Submission + - Microsoft Drops GPLv3 Like a Hot Rock 1
pilsner.urquell writes: "Microsoft yesterday issued a statement proclaiming that is isn't bound by GPLv3. Grolaw has a very humorous article about Microsoft's statement."
Submission + - R U there? Feds want presence systems (networkworld.com)
coondoggie writes: "When it comes to next-gen communications systems, what federal network managers want most is the ability to identify and notify employees in real time. That's one of the more interesting findings of a telephone survey of 200 federal telecommunications officials conducted by Market Connections for Cisco. The survey was conducted in April, but the findings were released today. Survey respondents ranked "real-time notification and identification of employees" first in terms of importance to an agency's ability to deliver on its mission. The other choices were: remote access, wireless networking, mobility, video conferencing, audio conferencing and instant messaging. Overall, 62% of respondents said presence was very important or somewhat important to agency mission. Presence is an application that makes it possible to locate and identify a device or user when connected to a network.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/062507-feds- presence-survey.html"
Submission + - Microsoft's IIS is Twice as Likely to Host Malware (windowsitpro.com)
eldavojohn writes: "According to Google, Microsoft's server software is at least twice as likely to host viruses or malware. The reason why? "Google reports that IIS is likely used to distribute malware more often than Apache because many IIS installs are on pirated Windows versions which aren't configured to automatically download patches. (Even pirated Windows versions can automatically received security fixes, however.) "Our analysis demonstrates how important it is to keep web servers patched to the latest patch level," Google notes.""
Submission + - New York Jumps into Open Formats Fray (infoworld.com)
cyrusmack writes: "Hot on the heels of the bad news regarding the defeat of all open formats bills (erroneously reported by the mainstream media as "ODF" bills), New York has become the latest in an area that has seen a flurry of activity already this year. In the article on InfoWorld, it's pretty clear that this bill is significantly watered down from what other states have attempted to do this year. You can Microsoft will be there in force, just as it has been elsewhere."
Submission + - Historic shuttle spacesuits to meet fiery end
collectSPACE writes: "While some museums bid for retired space shuttle orbiters, the real prize may be the spacewalking spacesuits, at least if NASA's plans for them hold true. The now-reusable extravehicular mobility units (EMUs) are soon to become disposable, allowed to disintegrate as they reenter the Earth's atmosphere inside spent cargo ships."
Comment Global Warming (Score 0, Redundant) 167
Good thing we already know how to warm a planet up.
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