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Is China an open source friend or foe?Open Source - 12 hours ago Big Money Matt Asay opened up on China’s demand that Internet cafes install its Red Flag Linux this morning, suggesting authoritarianism at work. Having lived under U.S. government spying for most of this decade, I am … Also tagged: general, internet, legal, linux, government, linux desktop os, linux server os |
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Google, open source and the need for governanceOpen Source - Dec 2, 2008 At my personal blog yesterday I took a highly-opinionated look at the political struggle now underway between the Bells and Google to control what Larry Lessig called the “West Coast Law” of the Internet. Readers of … Also tagged: general, internet, google, legal, government, telecom, content, mass market |
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Texas gov. intercedes in failing IBM projectIT Project Failures - Nov 19, 2008 Texas Governor, Rick Perry, ordered state agencies to stop transferring data to IBM to prevent data loss on a failing project. Texas also fined IBM $900,000 for failing to meet data backup requirements specified in the … Also tagged: implementation, government projects, cultural issues, vendor relationships, project failures, cio issues, it issues, financial impact, project strategy |
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Free the Obama BlackberryOpen Source - Nov 17, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama is being told he will have to give up his Blackberry, by aides who fear subpoenas, the Presidential Records Act and e-mail insecurity. (Framed copies of this Time cover are already priced … Also tagged: general, hardware, internet, legal, applications, government |
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Senate introduces IT failures bill: No wiggle roomIT Project Failures - Nov 14, 2008 The Senate introduced a bill establishing guidelines for transparency and reporting on troubled IT projects. The bill defines specific exception thresholds for measuring critical and large government IT projects … Also tagged: project management, government projects, project portfolio management, cio issues, it issues, project strategy |
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Big telecom acquiring a Google fixationOpen Source - Nov 11, 2008 If you want to know what the telco monopolists are feeling, deep in their multi-secretaried lairs, the best place to start is with Scott Cleland. Scott, through his Precursor blog, would like to be seen as the Karl … Also tagged: general, internet, google, legal, government, telecom, content, business models, mass market |
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Golden era of open spectrum dawnsOpen Source - Nov 6, 2008 While you were watching Barack Obama become President-elect something just as Earth-shattering was happening in Washington. The golden era of open spectrum was launched. It was launched by the FCC opening 300-400 MHz … Also tagged: general, internet, microsoft, infrastructure, google, legal, standards, wireless, government, telecom, content, business models, mass market |
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Prime Minister ‘doesn’t recognize’ IT failuresIT Project Failures - Nov 1, 2008 In a comment that was rather bizarre and extraordinary, even for a politician, UK Prime Minister, Gordon Browne, dismissed the importance of multi-billion pound IT failures. In the House of Commons transcript, Liberal … Also tagged: government projects, it issues |
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Hard questions at the heart of open source securityOpen Source - Oct 28, 2008 A wise man once explained to me the security conundrum in a way we can all understand. The good guy must protect every possible hole. The bad guy must find just one. Which brings us to the latest Android exploit, the … Also tagged: general, development, security, government, support |
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Economics of open source remains an academic challengeOpen Source - Oct 14, 2008 Today, with the announcement that a trade economist, Paul Krugman of Princeton (left), has won what’s now known as the Nobel Prize in Economics, here is a challenge that can win you your Nobel. Explain the economics … Also tagged: general, management, government, business models |