Mozilla Responds to the EULA Controversy
Sep 16, 2008At Mozilla’s request, Ubuntu users are required to read an extensive End-User License Agreement (EULA) before they can use the Firefox browser. The head of the Mozilla Foundation, Mitchell Baker, has responded to the hefty criticism of this plan.
more »Mozilla Asks for License Integration into Ubuntu
Sep 15, 2008Before Ubuntu users can run the Firefox open source browser, they will henceforth need to accept extensive licensing terms. According to Mark Shuttleworth, the terms were imposed by Mozilla Corporation.
more »Beta 1: Opera 9.6 with RSS preview
Sep 11, 2008RSS preview, Atom-feeds and improved bookmarking facilities are the new features in the upcoming version 9.6 of the Opera Web Browser.
more »Web Application with C++ and FastCGI
Sep 10, 2008The free library Fastcgi++ Version 1.0, which enables the programming of web applications in C++ language, is now available.
more »WordPress 2.6.2 released for security reasons
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more »Google Chrome: Improved support in Wine 1.1.4... with a caveat
Sep 09, 2008Free project WINE now offers the newest version (1.1.4) of its runtime environment. Among its features is better support for Google Chrome.
more »Javascript: Pre-version of Mozilla Firefox holds up against Google Chrome
Sep 04, 2008Google touts its Javascript engine version 8, among other things, as setting new speed records for its Chrome browser. Linux Magazine found during a benchmark test that the next Firefox generation can keep up with it.
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