Linux kernel licensing The license terms on the Linux kernel are those of GPLv2. This is the unanimous consensus of the extensive community of copyright … The Linux Kernel, CDDL and Related IssuesRead more
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Lessons Learned from 30 Years of MINIX
While Linux is well known, its direct ancestor, MINIX, is now 30 and still quite spry for such aged software. Its story and how it … Lessons Learned from 30 Years of MINIXRead more
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Does Anyone Still View Cyanogen as Anything But a Microsoft Proxy?
http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/android-microsoft.png MICROSOFT is assaulting Android from numerous angles at the same time. There is no way Microsoft can compete with Android on technical merit, so … Does Anyone Still View Cyanogen as Anything But a Microsoft Proxy?Read more
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Snowden Didn’t Trust Microsoft
At the Free Software Foundation’s LibrePlanet2016 conference on Saturday, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden participated in a discussion regarding free software and security. Praising the likes … Snowden Didn’t Trust MicrosoftRead more
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Another Serious Bug Hits OpenSSL
OpenSSL, the open source encryption toolkit that made headlines in 2014 for the Heartbleed security bug, has been hit by another serious vulnerability. This time, … Another Serious Bug Hits OpenSSLRead more
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The Linux Foundation Has Become Like a Corporate Think Tank
The FSF is to the Linux Foundation what astronomy (science) is to astrology (big business around pseudo-science) and having already attempted to delete GNU from … The Linux Foundation Has Become Like a Corporate Think TankRead more
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IBM is Again Attacking Free/Libre Software by Pushing for Patents on Software
Manny Schecter, the Chief Patent Counsel from IBM, is lobbying for software patents in India. IBM wants software patents everywhere (not just the US), quite … IBM is Again Attacking Free/Libre Software by Pushing for Patents on SoftwareRead more
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Intentional backdoors in iOS devices uncovered
A researcher has revealed that Apple has equipped its mobile iOS with several undocumented features that can be used by attackers and law enforcement to … Intentional backdoors in iOS devices uncoveredRead more