Archive for category Free Software
On Annoyance and Free Software
Posted by Jason in Free Software, Open Source on June 23, 2010
An interesting complaint by Stuart Langridge. Same old, same old? There is actually a complex and deep issue in play here – the conflict between Free Software and Open Source Software philosophies, but what I find more immediately interesting is not Mr Langridge’s (somewhat justified) concern, but the selection of commentors, so many of which seem [...]
More Anti-Free Software Spin
Posted by Jason in Free Software on June 18, 2010
Sad to see the same old retarded anti-FSF messaging, but at least I can point to Rob Myers’ nice little rebuttal, “Shooting the Messenger“. First off, it’s amusing to watch the anti-FSF crowd accuse the FSF of negativity while simultaneously throwing around oh-so-positive messaging like calling people “Stallmanists” or saying the “FAF is a sham on English [...]
Ubuntu Making Moves
Posted by Jason in Free Software on June 14, 2010
Perhaps it’s just the sources I have, but it seems even the smallest decision from Ubuntu swamps Linux news. Most of the time this is a wash, but sometimes there is an interesting bit or two. Often it’s something I don’t agree with — which if I then comment about I am taken to task by [...]
Knowing what you like
Posted by Jason in Free Software, Linux on June 8, 2010
If you know what you like – and what you like happens to be reading jackassed misinformed personal attacks , then the GNOME Foundation mailing list seldom disappoints. Personally, I love how someone – purely on incorrect speculation - can construct a personal attack, a sweeping generalized attack on the larger community, lay blame for corporate sponsor pull-out and [...]
F-Spot Out of Ubuntu
Posted by Jason in Free Software on May 14, 2010
Fantastic news! I first caught wind of this from I’Been to Ubuntu: F-Spot has been voted off the island by developers at UDS this week. The Mono application will be replaced by Shotwell, written in Vala. Since the only other Mono application I see in the default install is Tomboy, would it make sense to conspire to kick [...]
Chris Dixon: Tradeoff Between Open and Closed
Posted by Jason in Free Software, Open Source, Propriatery Technology on April 26, 2010
Interesting reading from Chris Dixon on the tradeoff between open and closed, where Mr. Dixon takes a look at a Harvard Business School paper “Opening Platforms: How, When and Why?” by Thomas R Eisenmann, et. al. Information is Beautiful This chart is from Mr. Eisenmann’s paper, where he is particular in what he considers “Open”: A platform is [...]
Socrates on Free Software
Posted by Jason in Free Software on April 23, 2010
Via MyGnuLinux: ANTIPHON: I believe that you are a fair man. I do not consider you wise, though. I even think that you know this yourself, since you do not receive any money for your teaching. Your clothes, however, or your house, or any other of your possessions, which you think that may be of [...]
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