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Top judge: Ditching Software Patents a "Bad Solution": Legal Posted by: comforteagle

From the From on High dept.:
"My view is that broad categories treated pejoratively are going to lead us toward bad solutions," Michael told us. "People say 'We know all business method patents are bogus, so let's just get rid of them.'" He added that people make similar arguments about software and medical diagnostic patents. "I don't think that's a constructive way to proceed. Certainly there are software patents out there that are no good, and that's a shame. We've gotta clean those out. But I'm against these kinds of broad, polemical ways of proceeding."

Michel did concede that software patents don't appear to be very helpful to the software industry. "Software is way less dependent on patents—maybe not dependent at all except in certain areas. How much [patents] retard [software] I'm not so sure. I hear a lot of anecdotes, a lot of scare stories. I'm a facts and figures guy. I'm not for anecdotes and assumptions."

Published May 14, 2012 - 11:58 AM Read more...





Microsoft Accused of Hindering Firefox Browser: Mozilla Posted by: comforteagle

From the Not This S**t Again dept.:
The company behind the Firefox Web browser says Microsoft Corp. is hindering its ability to distribute the software on some devices being designed for the next version of the Windows operating system.

Mozilla Corp.'s contention focuses on future tablets and personal computers that exploit chip designs licensed from ARM Holdings which are being supported for the first time in the next version of Microsoft's flagship Windows software.

Published May 10, 2012 - 12:30 PM Read more...


Netherlands: First country in Europe with net neutrality: Legal Posted by: comforteagle

From the Be Proud dept.:
May 8th, 2012 is a day to celebrate in The Netherlands as it becomes the first country in Europe to protect its citizens by enshrining net neutrality into law.

The Netherlands is also implementing privacy protections for users against wiretapping and disconnection by the Internet Service Providers (ISPs), which will no longer be able to interrupt traffic of users unless it is proven to be in the public interest.

Published May 09, 2012 - 01:55 PM Read more...


Apache OpenOffice 3.4 Released: Open Source Posted by: comforteagle

From the dept.:
Apache OpenOffice 3.4 is available for download free of charge. OpenOffice 3.4 features:

-word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, databases, drawing, and mathematical editing applications support for Windows, Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) and Macintosh operating environments
-native language support for English, Arabic, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Galician, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese
-improved ODF support, including new ODF 1.2 encryption options and new spreadsheet functions
-enhanced pivot table support in Calc
-enhanced graphics, including line caps, shear transformations and native support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
-improvements in performance and quality

Published May 08, 2012 - 09:42 PM Read more...


AT&T, Google Duke It Out Over Who Causes Android Upgrade Delays: Android Posted by: comforteagle

From the He Said dept.:
The number one iOS carrier duking it out with the company behind the world's most popular smartphone operating system. Last month, Google's lead for the Android Open Source Project, Jean-Baptiste Queru, more or less blamed carriers (see comments) for Android's upgrade woes. Yesterday, AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson retaliated, blaming Google for the delays. And yes, Google already responded to that, too.

Last month, Jean-Baptiste Queru pointed fingers at the carriers, stating the carriers' approval processes for updates is what's causing the delays. Considering the swiftness with which small, non-funded independent developers can support devices, this doesn't seem like quite a stretch. The massive delays caused by carriers with Windows Phone 7 updates further confirm this line of reasoning.

Published May 08, 2012 - 09:33 PM Read more...


Jury Says Google Violated Java Copyright: Google Posted by: comforteagle

From the Blow dept.:
In what could be a major blow to Android, Google's mobile operating system, a San Francisco jury issued a verdict today that the company broke copyright laws when it used Java APIs to design the system. The ruling is a partial victory for Oracle, which accused Google of violating copyright law.

But the jury couldn't reach agreement on a second critical issue—whether Google had a valid "fair use" defense when it used the APIs. Google has asked for a mistrial based on the incomplete verdict, and that issue will be briefed later this week.

Published May 07, 2012 - 06:50 PM Read more...


Microsoft Now Using Linux Supernodes: Linux Posted by: comforteagle

From the Linux dept.:
Microsoft has drastically overhauled the network running its Skype voice-over-IP service, replacing peer-to-peer client machines with thousands of Linux boxes that have been hardened against the most common types of hack attacks, a security researcher said.

The change, which Immunity Security's Kostya Kortchinsky said occurred about two months ago, represents a major departure from the design that has powered Skype for the past decade. Since its introduction in 2003, the network has consisted of "supernodes" made up of regular users who had sufficient bandwidth, processing power, and other system requirements to qualify. These supernodes then transferred data with other supernodes in a peer-to-peer fashion. At any given time, there were typically a little more than 48,000 clients that operated this way.

Published May 04, 2012 - 04:35 PM Read more...


MIT, Harvard Announce Joint Free Online Education: Data Posted by: comforteagle

From the SMRT dept.:
EdX is a joint partnership between The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to offer online learning to millions of people around the world. EdX will offer Harvard and MIT classes online for free. Through this partnership, the institutions aim to extend their collective reach to build a global community of online learners and to improve education for everyone.

Published May 03, 2012 - 04:49 PM Read more...


Mozilla Ponders Major UI Changes: Mozilla Posted by: comforteagle

From the Change Up dept.:
Mozilla is working on a revamp of Firefox to synchronize its various versions -- desktop, tablet, phone and Windows 8 Metro -- into a single visual style, according to documents posted by members of its user interface (UI) design team.

The project, which does not have a name, and the earlier blending of Mozilla's mobile and desktop design groups, is meant to bring more coherence to the various versions of the open-source browser.

Published May 03, 2012 - 04:47 PM Read more...


US. Dept. of Interior Selects Google Apps for Government for Cloud Email and Collaboration Services: Google Posted by: comforteagle

From the Gubment dept.:
As part of a major efficiency initiative that will leverage modern technology to save up to $500 million in taxpayer dollars by 2020, the Department of the Interior today announced a contract award for Department-wide cloud email and collaboration services using Google Apps for Government. This award is part of Interior’s IT Transformation initiative to provide employees with 21st century IT and support good government practices by reducing waste, cutting costs and integrating services.

“This award is a great example of how our IT Transformation initiative is already delivering value to the Department,” said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. “Implementing a Department-wide, cloud-based email system that helps modernize the ways we do business while cutting costs is good government, plain and simple. We will continue to identify efficiencies to save time and taxpayer dollars using advances in technology to provide better service for less.”

Published May 02, 2012 - 04:38 PM Read more...
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