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Miguel de Icaza – more foolishness?

Posted on August 6, 2008 by alex

A, sadly, unsurprising interview that I read at derStandard.at, but alerted from the Boycott Novell blog.  de Icaza has been lampooned in the past for his unpopular views on Microsoft, .net, and C#, but this interview really takes the biscuit.  … Continue reading →

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The myth of multiple “competing” standards

Posted on May 1, 2008 by alex

A cracking post from Rob Weir about the myth that having multiple document standards is ‘good’ for the consumer and that the market should be left to decide.  I particularly like this bit: How many spreadsheet formats does Microsoft use … Continue reading →

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Microsoft OOXML- why is it so wrong?

Posted on April 30, 2008 by alex

OOXML; Office Open XML. Even the name is false as it clearly isn’t ‘open’ in the sense of non-discriminatory, particularly against GPLed implementations. It’s not at all clear whether a GPL implementation of OOXML can be done. Then there’s the … Continue reading →

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OOXML is a failure as a “standard”

Posted on April 29, 2008 by alex

It goes without saying that I’m staggered, and appalled, at the recent events with the OOXML standardisation process. Others, more informed than me, have written extensively on the subject at sites such as Growlaw, <NO>OOXML, Open Malaysia, Bob Sutor, Rob … Continue reading →

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The madness of SMC

Posted on April 16, 2008 by alex

Well I’ve a little bit less hair today due to an ancient SMC 7301TA ISDN router. It seemed like it was going to be a simple job. Configure an ISDN router to DUN1 into a remote system for maintenance. How … Continue reading →

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