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- Blocking the Microsoft / Novell deal
- That, apparently, is the reason the release of GPLv3 has been delayed. The Free Software Foundation wants to ensure that verbiage in GPLv3 explicitly prevents arrangements wherein Microsoft signs a patent waiver with customers of a particular company (in this case, Novell). That, apparently, is not disallowed by the terms...
- Tags: Novell Inc., GPLv3, Microsoft Corp., waiver, patent, IP, software, Alcatel
- Blog posts 2007-03-21
- Family sues radio station in Wii contest death
- Family sues radio station in Wii contest deathEven waivers are questionableThe question isn't really if they signed a waiver, but if waivers are really that effective - AFAIK, there's nothing in our laws saying that our laws cease to exist simply because somebody signs a a waiver. In fact, I...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Games, waiver, radio
- Discussion threads 2007-01-19
- Google will face Congressional hearings over China
- Google will face Congressional hearings over ChinaBullhockyGoing after google changes nothing. They did what they did because things were going to come out the same regardless. Now they can somewhat control the censorship on their end and can provide real service.It changes nothing until you change chinese government... all this...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Google Inc., NTR Global, waiver, censorship
- Discussion threads 2006-01-26
- Risk Management in a Volatile World: Preserving Visa Waiver Programs in the Era of International Terrorism
- In the era of international terrorism, visa waiver programs pose significant security challenges because there is little or no security screening performed before travel. As a result, people on watchlists or engaged in terrorist or criminal activities may be able to board an aircraft and travel with relative ease. This...
- Tags: Visa Inc., Unisys Corp., Risk Management, Terrorism, Waiver, Homeland Security, Security, Government
- White papers 2005-10-01
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- A security company wants you to DDoS its servers
- A security company wants you to DDoS its serversWhat a JokeI totally agree - Anyone with the capacity to perform DDoS is not gonna give a crap about a $50 gift certificate to think geek.Legal ImplicationsFrom the perspective of US law, it sounds as though they might be solicting others...
- Tags: security, server, distributed denial of service
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Physical security - laptops or desktops
- Physical security - laptops or desktopsLojack & Asset TagsHow about LoJack (or similar, http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/learn-more-lojack-for-laptops.asp) and some Secure-IT STOP anti-theft asset tags (http://www.secure-it.com/shop/product_info.php/products_id/34)???Make the parents sign a laptop permission form....You should have both the student and the student's parents sign a permission/waiver form that acknowledges the school's ownership of the laptop,...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, desktop, physical security
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- Sun completes MySQL buy, guns for Microsoft ... but not Oracle?
- Sun completes MySQL buy, guns for Microsoft ... but not Oracle?Nah, they do it for the pay checkWhat recognition does an open source programmer get? None! They are just one of large number of contributers. If you want recognition you write proprietary software that you sell as your own business....
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Like Linux, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft SQL, My-SQL, MySQL, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- Fuming over fumes: E.P.A. is 0 for 3 with a loss in the blogosphere
- The Environmental Protection Agency Orwellian doublespeak in its current incarnation seems to be having its own lame duck problems during the final months of the current American regime. The latest two attacks come from the non-executive parts of the federal government itself. A federal appeals court...
- Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Blogosphere, Blogging, Federal Government, Internet, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-02-10
- California to sue U.S. for denying emissions waiver
- California to sue U.S. for denying emissions waiverWell, hopefully courts will work it out to benefit of allnot just the one, depending again on the better of the two options. The states are already a mismatch of other types of laws from border to border, . . . do...
- Tags: Benefits, emissions waiver
- Discussion threads 2007-12-26
- Larry Dignan loans me his Kindle
- Larry Dignan loans me his Kindlemeanwhile....While you are waiting for the textbook capable Kindle you could try this for free: http://www.booksinmyphone.comThe provide public domain and creative commons works (doctorow? stross?) that you can download into your java enabled cell phone. The phone screen is small but within a few minutes...
- Tags: phone screen, textbook, Larry Dignan
- Discussion threads 2007-12-07
- First Moonlight port of Silverlight to Linux due in six months
- First Moonlight port of Silverlight to Linux due in six monthsTime to make .Net truely crossplatform.This is a good move forwards - but I wish Microsoft would accept that .Net has to be more widely available. True, it's on 92%+ of all computers (well, not really - it can run...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, .NET, Middleware, Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., Microsoft .NET
- Discussion threads 2007-12-06
- Senate challenges Martin over media ownership
- FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin got a bruising on Capitol Hill today over his plan to loosen media ownership rules. The FCC is scheduled to vote Dec. 18 on a plan that would allow the same company to own a newspaper and a broadcast station in the 20 largest markets....
- Tags: FCC, U.S. Senate, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-05
- Battles over American air and water
- There's a lot of political heat right now over American air and water. One battle may mean a lot for some old-fashioned, low-tech companies. The second could be crucial to the hybrid and electric automobile in the short-term. The car industry from Detroit...
- Tags: Law, California, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Investment, Strategy, Finance, Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- Sears for fears: I overhear Sears customer conversations with pass-the-buck customer "service"
- Refrigerators are not part of my regular beat, but in the name of one more example about just how bad customer service is in our day and age, I just had to share this with you. Last night while on a commuter train back from the Von...
- Tags: Sears Roebuck & Co., Supervisor, Customer, Workforce Management, Marketing Research, Human Resources, Marketing, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-11-01
- Fuming over fumes: Bush's E.P.A. versus California, New York and Co.
- Of course, the current version of the "Environmental Protection Agency" has been loath to move toward tougher emission standards for car and trucks in the U.S. Two years California movced to put in place tougher standards for car in that state, but the E.P.A. has not granted a waiver....
- Tags: Emission, California, Greenhouse Gas, Standards, Quality, Business Operations, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-10-23
- Bush making GOP irrelevant in health care debate?
- Bush making GOP irrelevant in health care debate?Political post in a tech siteYou are overstepping your bounds. Please stick to technology and away from religion and politics.What this has to do about TechWhat dose S-CHIP has anything to do with tech. You Baptist preacher need to get back to...
- Tags: Vertical industries, S-CHIP, health care
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- For RIAA, a black eye comes with the job
- For RIAA, a black eye comes with the jobJust goes to show how people have lost their values." Almost everybody agrees Jaimme Thomas is thumping the recording industry in a battle for hearts and minds."She was downloading and making music available for download without the owners permission. Anyone supporting her...
- Tags: Litigation, Digital media, job, RIAA
- Discussion threads 2007-10-09
- Creative Commons, the Live Web, and quickie divorce info centers
- Creative Commons, the Live Web, and quickie divorce info centersWhy is the suit against Virgin legitimate?I first heard of this case the other day while I was at work when a co-worker sent around an email. I work at an ad agency in Baltimore. The email I received instructed...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Web, photograph, B/C, Virgin, advertisement, Creative Commons
- Discussion threads 2007-09-29
- Screenshots of Google Health
- Screenshots of Google HealthBarriers to entry[i]First of all, I don't see how it can get much worse than it already is... who knows where your information is?[/i]Much as with copyright infringement, there's a degree of protection in the mere awkwardness of reproduction. As long as someone needs to pull...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Google Inc., Google Health
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- A comment about SCO/Novell
- I've been getting a lot of gleeful email this weekend from groklaw adherents rejoicing in their victory over SCO - as ennunicated by the court in last Friday's pro-Novell copyright decision. Here's the operative bit from groklaw's coverage:That's Aaaaall, Folks! The court also ruled that "SCO is obligated to recognize...
- Tags: Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2007-08-12
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