Samba Project Considering Purchasing License for Windows Protocols
Oct 23, 2007Now that Microsoft has stated that it is prepared to give competitors access to technical documentation in a case heard by the EU Commission, the Samba project is considering purchasing a license.
more »Novell Dismisses AppArmor Developer
Oct 12, 2007Two years after acquiring the company that developed AppArmor Novell has dismissed the developer behind the security technology.
more »Red Hat Calls Microsoft Attack Unsubstantiated
Oct 12, 2007Speaking in an interview with Linux Magazine, Germany, Werner Knoblich, Red Hat Germany boss, and Red Hat Vice President EMEA, called the verbal attacks by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unsubstantiated.
more »Ballmer Repeats His Demand for License Payments from Red Hat Users
Oct 12, 2007Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has again demanded license payments from Red Hat users.
more »New Member of Software Freedom Law Center Board
Oct 11, 2007Legal expert Mark Webbink, who formerly worked for Red Hat, has just joined the Board of Directors of the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC). Webbinks gained expert knowledge of intellectual property in his former position with the Linux enterprise.
more »Madwifi Project Looking to Found Non-Profit Organization
Oct 07, 2007The developers of the free Madwifi WLAN driver for Atheros chipset-based devices are discussing the foundation of a non-profit organization.
more »Security Models for the Kernel – Harsh Words from Torvalds
Oct 04, 2007A debate on various security models for the Linux kernel has developed on the Linux Kernel Mailing List.
more »Trolltech founder Chambe-Eng resigns because of illness
Oct 04, 2007As the Norwegian development company announced, the cofounder of the company, Eirik Cambe-Eng, has quit his position as Co-CEO, for health reasons.
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