Mac users need to be aware that deploying Oracle's official Java to Mac now includes Adware, like its Windows counterpart has long done. Until now, Mac users have been spared this atrocity but the widely despised Ask.com adware is now being sneaked onto Mac systems as well.

In Germany, a Linux kernel author and the Software Freedom Conservancy have sued hypervisor giant VMware over allegations that VMware has used copyrighted and GPL licensed Linux code belonging to Christoph Hellwig without securing a proper license nor meeting its obligations under the GPL (Gnu Public License v2.) This is an extremely serious lawsuit as the players involved are very large and the codebase in question is very valuable. In question is the VMware vmkernel, the company's likely most valuable technological asset. VMware asserts that it has done nothing wrong.

Under the terms of the GPL, if GPL code has been used in another product, that other product is, in turn, automatically licensed under the GPL. That means that VMware faces the potential scenario where the vmkernel, and therefore the majority of ESXi itself, is GPL'd making it open and free to the world and no longer under VMware's control. Linux, KVM and Xen, for example, would have unfettered access to use the code and merge projects.

The question will likely come down to whether or not the two parties can provide that code truly was or was not misappropriated. It is a common statement made about VMware that they have used Linux code in their products, but that claim is based on the misconception that the shell used on ESXi, which has no relationship to Linux, is Linux and therefore ESXi is Linux. That misconception is nothing more than that and is completely unrelated to this question of whether or not VMware has accidentally or intentionally used copyrighted, GPL'd code in their products.

Microsoft has made their exam prep materials for the SQL Server exams available online for free.

This one is pretty amazing...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/03/lost-city-honduras-ciudad-blanca_n_6797194.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpsn00000001

@thecreativeone91 that's VERY cool. Get some video posted on here!

Great to see new faces. Welcome to ML!

Introducing Python

Easy to understand and fun to read, Introducing Python is ideal for beginning programmers as well as those new to the language. Author Bill Lubanovic takes you from the basics to more involved and varied topics, mixing tutorials with cookbook-style code recipes to explain concepts in Python 3. End-of-chapter exercises help you practice what you’ve learned.

You’ll gain a strong foundation in the language, including best practices for testing, debugging, code reuse, and other development tips. This book also shows you how to use Python for applications in business, science, and the arts, using various Python tools and open source packages.

Test Driven Development with Python

By taking you through the development of a real web application from beginning to end, this hands-on guide demonstrates the practical advantages of test-driven development (TDD) with Python. You’ll learn how to write and run tests before building each part of your app, and then develop the minimum amount of code required to pass those tests. The result? Clean code that works.

In the process, you’ll learn the basics of Django, Selenium, Git, jQuery, and Mock, along with current web development techniques. If you’re ready to take your Python skills to the next level, this book clearly demonstrates how TDD encourages simple designs and inspires confidence.

Microsoft and Google are coming together to build Google's AngularJS on Microsoft's TypeScript. Now I bet this is something that you didn't see coming!

AngularJS Test Driven Development

Starting with reviewing the test-driven development (TDD) life cycle, you will learn how Karma and Protractor make your life easier while running JavaScript unit tests. You will learn how Protractor is different from Selenium and how to test it entirely. This book is a walk-through to using TDD to build an AngularJS application containing a controller, model, and scope.

Building on the initial foundational aspects, you will expand to include testing for multiple controllers, partial views, location references, CSS, and the HTML element. In addition, you will explore using a headless browser with Karma. You will also configure Karma file watching to automate testing and tackle components of AngularJS (controller, service, model, and broadcasting) using TDD. At the end of this book, you will extend explore how to pull data using an external API, setting up and configuring Protractor to use a standalone Selenium server, and setting up Travis CI and Karma to test your application.

This book is a complete guide to testing techniques using Karma for unit testing and performing end-to-end testing with Protractor.

InfoWorld asks: Smart Homes or Dumb Security Risk. Pandering to panic, no doubt, but an important consideration.

Python Data Analysis

Python is a multi-paradigm programming language well suited for both object-oriented application development as well as functional design patterns. Python has become the language of choice for data scientists for data analysis, visualization, and machine learning. It will give you velocity and promote high productivity.

Sun once dominated high tech, then it faded into obscurity and was eventually acquired by Oracle. Mozilla once led and is now greatly diminished. Is Mozilla following Sun down the trail to obscurity?

Getting more life and performance from your existing Android devices. Lollipop is coming soon but there are things that you can do now.

Red Hat's Atomic Docker Distro releases.

Seven Reasons Why ZenWalk Should Be On Your Radar

Phoronix reports that Ubuntu 15.04's Cloud release will use the unpopular SystemD package.

Interesting article on How to use Kali Linux to Read the Contents of a Word Document While It Is Running in Memory.

eWeek reports that Linux Demand is Growing Faster than Linux Expertise is Entering the Field. This follows along with the current deficit of Linux people in the field already.

From their announcement:

CloudAtCost is pleased to announce the general availability of CAC API v1.

Details can be found here.. https://github.com/cloudatcost/api