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Will open source still love you when I’m 64?Open Source - 3 hours ago Bouncing along the bottom of a recession is not where most people think of doing long term planning. But open source doesn’t think first about money, so the Open World Forum has taken a long, hard look into the deep … Also tagged: general, infrastructure, management, government, foss, cloud computing, enterprise policy |
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The code is all rightOpen Source - Dec 2, 2008 It came to me while reading another “the model is broken” screed, this one published in Business Week under the byline of former OSDL head Stuart Cohen (right). Open source code is generally great code, not requiring … Also tagged: general, hardware, management, strategy, applications, software as a service, business models |
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Can Linux and Solaris be married?Open Source - Dec 2, 2008 It’s pretty obvious that OpenSolaris, despite its advantages as a carrier-class operating system, especially in file management, is losing its war for survival with Linux. Blame its developer relations, or Linux … Also tagged: general, linux, sun microsystems, implementations, linux server os |
Paul Murphy - Nov 29, 2008
The sad reality underlying many of the handy abstractions we rely on every day is that they only work most of the time - and what that means is that the abstractions we choose to use define limits to the quality of our …
Also tagged: general, applications, wintel vs lintel
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A great time to start an open source companyOpen Source - Nov 26, 2008 Think of a redwood forest after the fire. Great time to be a seed. Or imagine being an alligator after the peat in your swamp is burned out. Life is good. In that same way, now may be the best time to launch an open … Also tagged: general, management, applications, support, database management |
Paul Murphy - Nov 25, 2008
The key issue in evaluating the open versus closed source argument with respect to mid range financial software is organizational philosophy, not software features - if you've got the skills, the courage, and the …
Also tagged: linux, applications, enterprise policy, wintel vs lintel
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Microsoft releases Singularity under unapproved licenseOpen Source - Nov 24, 2008 Microsoft has released some important code under an open source license — psych. As with the image of blind justice to the right, you can look but you better not touch. Singularity is the name of the project, a … Also tagged: education, general, microsoft, mobile, legal, distributions |
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Open source and health care reformOpen Source - Nov 24, 2008 Computing is said to be the “secret sauce” enabling health care reform. But after over a year covering the field for ZDNet, I sometimes feel I have been transported to the late 1980s. There are a host of proprietary … Also tagged: general, strategy, database management, implementations |
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Metrics of open source successOpen Source - Nov 22, 2008 Matt Asay has a great chart up today, showing traffic to open source project sites increasing throughout the year. With his ear to the ground he can detect no news drought, either. Then he concludes with a provocative … Also tagged: general, foss, values, business models |
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Will identity be open source?Open Source - Nov 20, 2008 The release of ArisIS, a Version 1.0 identity framework from Open Liberty, could be a milestone in corporate identity. It could be Sun’s second biggest contribution to open source, second only to Java in importance … Also tagged: identity, general, security, infrastructure, applications, distributions |