Wednesday, November 03, 2010

GNOME's executive director leaves for Mozilla; GPL Conflicts with Apple's iTunes

GPL Conflicts with Apple's iTunes, Don't Ask, Don't Tell | The Next Star Wars Could Be Shot Using Open Source Software and Hardware

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GNOME's executive director leaves for Mozilla
Joe Brockmeier: Stormy Peters is stepping down as GNOME's executive director and heading to Mozilla to work on developer engagement. Read More


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GPL Conflicts with Apple's iTunes, Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Alan Shimel: One of the foundational principles of the GPL is the ability to re-distribute. This puts it squarely in conflict with the terms of Apple's App Store. Read More

The Next Star Wars Could Be Shot Using Open Source Software and Hardware
Alan Shimel: If George Lucas were to film Star Wars today he might just be using both open source software and hardware to do so. Read More

Oracle copying SCO playbook for Google fight
Joe Brockmeier: Oracle has amended its complaint against Google to include copyright claims, but those copying claims aren't as solid as they sound. Read More

Open Source Projects Have To Protect Their Brand
Alan Shimel: Nagios offers a great example of why open source needs to protect its brand Read More


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More on the Nagios Story
Alan Shimel: The other day I wrote about some drama playing out in the open source Nagios community. As a result of that article, I have been contacted by parties on both side. Read More

New Company FuseSource Hopes To Follow Red Hat Model With Apache Apps
Alan Shimel: Progress software spin-off offers services and support around packaged open source apps. Read More

Open Source & Trademarks: Oil and Water
Stephen Spector: Try writing an open source trademark policy. Read More

The Widening Value Gap Between Open Source and Commercial Software
Eric Gries: In a recent Network World  article, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst slammed commercial software for being too expensive, failing to address user needs, shoveling all the risk associated onto CIOs. Read More


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CMO's Must Connect the Dots of the Online Brand
Digital has been widely embraced by consumers and by many parts of the enterprise. But the adoption of digital channels - Web sites, mobile apps, online sales and customer service, and other smart touches - has often occurred in a piecemeal way. Read More

Paid app, cloud service secure consumer Android phones
John Cox: A new paid security app from Lookout Mobile Security works with the vendor's cloud-based services to detect and block smartphone malware on Android phones, and to backup more types of user data. Read More

Android users split between Froyo, Éclair
Although Android isn't a Baskin Robbins franchise, its customers do seem to be divided over whether to get a Froyo or an Éclair. Read More

Father of Firesheep fires away after wild week in WiFi security
Firesheep, the Mozilla Firefox add-on released about a week ago that lets you spot users on open networks visiting unsecured websites, has given creator Eric Butler more than his 15 minutes of fame. Read More

Droid, Wii patent complaints investigated
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched investigations related to two recent patent-infringement complaints brought to the agency, one filed by Microsoft against Motorola for its Android-based smartphones and one focused on Nintendo's Wii gaming system. Read More

London Stock Exchange delays Linux launch after live test
The London Stock Exchange has postponed the launch of its Linux-based IT system for cash markets, after a third live test was completed with customers over the weekend. Read More

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