Identi.ca Updates for 2009-10-07

♻ @greve Total surveillance, courtesy of European Union research funding? http://indect-project.eu #privacy #fail #
@greve cool! our roomba won’t e able to clean the WC anymore, though (dark-tile floor) #
@jwildeboer ar eyou sure? They seem to use OSS consistently, and searching for it has only given me positive references, so far… #
GNU/Linux «has become a viable and reliable alternative to proprietary operating systems» says EU study #
@jwildeboer let a day rest, I think 3.5.2 has a poorly chosen language, but it seems ok, to me. #
«Ultimately it [Free Software] permits end-users to better allocate their financial resources to the more strategic IT investments» EU Study #
«also creates value by giving access to certain technologies to companies that could not afford such technologies previously.» EU Study #
@tonnerre excuse me but… win-what ? what’re you talking about? 🙂 #
@tonnerre of course windows are not a viable alternative for GNU/Linux or BSD’s, but they give good weather protection and let sunlight in! #
Rushed solutions are NOT SOLUTIONS! ♻ @arstechnica EU, Microsoft agree on browser ballot, testing to start soon – http://arst.ch/8m5 #
American anti-trust against Microsoft: slap in the back. EU anti-trust against Microsoft: new slap in the back. *sad*day*for*competition* #
Hey, EU, can we have a ballot on the operating system sold with computers too, please? #
I’m too depressed for any work. Going home! #
@spam: new #spammer ‘s on the block: @jessicanewman35 @amandawarren36 #
@nandaweiden Chico Buarque ++ times infinity 🙂 #
@jwildeboer features aside, get a Free phone! (and all my problems for it) 🙂 #
@schestowitz win-what? Sorry, what’re you talking about? 🙂 #
@jwildeboer yeah, if I could get your BB contract with my !freerunner I’d definitly be in love. I guess the real problem is the contract. #