September
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Sep 29, 2010
Fedora 14 with SPICE, MeeGo support due in November
The Fedora project has announced the release of the Fedora 14 beta, code named “Laughlin.” General availability is expected in November, the open source project also announced. The Fedora 14 beta incorporates support for the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments (SPICE) framework, which was developed by Qumranet for the virtual desktop infrastructure. SPICE is an open [...] read more...
Sep 28, 2010
Will Google defend Android and its good name?
When people get what they think is a Google Android phone and find it filled with phone carrier crapware they can’t delete, they get mad at Google. read more...
Open source runs a house of cards
Once you understand that all software is a house of cards, subject to Moore’s Law of Software Degradation, the need for open source becomes clear. read more...
Sep 27, 2010
The enterprise market is not walking away from open source
Thanks to open source enterprises see monopoly rents for base functionality as waste which distracts them from a focus on customers. read more...
Open APIs bring business opportunities
Open, high-performance APIs bring third-party developer interest -- and new revenue opportunities to your bottom line. read more...
Sep 21, 2010
CH: Solothurn hints it will not scrap open source desktop
The Swiss canton of Solothurn on Monday suggested it will not scrap its open source plans. However, it wants to be able to also use proprietary desktop and email solutions. "The IT strategy, based on open systems and the Linux operating system, is possible and advisable, as it takes up current IT development trends." read more...
Defaults set policy on Google Code and CodePlex forges
My Italian friend Roberto Galoppini (right) has a way of answering questions most analysts are not even asking.He sometimes does this by examining defaults. read more...
Sep 20, 2010
Microsoft tea party against open source
his will be the last political point in this post.If John McCain were President I doubt the Tea Party would be gaining much traction. read more...
Sep 16, 2010
Romania to develop national open source IT policy
The government of Romania is considering to develop an IT strategy to increase public administration's use of open source, ICT Minister Valerian Vreme said Tuesday in a press conference. read more...
Founder: Ubuntu's contribution goes beyond the code tree
Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth shot back against detractors today, pointing out that his project has made Linux more marketable and successful on the desktop. read more...
Sep 09, 2010
Are contributor agreements subversive?
If you try to contribute to a corporate open source project, especially a “dual core” project, you will probably be given a “contributor agreement” to sign. read more...
Sep 08, 2010
Should open source communities avoid contributor agreements?
Attempting to retain control of an open source project leads to mistrust, contention, and a rules-based focus that diminishes your reputation. read more...
Firefox 4 beta 5 lands
Firefox 4 beta 5 is now available and offers new hardware acceleration, multimedia and security features.The latest beta, for example, offers hardware acceleration through Direct 2D by default. read more...
Sep 07, 2010
JavaScript enters the server room with Node.js
Here's what to expect from the hot new server-side framework that promises to deliver highly scalable apps on the cheap read more...
Open the airwaves to close the bandwidth shortage
The continuing shortage of Internet bandwidth which drives the network neutrality debate has always puzzled me. An OpenBTS development kit, from the project’s Sourceforge site.) Reason being there is no real shortage. read more...
Sep 03, 2010
Global struggle over software patents
It is common currency in open source to say that patents are an American problem.That’s not true. Software patents, or patents on what is expressed in software, are a global problem. read more...
Gnu/Linux: Finally, it's really free software
A Red Hat hacker's tenacity frees Gnu/Linux once and for all - Some ancient source code given away freely by Sun in 1984 turned out to have a non-free-software license all these years, upsetting the licensing purity of glibc and everything built with it. read more...
Sep 02, 2010
Time for IBM to become an open source hero
Over at his other job, our David Gewirtz suggests that, with the absorption of Sun into Oracle, open source badly needs an open source patron and that IBM should apply. read more...
Open source benefits from 7th circle of Apple hell
A friend had trouble with their iPhone yesterday and enlisted me in a trip to the Apple Store. (The Apple store in Lenox Square Mall, Atlanta, from Apple.com.) read more...
