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AGPLv3 Keeps Open Source Vibrant in Age of SaaS
(May 8, 2008, 02:15 UTC) (745 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
FOSSBazaar: "Software as a service entered the IT landscape in 2000 and has revolutionized the deployment models of many software companies and even entire industries, such as Internet search..."

Is Open Source Dead?
(May 7, 2008, 21:00 UTC) (2152 reads) (10 talkbacks) (feedback)
The Naked CIO: "Is the debate about open source finally over? The practicalities of managing open source in a business context became clear years ago..."

RHEL 5.1 Breaks Transaction Processing Records in Financial Services
(May 7, 2008, 18:45 UTC) (1821 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
SearchEnterpriseLinux: "In late April, Red Hat Inc. set two new benchmarks in financial services: processing transactions in less than a millisecond with greater accuracy than previously recorded..."

Oracle: Eating its Own Open Source Food
(May 7, 2008, 18:00 UTC) (1376 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
internetnews.com: "Where in the world's largest database vendor does open source fit? At the very heart, according to Wim Coekaerts, Director of Linux Engineering at database giant Oracle..."

IBM Fuels New Blue Biz Initiative With Linux
(May 7, 2008, 17:15 UTC) (1164 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
LinuxInsider: "IBM plans to launch an initiative that centers on a Linux-based platform and a Web-based marketplace tailored for small and medium-sized businesses..."

A Brief History of Sun
(May 7, 2008, 16:30 UTC) (1427 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
Groklaw: "Yesterday, I wrote in a comment that indeed Sun's performance in 2003 in signing the agreement with SCO, highlighted in the trial testimony, was making it look really bad..."

Oracle Architect Says There Ought to be One Linux Distribution: Red Hat
(May 7, 2008, 14:15 UTC) (1938 reads) (5 talkbacks) (feedback)
ZDNet: "One Oracle exec said there should be only one Linux distribution-- Red Hat--and claimed there will be no fragmentation of that code base..."

It's Official: The Future of Sun/MySQL is Open... And Closed
(May 7, 2008, 12:45 UTC) (2127 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
The Open Road: "The Sun faithful who attended the CommunityOne Conference this morning may not have noticed, but Sun and its MySQL executives were very clear about Sun's open-source strategy going forward..."

Linux Cutting Software Costs in Kenya
(May 7, 2008, 12:00 UTC) (859 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Tectonic: "Entrepreneurs in Kenya are putting Linux to work to cut costs and maximise profits as they look for new ways to bring computing to users..."

Categorizing OSS Customers
(May 7, 2008, 01:30 UTC) (745 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Open Sources: "'There's a difference between organizations that have more time than money and organizations that have more money than time...'"

OpenSolaris Arrives just to Die
(May 6, 2008, 18:45 UTC) (3224 reads) (6 talkbacks) (feedback)
Practical Technology: "Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I'm inclined to doubt it simply because OpenSolaris has failed to develop a strong developer community..."

Edward Screven Interview
(May 6, 2008, 18:00 UTC) (721 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linux Foundation/Open Voices: "And I have a few more specific responsibilities and one of my favorites is I'm responsible for our Linux engineering efforts. So I'm responsible for our Unbreakable Linux program..."

Closing an Open-Source Deal Through Your Systems Integrator
(May 6, 2008, 17:15 UTC) (786 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
The Open Road: "In an open-source business, a vendor's biggest competition often derives from a freely available, 'community' version of its product..."

Big Money and Open Source May Not Compute
(May 6, 2008, 13:30 UTC) (1049 reads) (3 talkbacks) (feedback)
internetnews.com: "Open source has the adherents and the contributors, but what about the income? Patience, says the developers..."

Dual-Licensing is Unfair and Community Debilitating
(May 5, 2008, 21:00 UTC) (1562 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Milking the GNU: "It's great for attracting OEM vendors since they can integrate the dual-licensed software into their proprietary application without fear of contamination. FUD is apparently good for business..."

Microsoft-Yahoo Is Dead, Long Live Zimbra
(May 5, 2008, 15:00 UTC) (3020 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
The VAR Guy: "Alas, under Microsoft's potential ownership, Zimbra would likely have suffocated and died..."

$100 Laptop Program's New President
(May 2, 2008, 16:30 UTC) (2357 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
MIT Technology Review: "This week, with orders for its laptop having failed to meet expectations--and the plunging dollar driving up the computer's purchase price--the One Laptop per Child program installed a new president..."

KnowledgeTree Business Model Hits Many a Niche
(May 2, 2008, 12:00 UTC) (1481 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linux.com: "These days, effective document management means accessibility from anywhere on the planet, electronic storage, reliable backup, and instant document modification updates..."

Open Source Big Dog: Red Hat or Sun?
(May 2, 2008, 00:00 UTC) (1333 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
The Tao of Open Source...Community...Business: "So my question is simple: Who is the open source big dog...?"

Bringing Microsoft to the Table: Can MS Become an Open Source Contributor?
(May 1, 2008, 22:30 UTC) (1683 reads) (14 talkbacks) (feedback)
openSUSE Spotlight: "Novell is working with Microsoft to help Microsoft cooperate and contribute to open source projects under open source licenses, and sticking with the existing standards to do so..."

