Jason Brooks

While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsofts slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open source have been steadily building a case for broader adoption of Linux-based operating systems. Two of the best all-around Linux distributions to emerge from this process are OpenSUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu […]

Thanks to CBC News, in association with an unamed Microsoft representative, for giving me a new favorite term. From the story: “A senior Microsoft Corp. executive says the company is concerned that uncertified third-party software loaded onto new computers by manufacturers could hurt the launch of consumer versions of its Windows Vista operating system later […]

Slashdot | Why are Free-Desktop Developers Wedded to Linux? They’re not. (tags: linux floss) Windows Vista Team Blog : Windows Vista Ultimate Extras Revealed (tags: vista) Linux.com | BitTyrant questions assumptions about BitTorrent (tags: p2p) Linux.com | Virtualization begins to materialize in the Linux kernel (tags: virtualization linux) NewsForge | Creative Commons helps authors terminate […]

Gamasutra – Opinion: ‘Vista Casts A Pall On PC Gaming’ An opinion piece on how requiring separation between user and superuser system rights its too tough on software makers. in other words: Security v. Convenience, Take 1000… (tags: security windows)

Official Linden Blog » Blog Archive Embracing the Inevitable « “Releasing the source now is our next invitation to the world to help build this global space for communication, business, and entertainment. We are eager to work with the community and businesses to further our vision of our space.” (tags: floss gpl) Windows Home Server […]

Matt McAlister » eWeek doesn’t want me to visit eweek.com Makes some fair points about our web site — Interestingly, when I navigated away from Mr. McAllister’s blog page, my browser crashed! (tags: publishing) Microsoft Watch – Security – The Anti-Virus Question “Does Windows need anti-virus? That’s the question I would like Microsoft Watch readers […]

eWEEK Labs recently tested a beta release of VMwares “Fusion,” a desktop virtualization product for Mac OS X thats comparable in function to VMware Workstation but with a distinctively Apple-flavored appearance. When Fusion comes out of beta, it will compete with Parallels Parallels Workstation for the job of offering OS X users easy access to […]

Review: openSUSE 10.2 Earns A Seat At The Head Of The Table – Software News by InformationWeek A very detailed look at openSUSE 10.2 from a long-time SUSE user, with a focus on server roles. (tags: linux suse review) Top four reasons Windows wins and Linux loses “Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth claims that there are […]

Fedora Legacy shutting down The project that set out to extend bugfix availability for the Fedora releases that Red Hat discards is ending, and ending with it is more of Fedora’s credibility as a worthwhile general purpose Linux OS. (tags: fedora linux redhat) BitTyrant Q: Won’t BitTyrant hurt overall BitTorrent performance if everyone uses it? […]

Security Reference Guide > Stealing Your Family Vacation: Memories of a Media Card A very interesting piece — the formatted memory cards you sell or otherwise discard can contain recoverable media, and the authors of this story went and recovered some of it… (tags: security) Writing Your Own Shell LG #111 For extra credit. (tags: […]