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The Importance of Dissent

The Importance of Dissentwould be nice...It would be nice if we could "shout from the rooftops" without fear of reprisal. In reality, with most companies, the options are "jump ship" or "keep your mouth shut and do as you're told".It's hard to disagree publicly with your companyI agree with you...

Tags: Drizzle, Mat, open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

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Open source is not about Wall Street

only M$ ia about wall street greedand yet it failed to deliver because of its flawed business model.The answer to the Golden Rule"My way or the highway," may work for proprietary, closed code, but with Open Source there is always a FORK in the road.MySQL can easily become OurSQL. Larry...

Tags: Databases, MySQL, open source, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

Tinnitus Masker for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Tinnitus Masker for iPhone is designed to drown out the unpleasant ringing sounds associated with tinnitus. Tinnitus Masker for iPhone typically produces a high frequency sharp tone. The sounds used by Tinnitus Masker are typically soothing, but still rich in high frequency energy focusing in on the same frequency areas...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Noise, Explosive Apps, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-05

OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's grip

OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's gripMySQL IS Web 2.0To many companies offering SaaS and Web 2.0 services are running businesses on MySQL. At http://www.digitalchalk.com we use a number of open source applications, Oracle will not get a lot of new business this way.RE: OS execs...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, operating system, MySQL, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's grip

  The fate of Sun's open source jewels -- especially MySQL -- has been heavily debated since Oracle announced its intentions to buy the Java giant earlier this week.  Few expect the Redwood Shores, Calif. database giant to mess with Java. It is a...

Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Operating System, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-04-24

Oracle-Sun: an enterprise catastrophe

Oracle acquires Sun- that came out of left field. Well not quite. Fellow Irregular Josh Greenbaum talked about Oracle 'completing the picture' with a Sun acquisition back in 2003. Yes - SIX years ago. Putting on my curmudgeon's curmudgeon hat I can't help but think this is...

Tags: Acquisition, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Open Source, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-20

Drizzle 1.0 (Mobile)

10 days forecast and two days meteogram, get the closest forecast by using the GPS, choose between Imperial or Metrical units, support for both 24 hour and 12 hour clock. The forecasts are updated with a fixed interval. Shake the iPhone or iPod to force an update. After you have...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Mobile, Forecast, GPS, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-04-14

What makes good governance?

What do Blender, Inkscape, Drizzle, and Subversion have in common? Good governance, at least according to Dave Neary. Neary, a former board member on the GNOME Foundation and participant in several other communities, boils best practices down to a few key ideas: A clear project scope. ...

Tags: Community, Board, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Does dual-licensing limit community?

Stephen O'Grady has an interesting post about the past, present, and future of MySQL over on Redmonk, including how its dual-license strategy may limit its community: Generally, this model has served MySQL fairly well. By controlling the intellectual property, they retain the rights to relicense the code, thus protecting...

Tags: Strategy, MySQL, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-12-22

Hey, Andy: Assault on the Battery Will Push Newspapers Over The Edge

Funny thing, how Sam Zell didn’t come hat in hand to Washington, D.C., this week, when his Tribune Co. hit the wall. He just filed for bankruptcy on his newspaper company and said: This is a pre-emptive action, to preserve assets. Too bad automakers can’t be as decisive. ...

Tags: Battery, Laptop Computer, Computer, Journal, Engineering, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-12-12

Has Apple finally got Safari for the iPhone right?

Has Apple finally got Safari for the iPhone right?Trade one issue for others...The recent 2.2 update did make the Safari web browser less crash prone, but....I still get crashes. Not as many (over 2 days about 20% of what I used to)I now have websites bookmarked that I could...

Tags: Web browsers, Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

The Importance of Dissent

Word is going around that Monty Widenius, founder of MySQL, is parting ways with Sun. Matt Asay blogs about it and says it's a good thing Widenius is taking his dissent on the road: At this point, however, Monty has done the right thing with his dissent. He has...

Tags: MySQL, Arjen, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Sun hungrily awaits the Red Shift

Sun has changed its ticker symbol to Java [JAVAD] and performed reverse stock split surgery, but the focus on the company remains consistent--be the infrastructure provider for the wired planet. The mission was reaffirmed last night by Sun executives during a dinner with a few journalists at the...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Leadership, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-12-04

Deus Ex - Rain mod (Windows)

In order to use the rainMOD, in your map you have to add several rainMaker objects. These should be added by right clicking on the _CEILING_ not the floor. The rain drops fall from these rainMaker classes, so they need to be high up. The rainMakers have three important porperties...

Tags: Rain, Radius, Damocles, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2003-10-23