Why Microsoft Will Dump Their Anti-Linux Rhetoric
(May 1, 2008, 19:30 UTC) (3013 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
The Linux Distillery: "Microsoft's PR department are insulting their audience. They are lacking in integrity. It's time for the site to be pulled down. Here's why..."

Is Ubuntu Selling Out or Growing Up?
(May 1, 2008, 01:30 UTC) (2852 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
InteropNews: "Sometimes I wonder whether Ubuntu is really an open source software company any more..."

Deflectors Say There's Something There, Sensors Say There Isn't
(Apr 30, 2008, 21:00 UTC) (2470 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
Hoosier Penguin: "Did you ever get the nagging feeling you've missed something important as you go through your daily routine...?"

Open Source Big Names Helping Attract New Users
(Apr 29, 2008, 18:00 UTC) (1025 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
ZDNet Asia: "Participation by big open source vendors is helping attract new interest in Linux user groups in Asia..."

Jonathan Schwartz Has the Last Word on MySQL
(Apr 29, 2008, 13:30 UTC) (2272 reads) (3 talkbacks) (feedback)
451 CAOS Theory: "It is perhaps fitting that the last word on the recent MySQL licensing row should belong to Sun’s CEO, Jonathan Schwartz..."

Sun: Trying to Do the Right Thing
(Apr 28, 2008, 21:45 UTC) (1399 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Safe as Milk: "I've been annoyed by some of the Sun-bashing that has been going on over the past few months and years..."

Ubuntu Man Says Microsoft's About to 'Swallow a Hand-Grenade'
(Apr 28, 2008, 15:45 UTC) (3802 reads) (5 talkbacks) (feedback)
The Register: "'The Microsoft and Yahoo thing is fascinating,' he told me. 'I think the ad game is lost. So, Microsoft buying Yahoo! now on search? Come on. Two failing operators will just continue to decline together. On search, I think it's totally a waste of time...'"

Kuali Develops Open Source Financial and ERP Applications for Universities
(Apr 27, 2008, 16:00 UTC) (1390 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linux.com: "Financial and ERP applications are arguably the last bastion of proprietary software giants, but the Kuali Foundation wants to eliminate those remaining barriers to open source enterprise systems..."

Open Source Management Software Breaks Into the Data Center
(Apr 26, 2008, 20:00 UTC) (1847 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
LinuxWorld: "Linux in the data center brings with it a dilemma: more boxes to manage... With management tools in the picture, the total cost of ownership may actually increase instead of decrease when Linux is brought in..."

Europe's Not Finished with Microsoft
(Apr 26, 2008, 16:00 UTC) (3269 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
ITPro: "Microsoft's troubles in Europe are far from over, as Neelie Kroes, The EU competition commissioner, has warned. We review the past and future options for Microsoft and the European Commission..."

Red Hat-Ubuntu Pairing Would Have Potential
(Apr 25, 2008, 18:00 UTC) (3020 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
451 CAOS Theory: "I'm starting to see some big potential for symbiosis between two Linux and open source leaders: Red Hat and Ubuntu..."

SECURITY: Study: 70 Percent Say Red Hat More Secure than Windows
(Apr 25, 2008, 12:45 UTC) (2530 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
Ars Technica: "Based on five years of research and analysis, the report provides intriguing insights into open-source adoption levels and the way that open source is reshaping the software industry..."

Deploying KDE to 52 Million Young People
(Apr 24, 2008, 21:00 UTC) (3279 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
aseigo: "Mauricio broke the news today in his blog about what can only be described as a massive deployment of free software..."

Open-Source ERP Grows Up
(Apr 24, 2008, 12:00 UTC) (2157 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
InfoWorld: "Can open-source software find a home in mission-critical systems...? "

The Tragedy of the Anti-Commons
(Apr 23, 2008, 23:15 UTC) (1104 reads) (5 talkbacks) (feedback)
Brendan Scott's Weblog: "Misapplication of 'value for money' requirements when purchasing software results in poor value for money--Government purchasing policies for software tend to support the creation of monopolies..."

South Africa Adopts ODF as a National Standard
(Apr 23, 2008, 19:30 UTC) (1553 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Tectonic: "The South African Bureau of Standards on Friday approved the Open Document Format as an official national South African standard..."

Breaking Into the Enterprise Server Market
(Apr 23, 2008, 18:00 UTC) (1566 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
LinuxWorld: "The big Linux story of the week is Ubuntu Linux takes on enterprise server market with new OS. Looks like a slick job of integration. Hooray--pulseaudio out of the box..."

Closing MySQL: Marten Mickos, Former CEO, Responds
(Apr 23, 2008, 14:15 UTC) (2095 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Computerworld UK: News that MySQL was to bring out a closed-source addon has provoked a storm of protest across the Internet..."

Organizational Planning and User Segmentation for Desktop Migration
(Apr 23, 2008, 04:30 UTC) (1056 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
developerWorks: "Migrations on the client-side are challenging due to their large scale, the potential uniqueness of each client system, and the direct effect on users..."

Trying to Keep the Customer Satisfied
(Apr 23, 2008, 03:00 UTC) (1000 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
451 CAOS Theory: "I was just reading Fabrizio Capobanco's take on the MySQL excitement ('this move is clearly into the right direction') when it occurred to me that the situation is related to the comments recently made by the former CTO of Kaplan Test..."

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