Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 12th May 2009 11:54 UTC, submitted by Moulinneuf
Hardware, Embedded Systems Sony is a company which is not exactly loved by technologists, despite the fact it has come up with some damn fine technology - with my personal favourite being the MiniDisc format. The problem with Sony has always been that it was stuck in the old ways of doing things (proprietary, closed, DRM), and of course things like the rootkit scandal didn't help either. It seems like things are about to change, with Sony's CEO announcing a new direction for the company - focussed on openness.
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Finally...
by TQH ! on Tue 12th May 2009 12:20 UTC
TQH !
Member since:
2006-03-16

Open rootkits!

RE: Finally...
by adkilla on Tue 12th May 2009 13:18 in reply to "Finally..."
adkilla Member since:
2005-07-07

GPLed rootkits? Me likey!

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RE[2]: Finally...
by Thom_Holwerda on Tue 12th May 2009 13:21 in reply to "RE: Finally..."
Thom_Holwerda Member since:
2005-06-29

Well, the license is viral, why not the software as well...

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RE[2]: Finally...
by Lennie on Tue 12th May 2009 22:10 in reply to "RE: Finally..."
Lennie Member since:
2007-09-22

There are already GPL-ed Virus-toolkits, I'm sure they already include rootkits. It's not viction.

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