Open Source PSP
Is the PSP becoming an open source platform? If so, is this good for its game functionality and Sonys profits Business Week writes: For every new Firmware update, hackers have advised doing just the opposite downgrading to older, low-security software they posted on the Net.
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11.12.2005 Open source hardware, what is it?
Open source hardware is a term we've used here on MAKE & CRAFT for describing some of the projects featured as well as some of our electronics kits and it was the subject of a talk we participated in at then SXSW conference, but what is it?
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24.4.2007 Open Source at Microsoft
Today, Microsoft took another step in its relationship with the open source software community. We did this by bringing up a new web property that clearly outlines Microsoft’s position on OSS by providing specific information about Microsoft, the OSS community and the interaction between the two.
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27.7.2007 Microsoft: Open source is too complex
Although open-source software can be customized to meet a company's specific needs, its inherent complexity could dent the profitability of independent software vendors (ISVs), says Microsoft.
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7.8.2006 Microsoft to open source some of Silverlight
Microsoft is expected to show a new friendliness to the open-source community by unveiling plans to release the source code to a part of its Silverlight technology at MIX 07 next week, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
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29.4.2007 Open Letter to Steve Ballmer
Steve, I've heard you're making a tough decision about Yahoo. I know what you should do. It's time to step back and walk away. Yahoo's not worth the trouble. If you force an acquisition, your legacy will be mud not Mesh.
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2.5.2008 Open Letter from Steve Jobs
The August 2006 appearance, one of Jobs' 'weakest'
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In what is one of the most surprising moves from Apple's CEO this year, Steve Jobs has posted an open letter to the Apple Community, admitting health issues had to do with his not attending the Macworld Expo this year.
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6.1.2009 Microsoft as Open-Source Interop Champion?
Microsoft is beating the open-source interoperability drum, claiming that its Linux Lab is working on numerous projects and partnerships to lessen interoperability problems between Windows and open source. But the company is definitely sending mixed messages on this front.
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17.1.2006 Windows Vista RC1 Open to Public
Those eager to try out the newest release of Windows Vista, which has received positive reviews from analysts and testers alike, can rest easy: RC1 is now available to the general public.
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15.9.2006 How the Windows Vista Packaging will open - photo
Take a look at how the Windows Vista packaging will open up to reveal the media inside. Also, it is our first peak at what the Windows Vista discs will actually look like.
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2.11.2006 Microsoft criticized for Open XML petition
An online petition posted by Microsoft to fast-track the standardization of its Office Open XML document format masks the company's concern over the procedure, according to a leading open-source advocate.
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5.4.2007 Microsoft Steps Up Open Source Battle
Microsoft continued its battle against open source on Tuesday with the release of yet another company-funded study showing that developers believe the next version of GPL shouldn't cover patent deals.
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23.5.2007 Internet Explorer 7 Is an Open Door for Attacks
Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is nothing short of an open door for attacks. Microsoft informed that it is currently investigating a remote code execution vulnerability in various versions of XP and Windows Server 2003 running Internet Explorer 7.
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15.10.2007 Open APIs May Help Microsoft Repair Reputation
Today's news could, if played correctly, repair the long-held notion in the industry that Microsoft is a proprietary bully that buries anyone who jumps in its sandbox.
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22.2.2008 Microsoft to open Apple-like retail shops
Our sources close to Microsoft have confirmed that the company wants to reach out for the retail market presence. Microsoft wants to open and create many retail shops dedicated exclusive to Microsoft and its products.
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14.4.2008 Microsoft open Vine beta site
The Microsoft Vine Beta connects you to the people and places you care about most, when it matters. Stay in touch with family and friends, be informed when someone needs help. Get involved to create great communities. Use alerts, reports and your personal dashboard to stay in touch, informed and involved.
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28.4.2009 Winpooch - Open source anti-spyware for windows
Description: detection of spywares and trojans. It becomes an anti virus if associated with ClamWin
Winpooch is a Windows watchdog, free and open source. Anti spyware and anti trojan, it gives a full protection against local or external attacks by scanning the activity of programs in real time. Associated with ClamWin antivirus, Winpooch keeps safe your computer against virus.
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6.12.2005 More information on the Open XML translator and some questions answered
There were a lot of great comments from last week's announcement about the creation of an open source project to transform between the Ecma Office Open XML formats and the OASIS OpenDocument format.
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12.7.2006 Windows Vista Secret #1: Open Command Prompt Here
I don't know about your workflow as a developer, but I often find myself switching back and forward between an Explorer window and the command shell.
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19.9.2006 Microsoft gets the open-source licensing nod from the OSI
Microsoft was awarded an official Open Source Initiative (OSI) approval for the two Shared Source licenses it submitted for consideration in August — but not without agreeing to some OSI-requested changes first.
