Solaris blueprints still open to viewing
Sun Microsystems has reversed a decision to stop allowing scrutiny of the underpinnings of its Solaris operating system. When Sun released Solaris 8 in January 2000, the company tried to tap into some of the energy of the open-source movement by announcing that people would be able to examine, though not change, the source code of Solaris. While the move didn't grant people the right to modify and redistribute the software, as is the case with Linux, it was a step closer to openness than the hard-line policy of Microsoft, with its proprietary code and campaign against open-source software. Last week, though, Sun posted a note saying it planned to cancel the Foundation Source Program, believing that interest in it had waned. But the move triggered numerous requests to keep the program alive, spokesman Russ Castronovo said.
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NASA claims teen hacked into computer
Federal authorities have accused an Albuquerque teenager of hacking into a NASA computer at the Ames Research Center in Northern California. Jason Schwab, 18, has been charged with computer abuse and conspiracy to commit computer abuse, according to documents filed in Children's Court in Bernalillo County. National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials said the computer system was compromised during the alleged attack in April 2000. They said files were modified and illegal accounts were added.
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Going deeper with brain power
What fuels the incredible speed of change today? How does knowledge flow -- and what makes it "stick"? These are the kinds of questions that badger John Seely Brown, chief scientist of Xerox. In a wide-ranging talk delivered at Harvard Business School on April 19 at the school's annual Leatherbee Lecture, Seely Brown drew on everything from architecture to linguistics to hard-core science in describing his efforts to pin down some fascinating yet elusive concepts about interactions within and around organizations and technology.
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