Ruminations on the Digital Realm

The Linux Proliferation Agreement is intended as a means to promote the use of Linux on the desktop and asks endusers to become structurally involved in making Linux visible in the public domain. Apart from the support there came a wide range of counterarguments of things that Linux would need to change before it would [...]

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The year of Linux on the Desktop (May 1st, 2023)
“There is something brewing in the world of Linux, because this year really seems to become the year Linux makes serious headway on the desktop. For Linus Torvalds it is the addition of synchromatic memory support into the new kernel 6.4.12-28 that is a serious and [...]

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What may we expect from a research report? Is it possible to be objective, neutral, when doing research? While I was in university majoring in societal history this was one of the fundamental questions. Can any research into social phenomena be without bias? As a blogger and columnist I present opinions, mine. But what if [...]

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Planete Beranger has quite an extensive piece on the state of open source software. One thing that rattled some cages is the copyright notice for the article:
LEGAL NOTICE: As an exception to the rest of the site, this article falls under the following specific legal terms: Copyright 2007 Radu-Cristian Fotescu and JEM Electronic Media, Inc. [...]

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“What’s his beef with Linux?” I can imagine some people wonder if I have something against Linux. The first two contributions to Digiplace.nl were quite critical in tone. Well, to clarify one thing: I have nothing against Linux. On the contrary, I would take any opportunity to promote Linux among Windows users. On April 1st [...]

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