TiVo to Make Customized Version for Comcast

March 15, 2005 Leave a comment

This may quell the continuing sentiment that will surely die as a result of not being able to sign a deal with a major Cable company (after recently losing their exclusive deal with DirectTV). I have to admit that I don't quite like my TiVo as much as I used to, both from a technical standpoint and from a company standpoint. There are some features in lower quality OEM DVR's that TiVo should have had long ago (I even emailed them about one of them) on the technical side and they seem to be doing some odd things on the company/business side. Always sad to see a company you were really rooting for (and recommending left and right) go in a direction you don't agree with. I still wish them the best of luck though.
–jeremy

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Ubuntu Joins LQ

March 14, 2005 Leave a comment

I am happy to announce that has joined LinuxQuestions.org. Visit the Ubuntu Forum. Welcome aboard and thanks for your participation. On a related note, if you know someone at a distribution that doesn't participate at LQ but would like to, please contact me. All distributions are welcome. Currently, 23 distributions participate – a full list is available here.
–jeremy

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Sun vs. Red Hat

March 14, 2005 Leave a comment

Is it just me, or do you get the feeling that the media really wants a Red Hat vs. Sun battle. Maybe it's because Jonathan Schwartz keeps equating Linux to Red Hat, but I'd guess that it's just because it makes a good story. For those interested, here's a look at Solaris 10 and a look at RHEL 4. On a side note, LQ should be starting the transition to RHEL 4 “Real Soon Now”.
–jeremy

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Ben Goodger Responds

March 13, 2005 Leave a comment

Ben Goodger has responded to the Firefox issues I posted about here. They have a solid plan for both FF 1.1 and 2.0. Ben, who is a lead engineer, has also delegated some additional tasks which should free him up for release management, code reviews and long-neglected areas of Mozilla code (bookmarks, history and search are specifically singled out). Great to see that things seem to be on the right path.
–jeremy

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Yarro-Canopy Settlement Details Released

March 13, 2005 Leave a comment

The details of the Yarro-Canopy case I posted about here have now been released. Yarro and the other two former execs agreed to drop their case and in exchange Yarro received all of the SCOX stock that Canopy held – 5.4 million shares of stock or about 30 percent of all shares. The two parties also stated that while there were other issues in their agreement, those other matters would be kept confidential. My question is, did Yarro really want a pile of SCO stock? Was he one of the people leading the litigious charge from within Canopy? As of now, Yarro has not announced any change in course in regards to the IBM case. That speaks volumes to me.
–jeremy

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LQ to Sponsor LinuxWorld New York Summit

March 12, 2005 Leave a comment

I am happy to announce that LinuxQuestions.org will be sponsoring the upcoming LinuxWorld New York Summit. Thanks again to IDG for working with LQ and allowing us to help promote another quality Linux event. Don't forget that the Open Source Business Conference (which we are also a sponsor of) is also coming up very soon.
–jeremy

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Trouble in Paradise?

March 11, 2005 Leave a comment

With having an uncertain future and the development process being called into question, is the project doomed? One really has to hope not. With Firefox being so mainstream, for it to falter would be a huge setback for (whether deserved or not), at least from a mainstream perspective. SO, is it all gloom and doom? The good news is, I don't think so. The project grew fast and they are clearly going through some growing pains, but in the end I think too many people are too dedicated to this succeeding for it to fail. If you're a programmer and are looking to get involved in an Open Source project then SeaMonkey and Firefox are both fantastic candidates (you can view Asa's blog for some additional info on the process). Remember, OSS is about scratching your own itch, and I'd say the need for a non-IE browser is more like a rash than an itch.
–jeremy

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Why I like Blogs II

March 10, 2005 Leave a comment

I mentioned a little about why I like here. Here's another good example. Mark Cuban, an intelligent savvy investor who happens to be a billionaire, is giving you a look into his portfolio. He even gives you both Longs and Shorts. Now, should you go blindly invest in these stocks? Obviously not. But to get this kind of insight as a starting point to your research is amazing.
–jeremy

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IBM, Lenovo PC Deal Passes U.S. Review

March 9, 2005 Leave a comment

Well, it appears that the IBM-Levanto deal just got approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Can't say I'm too happy about this one. I really like the Thinkpad and while it's obviously too early to say that the quality of them will go down, I'd guess the amount of R&D and refinement that goes into them on a long term basis seriously declines. I'd also guess that my next laptop will be an Apple running Linux, but like I said we'll see.
–jeremy

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Yarro-Canopy Cases Settle

March 9, 2005 Leave a comment

Looks the Canopy Cases that we mentioned in a recent LQ have now been settled. Here are some additional details. Looks to me like the counter suit had more merit than the actual suit. The details of the settlements have not been released at this point. Sad to think that a trust setup by Ray Noorda to help the LDS Church, two nonprofit charitable organizations, and a special needs child ended up funding the litigious bastards.
–jeremy

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