Canadian DMCA Won't Include Consumer Rights
"As protests mount over the Canadian DMCA, law professor Michael Geist is now reporting that the government plans to delay addressing fair use and consumer copyright concerns such as the blank…
Dell Updating system BIOS when running Ubuntu
"I've published firmware-tools deb packages, and the latest system BIOS images for 223 Dell system types, into a new repository on linux.dell.com. Please see the instructions for how to use them…
FUDCon Raleigh 2008
The next FUDCon (Fedora User and Developer Conference) will be in Raleigh, NC from January 11-13, 2008. The event is 100% free to attend.
For more information, and to SIGN UP, please visit…
openSUSE 11.0 Alpha0
Since the release of 10.3, we checked in 2187 packages including such pretty fundamental package updates as:
- gcc 4.3.0
- kernel 2.6.24-rc4
- X.org 7.3
- KDE 3.5.8…
Microsoft trials XP on XO laptop
Microsoft is to begin field tests of Windows XP working on the so-called $100 laptop, or XO, early in 2008.
It has not committed to offering XP on the XO laptop but hopes to release the…
Drupal 6.0 Beta 4 Released
Following on the third beta release two weeks ago, we are ready to present Drupal 6.0 beta 4. Since the previous beta release, we have committed over 80 fixes to the Drupal 6.x code. This beta…
SourceForge Launches Marketplace for Open Source Software
SourceForge the world’s largest web site for open source development and distribution, today launched an online marketplace for technology professionals to buy and sell service and support for…
Breach Security's ModSecurity Open Source Web Application Firewall
Breach Security announced today that the Breach Security WebDefend web application firewall has earned certification by ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon. WebDefend is one of the first…
SAIC gets the green light for HSPD-12
Novell continues to make inroads into providing identity management solutions for federal agencies looking to comply with HSPD-12 mandates. HSPD-12 or Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12,…
Old Software or Open Source?
"I teach a high school multimedia course. We were scheduled to get new software this year but due to several pointy haired bosses, no software was ordered. The software I have to teach is Flash 5…