Snapchat Source Code Leaked Then Taken Down From Github
Many millions of DMCA notices are filed every week with the aim of reducing the amount of infringing content and links available online. Most notices target the unauthorized sharing of movies, music, video games, and other entertainment media, but every now and again something more unusual is thrown into the mix. That’s particularly true in respect of a DMCA notice that was recently filed with development platform Github. Sent...
BBC Wants Microsoft to Expose ‘Doctor Who’ Leaker
Doctor Who fans all around the world are looking forward to the upcoming season, which will be the first to have a female lead. While the debut is still a few months away, leaked footage of the first episode recently started to appear. A short unfinished clip of the new season surfaced in several places. This frustrated some fans, who prefer not to see any spoilers, as well as the BBC which doesn’t want unapproved teasers of...
14 must-read tech newsletters
I send a weekly email out to my colleagues giving them an update on what’s happening on Opensource.com. Many of them also subscribe to our newsletter. In a recent message, I asked them about other tech-related newsletters on their “must-read” lists. Here’s a list of 14 newsletters they recommended. read...
6 ways programmers from underrepresented countries can get ahead
Becoming a programmer from an underrepresented community like Cameroon is tough. Many Africans don’t even know what computer programming is—and a lot who do think it’s only for people from Western or Asian countries. read...
5 reasons the i3 window manager makes Linux better
One of the nicest things about Linux (and open source software in general) is the freedom to choose among different alternatives to address our needs. I’ve been using Linux for a long time, but I was never entirely happy with the desktop environment options available. Until last year, Xfce was the closest to what I consider a good compromise between features and performance. Then I found i3, an amazing piece of software that...
