It appears to have moved to: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/2291 We'll see that gets fixed. »

I've been seeing this argument pop up in response to services in the cloud and I really don't think it's going to stand the test of time. It seems like it's just too snap of a judgment on a relatively new technology. Like saying MySQL "is [only] being used for something that’s tiny -- to keep track of your recipes." A bit shortsighted, that. I'm not terribly confident in my ability to maintain the integrity and security of the data on my laptop. And my son's. And my daughter's. And my wife's. There's too much data on too many devices and too little time. I need all of this nonsense centralized and managed by someone else. I need the cloud. »

Whoops. Fixed. »

core-suck is my new favorite phrase. I'm sorry, Sunoco gas pumps? I'm only 35 so you might need to need to update your analogies a bit. ;-) »

Hey, do you work here or something? :-) @ozindfw has hit the nail on the head. The US restriction is a function of the sponsors. We lobbied hard for global (and failing that, US + Canada -- most large vendors exclude Mexico from North America) but it ended up being impractical for a number of reasons; many touched on in the list above. As far as marketing this survey to a global audience when the incentive is clearly aimed at US-only (the subject of the majority of my email today), that's a bit of a challenge. We're fully aware that our audience has a strong global presence but the technologies we could use to screen the promotion from anyone but a US viewer are 1) imperfect and 2) limit the survey's reach without really providing any deep value or replacement for a non-US audience. The global audience is welcome to participate in the survey -- and a great many have -- but the drawing for the server blade next week will be limited to US only. »