Thursday, July 23, 2009

Still hanging onto that Ethernet cable? Windows 7 RTM leaked to BitTorrent; Was Microsoft violating GPL?

Windows 7 RTM leaked to BitTorrent last week; Microsoft accused of being in violation of GPL on Hyper-V code
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Windows 7 RTM leaked to BitTorrent last week
Although even the best-connected users can't get Windows 7's final code until Aug. 6, people willing to pirate the new operating system can download it now from several file-sharing sites, searches show.

Microsoft accused of being in violation of GPL on Hyper-V code
Microsoft was reportedly in violation of the GPL license on the Linux kernel Hyper-V code it released to the open source community this week. The drivers Microsoft created used both open-source and closed-source components which is a clear no-no under the GPL.

Microsoft's Linux madness has a method
Under the glare of Microsoft's historic Linux kernel code submission last week is the fact that the software giant on many levels still lives in a community of one much more so than a community at large.

RFID: Passport to Insecurity
While we're on the theme of governmental incompetence, I saw this piece on the fundamental insecurity of the passive RFID chips now being embedded in US (and a few other) passports.

iPhone can't make up for AT&T's declining wireline business
Despite its success in using the iPhone to attract customers, AT&T saw its net income take a significant drop in the first quarter of 2009.

Wi-Fi group's basic test won't change with final 11n
The Wi-Fi Alliance will not change the basic requirements of its IEEE 802.11n certification process when the current draft specification gives way to a formal standard later this year.

Desktop virtualization on a slow ramp, VMware chief says
Organizations are finding it hard to calculate the cost benefits of desktop virtualization and broad adoption is unlikely to happen for another year or two, VMware's CEO said on Wednesday.

F5 beats estimates
F5 Networks yesterday reported a quarterly profit that exceeded analyst expectations and shared a better-than-expected forecast for its ongoing fourth quarter.

Report: Michael Jackson's death certificate improperly accessed
At least six staff members at the Los Angeles County Coroner's Department improperly viewed Michael Jackson's death certificate hundreds of times in the two weeks immediately following the pop star's death on June 25, the Los Angeles Times reported.

July Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31.

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