GitHub CEO backs MIT open source license

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	GitHub CEO backs MIT open source license The CEO of popular code-sharing site GitHub is endorsing the MIT License as a mechanism for open source software usage, citing its permissiveness and brevity. Appearing at this week's O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, Ore., GitHub CEO Tom Preston-Werner called the MIT license "the perfect license right now" and "freaking awesome." He noted how short and to-the-point it is compared to the wordy GNU General Public License, which Preston-Werner described as having too many restrictions Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection 2013 BYOD Survey Results Today, employees expect access to data from consumer electronics like tablets and smartphones. Like many IT professionals, you may want to offer your users the option to work from their own computing devices. Begin your BYOD journey by learning how organizations like yours embrace mobility. Learn more. In this Issue When tech stalls, flat earnings count as a win Mark Shuttleworth takes his case for the Ubuntu Edge to Reddit Apple's smartphone market share drops to three-year low Samsung posts record profit, but mobile slips despite Galaxy S 4 launch WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems BYOD: Empowering users, increasing productivity In this Deep Dive, we'll profile a number of forward-thinking companies and organizations that did just that, achieving success after embracing the concept of user empowerment through BYOD. Read Now! When tech stalls, flat earnings count as a win The tech industry's doldrums drag on, with earnings wilting like the East Coast under a heat wave. After Google's and Microsoft's disappointing results last week, Apple's announcement of flat earnings this week could almost be seen as a big win. Read More Mark Shuttleworth takes his case for the Ubuntu Edge to Reddit Canonical's bold Ubuntu Edge experiment in crowdsourcing, open source, and device convergence has proven intriguing to members of the tech community. That point became all the more evident earlier today as Reddit users showered Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth with myriad questions during an AMA (Ask Me Anything) interview concerning the proposed, cutting-edge "superphone." Read More Apple's smartphone market share drops to three-year low Apple's share of the smartphone market dropped in the second quarter to its lowest level in three years, research firm Strategy Analytics said. The share of the iPhone slipped to 13.6 percent in the quarter from 16.6 percent in the same quarter last year. The largest vendor Samsung Electronics, however, saw its share soar to over 33 percent from over 31 percent in the same period. Samsung shipped over two times the number of smartphones Apple did in the quarter, Strategy Analytics said. Read More Samsung posts record profit, but mobile slips despite Galaxy S 4 launch Samsung Electronics said sales and profits soared in the second quarter from a year ago, but increasing competition in smartphones hurt performance in its core mobile division. The company said it booked a net profit of 7.77 trillion won ($6.89 billion) during the April-June period, up 50 percent from a year earlier. Sales were up 21 percent to 57.5 trillion won. Read More
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