ACE Anti-Piracy Expansion in Europe is More Than Just Another New Member
From a standing start in 2017, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is now the largest and most successful anti-piracy coalition on the planet. ACE now reports on developments every few days, but that barely scratches the surface. Official announcements represent just a fraction of its work and behind the scenes, an endless stream of sites, services, and related entities are shutting down under ACE pressure every week....
Filmmakers Want to Link ISP Subscriber Data to ‘Pirating’ YTS and Reddit Users
WOW! is being sued by a group of smaller movie companies, including Millennium Media and Voltage Pictures. The filmmakers accuse the ISP of failing to terminate the accounts of subscribers who were repeatedly flagged for sharing copyrighted material. They want to hold WOW! liable for these pirating activities, which could lead to millions of dollars in damages. The ISP challenged the claims and filed a motion to dismiss the case....
A data scientist’s guide to open source community analysis
A data scientist’s guide to open source community analysis Cali Dolfi Tue, 12/06/2022 – 03:00 In the golden age of data analysis, open source communities are not exempt from the frenzy around getting some big, fancy numbers onto presentation slides. Such information can bring even more value if you master the art of generating a well-analyzed question with proper execution. You might expect me, a data scientist, to tell...
A 10-minute guide to the Linux ABI
A 10-minute guide to the Linux ABI Alison Chaiken Tue, 12/06/2022 – 03:00 Many Linux enthusiasts are familiar with Linus Torvalds’ famous admonition, “we don’t break user space,” but perhaps not everyone who recognizes the phrase is certain about what it means. The “#1 rule” reminds developers about the stability of the applications’ binary interface via which applications communicate...
How the Linux Worker file manager can work for you
How the Linux Worker file manager can work for you Seth Kenlon Tue, 12/06/2022 – 03:00 Computers are like filing cabinets, full of virtual folders and files waiting to be referenced, cross-referenced, edited, updated, saved, copied, moved, renamed, and organized. In this article, I’m taking a look at the Worker file manager for your Linux system. The Worker file manager dates back to 1999. That’s the previous...
