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US Agency Sharpens Tool for Protecting Software Code December 06, 2011 
Software programmers work hard to produce secure, error-free code. Of course, bad things can happen -- but really, with increasingly diligent effort, how many things can go wrong? Quite a few, according to NIST. Because cybersecurity is a national goal affecting both the private and public sector, NIST and DHS are involved in a joint program to protect the development and use of software.
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The Flowering of Open Innovation November 29, 2011 
Henry Chesbrough and Eric von Hippel promoted the idea of open innovation as a new paradigm for corporations to reach beyond their own walls as they develop and bring to market new products and services. The idea covered a number of channels for work and ideas, including customers, users and partners.
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All Eyes on HTML5 as Mobile Flash Fades to Black November 17, 2011 
If ever there was an announcement to get tongues wagging in the Linux blogosphere and beyond, it was the news that Adobe will stop developing Flash for mobile devices. That, of course, is just what was announced last week, and the wagging hasn't stopped ever since.
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Open Source, Abundance and Open Innovation November 15, 2011 
Open source and innovation are locked in a dynamic and symbiotic relationship. Open source, community-based development evolved to meet developer needs for access and openness. While early open source represented innovation in development processes -- and, of course, was enabled by the emergence of the Internet and Web search -- it did not always result in innovation in terms of breakthrough new technologies.
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Dev Dumped After Laying Bare iOS Vulnerability November 08, 2011 
Apple has reportedly banned noted hacker Charlie Miller from its developer program for a year, apparently in response to an app Miller wrote on the iTunes App Store that exploits a zero-day vulnerability he spotted in iOS. Miller did notify Apple of the flaw three weeks ago, the developer tweeted.
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What HTML5 Hath Wrought October 28, 2011 
"Build once, run everywhere" has been the goal of many platforms, although most recently the motto was used for Java. It has rarely been completely true. In Java's case, "build once, test everywhere" was closer to the mark. A true universal platform offers many financial benefits.
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Avoiding All-Too-Common App Development Pitfalls October 26, 2011 
Software development drives business innovation, but many application development teams are stymied by some common, solvable challenges that can sidetrack the success not only of their project, but also of their company. The top three: achieving effective alignment with business concerns; managing time over the course of a project; and building for reuse.
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Verizon Dulls Razr October 24, 2011 
Verizon Wireless has disabled the bootloader unlock feature in the software on the Droid Razr, the Android smartphone that Motorola unveiled last week. Motorola had shipped the Droid Razr with a bootloader that can be unlocked and relocked, company spokesperson Becki Leonard told LinuxInsider.
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All About Jobs and Hiring in Linux Land October 24, 2011 
Well it's been a busy month of October here in the Linux blogosphere. There's been the ongoing Windows 8 secure boot saga -- which just last week gained the voice of the Free Software Foundation. There's also been the long-awaited arrival of Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot," with all the associated angst about Unity and Linux desktops.
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Google Serves Up Ice Cream Sandwich With a Nexus on the Side October 19, 2011 
Google unveiled Android 4.0, aka "Ice Cream Sandwich," in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The presentation was accompanied by Samsung's announcement of the Galaxy Nexus, the first smartphone running Ice Cream Sandwich. Ice Cream Sandwich is a redesign of the Android OS. It has a highly visual interface, a facial-recognition feature and home-screen folders.
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Tech World Mourns Loss of Dennis Ritchie, Father of C and Unix October 13, 2011 
Legendary computer scientist and creator of the C programming language Dennis Ritchie has died at the age of 70, leaving behind a legacy that touches virtually every aspect of modern life. News of Ritchie's death was apparently first revealed to the world on Google+ by Rob Pike, a distinguished engineer at Google who worked with Ritchie on numerous occasions.
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Do Volunteer Programmers Produce Better Code? October 13, 2011 
Those of us who love Linux and other free and open source software are already well-acquainted with the many benefits of FOSS: flexibility, security, customizability and freedom from vendor lock-in, to name just a few. Quality, of course, is another big one, at least in part because there are typically so many people around the globe constantly improving the code.
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Oracle Brews a Stronger Cup of Java October 07, 2011 
Oracle this week made a slew of announcements around the programming language and computing platform Java, which it acquired when it purchased Sun Microsystems in 2009. At the JavaOne conference, Oracle disclosed a road map for Java Standard Edition on Mac OS X. The company also announced that it's working on Java SE 8, which it will release in the summer of 2013.
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Opening the Door to Innovation October 07, 2011 
The link between open innovation and open source has long been documented. That there is a significant correlation is obvious and not arguable, but to what extent is there causation? And in what direction? Open innovation describes a process, whereas open source has traditionally described a product or end result. The ultimate determination of whether a software project qualifies as open source is its license.
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MeeGo Loses Its Last Friend as Intel Turns to Tizen September 28, 2011 
Months after losing support from handset maker Nokia, the MeeGo mobile OS lost another major backer when Intel announced Wednesday it wouldn't continue with the Linux-based operating system. Instead, Intel will partner with Samsung to develop Tizen, a new open source Linux build. Intel launched MeeGo in 2010 with partner Nokia, but soon afterward Nokia turned away from MeeGo in favor of a deal with Microsoft.
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That Was the Breach That Was September 27, 2011 
A series of intrusions into the heart of the Linux Kernel.org servers in late August that went undetected for some 17 days is still shrouded in mystery. If Linux developers know how the breach occurred, they are not saying. They also are keeping mum on the extent of any damage the break-in caused.
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How NOT to Push a New Open Source License, Part 2 September 16, 2011 
Maybe it's time for yet another open source license. Consider this: The Respect The Programmer License (RPL) Version 0.3. The RPL addresses one problem prevalent in most licenses, including the BSD, MIT, and GPL -- it's easier to just edit the file in front of you to fix a bug or add a feature than it is to contact the author and make sure everyone benefits.
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How NOT to Push a New Open Source License, Part 1 September 15, 2011 
Bruce Perens recently introduced what he calls a "Covenant" open source license on behalf of Lexis-Nexis, owned by Reed Elsevier, aka "the scientific journal paywall people," for one of Lexis-Nexis' internal projects. It didn't take long for readers on both slashdot and lwn to rip it apart. Of particular concern was the requirement that contributors assign their copyrights to Lexis-Nexis.
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Linux and the Giant Breach September 12, 2011 
Security scares are so commonplace in the tech industry today that it's virtually impossible to keep track of them all. Security scares in the Linux world, however, are still rare enough as to cause at least a small collective gasp of consternation. That, indeed, is just what happened recently when it was discovered that the Kernel.org site had been breached last month.
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FSF's Star Turn in the Android FUDathon, Part 4 September 09, 2011 
"Strike while the iron is hot" -- and the usual suspects have made Android licensing a hot issue. However, the title of the FSF article, "Android GPLv2 termination worries -- one more reason to upgrade to GPLv3," gives the game away. This is about politics, not licensing. About pushing a specific agenda. About promoting the GPLv3 license at the expense of the GPLv2, Linux, Android and reality.
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