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The Rise of Git 442

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, 2011 @12:01AM from the git-on-up dept.

snydeq writes "InfoWorld takes a look at the rise of Git, the use of which has increased sixfold in the past three years. Buoyed in large part by interest among the Ruby community and younger developers, Git has been gaining share for open source development largely because of its distributed architecture, analysts note. And the version control system stands to gain further traction on Subversion in the years ahead, as Eclipse is making Git its preferred version control system, a move inspired by developers and members."

Submission + - First Look: Firefox 4 Beta 1 Shines on HTML5 (infoworld.com)

Submitted by

snydeq

on Thursday July 08, 2010 @03:35PM

snydeq writes: "InfoWorld's Peter Wayner takes a first look at Firefox 4 Beta 1 and sees several noteworthy HTML5 integrations that bring Firefox 4 'that much closer to taking over everything on the desktop.' Beyond the Chrome-like UI, Firefox 4 adds several new features that 'open up new opportunities for AJAX and JavaScript programmers to add more razzle-dazzle and catch up with Adobe Flash, Adobe AIR, Microsoft Silverlight, and other plug-ins,' Wayner writes. 'Firefox 4 also adds an implementation of the Websockets API, a tool for enabling the browser and the server to pass data back and forth as needed, making it unnecessary for the browser to keep asking the server if there's anything new to report.'"

Comment I don't see the issue (Score 1) 689

by compm375 on Thursday January 14, 2010 @07:04PM (#30772398) Attached to: Obama Appointee Sunstein Favors Infiltrating Online Groups

Just don't friend Cass Sunstein on Facebook.

Comment Re:Boy oh boy! (Score 1) 414

by compm375 on Friday May 01, 2009 @10:51PM (#27795343) Attached to: Linux Reaches 1% Usage Share

While I'm certainly skeptical of the data on that site and in fact many statistics websites, but I'd imagine they are getting their statistics by looking at web traffic, rather than actually doing real research. Note they mention browsing. Why do you think that is?

Comment Re:Boy oh boy! (Score 1) 414

by compm375 on Friday May 01, 2009 @08:28PM (#27794497) Attached to: Linux Reaches 1% Usage Share

If you click the "help" button, it says "This report lists the market share of the top operating systems in use for browsing (not servers)."

Submission + - Peru to be first with new OLPC laptop with Windows (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by Da Massive on Tuesday September 16, 2008 @08:10PM

Da Massive writes: The government of Peru will run the first ever trial of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association's low-cost XO laptop running on Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, putting the nation at the heart of a software controversy. The little green laptop, which OLPC is trying to reduce to just US$100 per device, will be given out to school children throughout Peru for use over the next nine months as part of the trial. Currently, the XO costs around US$200 each to build. The program puts Peru at the heart of a software controversy that has been raging for years between those who advocate making software and its source code free, such as Linux OS developers, and those who charge for software and keep the development recipes secret, such as Microsoft.

Submission + - Bill to Add Accountability to Border Laptop Search (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property

on Tuesday September 16, 2008 @07:16PM

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes: "Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) has introduced a bill that would add accountability to the DHS searches conducted upon the laptops of those crossing the border. Specifically, it would require the issue of receipts to those who had their property confiscated so that it could later be returned, would limit how long the DHS can keep laptops, would require them to keep the laptop's information secure, and would create a way to complain about abuse. Finally, the DHS would be required to keep track of how many searches were done and report the details to Congress. Rep. Sanchez also has also issued a statement about the proposed bill."

Submission + - Compressor-Free Refrigerator on the Way (thefutureofthings.com)

Submitted by

Iddo Genuth

on Thursday September 11, 2008 @07:03PM

Iddo Genuth writes: "Scientists from Penn State University have designed the future of refrigerators and other cooling devices through magnetic field refrigeration. The investigation pertaining to electrically induced heat effects of some ferroelectric polymers might remove electrically powered refrigerators and their compressors and coils. The researchers are focusing on ferroelectric polymers that exhibit temperature changes at room temperature under an electrical field. The same technology might also find its way into computers and other devices in the future making them run cooler without complex mechanisms."

