Comment Trac & Subversion (Score 1) 428
Trac with Subversion on the back end. The built in wiki is right handy and there are lots of nice plugins help round it out.
Comment Re:Tangential? Maybe, but (Score 2, Interesting) 233
If they made a decent web browser they could be back in the game!
Therein lies the flaw in your reasoning. If indeed.
Comment Re:No problem, there ar Open Source apps. (Score 1) 282
Of course you can. You just need to buy some minutes from their affiliate and call the number through them. I can't say how good the phone quality is though. I just use mine to call my cell phone to locate which cushion it is hiding under.
Comment Re:Mosaic (Score 0, Redundant) 367
No. It means lynx is.
Comment I'm the most productive in my home office. (Score 1) 508
It's quite, close to the bed for a naps. The bathroom and kitchen are down right handy and I can work in shorts and a t-shirt. The dog loves to breakup the day with a little play and if it's nice outside I can move to the patio for some fresh air. I get way more work done than in the stupid work cubicle. Besides I have much better computers than my employer.
Comment Re:as soon as os x for all pc comes out M$ will be (Score 1) 596
M$ will be carping there pants.
No, they'll be goldfishing here pants.
Dude. Goldfish _are_ carp.
Submission + - Microsoft Argues Against Google-DoubleClick Deal (nytimes.com)
1shooter writes: In a what goes around comes around this bit of MS news popped up.
Not only did Microsoft hire the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller to create a group called the Initiative for Competitive Online Marketplace to fight the deal, but the tech giant has also had its team of antitrust lawyers and lobbyists knocking on the doors of the Federal Trade Commission.
I personally find this line to be kind of funny. They say that the Google and DoubleClick deal, if successful, would "impair its rivals' ability to compete to sell and serve ads."
Submission + - Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat
1shooter writes: In the article titled "Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat & Novell- Just Like Ballmer Predicted" are details the first lawsuit against Linux vendors Red Hat and Novell. Groklaw link to article: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071011205044141
The patent appears to cover the use of multiple virtual desktops like in KDE and Gnome. Lots of prior art and surprise, Microsoft finger prints discovered behind the scenes.
The patent appears to cover the use of multiple virtual desktops like in KDE and Gnome. Lots of prior art and surprise, Microsoft finger prints discovered behind the scenes.
