EtherPad is now OpenSourced!
I guess it is not too soon for Christmas presents. About two weeks ago, AppJet and the Google PR Team announced the acquisition of AppJet (the company and technology behind EtherPad) by Google and a few hours after that they made a second announcement about EtherPad going back online until open sourced. Two days ago,... more »
Nokia N900 shipping today. World say hello to Maemo.
The wait is over. The much desired Nokia N900 Maemo smartphone will be shipping today. With features ranging from a Linux-based operating system and an A8 superscalar microprocessor core running at 600 MHz to Adobe Flash 9.4 support and ..what else but the Maemo browser powered by Mozilla technology, Nokia N900 will definitively blow your... more »
A step ahead for open source
Yesterday, while I was reading the news I came across two very interesting ones. Two OS kernels have switched and decided to show the world their interiors, and thus make knowledge available to every one (aka their released license has switched to an open source one ).
The first one was HTC’s kernel of the Hero... more »
OpenBSD 4.6 is here!
We knew it was coming. OpenBSD 4.6 is now available with lots of new features. Except for the several improved hardware support and other improvements, this release includes a few worth-mentioning improvements concerning the pf (Packet Filter), a default system’s software aka one of the most advanced firewall software.
Enabled pf by default in the rc.conf.
Removed... more »
The Linux Foundation now provides new Individual Membership
Interesting news for all the Open-Source guys and gals. The Linux Foundation now provides new Individual Membership. About 3 months ago the Linux Foundation launched a branded credit card featuring tux. Now its time for new, exclusive perks for Individual Members.
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced... more »
Open Android Alliance
A few days after Google’s actions against the CyanogenMod project a group of Android developers formed the Open Android Alliance. Their goal is to replace all closed source and proprietary applications found in the bas Android install with open source applications that can be freely distributed. As they state:
We don’t have anything against the existing... more »
