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- Open Source: Key projects turn pro
- Winfrey to open school for boys and girls
Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Mozilla Firefox Multiple Code Execution …
FrSIRT – Jan 3, 2007
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Open Source: Key projects turn pro
InfoWorld – Jan 1, 2007
But when it shocked the industry in November by announcing an unprecedented intellectual property licensing pact with Microsoft, the community was left to wonder whether Novell had forsaken its commitment to open source principles, to say nothing of the terms of the GPL. As usual, the community provided alternatives. In June, Ubuntu — a popular, recent Linux distribution with a strong free-software ethos — announced its first-ever “enterprise ready” release, backed by up to five years’ support from Ubuntu’s sponsor company, Canonical. Perhaps the most significant work in open source in 2006, however, was the process of drafting the next version of the GPL, which continued throughout the year. Though not completed yet, Version 3 of the license is expected to include strict new rules regarding software patents and DRM (digital rights management) technologies, among other tweaks. Whether existing open source projects will transition to the new license in large numbers, and what impact that might have on the commercial open source industry, remains to be seen. What is certain, now more than ever, is that community-based development and open source methodologies have transformed the software industry in a way that can never be reversed, and indeed is still gaining momentum.
Winfrey to open school for boys and girls
Independent Online – Jan 2, 2007
She added that because South Africa has 11 official languages, the school would initially use English, Zulu and Sesotho but try to incorporate all the languages as possible parts of the curriculum. Clad in green, gold and white, 13 girls from disadvantaged backgrounds handpicked by Winfrey joined the queen of talk, hailing from humble beginnings herself, in hoisting the South African flag and the flag bearing the school crest. The girls will develop the mission of the school in the spirit of Ubuntu – “I am because we are.
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