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Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward Microsoft: Samba's forthcoming version 3.2 release capitalizes on Microsoft's interoperability commitments while also guarding against patent covenants that threaten the GPL. Samba 3.2, which is expected to be released in roughly one month's time, offers improved integration with the Active Directory in Windows Server 2003 and recently released...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Jeremy Allison, Samba, Microsoft Corp., Samba 3.2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Free software great and small: They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It's only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those...; Tags: Samba, Conference, Jeremy, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jeremy Allison, free software, open source; News items 2008-05-07
News to know: Adobe launches AIR 1.0; Private IE 8 beta; Apple IIc; Jeremy Allison: Notable headlines: Adobe to launch AIR 1.0 Techmeme. Putting terabytes of memory into servers, the cheap way Mary Jo Foley: Private IE 8 beta 1 test build coming soon Richard Stiennon: Pakistan removed...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Jeremy Allison, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Beta, Internet, Wireless LANs, E-mail Providers, Open Source, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-25
Images: At LinuxWorld, it's Nerds vs. Geeks: Samba co-creator Jeremy Allison hosts the annual LinuxWorld Golden Penguin Bowl. As always, it's Nerds vs. Geeks.; Tags: LinuxWorld, Jeremy Allison; image galleries 2007-08-09
Responding to Mr. Allison on ODF: Jeremy Allison, in a recent article for ZDNet, complains that Microsoft prevents little girls from turning in their homework. Okay, thats not precisely true. After dropping a few anti-Vista dings, he explained the problems he had trying to open Office XML files in OpenOffice, and used that as reason to...; Tags: General, ODF, Office, Office 2007, Open Source; Blog posts 2007-05-15

Podcast: News to know midday update: Microsoft's patent claims; Jeremy Allison; AMD: Todays three stories in three minutes include:GPLv3 is the real reason behind Microsofts patent skirmish with open source software. Jeremy Allison notes the perils of the open document format wars between open source and Microsoft. You can even lose your homework in that debate. And AMD bets its...; Tags: General, News to know; Blog posts 2007-05-14
Jeremy Allison and offshoring: Jeremy Allison and offshoringJermey, proving that he is a liarThe reality is OSDL (now renamed to _____) has said that 90% of development comes from contributions from companies.So its pretty evident that Jermey is making up false stories about OSS being developed by individual programmers in their bedroom or basement.Less...; Tags: Jeremy Allison, OSS, offshoring, Jermey; Discussion threads 2007-02-12
Jeremy Allison and offshoring: Jeremy Allison, a lead developer for the SAMBA team who now works for Google, wrote a piece recently for ZDNet where he discussed some of the reasons he believes open source has a vibrant future. Okay, thats a pithy reduction, but I did provide the link for you to read...; Tags: General, IT Management, Open Source, Outsourcing, PC Forum, software, Software Infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-02-12
Jeremy Allison: Why the Vista launch will be a disaster: Jeremy Allison: Why the Vista launch will be a disasterAnd You Have Credibility?NO ONE CARES ABOUT VISTANo press, no coverage, zilch, nada....Just like your postings..NO ONE CARES.Get it? Got it? Good.Does Allison have a bone to pick with Microsoft?Gee, does a cat killing dog have a gripe about all cats?Look,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Aero Interface, Microsoft Windows Vista, Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc., Samba, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-01-18
Jeremy Allison: Why the Vista launch will be a disaster: Samba developer Jeremy Allison, who recently quit Novell over its Linux deal with Microsoft, predicts that the Vista launch Jan. 29 will be a train wreck. In a new monthly column on ZDNet, Allison, an open source guru who now...; Tags: General, Software Infrastructure, Vista, Google, Microsoft, Jeremy Allison; Blog posts 2007-01-18
In case you missed it (Part 1): Jeremy Allison fights back: In case you missed it (Part 1): Jeremy Allison fights backNo, even he said no"The difference between the Novell/Microsoft agreement and indemnification as Novell used to provide and Red Hat still does is the direct royalty payments from Novell to Microsoft for use of Open Source/Free Software code. …That's the...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Novell Inc., GPL, Jeremy, Jeremy Allison; Discussion threads 2007-01-02
