Archive for June, 2007

The GPL v. 3 is Here

June 30, 2007

The new version of the GNU GPL (General Purpose License) was unveiled on Friday June 29, 2007. The complete text is available at the GNU GPL site. How many projects will switch to use the new license? That is a question that only time can answer …

Venezuelan researcher has set a new Wi-Fi distance record

June 19, 2007

A researcher from the Universidad de los Andes (ULA), Prof. Ermanno Pietrosemoli, has set a new record for the longest communication link with Wi-Fi: 382 kilometers (238 miles). Pietrosemoli, president of the Escuela Latinoamerica de Redes (or Networking School of Latin America), achieved the record [...]

Is Canada a Land of Mediocrity?

June 17, 2007

The Globe and Mail reports:
Canada’s failure to innovate is spilling over into the economy, environmental protection, health care, education, and poverty eradication - turning the country into a land of stifling mediocrity, according to a harsh new report card from the Conference Board of Canada.
The full article is available at Canada Land of Mediocrity
Even though [...]

Generating cool fractals

June 16, 2007

This one is from the Free Software Magazine. Xavier Calbet wrote:
Whether you are a professional or amateur scientist, engineer or mathematician, if you need to make numerical calculations and plots quickly and easily, then PDL (Perl Data Language) is certainly one of the best free software tools to use. PDL has everything that similar high-level, [...]

The Art of Innovation…

June 16, 2007

Here is a nice version of Guy Kawasaki’s The Art of Innovation speech. This version was prepared using Zentation’s technology.
Cheers,
Lino

Machine Learning Made Easy with Perl

June 15, 2007

That is the title of a session I am giving on July 25, 2007 at OSCON. Here is the abstract:
Machine learning is concerned with the development of algorithms and techniques that allow computers to “learn” from large data sets. This talk presents an overview of a number of machine learning techniques and the main configuration [...]

Microsoft Signs Patent Agreement with Another Linux Distributor. Is this the beginning of a trend?

June 14, 2007

Last year, it was Novell. Early this month, it was Xandros. Early this week, it was Linspire. Who will be next? And more importantly: Is this the beginning of a trend?