On OSNews:
Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies has released HLSL2GLSL, an open source application designed to help programmers convert graphics code optimized for Windows’ DirectX 9 Application Programming Interface to OpenGL, which is used on the Mac. Binaries for Mac OS X and Windows are available for download.This is exciting news! We'll see what interestings things will come out of this...
A few months ago, I decided to not to delete spam mesages, just because I can keep them all thanks to Gooooogle ;-). And than I noticed something very interesting with my GMail spam count. At first, I thought that I didn't remember the correct number, but than I decided to make a screenshot each day at the same time. The result is a little strange...
The number of spam e-mails is bigger one day, and smaller the next day. WTF? I cannot explain this, but it's freaking me out, man! ;-)
Spotted on Slashdot:
Microsoft is entering into an unusual partnership with Novell that gives a boost to Linux, people familiar with the companies tell WSJ.com. From the article: 'Under the pact, which isn't final, Microsoft will offer sales support of Suse Linux, a version of the operating system sold by Novell. The two companies have also agreed to develop technologies to make it easier for users to run both Suse Linux and Microsoft's Windows on their computers. The two companies are expected to announce details of their plan today at a press conference in San Francisco. In addition, Microsoft won't assert rights over patents over software technology that may be incorporated into Suse Linux, the people said. Businesses that use Linux have long worried that Microsoft would one day file patent infringement suits against sellers of the rival software.'And on OSNews:
At a press conference in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to announce a new partnership between Microsoft and Novell. The unprecedented deal will have Microsoft offering a degree of sales support for Novell's SUSE Linux while both companies work towards better interoperability between their respective operating systems. As part of the agreement, Microsoft also promises not to wield its patent portfolio against SUSE Linux. More here. You can follow the live webcast announcement, by Steve Ballmer, here. Also, Novell has put up a detailed FAQ about this deal.Interesting. Very interesting. I have only one question: what good this can bring us?
