Nokia goes for Trolltech
Now, this is surprising: Nokia acquired Trolltech, makers of toolkit QT, GTK’s competitor. What surprises me is that Nokia is using GTK on its tablet products (the 770, N800 and N810). So now Nokia has...
View ArticleBruce Schneier on Wired: ‘Security’ Is Code for ‘Control’
I couldn’t agree less with Schneier’s post on Wired: lock-in is bad for users.’ I liked this sentence that explains well how I’m feeling now after having used a Mac for 2 weeks (I promise, I’ll write...
View ArticleWengo stopped developing wengophone
Some disappointing news today: Wengo stopped developing Wengophone, the VoIP SIP and XMPP/Jabber multiplatform client.’ ’ They announced it in the developer’s mailing list. Update: the’ development...
View ArticleCross-platform and interoperability is the key
When it comes to connecting people, the first thing you need to do is use the same language.’ That doesn’t mean force everybody to use your language, because that’s what dictators do (and dictators...
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Perché ristabilire il senso di comunità porta al successo
Ho tenuto oggi una lezione di tre ore al Social Media Lab dello IULM dal titolo Etica della società digitale, ovvero perché ristabilire il senso di comunità porta al successo. Oggi ho avuto la conferma...
View ArticlePerché fatico a decidere chi votare
Negli ultimi 15 anni ho sempre sentito parlare di tutela del lavoro ma intorno a me vedevo solo 50enni col ‘posto fisso’ e 30enni sempre in cerca. Con gli stipendi dei miei coetanei ridotti a livelli...
View ArticleOrrido olezzo emana dall’Italia
Troppo facile fare giochi di parole sulla vicenda Profumo, ma davvero è il caso di dire che qui qualcosa puzza. E si sente fino a qui! Ma come, Profumo ha tirat su una delle più importanti banche...
View ArticleWhy is Asus selling bad customer experience?
When I read that Asus announced to ship three new models of its Eee PC with Ubuntu I was excited. Then I went on to read the full announcement and I found out ath NETBOOK INNOVATOR Asustek has...
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The quest for strategies to monetize free software
I’ve discussed recently with a friend of mine photographer, illustrator and animator about the status of GIMP, Inkscape and Blender. The good news is that professionals increasingly know about these...
View ArticleTips to improve organizations contributing to OpenStack
The slides of my presentation at OpenStack Summit in Paris 2014 (download ODP source, 9M). How Big Companies Contribute to OpenStack from Stefano Maffulli And the sessions’ recording: The post <span...
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