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Chris Brentano

Member since: Nov 3rd, 2006

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Free Software Foundation Hiring

Jun 9th 2009 11:27AM (Download Squad)
I don't understand. Do you want to denigrate the people who work for the FSF, and Stallman (even if you disagree with his appearance), or are you actually trying to encourage people to apply? Maybe turning down the snark would help you write with more clarity.

RIAA: Bundle copyright filters with anti-virus software?

Feb 8th 2008 6:42PM (Download Squad)
Simple solution: Use open-source anti-virus software. Like ClamWin. They can't force open-source projects to do their bidding, but they can 'partner' with commercial anti-virus vendors (like Symantec) to include filtering for copyrighted material.

But in reality, it would be absolutely stupid for an anti-virus company to partner with the RIAA in this manner, because it would drive people to competing products or to open source products. So, if theoretically Symantec did partner with the RIAA like this, their competitor would be smart to do the opposite, and then market to Symantec customers with messages like "Don't like Big Brother spying on your personal music collection?", etc.

Will it blend? If it's an iPod, you betcha

Dec 14th 2006 9:58PM (Engadget)
That was awesome. I love the campy production style.

Microsoft takes a swipe at Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads

Dec 14th 2006 3:29AM (Engadget)
It's not even funny. I mean, really, it's not even a GOOD spoof. I expect better, Microsoft.

Windows Vista wallpapers

Nov 28th 2006 12:00AM (Download Squad)
One of them is from Mac OS X, and at least 2 look like something off DeviantArt. Still a nice collection of wallpapers though!

Confirmed: EB Games/GameStop with fresh inventory for Friday

Nov 24th 2006 10:40AM (Joystiq Nintendo)
Well, that was a joke. I drove to the GameStop out in the Gateway district of Portland, and at around 6:45 AM there was a line of at least 20-25 people. So I headed to the Lloyd Center mall which was opened early. I got to the GameStop in there and there were only 5 of us in line, but as soon as the employee arrived she said that she only had ONE Wii in stock.

So, maybe some GameStop/EBGames stores did stock up, just none in Portland.

Corel is teaming up with Mozilla

Nov 10th 2006 2:16PM (Download Squad)
This is lame. Mozilla is supposed to be a poster child of the open source movement, so bundling a closed-source word processor seems like a step backwards. Why not bundle OpenOffice or AbiWord?

Steve Jobs doing what he does best...

Nov 3rd 2006 6:55PM (Download Squad)
Boom! That was huge.

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