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AnnouncementsBrief items 2012 Linux Scholarship Program Open NowThe Linux Foundation has announced its 2012 Linux Training Scholarship Program. It also announced a new Enterprise Linux Training program aimed at "preparing the next generation of enterprise architects". The deadline for scholarship applications is July 11, 2012.
Articles of interest IFOSSLR 4.1 availableVolume 4, Issue 1 of the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review is out. Featured topics this time include open licensing and databases, an exploration of what "distribution" of software really means under US copyright law, open hardware licensing, and more.
Linus Torvalds: Linux succeeded thanks to selfishness and trust (BBC)The BBC interviews Linus Torvalds. "So I think that in order to make it in a consumer market, you really do need to be pre-installed. And as Android has shown, Linux really can be very much a consumer product. So it's not that the consumer market itself would necessarily be a fundamentally hard nut to crack, but the 'you need to come preinstalled' thing is a big thing. And on the laptop and desktop market, we just haven't ever had any company making that kind of play. And don't get me wrong - it's not an easy play to make."The BBC also reports that Linus has co-won the Millennium Technology Prize.
Famous judge spikes Apple-Google case (GigaOm)GigaOm looks at a surprising turn in the Apple-Google case, and in the patent wars in general. "In his remarkable ruling, U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner stated that there was no point in holding a trial because it was apparent that neither side could show they had been harmed by the other’s patent infringement. He said he was inclined to dismiss the case with prejudice — meaning the parties can’t come back to fight over the same patents — and that he would enter a more formal opinion confirming this next week."
US Navy buys Linux to guide drone fleet (The Register)The Register reports that the US Navy has signed off on an almost $28 million contract from military contractor Raytheon to install Linux ground control software for its fleet of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones. "As for those worried over GPL licensing, the US Department of Defense is well ahead of you. The DOD has already issued guidelines on the use of open source code in its systems, and says the matter is in hand. "The US government can directly combine GPL and proprietary/classified software into a single program arbitrarily, as long as the result is never conveyed outside the U.S. government, but this approach should not be taken lightly," it states. "When taking this approach, contractors hired to modify the software must not retain copyright or other rights to the result (else the software would be conveyed outside the US government.)" (Thanks to Phil Endecott)
New Books Maintainable JavaScript--New from O'Reilly MediaO'Reilly Media has released "Maintainable JavaScript" by Nicholas Zakas.
Calls for Presentations Call for Presentations: Postgres Open 2012Postgres Open will take place September 17-19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The call for talks and workshops is open until June 26. "Presentations should be oriented towards the business or development user of PostgreSQL, and should have substantial technical content."
PyCon Finland 2012 - Call for ProposalsPyCon Finland 2012 will take place October 22-23 in Espoo, Finland. The call for proposals deadline is August 1. They are looking for proposals for both talks and sprints.
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