Mozilla redrafts open-source licence
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the Updates Available dept.: Mozilla has announced plans to redraft the open-source licence underpinning projects such as Firefox. ...\"The spirit of the licence has served us well by helping to communicate some of the values that underpin our large and growing community. However, some of its w.. .. read more..
Mozilla borrows from WebKit to build fast new JS engine
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the Vroom VROOM! dept.: Mozilla\'s high-performance TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which was first introduced in 2008, has lost a lot of its luster as competing browser vendors have stepped up their game to deliver superior performance. Firefox now lags behind Safari, Chrome, and Opera in commo.. .. read more..
\'Severe\' OpenSSL Vulnerability Reported
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the One Ping Only dept.: Computer scientists say they\'ve discovered a \"severe vulnerability\" in the world\'s most widely used software encryption package that allows them to retrieve a machine\'s secret cryptographic key. ...The scientists, from the University of Michigan\'s electrical engineerin.. .. read more..
A Fresh Look for Ubuntu
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the UI dept.: The new style of Ubuntu is driven by the theme \"Light\". We\'ve developed a comprehensive set of visual guidelines and treatments that reflect that style, and are updating key assets like the logo accordingly. The new theme takes effect in 10.04 LTS and will define our look and fee.. .. read more..
Elements of Firefox overhaul arrive for testing
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the Competition dept.: Mozilla, faced with new competitive pressures, has begun work on three separate, significant changes to Firefox. First is a new JavaScript engine that--with a transfusion from the project behind Apple\'s Safari--should run Web-based programs at least 30 percent faster. Se.. .. read more..
Microsoft Was Behind Google Complaints To EC
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the Share Our Pain dept.: A lawyer for Microsoft confirmed that the software giant told the US Department of Justice and the European Commission how Googleâs business practices may be harming publishers, advertisers and competition in search and online advertising. Dave Heiner, vice presiden.. .. read more..
US government rescinds \'leave internet alone\' policy
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the Yeah, More Committees! dept.: The US governmentâs policy of leaving the Internet alone is over, according to Obamaâs top official at the Department of Commerce. Instead, an âInternet Policy 3.0â approach will see policy discussions between government agencies, foreign governments, .. .. read more..
When using open source makes you an enemy of the state
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the Enemy of Crap Software dept.: ... the International Intellectual Property Alliance, an umbrella group for organisations including the MPAA and RIAA, has requested with the US Trade Representative to consider countries like Indonesia, Brazil and India for its \"Special 301 watchlist\" because.. .. read more..
Xerox sues Google, Yahoo over search patents
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the Copy n Paste dept.: Xerox Corp has sued Google Inc and Yahoo Inc, accusing them of infringing the document management company\'s patents related to Internet search. In a lawsuit filed last Friday in the U.S. District Court in Delaware, Xerox said Google\'s Web-based services such as Google M.. .. read more..
The Billion Dollar Kernel
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
From the Fractions dept.: The Linux kernel would cost more than one billion EUR (about 1.4 billion USD) to develop in European Union. This is the estimate made by researchers from University of Oviedo (Spain), whereby the value annually added to this product was about 100 million EUR between 2005 a.. .. read more..