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more about #licensing more comments → jinushaun: Snow Leopard is starting to sound more and more like Vista everyday! Are we ever going to get WinFS? more » oldtaku: As an engineer I'm going to guess that 1) They underestimated the work getting it fully integrated; not just 'there if you know how to get to it', bu... more » Sir Gibler: has anyone else notice that the interface was updated in iTunes when you run snow leopard. the scroll bar when view apps is well different. at least f... more » Bodie1550: Wasn't there also something called a "Marble Interface"? Perhaps in the Blizzard edition. Still -- looking forward to Snow Leopard which I should rece... more » zacbowling: DTrace isn't an issue with CDDL because its a userspace application and not linked to the kernel. Apple wouldn't have to worry so much about GPL sin... more » ploopsy: Most computers that apple sells can only hold 1 hard drive. ZFS seems more use full in a multi disk file server or data center. more » ndonahue: I think Apple just didn't want to go above the $29 price point. Imagine how many people wouldn't upgrade if the price was $29.95. more » zacbowling: did you nod off durning writing this? "ZFS" became "ZDF" half way through. more » Andyr2120: Oracle looks like they are going to try to monetize every last possible dollar out of the various apps that Sun owned. It won't end well. more » OMG! Ponies!: Technology & licensing agreements: Friends Forever! more » -
#snowleopard
Why Did Apple Drop ZFS From Snow Leopard?
In 2008, Apple announced that we would see ZFS as part of Snow Leopard Server, but a year later our copies are shipping with ZFS nowhere to be found. What went wrong? And will we ever get ZFS? More » -
#android
Rumor: Existing Android Phones Won't Get HTC's "Sense" UI For Lame Licensing Reasons
That HTC's "Sense" interface would run on older hardware was known for months before its official announcement, so a sanctioned update for existing phones makes sense, right? Turns out, there might be an extremely annoying barrier standing in HTC's way. More » -
#books
Google Pays $125 Million to Writers and Buys Us Some Free Books
Google has been scanning somewhere around 3,000 books per day for its Google Book Search program. The only problem was that they never got permission from The Authors Guild or the Association of American Publishers. Today the three organizations reached an agreement that involved Google paying $125 million in licensing fees. But the flip side is that libraries will be able to access Google's online books in full for free, and individuals will have the opportunity to purchase selected texts in the future (including out-of-print books). Here are the full details: More »
