Open standards always cause security problems and Google's OpenSocial API introduced last week is no exception. Not only was an early application based on the standard hacked within minutes, it quickly became evident that OpenSocial is vulnerable and offers an open door to anyone who wants to put a little effort into pushing it open.
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If one has nothing to add, being rude isn't an alternative.
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Since the early days of Linux, whenever new users and others, would go to boards and forums seeking information on a specific topic, there would be the inevitable reply "rtfm".
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Defense procurement ill-suited for open source
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In order to fully take advantage of open-source software, Defense Department agencies may need to rethink how they do procurement, said Fritz Schulz, who works in the chief technology office of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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Details On The Open Source Version Of Movable Type
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When Six Apart first announced it would release an open source version of the popular blogging tool, Movable Type, it initially indicated that the open source variation would lack some of the features in the proprietary version. However the company seems to have changed its mind.
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Trends in web development according to Google
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Today I had another go with Google Trends; a web application John 'Beautiful Mind' Forbes Nash would possibly drool over. I started comparing some of the programming languages, standards and aspects that are used in modern day web development and I was quite suprised by what it came up with.
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Review: Mac OS X Leopard
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I know; its about proprietary software. But just read it and think. What if Gutsy Gibbon had greeted half its users with repeated 'Blue Screens of Death'? Eh? We are actually making progress with hardware support, while Apple and M$ seem to be going backwards. Read this sympathetic review, check out the price again, then compare it with your distro, and count your blessings.
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Support Wikipedia
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"I wanted to take a minute away from politics to urge you to support Wikipedia. Wikipedia is my home page and I am a big fan of wiki technology. I believe it is one of the most important developments in human history and one cornerstones of the "Communication Revolution" we are in the midst of. It has allowed for the conglomeration of all human knowledge, thought, and perspective..."
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Against data retention
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"Yesterday, thousands of people in Germany gathered in about 40 towns and cities to protest and demonstrate against data retention. I was one of them..."
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Why Linspire Should Drop Linspire
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Do you see what is happening here? Whether or not Linspire understands what is going on, Canonical is prepping to pick-up where Linspire left off. It will be a new means of software distribution, but bundled in a much more widely used distribution of Linux.
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Linux Game Company Opens Doors
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Sixth Floor Labs LLC, a Linux game development company, has launched their business today. Founded by Ethan Glasser-Camp and Carl Li, the company aims to improve Linux's desktop feasibility through the creation of high-quality games. Games are "sold" to the Internet community through the "ransom model" -- for one large payment, the product is released under the GPL and freed forever.
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Free Software 2.0.0.9 builds now also available…
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The Mozilla people have started producing free software builds of firefox; "compiled with branding, logos and talk-back removed."
Download from:
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/2.0.0.9/contrib/free-software/
Builds aren't yet automated, so there's only en-US at the moment.
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Links for “Understanding Free Software and Open Source Licensing” attendees
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"I gave an ad hoc presentation on the last day of the International PHP Conference. During the presentation, I mentioned a few resources, which I have listed below..."
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[Old news] The future of the Web - part 1
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"...if a Microsoft employee is confirmed as the chair of this WG, I think a co-chairman totally independent from all desktop browser vendors should be added not only to garantee that there will be an independent chair during controversial discussions with Microsoft being one the parties involved, but also to be the "glue" between the WG and the WHAT-WG.
Read more »The 'Social Web Browser' Flock Hits Primetime
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It may be almost a year late, but Flock, the browser dedicated to social networking, has finally released version 1.0. The results are surprisingly compelling.
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[Old news] The future of the Web - part 2
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"...I want HTML 5, wherever it comes from. And to be honest, IPR problems or not, I think Microsoft has no choice, will have no choice here. And I told you about it in the past. WHAT-WG's HTML 5 or one of its closest avatar will be on our desktops..."
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