By Matt Asay Red Hat may be the only open source billion-dollar unicorn, but CEO Jim Whitehurst believes the principles that make the company thrive are broadly applicable — that is, openness, meritocracy, …read more Source:: OpenSource
Month: May 2015
US charity sues CommBank in IT bribery scandal
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•US-based charity ACE Foundation has filed a law suit against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for not returning $2.53 million in funding that it had paid two former IT employees …read more Source:: Legal
Net neutrality could become law in Italy – unless internet users would rather opt out
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•A bill that could see net neutrality enshrined in Italy is currently being debated. What are its chances? …read more Source:: Legal
Fedora 22 provides three ways to don Red Hat
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Version 22 of Fedora is now available for download, and it comes with a whole new way to use Red Hat’s cutting-edge Linux distribution — actually, three new …read more Source:: OpenSource
Is an IPO right for Canonical?
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu Linux creator Canonical, mentioned at the OpenStack summit earlier this week that he’s considering taking the privately held company public. An IPO could reward Canonical with …read more Source:: OpenSource
Microsoft open-sources vintage Web services technology
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•By Paul Krill Microsoft is offering an open source version of its Windows Communication Foundation technology, which has provided a programming model for service-oriented applications. The move’s usefulness remains to be seen, with …read more Source:: OpenSource
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed & Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, book reviews
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•What’s it like to be vilified on the internet, and how can protection from online abuse be balanced with freedom of speech? These two books explore the issues. …read more Source:: Legal
A practical history of plane hacking: Beyond the hype and hysteria
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•OPINION. Controversy over a security researcher’s alleged hacking into a plane’s engine mid-flight raises serious questions as to why years of public research on airline hacking has gone ignored. …read more Source:: Legal
Alibaba’s Taobao told to leave Taiwan in 6 months
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•After Alibaba.com was asked to leave Taiwan within six months earlier this year, the Chinese technology giant’s popular online marketplace, Taobao, has been dealt the same fate. …read more Source:: Legal
Sweden commandeers Pirate Bay’s .se addresses
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•A court has handed ownership of the The Pirate Bay’s Swedish addresses to the Swedish government. …read more Source:: Legal