The Australian Taxation Office has contested Uber’s argument that the definition of taxi and limousine needs to be examined. …read more Source:: Legal
Month: July 2016
Alleged owner of Kickass Torrents arrested
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•Artem Vaulin was charged with operating the illegal file-sharing site, which has allegedly allowed people to copy and distribute more than $1 billion worth of media. …read more Source:: Legal
IDG Contributor Network: Make Ubuntu 16.04 look like MacOS
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•By Jim Lynch Make Ubuntu 16.04 look like MacOS Linux users often love customizing their desktop interfaces, and now you can make Ubuntu 16.04 look like MacOS with the MacBuntu 16.04 Transformation Pack. Noobs Lab …read more Source:: OpenSource
Uber attempts to raise doubt around taxi definition in GST legal case
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•Uber has argued that because its ridesharing service does not fall within the definition of taxi travel, its drivers should be exempt from having to register for the Goods and …read more Source:: Legal
IDG Contributor Network: Does Android need a new app store?
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•By Jim Lynch Does Android need a new App Store? The Google Play store is arguably one of the best app stores available on any platform. But no store is perfect, and the Play …read more Source:: OpenSource
Ubuntu forum breach traced to neglected plugin
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•By Fahmida Y. Rashid Updating software is important, but it’s the third-party add-ons that get servers pwned. No component — theme, plugin, or module — is too small. Canonical, the commercial vendor behind Ubuntu Linux, …read more Source:: OpenSource
Spark-powered Splice Machine goes open source
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Splice Machine, the relational SQL database system that uses Hadoop and Spark to provide high-speed results, is now available in an open source edition. Version 2.0 of …read more Source:: OpenSource
Python for .Net rises from the dead
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Development on IronPython, a Python implementation that runs on the .Net framework’s Common Language Runtime (CLR), is getting a shot in the arm thanks to the project recently changing hands …read more Source:: OpenSource
Prometheus unbound: Open source cloud monitoring
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Prometheus, an open source system for monitoring and alerting a wide spectrum of enterprise IT events, including containers, released its 1.0 revision this week. It’s also the second product in what …read more Source:: OpenSource
AOC takes Telstra to court for misleading support of Rio Olympics
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•The Australian Olympic Committee has claimed Telstra’s ‘I go to Rio’ marketing campaign is misleading Australians to believe it is an official sponsor of Australia’s Olympic team. …read more Source:: Legal