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- Open source acceptance is not the end of the world
- Adam SmithI suspect Adam Smith would be see open source has a modern illustration of social forces he wrote about in the Wealth of Nations. However the metaphor of the "invisible hand" is used once in The Wealth of Nations, which is a large book. Some commentators argue that...
- Tags: American History, Free Software, F/OSS, Adam Smith, software, Tucker, open-source software, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-12-16
- On the future of Open Source thought leadership
- It's time we recognized the advantages of bothIMHO it's time to recognize the advantages in both, and not to do silly things like pretend that somehow software is a moral agent.I can certainly see the advantage of software being open source. It helps the educational community, and gives tools to...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Free Software, leadership, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, open source, proprietary software, Microsoft Corp., hardware, software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- GPL's cloudy future
- One of the things about getting older is that you learn to ignore things until you have to do something about them. It's a learned efficiency, I suppose, rationing your increasingly precious time out to the unceasing demands upon it. I finally realized I have to do some serious thinking...
- Tags: Software, GPL, Cloud Computing, Free Software Foundation, BSD, Free Software, Affero GPL, AGPL, Open Source, Jeremy Allison
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Coders urged to take up open source in downturn
- Coders urged to take up open source in downturnAnother good point: Open Source gives programmers more options. If oneemployer goes under or lays you off, your knowledge of the product will get you a job at another company working in the same area. You can also strike out on your...
- Tags: learning curve, eTrade, open source, Free Software
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- SMTPUtils 0.3 (Windows)
- SMTPUtils is an open source tool, intended to be used to secure mail servers, through testing or analysis, which provides the service manager or staff of computer security, a summary of its implementation.Version 03 Add support for html attachment inline in Antivirus test,Add customize dns in DNSBL test,Fix bugs in...
- Tags: HTML, Microsoft Windows, Free Software, SMTPUtils, Open Source, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-01-04
- What OpenOffice site crash means
- What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...
- Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, object-oriented, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, free software, Open Office Writer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Free software great and small
- Free software great and smallFree software great and small[i]In brief, it's a kinder, gentler version of Linus Torvald's quote that Linux is headed for "world domination, fast". [/i]BWAHHAHAHAHAHA! I had to laugh at that quote.Blah blah blah, Are you linux users really that dillusional? We've been hearing about how...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Face it Linux, Linux, Free Software, LINUX IS
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- Would you let Microsoft snoop on your computer usage in exchange for free software?
- Would you let Microsoft snoop on your computer usage in exchange for free software?Personally, no to any snooping, but don't see the problemMicrosoft, PCLinuxOS, etc, I don't want to take part (I do, however, let GIMP perform usability studies on what I do, but that is a specific program). ...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., computer usage, free software, software, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-12-12
- $500 a small price to pay
- I just purchased Acronis Disk Director Server last week. This is an incredibly cool utility that manages disk partitions on a server, can act as a boot manager, recover data on partitions with various corruptions, and otherwise perform really significant disk maintenance. You can also copy partitions easily....
- Tags: Disk, Server, Microsoft Windows, Acronis, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-08-19
- Windows XP Firewall Port & Application Manager 0.2 (Windows)
- Windows XP Firewall Port & Application Manager can add a single port Windows Firewall GUI can do that, a range of ports Windows Firewall GUI cant do that and of course applications. Also you can make custom port lists which you can save which makes deployment easier. Does not need...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, GUI, Microsoft Windows Firewall, Free Software, Microsoft Windows, Firewalls, Operating Systems, Network Security, Software, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-01-04
- Torvalds should create a better GPL
- Torvalds should create a better GPLMust go partyYes, I just got back from an Oktoberfest party with friends in Denver, but the IPTV release party is tonight, and I will be swingdancing with the Brian Setzer orchestra.Yes, evil of me to post controversial things shortly before I head into San...
- Tags: Stallman, GPL 3, GPL, Free Software, open source, Linus, Torvalds
- Discussion threads 2006-09-29
- The Internet Business Model
- Give first, then take. This was solemnly intoned to me the first year I began covering the commercial Internet, in 1995, at CMP's Interactive Age. During the Internet boom it became something of a mantra.But it symbolizes something very real. The way to success on the Internet is to get...
- Tags: open source, Internet, software, free software
- Blog posts 2006-08-23
- Free software's white knight
- Free software's white knightGoodnessIf this guy is all about "free software" why are all the legal stipulations required?FREE is FREE, right?(Unless it's open source, then free = sign your code away)Message has been deleted.Reproducing in digtal still has costsFor the most part I enjoyed this article and agreed with most...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Vertical industries, marginal cost, open source, software, Free Software
- Discussion threads 2006-03-20
- Free software is not really free
- Free software is not really freeNothing stops you from selling itYou can sell open source software. I can take Open Office for example and add my own tweaks to it then sell it. The better question is who would buy it? You might get a few sales then after the...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, Nothing, GPL, Free Software, tool, blog
- Discussion threads 2005-11-28
- Free software is not really free
- Here's a true story.A friend called recently. He had spent thousands of dollars tweaking some GPL code and wanted to know how to get his money out. "How do I sell it?" he said. "I've spent a lot of money on this."I told him he couldn't. The tool he had...
- Tags: talent
- Blog posts 2005-11-28
- IBM may offer free DB2 database
- IBM may offer free DB2 databaseFree software is just bad...I am against free software in general. The only vendor capable of releasing free software is Microsoft. Why you ask? Because Microsoft products are simple, elegant and refined. The world needs to use these products to be productive. My fear is...
- Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Free Software, Mike Cox, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., database
- Discussion threads 2005-11-18
- Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row
- Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark rowMakes senseIt's important to protect the Linux trademark. Especially at a time when powerful interests are looking for any and all ways to attack Linux. This is not only reasonable, it is necesary.That's funny"He claimed that some right-wing politicians agree with Bill Gates' view...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Intellectual property, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, GPL Software, IP Law, Free Software, Torvalds, Linux, software, software community
- Discussion threads 2005-08-22
- The rise of the open sorcerers
- The rise of the open sorcerersOne thing is for sureAnd Anton has it right - Programming as a profession is declining because of OSS. In the future, systems integration tasks will be more important than pure programming. I'm glad I don't have to program for a living . . .The...
- Tags: Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, OSS, hardware, software, programming, Free Software
- Discussion threads 2005-04-20
- Start-up wants to improve on Firefox
- Start-up wants to improve on FirefoxWant to bet that...Want to bet that this "company" won't be around for long?These people will find out the hard way that the types of people that thinks FireFox is just the most absolutely, unbelieveable, best thing EVER, are the same types of people that...
- Tags: Free Software, Good Luck, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2005-04-11
- Subscriptions lift Red Hat revenue
- Subscriptions lift Red Hat revenueRight on track!In spite of all the naysayers, the free software business model seems to be alive and well. And as market share grows, the news will just get better and better. Who knows? The whole thing could be a pack of lies...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Free Software, Red Hat Inc., revenue
- Discussion threads 2005-03-31
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