Archive for July, 2005
Linux’s Promise
Saturday, July 30th, 2005Linux’s true promise has been overlooked Well-meaning companies such as Mandriva, Novell/SUSE and Linspire try to shoehorn Linux into the broader desktop computer market as a direct threat to the aging Microsoft Windows. The marketing that accompanies these attempts obscures Linux’s true social power out of commercial neccessity. Let’s just say I don’t [...]
Delete
Tuesday, July 12th, 2005This summer, a powerful gesture covered all commercial signage on a Viennese shopping street with bright yellow blocks. Public art can only engage directly with commercial space, as long as its ephemeral, right? But, two weeks provides lasting images of a work about the coordination of a large group of people who would not have [...]
