Archive for November, 2006


Linux - GPL 3 portends a sticky wicket for Novell

GPL 3 portends a sticky wicket for Novell ZDNet - 14 hours ago If some of these GPL 3 issues pan out as seems now possible, in early 2007, then the other Linux distributions may have the last laugh.
Microsoft seals its Windows, opens the door to Linux Hindu, India - 15 hours ago […]

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Analysis: Might Red Hat Be Forced Into a Deal with Microsoft Similar to Novell’s?  Linux World - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago According to Microsoft it’s a patent deal and according to Novell it’s an interoperability enabler and joint sales agreement. Now Novell insists it hasn’t acknowledged that Linux treads on Microsoft IP, and says only that […]

Computer Security - Cracks In The DMCA's Facade

Cracks In The DMCA's Facade Information Week Weblog, NY - 20 hours ago Computer security researchers were also granted an exemption so they could reverse-engineer copy-protection technologies to test for security flaws.).
RealVNC, WebLogic, Caucho Resin Vulnerabilities Microsoft Certified Professional - 2 hours ago short of amazing FUD. From his perspective, nothing […]

Microsoft - comScore: Google Surpasses Microsoft in UK

comScore: Google Surpasses Microsoft in UK Playfuls.com, Romania - 23 hours ago Google Sites (not including YouTube) edged out Microsoft Sites in October to become the most-visited Web property in the UK for the first time, followed by
Study shows Microsoft more secure than Oracle heise Security, UK - 22 hours ago Acknowledged database security […]

Macintosh - iPhone packing mini OS X

iPhone packing mini OS X T3, UK - 18 hours ago With less than two months to go until Steve Jobs take the stage at Macworld 2007, there s increasing speculation about the existence of an iPhone, and its
Memo to Pixar and Dreamworks: The Animation Duopoly is Over Seeking Alpha, NY - 23 hours ago […]

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Six copyright infringements granted  Contra Costa Times - 46 minutes ago Cell phone owners will be allowed to break software locks on their handsets in order to use them with competing carriers under new copyright rules announced this week.Save

Macintosh - RUMOR: Blu-ray-equipped Macs due in February

RUMOR: Blu-ray-equipped Macs due in February MacDailyNews - 20 hours ago MacDailyNews Note: Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced on March 10, 2005 that Apple was "pleased to join the Blu-ray Disc Association board as part of our efforts

Linux - Which Linux Desktop Packs The Most Punch?

Which Linux Desktop Packs The Most Punch? CRN, NY - 18 hours ago By Frank J. Ohlhorst, CRN. System builders considering a Linux desktop are faced with a dizzying array of choices. There are dozens
Making A Case For Asterisk CRN, NY - 18 hours ago has developed Switchvox SoHo and Switchvox SMB, along with […]

Linux - Blizzard Unbans Linux WoW Players

Blizzard Unbans Linux WoW Players Action Trip - 1 hour ago I don't know if you heard recently, but there's been a huge fuss over Blizzard's banning of people using a Linux-based Windows emulator called Cedega to play
AMD Buys Servers from HP with Opterons Inside Playfuls.com, Romania - 22 hours ago HP […]

Computer Security - Foreign intelligence agents hacking UK businesses, government

Foreign intelligence agents hacking UK businesses, government ComputerWeekly.com, UK - 20 hours ago against critical businesses by monitoring news reports for information that has been leaked about firms and matching the leaks against computer security logs.
ASICs secure embedded systems and e-tokens. ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release), NY - 22 hours ago […]