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- Can Linux and Solaris be married?
- Can Linux and Solaris be married?Where Linux beats out other *nix competitors mostis in driver support. Just about any off-the-shelf hardware can be made to work and work well with Linux. That, plus the fact that you'd be dealing with another single entity if you chose Solaris, is why OEMs...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Dana, Sun Solaris, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., ZFS, Nexenta
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- End the open source obsession with Microsoft
- End the open source obsession with MicrosoftM$ must GPL its codeand that will open communication with OSS.So Microsoft doesn't engage in this?[i]That scene did not happen. More likely some mid-level bureaucrat dealing with this particular show decided to show off his or her power.[/i]Most likely it did happen at the...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source obsession, open source, Dana
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- How cut the nation's health care bill 12%
- How cut the nation's health care bill 12%wellnessno smoking, no alchol, no beer, no bigmacs no fried foods, slipery slop, ya what else do they wantoh yea removed anyone over the age of 50 perfect world - get a real jobStressStress adds to obesity.Many factors cause stress.Instead of entering the...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Food & Beverage, Dana, health care, insurance, food
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- John Galt is dead or Linus shrugs
- John Galt is dead or Linus shrugsLinux isn't a good example.It's expense reduction vs Unix for servers, funded by lower staffing costs.A better example is a product like OpenOffice.org, proprietary software given to a project as a desperation play because the former owner4 couldn't make a profit. And hopes...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Dana, Whole Community, John Galt, Ayn Rand, Objectivism, Linus
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- Where the Linux laptops live
- Where the Linux laptops liveMore to the point, what % of Amazon's laptop sales are linux machines?NTShould be titled: 1/3 of amazon.com laptops are available with linuxThe Asus eee (EeE, eEE, Eee, whatever) machines have a choice of windows xp or linux so simply citing a sale of an eee...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux laptop, Dana, Linux-version, Linux, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- The biggest open source threat to Microsoft
- The biggest open source threat to MicrosoftDid he.......no...False alarm. He didn't buy a Laptop. Never mind. ;)What makes it different from Wine then?or Mono for that matter? I had worked on Win-OS2, which is a Windows 3 inside OS/2, during OS/2's heydays. It failed miserably even with IBM's...
- Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Storage management, Linux, Dana, open source, Face it Linux, Microsoft Windows, operating system, virtualization, HPCC, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Can drugs break the chemical chain of memory? Should they?
- Can drugs break the chemical chain of memory? Should they?Wow, a powerful question...Dana;Excellent question. A very thought-provoking question indeed.First, allow me to tell you a bit about myself and then I'll go from there. I suffered a nearly fatal motorcycle accident where I was left for dead. A hit and...
- Tags: Talk about ignorance, addiction, addict, memory, Dana
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Microsoft's Dana Perino problem with open source
- Microsoft's Dana Perino problem with open sourceDoing some campaining for the Democrats today?As all I see is you using your technical blog as a way to talk down the Republicans, maybe "help the cause" a bit?Oh well, I guess anyone that has to beg for a free Linux laptop might...
- Tags: Linux, Dana Perino, Dana Perino problem, Dana, open source, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- House Effect bad for patients
- House Effect bad for patientsIt has been my experiencethat most people who think they're brilliant really aren't.House isn't actingIt's somebody's small town in a real world dilemma.Putting this on TV must have been the lesser of two evils.Come on now---he's a psycho---There is a difference......between brilliance and omniscience. Since...
- Tags: House Effect, patient, Dana
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panic
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panicActive vs. Passive RFID DevicesIn addition to the comments above, it was not clear from the article I read whether the researchers were testing only active RFID or both active and passive RFID. The author of the article I read also implied...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Dana, RFID, RFID Standards, media
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- The march of Progress: another SOA mega-deal
- IONA to become subsidiary of Progress Software by Joe McKendrick
- Tags: Progress Software Corp., Iona Technologies, SOA, Dana, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Carriers delay Google Android launch
- Carriers delay Google Android launchGovernment would be even worseActually, we would still have all the above problems you mentioned plus the delays caused by these added layers:1. Political posturing by a bunch of lawmakers who know little about technology2. Lobbyist working for big business who are going to do anything...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Vertical industries, WIRELESS, Google Android launch, Google Inc., Google Android, Dana, government, IEEE 802.11, carrier
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- Closed spectrum means closed source
- Closed spectrum means closed sourceYawn... where's the anti-MS rant that zealots loved to feast on.Oh, well.Do you want to.......get on a plane when air traffic control doesn't have exclusive use of its frequencies (voice, radar, Nav aids)?...watch television when you have a crummy picture or no picture because the TV...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, TVs, spectrum mean
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- Do we need another CERT?
- Yes. Google's backing of oCERT is a major milestone in the history of open source. It's not that I have anything against the Computer Emergency Response TeamCERT at Carnegie-Mellon. They do important work, not only in identifying risks but in educating people on them. ...
- Tags: Vulnerability, CERT, Windows Machine, Dana, Security, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Comcast Bill of Rights unnecessary in open source world
- Comcast Bill of Rights unnecessary in open source worldIt is clear there are not adequate...alternatives in the broadband market. The capitalism principals we have in place are based on perfect economies. There is no such thing as a perfect economy. This is why the HAS to be government regulations to...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Regulations, Dana, Cell-modems, Comcast Corp., open source world, DSL, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- Free is not always open, open need not be free
- Free is not always open, open need not be freeOpen and free, in harmonyHi Dana,Thanks for your thoughtful post on our new program. We are in total agreement and are under no illusion that Free = Open Source. As an infrastructure software vendor, we work with open source software every...
- Tags: open source, need-NOT, Dana
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
- Is celebrity contradictory with open source?
- Is celebrity contradictory with open source?Celebrity journalism?Hi Dana,Thank you for posting this review of Lacy's celebrity-wishing ways. She's hardly a journalist, if we analyze her writing.And to boot, she's not the hottest. Forbes' Victoria Barrett wins that prize by leaps and bounds.Peace.ReidWegsNot necessarilyBut CS types have been rightly claiming for...
- Tags: Linux, Dana, Lacy, open source, Sarah, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- Will clones end the abortion debate?
- Will clones end the abortion debate?Typical Diatribe of an Arrogant ModernistIf technology makes it possible then we should do it? Isn't that the argument for building the atomic bomb? Is the world a safer place because we thought it possible to build a bomb that could kill of thousands of...
- Tags: circulatory structure, human life, abortion, Dana, environment
- Discussion threads 2008-01-20
- To ESB or not to ESB, that is the question
- The enterprise service bus, or ESB, has been regarded as a quick on-ramp to service-oriented architecture for some time. However, industry experts have been divided as to whether they actually hurt or help SOA in the long run. Will putting ESBs in place to meet certain needs result in incompatible...
- Tags: Federation, SOA, Dana, Lorraine, Fremantle, Enterprise Service Bus, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Services, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
- Wal-Mart PC was a sell-out
- Wal-Mart PC was a sell-outI want one , I want one !Just thinking about a CloudBook is making me salivate .The comments on the Wal-Mart Siteabout the gOS PC have been for the most part, really good.I think the only place it will really get its most negative responses, is...
- Tags: Notebooks, Taxes, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, PC, Dana, GLOCH, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., gOS PC, Wal-Mart PC, sell-out, laptop computer, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-12-13
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