Wolfire Games is on top of thinking about how a game house should act and re-act.
Users want a Linux port of uTorrent?
uTorrent is the king of Windows clients, sure. But, for my money (!) Deluge and qBittorrent are two alternatives that are just as good. Anyone still using uTorrent after BitTorrent, Inc. bought it out isn’t exactly a deep thinker about torrent issues anyway.
Symantec Study Mischaracterizes Linux Spam
I am shocked, shocked that yet another “study” by a Windows ISV plays fast and lose with the truth and ends up painting Linux in a negative light!
The Defensive Patent License makes patents less evil for open source
As much as I think they are insane, I don’t think software patents will be struck down. Corporations have too much money invested in them, and laws are always for sell to the highest bidder.
Something like the GPL, that turns copyright on its head for patents may be our best hope.
Linux needs to do more for programmers
There’s a valid point in there, but unfortunately this time I think SJVN stumbles in explaining it.
I’d like to see some reference manuals one or two steps “dummy-fied”. I cut my teeth on K&R, so I don’t fear reading hardcore docs, but I sure would like to see some gentler introductions to the bigger picture!
I Don’t Think Games Have to be Open Source
This is a tricky area, but I find myself in general agreement. I haven’t worked it all out, but games lie closer to “music, photos and movies” than “spreadsheet, os and applications”.
On that spectrum, I like to see the former under some sort of CC licensing, but I’m not too particular about it. This is an area I would like to think on further.
I’ll say this for Mark Shuttleworth: he learns from his mistakes, and quickly.
Look beyond whether you agree/disagree/don’t care about the whole button-moving issue in a technical sense, and I think everyone can acknowledge it was a PR/community disaster in how it was handled.
Which is a shame, because Mr. Shuttleworth has a knack for laying out good explanations for his ideas when he wants to!
Case in point here – mockups, screenshots, rationalizations – all good stuff, interesting and something I’m sure people will be interested in.
Why Perl isn’t Going Away Soon (or Ever)
I don’t know what happened to Perl. I have 4 or 5 Perl titles and wrote my very first version of my pet project in Perl.
I wouldn’t even consider it now a days, though. Why is that? I don’t have any real animosity or objections to the language – it just seems to have fallen off the radar.
I never did like how difficult perl was to read – way way too much “magic”. I know one doesn’t have to write perl like that, but it sure seemed like everyone did anyway.
Bradley M. Kuhn’s thoughts on “good enough”. Well-stated.
Software freedom matters, and I intend to prove it
Simon Phipps (ex-Sun) has a new blog:
So many people have believed that the most important aspect of free software is the price (seduced, perhaps, by the duality of the english word ‘free’). While I agree that’s important, I am convinced it flows from having software freedom in the first place. This is the chance to prove it’s the freedom that matters most, and you’ll find my reports from the front line here on ComputerWorldUK.
Maybe it’s better if Mandriva doesn’t find a buyer
There’s another Linux-y company that I’d rather not find a buyer, actually.
Three ways to streamline your Windows 7 migration
Here we have Novell sponsoring help migrating TO Windows 7. Don’t worry, though, because it’s business and not cheerleading:
Last fall, Microsoft unveiled Windows 7 and caused a gasp across the IT departments in many an enterprise. It wasn’t that the new product had issues. On the contrary, the release was one of the most well thought out and developed software in years
Novell: Will Eat Bugs For Money.
Nice and needed: there’s been a lot of talk lately about Linux and Gaming. FAIF art resources are a vital component.
Linux Users need a Microsoft Office license to use Office Web Apps
Microsoft will never stop trying to tax Linux.
Microsoft is committed to Open Source
Microsoft's "Commitment" to Open Source
Just install IE8 and Silverlight to find out how committed they are!
John Sullivan: Things That Aren’t True
This is one, from http://www.apple.com/opensource:
As the first major computer company to make Open Source development a key part of its ongoing software strategy, Apple remains committed to the Open Source development model.
Not only is the overall statement false, but so is each component.
Another company with a strong “committment” to Open Source!
Facebook should follow its own principles
Kurt Opsahl points out with precision and detail Facebook hypocrisy on privacy.
Lilypond: Free, Beautiful Music Notation Engraving for Anyone
Beautifully Rendered Music Notation With HTML5
Cool stuff happening in the music notation world. I’ve used Lilypond in the past and enjoyed it, but the idea of HTML-rendered scores is super cool!
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