Entries from Thinking Tech tagged with 'LInux'
Is Open Software the BEST way to unlock the value of IT? Ask someone objective.
That scraping sound you hear is the sound of my soapbox being dragged out of the corner. Ask the head of the OSI (Open Source Initiative) whether Open Source is the best way to unlock the value of IT (Information...
Unix Dead?
The survey house / think tank Gartner believes Unix is about to be replaced by Linux. I think it probably already has been replaced, with a few bastions of support left in companies that just don't want to upgrade. Gartner's...
Is this the end for SCO?
Twenty years ago when I started in this business, SCO Unix was around. It was a complex little operating system that not many folk used in business. There were, of course, exceptions. For the businesses that found software that ran...
Ubuntu Hard to Install on Laptops? Not for me.
In the past couple of weeks, I've installed Debian and Ubuntu on a laptop. Mind you, I didn't have a laptop lying around that I was willing to risk to Linux. I went out and bought the cheapest laptop I...
Microsoft vs. Open Source OR The Cold War Redux
Open source violates Microsoft patents, so Microsoft claims. Patents, I guess, that Microsoft basically "borrowed" from Xerox PARC--who didn't have the foresite to patent the GUI or the mouse--years ago, or blinding flashes of the obvious that Microsoft rushed a...
My Linux Saga...Chapter One
Ok, so I don't fit in the demographic of Linux desktop users from the survey. They're in their 20s...but if you want to think of me as in my 20s, you can indeed think of me as that. I've been...
On A Linux Tear
Ok, so you may have guessed that I'm on a Linux tear. That is, I'm doing a lot of thinking and research about Linux. Thus far, I know I can install it much easier today than 2-3 years ago. I...
Time To Reevaluate Linux
Everyone with a finger on the pulse of technology has been watching with bated breath to see what happens with Linux. Many companies and consultants have decided that there is just not enough support or enough applications that run on...
Foundation To Offer Linux Support
In the few years since Linux was supposed to take over all the desktops in the world like Alexander the Great, there have been few takeovers. Many volleys have been fired across the decks from Linux advocates to Microsoft and...
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