Opinion

A Call to Freedom

This, from the Free Software Foundation: “Microsoft has shelled out a mind-boggling estimated $1.8* billion to convince the public that it needs Windows 8. Why the record-breaking marketing deluge? Because a slick ad campaign is Microsoft’s best shot at hiding what Windows 8 really is; a faulty product that restricts your freedom, invades your privacy,… Read More A Call to Freedom

Opinion

ZDNet being weird

Another post filtered for “profanity” – I defy you to find profanity in this! This article points at concepts I feel very strongly about. “Is there an unsolvable difference in ideology between those who consume and those who develop open-source and free software?”Indeed there is! The mindset of the average consumer towards free software is… Read More ZDNet being weird

Opinion

A post on ZDNet…

… where are the profanities? “Desktops will never be touch devices because of the smudgy/sticky finger problem mentioned in the article and because nobody wants to use a computer all day where they’re having to use an outstretched arm.”We use Windows XP with touch-screen at work, doing patient-care documentation in post-operation recovery. Several of our… Read More A post on ZDNet…