April
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Apr 14, 2008
Three new open source CEOs
Word on the street is that three open-source companies will be getting new leadership in the next few weeks. I'm really excited about one of the changes, as it involves bringing in an open-source savvy person to an open-source savvy company. Match made in heaven, right? read more...
Google Cloud draws open source
The delivery of the Google App Engine may turn out to be the biggest story of this year. read more...
Apr 11, 2008
Australian senator demands open source against US “lock-in”
Australian senator, Karen Lundy, believes US software “lock-in” reduces both competition and technology innovation, thereby hurting the Australian technology market. read more...
Harvard starts teaching open source
It's about time that United States elite academic institutions finally got around to not only using open-source software, but also teaching it. In the April 2008 edition of Harvard Business Review, Harvard gives its MBA students a taste of the decision facing every company that leverages technology as part of its business (namely, everyone): read more...
Apr 10, 2008
The Eclipse of open source health tools
Open Health Tools has announced its Health Interoperability Framework, a common effort among governments, providers, and vendors to create a common healthcare IT platform (PDF). read more...
Open source launches attack on software patents
Red Hat and ESP (End Software Patents), a Free Software Foundation project, are joining others in challenging the legal logic used for software patents. read more...
Apr 09, 2008
Via announces open source plans
Processor maker Via Technologies is planning to cosy up to the open source community. The company said at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit today that its first step will be to open its official VIA Linux website at http://linux.via.com.tw later this month. read more...
Report: Open-source databases on the rise
Yes, the open-source database market is still relatively small (roughly $200 million in 2007, according to Gartner). But when The Wall Street Journal starts paying attention (subscription required), it's clear that the opportunity is huge. The Journal doesn't get paid to be sentimental. read more...
Apr 08, 2008
Ingres Strengthens Open Source BI Offering
Ingres Corporation, a provider of open source database management software, and Italy-based Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, creator of the open source SpagoBI platform and BPM conseil, have announced the completion of a technological partnership. read more...
The state of open source: Eric S. Raymond, open source advocate
Open source leader sees a gaping hole on the desktop big enough for open source to earn the widespread user base it deserves read more...
Apr 07, 2008
Dave Cameron pledges to Open Source UK.gov
The UK’s two major political parties have demonstrated the benefits of bringing the open source ethos into government, by getting into a punch-up over who thought of the idea in the first place. read more...
How Friendly Is Open Source?
silicon.com writer and IT analyst Martin Brampton says the open source movement isn’t as collaboration-friendly as its proponents would like you to think. How can that be, when open source development is all about sharing code and helping each other fix bugs or develop programs? read more...
Apr 04, 2008
Today's spies find secrets in plain sight
For 40 years, U.S. presidents have begun each day with a top-secret, personal briefing on security threats and global affairs obtained largely from covert spy missions, clandestine satellite surveillance and other highly classified intelligence sources. read more...
PaperWorld3D Releases Open Source Code
The founders of Influxis and Red5Server announced today the PaperWorld3D source code is now open to the public. PaperWorld, which leverages open source projects PaperVision3D and Red5, allows for rapid creation of MMOG 3D environments deployable over the Adobe Flash Player 9. read more...
Apr 03, 2008
Is open source a regulated utility?
Todd Barr of Fiveruns (formerly of Red Hat) has a thought-provoking post comparing the software industry to the energy industry. Specifically, he calls out open source as akin to regulated energy companies, while proprietary software vendors are more like unregulated energy companies. read more...
Microsoft is to Release Open-Source Compatible XAML/WPF Specs
Microsoft has released an early draft of the specifications for XAML and WPF under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise. This offers patent protection for implementers against claims by Microsoft, allowing open source projects to use the specifications. read more...
Apr 02, 2008
Ingres Open Source Makes Waves with Les Salins du Midi
Ingres Corporation, a leading provider of open source database management software and support services, is helping to put a bit more flavor into French food. read more...
State of Open Source
I don't know if I'm any more qualified to comment on the state of open source than anyone else out there, but I did put some commentary together for InfoWorld's open source roundtable article series last week. read more...
Apr 01, 2008
Open Arms for Open-Source News
A small California newspaper has undertaken a first-of-its-kind experiment in participatory journalism in which nearly all the content published in a regularly updated online edition and a weekly print edition is submitted by community members. It's all free. read more...
HTML5 will incorporate high definition extensions
PILTDOWN, UK - High definition HTML is coming to a site near you -- whether you will see it is another matter. read more...
