• Rohan Pearce

    OpenStack, collaboration and competition

    A lot of the open source projects I really dig are things like Syllable OS, a non-Linux-based attempt to create a 'best practices' open source desktop operating system, and Uzebox, a really cool 'retro-minimalist' games console based on open source hardware.

    19 Jan  /  Written by Rohan Pearce  /  TalkingTech
  • Rodney Gedda

    Open Search Server releases new developer preview

    The Open Search Server project has released a new developer preview, including a new screenshot feature that captures screenshots of the Web pages being crawled, similar to the preview feature of a big name public search engine.

    27 May  /  Written by Rodney Gedda  /  TalkingTech
  • Rodney Gedda

    Are operating systems vendors ‘dumbing-down’ products for profit?

    There’s a concerning shift in the operating system industry. Vendors are slimming down their offerings to the extent that the operating system itself is becoming more of a single purpose conduit for social media and content services, all in the name of money. So is it wrong to suggest vendors have a vested interest in making their OS products "dumber"?

    19 May  /  Written by Rodney Gedda  /  TalkingTech
  • Rodney Gedda

    Hold the phone: Microsoft buys Skype

    Many people in the free software communities are venting their fear today after the news that Microsoft will acquire Skype for more than $8 billion. The most pressing question – will Skype continued to be supported on non-Microsoft operating systems, particularly Linux – remains open to speculation. Hold that thought and let me argue why Microsoft killing non-Windows releases of Skype is the best thing that can happen to open source VoIP.

    11 May  /  Written by Rodney Gedda  /  TalkingTech
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