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Comment Re:Moblin (Score 1) 166

by kost on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @04:24AM (#29729497) Attached to: Eee Keyboard Details Released

Google linux netbooks, those companies are out there. The few and the brave. Buy from them, it is a called voting with your dollars.

There is only one problem. In our country, for example, you cannot find Linux powered netbooks easily any more. Only Windows.Hard to vote with our dollars :(

Comment Re:exFAT and patents (Score 1) 569

by kost on Friday September 11, 2009 @10:57AM (#29389399) Attached to: Which Filesystem Do You Use On Portable Media For Linux Systems?

Huh, it seem that they mention exFAT in patents: http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=US2009164440

Comment Re:exFAT (Score 1) 569

by kost on Friday September 11, 2009 @10:48AM (#29389287) Attached to: Which Filesystem Do You Use On Portable Media For Linux Systems?

...and microsoft page: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=955704

Comment exFAT (Score 1) 569

by kost on Friday September 11, 2009 @10:39AM (#29389177) Attached to: Which Filesystem Do You Use On Portable Media For Linux Systems?

exFAT sounds promising, but real question - is it protected by patents? Currently, AFAIK there is proof of concept Linux kernel implemenetation that can read exFAT: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzAzMg Patches: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1026144

Comment Croatian goverment open source policy (Score 1) 52

by kost on Sunday February 08, 2009 @03:28AM (#26770447) Attached to: Help Writing an Open Standards Policy?

Here's the link(PDF) to open source policy of Croatian government:

http://www.e-croatia.hr/sdu/en/Dokumenti/StrategijeIProgrami/categoryParagraph/04/document/Open_Source_Software_Policy.pdf

If you need any additional info - don't hesistate to contact me.

Comment Linus in Australia? (Score 1) 420

by kost on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @04:07PM (#17634170) Attached to: Torvalds Describes DRM and GPLv3 as 'Hot Air'

I heard he doesn't like to go to the conferences. How come he went to Australian conference? I'm curious because we would like to see him in Croatia!

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