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- GPL defenders say: See you in court
- GPL defenders say: See you in courtOnly fair...If you are going to use the code then you must abide by the terms of the license.I completely understand the SFLC's position. There must be a penalty for violating the license. Otherwise it turns into a game of using the code in...
- Tags: Strategy, commons, GPL, GPL defender, defender, patent
- Discussion threads 2007-10-01
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- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?
- Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?They are hosed.They have no leg to stand on, and obviously, they are using GPLed software with proprietary methods that they don't want to disclose. Since the long term relief is simply that they must stop using BusyBox or release the full...
- Tags: SFLC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?
- Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?You're correct--This guy is 'reinventing the wheel'ntI suspect that the guy is talking about a free designThat makes the nokia the equivalent of solaris if someone said "we don't need linux, it's just another solaris".Of course these days, Solaris is no longer...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Nokia N800/N810, web tablet, Nokia Corp., Web
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar
- The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystaranticompetitive argumentThe problem with the anticompetitive argument is that the company engaging in the activity has to command a substantial share of the overall market. Apple doesn't even have 8% of the market. Also, Psystar never even tried to license Apple's intellectual...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Open source should support Apple over Psystar
- Open source should support Apple over PsystarYou're offBSD and GPL are licensesEULA is a contractRE: Open source should support Apple over PsystarDon't get into this argument. "License not Contract" is a magical phrase used by Open Source 'backers' who want to rationalize the idea that using someone's code without permission...
- Tags: EULA, open source, Apple Inc., GPL, Joomla
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Open source should support Apple over Psystar
- What is at the heart of open source? Contracts. The BSD and GPL licenses are contracts, which people freely enter into before they agree to download. Apple's EULA is the same sort of thing. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: GPL, EULA, Apple Inc., Principles, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Rogue network admin still in jail on $5m bail
- This is crazy. Perhaps literally. Terry Childs, computer network administrator for the city of San Francisco, got mad, apparently because his supervisors were trying to fire him, and created a secret root password for himself, locking out the rest of the city. Reported the SF Chronicle: ...
- Tags: City, Network Administration, Network, Terry Childs, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughts
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughtsWho else has a dog in the hunt?If the court says that part of Apple's EULA is unenforceable, when it's a part that's so essential to Apple's business model, then who else has questionable terms in their...
- Tags: Milton Bradley, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Pystar
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'
- Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Despite all this I'm still hoping for Psystar FTW! Low cost OS X machines could do a lot of good. Apple doesn't see the potential here to raise more revenue...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, AppŁe
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- 2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed
- I just love these little laptops, so here's another repost while I've "gone fishin'". Intel recently sent me two examples of their second-generation Classmate PC for testing. The Classmates include numerous improvements on their already well-thought-out first-gen machines and mark the first versions that we can...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Classmates, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Memory, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Transparent Web Browser (exe)
- Features: Using a condensed version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Transparent Web Browser allows browsing up to 2X faster than Internet Explorer 7. Very simple, easy to use interface. This browser is transparent, so you can see what is going on underneath it. Allows you to change the transparency setting. Uses...
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Defender-Zone, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-07-15
- Spammers announce World War III with spam emails packing malicious payloads
- Spammers announce World War III with spam emails packing malicious payloadsSorry Nate - have to disagreePlease everyone - do not "spread the word" as Nate says it - I spend more time looking up these e-mails, and then convincing people that the e-mail they got was a hoax than I...
- Tags: Spam, ReceiverNet technology, spammer, World War III, spam email, malicious payload, payload
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- When proprietary companies go open source
- I've been burning the midnight oil yet again, working like a beaver on speed as I build my software castle on a server in Los Angeles not that beavers build castles. It's going well, and we are on the verge of starting trials in the UK. If any of you...
- Tags: Software, Netscape Communications Corp., Stallman, Open Source, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Sucubus (exe)
- Sucubus is a free, open-source search engine which helps you find and download music and videos from all over the Web. Sucubus uses YouTube for video results and gives you the ability to save the videos into popular formats for your iPod, iPhone or even convert the video into an...
- Tags: Web, Video, Lamplite, Sucubus, Corporate Communications, Open Source, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-11
- Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thing
- Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thingYahoo's open source bet is a long run thingBad for Google, great for everyone else!"In the long run we're all dead......and for a long time."RE: Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thingIs there anything open source at all about what...
- Tags: MS API, Open sourcing, open source, Darwin, Apple Inc., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Color Jam (exe)
- Color Jam is a simple but addictive logical game. Your goal is to conquer more territory than your opponent. You achieve that by changing your color to win adjacent tiles of the same color. Play against your friend or computer. The game is freeware under GPL. This version is the...
- Tags: Color, Val Danylchuk, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-07-10
- AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner
- AVG changes its stance on LinkScannerTime to lock down WindowsIn the days of Windows XP, the need for an active virus scanner was a no brainer. With Vista, a user can now easily lock down the system by using a limited user account and turning on DEP for all programs....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, AVG, LinkScanner, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8
- When Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 hits the Beta 2 milestone in August, the browser makeover will feature a full-fledged anti-malware blocker and new protections against some forms of cross-site scripting attacks. The existing phishing filter IE 7 has been renamed SmartScreen Filter and will include blacklist-based blocking...
- Tags: XSS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, SmartScreen Filter, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for WindowsWindows.So do you have to run a full version of Windows and then on top of that run Hyper V and then on top of that run your guests? Or can Hyper V be installed bare metal?RE: Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for WindowsIt...
- Tags: Operating systems, Storage management, cloud computing, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
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