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OFB Classic Archive
Welcome to the Open for Business archive of articles posted from October 2001-April 2006. To view more recent articles, please click here. |
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Apple Announcements Add Windows, Other x86 OS Support to Macs In a surprising set of announcements Wednesday, Apple announced not only the BootCamp tool to aid users in installing Windows XP alongside Mac OS X on new Intel Mac systems, but also an optional updated firmware that adds BIOS support to the systems. The ramifications of this are not yet clear, but investors’ enthusiasm led to a rally of the company’s stock in the days since the announcement.
| | | April 07, 2006, 12:07:45 EDT |
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Wozniak Denies iPod Spin-Off Story
In a striking report on Thursday, the Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper reported Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer (AAPL), had some major differences in vision with Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs. According to the piece written by Peter Nowak, Wozniak asserted that Apple ought to spin off its iPod division and was hesitant in his support of the Cupertino-based company’s switch to Intel processors.
| | | February 25, 2006, 17:28:01 EST |
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Commentary
Commentary: Telcos Playing with Fire
The telcos have been making threatening noises about Net traffic
passing through their lines. Despite rumors to the contary, Google
says they aren't negotiating with the telcos. This has been
rumbling around the Net for a couple of months. Recently Verizon
announced their intent to prevent the proposed "network neutrality"
which currently prevails. So far, it's been voluntary, but Congress
appears set to consider codifying it in legislation. Verizon and
friends are fighting to charge for Net access at both ends. A quick
reading is all it takes to realize this is no more than Google envy. As
one wag said somewhere, if it were really about bandwidth, they'd be
going after iTunes, streaming video and other serious bandwidth hogs.
Instead, they are going after a service which sends little more than
text and a few tiny images, but happens to make millions doing it. This
is transparently petty envy. Perhaps the telcos need to revisit their
economics classes.
| | | February 10, 2006, 10:23:30 EST |
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How-To
Do-It Yourself Computing 2: Packages
In Linux Land, distributions are often divided into categories based
on how they manage software. It's more than just keeping track of what
is installed, but what version. The obvious issue is security updates.
Software is usually offered in packages. Sometimes they are all
self-contained; often there are packages which depend on others. These
dependencies usually make sense, but not always. You don't have to be a
developer to know there is no sense in requiring one package with
another, when the second won't even use the first. Yet I assure you it
does happen. Sometimes it's a simple matter of adding extra packages to
add extra functions. Either way, it helps if the package management is
smart enough to tell you what it needs to run when there's something
missing. There are three main systems for package management.
| | | February 06, 2006, 00:42:13 EST |
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Mac takes bite out of Windows
2005-11-08 16:17:31 Hardly a week goes by that I don't hear from a friend or colleague with a monumental Windows problem. [...] I tell them I'm glad to help, on one condition: Next time they buy a computer, they agree to consider a Macintosh. | | |
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Apple aims to protect Rosetta mark
2005-11-08 16:14:13 Apple Computer has applied for a trademark for Rosetta, the translation technology that will act as a bridge as Apple moves to Intel chips beginning next year. | | |
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Interview: Bob Young after Red Hat
2005-11-08 16:12:34 Bob Young is, arguably, one of the most influential figures in the development of Linux and open source. By co-founding Red Hat with Mark Ewing in 1993, Young helped turn Linux into a household name. After being involved with Red Hat for more than 12 years, Young recently stepped down from Red Hat's board of directors. We caught up with him to see what his plans are, and what his thoughts are on Red Hat and the future of open source. | | |
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PR: Ubuntu Conference Affirms Commitment to Kubuntu
2005-11-08 16:05:14 The Ubuntu Below Zero conference is in full momentum this week and Kubuntu has been prominent throughout. In his opening remarks at the start of the conference Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth announced that he was now using Kubuntu on his desktop machine and said he wanted Kubuntu to move to a first class distribution within the Ubuntu community. The large number of Kubuntu users at the conference was evidence as the need for this. Free CDs for Kubuntu through shipit should be available for the next release if the planned Live CD Installer removes the need for a separate install CD. | | |
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