Monthly Archives: September 2006
Interesting choice of headline
News.com is running an article titled "Microsoft sues over source code theft," which relates to Microsoft filing suit against the John Doe hacker who has been putting out a program to disable Microsoft's Digital Restrictions Management.
If you read the article, though, it seems clear that it's in doubt whether any source code from Microsoft has [...]
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Using dwdiff
I like to see the changes between versions of articles, and diff just wasn't cutting it. I happened to stumble on dwdiff a bit ago, and wrote up a short CLI Magic on using dwdiff for Linux.com. It's good stuff for writers who work in plain text or HTML.
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More trouble with the GPLv3 process
Today some of the Linux kernel developers released a position paper that takes a very dim view of the GPLv3 so far.
We're not too far off from the final draft of the license. I am very curious to see what's going to happen once the GPLv3 is released, and how many non-FSF projects choose to [...]
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Comcast digital voice?
Once again, I turn to the lazyweb for help.
Got a solicitation for Comcast digital voice the other day... and I was seriously considering giving it a try, as I've never been too thrilled with Qwest, and I suffer from a bit of line noise from time to time here.
Anyone have any experience with this? Sound [...]
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Props to Konqueror
Just a quick note, the article I wrote a few weeks ago about Konqueror is up on Linux.com. Konqueror is a great browser, but it tends to be overlooked time and again -- so I thought it'd be a good idea to point out what a fantastic browser it is. It has a few warts [...]
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Live nude penguins!!!
Yes, that's right. Ohio LinuxFest will have live nude penguins in addition to the fine lineup of speakers that we have scheduled.
If you live within driving distance of Columbus, Ohio, I'd recommend registering for the conference and making plans to be at the Ohio LinuxFest this year. The event takes place on Saturday, September 30, [...]
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Ohio at last