The article seem to only indicate borrowed stuff. But where's the images from Ubuntu and other OSes that proves similarity? For me, as a Windows user, I cannot relate to a lot of what this article try to prove.
The obvious non-nerd question
Start programming, Linus!
Well we used to do signaturing (digital signatures) emails in Outlook, however it's a problem for people using smart phones. Or, at least Android phones. People could not forward the mails as the phones lacked these features. So we had to end signing.
It's about time the Exchange client gets upgraded on Android. It really sucks for more advanced features. You can't even search your appointments.
Whatever happens now, both WikiLeaks and Facebook are driving "free thoughts" in some way.
And they try changing from both sides:
- Facebook is making way for a free world by not stopping hangouts for protesters, making way for the democracy as we know it; capitalism and "free" governments.
- Wikipedia, on the other hand, is trying to show us how far this has gone in our own free world.
There's no longer dictatorship but somehow there still are forces that try control us. That can be a good thing, however there should be a free press that can monitor our governments and global corporations.
We all know it, there is no "free press" when it comes to stuff that Assange tries to finger-point. He might not be the best and most street-wise person around, but I really respect him for giving up his life for this cause.
One of the main problems for us was that "can I call this guy if I know he's at home?".
Our company (read: me) did initiate Microsoft Lync as our main chat/call/conferencing tool. To us, this program has been a fantastic tool for getting presence info. If the guy is available then just call him. We have also incorporated our mobile phones into Lync, as our Mobile service provider sports this. This means that we can see "Mobile phone active" when we check the status of our colleagues, and the status is then set to Busy as well. Also, it synchronizes status to meetings in Exchange calendar for the users, giving info to others about their availability.
This presence info seem to be the key for contacting people commuting. It's simple: you never know what people are up to. It's that simple. Being included at home is hard. But easier if people know if you are available.
I guess you could use other tools as well, however none of them would do all that Lync do at present time.
I see now that I've written a somewhat commercial for Lync now, but I really do not care as it's been very helpful to us.
I found this relevant: http://0.static.funpic.hu/files/pics/00029/00029517.jpg
All your base are belong to us
"The long and short of it is that the demand for iOS 5 is off the charts right now, so being patient is your best option. There’s nothing you can do on your end so have a cup of coffee and wait out the rush."
I can read your mind, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
