Aug. 7, 2007
Mozilla clarifies security policy
Wired
Scott Gilbertson writes about the cat and mouse game being played by Mozilla.
”Mozilla’s Mike Shaver, Director of Ecosystem Development at Mozilla, recently boasted at a Black Hat conference after-party that the Firefox developers could push out a patch for any exploit in “ten fucking days.”
The cheapest laptop in the world
News.com
Matthew Elliott uncovers an incredible buy.
“From credit card debt and school loans to rising gas prices and adjustable mortgages, there are plenty of reasons why consumers in the developed world can’t afford a laptop. Not to mention the fact that underfunded schools and underprivileged.”
A tale of two broadband strategies
IT Wire
Stuart Corner travels half way across the Earth for this story.
“The Expert Taskforce has set up to determine the process by which Australia will get a wide scale FTTN network and then to assess proposals from potential builders. In its submission, the G9 has stressed in no uncertain terms the importance of the job in hand.”