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- Final version of GPL Affero license is out
- Final version of GPL Affero license is outI think that it was smart to let the GPL3 be extended within limits. Thislets Affero add the necessary restrictions to make sure that users have to hand over changes when they go public with a website.
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL Affero, GPL
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
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- Open source is about belief in code
- The code will make you free. It's free code. Build something with it. Add to it and (if it's GPL code) bring those enhancements back so can build the stack higher. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Microsoft bad cop is up against the wall
- Microsoft bad cop is up against the wallEnough open-source propagandaIf this was about a technical violation of a license, focus on that and leave out the bias. I think we've all seen enough crappy and inept open source code that your comment about "being in retreat" against it is laughable.As...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., cop, open source, bad cop
- Discussion threads 2008-10-05
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, cloud computing, tidal wave, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman's recent statements regarding his dislike of "cloud computing" didn't surprise me in the least, given what I understand about his software preferences. In fact, I think this is less about Stallman's worry about the security implications of cloud computing, and more about his desire for a software ecosystems that adheres...
- Tags: Software, GPL, Cloud Computing, Stallman, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Thoughts on Microsoft Response Point
- Thoughts on Microsoft Response PointPolitics of ProgrammingWhat has been so hard about being articulate and clear to the end user? Why, to this day, are arcane and obtuse references constantly popping up on Windows machines? It's a legacy of obfuscation that has come from a programming culture. This culture has...
- Tags: Development tools, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., programmer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Will VMWare go open source without legal pressure?
- Will VMWare go open source without legal pressure?If You Use The Code, Play By The Rules. Period.VMWare doesn't have much choice in the matter; the GPL makes it very clear that if you use code released under the GPL, the ONLY permission one has to use the code requires compliance...
- Tags: open source, GPL Code, vmkernel, GPL, VMware Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Will VMWare go open source without legal pressure?
- Will VMWare do the right thing open source what the GPL has already touched without legal pressure being brought to bear on it? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Hypervisor, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Open Source, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Mozilla admits that Firefox EULA is flawed
- Mozilla admits that Firefox EULA is flawedCompeting with ChromeThis is Mozilla trying to compete with Google for evil ;-pBut really, they have good reason to lock things down - "community builds" that were called "Firefox" and were within the rules, but happened to be loaded with spyware - but have...
- Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Firefox EULA, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Mozilla: We goofed on the EULA, let's talk
- Mozilla: We goofed on the EULA, let's talkNo kiddingYou don't need an EULA to protect your trademarks. If you did, people would have to click through an EULA to install the Linux kernel itself (the name "Linux" is also trademarked).Not having to deal with 60-page incomprehensible EULAs is one...
- Tags: Mozilla Corp., EULA
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?
- Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?The key line is thisin the linked article[i]albeit they are far less popular that Windows-based options[/i]Why would HP want to send their customers over to Dell?If they go the proprietary route......they might as well work with the HP/UX they own, than the GPL-encumbered...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Hewlett-Packard Co., Linux, Dell Computer Corp., TripleII
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Epidemic surveillance under open source
- Utah will soon implement a new infectious disease reporting system licensed under the Affero GPL. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Utah, TriSano, Healthcare, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- What's the big deal about the Firefox EULA?
- What's the big deal about the Firefox EULA?LIfe must be better than the news tells us...If this is what people are complaining about. Then someone's not paying attention.Well, if EVERY single program flashed up an EULA the first time you used itTHAT would get pretty old, especially for a...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, EULA
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- What's the big deal about the Firefox EULA?
- A number of people seem to have their knickers in a twist over Mozilla's requirements to display the Firefox EULA when the program is launched the first time in Ubuntu. What's the big deal, exactly? The big fuss comes over the realization that Firefox 3.0 will be...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, EULA, Web Browsers, Internet, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- News to know: Google; Text messaging; Spam; Microsoft
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text Messaging Garett Rogers: Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contacts Jason Perlow: Microsoft: It's...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Text Messaging, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Spamming, Spam, E-mail, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Does interoperability violate the GPL?
- Does interoperability violate the GPL?Open source, development method or moral philosophy?I'm not certain that efforts to separate the two will always be successful. Many of the people who are supplying the work that allows reduced staff expenses are probably doing so because they believe to some degree in open...
- Tags: Operating systems, Proprietary Developers, GPL, Linux, proprietary software, open source, interoperability, software
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- Does interoperability violate the GPL?
- If you want to bring suit based on an interpretation of the GPL at odds with the understanding of the Linux Foundation go ahead. But so far no one has taken them up on the offer. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: GPL, Interoperability, VMware Inc., F/OSS, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
- Would you buy a Linux desktop?
- Would you buy a Linux desktop?Would you buy a Linux desktop?Absolutely not! There is no place for linux on the desktop, especially in education. It can't even run Reader Rabbit or Lemonade Stand! How are these kids going to have fun learning if the system doesn't run...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux, desktop, Linux desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit?
- Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit?AppleIf Apple wants to grow they need to open up their OS. After using Apple computer for few weeks I realize why people choose Windows over Apple inspite of the issues like system-hang, slower wakeup/sleep, etc. Opening up would resolve such issues...
- Tags: Apple Inc., EULA, legit argument, Psystar, Does Psystar
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
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