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Archive for November, 2007

Strange bookshops

Posted in Uncategorized on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

(For the record, the following does not relate to anything in the real world – not IT, not operating systems, and it’s not even remotely related to installation procedures for software. The metaphors are completely fair and accurate, thus they do not necessarily reflect my personal opinion; I’m not making any subjective statements or suggestions.) [...]

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NX – Linux from a distance

Posted in linux, nx, remote desktop, ssh, x on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I finally got around to testing NX (remote desktop, see “background” below) for Linux. After doing a “stress-test” from an “impressive” distance of 5 kilometres, I’d say it’s quite responsive, and otherwise appears to work as advertised. I especially like the resume functionality (suspend one or more login sessions), and resize-on-demand (i.e. toggling full-screen mode, [...]

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Sweden outsources its coin production

Posted in coins, sweden on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

DN (newspaper in Swedish) writes that domestic AB Myntverket has lost to the competition – and their owner – Rahapaja OY in Finland; the Riksbank (Swedish national bank) are required by law to make public inquiries to see which organizations are suited for the coin production, and setup contracts for some years at a time. [...]

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ISO for breakfast, OSI for lunch, EU for dinner, FLOSS for dessert?

Posted in eu, iso, linux, microsoft, ooxml, osi on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

(Sorry about the headline, couldn’t resist.1) Glyn Moody Gets It. In Linux Journal, he writes about OOXML and Microsoft’s successes with OSI and EU antitrust: Is Microsoft Hijacking Open Source? 1 (Also familiar from snail-mailing the “sorry that I forgot to use a stamp” excuse.)

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