Finally a piece of news, even 2 that can go on here!! I'm so excited!! So the news.....

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| Google WebM Calls "Open Source" Into Question                                                |
|   from the branding-is-everything dept.                                                      |
|   posted by Soulskill on Friday May 28, @16:33 (Open Source)                                 |
|   https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/05/28/2014200/Google-WebM-Calls-Open-Source-Into-Questio|
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[0]snydeq writes "As open source becomes mainstream, vendors are under
pressure to market their offerings using the 'open source' brand to the
highest degree possible — a trend that may [1]eventually degrade the
meaning of 'open source' as we know it, Savio Rodrigues writes. Witness
WebM, which Google has positioned as an open alternative to H.264. After
examining the software license, some in the open source community have
[2]questioned whether WebM should be classified as open source software.
Google did not use an OSI-approved license for WebM, meaning that, at
least in theory, WebM cannot be considered open source under the OSD —
the 'gold standard' by which many government and business open source
policies are defined. Moreover, when prodded for OSI review, Google
required that the OSI agree to '[3]changes to how OSI does licenses' as a
precursor to submitting a license for OSI review and approval. 'When
Google, one of the largest supporters of open source, goes out and
purposefully circumvents the OSI, what signal does this send to other
vendors? How important is using an OSI-approved license likely to be in
the future if other vendors follow Google's lead?'" An anonymous reader
adds: "It turns out that libvpx, Google's VP8 library, [4]isn't
compatible with the GPLv2. Google is apparently aware of the problem and
working on a solution.

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Links:
   0. http://www.infoworld.com/
   1. http://infoworld.com/d/open-source/googles-webm-license-could-undermine-the-meaning-open-source-308
   2. http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2973
   3. http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?17:mss:1019:dphgapeaeaahenjiboco
   4. http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2010-May/075102.html

I thought that it was interesting that the rules for what is Open Source are being changed. I wonder if this benefits someone?

CERT Releases Basic Fuzzing Framework                                                        |
|   from the this-field-cannot-be-left-blank dept.                                             |
|   posted by timothy on Thursday May 27, @20:53 (Security)                                    |
|   https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/05/28/009220/CERT-Releases-Basic-Fuzzing-Framework        |
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infoLaw passes along this excerpt from Threatpost: "Carnegie Mellon
University's [0]Computer Emergency Response Team has released a new
[1]fuzzing framework to help identify and eliminate security
vulnerabilities from software products. The Basic Fuzzing Framework (BFF)
is described as a simplified version of automated dumb fuzzing. It
includes a Linux virtual machine that has been optimized for fuzz testing
and a set of scripts to implement a software test."

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Links:
   0. http://www.cert.org/
   1. http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/cert-releases-basic-fuzzing-framework-052710

I'm not that computer literate, so I'm still thinking on this one. I like the idea of making sure that the computer doesn't have threats that can get to it, but I'm a little wary about how all of this is happening. hmmm....so much to think about. Have a happy & safe Memorial Day Weekend.

Only by the help of my classmates have I gotten through the assignments that we have been working on. I understand that we need to learn new programs, but I also have supported my students through their learning. I've just moved back from overseas and am finding living a big transition. It makes me feel better to see that others are feeling as frustrated as I am, but it makes me wonder is there a better way? I know I'm just dealing with the frustration of something new and trying to learn how it works. I just hope that it gets better, easier, or more understandable.
Today was a real frustration!! Trying to make the Scopus work, I thought I was collecting all of my articles, then I took them to Ref Works and POOF!! They were GONE!!! I followed the directions, but it didn't matter the hours I spent were wasted! It was hard to refocus after that & I didn't get everything done that I needed to. It is good seeing the meshing of the 2 courses. It helps my brain to think of them connecting. I guess I'd better close there as I don't wast to become incoherent. Have a safe Memorial day weekend!

Week 3.....

