• IDG Contributor Network: Linus Torvalds says GPL was defining factor in Linux's success

    IDG Contributor Network: Linus Torvalds says GPL was defining factor in Linux's success
    Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel, vice president and chief of open source at VMware, discussed the role that GNU GPL played in the success of Linux during a keynote conversation this week at LinuxCon NA in Toronto.Hohndel, who has been involved with the kernel for a very long time, said that during the past 25 years there have been many challenges, and one of the biggest challenges was the possibility of fragmentation. "How do we keep one single kernel?" he asked."I used to be worried about fragm
  • Medical device security ignites an ethics firestorm

    Medical device security ignites an ethics firestorm
    One security research company is taking a controversial approach to disclosing vulnerabilities: It’s publicizing the flaws as a way to tank a company’s stock.The security firm, MedSec, made news on Thursday when it claimed that pacemakers and other health care products from St. Jude Medical contain vulnerabilities that expose them to hacks.However, MedSec is also cashing in on the disclosure by partnering with an investment firm that’s betting against St. Jude Medical’s s

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