The future of software?
Here is my comment reply to CS blog entry titled “Pirated Open Source Software????“. First of all, open source software is NOT free of charge. It means “freedom”. There are several types of open source licenses. Each is slightly different in detail. The most generous one(IMHO) is BSD license. Under GNU General Public license, anyone…
I want to run Firefox from my USB drive, so that I can have my very own browser wherever I go. Besides, running web browser from USB drive ensure that you do not leave any private data(e.g: password, cookies, etc) on the PC you accessed. Firefox comes with portable support that allow you to install…
Developers at the open-source Mozilla Foundation have confirmed that the latest version of their Web browsers have a security flaw that could allows attackers to run existing programs on the Windows XP operating system. The flaw, known as the “shell” exploit, was publicized Wednesday on a security mailing list, along with a link to a…