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- Free and Open Source Licensing
- Within free and open source software communities today, licenses have proliferated to the point that, at the time of this writing, there were nearly sixty approved by the Open Source Initiative as open source licenses. From Sun's perspective, the large number of licenses can be streamlined into three main categories...
- Tags: License, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source
- White papers 2006-04-01
- "Infectious" Open Source Software: Spreading Incentives or Promoting Resistance?
- Some free or open source software infects other software with its licensing terms. Popularly, this is called a viral license, but the software is not a computer virus. Popular open source software, including the GNU/Linux operating system, uses a license with this feature. This paper assesses the efficacy of broad...
- Tags: Software, Incentive, Open-source Software, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Sales, Management
- White papers 2005-04-23
- Open-source antivirus tech may get commercial help
- Nice!See, this is how open source is supposed to work.. By implementation... That's how open source also makes money and gains significant improvements.. Nice to see Clam get picked up.. I'm sure they appreciate it..it's not the only one....I know that some of the developers for Postgresql are being paid...
- Tags: antivirus, nzamparello@..., open source, postgreSQL, security
- Discussion threads 2005-12-14
- Is an open source release "news"?
- I'm catching up on all the news I missed last week and ran across this essay: "Software released under an open source license" is no longer news. An interesting read. I like his comment about open source databases....This post originally appeared on an external website
- Tags: open source
- Blog posts 2006-03-05
- Spark (exe)
- Spark is a full-featured instant messaging IM and groupchat client that uses the XMPP protocol. The Spark source code is governed by the GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL, which can be found in the LICENSE.html file in this distribution. Spark also contains Open Source software from third-parties. Licensing terms...
- Tags: Spark Source Code, Open Source, Instant Messaging, UNIX, Internet, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-06-06
- HP launches tool to track open-source software at work
- HP has launched an open-source initiative called the FOSSology Project. FOSSology is a software tool for tracking and monitoring the use of both free and open-source software in an organization, and it stems from in-house work at HP. According to the official Web site: We...
- Tags: Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., Open-source Software, Tool, FOSSology, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Open Source, Management, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- Taking the plunge into open source
- Software companies jump on the open source bandwagonA small company called Aras is adopting an open-source model for its product lifecycle management application that's built with Microsoft technologies. More software companies are deciding that the risks associated with converting to open source--such as lower license revenue and shared intellectual property--offer...
- Tags: daemon, feedback, networking, news, open source, software, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Is open source a threat to businesses legally?
- When it comes to intellectual property, McAfee warns that open source may be more of a threat to businesses. An excerpt from PC World: "To the extent we utilize 'open source' software we face risks," McAfee said in its 10-K annual report, filed at the end...
- Tags: Open Source, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Microsoft and SugarCRM partner on open source
- Another partnership?Is this a "partnership" like Gates had with Steve Jobs in which afterwards Microsoft Windows magically appeared? Or is it more like the "partnership" with IBM to improve OS/2 Lan Manager where the functioning version of NT emerged?Beware software companies..."Good artists create, great artists steal..."Steve JobswellWe have enough...
- Tags: partnership, Microsoft Corp., SugarCRM, open source, microsoft "partnerships", CompuGuru, programming
- Discussion threads 2006-02-21
- OpenSolaris gets CIFS
- Solaris vs OpenSolaris - Roadmap?To my knowledge, all of the Sun systems my employer has purchased come with Solaris SunOS . So where does OpenSolaris fit in? Is this an upgrade to Solaris? Thx.OpenSolaris is not an upgrade to Solaris.OpenSolaris is an open source operating system project based on...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, john.gooch@..., OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-11-23
- Microsoft to developers: Don't touch the source code
- Microsoft is offering developers a view into its source code, but it doesn't want anyone touching it. According to Scott Guthrie, general manager of the .NET Framework in Microsoft's Developer Division, the company will be releasing the reference source code for the .NET Framework under the made-in-Redmond Microsoft Reference License....
- Tags: Developer, Microsoft .NET Framework, Source Code, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-04
- OSDL & BSD
- Hi, does anyone know why OSDL does not work on BSD and only exclusively on Linux?Their web site does not really explain and it's very vague.Wrong acronymThis is part of how excessive use of acronyms hinders communication.Quoting from the OSDL web site at page:http://osdl.org/about_osdl/faq.html/document_view"What is OSDL?The Open Source Development Lab...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Open Source Development Labs
- Discussion threads 2005-02-15
- Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL
- Is GPLv3 good for open-source Java and Solaris?Sun Microsystems is starting to like the idea of using the upcoming General Public License GPL version 3 as the governing license in building open-source projects out of Java and Solaris. CEO Jonathan Schwartz says patent protections are just part of why GPLv3...
- Tags: gpl, GPLv3, java, Newsletter Editor, open source, programming, solaris, sun microsystems, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- 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
- Do you think that Open Source and/or the GPL (GNU Public License) are threatening innovation?
- This Polling Place examines the results of TPG's Quick Poll: Do you think that Open Source and/or the GPL GNU Public License are threatening innovation?
- Tags: Leadership, Strategy, TechRepublic Staff, GNU Public License, GPL, open source
- Technical articles 2001-03-15
- Indemnification Becomes Open Source’s Nightmare and Microsoft’s Blessing
- Download this free Yankee Group Report to read about software license indemnification and how it can help your company mitigate the threat of lawsuits related to intellectual property rights, copyright infringement, theft of trade secrets, or patent infringement. Discover why organizations using free, open source software are at far greater...
- Tags: Software, Indemnification, Software License, Microsoft Corp., Asset Management, Intellectual Property, Open Source, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Research & Development
- White papers 2005-04-01
- 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
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