From the Late than Never dept.:
HTC has just posted the source code for the HTC Hero Android build on its dedicated developer portal. This follows weeks of demands from open source developers regarding the availability of the source code from the manufacturer, as HTC originally stated that it was waiting on its own developers to provide the source before making it available.
Published Oct 23, 2009 - 07:45 AM
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From the Sold dept.:
Raindrop is a new exploration by the team responsible for Thunderbird to explore new ways to use open Web technologies to create useful, compelling messaging experiences.
Raindrop's mission: make it enjoyable to participate in conversations from people you care about, whether the conversations are in email, on twitter, a friend's blog or as part of a social networking site.
Raindrop uses a mini web server to fetch your conversations from different sources (mail, twitter, RSS feeds), intelligently pulls out the important parts, and allows you to interact with them using your favorite modern web browser (Firefox, Safari or Chrome).
Published Oct 23, 2009 - 07:43 AM
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From the Hands Off dept.:
Oracle should resolve antitrust concerns over its acquisition of Sun Microsystems by selling open-source database MySQL to a suitable third party, its cofounder and creator Michael "Monty" Widenius said in a blog post on Monday.
Published Oct 20, 2009 - 01:42 PM
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From the Ta! dept.:
Linux Today reports SCO has terminated Darl McBride and linked to the SCO 8K SEC report. The report found also at the SCO site and states: "the Company has eliminated the Chief Executive Officer and President positions and consequently terminated Darl McBride.
Published Oct 19, 2009 - 12:26 PM
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From the dept.:
...Because of the difficulties some users have had entirely removing the add-on, and because of the severity of the risk it represents if not disabled, we contacted Microsoft today to indicate that we were looking to disable the extension and plugin for all users via our blocklisting mechanism. Microsoft agreed with the plan, and we put the blocklist entry live immediately.
Published Oct 18, 2009 - 06:22 PM
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From the Crime & Punishment dept.:
...The new settlement offer addresses charges that Microsoft distorted competition in its favor in the market for web browsers, by giving its Internet Explorer (IE) browser an unfair advantage over rivals.
..To address the browser case the software giant has offered to create a new ballot screen inside its Windows operating system that lists a maximum of 12 browsers and gives them all exactly the same visibility and ease of use as IE.
Published Oct 07, 2009 - 01:16 PM
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From the Truthiness dept.:
...While Richard Stallman is a staunch critic of anything closed and non-Free, his ire seems mostly directed towards DRM and Microsoft. However, a lesser known fact is that he often talks about Apple's Mac OS X too in his speeches. During those speeches, he repeatedly claimed Mac OS X contained a backdoor which allowed Apple to forcibly impose software changes upon users. Stallman has now posted a retraction for those claims.
Published Sep 30, 2009 - 07:40 AM
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From the As I Say... dept.:
Google is facing a major backlash from the Android community after sending a cease-and-desist order to the independent developer behind a popular Android mod. The controversy reflects some of the licensing challenges that are raised by mobile platforms that incorporate both open and proprietary components. It also illuminates yet another weak point in Google's commitment to delivering a truly inclusive and open platform.
Published Sep 30, 2009 - 07:38 AM
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From the Fighting Words dept.:
Commercial DNS software provider Nominum, in an effort to promote its new cloud-based DNS service, SKYE, has slandered all open source/freeware DNS packages. It said: 'Given all the nasty things that have happened this year, freeware is a recipe for problems, and it's just going to get worse. ... So, whether it's Eircom in Ireland or a Brazilian ISP that was attacked earlier this year, all of them were using some variant of freeware. Freeware is not akin to malware, but is opening up those customers to problems.
From the Glitz dept.:
Mozilla has announced that it plans to bring Office 2007's Ribbon interface to Firefox, as it looks to tidy up the cluttered browser.
...The change will bring Windows' Aero Glass effects to the browser, and also free up space for the actual page window - making it more suitable for people using netbooks with smaller screens.
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