links for 2008-03-11
March 11, 2008 11:24 pm General- Who needs who in open source? | Open Source | ZDNet.com
“There is no end to what you can accomplish when you don’t care who gets the credit” – not a new article, but the first time I have read it.
(tags: freesoftware)
- ‘Facebook fatigue’ hits networking website | Business | The Guardian
I have to say, I’m feeling the fatigue too – there was a period (after I said “I don’t get it”), when I was spending a lot of time on Facebook (playing poker, mostly), and now I’ve pretty much kicked the habit. And I don’t miss it at all, any more than I miss dancing the Macarena.
(tags: social networking facebook fashion fatigue)
- Wal-Mart ends Linux trials: “This really wasn’t what our customers were looking for” | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
Another channel shuts for desktop Linux. It’s a pity, but this comes back every 5 years or so – WalMart has now twice been a leader in selling Linux pre-installed PCs. Rendez-vous 2013?
- Wal-Mart ends test of Linux in stores – Yahoo! News
Walmart stops selling Linux PCs in-store. I don’t get it though: “Wal-Mart sold out the in-store gPC inventory but decided not to restock, O’Brien said. The company does not reveal sales figures for individual items.” Did these things go too slowly?
