Sean Michael Kerner

An earnings dispute dating back to 2004 has finally been settled but it’s cost the company a senior executive and quite a bit of money in the process. So how much of a bite will it take out of Red Hat over this case? Linux Planet gets the details. Some lawsuits take longer than others […]

The year hasn’t been kind to Adobe and its PDF file format, which has been hit with a slew of zero-day exploits. Now Adobe and researchers are reporting that yet another vulnerability has surfaced, and with it, working attack code. eSecurity Planet has the story. Users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat PDF documents could be […]

From the ‘Responsibilities of Freedom‘ files: Yesterday, the Software Freedom Law Center filed a big lawsuit against 20 companies (including Best Buy) on the claim of GPL violation. It’s not the first (and likely not the last) of the SFLC’s GPL enforcement efforts, but it does mark a key turning point in their public efforts […]

With consumer electronics adopting so many elements and components from the PC industry, a mistake like this was bound to happen sooner or later: 14 consumer electronics vendors have been accused of distributing GPL software while not adhering to the terms of the license. If you use GPL licensed software, it’s a good idea to […]

We’ve been hearing a lot about 100G networks for over a year and a half. After numerous demos and tests, though, the honors of being first to market goes to Nortel, which with Verizon rolled out the space’s first 100-gigabit-per-second deployment in Europe. Enterprise Networking Planet takes a look. Verizon’s Norel OME 6500 with 100G […]

Thought that just an IPS was enough? Nope — Akamai says you need a WAF, and the CDN giant thinks it has just the solution. eSecurityPlanet has the details. Providing security in the cloud isn’t just about providing IPS-type security that protects the network against attack — there is also a need to protect against […]

From the ‘Land Before Time‘ files: Did you know that the GNOME project was still officially part of the GNU Project (led by the founder of Free Software Richard Stallman)? It is – but it might not be this time next year and I personally think that would be a good thing. The GNU Project […]

EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet reports on the latest update to Junos, Juniper Networks’ core operating system. While hardware chassis, ASICS (define) and interface cards are key parts of routing, switching and security networking gear, there is another key component — the underlying network operating system. At the heart of nearly every networking device sold by Juniper Networks (NYSE: […]

For many enterprises using open source, one important hurdle is keeping track of the licenses governing each bit of code. And that’s no small danger: Failing to do and running afoul of the rules so land you in hot legal water. On the plus side, the need for monitoring and compliance tools has spawned a […]

JavaFX could benefit from a new tool designed to simplify creation of RIAs, though the new plug-in will only be available in an early form from Sun. Developer.com reports.

From the ‘Memories of FUDcon‘ files: Among the most interesting sessions that I sat in on, at the FUDcon Fedora user/developer conference, which wrapped up earlier this week, was a discussion on trademarks. Trademarks and open source have an interesting and often confusing relationship. The whole point of open source is freedom of code and […]

We knew it was coming — it was just a matter of when. But Sun did more than just release the latest version of Java EE. Developer.com has the details about what else Sun introduced today, along with a look at what to expect from the first major update of Java EE in three years. […]