Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 14th Sep 2012 22:30 UTC
You'd think this sort of stuff belonged to the past - but no. Apparently, Microsoft is afraid of Android on its Windows 8 tablets, because Intel has just announced that it will provide no support for Linux on its clover Trail processors. Supposedly, this chip is "designed for Windows 8". What?
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RE[7]: Comment by stabbyjones
by moondevil on Sat 15th Sep 2012 11:59
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Member since:2005-07-08
Python development got funded by the companies Guido worked for.
PHP development is funded by Zend.
Haskell development is funded by Microsoft Research.
Erlang was developed at Ericson, before it got released as open source.
The list goes on.
Very few successful open source projects, if any, would have succeeded if it wasn't for the dirty money that some companies selling closed source software invested on it.
I used to be a big open source fan until I realized, that without a way to pay for bills, being a fan does not help much.
RE[8]: Comment by stabbyjones
by Soulbender on Sat 15th Sep 2012 12:05
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Member since:2005-08-18
[Remnove comment that does not apply anyway]
Very few successful open source projects, if any, would have succeeded if it wasn't for the dirty money that some companies selling closed source software invested on it.
Maybe, maybe not but that's not what we're discussing anyway.
You could also argue that a lot of commercial projects would not have succeeded without the OSS projects they build on and use but that's also not the point.
Who's talking about dirty money anyway? Not me that's for sure.
The point is, for those of you who somehow fail to see it, both closed and open-source software and systems spur advancements and contribute to the field.
I really don't know why some are so dead set against this simple fact.
Edited 2012-09-15 12:11 UTC
RE[8]: Comment by stabbyjones
by Fergy on Sat 15th Sep 2012 12:51
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Very few successful open source projects, if any, would have succeeded if it wasn't for the dirty money that some companies selling closed source software invested on it.
Let's keep that strawman away from this argument. Free Software is about keeping the power at the consumer side. We still are willing to pay for software but always keep in mind that a competitor can take the source and provide the same service.
RE[8]: Comment by stabbyjones
by Gone fishing on Sat 15th Sep 2012 13:06
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Member since:2006-02-22
Very few successful open source projects, if any, would have succeeded if it wasn't for the dirty money that some companies selling closed source software invested on it.
I used to be a big open source fan until I realized, that without a way to pay for bills, being a fan does not help much.
I used to be a big open source fan until I realized, that without a way to pay for bills, being a fan does not help much.
You could say much the same about research in to medicine or investment in tertiary education research projects, - are you bitterly opposed to those too?
RE[8]: Comment by stabbyjones
by tylerdurden on Sun 16th Sep 2012 03:19
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RE[8]: Comment by stabbyjones
by Lennie on Sun 16th Sep 2012 09:18
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OK, so what proprietary software vendor pays for open source ? I think you are confused.
A lot of money from businesses, sure.
Most of the money for open source comes from hardware vendors and services companies (think companies like IBM, RedHat).
I guess I also see Google, Facebook, Twitter, LiveJournal and similair online properties as services companies as they don't sell any software.
They do have proprietary software but they don't sell it, they just deliver a service.
RE[7]: Comment by stabbyjones
by ilovebeer on Sat 15th Sep 2012 15:23
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Did you actually just say that?
Yes. Do you want more examples?
Many of todays programming languages: Python, PHP, Haskell, Erlang, Ruby, D, Caml etc etc.
Stuff that powers the internet: nginx, apache, lighttpd, varnish, RoR, tomcat, jetty etc etc.
The list goes on.
But hey, lets pretend open and free has never advanced or contributed anything, if that makes you feel better.
Yes. Do you want more examples?
Many of todays programming languages: Python, PHP, Haskell, Erlang, Ruby, D, Caml etc etc.
Stuff that powers the internet: nginx, apache, lighttpd, varnish, RoR, tomcat, jetty etc etc.
The list goes on.
But hey, lets pretend open and free has never advanced or contributed anything, if that makes you feel better.