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16.10.2007 Hackers Open Up Mac OS X Leopard for PC
Apple has a new set of hackers to contend with: a group of developers on the OSx86Scene forum have published instructions on how to install Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on a standard PC.
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1.11.2007 Microsoft to Increasingly Open up on Office 14 and Windows 7
There is a time for translucency, and there is also a time for transparency.
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11.7.2008 Windows 7 to open another round in Apple-Microsoft rivalry
Will Windows 7 blunt some of Apple’s momentum? At least one analyst thinks it’s possible.
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3.6.2009 Microsoft submits Open Source Office XML to ECMA
As reported by the
TheServerSide.net, Microsoft has submitted the beta 1 findings to the ECMA International board for standardization in hopes of gaining international standardization.
In an interview with a fellow Microsoft employee, Robert Scoble, interviewer for the MSDN developer community Channel 9, talks with Jean Paoli about the submission. Mr. Paoli explains the process after Robert asks if the XML is really open source.
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27.11.2005 Open Beta Invitation for Windows Live Mail Desktop
We’ve finally done it! Our ‘little’ project to bring you the next generation consumer mail application is going massively public. As of today (actually we slipped it out quietly last week or so) we are instituting a hassle-free sign up for the Mail Desktop beta.
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27.7.2006 Open-Source Group Razzes Microsoft With 'BadVista.org'
An open-source group mocked Microsoft on a newly launched Web site dubbed BadVista.org and claimed the Windows operating system is a "power grab" to steal control over users' computers.
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19.12.2006 Open letter to Microsoft: It's time for a single version of Windows
An Open Letter to Microsoft:
Windows XP did a great thing. It united two operating systems - the Windows 9x codebase and the Windows NT codebase (including Windows 2000).
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12.6.2009 Windows 7 vs. Linux, Microsoft Trashes Open Source OS
The advent of the next iteration of the Windows client represents yet another opportunity for operating system measuring contest, and the Redmond-based company is not the one to back down from a comparison that would push its product to the foreground.
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8.9.2009 How to Open Bitlocker Protected Drives on Windows Vista & XP
Microsoft Windows 7 has one amazing feature to protect your important documents and content called as BitLocker.
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21.10.2009 Bill Gates visit to open up a new Vista for promotion of Scotland plc
MICROSOFT'S founder and chairman Bill Gates will launch the software giant's long-awaited Windows Vista operating system to home consumers worldwide on a visit to Scotland, it has emerged.
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12.12.2006App Store Loosens the Restrictions
From the start, Apple has been very selective about the apps that are allowed to enter into the AppStore.
However, today a representative
from Apple called up 'Air-o-Matic' (the developer of "Pull my Finger") to let him know that his app will now be accepted as part of a new genre.
In September, his app was denied by Apple for it being a "limited utility".
This is fantastic news for Apple Developers that have
previously been denied, and hopefully means that we will see a greater selection of apps in the App Store soon!
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13.12.2008Open Source Initiative Approves Microsoft's 'Public,' 'Reciprocal' License
In a move which officially inaugurates Microsoft as a member of the open source community, the Open Source Initiative - designated the official
caretaker of the concept of open source - late last week officially approved the language of two licenses submitted by Microsoft for inclusion with
its open source software. However, Microsoft admitted today, the OSI did have a hand in changing their names...
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17.10.2007Microsoft Ups Commitment to Bridge Gaps Between Open Source and Ecma Office Open XML
Major Asian Linux distributor
Turbolinux lends support and
expertise to the Ecma Open
XML-Open Document Format
Translator Project, which
seeks to help maximize
consumer benefits and
technical innovation through
document interoperability...
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10.07.2007iFart sues for "pull my finger" freedom
At 11.45am local time on Friday, 13th February 2009, InfoMedia, Inc., developer and marketer of the popular iPhone application iFart Mobile, filed a
lawsuit in United States District Court, Colorado, against Air-O-Matic Inc., maker of the competing flatulence app Pull My Finger to try to stop them
from claiming trademark rights over the phrase "pull my finger". It all started when for Joel Comm, CEO of InfoMedia, and his team last summer when
they came up with the idea for a fart app for the iPhone. They submitted it to Apple, who took their time in approving it (perhaps because they were
not keen for people to begin to view the iPhone as a flatulence-emitting device).
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15.02.2009UK government looking into open-source
According to an article by the BBC, the UK government will very soon be making a push for open-source software, mainly in the public services. The
government is considering open-source software as an alternative to commercial software, although the government said that only "when it delivers
best value for money" would it be adopted. Open-source software in itself is usually free, however, developing, maintaining and supporting it
wouldn't be, which is what the government is investigating at the moment The problem with proprietary software that the government is facing is
the contracts and licenses. Once the license expires, the government has to once again pay out. With open-source software, this could be prevented.
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26.02.2009Can Microsoft Truly Issue 'Open Source' Licenses?
