Daily Archives: March 27, 2011

Arms for Libya

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Robert Pogson

According to the BBC, some people in high places hold that an arms embargo on Libya prevents supplying the revolutionaries. I disagree. The UN resolution 1973 allows for “all necessary means” to protect civilians. That could/should include arms. Otherwise Gaddafi … Continue reading →

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How Many People Use GNU/Linux? Lots!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Robert Pogson

I was reading in the transcripts of IPI v RedHat that back in the day, 12 million unique IP addresses connected to RedHat and Fedora repositories to update/install systems. If that number is good enough to use in court, it … Continue reading →

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2011: Revolution in IT

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Robert Pogson

For 25 years M$ has been selling the vision of one licence for that other OS on each PC in the world. They managed, nearly, to achieve that in the beginning because IBM blessed them as the OS shipped on … Continue reading →

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