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Open Source is gaining momentum

It wasn’t so long ago that proprietary solutions such as UNIX and Windows ruled the land but now more and more critical systems are being run by open source software. One of the main reasons to look at open source software OSS is the cost factor. When you realize the...

Tags: Open Source, open-source software, proprietary software, software, steven s. warren, The Hot Button

Blog posts 2006-12-06

The Open Source Revolution

The open source movement has been one that has caused much debate and controversy over recent years. After all, it was open source products that caused the music industry to have to radically review its path to market and to attempt incredibly difficult legal action when it realised that these...

Tags: Open Source Movement, Peer To Peer (P2P), Open Source, Internet

White papers 2006-09-01

Have you Considered Open Source Software?

It is time to take a hard look and open source software. It wasnÂ’t so long ago that proprietary solutions such as UNIX andWindows ruled the land but now more and more critical systems are beingrun by open source software. One of the main reasons to look at open source...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, software, open-source software

Blog posts 2006-04-10

LPIC outpaces RHCE, but room remains for growth

The Linux Professional Institute's certification recently beat out Red Hat's RHCE as the certification that is the fastest-rising in importance, according to one survey. Erik Eckel has five reasons why LPIC is becoming the first choice.Late last year, I recommended that Linux professionals pursue Red Hat certification. But nine months...

Tags: Quality, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux Professional Institute, Erik Eckel Network+, MCP+I, MCSE, open source movement, LPI Certification, certification, Red Hat Inc., Linux, LPIC

Technical articles 2002-10-04

The General Public License: It's not just about open source

Although it's commonly assumed that the GPL refers to open source licensing, its scope is actually much broader. Find out what using this popular license means and how its use could affect you.By George HammerbeckAttorney David Loundy’s clients never meant for their database to be free software or for its...

Tags: Guest Contributor, GPL, open source

Technical articles 2002-03-06

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Open Source: Is It Just One Big Hack?

A new phenomenon of Open Source Movement and Free Software has brought about a new revolution in the developer community. The latest buzz word in this field seems to be Open Source and almost everybody seems to be propagating the idea. This paper first gives an introduction as to what...

Tags: Indian Institute Of Technology, Open Source

White papers 2005-02-25

Economics of Open Source: The Motives and Methods Behind the Free Software That Is Challenging Market Leaders

Open Source Software OSS is starting to be known as a viable alternative to traditional commercial software. OSS is being used in almost all fields. This paper aspires to explain the current surge of open source software through economic analysis and to provide insight to the recent success of the...

Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Leader, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management

White papers 2005-06-03

Patches not a solution for Vista design problem

Will Linux and Open Source be a viable answer?Has Linux and the Open Source movement arrived just in time to preserve our rights to own, not rent media?

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, learush@..., patch management, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-08-13

Movement Detector (zip)

The Movement Detector application was designed to identify movement in images captured live from common Video for Windows source camera. It can capture images 320*240 and compares. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Image, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-01-23

Move Capture (zip)

An open-source Delphi program that detects movement and saves JPEG images to disk or emails them to your account, like CCTV requires Web cam. Monitors Web cam to detect movement between camera frames.

Tags: disk, camera, open source, e-mail

Software downloads 2006-10-28

Microsoft begins testing Exchange 12

Microsoft released the first test version of Exchange 12, the next iteration of its e-mail and calendar server software. According to Microsoft, Exchange 12 has new unified messaging abilities--users will be able to use the telephone to access their e-mail and have it read to them by the computer--and is...

Tags: beta, Exchange, Exchange 12, it management, microsoft, Microsoft Corp., open source, servers, software, Sonja Thompson

Discussion threads 2005-12-14

Open Source Software's Expanding Role in the Enterprise: Companies Adopt Open Source as Standard

Open source has emerged as one of the more important IT trends in this young century. The application of open source methodologies has grown significantly in scope, as has its usage, over a relatively short period of time. In the study discussed in this paper, more than half the companies...

Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Open Source

White papers 2007-03-01

Open Source Security Myths Dispelled

Is it risky to trust mission-critical infrastructure to open source software? Why should we pay an open source vendor when open source is supposed to be free? Will a shift to open source add complexity to our IT infrastructure? These questions all arise from open source myths...

Tags: Open Source

White papers 2007-09-25

Economist: Open source works best when half-closed

[Found via Futurismic] The Economist takes a look at the successes and failures of the open source movement, and comes to this conclusion: "The most important thing holding back the open-source model, apparently, is itself." The article levels two basic indictments at open source: ...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, SourceForge, Open Source, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-03-21

Open Source Yourself

The other day I came across a website called OpenHuman. OpenHuman is: ... is a place to be as open as possibleTell the most dicreet and interesting stuff about yourself without hurting anyone elsePut your naked pictures (not pornographic or erotic, just naked)Confess how open you areDont forget, no...

Tags: OpenHuman, open source

Blog posts 2006-11-09

Is open source the right model for your company's applications?

Open-source software has matured over the past few years and has made a lot of inroads into virtually all types of businesses. Some of the most secure businesses are banks, as a result of them having what everyone wants most, which is namely money. Open-source software helps some...

Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Management, Andy Moon

Blog posts 2008-04-02

Are BOTs aided by Open-Source model?

Dave Marcus ofMcAfee’s Avert Labs says that developers of malicious software includingTrojans and bots are benefiting from the open-source development model. Apparently developers of the Agobot malwarefamily are using CVS ConcurrentVersions System to manage source file and collaborate—this greatlyincreases the speed at which updates can be propagated and modificationschecked/tested.A...

Tags: bot, McAfeeÂ, open source

Blog posts 2006-07-28

Evaluating Open Source Software for Your Business

This paper looks at the strange world of open source IT decision making that can get in the way of good decisions. The exuberant IT manager sees open source like found money or a snow day; if it's free and good, why bother with the evaluation? Let's just use it....

Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Pathfinder Development, Open Source

White papers 2008-01-01

Open Source Strategies for Software Developers

The benefits associated with open source software can be realized as long as there is a plan to mitigate any risks that are part of using open source products. The ubiquity of open source software is increasing. Whether used as a small tool for software development, or as the core...

Tags: Software, Developer, Open-source Software, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management

White papers

Open source .NET development: Co-mingling open source and the .NET platform

Imagine the power of running code created by Microsoft development tools on a Linux machine or including an open source component in a proprietary product. Chapter 2 of Open Source .NET Development, by Brian Nantz, will give you a high-level overview of the numerous large .NET/open source projects currently in...

Tags: Microsoft .NET, Addison-Wesley, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

Book chapters 2004-11-23