Submission + - Google Summer of Code 2008 is Announced (blogspot.com)

Submitted by

morrison

on Monday February 25, 2008 @03:31PM

morrison writes: "The 2008 Google Summer of Code(TM) is on! As previously covered before and now in its fourth year running, Google announces that they will once again be hosting a program that gives computer science students a $4500 stipend to work on open source software projects. Last year, Google funded over 900 students' projects in more than 90 countries. As noted in the program FAQ, this year they hope to do even more. The #gsoc IRC channel on Freenode is already buzzing with activity."

Submission + - EFF Releases Software to Spot Net NonNeutrality (eff.org)

Submitted by DanielBoz on Wednesday November 28, 2007 @09:32PM

DanielBoz writes: In the wake of the detection and reporting of Comcast Corporation's controversial interference with Internet traffic, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published a comprehensive account of Comcast's packet-forging activities and has released software and documentation instructing Internet users on how to test for packet forgery or other forms of interference by their own ISPs.

Submission + - EMI may cut funding to IFPI, RIAA (arstechnica.com) 1

Submitted by Teen Bainwolf on Wednesday November 28, 2007 @06:25PM

Teen Bainwolf writes: Big Four record label EMI is reportedly considering a big cut in its funding for the IFPI and RIAA. Each of the labels reportedly contributed over $130 million per year to fund industry trade groups, and EMI apparently believes that money could be better spent elsewhere. 'One of the chief activities of the RIAA is coordinating the Big Four labels' legal campaign, and those thousands of lawsuits have done nothing but generate ill will from record fans, while costing the labels millions of dollars and doing little (if anything) to actually reduce the amount of file-sharing going on. In fact, the RIAA freely admits that the legal campaign is a real money pit, and EMI's new ownership may be very leery of continuing to pour money down that particular rat hole.

Journal Journal: Is Yahoo! Reading Your Mail? 3

Journal by gbulmash on Sunday November 25, 2007 @03:49PM

In Friday's edition of "Dear Margo" (an advice column written by the daughter of Ann Landers), a reader asked if Yahoo! employees were reading her Yahoo! mail. Margo addressed the question with a quote from her boss, a Yahoo! News VP. He not only answered the question with doublespeak, but used it as an opportunity to disparage Google's Gmail.

Facebook Users Complain of New Ad-Based Tracking 173

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday November 25, 2007 @12:22PM from the when-aren't-they-complaining dept.

Tech.Luver noted a story about facebook users complaining over ads where their shopping habits are shared with their friends as if they are endorsing products. The neatest part is that you can opt out- if you click a box that disappears after 20 seconds... wait to long, and they assume you are totally fine with it.

Submission + - OpenDocument Foundation closes down

Submitted by

Munchkinguy

on Sunday November 11, 2007 @12:23AM

Munchkinguy writes: "First, they dropped support for their namesake OpenDocument Format and switching to W3C "Compund Document Format". Then, W3C's Chris Lilley says that CDF is "was not created to be, and isn't suitable for use as, an office format". Now, the Foundation has mysteriously shut down, leaving the following message:

The OpenDocument Foundation, Inc. is closed. We sincerely wish our friends and associates in the OpenDocument Community all the best and much success going forward. Good-bye and good luck.
"

Comment Re:Why.. (Score 5, Informative) 335

by compm375 on Sunday August 26, 2007 @12:09PM (#20362607) Attached to: Skype Linux Reads Password and Firefox Profile

Well, I just searched the source of Pidgin (because it is open source) and found it does indeed access /etc/passwd through getpwuid(getuid()) for use in Bonjour, Silc, and Zephyr protocols. There is no direct access to /etc/passwd and no use of getpwuid without using the current users uid through getuid. Skype may be doing the same thing, but there is really no way to know, is there?

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