Public Domain Is Not Open Source

Open Source and Public Domain are frequently confused. Here’s why it’s a mistake to treat the two terms as synonyms. Plenty of people assume that public domain software must be open source. While it may be free software within your specific context, it is incorrect to treat public domain software as open source or indeed as globally free software. That’s not a legal opinion (I’m not a lawyer so only entitled to layman’s opinions) but rather an observation that an open source user or developer cannot safely include public domain source code in a project.

5 Reasons Facebook’s React License Was A Mistake

In July 2017, the Apache Software Foundation effectively banned the license combination Facebook has been applying to all the projects it has been releasing as open source. They are using the 3-clause BSD license (BSD-3), a widely-used OSI-approved non-reciprocal license, combined with a broad, non-reciprocal patent grant but with equally broad termination rules to frustrate aggressors. The combination represents a new open source license, which I’ve termed the “Facebook BSD Plus Patent License” (FB+PL), and to my eyes it bears the hallmarks of an attempt to be compatible with both the GPL v2 and the Apache License v2 at the same time, in circumvention of the alleged imcompatibility of those licenses.

Closing Above PSAR Are Shares of Red Hat Inc (RHT)

Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV Cuts Stake in Red Hat, Inc. (RHT)

Hillview Capital Advisors, LLC Buys Red Hat Inc, Vanguard Total Stock Market, Sells Apple Inc, Ares Capital Corp

LS Investment Advisors LLC Has $590,000 Stake in Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE:RHT)

Is Momentum Building For Red Hat Inc (RHT)?

Red Hat Inc Using Put Spreads to Outperform the Stock

Parametrica Management Ltd Acquires Shares of 4,033 Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE:RHT)

Digging Up the Facts on Red Hat, Inc. (RHT)

Initial Batch Of AMDGPU Changes Submitted For Linux 4.14

Alex Deucher of AMD has sent in the first pull request of Radeon/AMDGPU DRM changes to be queued in DRM-Next for eventually reaching the Linux 4.14 kernel in September.

AMDGPU-PRO 17.30 Linux Driver Now Available For Download

ARB_transform_feedback_overflow_query Patches For RadeonSI

Drive a customizable steambuggy in 'Pressure Overdrive', now on Linux

Pressure Overdrive [Official Site, Steam] is an interesting mash-up between driving and shooting with your customizable steambuggy. The developer sent over a key, so I've given it a play and it's really quite fun.

Unravel the mystery of your mother's disappearance in 'Gray Skies, Dark Waters' on Linux

You are Lina, a young girl who's family was torn apart by your mother's disappearance and it's time to finally find out what happened.

The Sid Meier's Civilization VI 'Summer 2017 Update' and Nubia content are out, Linux support 'soon'

Sid Meier's Civilization VI [Steam] has been updated again with the 'Summer 2017 Update', as usual the Linux (and Mac) versions are a little behind. The official release notes simply say we will get it soon.

‘0 A.D.’ Alpha 22 Released, Here’s How to Install it on Ubuntu

A new alpha release of historic real-time strategy game 0 A.D. is available to download. The ancient warfare game has been in continual development since 2002, but only became an open-source project in 2009. Following its shift to an open-source development model the team behind the game began to make alpha versions available for download.

Open source RTS '0 A.D.' Alpha 22 Venustas has been released, it's huge

Here's the latest on what's going on with the Linux port of EVERSPACE

EVERSPACE [Steam] is still coming to Linux, but sadly it's taking a lot longer than anyone had hoped. They've been working through the issues and have given an update.

Godot, the open source game engine has released the first 3.0 Alpha

Factorio 0.15 is out with Uranium & Nuclear power and plenty more

So, I played... Pyre

Pyre is the third game from Supergiant Games, the developers that previously released Bastion and Transistor, both games that were well-received and I personally would rate them as some of the best games I’ve played. Let’s see how Pyre compares, shall we?

Cloudbase Prime, the quirky FPS has now officially launched and it's utterly brilliant

Black Ice, the Cyberpunk first-person shooter has a major update, making the game feel more alive

Streets of Rogue major update released, you can now make your own character