2005 August

Heh, this post actually reads like a story out of a book of fairy tales. But I believe that there may be a message in there, too.

It seems to be a trend that many folks are discovering that they need more than one single OS to appease their needs. Just my observation, anyway.

My opinion is yes, with some well drawn boundaries. Really, it is not a matter of who wins the desktop market. No, I think it is which group of people feel best with which option. Realistically, I see the desktop market still working out much of this.

Wow, it almost raises the question; “Are some projects too small to continue with?” Yes, that may seem harsh, but the logic is there still, I think.

The guys behind the mighty O’Reilly network give their audio based thoughts on the Open Source Marketplace.

Sometimes, it is good to get the pulse on the Linux vs Windows thing by merely watching heated exchanges that often take place between specific parties. Hey, it is just one more way to kill an afternoon.

Personally, I think that just using Simply Mepis is a great way to install the OS if you like what you see. After all, it is all on one CD.

If you have been following the Linux in Italian schools article series, here is the much anticipated part 2.

Hey, it’s always interesting to see what the competition thinks of your product, right? Well, that was my thinking, anyway…

Speaking for myself, I think that this OpenLaszlo looks as if it can offer up some amazing Web experiences. Take a look!

Now, we have had GUI options for package management for sometime now. But to my knowledge, this is the first time that I have seen anything like this for installing programs from ’source’!

Hmm, could it be some specific OSS projects are lagging a little bit? I think that it is entirely possible. But to be honest, the argument for improvement is never something that I felt was being put onto deaf ears.

Finally, now we can get to the juicy stuff. It seems that the OSDL has broken the silence about the ’secret meetings’ with Microsoft. To discover what was taking place, just read on below…

And what the heck! Now is as good a time for a kernel update as any other time I suppose. Still, before I rush to any preconceived judgments, I think that I would like to try it first.

Pretty exciting stuff coming up, folks. It seems that Open Office is now announcing the public beta version 2.0 for all those who might like to check it out. I know that I certainly will.

To me, this post below speaks volumes in regards to the amount of work that folks still have before stating that OSS is ready for all. While I enjoy many of their programs, I too have shared some of the frustrations that can come about from using it on a daily basis.

Could some closed source companies be using OSS without proper credit being given? It certainly seems that way on the surface…

To be honest, I am not all that convinced that Vista is going to see that much competition from Linux distributions. Don’t get me wrong, I believe that Linux will continue making strides. But here in the US, I think that XP will be the biggest competitor for MS.

The following article has some really interesting points regarding Linux adoption. Specifically, how some parts of the world will simply not stand up for MS only training…

I going to tell you right now. I like Palm, but man, if they don’t start to ‘wow’ people pretty darn fast, it won’t matter what they offer us running Linux. By then, it’ll be too late.