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- Which way, open-sourcers?
- FSF's fanaticism will be their downfallI agree with Torvalds on this: Stallman is producing a software license, he's writing a political manifesto. I despise many forms of DRM, but that doesn't mean it should be attacked with the license. DRM is one specific issue, the software license should concern itself...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-12
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- For the Canadians - Revolution OS
- A great program on CBC all about GNU/Linux and Open Source movement. Make sure you catch it. I see a lot of people how don't quite understand exactly what GNU/Linux is all about.http://zed.cbc.ca/go.ZeD?CONTENT_ID=202377&page=contentHope the link works, Oz you will like it.Richard Stallman and Linus talk about what they did. It's...
- Discussion threads 2005-01-07
- Top 10 IT headlines for July 8: Offshoring hurts customer satisfaction, Juniper sees enterprise biz as healthy
- Top 10 IT headlines for Tuesday, July 8, 2008: Offshore outsourcing hurts customer satisfaction, Juniper CEO sees healthy enterprise business, alternatives to iPhone 3G, Richard Stallman blasts retiring Bill Gates, and more. by Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Gates stepping down from full-time Microsoft role
- Gates stepping down from full-time Microsoft rolearticle rootTime for a new world?Oh well, all " good things " must come to an end? :-)Everyone has to goOther large companies that have tried to reinvent themselves to regain market position have had years of trouble unless they have completely changed all...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-15
- 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...
- Technical articles 2002-03-06
- Battle brews over unlocking PC secrets
- personal BIOSEthical and technical issues aside, my personal BIOS has detected the presence of a socalist. "compromised" ? How about ending the development process ? There is nothing stopping him from writing his own code, he just wants it made easy. Making a better mouse trap is what drives the...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-09
- Foundation wants more of the PC to be free
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- Technical articles 2005-03-01
- Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation
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- Technical articles 2004-12-23
- Linux license overhaul--don't hold your breath
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- Technical articles 2005-02-14
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-05
- Top Linux programmers pan GPLv3
- Will the opposition to GPLv3 harm open source?A number of high-ranking Linux kernel programmers have come out against the proposed version 3 update to the General Public License (GPLv3), which governs many open-source projects. The survey results indicate that the anti-GPLv3 opinions of Linux leader Linus Torvalds are not an...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-26
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-03
- Ximian unveils Exchange client for Linux and UNIX
- Ximian, long an open-source software company, will do business the proprietary way with a new software package that lets Linux computers connect to Microsoft Exchange Server. Judge the merits of Evolution, Ximian's new e-mail client.By Stephen ShanklandXimian has supported the open source GNOME desktop software project for Linux computers for...
- Technical articles 2002-01-16
- Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL
- Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQLarticle rootOracle tried to buy open-source MySQLOracle tried to acquire open-source database maker MySQL, an indication of the profound changes the software giant is willing to make as it adapts to the increasingly significant collaborative programming philosophy. However, MySQL turned down the offer because it...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-16
- The "tivoization-less" GPL
- So version 3 of the GPL is out! Sadly the announcement came without out so much as a whimper from the world. That's too bad because there is one thing about the new GPL that any champion of open source software will cheer about: no more tivoization of open source...
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- Bill Gates and other communists
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- Technical articles 2005-02-15
- Top IT news for May 1: Windows service packs sidelined again, Microsoft might raise Yahoo bid, Psystar arrives
- Top five headlines Incompatibility sidelines service packs as Microsoft tries to find a Vista strategy Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet Psystar's Open Computer arrives at CNET HP makes memory from a once theoretical circuit ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project
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- Technical articles 2005-02-01
- OASIS patent policy sparks boycott
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- Technical articles 2005-02-23
- The business case for free software
- Developers enjoy the freedom and collaborative opportunities that the GPL and similar licenses lend their work. But is free software practical for business? Often, yes. See how the GPL could give your company a competitive edge.By George HammerbeckA license that requires software to be freely distributed, modified, and copied seems...
- Technical articles 2002-03-12
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