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- Google's open source problem is Affero
- Google's open source problem is AfferoOrly?So, if I understand things correctly from the linked article and this, Affero would require Google to release their source code updates for software that runs the [i]services[/i] they sell, not just for compiled software packages as under the current Affero?In the case of the...
- Tags: Mac-user, Affero, F/OSS, open source, AGPL, Google Inc., source code
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politicsTheres that loophole again........that doesn't exist. I dislike the idea of the ASP loophole. Its not a loophole. Its a change in principle thats causing the problem if you ask me. The idea of FOSS was software you could do whatever you want...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, software, F/OSS, Obama Party
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- XP SP3: Now on Windows Update
- XP SP3: Now on Windows UpdateVirus attack the header exclusivelyFor file conversion the header is renamed.Header is CPU,BIOS and so on.The header identifies the file type,CPU speed and BIOS settings.The header resides in the L1 cache.Only hackers can access the header.Don't see anything in it I need.So I guess I'll...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, header, F/OSS, flaw, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Is open source a vote getter?
- Is open source a vote getter?It's another step in the right directionalong with the rise of the Social Enterprise.Is it a vote getter? The majority of people barely know what a computer is, and have little interest in the damage that extreme Capitalism is causing the human race.Ignorance is also...
- Tags: Branding, vote getter, getter, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-07
- 9000 PCs in Swiss schools going Linux only
- 9000 computers in Swiss schools have been dual-booting Windows and and Ubuntu for some time now in anticipation of guidelines from the Switzerland's Department of Public Instruction, whose motto is "Long Live Free Software." The Tribune de Geneve featured a story on Friday about the elimination of dual boot...
- Tags: Ubuntu, PC, Computer, F/OSS, Linux, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-04-06
- Microsoft claims Office OpenXML standard Czechmate
- Microsoft claims Office OpenXML standard CzechmateM$ should withdraw OOXML fron ISOotherwise the OSS will speak out and M$ will have be embarased by the vote made by informed membbers.An eventual adoption of OOXML will cause backlash from FOSS loving countries and riots in Europe.MS Buyed votes in my countryFirst, sorry...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, ISO, boycott
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Google playing politics with open source
- Google playing politics with open sourceWell SaidI agree with this, Google has the same back office meetings that any other company does, and the main focus is selling more product and bringing the bling through the door. Both companies have their ups and downs and for us to act...
- Tags: subject line, Even Microsoft, open source, F/OSS, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Microsoft, Intel to team on new parallel, multicore research efforts
- Microsoft, Intel to team on new parallel, multicore research effortsJoint effort to monopolize the next 20 years...It's about time...Somebody put money into CS research, especially parallel stuff. Maybe this money will spur others to do likewise. Maybe CS departments will now be able to "rise from the ashes" of the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, multi-core, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., new Parallel, F/OSS, parallel, team
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- Is celebrity contradictory with open source?
- Is celebrity contradictory with open source?Celebrity journalism?Hi Dana,Thank you for posting this review of Lacy's celebrity-wishing ways. She's hardly a journalist, if we analyze her writing.And to boot, she's not the hottest. Forbes' Victoria Barrett wins that prize by leaps and bounds.Peace.ReidWegsNot necessarilyBut CS types have been rightly claiming for...
- Tags: Linux, Dana, Lacy, open source, Sarah, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- Open source business model reaching tipping point
- Over the last several years open source has grown in stature and maturity, becoming more worthy in the eyes of corporate buyers and investors. Everyone could point to Red Hat, which dominates the Linux operating system space, as the poster child for open source but few other "pure" open source...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., F/OSS, Open Source, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-23
- Battle for the network will mark 2008
- Battle for the network will mark 2008Deep Packet Inspection & Message Steam EncryptionDeep packet inspection CANNOT decrypt what is in the TCP message stream when [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_Stream_Encryption]Message Stream Encryption[/url] is enabled.With MSE enabled, at best it can make inferences about types of download activity, but not 'what' specifically is being transferred.Moreover,...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, NETWORKING, C/C++, Microsoft Corp., F/OSS, network
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- iCopy - Simple Photocopier (3)
- iCopy is a free and open source software that lets you combine your scanner and printer into a powerful, but easy to use photocopier by only pressing a button. Its simple user interface let you manage scanner and printer options, like brightness, contrast, number of copies in a couple of...
- Tags: Scanners, Copiers, Printers, photocopier, scanner, F/OSS, printer, USB
- Software downloads 2007-11-07
- A Linux/FOSS opportunity
- A Linux/FOSS opportunityInvisible Code OptimizationYou either need a virtual machine that can study the code at runtime and make very aggressive optimization decisions based on both the code and the environment which could be persisted duringfor actual delivery or you need pluggable target dependent libraries.I think the need for this...
- Tags: Processors, F/OSS, Linux, Intel x86, Cell, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-10-15
- Open source doesn't forget
- Open source doesn't forgetRight...Good point Dana.Occasionally we hear about consumer's short attention span and in certain circumstances the assertions are accurate.However, the FOSS community never forgets. Events like the infamous Novell-Microsoft patent deal will not be forgotten. No amount of marketing or PR can alter the community's perceptions of Novell's...
- Tags: open source, F/OSS, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-06
- Comcast said to be thwarting Torrent sessions: Good, I say. You?
- Comcast said to be thwarting Torrent sessions: Good, I say. You?Well, it's one wayTo slow the spread of Ubuntu, which is largely spread by torrents.Most of my (100% legit, thank you) software for the last two years has been distributed through torrents. It's a huge saver for cash-strapped providers.On...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Comcast Corp., FOSS Software, Torrent, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2007-08-18
- Are Microsoft's patent lawyers really this dumb?
- Are Microsoft's patent lawyers really this dumb?Can't be stoppedTrump card or not, Microsoft cannot stop the rapid pace of Linux/FOSS adoption. The patent situation only really applies to the U.S. The MS patent saber-rattling is largely meaningless outside the U.S.I don't think MS and their lawyers really understand the FOSS...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., F/OSS, Free Software Foundation, GPL-3, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-07-06
- Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading
- Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leadingAmenWe need the features first, not last.A Lesson From MozillaSome salient points are indeed presented:[i][b]I don’t believe that Linux vendors wish to compete with Microsoft for the consumer desktop![/b][/i]No surprise there. What is a surprise is that Apple does not wish to compete...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Even Better, developer, unique solution, IT Problems, plug-in, F/OSS, OSS, Linux, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-06-19
- Linspire, Microsoft and aircraft carriers
- As was widely reported yesterday, Linspire has signed a cross-licensing agreement with Microsoft that gives the company access to a heap of Microsoft technology, as well as seals a patent moratorium between users of Linspire products and Microsoft. Of note is the fact that patents was not likley to play...
- Tags: Microsoft, Open Source, Patents
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
- Microsoft: Free and open source software violates 235 Microsoft patents
- Microsoft: Free and open source software violates 235 Microsoft patentsContinue the FUD-slinging
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, F/OSS, Microsoft Corp., patent, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-05-13
- Microsoft: Free and open source software violates 235 Microsoft patents
- Microsoft finally has thrown down the gauntlet and is claiming publicly that free and open-source software FOSS violates 235 Microsoft patents. That tally comes from a newly published article in Fortune. In that article, Microsoft licensing chief Horacio Gutierrez wouldn't talk specifics. He declined to specify which Microsoft patents...
- Tags: Patent, Open-source Software, Microsoft Corp., F/OSS, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-05-13
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