另外一篇有趣的文章，可能国内的电脑必须通过代理访问，全文摘录于后。

Linux and Free software: Linux Sucks

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看到一篇文章说用 IE8 打开两个 gmail 帐号，原来是利用 IE8 里面的 New Session 功能。 具体操作是按 Alt-F ， I ，就可以打开新的会话，两个 IE8 窗口虽然来自同一个客户端，但是在服务器端被认为是不同的会话。

这在 FireFox 还没有这个功能。

系统里面安装的插件有多少， profile 目录下每个目录对应的插件是什么，很多时候都很难确定。用 FEBE 里的 debug 功能，就可以轻松把这些文件导出成 TXT 格式，晒一下我安装的插件：

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在5月份的 Linux Journal 上发现了这篇文章，蛮有意思的，准备测试一番。

ReactOS is an open-source replacement for Windows XP/2003.

However, the further good news is that it still is under active development; the most recent release at the time of this writing is 0.3.8, dated February 4, 2009. For more information, visit www.reactos.org.

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很搞笑的文章，是对 Windoz 极大的讽刺。

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Linux 桌面越来越流行，1998年 Eric Raymond 发布了第一篇万圣节文档。宣告了世界正式进入开源，10年过去了，微软的掘墓阶段终于开始。

自由市场的理性终将战胜垄断，专制！

原文来自这里。

1. NetBook 的兴起
2. Sun 收购  MySQL
3. Ubuntu 8.10 和 Fedora 10 发布
4. Google Chrome 发布
5. Google Android 发布
6. 诺基亚收购  Symbian
7. 法庭支持开源软件的版权诉求
8. ReiserFS 的作者Hans Reiser 被判一级谋杀
9. Debian 在 OpenSSL 上的失策
10. SCO 最终败给 Novell ，走向破产

认为 gOS 是一个迷人的 OS, 所谓 Good OS, 或者 Google OS ，都是 Google 的应用。然而在安装 VirtualBox 增强功能时，必须先安装 make ，内核 头文件的包等，花了些时间。终于能让 gOS 跑在 1440X900 的全屏上了。

和原先的版本相比， gmail/calendar 等功能都用了新的浏览器界面，而不是 FireFox，还在桌面上能显示很多 Gadget。

在这台 4G  内存，双内核的笔记本上，还要多测试测试，逐步把 Windows 的应用移到 gOS 上。

Easy Life!

最新的消息：这种事情看起来很可笑，所谓正义最终战胜邪恶。 SCO 当年的“策划”也算美妙了。 这对于那些成天想着用封闭源代码的策略来赚钱的公司而言是个极大的打击，包括微软。 因此，在互联网时代，软件已经完全进入了开放、共享、按服务收费的阶段，而不是按 CPU 数目或者服务器数目收费。

根据环境改变 mindset 是每一家成功的公司必须去做的一件事情。
Final judgment: SCO owes Novell millions (plus interest)

By Ryan Paul | Published: November 24, 2008 – 05:36AM CT

Federal district judge Dale A. Kimball has handed down the final judgment in the SCO case. The decision dismisses SCO’s latest claims, grants declaratory relief to Novell, and sustains the court’s previous judgment that SCO owes Novell over $2.54 million (plus interest) for unjust enrichment.

SCO’s protracted legal shenanigan has been running for roughly five years now. The company originally claimed that it owned the UNIX SVRX copyrights and that incontrovertible evidence had been uncovered that the open source Linux kernel was written using a significant amount of code that was misappropriated from SVRX. In reality, SCO’s own internal audits of Linux source code turned up no evidence of copyright infringement; meanwhile, Novell has turned out to be the rightful owner of the SVRX copyrights.

SCO managed to use its false claims to extract licensing revenue out of companies that were apparently uninterested in contesting its claims. Novell took SCO’s claims to court and eventually triumphed, which pushed SCO off of the precipice and into bankruptcy.

Judge Kimball determined that SCO was subject to a contract with Novell, which it violated by lifting SVRX confidentiality provisions in a licensing agreement with Sun. This move exceeded the authority granted to SCO under the terms of a 1994 asset purchase agreement that enabled SCO to sell limited SVRX licenses to third parties on behalf of Novell. Judge Kimball also determined that SCO breached its fiduciary duty by neglecting to remit the requisite portion of the licensing revenue to Novell.

In addition to the $2,547,817 that SCO was originally ordered to pay to Novell in a previous judgment, SCO will also have to pay $918,122 in prejudgment interest and $489 per day from August 29 until November 20. SCO is in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings and does not presently have the resources to pay the amount in full. A constructive trust has been established with $625,000 of SCO’s remaining resources.

SCO could still theoretically appeal, but it seems unlikely that the dying UNIX vendor can afford to do so. Several of SCO’s attempts to reorganize have failed and a private equity firm that was in negotiations to resurrect SCO has backed away from the deal. SCO’s own management has substantial doubts about the company’s future.

Despite all the legal decisions to the contrary, SCO’s number one man, Darl McBride, has continued to espouse his belief that Linux was built by stealing from UNIX. Regardless of his opinion, SCO’s long battle is finally reaching a very undignified end.

用过 Unix 的 X-Windows 的人都知道，系统默认有四个工作区。 实际上微软收购的 SysInternals 也提供同样的 Solution ，叫做 Desktop 。

可以用鼠标选择切换，也可以用自定义热键切换。

这个东西在上班的时候，开另外一个不太常用的窗口，例如白领需要的股票软件，比较有用。