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Comment Re:torn.. hate MS, and EU.. (Score 1) 712

by Intangion on Monday September 24, 2007 @10:25AM (#20728557) Attached to: EU Think Tank Urges Full Windows Unbundling

no the difference is the US was started as a union from the get go, it was founded that way. the US has a constitution which supposedly recognizes certain inalienable rights
the EU tried to usurp member nations by secret legislation and backhanded deals over the course of 50 years till people suddenly woke up and the EU finally admitted, ya we been lying to you for 50 years, now your in the EU, hope your constitutions didnt give you too many freedoms before cause now you can kiss them goodbye

Is Open Source too Complex? 356

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday August 08, 2006 @07:42AM from the let's-hear-how-to-fix-it dept.

Jason Pillai writes to tell us ZDNet is reporting that at last month's Microsoft Worldwide Parter Conference in Boston Ryan Gavin, director of platform strategy, claimed that one of the big downsides to open source is complexity. From the article: "Gavin noted that the flexibility of open-source software in meeting specific business needs also means systems integrators and ISVs have to grapple with complexity costs. 'It's challenging for partners to build competencies to support Linux, because you never quite know what you're going to be supporting,' he added. 'Customers who run Linux could be operating in Red Hat, [Novell's] Suse, or even customized Debian environments,' he explained. 'You don't get that repeatable [development] process to build your business over time.'" More than once I have had complaints that my setup is more difficult than necessary. Is open source really that much harder, or just different than what most are used to?

Spain Outlaws P2P File-Sharing 432

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday June 29, 2006 @02:03AM from the nobody-expects-the-spanish-p2p-ban dept.

Section_Ei8ht writes "Spanish Congress has made it a civil offense to download anything via p2p networks, and a criminal offense for ISP's to allow users to file-share, even if the use is fair. There is also to be a tax on all forms of blank media, including flash memory drives. I guess the move towards distributing films legally via BitTorrent is a no go in Spain." Here is our coverage of the tax portion of this law.

Cleaner Air Adds To Global Warming 751

Posted by samzenpus on Friday April 07, 2006 @12:47PM from the catch-22 dept.

shmlco writes "In the "You Can't Win For Losing" department, an article on the BBC web site is reporting that reduced air pollution and increased water evaporation appears to be adding to man-made global warming. Research presented at a major European science meeting adds to other evidence that cleaner air is letting more solar energy through to the Earth's surface. Burn fossil fuels, you make things worse. Clean up your act, and you make things worse. Is it time to set off a few nukes and see if nuclear winter can cool things down?"

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