October
Sub-archives
Oct 30, 2009
Microsoft and open source: meet the evangelist
Nick Hodge is, in many way, the modern face of Microsoft, a techie with excellent social skills. He has an additional attribute - a catchy designation: Professional Geek. read more...
Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition puts the user at the heart of its new design
Canonical announced today the upcoming release of Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution. Ubuntu 9.10 will be available for free download on Thursday 29 October. read more...
Oct 29, 2009
Microsoft wants open source Eclipse to work with Windows 7
Microsoft has thousands of developers building code for its platforms using Visual Studio. Thousands more use open source Eclipse based IDEs to develop their code and Microsoft wants them to target Windows platforms too. read more...
Top Five Open Source Content Management Systems
It's always so difficult to make a "top" anything list. There are so many good candidates and you know that no matter which ones you choose, you're going to make somebody unhappy. read more...
Oct 28, 2009
Open source nanotech project launched
An Australian research scientist has launched a project aimed at making nanorobots an open source technology. read more...
Most influential open-source gurus? Votes are in
Influence in open-source development communities is earned through years of writing and sharing great code. Perhaps not surprisingly, then, influence in the business side of open source is also gained through sharing expertise, and not necessarily from making mountains of cash. read more...
Oct 27, 2009
MakerBeam - Open Source Construction Kit - Freedom to Make
The team behind MakerBeam believe in open source licensing, and the power and potential of the open source hardware movement. We also believe in the Constitutional impetus behind intellectual property law, namely, "To promote the progress of science and useful arts". Balancing this is a complex and ongoing affair. read more...
OSDV Foundation - Developing Open Source Elections Technology
The Open Source Digital Voting Foundation (OSDV) is a non-profit public benefits corporation led by a group of social entrepreneurs dedicated to sustaining technology development efforts that create freely available, open source U.S. election technology. read more...
Oct 22, 2009
Harnessing Open Source Intelligence: Social Media and the CIA
The CIA’s investment arm recently bought a stake in a company developing software that monitors social media conversations. What else has the U.S. Intelligence Community done to harness social media and the Web? read more...
GroundWork Open Source Announces Free System and Network Management Online Training Sessions October 21 and 22
GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (GWOS http://www.gwos.com), the leader in commercial open source systems and network management software, today announced that it will be hosting GWOS barCAMP Wednesday October 21, and Thursday, October 22. read more...
Oct 21, 2009
OSADL - Open Source Automation Development Lab
OSADL aims to promote and support the development of Open Source software for the automation industry. read more...
Open-Xchange and SugarCRM Partner to Combine Open Source Collaboration/CRM Efforts
Open-Xchange, the leading provider of open source groupware, and SugarCRM, the world's leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software, today announced a cooperation to integrate data from SugarCRM and Open-Xchange collaboration software. read more...
Oct 20, 2009
OSGeo - Your Open Source Compass
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. read more...
Report in Depth: Most Popular Open Source CMS 2009
On Friday we announced the release of the second annual 2009 Open Source CMS Market Share Report. The project was a collaboration with water & stone, an APAC-based interactive agency. The initial announcement addressed what the report covers, its purpose and some key highlights. read more...
Oct 19, 2009
Oracle and Novell Linux: Caught between a Red Hat and a CentOS
Novell has been positioning itself as the Avis of Linux, a distant but gaining Red Hat competitor that "tries harder." Like Oracle, Novell argues that it can give customers Red Hat value at a lower price. read more...
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 ready for download, with Windows 7 and accelerometer support
Mozilla Firefox is among the most popular browsers on the Web, and a favourite among Digit readers. So even when it comes out with a tiny beta update for its latest version, we feel compelled to pop open some bubbly and write about it. read more...
Oct 16, 2009
Green Building's Open-Source Push
The Energy Dept. under Secretary Steven Chu continues a priority with its software update that works with Google's SketchUp 3D modeling tool. read more...
Open Source Software Testing Tools and Scripts
Tester Tools is the largest Software Testing Tools website with a variety of testing specific Open Source Software Testing Tools ranging from software scripts for testing security software systems, to test harnesses and cloud computing. read more...
