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  1. silner (silner)'s status on Sunday, 13-May-2012 14:25:18 EDT silner silner
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    !Linux OS is no longer a geeks-only zone and good for a normal user - Economic Times http://ow.ly/aSwII
    Sunday, 13-May-2012 14:25:18 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  2. silner (silner)'s status on Sunday, 13-May-2012 14:15:21 EDT silner silner
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    #FreeSoftware, !OpenSource, #FOSS, #FLOSS – Same same but different http://ow.ly/aSwH1
    Sunday, 13-May-2012 14:15:21 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  3. silner (silner)'s status on Sunday, 13-May-2012 11:11:59 EDT silner silner
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    • neustradamus
    RD @neustradamus #Debian 6.0.5 has been released ( #Linux ) http://www.debian.org/
    Sunday, 13-May-2012 11:11:59 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  4. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:27:36 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut .. included)
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:27:36 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  5. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:27:34 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut That's true and I wasn't singling out FOSS in my comments. Skype went too far before anyone spotted the problem (companies ..
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:27:34 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  6. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:23:40 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut When I used the word "problem" I meant it in the practical (obstacle) sense of the word
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:23:40 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  7. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:21:30 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut I haven't tried Sipwitch, but last time I used Ekiga it didn't play very well with firewalls, proxies etc
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:21:30 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  8. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:20:28 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut Of course there are other problems, but the near monopoly is the major one we have to tackle, albeit indirectly
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:20:28 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  9. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:18:44 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut Well, ubiquity the main problem with Microsoft as far as Linux adoption is concerned
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 10:18:44 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  10. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 08:35:20 EDT silner silner
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    • laurelrusswurm
    RD @laurelrusswurm in #Canada ~ our government plans to pass #C11 which makes circumventing #DRM ille
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 08:35:20 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  11. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 05:44:24 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut I suppose what I'm saying is, we were asleep at the wheel and let Skype get way too far ahead & it may be hard to catch now
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 05:44:24 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  12. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 05:43:15 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut Mumble seems very good, but prior to that (and Google Hangouts) Linux had no real answer to IP conference calls
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 05:43:15 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  13. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 05:41:47 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut Obviously it would be a lot better if it were open, but the real problem Linux has with skype is almost everyone uses it
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 05:41:47 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  14. silner (silner)'s status on Saturday, 12-May-2012 05:40:35 EDT silner silner
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    • dennisgut
    @dennisgut To be honest, there's not much wroing with Skype, except for it being proprietary; it actually works very well on linux
    Saturday, 12-May-2012 05:40:35 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  15. silner (silner)'s status on Friday, 11-May-2012 08:45:27 EDT silner silner
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    !Opensource in government could save taxpayers hundreds of millions - CIO UK http://ow.ly/aQna9
    Friday, 11-May-2012 08:45:27 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  16. silner (silner)'s status on Friday, 11-May-2012 07:40:12 EDT silner silner
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    Why Patent Injunctions Are Even Worse For !OpenSource http://ow.ly/aQmRV
    Friday, 11-May-2012 07:40:12 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  17. silner (silner)'s status on Friday, 11-May-2012 06:42:01 EDT silner silner
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    !Opensource suites go beyond Microsoft Office - InfoWorld (blog) http://ping.fm/K7WTx
    Friday, 11-May-2012 06:42:01 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  18. silner (silner)'s status on Thursday, 10-May-2012 16:29:11 EDT silner silner
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    New Hampshire "bill requires state agencies to consider !opensource software" & open data formats http://goo.gl/9ijGo
    Thursday, 10-May-2012 16:29:11 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  19. silner (silner)'s status on Thursday, 10-May-2012 16:23:10 EDT silner silner
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    Top 50 !OpenSource Companies: Where Are They Now? | The VAR Guy http://goo.gl/FWqzp
    Thursday, 10-May-2012 16:23:10 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
  20. silner (silner)'s status on Monday, 07-May-2012 15:22:12 EDT silner silner
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    How to Support A Family of 5 By Running An !OpenSource Project - Gun.io http://goo.gl/lbWrE
    Monday, 07-May-2012 15:22:12 EDT from identi.ca at 52°35'7"N 2°7'22"W permalink
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