Monthly Archives: March 2007

This pretty much sums up every Windows to Linux review that I’ve read so far, including this recent one on ComputerWorld: “Man, Linux is really great, it’s so much more stable, and I love the idea of free software, and … Continue reading →

May be preaching to the choir here, but this post over on Consumerist is a good example of how Digital Restriction Management helps companies lose customers rather than make more money. While I must admit being tempted to simply click … Continue reading →

Wound up reading this post by Tuomo Valkonen about a potential license change for the Ion3 window manager. This guy has a major future in PR if he ever decides to stop developing niche window managers: I will be refusing … Continue reading →

This alone would be a good reason to work for Google. A Bacon Krispy Kreme Burger. Damn, but that does sound good… for all the wrong reasons. I had the good fortune to visit Google’s caf during the Ubuntu Developer’s … Continue reading →

Okay, first off, I sympathize with folks who’ve seen their Google rank plummet and find that their site’s traffic does a tailspin. It certainly does suck if you work hard on something and then find that something as simple as … Continue reading →

Mark Shuttleworth has some comments on his blog about pre-installing Linux, and the issues that OEMs face with selling Linux. He’s spot on, of course, when it comes to the problems that OEMs have — margins are already thin, supporting … Continue reading →

Dell appears to be taking the concept of selling desktops and/or laptops seriously, finally. Take the survey and tell Dell what you want on your Linux boxen. Alternately, you could just support a vendor that already does Linux, like System … Continue reading →