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- Apple, hero - Microsoft, ZERO
- Apple is far better than the terrible Microsoft with its feeble attempt of Vista. Bill Gates is a phoney and a cheat.By releasing its operating system more often and at a slightly higher cost, Apple Computer is better able to maximize its profitability in the OS field compared with its...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- Top Linux programmers pan GPLv3
- Will the opposition to GPLv3 harm open source?A number of high-ranking Linux kernel programmers have come out against the proposed version 3 update to the General Public License (GPLv3), which governs many open-source projects. The survey results indicate that the anti-GPLv3 opinions of Linux leader Linus Torvalds are not an...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-26
- Which way, open-sourcers?
- FSF's fanaticism will be their downfallI agree with Torvalds on this: Stallman is producing a software license, he's writing a political manifesto. I despise many forms of DRM, but that doesn't mean it should be attacked with the license. DRM is one specific issue, the software license should concern itself...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-12
- Torvalds says DRM isn't necessarily bad
- DRM not bad my Aunt Phanny!!!!!USA Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA = "ROOT" of DRM EVIL!!!http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf 'DMCA'http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5922440Felten and Halderman on DRM: III Lessons for the future - http://p2pnet.net/story/7777 IF any of the links don't work try copying and pasting them. ;)http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/27/dmca_takedown_regs_abusedhttp://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2395http://www.openrightsgroup.org/orgwiki/index.php/Fair_but_Wronghttp://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=939READ this one: http://p2pnet.net/story/7602Us 'little guys' can only BOYCOTT all...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-06
- Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row
- Lest we forgetThe only reason Linus had to pursue a trademark on Linux in the first place is because a money-grubbing moron by the name of William Della Croce decided to usurp it for himself in 1997. Here's Linus himself on the issue: "...I had no interest in...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-30
- Trouble in Penguin Land
- http://www.theregister.com/2005/04/15/perens_on_torvalds/print.htmlLooks like Torvalds got some of the Linux community upset over Bitkeeper.Linus is just mad that nobody likes BitkeeperNTNot quite.Linus Torvalds is friends with the guy that "owns" the rights to Bitkeeper, and he has let that color his reaction to reverse-engineering the protocols and file formats BK uses. ...
- Discussion threads 2005-05-04
- Torvalds unveils new Linux control system
- the BitKeeper problemI'm actually surprised that there hasn't been more mention at TR of the brouhaha that blew up over BitKeeper and SourcePuller. Linus Torvalds actually ended up siding with a proprietary software vendor against his own partner, Tridgeell, and made some strangely self-contradictory remarks about reverse engineering practice....
- Discussion threads 2005-04-21
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- Intel Tools for Thread-Oriented Development on Linux
- During the early years of Linux, when it was gaining traction through the work of evangelists, the operating system did not offer significant functionality in support of threading. In part, this was due to a unique threading model initially supported by Linus Torvalds, the driving force behind the Linux project....
- White papers 2008-05-02
- Linus turns up his nose at GPL 3 because of DRM
- I'll say this about Linus Torvalds ... at least the guy has got some integrity. Even when I don't agree with positions, it's refreshing to see someone with so much technical and business influence who isn't afraid to go against the grain, swim upstream, and occasionaly pee into the wind....
- Blog posts 2006-01-27
- Apple widget checks raise eyebrows
- Maybe MS isn't inherently evilMaybe it's just that all companies are subject to the same foibles and temptations...Master would never hurt us!I'm a happy Mac user and have spent enough time in the RDF to not be alarmed by these things. Master Steve is our friend!All hail Master Steve,Doesn’t...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-06
- If Linus Torvalds decided to drop out of the Linux community, who should take over as "Captain"?
- Polling Place examines results of TPG's Quick Poll: If Linus Torvalds decided to drop out of the Linux community, who should take over as "Captain"?
- Technical articles 2001-01-25
- Linux and Windows Security: Why Windows Is Inherently Less Secure Than Linux
- Although the scope of this paper appears straightforward at it's surface, "Windows vs. Linux" is surprisingly broad. Linux is perhaps less homogeneous than Windows. Although Linux Torvalds retains the copyright to the Linux name, and ultimately controls the Linux kernel, the kernel is but a small part of the operating...
- White papers 2005-03-07
- Open source: The Linus Torvalds interview
- In a recent interview with Linux creator Linus Torvalds, Jack Wallen, Jr. sought answers to the questions IT professionals have regarding Linux, its founder, and emerging open source trends. Discover which distribution Linus prefers and more!It still really hasn't sunk in. I've been e-mailing Linus Torvalds. Linus Torvalds! You know,...
- Technical articles 2001-05-10
- Is Torvalds really the father of Linux?
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- Technical articles 2004-05-20
- Linux Inside: Introduction
- The most important Linux event of the year has been the release of the Linux 2.2 kernel. The kernel is the engine, or heart, of Linux and is the part that Linus Torvalds created and continues to work on with his merry band of developers. As you probably know, Linux...
- White papers 1999-08-30
- Top 10 IT headlines for July 21: Torvalds predicts Linux will fade away, Intel drops chip prices
- Top 10 IT headlines for Monday, July 21, 2008: Linux founder sees OS eventually becoming obsolete, Apple is not the enemy of open source, Intel cuts chip prices, IBM is selling off Lenovo shares, four ways to reduce IT energy costs, and more. by Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Linux contributors get new rules
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- Technical articles 2004-05-24
- Linux gets trial 'NX' security support
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- Technical articles 2004-06-07
- Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic
- Torvalds skepticismI'm not at all versed in the ways of Solaris, but I have heard a lot that is positive about it. I'm surprised that Torvalds would so easily dismiss it and worse call it a "joke".Linus Torvalds is a much respected man for all he's done in getting...
- Discussion threads 2004-12-21
- Get Up To Speed: Linux
- If you are asked what an operating system is, you may not know the answer. If you are asked what Windows is in reference to your computer you probably have an idea. But what about Linux? Linux, like Microsoft Windows, is an operating system. Unlike MS...
- Download resources 2008-06-12
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