Bounty System

Grayskull writes "The OS/2 and eComStation community are trying to get open source software ported to that platform by opening bounties and allowing people to chip in with prize money. Currently the most important open bounties are Java 6 port, Icon routines in OS/2, VirtualBox port, Extend multimedia and OpenWengo ports."Read more of this story at Slashdot.... [Tags: bounties, bounty system, ecomstation, grayskull, open source software]

There are currently numerous commercial laptop-tracking solutions, most of which register the laptop with a central server and then report back periodically. Tracking solutions are often used when a laptop is lost or stolen, where users are able to disable the laptop remotely, take a log of user activity or take a photo using a built-in webcam whenever there is unauthorized usage. Adeona is the first free and open source laptop tracking client, and supports most of the common features found in other services. Users download the open source client (for Windows, Mac or Linux) and install, and the... [Tags: adeona, anonimity, bounty system, central server, communication chain]