Ted Ritzer: LinuxNo2MSThreat-Microsoft's Worst Dreams(Untitled)- December 29, 2003 Embedded Linux VPN Router Near Release. An anonymous reader writes "A new open source project aims to build a VPN router that supports all major routing protocols on a standardized hardware platform ... Slashdothttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/29.html#a3802 The Linux Switch Experiment!- December 29, 2003 The PCworld Linux Switch Experiment: this article is based around the idea of taking away Windows from a non-geek, and replacing it with Linux for a month to see if they could be productive using Linux, and secondarily to see if they would immediately switch back after the experiment. The punchline, OK, I can't resist, and for you Linux people, the punchline is this Windows user had not yet switched back, but as he says the jury is still out on the complete switch scenario! That said though you.http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/29.html#a3799 (Untitled)- December 26, 2003 Talk About Perverse Irony Brought To You By MIT! the following Phillip Greenspun article should be a wakeup call for all computer science students! Well worth considering, as good paying programming jobs go down the outsourced to India hole! Outsourcing to India in Business Week and at MIT... Not all of our students will see this cover story in Business Week on the migration of high-paying jobs to India. But most attended a lecture in 6.171 by the folks who run MIT's latest big IT...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/26.html#a3761 (Untitled)- December 26, 2003 MySQL 5.0.0 (Alpha) Released. ulrikp writes "Swedish MySQL AB, makers of the MySQL database, have released an Alpha-version of their flagship, dubbed MySQL 5.0.0. The changes include basic ... Slashdothttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/25.html#a3758 (Untitled)- December 25, 2003 LWN.net Linux Timeline 2003. Ridgelift writes "Linux Weekly News have released Linux Timeline 2003, their annual year in review of the top stories around Linux and the Open Source ... Slashdothttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/25.html#a3755 (Untitled)- December 24, 2003 Researchers Outline Microsoft's Top 10 Challenges For 2004 (TechWeb). TechWeb - Even giants have problems--and gigantic software maker Microsoft has at least 10 of them. Yahoo! News - Technologyhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/24.html#a3751 (Untitled)- December 24, 2003 Merry Christmas from the Accordian Guy worth repeating: Stole this file from the above site, cause I think it really does capture some of both the frustration and the joy of Xmas. All the best from WIFLblog and enjoy the Accordian Guy's Christmas story, and don't forget to visit his site: the Accordian Guy Christmas story now follows: Merry Christmas, and I mean it in the nice sense of the phrase by Joey deVilla on December 24, 2003 12:13PM (EST) This is from last year (with a little...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/24.html#a3748 (Untitled)- December 23, 2003 Linux Toys Projectscheck this out if you want some projects for you and your kids Linux Toys Projects Music JukeboxHome Video ArchiveTV RecorderPlayerArcade Game PlayerHome Network ServerHome Broadcast CenterTemperature MonitorDigital ReceptionistMini ISPWeb Hosting ServiceDoghouse LinuxBSD GamesToy Car ControllerDigital Picture Framehttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/23.html#a3727 (Untitled)- December 23, 2003 O'Reilly's Best of 2003. This year we published nearly 100 feature-length articles by O'Reilly book authors. Based on visitor statistics, we've come up with our top 10 most popular articles of 2003. But wait, there's more. We've also gathered our favorite tips pieces of the year. And where would we be without the books themselves So we've also compiled a list of the year's top-sellers. What's wrong with a little shameless, year-end promotion Enjoy. O'Reilly Network Articleshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/22.html#a3720 (Untitled)- December 22, 2003 ìWe conducted a very comprehensive evaluation, and Dot Hillís SANnet was the best performing, most cost-effective solution for our requirements." -- Joseph AninoTechnology Director American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYLargest Natural History Museum in the World Located in Central Park in New York City, the American Museum of Natural History is the largest natural history museum in the world with over 32 million specimens and artifacts. It is home...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/22.html#a3719 |