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Mar 19, 2013
Open source BPM platform from camunda
Berlin-based BPM (Business Process Management) experts camunda have renamed their camunda fox product to camunda BPM and have also released its source code under the open source Apache License 2. The product is based on the Activiti BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation). read more...
Mar 18, 2013
Ten Tips on Linux Systems Management for SysAdmins
Replace chaos with predictability and cover yourself in glory. This advice follows Best Practice Linux Systems Management methodologies and can be undertaken in-house or by a specialist partner. read more...
Android plus Chrome OS equals Google's future operating system
We still don't know where Google is going with Android and Chrome OS, but putting Chrome's top executive in charge of Android is a big, honking hint. read more...
Mar 14, 2013
4 Myths About Open Source We Should Put to Rest
Growing consumerization of technology means an increasing number of people have control of what technologies they use in both their personal and business lives. read more...
Microsoft releases 22 Kinect for Windows open source samplers
PC developers looking to fiddle around with Microsoft's Kinect peripheral just got a big gimme. read more...
Mar 13, 2013
Army making open-source physiology engine
An open-source physiology engine that anyone can use to develop medical simulations is being developed by the U.S. Army’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center. read more...
Open-source and free software: Free, as in beer
The difference in reasons why people who create, manage, and develop open-source and free software, and why end users consume it is a major philosophical disconnect. read more...
Mar 11, 2013
How to self-promote your open source project
Self-promotion in an open source world, it starts with a shameless plug—a simple way to make people aware of something you’re passionate about. read more...
Linux triumphant: Chrome OS resists cracking attempts
Linux, once again, proved to be far more secure than most other operating systems as Google's Linux-based Chrome OS shrugged off its attackers at the $3.14-million Pwnium cracking competition. read more...
Mar 07, 2013
The secret origins of Google's Chrome OS
Many people know that Chrome OS is based on Linux. But where did Google's operating system actually come from -- and what is it made of today? Here's its story. read more...
Open Source's Deep Dive Into the Enterprise
Devops represents a dramatic change from the old siloed developers and script-heavy system administrators of yesterday. Any tools that can provide some common ground for developers and IT operations professionals can help, and it seems Chef and Puppet. read more...
Mar 05, 2013
I Didn’t Know They Use Linux Too!
Linux is used by businesses as varied as KLM, Barclays Bank, Netflix and charities like ALONE. It could also help your organisation to reduce costs, improve productivity and deliver more value. read more...
Why your company should contribute to open source
After almost three decades of development, open source software has firmly crossed over into mainstream use. Companies understand the unique value derived from software developed through open communities and are welcoming its use in mission critical settings throughout the enterprise. read more...
Mar 04, 2013
Ford Goes Open Source to Speed App Development
In the ecosystem gamble of “open” or “closed,” Ford is putting all its chips on open. At this week’s Mobile World Congress, Ford announced it’s releasing the proprietary source code for its Sync AppLink platform to Genivi, an automotive-centric open source alliance. read more...
FedGeoDay: Advocating for Open Source
FedGeoDay, held in Washington, D.C. this past week, can best be described as an advocacy forum for open source geospatial technology and data. Some of the leading organizations, government agencies and companies invested in open source tech sponsored the conference. Editor in Chief Joe Francica attended this first-time event, which drew over 250 people. read more...
Feb 28, 2013
A bright future for Linux in Australia: IDC
Linux to benefit as companies build private cloud infrastructure. read more...
Torvalds clarifies Linux's Windows 8 Secure Boot position
The fuss over how to handle Windows 8 PC's Secure Boot keys in desktop Linux continues and Linus Torvalds spells out how he wants to see it handled. read more...
Feb 27, 2013
Torvalds strongly objects to Windows 8 secure boot keys in the Linux kernel
Linux founder Linus Torvalds makes no bones about it. He thinks inserting signed binaries into the Linux kernel is "moronic." read more...
OpenGamma's Kirk Wylie: Open Source Is Busting Out All Over
"The fact that we are open source is critical to most of our customers. The fact that it is absolutely transparent, that they can inspect the code if they want to, that they can pack up and move to self support is the ultimate alignment of our customers' interest in our business model. And what they really care about more than anything else is that our business model must remain in radical alignment with theirs ." read more...
Feb 25, 2013
Why translation of open source software into local languages has failed
Sometime in 2009, after quenching my thirst with (Ubuntu) Linux for two years I decided it was time to give back to the community. read more...
