Dr. Matt Lee (mattl)

Web standards, accessibility, free/open source software, old UNIX/TV/Music and occasional wargaming

Sun gets it (2008)

I believe prefacing the term “Linux” with the term “GNU” serves the useful purpose of highlighting that GNU/Linux is a compound of many elements and has what many developers would term a “GNU Userland” wrapped around a “Linux kernel”. That’s why I have made it Sun’s policy to refer to GNU/Linux when speaking of Linux-based operating system distributions, and it’s why I encourage Nexenta to describe itself as “GNU/OpenSolaris”Simon Phipps, Sun Microsystems (source)

James Blunt was taught not to steal sweets as a child, but he thinks it's OK to steal your freedom with DRM. (2008)

Ugh.Qtrax files contain Digital [Restrictions] Management software, allowing the company to see how many times a song has been downloaded and played. Artists, record companies and publishers will be paid in proportion to the popularity of their music, while also taking a cut of advertising revenues.The singer James Blunt gave Qtrax a cautious welcome. “I’m amazed that we now accept that people steal music,”? he said. “I was taught not to steal sweets from a sweet shop. But I want to learn ho