Tag Archives: Free Software

Oh OGG when will it be your time….?

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Shane

I’m an optimist, specifically for ubuntu and the open source/free software world. One thing that puzzles me is OGG Theora and Vorbis. We see Wikimedia (Wikipedia, wikidictonary…etc) using OGG technologies as well as mozilla, google and opera embracing it. It … Continue reading →

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FSF

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Shane

Recently ive heard a lot of strange mailing list banter, mainly from the Gnome marketing mailing list. Its in regard to the FSF (Free Software foundation) terms like “Free Software” and “GNU/Linux”. The FSF believes that everyone should use the … Continue reading →

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Reply to Ballmers recent interview

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Shane

I read and listened to an interview from Steve Ballmer: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10301028-16.html Ok we all can agree that Mac is quite expensive but its great looking and works well. He says windows is high quality low price but we all know … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Linux source addition

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Shane

Interesting the past few days in the Microsoft camp. First the community promise and now they submit source to the linux kernel. I think the question to ask is “Why are they taking this new stance?”. I remember reading the … Continue reading →

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YAMP (Yet another Mono post) please end the debate

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Shane

I just want to throw my size 10 and a half boot in on the whole Mono controversy. First one link that some may have not seen http://www.microsoft.com/interop/cp/default.mspx. The community promise is legally binding. All that it contains is a … Continue reading →

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The whole RMS controversy

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Shane

Im hearing a lot about this RMS sexism thing and my only thought on it is that he is an eccentric hardcore guy. He has strong views about everything. You shouldnt care because he is a crazy old coot. He … Continue reading →

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My views on KDE and Gnome

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Shane

I am a Gnome guy I have always been but I have to say I recently started being annoyed by a few little things. I looked at KDE the one in the karmic repo I dont have a clue what … Continue reading →

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