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GNU is Not Unix, but it is 25

Alex Handy February 15, 2009 —  In the earliest days of computers, just about everything could be considered free software. Computers were so large, unwieldy and difficult to understand that any reasonably well-written program would be ...

From ALEX HANDY, LXer,  15 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Richard Stallman,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  Brian Behlendorf

Key to Sony's online gaming experience: Linux

Linux Key to 24/7 Gaming Systems Alex Handy May 15, 2008 — Right now, as you read this, there are at least 100,000 people in Sony’s fantasy worlds. They’re pretending to be elves, or trolls, or ninjas, or pirates, or cheese makers, or any of ...

From ALEX HANDY, LXer,  3 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Sony Online Entertainment,  Electronic Arts Inc.,  Richard Garriott,  BMC Software, Inc.

The Year the GPL Went to War

December 26, 2007 For developers, the open source world of 2007 was all about updates and interesting new projects. From a new version of Eclipse to a new scheduler in Linux, developers around the world contributed their free time to make their lives ...

From ALEX HANDY, LXer,  28 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  BEA Systems, Inc.,  IBM,  Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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