Prompted by a question asked by Keith on #linux, “ok well tell me a few good linux ditros that you can get everything for?” I went searching and found a way that everyone can download the Internet themselves! It’s quite amazing that they’ve managed to do this but if you’re […]
Humour
Netcraft: www.sco.com is a weapon of mass destruction
This is so funny! 🙂 Go read it and wait and see if SCO slashdots Slashdot! Much of the commentary on the SCO distributed denial of service scenario, including our own, has been based on the premise that SCO badly wants to keep their web site running. This may not […]
Development
The Usability of Open Source S …
The Usability of Open Source Software “They just don’t like to do the boring stuff for the stupid people!” (Sterling, 2002) Open source communities have successfully developed a great deal of software although most computer users only use proprietary applications. The usability of open source software is often regarded as […]
General
"Considered Harmful" Essays Co …
“Considered Harmful” Essays Considered Harmful It is not uncommon, in the context of academic debates over computer science and Web standards topics, to see the publication of one or more “considered harmful” essays. These essays have existed in some form for more than three decades now, and it has become […]