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In 2012 "open source" is really old overused and abused concept and computer science education that
once was flourishing, now is a neglected area in deep crisis. Very few people understand that computer
science (CS) education is one important area were open source really shines: the academic value of open
source software (OSS) cannot be overestimated ( "free/open for education" is one of the most important
meanings of "free software".)
This site promotes exactly this usage of open source and view
open source development
as a special type of academic research (with
the same pitfalls and limitations involved). Open source like love is a very complex subject and
we reject romantic ideas inherent in both Stallmanism and
Raymondism. For example, I see nothing wrong with using open source development as a career jumpstart,
the stage on which talented programmers can demonstrate to themselves and the world the level of their
talent before moving on to other, possibly closed source, projects. And vice versa, after such
person works in corporate environment for several years, the frustration can reach level when some level
of participation in related to work experience open source project might be a good safety valve, the
best way to preserve sanity :-).
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Editor by readers in the feedback...
[Jan 5, 2012] Due to excessive volume links to new items are now duplicated on
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- [Apr 17, 2014] OFM : The
History of Development of Norton Commander :
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for Windows : GUI vs Command line interface
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on Red Hat Linux : Linux route command :
Network Troubleshooting Tools
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MediaWiki :
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Stack as new program development paradigm : Perl CGI
Scripting
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Performance Review :
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- [Apr 13, 2014]
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Russian Ukrainian Gas wars :
Neocons in State Department and Nulandgate :
To whom Euromaydan Sharp-shooters belong? :
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Ukraine's oligarchs
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Corporatist Corruption: Systemic Fraud under Clinton-Bush-Obama Regime :
Groupthink
- [Apr 11, 2014] Informing
yourself to death: obsession with Internet Browsing and Social Sites :
- [Apr 10, 2014] IT Outsourcing/Offshoring Skeptic:
Fighting Outsourcing Myths
- [Apr 09, 2014] SAP/R3 implementation disasters :
Bootlickocracy: "Kiss up, kick down" style in
corporate IT : Military Bureaucracy
: Military Incompetence
- [Apr 08, 2014] Research Materials on
Nicholas Carr's "IT Does not Matter" Fallacy :
Obscurantism in the Cloud: Nicholas Carr's
"IT Does not Matter" Fallacy and "Everything in the Cloud" Utopia :
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Softpanorama
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markets hypothesis
- [Apr 01, 2014] Perl as a command line tool
: Bash
history and bang commands
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See also Softpanorama unique
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Bulletin:
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Vol 25, No.12 (December, 2013) Rational Fools
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(May, 2013) Corporate bullshit as a communication method :
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Vol 25, No.06 (June, 2013) A Note on the Relationship of Brooks Law and Conway Law
History:
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the triumph of the US computer engineering :
Donald Knuth : TAoCP
and its Influence of Computer Science : Richard Stallman
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John K. Ousterhout :
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Classic books:
The Peter
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Law : 1984 :
The Mythical Man-Month :
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The Art of Computer Programming :
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The Good Soldier Svejk :
The Power Elite
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Ten Commandments
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: ARE YOU A BBS ADDICT? :
The Perl Purity Test :
Object oriented programmers of all nations
: Financial Humor :
Financial Humor Bulletin,
2008 : Financial
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Goldman Sachs related humor :
Greenspan humor : C Humor :
Scripting Humor :
Real Programmers Humor :
Web Humor : GPL-related Humor
: OFM Humor :
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"Linux Sucks" Humor : Russian
Musical Humor : Best Russian Programmer
Humor : Microsoft plans to buy Catholic Church
: Richard Stallman Related Humor :
Admin Humor : Perl-related
Humor : Linus Torvalds Related
humor : PseudoScience Related Humor :
Networking Humor :
Shell Humor :
Financial Humor Bulletin,
2011 : Financial
Humor Bulletin, 2012 :
Financial Humor Bulletin,
2013 : Java Humor : Software
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Education Humor : IBM
Humor : Assembler-related Humor :
VIM Humor : Computer
Viruses Humor : Bright tomorrow is rescheduled
to a day after tomorrow : Classic Computer
Humor
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