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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, March 08 2013 @ 02:39 PM EST |
Aren't they afraid that Oracle will sue them for copying the SSO of Java 6? Not
to mention violating all those Sun patents for methods and functions to expose a
computer and it's associated data to hackers on the internet?[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, March 08 2013 @ 03:25 PM EST |
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one,
two
If Apple keep playing with the
courts like playing a kitten with a piece of string, one day the court will jump
around and
scratch Apple badly. More seriously tho', maybe there's some
updating required in the education system, p'raps in the
civic responsibilities
classes, about how if you carry a cellphone round they know where you are
to within a
hundred yards or so. It doesn't matter if you txt mom, "home 4
lunch", or you use https on your browser ordering that case
of ammo,
they know which Starbucks you sat outside to do it. Who are they?
Well, the Feds certainly.
Apple has smacked down apps that tried to track this
info without disclosure. If I have any complaint about Apple's
behaviour here
it is that the iOS Apps Store page on which these warnings appear is low
contrast ratio small type size in a
block that needs clicking to expand
concealed text, and no further notice is given when the app is loaded to the
device. At
least on my Android devices the warnings are good contrast readable
size text on the device itself, and installation cannot
proceed until the text
has been scrolled down to get to the OK button. And look at all the "free"
Android apps that need to
know where you are on what network so they can target
ads to you.
In related news <<Take a moment to read and comprehend
an app’s permissions before you install it.>>
krebsonsecurity. It seems users
need reminding that while their device is
switched on it is trackable. You can run but you cannot
hide.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, March 08 2013 @ 03:41 PM EST |
NewspickGoogle has said that
its Apps for Education -- which is free and includes apps like Gmail and
word-
processing software -- turns off ads by default. But Microsoft said Google
can still collect student data to adjust spam filtering, etc.
And
Office 365 Education
does not? Yeah, Right.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, March 08 2013 @ 11:07 PM EST |
Newspick
Janus, wikipedia
The hardware supplier doesn't inspire much
confidence either.
Pls see thread above [Microsoft Complains ...] for
reference.
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| Authored by: albert on Saturday, March 09 2013 @ 01:25 PM EST |
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inBloom facts:
CEO is formerly of Houghton Mifflin,
and has international connections.
CPO came from the Gates Foundation,
formerly an analyst on the National Broadband Plan at the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), formerly led the New York City Department of Education’s
Achievement Reporting and Innovation System (ARIS) team.
Board of
Directors
8 members,
2 are from the Gates Foundation (one is the
CEO of inBloom),
1 has her own 'consulting' firm. (lobbying for
'education' companies is probably accurate), President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Foundation.
1 runs a firm that does health care consulting
1 is from
the Carnegie Corp.
The rest have connections to various 'educational'
organizations.
It looks like a typical Gates venture. Call it
charitable, then bring in the vultures. There's probably some real interesting
connections hidden in there, but I didn't dig deeper. I don't have the stomach
for it.
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| Authored by: SilverWave on Sunday, March 10 2013 @ 07:48 AM EDT |
Despite the
Chromebook
Pixel, Google Knows Exactly what Chromebooks Are for - the
Latest
Video Ad
Interesting... MS must be asleep at the
wheel...
MS should know all about being 'good enough' and
cheap, with
their early battle with apple for the desktop
market.
Now add secure
and easy to use Linux... and Google have a
winner, one that will get more
functional with time, I am
amazed that there has been no response from
ms.
Probably too busy with internal politics to see the writing
on the
wall.
Reference the posts slant on the "Chromebook-Pixel", I think
they are missing the point. The Pixel will have a 'halo
effect', and is a
flagship product.
It also sets the bar for future top end Chrome
devices,
rather like the Nexus One did for phones.
And I anticipate
Google will have news of
Android coming to Chrome... RSN
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RMS: The 4 Freedoms
0 run the program for any purpose
1 study the source code and change it
2 make copies and distribute them
3 publish modified versions
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| Authored by: bprice on Sunday, March 10 2013 @ 08:36 AM EDT |
| Ages ago, Caldera/SCOG threatened to charge every Linux user $699 (more or
less) for using non-Caldera Linuxes. At the time, I wasn't able to use Linux, so
I felt left out of the mad rush of Linux users who stood up here to challenge
SCOG to bill them. Prenda Law, the copyright trolls, have given me a chance to
partially rectify my earlier situation.
I'm quoted by NewsPicks and Ars Technica!
...and
"Bill Price" wrote “Nothing to say. I just wanted to get my IP addy on record as
a commentor rather than just a lurker.”
Too bad (in a sense)
Wordpress had the gumption to say "No!" to the stupid Prenda subpœna.
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| Authored by: SilverWave on Sunday, March 10 2013 @ 08:47 AM EDT |
Crouton:
Ubuntu Chroot On Google
Chrome OS
News Pick:
Multitasking with Chrome
OS
and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel (7:31)---
RMS: The 4 Freedoms
0 run the program for any purpose
1 study the source code and change it
2 make copies and distribute them
3 publish modified versions
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, March 10 2013 @ 01:53 PM EDT |
| Jun Dong-soo, director of Samsung's memory chip business, told the Korea Times
this weekend that "Windows 8 has failed to boost demand for Windows-based
computers," according to a review of the Korean-language article by Forbes.
"The global PC industry is steadily shrinking despite the launch of Windows
8. I think the Windows 8 system is no better than the previous Windows Vista
platform."
Samsung Exec Bashes
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| Authored by: albert on Sunday, March 10 2013 @ 05:00 PM EDT |
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PJ, you are so kind, giving
Quinn so many words, when he deserves so few. Below is my comment to his
post.
Gene:
A few points I found interesting:
1. Most
commenters agree with you. Is that because you 'moderate' the critical ones, or
do most people not bother reading your blog?
2. Ad hominum attacks are
usually the last resort of the propangandist. You are an 'IP' lawyer, certainly
no one expects you to be anti-patent.
3. Software patents have been the
cause of the backlash. You don't mention software in your post, but instead
throw up strawman arguments with citings no one has any interest in discussing,
because they are irrelevant to software patents.
4. Your pro-patents
arguments all come from pro-patent sources. Are there any IP lawyers anywhere
who are against software patents? If so, a word or two from them might be worth
reading, considering that they make a living in IP law.
My comment is
"awaiting moderation", which is the same as "don't hold your breath". [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- Gene Quinn is Right - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, March 10 2013 @ 05:37 PM EDT
- Well, patent claims have been hard to understand for hundreds of years - Authored by: Wol on Sunday, March 10 2013 @ 05:49 PM EDT
- After reading his reply to my post, - Authored by: albert on Sunday, March 10 2013 @ 07:10 PM EDT
- Mark Cuban is an Idiot, Patents Do NOT Impede Innovation - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, March 11 2013 @ 10:02 AM EDT
- Mark Cuban is an Idiot, Patents Do NOT Impede Innovation - Authored by: albert on Monday, March 11 2013 @ 02:16 PM EDT
- Mark Cuban is an Idiot, Patents Do NOT Impede Innovation - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, March 11 2013 @ 11:23 PM EDT
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