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Three Licensing Strategies: Three Licensing Strategieslicensing?There is always value in code. Open or proprietary. If there was no value in the code, the code wouldnt exist. Just because some OSS companies arent using the licensing of code to make money does not mean that it has no value. The value comes from the...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Theives, differene, Microsoft Corp., strategy, restrictive licence, software, Red Hat Inc., licence; Discussion threads 2005-06-08

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Lessig: Five proposals for ending copyright wars: Lessig: Five proposals for ending copyright warsThis article is right on track...Now if we can just get the lobbyists to leave Washington and get the Congress to repeal all the copyright acts passed since 1975.Never Going To HappenThe recent meltdown of Wall Street and the financial markets world wide pretty...; Tags: patent; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet': Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet'Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet'Ballmer was very lucky indeed. Now they can purchase Yahoo at a much cheaper price. Yes I'm still for the purchase.I said so at the timeWalking away from Yahoo was a good...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, dodged bullet, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-10-13
Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug: Buried in the flurry of feature-related news surrounding the release of Opera 9.6 is the fact that the update fixes an "extremely severe" vulnerability that could expose Opera users to code execution attacks. According to an Opera advisory, which is not mentioned anywhere in Opera's giddy press...; Tags: Opera Software, Web Browser, Applet, Rohlf, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-10-09
Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?: Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?They'll all be bitter.Don't get me wrong. I'm what passes for a happy Microsoft user, but all the "flavors" have and shall continue to leave a bitter taste and confused consumers. Another plus for...; Tags: Home entertainment, 64-bit, Operating systems, Games, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft NEEDS, real question, home theater; Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Forget the damn Linux netbooks. Can Windows replace Windows?: My esteemed ZDNet colleague Ed Bott, God bless him, wrote a very insightful piece in which he discusses Taiwanese PC mainboard and component manufacturerÂ MSI's challenges of selling Linux-based versions of their netbook, the Wind U90. Apparently, according to MSI, Linux-based versions of their netbook are...; Tags: MSI, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-10-07
Dropping the iPhone NDA is good for security: Dropping the iPhone NDA is good for securitythat's still an NDABeing able to "discuss amongst themselves how to properly build applications" is not "dropping the NDA". There is still an NDA in place, it simply is a little less restrictive. People still can't write books about it, publish...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, security, iPhone NDA, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 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
Another setback for university P2P: Last week, a federal judge dismissed the University of Oregon's arguments that the RIAA's attempts to obtain information on student file sharers was unduly burdensome. According to Ars Technica, the judge also ruled that the school did not receive protection under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, since none of...; Tags: P2P, University, RIAA, Litigation, Peer To Peer (P2P), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Business Operations, Internet, Security, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-10-01
Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yet: Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yetThe most important statement...."I’ve not seen any recent comparative studies about Mac v PC TCO"So basically you're just spouting a load of subjective opinion.RE: Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yetEat moar Apples.TCO analysis would have been usefulYou state that productivity counts, yet discount a business...; Tags: ROI/TCO, Desktops, Apple Macintosh, TCO, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-09-29
Jackson Browne and Copyright: Jackson Browne and CopyrightRE: Jackson Browne and CopyrightPosted to the wrong place. Moved here: http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11048-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=52418&messageID=988050&start=-9996?SO!WHO CARES WHOM YOU VOTE FOR!!!!!I agree. it should be the length drugs are givenDrugs take far more money and time to produce than movies and music. On top of that, they may...; Tags: Jackson Browne, Fair Use; Discussion threads 2008-09-26
Microsoft refers to its anti-Linux playbook to attack VMware: Microsoft refers to its anti-Linux playbook to attack VMwareAs if...As if Apple, Apple fanboys, Linux fanboys and every other MS competitor don't refer to their anti-MS playbook every single day.What exactly is your point with this article, Mary Jo Foley?RE: Microsoft refers to its anti-Linux playbook to attack VMwareBeside the...; Tags: Operating systems, Virtualization, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., VMware Inc., Linux, anti-Linux, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-09-22
Poker Sudoku (zip): Play poker? Want to improve your memory? Want a real challenge instead of the regular sudoku games? Try our 52 Poker Sudoku puzzle games and really give your brain a workout. Easy, medium, and hard levels. Published under a Creative Commons licence so you can copy and share these games...; Tags: Poker, Punzhu Puzzles, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-09-12
The music scene: legal vs. illegal: Music is a huge part of our lives, not just students, but it does have a major effect on how we interact, integrate and collaborate. Music can be seen as a work enhancer, a relationship matcher, a commonality between groups or connections - most just see it as something to...; Tags: Digital-rights Management, Music, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-09-11
Symbol Sudoku CC (zip): Tired of regular sudoku? Try our Symbol Sudoku CC puzzle games varying from easy to hard and 9x9 grid to 20x20 grid sizes. Symbols include fractions, marine flags, arrows, and lines. If these symbol sudoku puzzles aren't hard enough for you then try our poker sudoku or symbol search puzzle...; Tags: Symbol, Punzhu Puzzles, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-09-11
Commercial development strategies: Commercial development strategiesMy own two centsYour presentation, while quite interessting, miss, I think two points.first solaris, as I already stated on your previous post, is not anymore generic than any other operating system, be it windows, linux or AmigaOS. It is one specific operating system among other. I can...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, operating system, GUI Front-end; Discussion threads 2008-09-08
Google's incomplete EULA climbdown: Google's incomplete EULA climbdownIs this a storyGiven your first story on the EULA was about it being s total show stopper and they turned in round in less than a day I'm not sure what your point is of this second story which is that they apologise for not having...; Tags: Google Inc., EULA; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper: When I said that CXO's wouldn't give Google Chrome a nanosecond's thought, I under-estimated. They'll give it about five seconds and then pass straight to the corporate legal department. Why? EULA Clause 11.1: You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that...; Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Chrome, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-09-03
StatusHQ - Microblogging for the enterprise?: Dennis Howlett published a great piece on StatusHQ, a microblogging service that has positioned itself to be a more grown-up version of Twitter, that claims it can be used specifically for business communications. While Howlett points out some of the service's merits (i.e. a less restrictive character...; Tags: Twitter, Tool, Productivity, Jennifer Leggio; Blog posts 2008-09-01
StatusHQ: another Twitter clone for enterprise: Â Twitter clones are starting to come out the woodwork. The latest candidate is StatusHQ, which surfaced last Friday and which my pal Luis Suarez describes as: "What Twitter could have been." Maybe, maybe not. The central premise behind StatusHQ is that individuals can...; Tags: Twitter, StatusHQ, Susan, Pete, UI, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Sarbanes-Oxley, Business Structures, RSS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Internet, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-09-01