I pulled the hard disks out of the computer in which I screwed up the BIOS, and put them in another machine. And of course, that POS operating system Windows didn’t like the hardware change. So I had to reload Windows. And since Windows thinks it’s the only operating system in the world and it takes over the boot sector, I had to reload Linux as well. Which gave me an opportunity to try out Mepis 6.5.
I am still installing software for Windows, which will take several days as I discover which programs are now missing. With Linux, it takes maybe an hour. Which O/S is better?
Silly sign of the day:
Free/Open Source Software
- Six tips for Linux, open source desktop migrations
- Next Draft of GPL 3 to Address Microsoft-Novell Deal
- Mr. Gates, tear down this wall
- Novell Linux Mocks “I’m a Mac” TV Adverts
- Adopting Ubuntu
RIAA/MPAA/IFPI/BSA/FCC
- LimeWire Defiant in Face of RIAA Pressure
- Students largely ignore RIAA instant settlement offers
- Our Case Against YouTube – Viacom’s excuses.
- The Album, a Commodity in Disfavor
Stupid Patent Tricks, DRM and Other IP Nonsense
- Oracle bands with open-source patent group
- Writing in the free world
- Undeterred by Blu-ray hacks, Sony unveils yet another cipher for DRM
- Prose patents?
Other News
- “Things may change” for Porn Pop-up teacher
- GOP senator hints impeaching Bush an option
- Senators question Gonzales’ credibility
- Army lied about Tillman’s death, report says
- Stacking Vista Licenses Too High
- Vista’s long goodbye
Security/Our Rights
- Microsoft Warns of Windows Network Hack
- Vista Security by the Numbers
- Security can boost privacy – Can you say “crock”? Ben Franklin could.
- Tool Turns Any JavaScript-Enabled Browser into a Malicious Drone
- Quickest Patch Ever
- What to Do When Your Security’s Breached
Big Brother
- Senate to look at improper FBI spying
- DOJ official won’t testify about firings
- Life in the surveillance state