☞ Closed-Attacked-Open

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Simon Phipps
  • Nokia says about Symbian: “We’re Open”. The New License Shows Otherwise.
    This looks bad. Not only has Nokia closed the source code to Symbian, it is pretending there’s no problem. I really hope they fix this fast.

  • RSA: Anatomy of an Attack
    This detailed article makes for worrying reading. It details a growing approach to hacking attacks where specific individuals with privileged access to data are targeted for socially engineered attacks and then their computers quietly infested as a gateway to secure systems.

  • MPL Beta 2 Released- Significant Changes to GPL Compatibility
    The revision of the Mozilla license is drawing to a close. The most recent significant change – making GPL compatibility the default rather than an option – is especially exciting. In my view it makes MPLv2 an excellent license choice for those preferring a less prescriptive approach to software freedom yet still wanting to live at peace with those with a more prescriptive – or proscriptive – outlook.

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☝ Balancing Transparency and Privacy

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Simon Phipps

One of the keys to a successful open source community is appropriate transparency. A community with strong values around transparency will also be likely to respect its participants privacy. Such a community will also be unlikely to have a copyright assignment benefiting a commercial party. Read why over on ComputerWorldUK.

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