links for 2007-09-25
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On a not-yet-completed compilation of business providing support and services for open-source
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On spending $400 to obtain two OLPC’s – one for someone in the developing world, one for you to help spread the word about Linux and open-source, and to help grow the OLPC community. Where do I sign up, Nick?
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NO. Wny run a proprietary operating system on proprietary hardware? Run Ubuntu on commodity x86 hardware. More Ubuntu’s each day will help keep Apple away.
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Though I don’t use GTD, those with an interest in it should look at the customized versions of TiddlyWiki that support it.
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Don Parris is both the editor of lxer.com, one of the best Linux news sites, and also, as I just learned via this post, a Pastor. He’s starting a new CMS to help churches and non-profits, though I suspect Drupal would suffice.
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What identify crisis? Good code will rise to the top.
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Someone at Gartner finally got around to reading Clayton Christensen’s “Disruptive Innovation,” published in 1997. Gartner is even later to the open-source game than Sun. And to think people even pay Gartner for its “insight.”
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Legalese notwithstanding, either a license meets the terms and conditions of the Open Source Definition or it doesn’t. It’s not the hard to figure it out, even if you work for Microsoft.
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On the perils of not understanding what open-source is all about.
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On a new social network for kids. Too bad it is based on proprietary Flash. Let’s hope it is not a flash in the pan.
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Glyn Moody on open-source and open-standards
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On Microsoft’s struggles to figure out HTML almost 12 year’s after BIll’s famous memo. HTML isn’t that hard. You would think the programmers in Redmond could figure it out.
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Good case study on the use of open-source and Linux in the enterprise. You don’t have to pay for open-source yet you can use it to help others make payments.
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Interesting case study on PHP versus Ruby on Rails. Both are open-source. Net was to favor PHP, which is what WordPress uses.
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More on Intel’s LessWatt — a great idea. Watt’s Down, says Intel, not Watts Up.
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