Yesterday, I was thinking about Linux and a thought crossed my mind: “Where would I be without Linux?” Then an even scarier thought flitted across my brain: “Where would WE be without Open Source?” This question buzzed through my head and I started ticking off all of the projects we would not have in the IT space:

You've heard all the arguments in favor of Android, but those largely come from the companies who are promoting it. Chris O'Brien has his own point of view, and it doesn't look good for Android.

It shouldn’t be too much of a stretch to assume that a good portion of those whom read this blog are Linux users, and so are involved to varying degrees in what is commonly called the ‘Linux Community’.

"...The most obvious example is to compare the modern convention of multi-document tab-switching to the buffer-switching mechanisms you see in Emacs. Once you start opening a significant number of tabs, the number of documents you can open and see at the same time is limited by the width of your screen. For Firefox on this machine, the number is twelve[1] when it's running full-screen.

I’d like to clarify some facts about Firebird and Firebird Foundation. I think right now is a correct time to remind how all these things are organized, because some messages about "crisis, firebird's death, low finances" and so on being spreaded around.

So, you've got the greatest open source idea since Firefox. It's guaranteed to be bigger than TCP/IP. All you need now is some scratch to get your project off the ground.

This is WFTL Bytes!, your occasiodaily FOSS and Linux news show for Friday, October 24, 2008, with your host, Marcel Gagné. Today's stories include a nod from those great people at CommandN, open source DRM, how to get VC funding for your open source project, FOSS in Russian schools, and the cost of creating Linux.

A few days back, October 13 and 14 to be precise, the Linux Foundation held what it called an end user collaboration summit in New York city. The event did not get much publicity. Not surprising at all, when one considers that the media were not allowed within 100 yards of the place.