Joe Brockmeier

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A tale of two distros: Slackware 13.37 and Ubuntu 11.04 released

Where tradition meets tomorrow: Ubuntu and Slackware show two sides of Linux
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 28, 2011 3 mins
Open Source Operating Systems
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Barnes & Noble comes out swinging against Microsoft: Hints Amazon is “restricted” by licensing deal

Barnes & Noble says Microsoft is "misusing" its patents
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 27, 2011 4 mins
Amazon.com Microsoft Open Source
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Dropbox fends off open source file-sharing application

Dropbox deals with Dropship with polite requests, accidental DMCA
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 25, 2011 5 mins
Open Source Operating Systems
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Dropbox CTO responds to privacy concerns

Dropbox averages "one request per month" by law enforcement for user data
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 21, 2011 4 mins
Amazon.com Open Source Operating Systems
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Should Oracle be blamed for OpenOffice.org pullout?

Sun dropped the OpenOffice.org ball, Oracle failed to pick it up
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 18, 2011 5 mins
Microsoft Open Source Operating Systems
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Six public relations lessons for open source projects

What we learned about open source PR at the Linux Foundation Collab Summit
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 13, 2011 8 mins
Open Source Operating Systems
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No Beefy Miracle for Fedora

Results are in for Fedora 16 release name
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 12, 2011 2 mins
Open Source Operating Systems
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How do “experts” use FOSS Documentation?

Survey looks to understand how FOSS developers use documentation
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 12, 2011 1 min
Open Source Operating Systems
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Canonical abandons ShipIt program: free Ubuntu CDs too pricey

Canonical ends ShipIt for individuals
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 5, 2011 3 mins
Open Source Operating Systems
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Google gets serious about software patents

Google bids on Nortel patents: Good, bad, or ugly?
By Joe Brockmeier
Apr 5, 2011 4 mins
Microsoft Open Source Operating Systems

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Groundcover raises $100M as observability pivots from monitoring to AI infrastructure

By Sean Michael Kerner
5 mins
Network Management SoftwareNetwork MonitoringNetworking
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Dangling DNS records and reverse DNS gaps give attackers new openings

By Sean Michael Kerner
6 mins
DNSInternetNetwork Security
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Data center developer eyes disused newpaper printing plant

By Maxwell Cooter
2 mins
Data CenterMarketsMedia and Entertainment Industry
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Has the hype around ‘Internet of Things’ paid off? | Ep. 145

36 mins
IoT PlatformsIoT Security
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Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

20 mins
Cisco SystemsInternetNetworking
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Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

17 mins
Cisco SystemsComputers and PeripheralsInternet
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Master Linux Math with the bc Command | Easy CLI Calculations Explained!

1 mins
Operating Systems
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Master Linux Math in Seconds: How to Use the expr Command Like a Pro

1 mins
Operating Systems
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How to Do Math in the Command Line Using Double Parentheses

1 mins
Operating Systems
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