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In which we discover Sun has an Ubuntu software repository...
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Interesting idea that I've been kicking around for a while under the label "OpenTCK Community" - I'd envisage a test pool from which "official" tests could be selected for a certification suite. Just an idea though, nothing official.
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Shhh, they'll notice.
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A merger like this would be very welcome and I'd love to see it happen. It will take consent from China though since UOF is patent encumbered.
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Fabrizio highlights the main benefit of putting the JRE into Ubuntu and Debian. It's not just it's easy to install - it's also easy to have as a dependency, unlocking a whole new world of easy deployment.
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Free album, pretty good actually (if you like electronica)
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"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands ... is the definition of tyranny," wrote James Madison. Naomi Wolf argues America is one 'national emergency' away.
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Mozilla chooses the same SCM as OpenSolaris and OpenJDK - Mercurial. Watch this space, large-systems SCM is going to be a critical element of FOSS.
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My son was 18 today and took me out for a beer at the pub. The UK smoking ban can't come a moment too soon, although it may make me drink beer more often