I’m expecting you already know about the important Oracle v. Google court case over Android’s use of Java APIs, including both copyright and patent claims. But it would be hard to find a more detailed and direct account than Groklaw’s … Continue reading
In as direct and unflinching an account as you are likely to see from a library, Sweden’s LIBRIS nationella bibliotekssystem explains 3 reasons why OCLC WorldCat terms don’t really work for them: http://librisbloggen.kb.se/2012/04/19/clarification-regarding-worldcat-membership-2/ Tip o’ the hat to the cluegiver … Continue reading
I know patching massive and longstanding security holes doesn’t contribute to “developer fun”, but neither does living in a world where GitHub (and by extension every project that uses it) are vulnerable to direct exploitation: http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/hacker-commandeers-github-to-prove-vuln-in-ruby.ars One Russian coder (Egor … Continue reading
