This article [via Slashdot] on eWeek discusses how Apple and Linux are good for each other. I think moving into the Unix world was the best thing that Apple has done in a long time. It’s also nice to see that they’re contributing code and ideas back into the open source community.
This economic analysis of the situation that the music industry finds itself in is good reading. To put it simply, the music industry is suffering the consequences of not meeting its customers’ demands.
In related news, the Finnish music industry is trying to make kindergartens pay royalties [via Boing Boing] for songs they sing.
This is what all the buzz is about? What a mess. Of course, there might be some interesting stuff going on in the code. You can’t really judge that from screenshots.
Opera is threatening to pull out of developing a version of their browser for the Mac. That’s too bad, because I’d consider buying a copy if Chimera stops progressing. This might just be posturing on the part of Opera. Still, I’m starting to get the feeling that Apple is thinning out the Mac software ecosystem a little too much. This is a very bad thing. If it continues, I might give more thought to switching to Linux when I purchase my next computer.
The RIAA site is down again. I thought that the first few cracks were a decent warning to the RIAA. However, I’m starting to agree with Edward Felten it’s starting to give their opponents a bad image.
You’ve already proven that the RIAA is inept, kiddies. Move on.
On Thursday, two days before the SQL Server attack, Microsoft distributed an e-mail from Bill Gates in which he promises that Microsoft will continue to focus on security. Continue? Try starting.
If you’ve been having problems with Safari reading your cookies correctly, I recommend that you read this e-mail.
This morning’s attack on MS SQL servers is a great example of why the software monoculture has to end. This is ridiculous.
It seems that Eldred v. Ashcroft has brought the copyright issue to the mainstream. The Economist has published an editorial [via Lawrence Lessig] that calls for copyright to be limited to fourteen years, renewable once. I honestly thought this would remain a niche issue.
J.D. Lasica has written a nice introduction to RSS and news readers. I think this might be the first time I’ve been quoted in an article. Kind of exciting.
