Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 09/18/17
This week we have three newcomers in our chart. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is the most downloaded movie for the second week in a row. The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are Web-DL/Webrip/HDRip/BDrip/DVDrip unless stated otherwise. RSS feed for the weekly movie download chart. This week’s...
Can an Army of Bitcoin “Bounty Hunters” Deter Pirates?
When we first heard of the idea to use Bitcoin bounties to track down pirated content online, we scratched our heads. Snitching on copyright infringers is not a new concept, but the idea of instant cash rewards though cryptocurrency was quite novel. In theory, it’s pretty straightforward. Content producers can add a unique identifying watermark into movies, eBooks, or other digital files before they’re circulated. When...
Kodi ‘Trademark Troll’ Has Interesting Views on Co-Opting Other People’s Work
The Kodi team, operating under the XBMC Foundation, announced last week that a third-party had registered the Kodi trademark in Canada and was using it for their own purposes. That person was Geoff Gavora, who had previously been in communication with the Kodi team, expressing how important the software was to his sales. “We had hoped, given the positive nature of his past emails, that perhaps he was doing this for the benefit...
We're giving away a Linux-ready laptop from ZaReason
For the first time ever, Opensource.com is partnering with ZaReason to give away an UltraLap 5330 laptop with Linux pre-installed! Since 2007, ZaReason has assembled, shipped, and supported hardware specifically designed for Linux, and the UltraLap 5330 is no exception—the 3.6-lb laptop ships with the Linux distribution of your choice and boasts the following hardware specs: read...
3 text editor alternatives to Emacs and Vim
Before you start reaching for those implements of mayhem, Emacs and Vim fans, understand that this article isn’t about putting the boot to your favorite editor. I’m a professed Emacs guy, but one who also likes Vim. A lot. That said, I realize that Emacs and Vim aren’t for everyone. It might be that the silliness of the so-called Editor war has turned some people off. Or maybe they just want an editor that is less...
