Trademarks: Open Source Friendly (TM) Keir Thomas calls trademarks a menace to open source, but I couldn't disagree more. When used properly, like copyright, trademarks are a handy tool to protect and promote open source projects. Intel goes after Windows 7 on netbooks with Linux In an effort to counter the growing dominance of Microsoft's Windows OS in netbooks, Intel on Tuesday announced a beta version of a Linux OS it has developed for low-cost laptops and mobile devices. Ubuntu One Service Stirs Up Open-Source Controversy The commercial sponsor and originator of the Ubuntu project, Canonical, has stepped into new territory with the launch of a storage and sync service called Ubuntu One. In the tradition of open source marketing, this has been a "quiet product launch", and appears to have come from nowhere in the last week or two. Mozilla sets Firefox 3.5 RC for early June After months of problems that delayed the last two betas of Firefox 3.5, Mozilla says it is now on track to deliver the first release candidate early in June. Google's Chrome was 'hackable' at Pwn2Own contest Although Google's Chrome browser was the only one left standing after March's Pwn2Own hacking contest, it was vulnerable to the same bug that a German college student used to bring down Apple's Safari, Google said this week. May Giveaways Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet are collectively giving away books on Google Apps Deciphered, the CCNA Security exam, an awesome SQL Server 2005/2008 training video and the grand prize, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Deadline for entries May 31. |
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