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No GPLv3 for MySQL … Yet
Kaj Arno, MySQL vice president of community relations, quietly revealed on his blog before Christmas that MySQL has changed its license to "GPL2 Only."
This...
Download: Intertainer v. Google, Apple and Napster
I didn't have a chance yesterday to find the Intertainer v. Google, Apple and Napster lawsuit, but I ran across it this morning and...
Novell to Buy XenSource? Altiris?
Matt Asay, formerly the man in charge of Novells Linux and open-source strategy, thinks that Novell may be getting ready to buy up Altiris...
Can Apple Overcome Latest Security Backlash?
A pair of renegade hackers has launched a project aimed at embarrassing Apple Computer into fixing software vulnerabilities in a timelier manner, prompting new...
CompTIA Agenda: Innovative, Competitive IT
Promoting U.S. tech innovation, keeping the work force globally competitive and advancing broadband Internet are three of the seven priorities CompTIA, a Washington-based group...
Amazons New Site Pushes Shipping
Amazon.com shook up the e-commerce world Jan. 3, unveiling a new site that offers free overnight shipping for all purchases.
The new site—called Endless.com—is focused...
IT Recruitment Takes a Sizable Year-End Hit
IT recruitment took a hit in December, as demand for computer and mathematical occupations plunged 15 points in an employment index released monthly by...
Security Flaws Haunt PDF, OpenOffice Users
Serious security vulnerabilities in two desktop applications could allow malicious hackers to plant malicious code on millions of computers, according to warnings from the...
Microsoft Word Comes of Age
Microsofts ubiquitous word processing program, Microsoft Word, celebrates its 18th birthday in 2007, having successfully wended its way through the growing pains of childhood...
Compliance Purists Stare Down AV Threat
As enterprises wait to see whether the newly elected Congress will soften regulatory guidelines such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2007 and alleviate the...