Sean Michael Kerner

One solution to the debate about whether the Linux kernel should migrate to the almost-complete GPL version 3 is to have the Linux kernel dual-licensed under GPL versions 2 and 3. Linux kernel developers are discussing the solution as a potential option for dealing with the new open source license. GPL version 3 has been […]

UPDATED: Like a battered boxer that refuses to give up, SCO has once again picked itself up from the mat. In late April, Unix vendor SCO received a Nasdaq staff deficiency letter from the exchange warning that SCO was at risk of being delisted. SCO’s stock had failed to comply with the minimum bid requirement, […]

Developers are a key part of eBay’s community, making it easier for buyers and sellers to connect and transact. The online auction site is now going to open up its platforms even further to developers with a series of new APIs that enable even more interaction with eBay’s services. Among the new APIs that eBay […]

UPDATED: Mobile Linux growth is accelerating, but mobile Linux standards have not kept pace until now. The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum is finally ready to announce its 1.0 specification, or at least part of it. The first version of LiPS 1.0 includes the LiPS Reference Model, Address Book and Voice Call Enabler, and User […]

In a world where there is a never-ending demand to serve as much bandwidth as possible, carriers are always looking to grow their capacity. On the flip side, space and power are always at a premium, which can sometimes conflict with the need for more bandwidth. Juniper Networks may have the answer with its new […]

After nearly two years of development, the open source Apache Synapse enterprise service bus (ESB) is ready for prime time with its 1.0 milestone release. ESBs enable various applications and components to communicate with each other in a predictable way for service-oriented architecture (SOA) . With the 1.0 release, Apache Synapse has gone beyond its […]

Mozilla has finally, after much delay, put its new book-marking system in a Firefox build. Places, originally expected to be a key part of Firefox 2.x but dropped well before the final release, is included in the Alpha 5 of Firefox 3, code-named Gran Paradiso. Places is expected to replace the decade-old bookmark system with […]

One year from now the U.S. government will be running IPv6 across its IT infrastructure. Maybe. In the third volume of its report to the government about IPv6 transition, Juniper Networks outlined some of the key challenges and initiatives the government will have to undertake in order to meet the federally mandated IPv6 transition deadline […]

More than a dozen years after companies and individuals first began to snap up Internet domains, demand continues to be strong. The latest VeriSign Domain Name Industry Brief reports that in the first quarter of 2007 worldwide, there were a total of 10.7 million new registrations. The lion’s share came from 7 million new registrations […]

Enterprise CIOs typically have to make a platform decision about whether they will run enterprise applications on JavaEE or .NET 2.0. It’s a decision that can also limit the development options available to developers. Software vendor Mainsoft has been offering an open source Mono-based .NET solution called Visual MainWin, which helped solve the issue for […]

Embattled Unix vendor and Linux litigant SCO continues to bleed losses but is still hoping for Linux billions and legal success. In a short conference call announcing the company’s second-quarter 2007 results, SCO CEO Darl McBride reiterated his confidence that SCO would be successful in its product and legal endeavors. But a recent legal filing […]

Network security appliances and software revenue is going places fast, according to a new report. Infonetics Research’s latest report, “Network Security Appliances and Software,” pegs the value of the market in the first quarter of 2007 at $1.17 billion. The first quarter of 2007 revenues represent a 19 percent year-over-year gain from the $987.2 million […]