by Manny J | Mar 22, 2013 | Google, Hardware, Interesting, Novell, Open Source, Technology
I am a user of Facebook, but not a real fan. By stating this some may feel it’s pointless to read on. Well let me confess, I have tried to understand our global fascination with Facebook. Why is it so popular? What makes it different than any other platform? Is...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 12, 2008 | Linux, Microsoft, Novell, Open Source, Solaris, Sun, UNIX
Microsoft no longer sees itself as simply a Windows company. One recent indication of this is their determination to buy the LAMP-centric (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) Yahoo! Instead of migrating all the tried and tested Yahoo! services over to a Windows server...
by Manny J | Oct 26, 2007 | Apple, BSD, Dell, Linux, Microsoft, Technology
Is it time for Microsoft to abandon Vista and move on to something else? Maybe Microsoft should consider doing what Apple did and create an OS based on an existing UNIX based system (BSD, Linux, Amiga, etc…). Or maybe Microsoft should “move up the time table” of...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 12, 2007 | Linux, Microsoft, Red Hat
It appears as though the first patent suit against Linux — targeting Red Hat and Novell — is now official. According to Groklaw’s Pamela Jones: IP Innovation LLC has just filed a patent infringement claim against Red Hat and Novell. It was filed October 9, case no....
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 9, 2007 | Linux, Microsoft, Red Hat
It seems that Microsoft is feeling a bit threatened again. With Microsoft Vista “tanking” and arrows coming from all sides it seems that Microsoft is back to scare tactics and fear again. With Red Hat still in control of the server market, on the Linux...