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C data finalization ? in JavaScript
A few iterations ago, the Mozilla Platform introducefd js-ctypes, a very nice Foreign Function Interface (FFI) for JavaScript. As its inspiration, Python’s ctypes, js-ctypes lets (privileged) JavaScript code open native libraries, import their functions and call these functions almost as if they were regular JavaScript functions. Here is an example using the Unix libc: If [...]
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Scoped resources for all
A small class hierarchy has been added to MFBT, the “Mozilla Framework Based on Templates” which contains some of the core classes of the Mozilla Platform. This hierarchy introduces general-purpose and specialized classes for scope-based resource management. When it applies, Scope-based resource management is both faster than reference-counting and closer to the semantics of the [...]
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Student project updates
As mentioned a few times on this blog, I take part in a few Mozilla-related Student Projects as a mentor or a helper. For this year, projects are finished. Let us take a look at the results. Save as .epub (Firefox add-on) (Kevin CORRE, Benjamin ROCHER, Elie AHUMA, Sylvestre ANTOINE ? Université d?Orléans, MIAGE + [...]
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Student projects update
It has been a few weeks since the latest update on the Student Projects in which I take part as mentor or helper. Let us see what has changed. Save as .epub (Firefox add-on) (Kevin CORRE, Benjamin ROCHER, Elie AHUMA, Sylvestre ANTOINE ? Université d?Orléans, MIAGE + IRAD) Objective Add the following feature to Firefox, [...]
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Just a question regarding ACTA
I am currently reading the official text of ACTA. This international treaty against brand name abuse, forgery and illicit data sharing has been negotiated for two and a half years being a veil of absolute secrecy. Since early December, it is now finally public. Reading it, I wonder. Here is article 11, for instance: « [...]
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Une question à propos d?ACTA
J’ai sous les yeux le texte officiel d’ACTA. Ce traité international contre (en vrac) l’exploitation illicite de marques, le faux et usage de faux et le partage de données sans autorisation sur Internet, après avoir été négocié en toute confidentialité par la Commission Européenne, est enfin public, et doit passer devant le Parlement Européen en [...]
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Student projects update
As mentioned previously on this page, the Mozilla Community is very interested in collaborating with universities around student projects. I am personally mentoring or co-mentoring a few of these projects and I will try to blog about their progress regularly. Note to the students I can only blog if you tell me your current status! [...]
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Back to white
After one day in black, this blog is returning to its normal colors.
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Resist SOPA, HADOPI, Censorship?
Today, this blog is black. Today is an international day of fighting against web censorship. Against SOPA (in the US), Hadopi (in France), and all the bills that assume that freedom of expression and freedom of information can be cast aside whenever they come in the way of profit. Learn more.
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Call For Classrooms
(and Researchers, Professors, Teachers, Students …) Mozilla is working with numerous educators, professors and researchers across the world, both to bring open-source, the open web and web technologies into the classroom, and to bring the contributions of students and their mentors to the world. You can be a part of this, and your field does [...]
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