You may want to do your homework before you make all those claims. Also, who said anything about open never advancing or contributing anything? How typical -- someone gets upset by a comment and rather than address the truth in it, they get all dramatic and go on a rant over something that was never said in the first place.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/20/13 6:17 UTC, submitted by MOS6510
"In the first episode of Microsoft's new film series 'On the Whiteboard', Editor Pamela Woon chats with two-time Oscar winner Randy Thom about the (often underestimated) importance of sound in human-technology interactions. Thom, the lead sound designer at Skywalker Ranch who worked on films such as The Incredibles, Castaway and Forrest Gump, says that people rarely consider the significance of those signature sounds that come from their trusty devices, whether it be a cell phone, a computer or a tablet."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/19/13 23:02 UTC, submitted by M.Onty
"Microsoft has sensationally abandoned its controversial plans to restrict the sharing of XBox One games, and has also removed daily online authentication requirements for its forthcoming console", reports The Guardian. They had no choice. Still a good move.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/19/13 22:28 UTC
"A snippet of code in the Steam digital distribution platform has revealed that Valve may be planning to let users easily share their games with friends in the future. The Verge has verified the code's authenticity, which was originally spotted by a member of the NeoGAF gaming forum; the code references a 'shared game library' and a notification that would alert a user when their games are currently in use by a borrower." This would change the, uh, game.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 22:33 UTC
Official Apple statement on PRISM and privacy: "Regardless of the circumstances, our Legal team conducts an evaluation of each request and, only if appropriate, we retrieve and deliver the narrowest possible set of information to the authorities. In fact, from time to time when we see inconsistencies or inaccuracies in a request, we will refuse to fulfill it." This is basically Apple re-publishing their earlier statement in a more official manner. You either believe it, or you don't.
Linked by Anonymous on 06/18/13 22:26 UTC
The open source Contiki operating system and its commercial Thingsquare distribution are making strides towards the connected home. According to a Computerworld article, a new LED light bulb manufacturer is putting small computers into their light bulbs. Each computer runs the Contiki OS, which gives each bulb an IP address and allows them to be controlled with a smartphone application. To connect the bulbs to the application, the bulbs use both Wi-Fi and the much lower power IEEE 802.15.4 mesh technology.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 22:25 UTC
"Google asked the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to ease long-standing gag orders over data requests it makes, arguing that the company has a constitutional right to speak about information it's forced to give the government. The legal filing, which cites the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech, is the latest move by the California-based tech giant to protect its reputation in the aftermath of news reports about sweeping National Security Agency surveillance of Internet traffic." Draining the ditch after the cow has drowned in it.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 17:45 UTC
"I can't find one person who has been using the Nexus 7 for an extended period of time, and hasn't seen a massive downgrade in performance. Just what kind of downgrade are we talking here? I cannot pick up my Nexus 7 without experiencing problems like a lag of ten seconds, or more, just to rotate the display; touches refusing to acknowledged; stuttering notification panel actions; and unresponsive apps." Fully and utterly agreed. My Nexus 7 was blazing-fast and awesome for a few months, and at some point, it just started sucking. Just like that. I've tried loads of ROMs, and nothing helps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 17:32 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
A new release of the hobby operating system MenuetOS! The release notes are a bit non-descript, but you'll have to take what you can get: "updates and improvements (picview, httpc, ehci, ...)".
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/17/13 17:58 UTC
"The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is far from being a solved problem. There are many terrestrial challenges to Internet connectivity - jungles, archipelagos, mountains. There are also major cost challenges. Right now, for example, in most of the countries in the southern hemisphere, the cost of an Internet connection is more than a month's income. Solving these problems isn't simply a question of time: it requires looking at the problem of access from new angles. So today we're unveiling our latest moonshot from Google[x]: balloon-powered Internet access." Insane.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/17/13 17:52 UTC
"MineAssemble is a tiny bootable Minecraft clone written partly in x86 assembly. I made it first and foremost because a university assignment required me to implement a game in assembly for a computer systems course. Because I had never implemented anything more complex than a 'Hello World' bootloader before, I decided I wanted to learn about writing my own kernel code at the same time. Note that the goal of this project was not to write highly efficient hand-optimized assembly code, but rather to have fun and write code that balances readability and speed. This is primarily accomplished by proper commenting and consistent code structuring." Just cool.More News »
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Yes. Do you want more examples?
Many of todays programming languages: Python, PHP, Haskell, Erlang, Ruby, D, Caml etc etc.
Stuff that powers the internet: nginx, apache, lighttpd, varnish, RoR, tomcat, jetty etc etc.
The list goes on.
But hey, lets pretend open and free has never advanced or contributed anything, if that makes you feel better.