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Ramji delivers a CodePlex process

CodePlex is delivering code to the commons that might not be contributed otherwise, valuable code that can be used to build new applications. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Commons, Dana Blankenhorn, Ramji, CodePlex

Blog posts 2009-11-04

MSFT presents CodePlex - open source foundation with a commercial twist

Microsoft creates a bureaucracy, Apple takes actionhttp://www.macresearch.org/grand-central-now-open-allNot chit-chat, just making a new, brilliant, multi-core technology open source under the Apache license.Where is the big headline, with the Jesus-Christ pose next to it?Oh, I forgot.MS gets good open source headlines, Apple just gets 33 holes plugged. I guess open source...

Tags: open source, patent, CodePlex, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Codeplex the measure of Microsoft open source street cred

Codeplex the measure of Microsoft open source street credBeing as user oriented as they areMicrosoft performed a user satisfaction survey on the quality of air. Why they even asked we don't know.The results came out, and a whopping 87% of respondents said that they would much rather have "Microsoft Air".Microsoft...

Tags: CodePlex, Microsoft Corp., open source, Microsoft open source street, Microsoft Open Source

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

Black Duck calls Microsoft open source mainstream

Black Duck calls Microsoft open source mainstreamI don't know about you.......but Codeplex seems to have a long way to go to be as big or important as Sourceforge. 9,000 projects vs 230,000. I think I read that Google Code had around 50,000 a while back and they started off after...

Tags: Java development tools, Stillborn, Silverlight.net, CodePlex, Microsoft Corp., SourceForge, open source

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses

After pulling its "Sandcastle" documentation compiler from its CodePlex repository site for failure to comply with Open Source Initiative terms and conditions, Microsoft is ready to try releasing "Sandcastle" again under one of its OSI-approved licenses. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Team, OSI, Source Code, Microsoft Corp., Sandcastle, CodePlex, Team Management, Open Source, Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Additional Resources

News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Ramji delivers a CodePlex process

this Ramji guy is a M$ agent...that is paid by M$ through the 'foundation'.This foundation is a sham designed by M$ to spread confusion and drive interest away from real foundations like FSF.You should like M$They're big GOP contributors. Ballmer goes Galt. A real trollSo this is a troll?It has:Unnuanced...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Ramji, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development

You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Websters, MySQL, GPL, Stallman

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

The best protection for software assets

Support and development."You have to reveal your invention. The rights don?t last that long."They do last too long, frankly. Software technology changes very fast. Most products are well beyond the end of their life cycle by the time a patent expires. Pretty much all of our IP stuff is way...

Tags: asset, patent, Fight Club, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

On the future of Open Source thought leadership

After over a decade of being in the shadow of the Free Software movement and 30 years of its inflexible dogmatic principles, disruptive new Open Source thought leadership is emerging that is truly able to compromise with the realistic needs of business and end-users without carrying...

Tags: Software, Leadership, Richard Stallman, Open Source, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.

Show me the innovation StallmanWhile Microsoft pushes forward software technology and produces modern software, open source continues to copy the trailing edge of the innovators. Want an Office97 copy? Want a media player that works on all platforms but just not as well as Windows Media Player, want...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Jason, F/OSS, Stallman, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.

Richard M. Stallman RMS the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has labeled prominent Open Source software developer Miguel De Icaza a "Traitor" for  joining the Board of Directors of Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation as well as for his creation of the Microsoft .NET-compatible Mono software development...

Tags: Ubuntu, Free Software Foundation, GNOME, Microsoft Corp., Richard Stallman, Miguel De Icaza, Mono Framework, Genie, Linux, Open Source, C#, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-22

A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps

Looks like 'View and correct', rather than 'Create and maintain'Basically, it looks like Office Web Apps is for viewing and minor editing, but not risking breaking Office docs.Ok... So it's definitely a version 1.0 product. Meanwhile, Office 2007 is the 6th version since Windows 95. It's also still a BETA...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Virtualization, cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, Office Web Apps, Microsoft Office, Office Web, VMware Inc., software, Web application, new Office Web App, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-20

News to know: Skype; reCAPTCHA; Oracle Q1; Zune HD; Bing

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Report: Skype founders sue eBay; could complicate Skype sale Dave Greenfield: Skype Founders Sue eBay and...

Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Phishing, Microsoft Project, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Security, Spam And Phishing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Internet

Blog posts 2009-09-17

NodeXL 1.0.1.92 (Windows)

NodeXL is the network overview, discovery, and exploration add-in for Excel 2007. It adds social network analysis and visualization features to the familiar spreadsheet, allowing graph metrics to be easily calculated and visualizations of networks to be quickly created. NodeXL features "social media spigots" - data providers that emit network...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Analysis, NodeXL, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Software downloads 2009-09-17

If you liked Microsoft CodePlex you will love MySpace FoxForge

anything M$ touches becomes taintedand people would run away from it.But I don't get what's wrong about FoxNews, the most watched fair and balanced news chanel.Sorry but it works both waysSome people love Microsoft. They buy the XBox, they use MSN sites, they search at Bing. You need to admit...

Tags: MySpace, Microsoft Corp., FoxNews, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

If you liked Microsoft CodePlex you will love MySpace FoxForge

Would Facebook have overtaken MySpace had Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. not bought its parent company, Intermix, in 2005, with a prediction that MySpace would drive traffic to other Fox sites. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Microsoft Corp., MySpace, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-16

News to know: Scareware; HP; SAP; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: The ultimate guide to scareware protection Gallery: The ultimate guide to scareware protection 9/11...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Andrew Nusca, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-14

Early licensing details emerge from Microsoft-backed CodePlex Foundation

Why not SourceForge??If MS really wanted to start the process of joining the open source community, then they wouldn't have started CodePlex... they would've contributed, instead, to SourceForge or Github or Launchpad, which are already clear leaders in this field. No, MS wants to make it *look* like they support...

Tags: open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-12

Frugal Friday: Barbecue! Apple 2009 iPod refresh, CodePlex Foundation, Microsoft Best Buy Shenanigans, Schooner Information Technology

Busy day!You guys are doing a great job!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Corp., Schooner Information Technology, Best Buy Co. Inc., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-11