It seems as though the never-ending battle between SCO and Novell has ended with SCO ending up the loser. The jury ruled that Novell, not SCO owns the copyrights to Unix, ending any possible chance of SCO suing you for using Linux. This should remove the threat of legal action against Linux for the time being – but SCO seems to have a way of bankrolling lawsuits despite a lack of income or cash, so this thing might not be done yet.
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SCO dealt decisive blow
Posted by – April 1, 2010
Remail acquired, open sourced by Google
Posted by – March 15, 2010
So when I first heard about Remail’s acquisition by Google I had expected this would culminate (maybe) with a native GMail app for the iphone sometime next year using some of the newly acquired tech. So, Imagine my surprise when it was announced the client would be open sourced and availale for download on Google code!
Simple network theory to help get your message out
Posted by – March 3, 2010
Wondering why twitter isn’t driving the traffic you expected? Can’t figure out why only a small portion of your facebook contacts actually read your site regularly? Valdis Krebs (The Network Thinker) uses network theory and personal experience to give some tips on how Twitter can be used to effectively drive traffic to your site.
Open science – Panton principles for sharing scientific data
Posted by – February 22, 2010
Glyn Moody (from open… blog) covered the creation of a set of Panton Principles for open science data. The principles advise how scientific data should be used and shared in order for the scientific process to function effectively. I have covered open science before here. Check out Glyn’s whole post on open… here.
Entrepreneurs, take note
Posted by – November 26, 2009
I have mentioned before that I am a graduate of Carleton’s Technology Innovation Management program. This is a really unique business/technology program that you will not find anywhere else in Canada. The program helps teach students how to develop technologies between the R&D stage and mainstream adoption. There have been a number of successful business ventures to come out of the program and each year the Talent First Network and the Lead to Win program help entrepreneurs get their new business started.
Next Wednesday, December 2 at Carleton University (in Ottawa) there will be a meet and greet session where TIM students and prospective TIM students will pair up with companies developed out of Lead to Win to create pitches for a $5000 grant. Existing TIM students and students interested in applying to the TIM program are welcome to attend the event. Feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone who may be interested. For more information or to RSVP, go here.