not to crush and its flexibilty." Applix Inc. founder Jitendra Saxena said, according to the TECHcapital article, "The fundamental reason for the popularity of Linux is the need for a reliable, vendor-independent system which no single company dominates ..." To appreciate the level of interest in Linux, one only needs to do a keyword search on the Web for "Linux" and see the vast number of articles and comments on Linux.“http://www.keypak.com/anlinux.htm - Cached
„I meant to suggest that your sentiments bear little relation to the actual experience on the ground, in Boston or any other diocese where the violence done by these bishops has been real and severe. I don't believe you were being hypocritical or insincere; I do believe very much that your words come from an ivory tower. I don't mean to denigrate mystical theology, but I think it is most inappropriate to invoke it in this particular situation, because it is being employed to justify what I believe to be passivity in the face of evil.“http://thrownback.blogspot.com/ 2002_08_18_thrownback_archive.html - Cached
„Boston: Alyson Publications, Inc. Dr. Hall, a licensed psychotherapist with years of work with lesbians and gay men in groups, couples, and individual therapy, offers us here an excellent book very accurately titled a consumer's guide.“http://www.aglbic.org/resources/sari03.htm - Cached
„My schedule allowed it, and they arranged for me to go to VideoLink, a special studio just for this purpose in the Boston suburb of Watertown. You've probably seen the background behind me many times: As their press page points out, Alan Dershowitz, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Robert Reich, and Alan Simpson, among others, do Nightline and other interviews there all the time.“http://danbricklin.com/log/2001_04_20.htm - Cached
„Tue Jun 8 An Evening with Bob Kuttner Robert Kuttner, President and co-editor of The American Prospect and columnist for The Boston Globe, will be our special guest at a benefit to raise crucial funds to protect reproductive freedom and elect pro-choice candidates this fall. Space is limited to 100 so act now! Tickets and event sponsorships are available for purchase online or by calling 617.556.8800 x 11.“http://www.semasspeace.org/events.html - Cached
„Our guest speaker will be Brian Jaquet from Handspring and we'll be discussing the new Handspring Treo line. The conference call will also contain a web cast of any presentation materials as well as an online chat.“http://www.interpug.com/news/archive/ public-archive-4-2002.html - Cached
„During the past few years, handheld devices, such as those based on the Palm OS and Microsoft Windows CE Pocket PC design, have become mainstream gadgets -- taking on a front-and-center role in the digital lifestyle. Many executives and professionals, for example, have become "addicted" to these PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), but these same gadget groupies also tend to neglect some really basic data protection and security issues.“http://www.inc.com/articles/2003/01/25099.html - Cached
„That Apple did everythingpossible to bring in these figures without stuffing thechannel should increase confidence in the shares.However profit was down to $40m from $43m last quarter because ofreduced margins (now 27.4%). Cash and short term investments weremaintained at $4.3bn and expenses at $381m.MacsShipments were 813,000, up 8% from last quarter and 4% year onyear. Apart from the 220,000 flatpanel iMacs, Apple also sold 152,000 CRTiMacs, 141,000 iBooks(185,000 last quarter), and 89,000 PowerBooks(116,000 last quarter).There has been no noticeable fall off in iMac sales since therecent price increases, and Apple will continue to airfreight iMacsuntil the backlog is cleared.iPodSales dropped to 57,000 from 125,000 last quarter.“http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/ tidbits-652.html - Cached
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