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BBC iPlayer rejects open source plugins, takes Flash-only path
Be safe: Use Adobe content protection, kids Exclusive The BBC has quietly updated its hugely popular iPlayer with a verification layer that closes the door on open source implementations of RTMP (real-time messaging protocol) streaming, The Register has learned.…
Continue reading »Transmission Bitorrent client now supports magnet links
The folks behind the cross-platform, open source Bittorrent client Transmission have just released version 1.80 of their application. The release features a few dozen bug fixes as well as 44 enhancements based on user requests, and one of the most notable new features is that Transmission now supports magnet links. Magnet links are basically URLs for files that are distributed via P2P.
Continue reading »DOJ Pays $4M a Year to Read Public Court Documents
The federal court system charged the Department of Justice more than $4 million in 2009 for access to its electronic court filing system, which is composed entirely of documents in the public domain. That’s according to government documents made public through a Freedom of Information Act request by open government advocate Carl Malamud (pictured right) . Malamud sought the information to prove that an open source repository of U.S.
Continue reading »Week in tech: good karma for koalas, not so good for pirates
Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, was officially released last month. In a comprehensive review, Ars takes you under the surface for an in-depth look at the new features and major architectural changes. The wiki crops up in many companies’ internal discussions about process improvements and efficient collaboration, but it is often shot down because so few people have exposure to good models of what a really successful business wiki can do.
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