I was wondering how many people out there are like me and prefer using ncurses / console applications to their GUI counter-parts. I personally only use a handful of GUI applications (e.g. Firefox and the Gimp) and I could not be happier.
However, my personal preference seems to confuse many …
read moreI just finished reading an interview by LinuxWorld in which they interviewed Jeremy Allison.
It was an interesting read, but the bottom of page two caught my eye.
read moreLinuxWorld: One of the persistent rumors that’s going around is that certain large IT customers have already been paying Microsoft for …
Recently, I purchased "The FairTax Book" out of curiosity and found that it was actually an interesting book to read.
As the name of the book suggests, it deals with the FairTax legislation (HR 25/S 25), a bill which is sponsored by Congressman John Linder. This nonpartisan legislation is …
read moreI figured the best way to finish tonight's recent anti-DRM related posts would be with a link to an excellent book entitled "Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity".
It is written by Lawrence Lessig and explains how the short-sighted …
read moreDefectiveByDesign is organizing some protests (or actions as they put it) that will be coinciding with the Windows Vista launch parties that are going to be held in New York City.
If you are going to attend, you are asked that you obey the law and respect private property while …
read moreI just finished reading an excellent article regarding Digital Rights Management (DRM) on Polishlinux.
The article, entitled "DRM, Vista, and your rights", gives an readers an easy to understand and well thought out view on why DRM is harmful to consumers and what they can do to protect themselves from …
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