Doubts dog anonymous Thinkpad code for Linux kernel
by Gijs | Tue, 08/15/2006 - 12:42You can code, but you cannot hide
DOUBTS have arisen over lines of code an anonymous submitter sent to the Linux kernel mailing list on August 6th, here. The programmer is hiding behind a pseudonym, Shem Multinymous. Fellow Kernel programmers are divided over accepting the code or not.
An aritcle for The Inquirer.net, published 14 August 2006, here.
Finding needles in bigger haystacks
by Gijs | Sat, 07/01/2006 - 12:29The business of storing data is growing at a record pace, presenting new challenges for those who want to make sense of it all.
A feature article for the Economist Intelligence Unit, 31 Juli 2006. The complete article is here
IT budgets: All maintenance and no innovation?
by Gijs | Sun, 06/25/2006 - 12:31Does the rising amount spent on IT maintenance come at the expense of innovation?
As IT budgets are increasingly spent on maintenance of existing systems, spending earmarked for new projects and innovative technologies is getting squeezed. If the current trends persist, the rate of innovation could slow markedly over the next ten years.
A feature article for the Economist Intelligence Unit, 24 July 2006. The complete article can be read here.