2005 July

Maybe I am being misinformed, but I have heard that setting up Asterisk can be a pain in the Asterisk for the newer user. Still, it does appear to have its advantages regardless.

I must confess, I am pretty heavy into the silly little Web games out there. So when I came across this list for Open Source games, I most certainly raised an eyebrow.

While Linspire holds little interest for me personally, I would definitely recommend it to a total computer newbie. I mean, take a new computer user that has not even been introduced to Windows or Linux and I feel that Linspire could be a good fit for them. It is so hard to break!

Open Source math? Well, yes in way I guess it is. Then again, this could just be best described as an Open Source compiler for the .NET platform.

And why the heck not? It’s nice to see that OSS and Freeware can be grouped together in such a way that all users can be the beneficiary.

Looks as if Linux really gave these folks a workout of its own! Well, there is no question that file servers make more sense on Linux than Windows, duh!

I am too tired today and will refrain from getting onto my soapbox. I will say for the record that while MS works hard at using the word security, they still need to do something about their own track record before most people will ever take them seriously when compared to OSS in the security [...]

OK, I never said that it would be easy or even something that would happen right away. However, I do feel that over time OSS and commercial software will be able to co-exist just fine someday.

While I think I get the general idea behind this post, I am still trying to get my mind around that whole Yak shaving thing…

Well, this approach of live and let live by Microsoft could be promising. I mean, if they are willing to let Linux people remain in peace, then that is really good news, right? Maybe they might even start offering services themselves that will benefit the Linux community? Eh, you never know…

Depending on how you look at it, Linux on a notebook PC is likely to be more popular that one might realize. Read on for the specifics.

It’s said that part of what makes OSS so powerful is its user innovation. Without it, there is little doubt that the OSS community would not be half as strong as it is today.

While I am rarely a fan of studies in general, I do like where this one involving Red Hat and Windows is going though.

A movie editor conference with Linux and the Mac at the core? Hey, if it works for them, then it is good enough for me.

While I believe that the notion of Windows Vista being built around Linux is pretty out there. I do believe that they will be working to allow the two OS’ to communicate better.

Wow, this comic definitely strikes me as pretty geeky alright. Strange to say the least, I am still a little taken back by the whole thing…

I thought it was interesting to see that the UK is using Linux to handle special needs for their nuclear deterrent program. Guess one might even argue that people in the UK government feel that Linux was in fact, the way to go.

Mandriva Linux has been a newbie favorite for many years now. Stable, relatively easy to use, many folks out there swear by this distro formally known a Mandrake. Well, it seems they are cooking up a little something new. I have just learned that they are now beta testing for Mandriva Linux 2006.

Lately I have seen some amazing software programs coming out of the OSS community. And with the latest release of Inkscape for vector graphics, it’s nice to see this is not a trend that is showing any signs of failing anytime soon.

Let’s face it, sometimes having a cheat sheet with common Linux commands is just plain handy. I don’t like to think that this makes the person using it a lamer, rather it reflects someone who is still getting a handle on all of the possible commands out there.