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The Open Source
Nicholas Petreley
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Nick's misty farewell September 7, 2001
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Open-source economics August 24, 2001
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Linux 2.4 RAM Ham August 17, 2001
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Beware migration myths August 10, 2001
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Scriptless spells disaster August 3, 2001
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Microsoft's bait and switch July 27, 2001
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Gnome gets Mono July 20, 2001
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Windows on the Qt July 13, 2001
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Stop the desktop insanity July 6, 2001
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JSP in Harms' way June 29, 2001
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Why the Linux desktop? June 22, 2001
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MS masters NC mind-set June 15, 2001
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One size fits most June 8, 2001
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New Zealand untapped June 1, 2001
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Server-side HTML hell May 25, 2001
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Caught in Python's grip May 18, 2001
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Absent-minded errors May 11, 2001
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Petreley joins the ranks of the 'regular-income challenged' May 4, 2001
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Running the gamut of Web publishing systems, application languages, and tools April 27, 2001
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Replacing a Linux gateway with a cheap appliance April 20, 2001
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The power and pitfalls of modifying PHP-Nuke for Web programming April 13, 2001
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Get rid of full-duplex manually when using half-wit network cards April 6, 2001
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The misadventures of setting up VarLinux.org begin with a DNS classless subnet March 30, 2001
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America in dire straits is the best opportunity for free software March 22, 2001
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Trolltech's Qt toolkit should win the Gnome vs. KDE war without fighting a single battle March 16, 2001
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HP could become an open-source hero, if only it had the nerve March 9, 2001
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We'll all be better off when Linux distributors accept the inevitable March 2, 2001
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No DUH: Commercial Linux distributors should adopt Debian February 23, 2001
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Thanks to the lack of a distribution standard, Linux distributors are dropping like flies February 16, 2001
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Linus Torvalds brings down the house with his own personal definition of Bogomips February 9, 2001
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It doesn't matter if Linux wins, as long as Microsoft loses its desktop dominance February 2, 2001
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Java technology is crippled by Sun's open-source paranoia January 26, 2001
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How you can leverage the 2.4 Linux kernel to make Linux your desktop OS January 19, 2001
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Persuading AMD and Intel to fight over open source this year January 12, 2001
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Predictions for the first year of the new millennium are easier than ever before January 5, 2001
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Sing along with Nick as he celebrates a free software Christmas with story and song December 22, 2000
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Counting our open-source blessings: What I've already received for Christmas this year December 15, 2000
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Am I the only one who doesn't know why to use VMware? December 8, 2000
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We still need to explore new strategies in the open-source economy December 1, 2000
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Open-source: It's Windows' turn to play catch-up behind Linux November 24, 2000
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Get Win4Lin and Windows users won't feel disenfranchised under Linux November 17, 2000
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Microsoft's road to consumer trust is to open source Windows November 10, 2000
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Sun should go for broke on open-source Java and scare Microsoft away in the bargain November 3, 2000
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In case you wondered, the simple-to-install reiserfs does improve Linux file handling October 27, 2000
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The Linux Development Platform Specification 1.0 is essentially a waste of time October 20, 2000
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The time has come to package up standard, commercial installation issues for Linux and LSB October 13, 2000
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Without aggressive leadership, Linux Standard Base is doomed to irrelevance October 6, 2000
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Sun's purchase of Cobalt nullifies three potential threats September 29, 2000
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Troll Tech deserves fair wages for its excellent work on KDE and Qt September 22, 2000
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Singing the praises of the unsung hero and founder of the Open Source Development Labs September 15, 2000
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How to put the DeCSS controversy and Linux in proper perspective September 8, 2000
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Information doesn't want to be free -- people want it to be September 1, 2000
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Linux the OS reaches new pinnacle, but Linux companies must focus on how to make money August 25, 2000
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Digging deeper into Qt development tools to create game show is a rewarding experience August 18, 2000
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With any luck, Linux as we know it will disappear almost entirely within five years August 11, 2000
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Qt is still a prime choice for toolkits even if you ignore its greatest strengths August 4, 2000
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Sun decides to break its Star Office suite to make the best open-source omelet July 28, 2000
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Arcane or not, Enhydra is a dream come true for the Java-loving servlet developer July 21, 2000
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After many tutorials, I'm still waiting to become a Zope addict July 14, 2000
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A divided Microsoft may pose an even greater threat to the future of the Linux OS July 7, 2000
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Trials and tribulations are to be expected when loading Linux on a Compaq laptop June 30, 2000
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Linux is reaching a critical turning point as the Microsoft saga continues to unfold June 23, 2000
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Is little Billy the life of the party or the death of those foolish enough to attend the fete? June 16, 2000
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Applixware Office is a killer application suite ... that is, if you know what to do with it June 9, 2000
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Cybernet may be selling its hot servers for dummies to the wrong dummies June 2, 2000
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The real power of a desktop UI may be measured in simplicity May 26, 2000
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Microsoft may love you very much, but with Windows you still have to go eat worms May 19, 2000
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Some good reasons -- and one bad one -- why you should not treat Linux like Windows May 12, 2000
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Weenies shoot for the backdoor prize in big contest between Microsoft and Red Hat May 5, 2000
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Source code doesn't kill competition in the software industry, people kill competition April 28, 2000
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Make sure that those back doors stay locked by using Linux-based firewall software April 21, 2000
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Petreley admits that he was hasty in his whining about Corel's use of Win32 Wine April 14, 2000
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A dickens of a tale of two Linux companies in the best of times and the worst of times April 7, 2000
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An object programming lesson on how you can be successful when doing signals and slots March 31, 2000
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Without instructions, Zope Web application tools make users feel like they are dopes March 24, 2000
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XFree86 4.0 was made for the obsessive geek who must have the latest and greatest March 17, 2000
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Napster doesn't have to undermine the way the music industry makes its money March 10, 2000
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Another data point for those who are certain Linux will never win the desktop race March 3, 2000
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Java-based office suite maker ThinkFree is a company way ahead of its time February 25, 2000
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There's money to be made in supporting open source, and here's the way to do it February 18, 2000
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