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Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy
News The OLPC's philosophy of openness is behind its decision to allow Microsoft software on the machines, according to chairman Nicholas Negroponte. While the news that Microsoft is developing a version of Windows for the so-called "$100 laptop" has...
[October 29, 2007, 8:15]
Best-Selling Philosophy Library. Over 300 complete works by Immanuel Kant, Cicero, Plato & more
Downloads Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Critique of Practical Reason Critique of Judgement Perpetual PeaceThe Philosophy of Law.Thomas a KempisThe Imitation of ChristJohn LockeA Letter Concerning Toleration Two Treatises of Government An Essay...
[March 5, 2008, 7:00]
Apple's philosophy
Talkback I, and many others, appreciate their philosophy. Anyone familiar with Apple knows that Apple never intended to compete with low-end, cheap/giveaway cellphones or highend smartphone. Apple's identity is about design, usability and user experience in...
[November 25, 2007, 18:29]
Encyclopedia of Philosophy - FREE 3 chapters in the trial version.
Downloads FREE 3 chapters in the trial version.AudienceIntended for everyone interested in Philosophy, particularly undergraduate and graduate students.Features Clear and concise explanations. Branches of Philosophy III.
[April 25, 2007, 8:00]
Datacraft: Services Philosophy
White Papers The purpose of this paper is to contextualise the service layers to allow the reader to position their relevance, and understand how Datacraft services philosophy guides their adoption. This paper describes an approach to delivering services in the...
[March 24, 2009, 0:20]
Eastern Philosophy Deluxe Mobile Bundle
Downloads This version of the Analects was translated into English by James Legge, and contains 20 books.Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuTaoism (literally, "The Way") is both a philosophy and a religion; it espouses a lifestyle with the goal of achieving harmony...
[June 13, 2007, 8:00]
Eastern Philosophy Deluxe Mobile Bundle
Downloads This version of the Analects was translated into English by James Legge, and contains 20 books.Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuTaoism (literally, "The Way") is both a philosophy and a religion; it espouses a lifestyle with the goal of achieving harmony...
[June 12, 2007, 8:00]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog In the process, I have learned quite a bit more, and started to think about the philosophy behind Linux, operating system choices, and Free / Open Source software in general. I have been quiet about Linux this week because I have been busy trying...
[July 11, 2008, 9:17]
Encyclopedia of Philosophy - FREE 3 chapters in the trial version.
Downloads FREE 3 chapters in the trial version.AudienceIntended for everyone interested in Philosophy, particularly undergraduate and graduate students.Features Clear and concise explanations. Branches of Philosophy III.
[April 25, 2007, 8:00]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog Comment Thanks for the clear explanation. There are obviously good arguments on both sides of the Firefox/Iceweasel situation. I certainly have no qualms with something that is done for purposes of ongoing support.
[July 13, 2008, 12:09]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog Comment Hi adamw :) To address the comments about easy to use distros regarding more advanced distros, when I see someone who wants to get started with linux I point them towards Mandriva. I tried Ubuntu but it only gave me two choices during the install...
[July 12, 2008, 21:40]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog Comment Mr. Watson, this *is* much ado about nothing, indeed. Iceweasel is, as adanw has pointed out, a rebranding of Firefox because (and look at this) Debian's support policy collides with Mozilla's trademark policy.
[July 12, 2008, 19:53]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog Comment iceweasel is just a re-branding of Firefox. No actual functional code changes are made; just what's needed to change the name from Firefox to Iceweasel. This isn't without precedent - it's been done in the past (by various distributions) when...
[July 11, 2008, 8:59]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog Comment Thanks for the comment and explanation, Adam. As I said, perhaps it is much ado about nothing, and I certainly understand what you are saying. But it still makes me a bit uncomfortable. Maybe I will get used to it, or maybe I won't have to if I don...
[July 10, 2008, 20:35]
Novell reveals Linux philosophy
News Linux convert Novell proclaimed its strong support for open-source programming Wednesday, but made the case for a pragmatic approach that blends in its own proprietary applications. I think it's critical to get beyond religious wars," Novell chief...
[January 22, 2004, 8:20]
Using Intel Thread Profiler for Win32 Threads: Philosophy and Theory
White Papers In the past, software profiling tools have concentrated on measuring the execution time of functions and procedures within applications. For serial applications this was useful information that guided the programmer to those parts of the code that...
[May 31, 2008, 1:01]
Philosophy - The Essential Collection
Downloads This collection of classic philosophical treatises and essays is an essential reference. For those who wish to reflect seriously the nature of reality, morality, and human existence. The single volume includes: Discourse on the Method by Rene...
[December 2, 2008, 10:19]
Data Center Design Philosophy
White Papers This paper lays the foundation for addressing challenges of data center design, through a presentation of the more important design issues, priorities, and philosophies. This paper covers some philosophical guidelines that should be kept in mind...
[June 23, 2004, 20:00]
Summum: Sealed Except to the Open Mind
Downloads From the developer: "This is an e-book that examines the issues around the cause of creation through the Summum philosophy. Summum: Sealed Except to the Open Mind" is an introduction to the Summum philosophy, which is based on the principles of...
[September 5, 2002, 7:54]
Ten Commandments of egoless programming
News Part state of mind and part QA philosophy, the term "egoless programming" was coined by one of my favourite authors, Jerry Weinberg, back in 1971 in his highly influential book, The Psychology of Computer Programming.
[June 6, 2002, 16:33]
