April 3, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Huawei changes its patent story
On the one hand, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is warring with the US over trade sanctions, including suing Verizon over its misuse of its patents. Verizon has replied that Huawei is taking “credit for American innovation” with baseless suits over … Continue reading
April 2, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Huawei joins major US-based open-source patent protection consortium OIN
When you think of Chinese 5G smartphone superpower Huawei and intellectual property (IP), your first thoughts are of the US Department of Justice charging Huawei with racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets. Or, if you follow intellectual property (IP) … Continue reading
March 30, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Linux’s WireGuard VPN is here and ready to protect you
Linus Torvalds has released the newest version of the Linux 5.6. It includes many new and neat features like USB4 support, a fix for the 32-bit Epoch problem, multi-path TCP, and numerous driver patches. The biggest news of all s … Continue reading
March 30, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Debian Linux readies an anti-coronavirus hack-a-thon
Open-source programmers and engineers have been working on a wide variety of projects to beat coronavirus. These range from hospital management programs to speeding up drug development to building inexpensive ventilators. Now, Debian Linux, one of the oldest and largest … Continue reading
March 25, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on SUSE offers free enterprise Linux support to medical devices manufacturers
SUSE, a major Linux and open-source cloud company, will help any organizations building medical devices to fight COVID-19. The Germany-based company is doing this by offering free support and maintenance for its flagship SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system … Continue reading
March 19, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Pet the cat, own the bathrobe: Linus Torvalds on working from home
So your boss isn’t sure you’ll be productive while working at home. Perhaps, they should consider Linus Torvalds. He created a little operating system called Linux, which runs everything in the world except desktops, and Git, which is used by … Continue reading