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Mozilla ponders
policy change after
Firefox extension battle.
 The NoScript Firefox extension faced a
major backlash last week when users discovered that it was
surreptitiously disrupting the operation of AdBlock Plus. The
developers behind the two extensions turned the browser into a
battleground as their conflict escalated. Mozilla has responded by
proposing a new policy that sets boundaries for appropriate extension
behavior. more... and NoScript
Developer Apologizes For Meddling With AdBlock and NoScript
Isn’t The Only Guilty Party.
Google and others
sued over Android
trademark.
Google and the members of the Open
Handset Alliance have been sued for $94 million for trademark
violation. The case is being brought by Erich Specht and Android Data
Corp, who were granted a trademark on "Android Data" in
2002. Android Data Corp is a small private company based in
Palantine, Illinois. more... and The
Android
name kerfluffle.
ARM netbook with
Android undercuts
Atom models.
Many manufacturers have now joined the
Open Handset Alliance to cooperate on developing Android; an
operating system originally tailored to mobile phones, with a
practical browser and a lot of applications. more...
Dell Sues Tiger
Direct, Alleges Old
Computers Sold As New.
Dell is currently in a lawsuit seeking
damages from Tiger Direct, one of its former resellers, alleging the
company infringed on its trademarks and made false representations in
selling used Dell products as new. more...
Office 2007 adds
Open Document
support.
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is
releasing the second service pack update for Office 2007. The
collection of minor updates is available for download. The service
pack includes a collection of stability and performance updates as
well as support for more file formats including Open Document Format
(ODF) and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Microsoft had said
last May that it would add support for the additional file formats.
more... and Update
on ODF Spreadsheet Interoperability and Whatever
Happened to OOXML?
GE Brings
Holographic Storage to
Life.
Three-dimensional data storage has been
a dream since the early 1960s, but GE thinks it's the company to
finally make the technology realize its promise. GE Global Research,
GE's technology development arm, announced yesterday that it has
developed a holographic storage material that can support 500
gigabytes of data storage capacity in a standard DVD-sized disc.
more...
Controversy Haunts
Linux-based
DD-WRT-- GPL Violator? Betrayer of Open Source?
With an estimated one million or more
wireless routers running DD-WRT firmware, it may not be so surprising
that—like anything popular—the free open source project
has attracted its critics. Some say that DD-WRT is slow to evolve,
with long delays between releases. Some say that it still harbors
many bugs, despite the time spent in development. more...
Geotagging with
Linux.
Geotagging photographs makes it
possible to give your computer orders like “show me on a map where
this picture was taken” or “find all my pictures taken within a
three-mile radius of Buckingham Palace”. If you want to publish
your pictures online, geotagging makes it possible to make your own
maps hyperlinked to and from your online picture galleries or
services like Flickr. more...
Misc.
Ubuntu
and Fedora Replace init with Upstart.
Conky-like
Desktop Info Application With Html Support.
The
New Cairo-Dock v2, Simply Amazing.
The
GNOME Foundation Needs Your Help.
Kdenlive:
Breakthrough in Linux Video Editing.
New
Boxee version for Ubuntu.
Springsource
Acquires Hyperic.
Why
so few developers are using Firebird SQL?
How To Tips. |
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce
Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop and Server editions and Ubuntu Netbook Remix,
continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest and greatest
open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux
distribution. 