unix
Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS is fascinating reading. Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created. In August 1969, Ken Thompson (pictured at
operating systems
David Heinemeier Hansson has a problem with Windows as a programming platform. While I can certainly understand the reasons why some people go with Linux, I have run all but dry of understanding for programmers that willfully pick Windows as their platform of choice. I know a few that are
linux
Today, bowing to customer demand, Dell launched a new series of desktops featuring the free, open-source Ubuntu operating system. To my knowledge, this is the first time Dell has ever offered any non-Microsoft operating system on their desktops. Until today, it was quite literally impossible to decline the Windows license
open source
The unofficial Wikipedia blog entry The Future of Open Source Five Years Ago makes some fascinating comparisons between the adoption rate of Linux and the adoption rate of Wikipedia. Server-side Linux is still a powerful force, but what happened to the desktop utopia that was supposed to unseat Windows? And