MySQL cofounder may resign
MySQL cofounder Michael "Monty" Widenius is contemplating resigning from his position at Sun Microsystems, which bought the open source database company earlier this year, according to a blog post Friday by Kaj Arnö, vice president of community relations for MySQL.
Firefox 3: One change too many
You've just installed the mostly estimable Firefox 3. Now you proceed to make an online purchase and head straight for the checkout page. The page claims to be secure, but...whoa! Where's the little lock that used to be to the right of the address? Why isn't the entire address yellow, signifying a secure site? Because, in the words of the immortal Dr. John, "Somebody changed the lock."
Linux end-user summit planned
The Linux Foundation on Wednesday plans to announce an event enabling Linux users to interact with the Linux community, including high-level maintainers and developers.
SAP makes a pitch, Apple gets the ditch
Intel used its developer's forum this week to lay out its solid-state drive plans as well as talk up its Internet connectivity efforts. The partnership between Microsoft and Novell, once billed as an unholy alliance between enterprise server software rivals, was extended on Wednesday. SAP users listened to the company pitch its support service price hike. Apple and Amazon learned about doing business the Chinese way after the country's government supposedly blocked access to their sites.
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