Yesterday, publisher Tim
O'Reilly broke the news that
at his company's own open
source convention in Portland,
Oregon, Microsoft General
Manager of Platform Strategy
Bill Hilf is planning to
submit its existing Shared
Source Licenses to the Open
Source Initiative, for
certification as true
"Open Source
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28.07.2007NSA edges into the open source realm with Tokeneer
Components of a National Security Agency case study designed to demonstrate that open source, high security and cost effectiveness can all co-exist
have been turned over to the open source community...
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07.10.2008Microsoft: 'Open source is a source of innovation'
Microsoft appreciates open source as a source of innovation, and will expand its involvement with the open source community, Robert Duffner, senior
director of platform strategy at Microsoft, said over coffee Monday morning.
During our discussion, he also opined that open
source is not Linux, nor should Linux be the poster child of open source. You may want to sit down before you read on...
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11.12.2008New platform protects open source customers from infringement
Open source software is often available free of charge, but it can also come with tricky and potentially costly licensing, trademark, and patent
restrictions. Today, one company announced a platform for protecting themselves from these open source pitfalls...
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05.03.2008New 'census' probes how many businesses use open source
Firefox is the single most prevalent open source software package, and Ubuntu 7.10 leads the way among Linux distributions. Those are some of the very
early findings of a new project called the Open Source Census, which went live today...
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17.04.2008CA Pledges 14 Patents to Open
Source
Computer Associates on
Wednesday said that it would
open up 14 of its patents to
the open source community, as
well as announcing a
cross-licensing deal with IBM.
CA said that it was joining
IBM, which pledged 500 patents
earlier this year, in calling
for a "patent commons"
for open source developers...
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07.09.2005Wired to Open Gadget Store in
NYC
Wired Magazine said Tuesday
that it plans to open a retail
location in the Soho District
of Manhattan, which would stay
open from November 18 through
December 24. The purpose of
the store would be to give
shoppers a chance to see the
latest technology and gadgets
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02.11.2005How much open source software are businesses really using?
Open source vendor OpenLogic is today kicking off a new industry initiative meant to help both users and software companies find out precisely what
kinds of open source software is being used -- and who is using it...
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12.12.2007The Dawn of Free Internet Access?
It's the sort of news that ought to scare the pants off Comcast executives. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed the commission auction off a
portion of the 25 megahertz spectrum with a free provision -- meaning that whoever licenses the spectrum must provide internet access to people for
free.
We won't know whether the FCC will proceed with the idea (the commissioners vote on June 12), but the fact that the
proposal is even up for consideration must be gratifying to the millions of Comcast and Cox victims who may pay upwards of $40 per month for
shoddy broadband access
and
awful customer service.
A "free" broadband spectrum auction could also help spur internet adoption in the U.S., where there is still a
big gaping divide between the broadband haves and have-nots.
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30.05.2008MS Open XML, ODF Converter Finished
The open source project to
build a translator between
Microsoft's new Office Open
XML format and OpenDocument,
the standard backed by OASIS,
reached its first milestone
Friday, releasing 1.0 of the
technology for both Microsoft
Word and competing
ODF-compatible office suites...
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03.02.2007Open source conquers new frontiers with GPU
After four years of development, the Open Graphics Project last week made available for pre-order its first open source graphics card.
The Open Graphics Project (OGP) and its commercial sponsor, Traversal Technology, aim to bring to market a graphics card with complete and
fully open documentation and open-source drivers.
The project was inspired by the chronic difficulties experienced by open source
software suppliers in finding compatible hardware in particular, compatible graphics hardware according to the project's leaders.
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28.05.2008Microsoft to Release IronRuby to Open Source Group
Although the official
announcement will be made
Thursday by John Lam at the
O'Reilly Open Source
Convention in Portland,
Oregon, a Microsoft
spokesperson did confirm to
BetaNews this afternoon that
IronRuby - its .NET-centric
version of the open source
scripting language Ruby - is
now publicly available...
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24.07.2007Open source success due to Microsoft, claims report
The success of open source software is now being driven by its rapid commercialization and not simply its appeal to evangelistic developers, a new
report has suggested.
The authors of Power, Speed and Assimilation: Open Source Changes the Industry, and the Industry Changes
Open Source, a mini report from Saugatuck Technology, go as far as to suggest that it has been the involvement of large IT vendors, such as IBM and
Microsoft, that has given open source its most important boost.
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20.12.2008Oracle turns over XML query engine to open source
Oracle made a major contribution to the open source community today, announcing it has contributed the XQilla XQuery engine code to the open source
community under an Apache 2.0 license...
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19.03.2008Microsoft the latest to sponsor the Open Source Census
Pulling another big surprise, Microsoft has signed on as a sponsor of OpenLogic's Open Source Census, giving it more access than most to the
survey's findings about open source software downloads by enterprise developers...
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