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Zimbra Announces Move to OSI-based Licensing for Zimbra Collaboration 8.5 Open Source Edition

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Zimbra, a global leader in unified collaboration software, announced today that it is making key changes to its open source software licensing. In order to build an even stronger foundation for community-powered innovation, the company is moving to Open Source Initiative (OSI)-approved licenses with its summer release of Zimbra Collaboration 8.5. The Zimbra Collaboration server platform will be licensed under the GNU Public License version 2 and the Zimbra Collaboration web application will be licensed under the Common Public Attribution License (CPAL) version 1.

Today, more than 60,000 community members contribute to the Zimbra Collaboration open source project. With more than one million downloads, the open source edition of Zimbra Collaboration is being used by approximately 600 million people in 135 countries.

By moving to OSI-approved licenses, Zimbra will increase contributions from the open source community that will drive innovation and enhance the quality of its software. Zimbra also looks forward to increased compatibility with other open source projects, so that customers, partners and end users receive greater benefit from integration across the open source software ecosystem.

If there was ever any doubt about Zimbras commitment, todays licensing announcement is more proof that our product strategy is securely tied to the open source community, said Rob Howard, chief technology officer at Zimbra. Leveraging our open source community will help us bring continuous innovation to the inbox, continued Howard.

Members of the open source community will begin to see these licensing changes go into effect in the open source repository with the public beta of Zimbra Collaboration 8.5. The public beta starts today and is open to all participants.

To participate in the public beta of Zimbra Collaboration 8.5 or view the Zimbra open source edition license, visit Zimbra.com today.

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About Zimbra

Zimbra powers collaboration for the way you work. Zimbra connects people and information with unified collaboration software that includes email, calendaring, file sharing, activity streams, social communities and more. With technology designed for social, mobile and the cloud, Zimbra gives individuals the flexibility to work from virtually anywhere, through nearly every computer, tablet and mobile device.

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WikiLeaks document backs up U.S. soldier’s claim Bowe Bergdahl tried to contact Taliban

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This undated Image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

Days after the disappearance of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, U.S. soldiers intercepted radio communications revealing that an American soldier in a nearby village was looking for someone to help him communicate in English with unknown agents, according to the 28-year-old Idahoan's former team leader.

"I heard it straight from the interpreter's lips as he heard it over the radio," former Army Sgt. Evan Buetow, who served in Bergdahl's unit, said Tuesday in a CNN interview. "There's a lot more to this story than a soldier walking away."

And official military documents from 2009, which were obtained and released by WikiLeaks, would appear to corroborate Buetow's story.

[A]n American Soldier with a camera is looking for someone who speaks English, the documents read.

Later, in the same document dump, U.S. armed forces reported intercepting the following radio conversation between Taliban operatives:

1- [We] ARE READY FOR THEM.

2- ALL THE NUMBERS ARE MESS IT. WE ARE WWAITING FOR THEM.

1- LOL THEY KNOW WHERE HE IS BUT THEY KEEP GOING TO WRONG AREA.

2- OK SET UP THE WORK FOR THEM.

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Snowden ‘probably’ not Russian spy

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By M. Alex Johnson

The new head of the National Security Agency said Tuesday he doesn't believe former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is or was a Russian spy.

Adm. Michael Rogers, who became head of the U.S.'s spy infrastructure in April, said at a cybersecurity event organized by Bloomberg Government that while he believed it was "wrong" and "illegal" for Snowden to have leaked thousands of classified documents, he appeared to be doing what he sincerely thought was right.

Asked whether he thought Snowden was or is working for the FSB, the Russian security service, Rogers said: "Could he have? Possibly. Do I believe that that's the case? Probably not."

Asked about Snowden's exclusive interview with NBC News' Brian Williams last month, Rogers said he wanted to be "very balanced."

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"I thought he was an intelligent individual [and] articulate. He seemed fairly arrogant to me," Rogers said. "He clearly believes in what he's doing."

Rogers' view is different from that of his predecessor, Gen. Keith Alexander, who was also asked about the NBC News interview Tuesday on Bloomberg News.

Speaking about Snowden's claim that he was "trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word," Alexander said he wished Snowden had told him that when Snowden went to work for the NSA.

"What I do not know is who he was a spy for," Alexander said.

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Edward Snowden ‘Probably’ Not a Russian Spy, New NSA Chief Says

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By M. Alex Johnson

The new head of the National Security Agency said Tuesday he doesn't believe former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is or was a Russian spy.

Adm. Michael Rogers, who became head of the U.S.'s spy infrastructure in April, said at a cybersecurity event organized by Bloomberg Government that while he believed it was "wrong" and "illegal" for Snowden to have leaked thousands of classified documents, he appeared to be doing what he sincerely thought was right.

Asked whether he thought Snowden was or is working for the FSB, the Russian security service, Rogers said: "Could he have? Possibly. Do I believe that that's the case? Probably not."

Asked about Snowden's exclusive interview with NBC News' Brian Williams last month, Rogers said he wanted to be "very balanced."

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"I thought he was an intelligent individual [and] articulate. He seemed fairly arrogant to me," Rogers said. "He clearly believes in what he's doing."

Rogers' view is different from that of his predecessor, Gen. Keith Alexander, who was also asked about the NBC News interview Tuesday on Bloomberg News.

Speaking about Snowden's claim that he was "trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word," Alexander said he wished Snowden had told him that when Snowden went to work for the NSA.

"What I do not know is who he was a spy for," Alexander said.

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Edward Snowden and Google join Reset the Net protest

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EDWARD SNOWDEN AND GOOGLE have joined the Reset the Net campaign, with the latter releasing the source code for a Chrome extension that provides easy end-to-end encryption.

Edward Snowden, whose actions that kicked off the PRISM spying scandal prompted online protests like Reset the Net, has spoken out in support of the 5 June plans for a global effort against limits on internet freedoms.

In a statement issued via his attorney, Snowden said, "One year ago, we learned that the internet is under surveillance, and our activities are being monitored to create permanent records of our private lives - no matter how innocent or ordinary those lives might be.

Today, we can begin the work of effectively shutting down the collection of our online communications, even if the US Congress fails to do the same."

Snowden called on others to join him for the 5 June day of action, and implement technologies to put an end to the mass government surveillance programmes.

"This is the beginning of a moment where we the people begin to protect our universal human rights with the laws of nature rather than the laws of nations," he said.

"We have the technology, and adopting encryption is the first effective step that everyone can take to end mass surveillance. That's why I am excited for Reset the Net - it will mark the moment when we turn political expression into practical action, and protect ourselves on a large scale. Join us on 5 June, and dont ask for your privacy. Take it back."

Snowden's statement comes a day after Google announced that it was joining the Reset the Net campaign. Reset the Net already has many backers including Reddit and it will use the day to highlight privacy issues and security measures. The effort is supported by the Fight for the Future internet activist organisation.

In support of Reset the Net, Google also announced its own security contributions and encouraged a culture of privacy and security.

Google said that it encrypts all the mail messages that it can but it knows that it is hard for individuals to secure and encrypt all content that is sent between other email accounts.

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