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In a follow-up letter to Capitol Hill, Public Knowledge Pres. Gigi B. Sohn provided examples of how lawful uses of content are being stifled by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The letter, sent today, was requested by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Sohn testified before the Subcommittee on Nov. 16 at the panel’s hearing on fair use policies.
Operating with open source
Myths and realities about open source software (OSS) came under discussion at the "Operating with Open Source" day, part of ICT Forum Wales.
Linux gurus ask to join EU Microsoft fight
The Linux and Samba developer group has filed its request for leave to intervene in the case saying Microsoft's fiscal might is skewing the fight unfairly.
MirrorMed Announcement
It is time to announce MirrorMed. MirrorMed is a friendly fork of the ClearHealth project. MirrorMed will use essentially the same codebase but will have a totally separate support structure, available from SynSeer. Read on for the reason for the fork, and a list of the changes that you can expect!
Linux powers single-chip MSPP
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is shipping an evaluation platform targeting equipment manufacturers building multi-service provisioning platforms (MSPPs). The MB87M2181 evaluation platform is based on Fujitsu's Ethos SoC (system-on-chip) running a real-time Linux OS for "convenient software development," Fujitsu says.
Free Software Foundation Europe Plans to Intervene in Antitrust ...
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) today filed an application for leave to intervene in the antitrust suit against Microsoft. Georg Greve, President of FSFE said: "The more Microsoft is able to purchase its opponents' solidarity, the more important FSFE's commitment to freedom and interoperability is."
Linux developers squish bugs faster
Open source developers can use developer communities to track down bugs and fix them in a surprisingly short time — less than four business hours, in many cases, according to the latest survey from Evans Data.
A 'Celestial' Journey Through the Universe
"Space, the Final Frontier..." These words are ingrained inside every Star Trek fan. Whether you are a sci-fi fanatic, astronomy enthusiast, student or simply you have at least once wondered "what lies out there," Celestia is a computer program that will try to give you an answer. It is not ordinary astronomy software because it won't show you the typical "map of the sky." Instead, it will actually take you into the sky.
[Ed: This is a great introduction to Celestia for those who are not familiar with it. - dcparris]
[Ed: This is a great introduction to Celestia for those who are not familiar with it. - dcparris]
Linux servers post strong growth in Q3
Q3 2005 marked the tenth consecutive quarter of growth for the global server market. The largest server vendors - IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Dell - claimed the lion's share of revenue increases, leaving moderate gains or declines to the rest of the market. Growth of the Linux server sales continued to outpace Windows systems.
Linux News Responds to Washington Technology on OpenDocument
LXer Feature LXer editor, Don Parris, responds to a confusing and misleading Washington Technology article focused on OpenDocument.
DiggableOpen source gains momentum
Experts claim adoption is not a matter of if, but when When Red Hat Inc.'s Tom Rabon was in Malaysia recently, talking with government officials about open-source technology, he was surprised by one of the first questions he was asked by the media there: What's going on with Massachusetts' state government's decision to adopt the OpenDocument format?
[Ed: This article is more about OpenDocument than about Open Source. And call me crazy, but it seems pretty lopsided in its presentation of the issues. - dcparris]
[Ed: This article is more about OpenDocument than about Open Source. And call me crazy, but it seems pretty lopsided in its presentation of the issues. - dcparris]
Writely warms to OpenDocument
The company behind Web-based word processor Writely announced on Monday that it will handle documents saved in the OpenDocument format.
Firefox plans mass marketing drive
The Mozilla Corporation is gearing up to launch a large-scale marketing drive when Firefox 1.5 is released. Christopher Beard, the vice-president of products at Mozilla Corporation, told ZDNet UK on Monday that there is a "strong likelihood" that Firefox 1.5, the next major version of the open source browser, will be released on 29 November.
Firefox RC3 and other news
Mozilla released Firefox Release Candidate 3, a final step on the path to the release of Firefox 1.5 around November 29th. Along with the RC3 release, some other news is surfacing regarding the up-and-coming Open Source browser.
From the Outside Looking In: Analysts, Developers on Microsoft, Open Standards
News Analysis: Analysts and developers speak out about Microsoft's recent Office open standard announcement.
Ingres CTO fights back
The head honcho of newly formed Ingres Corp. is defending the viability of his firm's open source database management system in the face critics who say the product is falling into obscurity. The ink had yet to dry on the deal that saw CA spin off the newly open sourced database into its own firm, and critics were already talking.
Mysql AB to Counter Oracle Buy of Innobase
Six weeks after Oracle Corp. bought Finnish software developer Innobase Oy, MySQL AB is working to provide its customers with an alternative to the open-source InnoDB database engine often used at the heart of its product, a MySQL executive said Tuesday.
Hundreds of thousands of rands in licence fees saved
(Business Day (South Africa))Hundreds of thousands of rands in licence fees saved IT COMPANY MIP started researching the viability of implementing open-source software three years ago for its own business and for developing applications for customers. At the time the company had 170 employees split over two businesses, one specialising in customised software solutions for financial services, insurance and medical aid organisations and the other in auto-dealer applications, says CEO Richard Firth.
Cybarworks uses echoWare for support everywhere
Cybarworks is an IT services firm that provides support and consultancy to businesses throughout the state of Arizona. Its Cybarcare program is billed as "healthcare for your PC" and promises to provide intensive monitoring and remote support. The majority of Cybarworks' clients use Windows, but the company's founder uses and supports open source software.
Mepis Birthday Release of SimplyMEPIS 3.4-1rc1
Yes, it's the third birthday of the MEPIS Project and SimplyMEPIS 3.4-1 rc1 is available in the testing subdirectory at the MEPIS Subscriber's Site and public mirrors.
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