Why proprietary software is dangerous for business-critical applications

But this software company said, "No, we can't give you a new registration for your old software. You need to upgrade to our latest version, and the upgrade will cost you [several thousand dollars]." Nope, they said, you must upgrade to our new version. That is your only choice. Take it or leave it.

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Microsoft backs down on XML patent claim. OSS celebrates.

The New Zealand Open Source Society has claimed a moral victory in the patent office after Microsoft amended its patent on XML schema. NZOSS president Peter Harrison says the changes made to the patent were such that the organization was no longer concerned about the threat posed by the patent.

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Kerala (Indian State) to go 100% Linux

After the cola ban it is now the turn of Microsoft to log out of Kerala. Children in 12500 high schools in the state will not be taught Windows. Instead instructors are lining up Linux for them. Kerala has 99.9% Literacy.
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Mastering Wget

wget is old school unix and is quite handy. "Wget is a highly hackable, handy little tool that can take care of all your downloading needs. Whether you want to mirror an entire web site, automatically download music or movies from a set of favorite weblogs, or transfer huge files painlessly" hellz yeah

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A Gentle Introduction to SQL

Interactive SQL tutorial, learn about: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, Mimer, PostgreSQL, SQLite and Access.

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Best Ubuntu Guide Ever

Frustrated with trying to get simple stuff done? This guide has everything you need. Things like mapping the windows key to something useful, where to get codecs, getting XGL to workCovers Dapper Drake as well as earlier versions.

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25 things you must know before buying digital camera

very-very important things that u might forgot when you buying your new digital camera

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Major Linux Apps

The list contains the best and most popular Linux apps

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Linux Flash 9 Player Making Progress

In the most recent blog post on Penguin.SWF, Mike Melanson notes that all Flash-based sites he checked recently, Flash 9 for Linux was completely stable. Now they're moving on to more specific feature tests. Here's hoping it comes out soon!

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Making Movies: New Camcorders Shake Up the Market

The new camcorders can shoot in 24-frames-per-second mode (which looks like film). Both of these camcorders look like they will be big hits with indie filmmakers. They are designed with the wide selection of professional controls that appeal to aspiring directors who like to take control of their shooting. Canon also announced a new DVD camcorder.

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RAW vs. JPEG

If upgrading to a dSLR from a compact, there are a few advantages and disadvantages to learn about when choosing to shoot in JPEG or shoot in RAW...

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Gmail addresses available with a shorter / cooler domain name

izi.jp is a domain name powered by Google's hosted Gmail. The address is very short and many generic words and names already taken on Gmail.com are available on izi.jp because it's newer and not as well known. But the email system is powered by Gmail, which means everything works the same wonderful way, including Calendar, GTalk, Spam filter etc.

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Gmail cryptography plugin.

FreeEnigma brings cryptography to webmail, with an ingenious set of free and open browser plug-ins that work with Yahoo, Gmail, and others. The plugins implement a version of GPG and scramble and de-scramble the text in your webmail before you send it and after you receive it.

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Computer boots Linux in 1.69 seconds

A maker of board-level computers has released a Linux OS that can boot one of its boards in just 1.69 seconds. This allows, for example, a battery-backup/control accessory to wakeup the board, boot Linux, record data, and go back to sleep (step and repeat). Many other possibilities come to mind.

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Rate Hike is Causing Sellers to Drop eBay

Frustrated customers often threaten that they'll never shop at a store again. Now, a number of online retailers have become angry at eBay, and many of them claim they'll never again sell on the site. One group has grown so frustrated with eBay that it named itself "Google We Need An Auction Site."

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The People Behind KDE...

Who are these creative people? Why are they working on KDE? What motivates them to contribute to the project? What do they eat? Who are their favourite writers, singers and actors? Well... you get the picture. At this web site there are interviews with the people who work on KDE to find the answers to questions like these.

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AOL to offer video from all the big guys

AOL announced today that it has finalized deals to offer download to own deals with 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group through Video.AOL.com. AOL will now distribute content from all 6 the corporations owning major studios in the US, either through download to own or onl

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EA says Wii might be $170: "“I’ve heard in Japan that the price is about $170, but I don’t know if the price has been set in Europe yet. Nintendo has come up with a very clever strategy. They’ve made a choice which is great for the consumer. Now we’re going to have a choice whereby consumers can buy a Wii plus one other console.” - Executive VP and COO of EA, David Gardner

Wii for $170…sounds damn good to me!

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.Mac's slow death

"Somebody call the ambulance, because .Mac is dying...and Google is the assassin (with a little help from his sidekick Firefox)."

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Google's MP3 Player: "Google has a nice little MP3 player you can use on your site, as Amit Agarwal found out by digging through Gmail code. Just append the URL of an MP3 file to 'http://mail.google.com/mail/html/audio.swf?audioUrl='.

Below I've included a link to a podcast using Google's MP3 wrapper in a simple Iframe... and now you have streaming capabilities and a Google Video-like interface with a progress bar and sound adjustments.

You can also replace above podcast with an MP3 URL of your choice:


[By Philipp Lenssen | Original post | Comments]
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