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Do open source developers deserve a premium?

Do open source developers deserve a premium?Just Ignorant or more MS-Sponsored Bull?Articles like these always the ignorance line so closely that I cannot really tell if they're genuine ignorance or influenced by parties with vested interest. However, Robert De-Niro gave the best advice for some of these ZDNet guys...

Tags: Development tools, Closed-Source, open source, Open Source Developers, open-source community

Discussion threads 2008-02-29

Closed source use of the open source model

Closed source use of the open source modelReread your own article.Grisoft gives away the home version as marketing. The product is free and remains free. The familiarity home users gain makes them more likely to obtain the paid version.That makes the free product profitable. If it didn't...

Tags: Grisoft, open source, Closed-Source

Discussion threads 2007-01-25

Free and Open Source Journalism

Free and Open Source JournalismHow many bloggers are paid...... enough to consider blogging fulltime work? That's a reasonable wage for say 40 hours expended. Supplemental income and hobbyists not included.On business plans...The single great lesson for business plans coming out of the dot com bust was: "A...

Tags: Corporate communications, Closed-Source, blogging, Randy Cassingham, open source, dot-com bust, sourcer

Discussion threads 2006-07-31

Open source science

Open source scienceIts just amazingthat the world's headlong dash to destruction can be thwarted by so few brilliant people. A million of P.T. Barnum's people have the same influence on the future as a single scientist. Makes me proud of my own natural science degree - I can hold off...

Tags: open source movement, biology, open source, Rice, chemist, Closed-Source, knowledge

Discussion threads 2005-10-31

Nessus security tool closes its source

Nessus security tool closes its sourceExcellent software!If you're an auditor or lan security admin this program is a must have item.M$ paid them off!I'm sure M$ or $CO paid them to make GPL look bad.I hope they go out of business soon.Nessus security tool closes its source[i]The developer also expressed...

Tags: tool, OpenSource, Closed-Source, Nessus, GPL, contribution, Nessus security tool, open source, security tool

Discussion threads 2005-10-06

Phil Zimmermann defends his VoIP crypto

Phil Zimmermann defends his VoIP cryptoSkype's Achilles heelAny proprietary communications system that is totally controlled by a single entity like Skype will eventually be forced to include a backdoor for the Feds - if it isn't already built in.Like the National Security Agency has said on many occasions, if you...

Tags: Authentication/Encryption, Digital security, Network security, SECURITY, Closed-Source, VoIP, Phil Zimmermann, PKI, Skype Technologies S.A.

Discussion threads 2005-08-05

Xandros debuts free Linux version

Xandros debuts free Linux versionWhy?With choices of actually free ones, why would someone pay for a stripped down version?too late... pointless...what else can i say? oh how about use Red Hats Fedora Core 2 (or even the older 1.0 ). Its great... Its free... its got a large...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Xandros, Linux, distro, Closed-Source

Discussion threads 2004-06-09

Additional Resources

Droid Preview: iPhone's first real competition has arrived

The MicroSD card is not only expandableIt is hot-swappable. So basically your storage is only limited to how many cards you can afford.Competition is GREAT!I am glad Android is taking off, the future is Linux driven devices/appliances.To the naysayers that Linux distro devices/appliances are a 'niche' I guess Google is...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Droid Preview, phone, card

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

GOP will present a health care bill

Good startGood work Dana. This blog is not biased to the left (we'll see how you fare in the talkbacks though).There's of course still the question why you put politics on this IT tech site."ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals. Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, IT Pros, health care, No., Pelosi, GOP

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Obamicans rebranding NHIN-Connect as the Health Internet

Hey look. A tech storyYou don't want me to write about policy so here's a tech story and we get...crickets. I guess the market is saying write more policy stories, isn't it? I'm sorry...... I'm still trying to figure out what an "Obamican" is.(But you get extra points for using...

Tags: Vertical industries, Obamicans, Health Internet, tech story, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b QuietPoint

Last year, we reviewed the Audio-Technica QuietPoint ATH-ANC7 noise-canceling headphones, and editor Jasmine France thought they were a good value, offering decent but not great sound for the money. Well, when we heard that Audio-Technica was releasing a new, improved version of these headphones with a "b" tacked on to...

Tags: headphone, Audio-Technica, Bose

Product reviews 2009-10-28

Hearings on climate, cap'n'trade, energy

well dont expect any change economy will always prevail the rest ....Maybe one day when it will be too late to turn around ... people will understand once again too late.. They will have a vibrant economy and a dead sentence quite ironic.. Im full of...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, Businesses, tax, IT IS

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

AirRadar 1.2.4 (Mac)

Scanning for wireless networks is now easier and more personalized! AirRadar allows you to scan for open networks and tag them as favourites or filter them out. View detailed network information, graph network signal strength, and automatically join the best open network in range. Whether you are driving around looking...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network, Koingo Software, AirRadar, Networking

Software downloads 2009-10-28

3D Flying Messerschmitt Bf109 Screensaver 1.02 (Windows)

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as an all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear. The Bf 109...

Tags: 3D, Warlock Studio, Aerospace & Defense, Microsoft Windows, Manufacturing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase

That pie will increasingly favor Google. Though Google DOES need to support something more like what Amazon does, so you can just rent a Linux box in the cloud that grows and shrinks.Great potential here for Google; p.s. - dont make Yahoo's mistakesThere is great potential for Google from...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Enterprise IT, Google AppEngine, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Asus K50IJ-RX05

asus k50IJThe ASUS K50IJ series is one of the latest budget notebooks designed to provide better performance than a netbook and a larger screen for only a modest price increase. ASUS K50IJ-C1 Specifications:Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit)Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6500 Processor (2.1GHz)15.6" 16:9 Wide Format (1366 x...

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), notebook, battery, ASUS, speaker, RAM, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Yahoo: Giving users a mobile experience, not a mobile OS

M$ to buy Yahoo in less than 2 yearsSo, why should Yahoo be all that concerned about developing a mobile OS? Once the search deal is closed and given 12 months to prove M$' bing can slowly grab market share from Google, M$ will, in fact, complete a purchase of...

Tags: mobile-OS, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., mobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile

As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, phone, Steve Ballmer, strategy, Internet, smart phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Zune, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Samsung Moment (Sprint)

In case you haven't noticed, the Google Android dam has broken. For almost a year HTC was the only manufacturer to offer handsets with the operating system, but in the past month, Motorola and Samsung almost fell over each other to offer Android smartphones of their own. Moto gave us...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, Sprint Communications, Samsung Moment, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-22