Comments for Helixsoft http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog Martijn van Iersel's blog on bioinformatics and open source software development Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The relation between Garbage bags and Databases by Oracle versus Google « Helixsoft http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=208&cpage=1#comment-612 Oracle versus Google « Helixsoft Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:26:14 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=208#comment-612 [...] A while back I wrote rather optimistically that I expected Oracle to play nice with the open source community [...] [...] A while back I wrote rather optimistically that I expected Oracle to play nice with the open source community [...]

]]> Comment on That’s Great, Now Please Fix OpenOffice.org by Martijn van Iersel http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=261&cpage=1#comment-461 Martijn van Iersel Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:32:09 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=261#comment-461 At first I thought it was a hoax too. But if it is then it's a really elaborate one. The associated blog is very active, and even has photos. At first I thought it was a hoax too. But if it is then it’s a really elaborate one. The associated blog is very active, and even has photos.

]]> Comment on That’s Great, Now Please Fix OpenOffice.org by Patrick http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=261&cpage=1#comment-460 Patrick Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:13:22 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=261#comment-460 I've always had the impression that this mouse was just a hoax. I can't imagine anyone ever buying such a ugly looking thing. But you're right about OpenOffice. I've used it but was not impressed. It just doesn't have 'it', whatever that is. I’ve always had the impression that this mouse was just a hoax. I can’t imagine anyone ever buying such a ugly looking thing. But you’re right about OpenOffice. I’ve used it but was not impressed. It just doesn’t have ‘it’, whatever that is.

]]> Comment on How to develop Modular Software by The Downside of Modularity « Helixsoft http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=241&cpage=1#comment-437 The Downside of Modularity « Helixsoft Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:21:23 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=241#comment-437 [...] Helixsoft Martijn van Iersel's blog on bioinformatics and open source software development « How to develop Modular Software [...] [...] Helixsoft Martijn van Iersel's blog on bioinformatics and open source software development « How to develop Modular Software [...]

]]> Comment on Martijn’s Continuous Build System part 2 by How to develop Modular Software « Helixsoft http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=109&cpage=1#comment-430 How to develop Modular Software « Helixsoft Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:07:25 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=109#comment-430 [...] strong and healthy, monolithic software is sickly and bedridden. I’ve touched before on how modularity increases adaptability. But modularity also helps to keep software small, nimble and unbloated. I’ll illustrate how [...] [...] strong and healthy, monolithic software is sickly and bedridden. I’ve touched before on how modularity increases adaptability. But modularity also helps to keep software small, nimble and unbloated. I’ll illustrate how [...]

]]> Comment on The “Why” of the Identifier Mapping Problem by BridgeDb paper published « Helixsoft http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=133&cpage=1#comment-411 BridgeDb paper published « Helixsoft Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:02:34 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=133#comment-411 [...] your hearts content. BridgeDb is all about identifier mapping, which I blogged about before (here, here and [...] [...] your hearts content. BridgeDb is all about identifier mapping, which I blogged about before (here, here and [...]

]]> Comment on BatchMapper v0.1 by BridgeDb paper published « Helixsoft http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-410 BridgeDb paper published « Helixsoft Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:43:37 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=93#comment-410 [...] it to your hearts content. BridgeDb is all about identifier mapping, which I blogged about before (here, here and [...] [...] it to your hearts content. BridgeDb is all about identifier mapping, which I blogged about before (here, here and [...]

]]> Comment on The relation between Garbage bags and Databases by Gontran Zepeda http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=208&cpage=1#comment-407 Gontran Zepeda Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:40:46 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=208#comment-407 Spot on. It *would be* natural for Oracle to create a further segmented product -- nice Joelon' link; but the EU wouldn't be looking tough on big business to the taxpayers if they just let these irrational cries from terrified mysql users -- who apparently don't understand F/OSS licensing at all -- go unheard! Well, really the gripe from the petition makers is that they've gotten very used to a completely world class suite of free software that, effectively, is mySQL and don't want to pay for it now that they're hooked. I know it would be slightly consterning to my organization if this lovely piece of free software went private or atrophy, but it wouldn't stop the show ... because of the license. I haven't looked into it, but isn't Widenius already working on a fork called MariaDB? Oh, - an interesting perspective. O' The Contreversy! Free software in the news but the story ultimately characterizes it as costing private industry money. Black Eye again! Spot on. It *would be* natural for Oracle to create a further segmented product — nice Joelon’ link; but the EU wouldn’t be looking tough on big business to the taxpayers if they just let these irrational cries from terrified mysql users — who apparently don’t understand F/OSS licensing at all — go unheard!

Well, really the gripe from the petition makers is that they’ve gotten very used to a completely world class suite of free software that, effectively, is mySQL and don’t want to pay for it now that they’re hooked. I know it would be slightly consterning to my organization if this lovely piece of free software went private or atrophy, but it wouldn’t stop the show … because of the license. I haven’t looked into it, but isn’t Widenius already working on a fork called MariaDB? Oh, – an interesting perspective.

O’ The Contreversy! Free software in the news but the story ultimately characterizes it as costing private industry money. Black Eye again!

]]> Comment on Free movement of goods and persons by David http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-402 David Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:01:49 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=35#comment-402 There's a slight difference between the four services you mentioned: iPlayer and Amazon sell services/products, which clearly fall under the free-movement laws you mentioned. On the other hand, Last.fm provides a free service, to which those EU laws may not apply. If they do apply, thoguh, then you could also include BBC's iPlayer, which is also UK-only. I'd encourage you to try complaining to the European Commission, since it might well get us poor sods the services they get back in the UK. The European Commission's website is http://ec.europa.eu/ and they have it in Dutch as well as English. They respond within a day or two, and usually help you if you've contacted the wrong people, as is all too easy with all those links they give! Thanks for the post, and good luck if you try contacting the Commission! There’s a slight difference between the four services you mentioned: iPlayer and Amazon sell services/products, which clearly fall under the free-movement laws you mentioned.
On the other hand, Last.fm provides a free service, to which those EU laws may not apply. If they do apply, thoguh, then you could also include BBC’s iPlayer, which is also UK-only.
I’d encourage you to try complaining to the European Commission, since it might well get us poor sods the services they get back in the UK. The European Commission’s website is http://ec.europa.eu/ and they have it in Dutch as well as English. They respond within a day or two, and usually help you if you’ve contacted the wrong people, as is all too easy with all those links they give!
Thanks for the post, and good luck if you try contacting the Commission!

]]> Comment on Mining biological pathways using WikiPathways web services by Groovy way to fix up a WikiPathways Pathway « Helixsoft http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=127&cpage=1#comment-365 Groovy way to fix up a WikiPathways Pathway « Helixsoft Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:32:24 +0000 http://www.helixsoft.nl/blog/?p=127#comment-365 [...] It’s no secret that there are many mistakes in WikiPathways. A coworker notified me of a problem with a the Focal Adhesion pathway. It’s exactly the sort of a problem that requires a lot of repetitive action to be fixed. So I thought, instead of doing this the boring way, I write a program to do that instead, and have some fun with it at the same time. This is the perfect opportunity to get some practice with the WikiPathways webservice. [...] [...] It’s no secret that there are many mistakes in WikiPathways. A coworker notified me of a problem with a the Focal Adhesion pathway. It’s exactly the sort of a problem that requires a lot of repetitive action to be fixed. So I thought, instead of doing this the boring way, I write a program to do that instead, and have some fun with it at the same time. This is the perfect opportunity to get some practice with the WikiPathways webservice. [...]

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