Version 3 of the GPL is finally out. The Free Software Foundation took a stab at Apple’s iPhone software in its release, but what does mean for open-source server software? Red Hat’s IP team is pleased.
Ubuntu is not the only one rejecting Microsoft. Controversy is erupting in the Linux community following news that Xandros and Linspire opted for a pact with Microsoft, while Ubuntu and Red Hat flat out rejected the advances.
Canonical chief executive Mark Shuttleworth has been finding his way into tech news this week, first with a keynote address urging the Linux community to collaborate on security and now with a “no thanks” to Microsoft.
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder, and CEO of Ubuntu thinks the open source community needs a federated. Decentralized system for tracking patches and bugs. In other words, he wants the open source world to collaborate on Linux security.
Microsoft issued six sets of updates to patch 15 bugs in June’s Patch Tuesday release. The fixes address 12 critical bugs, six of them in Windows software and six in Internet Explorer. Although the IE bugs are the focus of most security analysis this week, flaws in Windows Vista have become a topic of discussion as well.
Red Hat is offering secure server bundles in partnership with Symantec. The companies are aiming to help small and medium-sized businesses secure server hosts.
If you’ve been following the tech news with even one eye open, you’ve no doubt heard about Microsoft calling out the open source camp on patent infringement. Microsoft’s allegations have caused quite a stir in the IT world an everybody seems to have an opinion — including Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik.
Details of the Microsoft-Novell Linux deal inked last November became public this week as the Linux vendor filed its annual report and SEC 10K documents. The filings offer access to the agreement Novell signed with Microsoft to distribute SuSE Linux without any risk of Microsoft patent claims.
Just as there were plenty of changes in Windows Vista, there are also significant changes in Windows Server 2008 (formerly codenamed Longhorn).
Freedom, by definition, demands responsibility.
In dedicated server land, you enjoy abundant freedom. You’re free to run the OS and software that best meets your needs (as long as that software doesn’t violate your provider’s acceptable use policies). You’re free to have as many IP addresses and domains as you’d like. And you’re free to choose the bandwidth allotment that your traffic demands.
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