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Juan J. Martínez used to talk here about Open Source and Other Things.
This is a blog in archive mode, you can read new posts at en_GB@blog
February 23, 2011
October 6, 2010
"We are also extending our platform support to include a Windows client, which will be available in Beta very soon."
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From Ubuntu One Blog: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes.
I guess they will update the setup tutorial, that currently reads Because we want to give everyone using Ubuntu One the very best experience, we require that you run Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) or higher
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The basic plan lists in the tech specs: Sync for Ubuntu computers (Windows currently in beta)
, so supporting windows it’s actually a feature.
Is there any other distribution supporting Ubuntu One but Ubuntu?
December 10, 2009
Windows en el cole por 8 euros, ¿qué fue del código abierto?
The linked text is in Spanish, the title says: Windows in the schools for 8 Euros, whatever happened to open source?
According to the text, Microsoft is selling Window 7 to Spanish education system with about a 90% of discount over the market price (8€ per student/year).
The education Ministry and Microsoft have signed today an agreement that will allow the different Spanish autonomic regions to acquire Windows 7 within the “Escuela 2.0” program -School 2.0 (sic), the government new program for digitalization of the education-.
What can I say? After years of free software support and advocacy, this is very sad and I feel ashamed of the government of my country.
And they keep saying that the laptops they’re going to provide to the students will have dual boot so privative software and free software have the same opportunities. WTF?!
June 23, 2009
"Maybe someday the Linux version of Firefox won’t be treated as a second class citizen, especially considering it’s by far the most popular browser on the platform."
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From Firefox 3.5 RC2 Linux vs Windows Performance by Andrew M. Lawrence.
This is not the first time I read a rant about Mozilla Foundation support policy for Firefox: windows version goes first (ie. Firefox 3 will release with system-killing performance problem).
March 8, 2009
February 26, 2009
"[…] it appears that Linux (and piracy) is a larger blip on Microsoft’s radar than Apple, and it’s not hard to see why. With an economy that’s not doing very well, people will opt for cheaper products. Apple cannot offer those, but Linux and piracy can."
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from Ballmer: Linux Bigger Competitor than Apple.
Well, I don’t know if Linux can be treated as an alternative to piracy. I mean: a pirated copy of Windows is still Windows, isn’t it?
February 9, 2009
"Microsoft’s decision to limit Windows 7 Starter Edition to running only three concurrent applications could force up the price of netbooks as many manufacturers opt for the more expensive Home Premium."
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Seems a joke, but it isn’t. From Slashdot: Average User Only Runs 2 Apps, So Microsoft Will Charge for More.
Microsoft keeps on innovating on the desktop world: as many applications you keep running at the same time, that much you will pay.
February 2, 2009
What if Microsoft Open Sourced Windows?
This is an interesting question coming from Stormy’s Corner, and I must agree with some of the points Stormy exposes.
I agree because the case of SUN’s OpenSolaris. Let’s review Stormy’s proposed consequences:
- Some Microsoft technology might be adopted into other open source technologies, actually improving their competitors. That has happened with DTrace on FreeBSD or ZFS being ported to Linux.
- The price of Windows would fall to zero. You can download OpenSolaris for free.
- Linux usage and adoption would continue at its current rate - it is the best operating system for many uses. OpenSolaris it’s a good OS too, but there isn’t a good reason to move to it (people is porting the cool stuff instead).
- Free software projects would have to get better at marketing. That’s true for SUN too, but we can’t ignore the good press that means a great company like SUN being an Open Source advocate using its own OS as example.
- None of the current open source developers would move to Microsoft projects. I think the OpenSolaris community has grown, althought I have no data about this point. I think the Linux community hasn’t moved to OpenSolaris, because SUN open sourced an almost dead operative system and the choosed license was not compatible with the most important license on the Open Source world: the GPL.
I don’t think Microsoft will open source its operative system, but in the hypothetical case… it would be very like OpenSolaris opening.
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