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- IBM may make DB2 open source, and Microsoft wants an open source census
- IBM may move DB2, its flagship database server, to an open source model. Meanwhile, Microsoft is co-sponsoring an open source "census." by Andy Moon
- Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Microsoft Corp., IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Open Source, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- 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
- 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
- Turning profit with open source software: Possible?
- Recently, a slashdotter posed the question to slashdot readers: how could he make money with the open source software he created? The software, ironically enough, was a financial application and he really wanted it to live under the GPL. But how could he make a buck if anyone could have...
- Tags: Software, Developer, Open-source Software, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-01-14
- Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?
- As a supporter of open source, I am happy to see the re-energized debate over open source vs. proprietary software. Recent news that both Dell and HP are offering preloaded Linux on desktops, coupled with Microsoft's ongoing Vista woes, has inevitably fired up both sides here at TechRepublic and elsewhere....
- Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Jaqui Greenlees
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- SolutionBase: Setting up a simple Web site with Apache 2.2
- It may sound intimidating to set up a Web site using open source software like Apache 2.2, but it's really not. In this article, Scott Lowe shows you how. by Scott Lowe MCSE
- Tags: screenshots, Web, TechRepublic Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Web Site, Scott Lowe MCSE
- Image galleries 2007-09-14
- Network neutrality (or down with open source)
- I had thought net neutrality to be a dying issue. But lo and behold, it has reared its nasty head in England this time.Naturally, to someone like me, the whole net neutrality debate smacks, on an obvious level, of an Orwellian attempt at networks to control what we can and can't see...
- Tags: Software, Network, Open Source, Open-source Software, Net Neutrality, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- A first look at the Ion iTTUSB turntable
- A long, long time ago, in an era before MP3s, CD-ROMs, and RIAA lawsuits, vinyl was the medium of choice for music lovers around the world. If you are old enough to remember those days you are also probably the proud-owner of a few vinyl records that you wish you...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, ION-iTTUSB, vinyl record, wish, MP3, treasure, RIAA, CD-ROM, open-source software, lawsuit, Apple iPod, photograph, software
- Image galleries 2007-08-01
- Dictatorships catching up with Web 2.0
- Go to the source.This just illustrates the increasing importance of open source software. In a world where even supposedly secure services, such as an encrypted voice over IP service like Skype, can be compromised directly through corporate deals with tyrannical governments, the only way to avoid such oppressive and...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., open-source software, software, apotheon, dictatorships, security, open source, encryption, networking, politics, Web, Web 2.0
- Discussion threads 2007-02-02
- How scalable is Open Source?
- Open source comes with both benefits and challenges, but the good news is that it can be a viable option for organizations of all sizes. Small businesses with small budgets can save a lot of money by deploying open source software--at least in theory. The Linux operating ...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, Tools & Techniques, open source, software, open-source software, SMB Strategies Newsletter
- Technical articles 2006-12-19
- 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 Perils of Open Source Software Development
- EndianSorry - I'm not using either...I'm using a fork of IPCop...Endian Firewall...Although I have to admit, I tracked it as it was working towards a release version, but I haven't been overly happy since they released.Whilst I'm no code
- Tags: networking, security, Vetch_101, open-source software, open source
- Discussion threads 2006-11-14
- The Perils of Open Source Software Development
- George Ou posted a recent blog post about a Cheap Firewall or PBX appliance for $93; while I'm not sure the George realized it,his was the post that knocked my first Blog Entry here at Geekend off the most recent post spot. That's not a big deal, but the actual content...
- Tags: Software, Team, Open-source Software, SmoothWall, IPCop, Team Management, Management, Bill Ward
- Blog posts 2006-11-08
- Linux guru warns on security of open-source code
- Hackers are paid money to break securityVeteran developer Alan Cox cautions that hackers are being paid considerable sums of money to break open-source code and that many projects are far from secure. According to Cox, "Things appear in the media, l
- Tags: hacker, linux, Linux Guru, news, open source, open-source software, security, software, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2006-10-27
- "Open source sounds like a great idea, in theory. But so does socialism."
- The title of this post is a quote from sci-fi scribe and Infoquake author David Louis Edelman. he elborates:So why am I down on open source's prospects for the long term? A few reasons: 1. Open source hasn't proven it can produce better products, just comparable ones.The reality...
- Tags: Software, Theory, Open-source Software, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-10-02
- Are Open Source Software Tools Better than Commercial?
- I have seen on http://www.methodsandtools.com/dynpoll/oldpoll.php?OSQual2 the results of a poll on the quality of open source software development tools. I would rather agree with the majority that these tools offer at least a comparable quality experience compared to commercial products. What is your opinion?There's no easy answer.For the first it's...
- Tags: eclipse, jboss, junit, martinig, mysql, open source, open-source software, php, programming, tool
- Discussion threads 2006-10-03
- Image: Linux enlists in hunt for subs
- Boeing turns to Wind River for a version of the open-source software in a plane for the U.S. Navy.
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Wind River Systems, hunt, Boeing Co., open-source software, Linux, software
- Image galleries 2006-07-31
- Images: Web surfers dream up electric 'sheep'
- Electric Sheep project combines distributed computing, open-source software with psychedelic magic to produce flock of colorful screensavers.
- Tags: Network technology, distributed computing, screensaver, open-source software, Web, software
- Image galleries 2006-07-28
- Images: Web surfers dream up electric 'sheep'
- Electric Sheep project combines distributed computing, open-source software with psychedelic magic to produce flock of colorful screensavers.
- Tags: Network technology, distributed computing, screensaver, open-source software, Web, software
- Image galleries 2006-07-28
- Sun: Open source is about self-interest
- Welcome to the partySo, Sun, you sit on your hands while Open Source is taking off all around you, finally grudgingly give a half-assed attempt at Open Source with the poorly-conceived CDDL, and now all of a sudden you're an expert on what the Open Source community should be doing...
- Tags: open source, sun, software, nighthawk808, programming, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software
- Discussion threads 2006-07-05
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