Archive for June, 2007

Novell Open PR : Final GPLv3

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

The Free Software Foundation today released the final version of the new GNU General Public License, GPLv3. Novell welcomes and supports GPLv3 and we appreciate the collaborative process that led to its conclusion. (more…)

Highly discounted Linux web tablets pop up

Friday, June 29th, 2007

At least two large online retailers are selling Nokia’s 770 Internet Tablet for $140. Originally priced at $400, the 770 was Nokia’s first Linux-based consumer device — and arguably the first product in an emergent new generation of pocketable WiFi-connected Web tablets. (more…)

GPL 3 launched

Friday, June 29th, 2007

The third version of GPL was released today by the free software fundation. Here is the final version

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iPhone restricts users, GPLv3 frees them

Friday, June 29th, 2007

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA—Thursday, June 28, 2007—On Friday, June 29, not everyone in the continental U.S. will be waiting in line to purchase a $500 iPhone. In fact, hundreds of thousands of digital aficionados around the globe won’t be standing in line at all, for June 29 marks the release of version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPL). Version 2 of the GPL governs the world’s largest body of free software—software that is radically reshaping the industry and threatening the proprietary technology model represented by the iPhone. (more…)

Is the Next President of the United States Running Linux?

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Earlier today I read a post about Ron Paul’s website. Interestingly, his site is less of a typical candidate site and more of a mashup of other sources of information about him. What a fantastic idea and it shows additional transparency. That got me even more curious, what was the site developed on?

According to Netcraft, Ron Paul’s site was previously run on Microsoft IIS but as of June 5th it’s now on Apache! (more…)

Lightning and Sunbird 0.5 Released

Friday, June 29th, 2007

“The newest versions of Lightning and Sunbird, released simultaneously by Mozilla yesterday, include 38 new calendars as well as support for Google Calendar, a viable print function, enhanced support for Outlook displays and numerous other upgrades.

“Lightning is an extension that integrates with Mozilla’s Thunderbird e-mail client, most useful for those who send and receive meeting invitations by e-mail and who prefer to customize the application via add-ons…”

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Google Desktop for Linux: Plain ol’ desktop search

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Linux users finally have their own edition of Google Desktop. The beta release was announced Wednesday, and I’ve been putting the application through the wringer since then to see how well it stacks up on Linux. I found that it’s a nice offering, but it slows a system down noticeably.

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Microsoft Gives OIN the Cold Shoulder

Friday, June 29th, 2007

“Microsoft has no current plans to join the Open Innovation Network, a move that some in the free and open-source community have suggested would benefit them both.”OIN is an intellectual property company that was formed to acquire Linux-related patents and share them, royalty-free, to any organization that agrees not to assert its patents against Linux or its applications…”

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GPLv3 FAQ

Friday, June 29th, 2007

I found this faq on the fsf site.

Throughout the drafting process for GPLv3, we’ve noticed that certain questions have been common in various different discussion forums. This page will provide more information to help clear up some of the common points of confusion. We’ll keep adding questions to this list as they keep coming up. If you think we’re missing something, please let us know.

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3 steps to more space in Firefox

Friday, June 29th, 2007

This is a guide to obtaining a larger browsing area in Firefox using a few extensions and by rearanging some buttons on the toolbar. (more…)