Daily Archives: May 17, 2025

Ubuntu Update

Posted on May 17, 2025 by The Guru

I am going to try again tonight to download the alternate desktop CD for Ubuntu. The responses I had received in the Ubuntu Forums all seemed to agree that my download was bad. Further it seems that many folks had … Continue reading →

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Follow-up MS Free Software Violates Patents

Posted on May 17, 2025 by The Guru

Earlier today I posted Microsoft: Free Software Violates Patents!. Todd Bishop has a lengthy article on his blog today about this topic. However the article is more about the Free Software Foundation and it’s draft of the General Public License … Continue reading →

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Fx 2.0.0.4 RC3 Available For Testing

Posted on May 17, 2025 by The Guru

If you are interested in testing or just seeing what the new Fx 2.0.0.4 is all about, you can download the RC3 build via the Mozilla FTP server . It is important to keep in mind this may or may … Continue reading →

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Microsoft: Free Software Violates Patents!

Posted on May 17, 2025 by The Guru

Microsoft must be losing lots of money to free software such as Linux and OpenOffice.org, as they are now whining that “Free Software Violates 235 Patents”: The Linux kernel - the deepest layer of the free operating system, which interacts … Continue reading →

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FastStone Capture No Longer Free

Posted on May 17, 2025 by The Guru

Back in January I raved about the then FastStone Capture. Earlier this week FastStone Capture version 5.4 was released and much to my disappointment has become shareware. You get a free 30-day trial then you have shell out $30 to … Continue reading →

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