Previews of Firefox 3.7, which will in time become 4.0, are now available. The Firefox developers have released a new preview version of Firefox 3.7 which includes many of the features planned for Firefox 4.0. The preview release includes special protection against rogue third-party processes that could crash the browser.
Read more »Elliott Associates Says Novell Won't Go to Pieces
Elliott Associates, the hedge fund that’s seeking to acquire Novell and SUSE Linux, is denying a report that it plans to break up Novell and sell off the pieces. Hmmm… But I still wonder: Will Novell and Elliott Associates reach a buyout agreement in time for Novell BrainShare? Here's some speculation.
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Microsoft MVP Miguel de Icaza Leaves CodePlex Foundation Board
Creator of land mines for the Free desktop ends his time at Microsoft's group and returns to more risky activity
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Microsoft Pays for Linux Phones to Redirect Users to Microsoft
Microsoft spends a lot of money ensuring that it becomes the only gateway to misinformation to more people, even users of Linux
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Linux summit to dissect MeeGo
This year's event features a full-day workgroup on MeeGo, as well as discussions of Linux topics including toolchain, cloud computing, printing, filesystems, ISV porting, and open source compliance.
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Why Would Anyone Develop for Software Patent Bullies?
New reasons for developers and defenders of Apple to reconsider their position and stand up to Software Engineering, not patent racketeering
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2 reasons not to use when claiming Lucid changes are bad
1: Ubuntu users aren't used to the change - I'm getting pretty sick and tired of the Ubuntu users out there that revert to saying that all changes that canonical has made to Ubuntu for 10.04 are bad "because Ubuntu users aren't used to them".
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OSFA joins OSI in refuting IIPA's attack on open source
Open Source For America says that the IIPA's "Special 301" call against governments that support the use of open source is irresponsible and misleading in its portrayal of open source
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Does HTML5 Really Beat Flash? The Surprising Results of New Tests
With the impending launch of the Apple iPad, the Cupertino-based company's shunning of Adobe Flash technology has been brought to the forefront of technological discussions.
Read more »X2go - Open source terminal server project (alternative to FreeNX)
x2go is an open source terminal server project offering a comprehensive "server based computing" solution. Combining the advantages of existing systems it features ease of use, performance and scalability. x2go provides you with access to your desktop as an individual as well as a corporate user - from within your own network and via the internet.
Read more »Novell's Motion to Allow Evidence: SCO Opened the Door
Yesterday, at the end of the day at the trial of SCO v. Novell, there was a discussion of whether certain evidence could be let in after all, due to something SCO said. Judge Ted Stewart asked Novell to put it in the form of a motion, and they have. SCO accused Novell in its opening argument four times of slander of title "to this day".
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Is Your Support of Copyleft Logically Consistent?
[...] However, it's ultimately hypocritical to claim support for a copyleft structure but oppose GPL enforcement. If you believe the license should have a legal requirement that ensures software is always distributed in software freedom, then why would you be surprised — or, even worse, angry — that a copyright holder would seek to uphold users' rights when that license is violated?
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OpenGL 4.0 released by Khronos Group
The Khronos Group has announced that OpenGL 4.0, the specification for the open 2D and 3D graphics API, is now available
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Mozilla redrafts open-source licence
Mozilla has announced plans to redraft the open-source licence underpinning projects such as Firefox.
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Seven Firefox Plug-ins That Improve Online Privacy
As strange as it might sound, there are times when I wish for the old days of the Internet circa the early 1990's. The days of Mosaic and Lynx, where there was no Flash, no Javascript and no Java. A simpler time where protecting your privacy and security wasn't as essential as it is today.
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