My money is on Microsoft jumping all over this with a big embrace that "cannot be refused".
And after the embrace will come a slow and painful death.
Another example why Mono is a ticking time bomb
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As Microsoft's strategy of using patents against competition gains momentum, with attacks such as this against TiVo, it yet again highlights that Mono is a ticking time bomb that should be avoided.
Absolutely.
If the London Olympics body was serious about saving money they would demand that all PC and server software runs on Linux, that would save them bucket loads of money on Microsoft software and license costs.
I just bought a Linux-powered Neuros OSD. The organization behind this device are to be loudly applauded for creating a very low-cost awesome device.
The product packaging is world-class. The documentation is first class. The product design is second-to-none.
Quite frankly, unless you really really want to waste time, buy one of these tiny devices and begin enjoying a powerful open Linux-powered media system within minutes. The package also includes a remote control that can be easily programmed to work with most TV.
Microsoft, that employs very few people in Massachusetts, gets a prime role in shaping the directions of the State's IT.
IBM, that is a large employer in Massachusetts, does not have a role.
Perhaps the Commonwealth of Massachusetts needs to use some of Microsoft's slush funds to establish a watchdog to ensure that no anti-competitive activity is fostered by this new committee.
Google's Eric Schmidt (also on the Board of Apple) made a recent comment about the possibility of Google providing free phones supported by targeted advertising.
I wonder if many such phones will have an Apple logo on them!!
"Negroponte's $140 alternative wasn't really catching on..."
Hmm, have you been living under a rock?
There is already a MOU for 1.2 million units from Libya. Nevertheless, given that the product is still pre-production, your statement is akin to someone postulating that Windows Vista hasn't caught on because you can't buy it in a shop as yet.
Aside from the obnoxious idea of trying to destroy the Podcast explosion with the lure of lucre, it's also interesting to note that Audible do not support Linux. The Audible automated support email service delivers a response that states quite strongly they have no intention of supporting Linux.
I can imagine that Audible and Microsoft are really good buddies.
Thomas C Greene's article highlights his lack of understanding regarding a number of key strategic issues.
For example, the OSDL Carrier Grade Linux group is already well along the way towards Linux running with 6 9s (99.9999%) uptime. This strikes to the very heart of Sun's core business and is perhaps one of the key reasons Sun has gone into panic mode about Linux.
OSDL is itself another example of the reason Sun will not succeed against Linux. Sun is incapable of replicating OSDL because its CDDL license does not leverage the community in the way the GPL does.
And clearly Thomas C Greene needs to recover from his Linux Desktop time warp - modern desktop Linux distros have already arrived. Any recent distro such as Ubuntu, Xandros, Linspire, Fedora Core 4 and SUSE LINUX 9.3 has excellent hardware detection out of the box.
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My money is on Microsoft jumping all over this with a big embrace that "cannot be refused". And after the embrace will come a slow and painful death.
As Microsoft's strategy of using patents against competition gains momentum, with attacks such as this against TiVo, it yet again highlights that Mono is a ticking time bomb that should be avoided.
Absolutely. If the London Olympics body was serious about saving money they would demand that all PC and server software runs on Linux, that would save them bucket loads of money on Microsoft software and license costs.
This sounds like an ideal device for kids to charge up their XO notebooks.
I just bought a Linux-powered Neuros OSD. The organization behind this device are to be loudly applauded for creating a very low-cost awesome device.
The product packaging is world-class. The documentation is first class. The product design is second-to-none.
Quite frankly, unless you really really want to waste time, buy one of these tiny devices and begin enjoying a powerful open Linux-powered media system within minutes. The package also includes a remote control that can be easily programmed to work with most TV.
Let me get my head around this --
Microsoft, that employs very few people in Massachusetts, gets a prime role in shaping the directions of the State's IT.
IBM, that is a large employer in Massachusetts, does not have a role.
Perhaps the Commonwealth of Massachusetts needs to use some of Microsoft's slush funds to establish a watchdog to ensure that no anti-competitive activity is fostered by this new committee.
Google's Eric Schmidt (also on the Board of Apple) made a recent comment about the possibility of Google providing free phones supported by targeted advertising.
I wonder if many such phones will have an Apple logo on them!!
"Negroponte's $140 alternative wasn't really catching on ..."
Hmm, have you been living under a rock?
There is already a MOU for 1.2 million units from Libya. Nevertheless, given that the product is still pre-production, your statement is akin to someone postulating that Windows Vista hasn't caught on because you can't buy it in a shop as yet.
I guess that means the DoD will no longer buy MS software licenses. After all, Microsoft now calls that the Microsoft Open License:
e overview.mspx/
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/open/
And I guess there is no way they could use the new MS Office Open XML file formats either:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/itpro/fil
Aside from the obnoxious idea of trying to destroy the Podcast explosion with the lure of lucre, it's also interesting to note that Audible do not support Linux. The Audible automated support email service delivers a response that states quite strongly they have no intention of supporting Linux.
I can imagine that Audible and Microsoft are really good buddies.
Thomas C Greene's article highlights his lack of understanding regarding a number of key strategic issues.
For example, the OSDL Carrier Grade Linux group is already well along the way towards Linux running with 6 9s (99.9999%) uptime. This strikes to the very heart of Sun's core business and is perhaps one of the key reasons Sun has gone into panic mode about Linux.
OSDL is itself another example of the reason Sun will not succeed against Linux. Sun is incapable of replicating OSDL because its CDDL license does not leverage the community in the way the GPL does.
And clearly Thomas C Greene needs to recover from his Linux Desktop time warp - modern desktop Linux distros have already arrived. Any recent distro such as Ubuntu, Xandros, Linspire, Fedora Core 4 and SUSE LINUX 9.3 has excellent hardware detection out of the box.