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November 15, 2006
BBC drinks the Microsoft Kool-Aid
Posted by Michael Walsh under BBC, Free/Open Source, Microsoft, NovellLeave a Comment
November 8, 2006
MS buys SUSE and Linux get Own3d?
Posted by Michael Walsh under Free/Open Source, Linux, Microsoft, Slashdot, SUSE, TheRegister.co.uk[2] Comments
October 18, 2006
Microsoft does Open Source
Posted by Michael Walsh under Free/Open Source, LXer.com, Microsoft, Port25, Slashdot, ZDNetLeave a Comment
I’m obviously late to the party on this one and it may not have got off on the best foot or got complete buy-in – but I think it’s very interesting.
September 28, 2006
Mac and Unix Fun
Posted by Michael Walsh under Apple, Digital, Free/Open Source, macintosh, UnixLeave a Comment
Software to sniff the network packets for images.
Mac software: http://www.etherpeg.org/
Unix software: http://ex-parrot.com/~chris/driftnet/
September 27, 2006
Microsoft sues over source code theft.
Posted by Michael Walsh under Copyright, Digital, Free/Open Source, management, Microsoft, RightsLeave a Comment
Story here. Quote:
“Our own intellectual property was stolen from us and used to create this tool,” said Bonnie MacNaughton, a senior attorney in Microsoft’s legal and corporate affairs division.
This is a very dangerous path for Microsoft to go down, not only because they have offered, in effect, to ciminalise anyone who works with them, but also because it could mean having to look in their own backyard quite carefully.