In case you missed it (Part 1): Jeremy Allison fights back: In the "posts you might have missed over the holiday" category, the e-mail Q&A I did with Novell-turned-Google employee Jeremy Allison got some readers pretty stirred up. (Back story, for those who steered clear of Web news for the past month-plus: Samba lead developer Allison quit Novell just before Christmas,...; Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2007-01-02
The gag is off: Samba's Allison talks turkey on Microsoft-Novell deal: On December 21, word leaked out that lead Samba developer Jeremy Allison quit Novell in protest over the Microsoft-Novell alliance, unveiled in early November. Other than sharing the fact that he had taken a new job with Google, Allison said he couldnt provide specifics on his decision until some time...; Tags: Corporate strategy, Windows server, Windows client, Jeremy Allison, Google Inc.; Blog posts 2006-12-30
Allison to Novell: "We are pariahs": Jeremy Allison, a lead developer on the Samba project, has been critical of the MS/Novell deal since day one. Only one problem - since April 2005 hes been a Novell employee.At first he tried to fight the pact from the inside, by sending a letter to Novell executives. In the...; Tags: Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc., General, Patents, Community, Microsoft, Google; Blog posts 2006-12-21
The ultimate revenge? Novell's Allison to join Google: The word is out: Lead Samba developer Jeremy Allison has quit Novell in protest over the Microsoft-Novell alliance, unveiled on November 1. What isnt widely known, at least so far, is that Allison is joining Microsoft rival Google. I asked Allison for more particulars about his decision to leave...; Tags: Windows server, Corporate strategy, MJF, Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc.; Blog posts 2006-12-21
Jeremy Allison quits Novell in protest of Microsoft-Novell pact: Jeremy Allison quits Novell in protest of Microsoft-Novell pacti agreeJeremy, very good on ya man, at least some people still have ethics and care about their work, unlike certain people we see in here. I'm sure you'll find a new place of employment quite easily with what you know.as...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., OSS, Jeremy, Jeremy Allison; Discussion threads 2006-12-21
Jeremy Allison quits Novell in protest of Microsoft-Novell pact: Microsoft and Novell are continuing to do their darndest to paint their alliance, announced in November, as good for customers and the community. Yet the backlash isnt going away. The latest case in point: Lead Samba developer Jeremy Allison has resigned from Novell, citing the Microsoft-Novell pact as the reason...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Jeremy Allison; Blog posts 2006-12-21

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TopQuadrant welcomes Jena lead architect as Chief Product Architect: Established North American Semantic Web company TopQuadrant today announced that Jeremy Carroll is joining the company as Chief Product Architect. Whilst at HP Labs, Carroll was lead architect on the open source Jena toolkit that lies behind much of today's commercial and non-commercial work on the Semantic...; Tags: Toolkit, TopQuadrant, Semantic Web, Software Development, Internet, Software/Web Development, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-13
CODA2Go and the economics of PaaS: I had the opportunity to talk money last week with Jeremy Roche, CEO of CODA, the venerable UK-based business software vendor that has become the poster child for Salesforce.com's platform ambitions after the release at DreamForce Europe of its new on-demand financials application, built and delivered entirely on Force.com. Why...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Roche Holding AG, PaaS, On-demand, CODA2Go, Force.com, Coda, Sales Force Management, Sales, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward Microsoft: Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward MicrosoftSamba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward MicrosoftLets see if there is a way to get rid of Samba completely. Perhaps Microsoft could make a protocol to work on all machines and thus eliminate the need for Samba."Leading a panel"Indeed...; Tags: Samba, Jeremy, Samba 3.2, ambivalence, Microsoft Corp., open source project, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-08