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AnnouncementsBrief items Koha creators asking for help in trademark disputeKoha is a free library management system created by the Horowhenua Library Trust in New Zealand. This software has been the subject of an ongoing fight with a US company called LibLime, which seems to want to take the software proprietary; LWN reported on this dispute in 2010. Now the Horowhenua Library Trust is asking for help; it seems that LibLime now thinks it is entitled to a trademark on the Koha name in New Zealand. "The situation we find ourselves in, is that after over a year of battling against it, PTFS/Liblime have managed to have their application for a Trademark on Koha in New Zealand accepted. We now have 3 months to object, but to do so involves lawyers and money. We are a small semi rural Library in New Zealand and have no cash spare in our operational budget to afford this, but we do feel it is something we must fight."
Articles of interest Linux Foundation Monthly Newsletter: NovemberThe November edition of the Linux Foundation newsletter covers the OpenMAMA Project, a long-term stable kernel initiative to support consumer electronics makers, a paper: Making UEFI Secure Boot Work with Open Platforms, keynotes for the Automotive Linux Summit, new features for the Yocto project, and several other topics.
Interview with Andrew Tanenbaum (LinuxFr.org)LinuxFr.org is carrying an interview [French] with Andrew Tanenbaum (English version). In it, he has some criticisms of Linux (and Linus Torvalds) as well as the GPL, monolithic kernels, and so on. Standard Tanenbaum fare, along with the news that he has received a grant to commercialize MINIX 3 and that it will be ported to ARM starting in January. "The reason MINIX 3 didn't dominate the world has to do with one mistake I made about 1992. At that time I thought BSD was going to take over the world. It was a mature and stable system. I didn't see any point in competing with it, so I focused MINIX on education. Four of the BSD guys had just formed a company to sell BSD commercially. They even had a nice phone number: 1-800-ITS-UNIX. That phone number did them and me in. AT&T sued them over the phone number and the lawsuit took 3 years to settle. That was precisely the period Linux was launched and BSD was frozen due to the lawsuit. By the time it was settled, Linux had taken off. My mistake was not to realize the lawsuit would take so long and cripple BSD. If AT&T had not brought suit (or better yet, bought BSDI), Linux would never have become popular at all and BSD would dominate the world."
Open Source and the Open Road, Part 1 (Linux Insider)Linux Insider looks at the role of Linux in the automotive industry. "One key factor driving the decision on what operating system car makers will use for this new generation of connected cars is uniqueness. Car makers want to differentiate their products the same way Apple has done with its smartphone technology, said [Peter Vescuso, executive vice president of Black Duck Software]. That same driving force exists with consideration for the Linux subset, Android. The same dynamics that thrust the use of Android into the mobile device market could have a huge impact on the automotive industry, he noted."
Education and Certification LPI Announces new Master Affiliate for the UK and IrelandThe Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has announced a new Master Affiliate for the UK and Ireland. "LPI UK will be managed and operated by TDM Open Source Services of Worcestershire, England. 'LPI has been working with key people at TDM Open Source Services for some time and welcomes this new partnership as they pursue Linux professional mentorship and apprenticeship programs both within the UK and the European Union. TDM will be an ideal addition to our network of European affiliates who are aggressively promoting the professional adoption of Linux and Open Source Solutions,' said Jim Lacey, president and CEO of LPI. Mr.Lacey noted in particular TDM's innovative work in providing for professional e-learning Linux apprenticeships which incorporate IT training towards LPI certification."
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