Submission + - SCO files Chapter 11
An anonymous reader writes: the good guys win!
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Submission + - SCO Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy 1
RocketJeff writes: According to a press release The SCO Group Files Chapter 11 to Protect Assets as It Addresses Potential Financial and Legal Challenges.
This comes on the same day that Trial Briefs are due for the Novell v/s SCO trial (scheduled to start on Monday). Groklaw has an article on Novell's Trial Brief
This comes on the same day that Trial Briefs are due for the Novell v/s SCO trial (scheduled to start on Monday). Groklaw has an article on Novell's Trial Brief
Feed Engadget: Uniquephones's iPhone unlock release 'slowed' by AT&T lawyers (engadget.com)
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Hope you weren't waiting in tense anticipation to get your hands on Uniquephone's iPhone unlock software, because things certainly aren't going as planned. Reportedly, the gurus behind the software unlock were contacted by "a Silicon Valley law firm" who is "slowing down the release of the software." Of course, they still claim to have the app "ready to go," but until this legal hubbub gets cleared up, it seems like their method of freeing your iPhone will remain a well kept secret. We'll keep you posted.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Submission + - Microsoft is having WGA server Problems (microsoft.com) 2
simpoleca writes: Microsoft WGA servers down; all XP and Vista installs being marked as counterfeit
Submission + - Seagate to be sold to Chinese tech company
An anonymous reader writes: Chief executive William D. Watkins of Seagate Technology disclosed that an unnamed Chinese technology company is interested in buying Seagate. The offer causes concern among government officials because, even though disk drives are not export-controlled technology, there is fear that hard disks and drivers may be modified to include backdoors. This is of particular importance as Seagate manufactures harddisks with builtin encryption.
Submission + - PWC migrates to OpenBSD after crippling by Windows (computerworld.com.au) 1
Renegade88 writes: "After months of network failures and depleted IT budget, newly hired IT manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Japan was "forced" to migrate half of the company's Windows servers to OpenBSD to stabilize and secure their network. After eliminating the frequent downtime and data loss PWC had experienced for months, Mark Uemura was ordered to reinstate their Checkpoint firewall for political reasons. The Checkpoint server was later overwhelmed by a network virus so rather than taking it offline again, PWC placed an OpenBSD firewall in front of the Checkpoint Firewall! Mark's advice: "My experience is that if something has to be done, just do it — don't ask! [Management] will thank you later.""
Submission + - Microsoft struggling to gain endorsement for OOXML (computerworld.com.au)
Tri writes: The Open Source Industry of Australia (OSIA) has formally contacted Standards Australia, requesting that Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) format not be endorsed by the body as an ISO standard.
"Quite apart from the technical problems with OOXML, the main problem from OSIA's point of view is a substantive one — the 'standard' is designed so that it can only be implemented by a single vendor", said Brendan Scott, Director of Open Source Industry Australia. "So, while in theory a third party could create an independent implementation, in practice it is very unlikely", he said.
"Quite apart from the technical problems with OOXML, the main problem from OSIA's point of view is a substantive one — the 'standard' is designed so that it can only be implemented by a single vendor", said Brendan Scott, Director of Open Source Industry Australia. "So, while in theory a third party could create an independent implementation, in practice it is very unlikely", he said.
Submission + - Two-Word Malware License Agreement (theregister.co.uk)
Tech.Luver writes: "theRegister writes via Stopbadware.org about 'two-word' license agreement of a malware,
" it's refreshing to find an agreement that gets straight to the point without wasting users' time scrolling down through something they aren't going to read anyway. A license agreement for a malware-bundled codec from hotelcodec(dot)com simply says: "FUCK YOU".""
Submission + - UK Government rejects copyright term extension (culture.gov.uk) 1
e6003 writes: "The UK Government has responded to a report from the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee which (inter alia) had backed the extension of phonographic performance copyright from its present 50 years. The Government response [PDF document] notes (in response to paragraph 28 on page 15 of the PDF) that the Gowers Report considered the call for a term extension on economic and moral grounds but rejected all the arguments in favour of term extension, as did an EU Commission report. The Response concludes, "Taking account of the findings of these reports, which carefully considered the impact on the economy as a whole, and without further substantive evidence to the contrary, it does not seem appropriate for the Government to press the [European] Commission for action at this stage." Pleasingly, the Response also notes "The Government will undertake a public consultation this Autumn about making an exception to copyright legislation to allow format-shifting for private use." It's technically an infringement of copyright in the UK to rip CDs to your iPod and even the music industry has agreed something needs to be done about this."
