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Forbes rewrites the history of open source

Woods, for some reason, insists on calling open source "commercial open source," when the whole idea of open source was that it would be commercial. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Forbes, Richard Stallman, Eric Raymond, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Less to Raymond letter than meets the eye, or more?

Eric Raymond left has switched his desktop from RedHat to Ubuntu.Is that a headline? Sounds more like a celebrity endorsement to me.And make no mistake, Eric Raymond is a celebrity. At least in the corner of the computing world called open source he is. People in this world recognize the...

Tags: General, Linux, Software Licensing, Legal, Strategy, Linux Desktop OS, Linux Server OS, mass market

Blog posts 2007-02-23

Eric Raymond's boot to Red Hat's head

Eric Raymond's boot to Red Hat's headHi John"Consumers want their stuff to work" When you get a chance please tell this to your employer;)OSS is not a "single view" on the contrary to proprietary.tss tss tss John, John, John ...I will not expect you to understand this but in OSS...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., OSS, Free Software Foundation, Eric Raymond, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2007-02-22

Eric Raymond's boot to Red Hat's head

Many years ago, I was on the receiving end of Mr. Raymonds annoyance. Suffice to say, he is as brutally direct as a sledgehammer to the chest. That appears still to be the case, at least if his very public rejection of Red Hat is any indication. He sent his...

Tags: General, IT Management, Open Source, PC Forum, Software Infrastructure

Blog posts 2007-02-22

Raymond on open source

If you talk to Eric Raymond or Richard Stallman, they make very specific that "open source" (which is Eric Raymond's bailiwick) is not "free software" (Stallman's domain). "Open source" is more pragmatic, concentrating on the benefits of the "open" development model over proprietary models. "Free software" types think there is...

Tags: Eric Raymond, open source

Blog posts 2005-06-17

Amidst restructuring, Open Source Initiative founder Eric Raymond makes room for new regime

Under a great deal of stress from all corners of the technology industry due to a structure and process that more closely resembles that of a club rather than an organization that can professionally lead and represent the interets of such a rapidly growing community, the Open Source Initiative has...

Tags: open source, OSI

Blog posts 2005-01-31

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Yahoo: Shares dip to 5-year low; AOL deal this month?

Things just keep getting worse for Yahoo. The company's stock reached a five-year low today, closing at $15.31 - or less than half of the $31 per share that Microsoft had offered to pay for Yahoo in February. On top of that, the...

Tags: Google Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Business Structures, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Is Google trading access for positive media coverage?

<update:> I received this message from Jeff Jarvis regarding this post: "I had no access to Google. I have no idea why the words "generous access" are in quotes. Those certainly are not my quotes. I chose to write my book from a distance without any...

Tags: Google Inc., Jarvis, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-24

News to know: IE vs Chrome; Microsoft's TV pack; Oracle; Pandora CEO

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'? Larry Dignan: Google: Chrome likely to land on Mac before Linux Ed Bott: TV...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft TV, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., TV, E-mail, Open Source, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-09-19

TechCrunch50: Day 3

Photo by Steve Maller I've been covering TC50 for the past few days, and believe it or not, I'm still hungry for more startup pitches. 6:30 a.m. The final sessions of the conference are posted on BusinessWire: s Akoha...

Tags: Hollywood, YouTube Inc., Video, Photograph, Bojam, Truecar, Playce, Panelist, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-10

LIVE from the Apple event

Updated: This post is in reverse order. 11:04 a.m.: Jobs right thanks everyone for coming and invites us to "go get your hands on some of these new products. I think you're going to love them." Eric Clapton's "Layla" plays as people start walking out. ...

Tags: Job, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, Spore, Jerry Seinfeld, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-09

TechCrunch50: Day 2

Yesterday's presentations were a lot of fun to cover. I'm getting right back into the grind today. 6:30 a.m. Here is a list of today's presentations: Alfabetic Presented by Oded Broshi and Arik Kopelman DropBox (Presented by Drew Houston...

Tags: Facebook, Phone, Tim O'Reilly, Mark Cuban, Mytopia, Swype, Mixtt Redefining, iMindi World, Popego Cut, exchangeP, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Food & Beverage, Channel Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-09

Maybe It's Time for Twenty-Somethings To Take Over Media

Media companies have to become technology companies, able to quickly and effectively deliver new services that appeal to a generation of readers who only spend about seven minutes a day of their free time reading stuff printed on paper.  That's the contention propounded this morning by Harold...

Tags: Media Company, Technology Company, BusinessWeek, Media, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-08

TechCrunch50: Day 1

When Michael Arrington and Jason Calacanis team up on a project, the webs are bound to be shaken up. Last year, their conference TechCrunch40 was an enormous showcase for startups to present their idea to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the press. This year,...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Advertisement, Marissa Mayer, Entrepreneur, Video, MySpace, Qik, Meghan, Arrington, Vitamin Water, Calcanis, Mahalo, Blueprint Multicore, OpenTrace, E-mail, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-08

Google Chrome: Steal this browser

Google Chrome: Steal this browserMemory Usage not commendableFirefox 3 uses lesser memory than Google Chrome. The base browser itself uses about 75MB and with 5 tabs opened, the total memory usage is around 200MB. Firefox with the same number of tabs is less than 100MB. Makes me wonder how efficient...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Chrome, Web browser, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea

Google has officially confirmed that it will be launching it's new browser called "Chrome" that will take on Internet Explorer and Firefox. This is huge news, and for many people, it has been too long overdue. Rumors of the gBrowser have been floating around for years -- maybe...

Tags: Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-09-01

Google-Yahoo to Washington: We're moving forward.

I've been watching this battle for a couple of years now - this arm-wrestling match between the Washington suits and the Silicon Valley geeks to see which has more power. Tally one up for the geeks this week, who basically told Washington, "Yeah, you really don't matter." ...

Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Washington, Yahoo! Inc., Government, Corporate Law, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Steve Jobs death has been greatly exaggerated

News outlet Bloomberg gave Apple fans and investors a huge scare late yesterday when it accidentally published an incomplete version of Steve Jobs obituary over its wire service. Although the service quickly retracted the release, it's an eerily-fascinating read complete with XXXX marks for the cause and...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Corporate Governance, Venture Capital, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Financing Startups, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-28

CIO Sessions: CareerBuilder CTO: Eric Presley

Eric Presley, CTO of CareerBuilder talks to CNET News' Dan Farber about how the online recruitment site is building new search engine tools to provide more targeted job recommendations. He also discusses technologies to aid the job hunting experience for its users from creating new social networking tools to developing...

Tags: Job, CareerBuilder, CTO, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...

Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27