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- Tridgell releases SourcePuller
- Two weeks ago we reported on the rift between Larry McVoy, who wrote a closed source tool Linus Torvalds himself had begun depending upon, and the open source community. Today the "other shoe" dropped on that story with word that Samba's Andrew Tridgell has released an open source tool for...
- Tags: SourcePuller, open source, Andrew Tridgell, source tool
- Blog posts 2005-04-25
- Torvalds looking for new Linux home
- Torvalds looking for new Linux homeYou know what they say...No good deed goes unpunished![i]That type of work doesn't sit well with McVoy. "All we are trying to do is (1) provide the open-source community with a useful tool, (2) prevent that from turning into the open-source community creating a clone...
- Tags: open source, BitKeeper, open-source community, capitalism, Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-04-08
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- Sun becomes a patron of the Free Software Foundation
- Sun becomes a patron of the Free Software FoundationEndorsement"I suppose an endorsement was OK then because Sun was not a patron at that point."Heh, I think that means the patronage shouldn't be considered a general endorsement. The FSF will endorse specific actions regardless.Richard Stallman is on record as approving...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Java development tools, Java, UNIX, patron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Free Software Foundation, GPL, Eclipse, kernel
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- A utilitarian conception of the GPL
- A utilitarian conception of the GPLStill attacking the messenger?John,Let's get this straight right from the get-go. Linux especially Linus doesn't have Stallman's religious take on things. GPL was chosen for Linux because it was the best possible license available at the time to ensure/promote continued community development.IBM certainly...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Digital rights management (DRM), GPL V3, Linux, GPL, Stallman, software
- Discussion threads 2006-02-15
- Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux
- Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux4 once I agreeCan I get AMEN!!! ......AlrightYou gained some respect from me. As in the wise words of Ali G, respect!Um okJust because its out does not mean that linus has to use it for the linux kernel, He can use one of...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, goodbye, cell, Linux, GPL 3, Linus, GPL, Torvalds, Stallman, BSD
- Discussion threads 2006-01-26
- Torvalds unveils new Linux control system
- Torvalds unveils new Linux control systemTorvalds unveils new Linux control system[b]I was pretty sure I could do an implementation that sucks[/b]Why not? You already did linux and that sucks, so I think Git would be right up your alley. And remember, Git rhymes with Sh*t, which is all...
- Tags: Torvalds, Linux, new Linux, Dumbrock
- Discussion threads 2005-04-20
- Is Linux becoming Windows?
- Is Linux becoming Windows?Linux becoming Windows?First you complain about Linux NOT haveing applications. Then you complain those applications don't fit a desktop. Now you complain that Linux is becoming Windows. Where does it end?I choose, you know what coice is don't you? I choose what to compile into my kernel...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, kernel, Linux kernel, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-04-18
- Linux development moving off proprietary tool
- File this under Irony.Stephen Shankland reports development of the Linux kernel may slow because Linus Torvalds is having to abandon a proprietary tool called BitKeeper, which he'd used since 2002 to keep on top of things.BitKeeper had been offering a stripped-down free version to the Linux community, but pulled it...
- Tags: open source
- Blog posts 2005-04-11
- Security flaws force Linux kernel upgrade
- Security flaws force Linux kernel upgrademust have been some MS developers involved :)OSS is flawless, unless...Sun watering down Linux integrity againAnything to prop up a lagging architecture.Non-remotely explotable flaws fixed within days, unlike MicrosoftThe flaws in the Linux kernel while serous in themselves, were only locally exploitable, meaning that the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, OSS, OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Corp., Linux, security, flaw, Linux kernel
- Discussion threads 2004-01-05
- Security: Let's remove the targets
- Security: Let's remove the targetsIf applications are being load-balanced across multiple servers...If applications are being load-balanced across multiple servers, won't all the servers get the virus at the same time, too?This author hasn't studied his history.The fact of the matter is we had "centralized" thin client computing. Given the...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, OpenOffice.org, security, software, Microsoft Corp., server
- Discussion threads 2003-12-10
- Attempted attack on Linux kernel foiled
- Attempted attack on Linux kernel foiledLoverock!!!!!Have you been a bad boy?hmmmm"The recent incident raises questions about the security of open-source development methods, particularly how well a development team can guarantee that any changes are not introducing intentional security flaws. "- nothing is 100% secure, but they still have a better...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, UNIX, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Linux, trojan horse, security, Linux kernel
- Discussion threads 2003-11-06
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