GNU represents the start of free software, which is awesome in itself, but also many, many other movements, all based around the idea of sharing and collaboration. Another world is possible!
The real reason to celebrate GNU’s birthday
September 12, 2008GNU represents the start of free software, which is awesome in itself, but also many, many other movements, all based around the idea of sharing and collaboration. Another world is possible!
London Stock Exchange in denial over system outage
September 11, 2008Root cause analysis looks like being more painful than root canal work and even more costly…
One of the world’s leading markets can’t say what went wrong three days after it was out for a most of a trading day. Shameful.
Companies don’t see social networking value? Show em Digg!
September 11, 2008Despite the hype, social-networking isn’t on the agenda at most large companies around the world, according to a new study.
London Stock Exchange suffers .NET Crash
September 11, 2008If you really want to know why I’m so pro-Linux on servers, you need only look at the London Stock Exchange’s total melt down on September 8th.
Govt appoints new NHS Chief Information Officer
August 8, 2008More than six months after the departure of Richard Granger, the government has appointed a new NHS chief information officer and as well as a new director of system delivery on its ongoing £12.7 billion National Programme for IT.
HMRC IT caused £2.8bn credit bungle
July 29, 2008Taxman bullies citizens after its own IT systems wiped salaries and bungles tax returns.
Dublin Airport radar brought down by faulty network card
July 25, 2008Dublin Airport is working with air traffic management (ATM) system supplier Thales to tackle a serious radar system malfunction, after the error delayed numerous flights.
Software piracy hurts open source says Sun. Really?
July 25, 2008“Piracy hurts open source because open source asks people to help give back and contribute code, but they say ‘why should I help? I have Microsoft Office for free,'” according to the community manager for OpenOffice. I don’t think she gets it.
London’s Oyster card system fails again
July 25, 2008London
’s Oyster card system used on public transport has suffered another failure, just two weeks after it crashed wiping the cards of 40,000 travellers.