Wa Hoo!! I got into the Chat Room, but I was there by myself. At least I know it works!!! In Thailand 5 is said ha, so if is something I have a tendency to put a line of 5s. To me it is laughing, 5555555555555. Just one of those strange things that I do from living overseas for 15 years. All that to say I just found the blog I started last week and then it disappeared!! 5555555

I'm frustrated with the RefWorks & Scopus. I can't seem to understand how they work. I think I understand how to get into them and find things, but trying to do the assignment is baffling me!! I read a Scopus blog a week or so ago about scientists doing experiments to make the mices' brains "younger." When my computer's harddrive went bad, just before classes began I had Dell send me a new one with everything preprogramed!! Is there a line for that with the information for these courses?? You know, the professor can push the button and all of the info from the lectures are photographically remembered. Oh, wouldn't that be nice!! 555555555 I'm not asking for genetically altered. I know "Go back to WORK!!!" Going to see if I can find some fun!! 55555555555 Hope you have a GREAT week!!!

I think I am running less..... I don't feel like I'm finding anything worthy of sharing. Are there websites that I'm missing?
My son's thoughts are all on school is almost over and I am thinking it has just begun!!!
We had a good weekend finding some perspective. He is looking forward to going to the cottage and that will be good for me too. Have a great week!!

I don't know if the frustration is subsiding or feeling of being overwhelmed has just gotten to the point of desperation.... I feel better about some parts of class, but am still anxious about others. I don't know if I've gotten all of the computer programs and if they are working properly. I still have questions about some of the work and need to ask questions about that.
I did enjoy the lecture for this week. Hearing about the history between Bill Gates & Steve Jobs was very interesting. Going over the different parts of the computer was good, but do I have to fix the computer?? I'm not sure I'm that computer savvy!! I have more reading to do, so I'd better get it done!!

Well, getting the programs downloaded is almost done. I will be glad when that is done!! Some of the programs were difficult to download, while others were very easy. The amount of time to listen to the "articles" has been more than I expected. My mistake to think that I needed to find them first. I found that I could get it from the link when I went back to get info to look for it and found that it was really a link. Uugh!! I wish that I had seen that the first time I went looking for them. I'm not sure how much information from then really sunk in. I will probably have to listen to them again to be able to really benefit from having listened to them.

I was glad to see that I wasn't the only one that was feeling a bit challenged by this course. I must admit that part of my lack of techno-ease comes from the fact of living overseas for the past 15 years and having my computers at school and home cared for by the IT Dept. At school I wasn't allowed to do anything on the computer if it had a problem. At home it was very easy to take it to the same shop to be fixed normally within 30 minutes and very inexpensively if anything at all. I'm working at adding all of these sites and programs, but after just last week having the computer crash and burn it is a little scarey. The Dell guys are great over the phone and had the problem sorted out quickly, so that puts my mind at ease, I think. Hopefully everything will be running smoothly during the semester.

Transitioning.....

Transitions...

Sorry for changing my posting title, but I decided it was a smart idea. This is a new concept for me, there have been so many new ones in the recent years. The past few years have been about transitions and this program will help me to make another transition in my life, well hopefully. Changing countries, climates, types of foods could be so overwhelming and I guess I'm hoping it will be an interesting journey without too much pain. I was a teacher for 15 years in Bangkok, Thailand but I feel that I need to be able to focus more on my son than on grading papers. I have been volunteering at my son's school this year in the library and have had so much fun cataloging and organizing the books. I was able to make my first suggestion for purchase this month and the series was purchased!! I was so excited as I logged the books into the system. I look forward to the challenges that lie ahead. I hope the technical stuff isn't what causes the problems!! My computer crashed and burned right before class was to start, so I've been working on getting programs added to my harddrive.

My life is spent running after my son. This was taken on a 3 mile hike that he took for Cub Scouts before we went to the soccer game.

Hello!!

Hi! I'm glad to be part of the MLIS Cohort 10 group. My name is Kay Stillman-Steiner. I live in Indiana, PA. My 10-yr old son and I just moved back to the states from Bangkok, Thailand in June of 2009. We are still transitioning to this as well as many other changes in our lives. I lived and taught in Bangkok for 15 years at an International school. I taught in English, but learned a little bit of Thai. I look forward to the discussions in the classes.