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Peter Galli / eWEEK.com:
Microsoft Slashes Shared Source Licenses — Microsoft Corp. is slashing the number of licenses it will use for its Shared Source Initiative from now on, while at the same time radically shortening and simplifying the text of those licenses. — The move, which will be announced …
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Shared Source Licenses — On This Page — Microsoft Permissive License (Ms-PL) — Overview — Over the past 5 years, more than 80 technologies have been made available through Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative. Additionally, more than 600 non-Microsoft technologies have been released under a Shared Source license.
Jasonmatusow / Matusow's Blog:
Shared Source Licensing — Open source licenses are source code licenses. Shared Source licenses are source code licenses. Shareware licenses are (at times) source code licenses. And what is a source code license? It is a way for a software creator to place usage terms on their property.
Tim / O'Reilly Radar:
New Source Licenses from Microsoft — While many people see Microsoft as the "enemy" of open source, Microsoft has in fact been busy learning from open source, and has released source code for more than eighty Microsoft projects under a "shared source" license.
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Annalee Newitz / Wired News:
DVD Jon Lands Dream Job Stateside — SAN FRANCISCO — Jon Lech Johansen, the 21-year-old Norwegian media hacker nicknamed DVD Jon, is moving to San Diego to work for maverick tech entrepreneur Michael Robertson in what can only be described as the most portentous team-up since Butch met Sundance.
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Ten RSS Hacks — Here, for no reason at all, are 10 RSS power user tips that you can use to enhance your life. Some of these you might already know, others you may not. — 1) Build Feeds for Your Favorite Writers — Wouldn't it be great to have a feed for your favorite columnist or journalist?
Pat Schroeder / publishers.org:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Publishers Sue Google Over Plans To Digitize Books — Google Print Library Violates Publishers' and Authors' Rights — WASHINGTON D.C., October 19, 2005 -The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today announced the filing of a lawsuit against Google …
Anita Campbell / Small Business Trends:
What Would You Ask Richard Branson? — This evening (Tuesday, October 18, 2005) I will be hearing Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Airlines, speak at the American Express Open "Adventures" Conference. — I've been hired to be part of an online blogging event about the Conference.
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Jon Ann Steinmetz / siliconvalley.com:
Google Earth digs deeper — MAP SERVICE IN TALKS WITH COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DATA FIRM — Commercial real estate's largest data provider is working with Google to integrate its vast stores of building information with the Google Earth interactive satellite mapping service.
Ryan Katz / Think Secret:
Apple pro announcements poised for release — October 18, 2005 - Apple will unveil its "latest pro innovations" Wednedsay in New York on the eve of the PhotoPlus Expo, where the company plans demonstrate its new offerings as the largest exhibitor at the tradeshow.
occupationalhazards.com:
Does Asbestos Hold the Key for Understanding Nanotechnology Risks? — When it comes to assessing the occupational health hazards of exposure to nanoparticles, what can we learn from other small particles and fibers such as asbestos? — That question was the subject of an Oct. 5 presentation …
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Daniel Fisher / Forbes:
Does Open-Source Software Make The FCC Irrelevant? — NEW YORK - Columbia Law School Professor Eben Moglen wants to destroy the Federal Communications Commission. Not as some kind of terrorist act, but because technology is rapidly making it irrelevant. — The agency might have made sense …
Tim Weber / BBC:
Google drops Gmail address in UK — Gmail, the free e-mail service run by internet search giant Google, will change its name for new UK users. — Following a trademark dispute the mail account will be renamed Google Mail. — London-based Independent International Investment Research …
Saul Hansell / New York Times:
Yahoo Reports Revenue Gains Bolstered by Online Ads — Yahoo reported yesterday that it had brisk growth in its third-quarter revenue from online advertising and fees from its broadening relations with providers of high-speed Internet service. — But Yahoo's performance …
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John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
MSN ADCENTER GEARS UP — MSN's answer to Yahoo and Google's ad platform has been a long time coming, but they are finally gearing up here in the US (MSFT launched AdCenter in Singapore and France - an alpha of sorts - earlier in the year). Today marks AdCenter's pilot launch in the US …
David Beisel / Genuine VC:
Seven Questions Employees Should Ask Before Joining a Startup — In continuing what is turning out to be my "list of sevens" series (see also: Seven Reasons To Become a Founding Entrepreneur and Seven Founding Sins), I wanted to list seven questions which prospective employees that should ask before joining a startup.
