Sean Michael Kerner

Why did Google build Chrome? Call it the Pinocchio syndrome. You see Google just wants its web apps to feel like web apps – just like Pinocchio just wanted to be a ‘real’ boy. That’s what Google’s goal is with Chrome. In a webcast session at the Googleplex Ben Goodger (yes that Ben Goodger the […]

From the “everyone is replaceable” files” Barely a month after reporting poor results and announcing the departure of both its CEO and Chairman of the Board, Alcatel-Lucent today announced new executive leadership. Philippe Camus will become Chairman and Ben Verwaayen is being appointed as the company’s chief executive officer. Verwaayen replaces current CEO Pat Russo […]

From the “what took you so long?” files: Google is taking the wraps off its Chrome open source web browser today in a new attempt to help redefine the web.  For years Google has backed the open source Mozilla Firefox effort and is (arguably) Mozilla’s principal source of revenue. The term ‘Chrome’ is not a […]

From the “we’re the fastest nanananah” files: The race to produce the world’s fastest internet browser is about to get a boost from the Mozilla TraceMonkey effort. Mozilla’s Interim VP of Engineering Mike Shaver is expected to formally announce TraceMonkey later today(*update* Shaver just blogged on it). TraceMonkey adds native code compilation to Mozilla’s JavaScript […]

When Linux crashes, users don’t get a Blue Screen like they do on Windows. Instead, Linux generates an “oops” — a crash signature that can help developers to figure out what went wrong. The feature may have a silly name, but it’s increasingly serious business. Keeping track of the “oopses” is the duty of the […]

From the “this isn’t good news” files: Servers for both Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Linux were compromised in recent weeks by some kind of illegal access. Neither project however is currently admitting than any of their software or users were in any way directly affected by the illegal access.Fedora Project Leader Paul Frields […]

From the “I told you so” files: A month ago Dan Kaminsky revealed to the world that there was a serious flaw in DNS – and nearly every DNS vendor had patches available right away. The patches never claimed to eliminate the flaw – but rather to mitigate and reduce the risk from the flaw. […]

Linux Foundation’s Jim Zemlin Source: Linux Foundation Standing at the headwaters of the ecosystem that is Linux is the Linux Foundation and its executive director Jim Zemlin. The Linux Foundation was forged out of the merger of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and the Free Standards Group in 2007 as a new group with […]

From the “no Mac for you!” files: Jerry Seinfeld is going to be the new pitch man for Microsoft – at least that’s what the Wall Street Journal is now reporting. Seinfeld who is reportedly getting $10 million for the spots will take on Apple’s Mac vs. PC (with Daily Show comedian John Hodgeman) which […]

From the “no it’s not WinUx but..” files: As Microsoft is set to pump up to $100 million more in Novell for Linux, it’s important to note that Microsoft is not paying off Linux – it’s actually making money from it. Microsoft isn’t just buying Linux subscriptions from Novell to give away…it’s buying them so […]

The Linux business is looking better than ever for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). It’s been so good that Microsoft has decided to buy up to $100 million more worth of Novell’s Linux offerings in order to help satisfy customer demands. The new incremental investment is on top of the $240 million of Novell Linux that Microsoft […]

From the “what are people actually using their browsers for” files: Microsoft’s upcoming Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) may get a private browsing (aka “porn mode) feature.  IE 8 Beta 2 is supposed to be out soon and a pair of newly filed Microsoft trademarks (pointed out by blogger Long Zheng) might be indications that […]