In the collective psyche of the Linux community, there has traditionally been one primary enemy. Just as Dr. Strange had Baron Mordo, just as Aragorn had Sauron, Harry had Lord Voldemort, and Odysseus had Poseidon, so we in the world of FOSS have had Microsoft. That, however, appears to be changing.
Linux fans may be united in their love for FOSS, but when it comes to the Free Software Foundation, opinions tend to diverge dramatically.
"Do you want hemlock, or will a cyanide capsule do?" That was Slashdot blogger Barbara Hudson's response to a question being debated in the Linux blogosphere in recent days. Specifically, is Apple or Microsoft worse for FOSS? Cupertino was the choice of Alastair Otter, the blogger who originally raised the question.
Money makes the world go round, or so it's been said, but what about the world of FOSS?
Sparked by a recent Glyn Moody column on Heise Online, that's the question bloggers have been wrestling with in recent days.
It’s easy to forget that Apple, like every other hardware OEM, relies on a large number of companies to be able to build and deliver its products. When it comes to the iPad, the screen is made by Korean company LG Display - a company unable to keep up with the insatiable demand from the Cupertino giant for panels:
It’s easy to forget that Apple, like every other hardware OEM, relies on a large number of companies to be able to build and deliver its products. When it comes to the iPad, the screen is made by Korean company LG Display - a company unable to keep up with the insatiable demand from the Cupertino giant for panels:
Apple's newly launched iPad may be taking up the majority of consumer mindshare in the tablet category following its launch earlier this month, but Google is furtively working on a device of its own that will be powered exclusively by Android.
Apple has approved Firefox Home, a free app from the Mozilla Foundation for mobile devices running the iPhone operating system such as the iPhone and iPad. Firefox Home lets users sync and view bookmarks and open tabs and browser history between the iOS device and a desktop or notebook computer.
As Thanksgiving Day approaches in the U.S., it seems only natural that Linux bloggers would wax sentimental about their favorite operating system. Datamation's Bruce Byfield kicked things off early a few weeks ago with his column, "Why FOSS Matters to Me (But Maybe Not to You)." Free software is succeeding, Byfield maintained.
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