Denuvo Cites Huge ‘Losses’ For AAA Game Not Using its Anti-Piracy Tech
Ever since computer and video games have been available to the masses, players have been able to pirate them. From the early days of cassettes and floppy disks to today’s digital downloads, games are pirated as quickly as pirates can manage. Over the years, dozens of anti-piracy mechanisms have attempted to stem the tide, with one thing in common – all have eventually failed to prevent piracy. With billions in revenue at...
Google’s Anti-Piracy Efforts Pass IPO’s Test With Flying Colors
The entertainment industries have repeatedly accused Google of not doing enough to limit piracy while demanding tougher action. For its part, Google regularly publishes updates on the extensive measures it takes to limit piracy on its platforms. The company has today released the latest iteration of its “How Google Fights Piracy” report. It highlights how the company generates billions in revenue for the entertainment...
Should a programming course be mandatory for high school students?
Should kids be technically literate? Of course! Is the best way to teach them this skill by turning them into programmers? Well, that’s a tougher question. First, to be blunt, in much of the world, even in affluent areas, schools are not equipped to handle this task. Aside from lacking the physical technology, many also are lacking in adequate staffing resources in order to teach programming courses. read...
6 reasons for making the open source argument
If your organization is struggling to take advantage of the open source software (OSS) market, here are some proven ways it can help you achieve truly transformative success particularly if you are implementing DevOps. 1. New opportunities Commercial software and OSS both provide common capabilities as a commodity to all competitors in a market. However, OSS is distinguished in at least two important ways: read...
Choosing a printer for Linux
We’ve made significant strides toward the long-rumored paperless society, but we still need to print hard copies of documents from time to time. If you’re a Linux user and have a printer without a Linux installation disk or you’re in the market for a new device, you’re in luck. That’s because most Linux distributions (as well as MacOS) use the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), which contains drivers for...
