Got any data to support this?

Didn't think so.

Don't forget https://www.system76.com/

Got a new Ubuntu laptop from them recently...its terrific.

I love Ubuntu and will continue to use it. It is stable and runs great on all the machines around here. Unity serves both our high-end experienced developers and our newbie business-type users. Unlike so many Slashdot posters, I was able to locate the OFF button that disables online searches. Its tucked away in the most unlikely place: "Settings->Privacy". I've never seen so much FUD about a new feature that comes with an off button. Sheesh.. I have no plans to ever buy anything from the Dash...to me its the wrong place to do online shopping...but I am happy to see Canonical doing things to make money because it makes me more comfortable that they will be there for me in the future.

Been with Ubuntu since 6.04 and I've got everyone I know on it. It would be my dream come true to see it become android-for-the-desktop.

Amen to that brother!

(sound of crickets chirping)

Internal Memo

Attn: Staff

When the pipeline of innovation dries up, call in lawyers.

Steve Balmer, CEO, Apple, Inc.

Does anyone know if there is a Maven plugin that can unit test my Blockly apps on our Jenkins server?

Only trolls publish links to point out their responses to other trolls.

When was the last time you saw a developer without 1 or 2 large external monitors? Airplanes and sleepy meetings...thats all the good any internal display is for no matter what the resolution.

more like Dead Man Crawling. I really wish Apache would put their resources behind LibreOffice so Linux could finally have an office suite that legitimately compares to MS Office.

Amen to that brother. Had to slog through 25 meaningless posts to get to the groklaw link...sigh. Slashdot seriously needs to rethink the moderation scheme here.

Thanks for the link. Your post is the first (and only) post on this entire issue that deserves a score of 5, Informative...

Given that the EU forced Microsoft to document their exchange protocols a couple years ago. In essence, they've already said that duplicating a protocol (i.e. a network API) is also not a copyright violation.

This is good stuff...

Now if we could just eliminate software patents....

No -- the capital investment at risk can, and usually does, represent a lifetime savings from of hard work. So the investor has their entire life history on the line where as the employee has only future paychecks on the line. The risk of the employee is nothing compared to the risk of the investor. If it were the same, then more people would start companies...but they don't because it is "too risky".