__/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Saturday 30 September 2006 21:54 \__
>
> billwg wrote:
>> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>> >
>> > Among other things in this rather uncomplimentary entry:
>> >
>> Well, ghost, the WGA found an instance of someone using some warez key
>> and flagged the install as bogus.
>
> Excuse me. Where in the article did it say he was using some warez
> key?
>
> It does seem suspicious that he was willing and able to publish a story
> which would have been a direct violation of the Vista Beta reviewer's
> license. But this does not mean that he did not legitimately obtain
> the software through an authorized source, and that he did not use a
> properly authorized key.
>
> It does give a hint as to how "User Hostile" Microsoft is willing to
> become, when it believes that users are using their software in an
> "unauthorized manner".
>
>
>> How is it that you want to blame Mr.
>> Softee for keeping his money in his wallet rather than leaving it out
>> in his back yard? Seems a little silly for you to take that position.
>
> Let's see, we've gone from Windows eXtortion Program (XP) to Windows
> Guaranteed Agression (WGA). Vista just LOOKS like it might be worth
> something, but is it really worth the hassles of Windows Guaranteed
> Agression?
>
> In my opinion, probably not.
>
> But that's just one person's opinion.
>
> If this is Microsoft's attitude, I'm very grateful that my employer has
> decided to move to Linux.
Aye. Kudos to IBM.
IBM Expands Open Source
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| IBM said Tuesday that it is beefing up its open-source support beyond
| Linux to accelerate the adoption of open computing to reach new customers
| and add to the top line.
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http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/techhardware/10303627.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
I only recently found out that Novell's SUSE acqusition and entry into the
Linux arena was partly funded by IBM, which is too reluctant to enter Linux
directly (PR image). Also timely:
d Flag Linux may be next on IBM's agenda
,----[ Quote ]
| Jollans also addressed a question about why IBM did not release its own
| Linux distribution several years ago.
|
| "We thought that if IBM was in the market as an 800-pound gorilla, it
| would have a negative effect on the Linux market. We won't do something
| that sets us against the community," he said.
`----
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/092206-red-flag-linux-may-be.html
I can't recall if this decision to support Red Flag has been finalised and
made a reality. Many articles that had greater certainty soon followed the
above. FWIW, Linux is big in China (I'll repeat my usual links spewage).
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/50004.html
Linux Set to Soar in China
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/06/03/2003311446
Government says all new PCs must be Linux-friendly
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/01/a_big_step_for.html
,----[ Quote ]
| "China has long been seen as a fertile ground for Linux and other open
| source software. In a country where more than 90% of software in use is
| pirated, it seems like a natural fit."
`----
Red Flag Linux may be next on IBM's agenda
,----[ Quote ]
| Jollans also addressed a question about why IBM did not release its own
| Linux distribution several years ago.
|
| "We thought that if IBM was in the market as an 800-pound gorilla, it
| would have a negative effect on the Linux market. We won't do something
| that sets us against the community," he said.
`----
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/092206-red-flag-linux-may-be.html
China to produce $125 (Linux) PC
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| A Chinese outfit is hoping to release a PC which will hit the shops with a
| price tag of $125.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34355
China looks to open-source community for advice
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| China is counting on senior members of the open-source community to
| help formulate policy ideas to promote open-source software, according
| to a local software executive.
|
| The China Open-Source Software Promotion Union (COPU), a government-backed
| industry group, has established a think tank comprised of 19 prominent
| open-source executives from overseas to develop a framework for better
| international cooperation.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/18/78442_HNchinaopensource_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/18/78442_HNchinaopensource_1.html
,----[ Quote ]
| Many such vendors previously sold PCs with free operating systems such as
| Linux or none at all...
|
| Observers believe the Chinese vendors signed their deals with Microsoft
| in April under pressure from Beijing, which is trying to show it is
| making serious efforts to stamp out piracy -- a major complaint from
| many Western governments.
|
| In late March, the Chinese government went so far as to issue a
| decree requiring PC makers to install a licensed operating system on
| each machine before it left the factory.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060601/bs_nm/china_microsoft_dc
China's Linux Adoption Threat to Microsoft?
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