Virtualisation software such as Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion let Mac users run the Windows operating system and Windows-only programs on a Mac, but the install process is complex and time-consuming, and the programs can slow down even a speedy Mac.

Microsoft's Doug Mahugh wants to 'extend' OpenDocument format (ODF) the Microsoft way, reveals public posting

A competitive market, in which a number of producers offer a variety of similar products that all have their own unique selling points, is good for consumers. That's because producers gain customers only by tailoring products to match consumers' demands. Or put another way, consumers can look at a selection of competing products and choose the one that's best for them.

Brilliant Brainstorms is a (usually) weekly summary of some of the best/most interesting brainstorms from the Ubuntu Brainstorm site. This week: making Evince open (for viewing only) almost any text document, spreadsheet, or photo; import your files from Windows during installation; allowing multiple application associated with file types;syncing usb pens.

Whatever the ultimate configuration, the system will be generic, said Le, "because the goal of the system was to be scalable, open and evolvable. We didn't want to be locked into any one vendor's particular [architecture or features]," he said.

FTA:"...if we take a stand that our Linux-based desktops must only consist of 100% free and open source software… Linux is doomed to failure." [This is not my opinion. Can we get some decent responses to this from the FSDaily community?]

There was a time when it was enough for middleware to be just a Java J2EE application server stack. Times do change, though: J2EE is now called JavaEE, and middleware needs are more than just Java.

A call to reject Moonlight and a brief explanation as to why