Daily Archives: March 4, 2014

Supremes Wind Up To Hit Software Patents Out Of The Park

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Robert Pogson

I’ve been waiting years for US Supreme Court to do its job and kick out software patents. It’s about to happen. “The flood of software patenting that began in the 1990s has included many thousands of patents with vague and … Continue reading →

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Recommending GNU/Linux To Friends

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Robert Pogson

“I would recommend it to a friend. I would recommend Debian GNU/Linux even for a newbie. I would never recommend that other OS for any purpose. It’s just too burdensome.” See When Friends Tell Friends to Use Linux | Community … Continue reading →

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Small Cheap Computers Are Really FREE

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Robert Pogson

“Worldwide sales of tablets to end users reached 195.4 million units in 2013, a 68 percent increase on 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. While sales of iOS tablets grew in the fourth quarter of 2013, iOS’s share declined to 36 … Continue reading →

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