links for 2006-12-22

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• Pirates crack Vista Activation Server | APC Magazine
  (tags: windows vista licensing)
• Has the Desktop Linux Bubble Burst? – OSNews.com
  A rather melodramatic title — my first thought was, “what bubble? — the author asks where are the next-gen GNOME and KDE to go up against Vista and OSX. From my vantage (a GNOME 2.16 desktop) I think the Linux desktop environments are doing just fine.
  (tags: gnome kde linux)
• Kernel Knowledge | APC Magazine
  This column caught my when I was reading the story about Vista KMS cracking. Good title!
  (tags: linux)
• The battle for wireless network drivers – The Jem Report
  This is a great piece about the reasons behind sometimes poor wireless driver availability for Linux. If your eyes start glazing over, skip down to the section, “The manufacturers speak — or don’t.”
  (tags: wireless linux)
• open.itworld.com – Microsoft names three takers for its Linux support
  “Deutsche Bank’s Thoma would not say whether signing up to Microsoft’s patent promise formed part of Deutsche Bank’s risk management strategy. ‘That’s a question you have to put to Microsoft.'” Why?
  (tags: microsoft linux windows suse)