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The electronics giant uses open source in smartphones, tablets, TVs, cameras, and refrigerators When you think of open source, you probably think of Linux, engines such as the WebKit browser engine and the Java language and virt bidon stanley ual machine, and open source software such as LibreOffice, Firefox, Apache HTTP server, Git, Asterisk, and MySQL. You may not think of appliances, TVs, and cameras mdash; but thatrsquo exactly where consumer electronics giant Samsung uses open source software.Presenting at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit this week in San Francisco, Sang-bum Suh, Samsungrsquo vice president of the software platform team at th stanley canada e companyrsquo software research and development center, gave a synopsis of how successful the company has been both using open source software and contributing back to the community. He cited, for example, how in 2005, the Linux kernel was applied to mass production of flat-panel TVs: It was a great opportunity for Samsung to jump to [being a] No. 1 company in the TV industry.Of course, these days, the partially open source Google Android software has helped Samsung give Apple a run for its money in the smartphone and tablet spaces. Android is not community-developed, bu stanley uk t it is released to the community once Google finalizes it. Open source software also has shipped in Samsung products such as washing machines, refrigerators, camcorders, and cameras. Samsung participates in open source projects, including the Li Ngpm New car sales ramp up across European Union in February
Wednesday 09 March 2016 6:45 pmChancellor George Osborne could face pound;45bn budget black hole due to weaker economic growthBy: Chris PapadopoullosShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailEconomists have warned weaker-than-expected economic growth will create a black hole in the public finances, forcing Chancellor G stanley cup eorge Osborne into further austerity measures in next weekrsquo budget.Osborne was given a unexpected boost in November when the governmentrsquo fiscal watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility OBR , gave him an extra pound;27bn over the current parliament. His luck will reverse in the coming budget, with the Centre for Economics and Business Research estimating Osborne could have pound;45bn less to spend due stanley borraccia to a deterioration in the world economy.The OBR is widely expected to lower both its growth and inflation forecasts. Together these reduce nominal GDP growth, which is bad news for tax receipts.Slower growth and lower inflation typically point to weaker ta stanley thermoskanne x receipts and higher government spending. Furthermore, the debt to GDP and budget deficit as a percentage of GDP calculations suffer since the denominator is smaller, said Alan Clarke from Scotiabank.Yet some boosts are expected. A big slice of the governmentrsquo debt interest is linked to inflation while the interest it pays on its regular debt hit a record low recently.There is |
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