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raffe writes:
In a blog by Sun egiuneer Alan Wright you can read that they are implementing CIFS in the solaris kernel:
"We had been working on an independent CIFS implementation for several years, and we would use this as the basis for the Solaris CIFS project, but it would take time for everything necessary to fall into place: there is a big difference between what management at Sun would like to happen and what the engineers at Sun will endorse. [...]What does this mean for Samba on Solaris? Not a lot really. "
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raffe writes:
From Groklaw:
IP Innovation LLC has just filed a patent infringement They claim against Red Hat and Novell. It was filed October 9, case no. 2:2007cv00447, IP Innovation, LLC et al v. Red Hat Inc. et al, in Texas. You might recall the patent was used in litigation against Apple in April 2007, and Beta News reported at the time that it's a 1991 Xerox PARC patent. But ars technica provided the detail that it references earlier patents going back to 1984 claim to have the rights to U.S. Patent No. 5,072,412 for a User Interface with Multiple Workspaces for Sharing Display System Objects issued Dec. 10, 1991 along with two other similar patents. So in July one Microsoft executive arrives; then as of October 1, there is the second, a patent guy. October 9, IP Innovation, a subsidiary, sues Red Hat. And Novell. So much for being Microsoft's little buddy.
I think SCO II has arrived
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raffe writes:
Scobleizer sits down with IBM's top intellectual property lawyer and has a short interview about GPL and patents. A really interesting interview that gets you thinking about a big corporations perspective on intellectual property. Worth a few minutes to see.
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Juan Rey writes:
According to Kai Ahrens' blog, Sun OOo Graphics development team is working in order to get a native import filter into OpenOffice.org.
Development is advanced and a prototype is on the way.
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raffe writes:
Hell froze over! John C. Dvorak, long time hater of the mac now likes it."I have no plans to move to the Mac platform for my personal use. That said, I have noticed that I've been recommending the machine to friends and neighbors when they want to know what kind of system they should buy."
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AxminsterLeuven writes:
Ars Technica reports on Microsoft's refusal to work with Red Hat on Windows/Linux interoperability, without Red Hat signing a patent deal first: "Linux distributor Red Hat wants to work with Microsoft to improve interoperability without signing a patent pledge, but Microsoft says that a mutual patent indemnification pact — like the controversial covenant not to sue that Microsoft established with Novell — is a prerequisite for collaboration."
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epidemic99 writes:
According to this article there is already a battery recall program issued by Apple for the Iphone. What is even worse is that according to the article Apple is not covering the battery repair, which can't be replaced by users and will cost $79, plus $6.95 for shipping! How can Apple not cover a product that was just released a week ago? If this article turns out to be true it will be a huge PR nightmare for Apple, who is just starting to gain some traction. Even Microsoft recently announced that they are extending their Xbox 360 warranty to 3 years after the products repeated hardware problems.
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the_crowing writes:
[Nintendo] has released a set of game-making tools called WiiWare that give budding game makers the data they need to use the console and its innovative controller. Wii owners will be able to download the games through net channels accessible via the console. Nintendo said the first games would be available for download in early 2008.