In writing my recent post about MySpace friend requests from bands, I realized why I don’t have patience for artists who want me to like them but won’t let me download (at least some of) their music. People don’t like good music. They like meaningful music. Music is meaningful when […]
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A GNU/Linux patent lawsuit has been filed against Red Hat/Novell, marking the first patent suit against the operating system. If you dig through the slashdot link, you’ll see that there was a lawsuit filed against Apple a few months ago on the same patent, that the patent is a bit […]
If ease of use was the only valid criterion, people would stick to tricycles and never try bicycles. – Doug Englebart (best known for inventing the computer mouse) This is one of the reasons I continually try to educate friends and family members about computers. When I introduce them to […]
Update: Somewhere in between 10.04 LTS and 11.04, there was a regression which was preventing both GNOME or Unity from appearing when logging in under 11.04, unless I selected ‘no effects’ options. This helped me to at least get the Ubuntu Classic option working: sudo apt-get install fglrx sudo /etc/init.d/gdm […]
I recently came across Bill Gates’ Open Letter to Hobbyists (1976). Although new to me, it’s by no means news. However, since reading it I can’t help but think about how connected it is with the current software landscape and, in particular, Microsoft’s business practices over the last three decades, […]
Over the summer, I was introduced to and immersed in the free software movement. Towards the end of the winter term, I had just begun to experiment with GNU/Linux; now I’m single booting and spreading it to many of my friends. I’ve always had an interest in open-source, but the […]
My own move from Windows XP to GNU/Linux was quite experimental and somewhat complicated, as I was using a dual-boot system for a while, and as such I don’t have a great recollection of everything I’ve done throughout the switch. But now I’m in the process of moving my mother […]
This story from techdirt.com: Viacom Accuses Guy Of Copyright Infringement For Showing Video Of Viacom Infringing On His Copyright Viacom is a company waging a misguided $2 billion dollar lawsuit against Google/YouTube for copyright infringement (which is committed by users, not Google/YouTube) and sending take down notices to countless YouTube […]
I strongly dislike MySpace. Unfortunately, as the de facto standard for online communication in the music world, it sometimes feels necessary. Though I maintain an account for my band, I refuse to create my own personal or artist account. It’s not that I refuse to participate in “social networking”. I’m […]