talexb - Slashdot User

Submission + - Effective DoS attacks against Web Application Plat (cryptanalysis.eu)

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talexb

on Thursday December 29, 2011 @09:51AM

talexb writes: "It seems like a hash collision found in PHP could be exploited by hackers, based on recent Twitter traffic. Also from Twitter, it sounds like Perl addressed this issue a few years back, and is not affected."

Submission + - Open-source Flash rival "Gnashes" out (linuxdevices.com) 2

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talexb

on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:04AM

talexb writes: "Another open source project that we've all been waiting for: "A non-profit open source project with high-profile backers has released beta code for an open source Flash media player, with a media server in the wings. Open Media Now's Gnash player runs standalone or as a plugin, and may run better than Flash on constrained devices." Sounds very cool."

Submission + - Mercurial, Subversion and Git: Pros and Cons

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talexb

on Monday December 17, 2007 @05:46PM

talexb writes: "I'm curious about Mercurial, a replacement for my current version control system, Subversion, and wonder what other SlashDot readers think about those two and about Git, the version control used for the Linux kernel. I've read several blog posts and articles and what I get from all that is, Git: very complex, very fast, but slows down without manual repacking; Subversion: simple, fast, doesn't branch well, efficient; Mercurial: not so simple, very fast, branches well, very efficient. Which one of these do you use, and why? What do you like and dislike about it?"

Submission + - SCO Group goes into Chapter 11

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talexb

on Friday September 14, 2007 @03:38PM

talexb writes: "Yahoo News reports that SCO Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. "We want to assure our customers and partners that they can continue to rely on SCO products, support and services for their business critical operations," said Darl McBride, President and CEO, The SCO Group. "Chapter 11 reorganization provides the Company with an opportunity to protect its assets during this time while focusing on building our future plans.""

Submission + - NetApp Sues Sun for ZFS Patent Infringement

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talexb

on Thursday September 06, 2007 @12:24PM

talexb writes: "Here we go again. Looks like NetApp and Sun might be mixing it up in the courts over ZFS, which NetApp's Dave Hitz says is a reimplementation of their own WAFL. Another case for Groklaw to cover?"

Submission + - Is FSF spoiling for a fight with Microsoft?

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talexb

on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @11:53AM

talexb writes: "There's a Groklaw article that refers to the Free Software Foundation's recent press release dissing Microsoft's disavowal of the GPL3. It sounds like someone at FSF is spoiling for a fight. Is this going to be a case of FSF vs. Microsoft, with the Open Source community funding the FSF (including IBM, perhaps?) Sounds like a War To End All Wars to me."

Submission + - MojoPac and TinyXP: How do they avoid MS lawyers?

Submitted by talexb on Thursday October 19, 2006 @12:23PM

talexb writes: A GTALUG post this morning mentioned a cool product called TinyXP, and a colleague mentioned MojoPac. Both of these seem to be a) innovative products and b) ripe for someone from Microsoft to drop lawsuits on them like a ton of bricks. What's going on?

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