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Is open source health related to trade show attendance?

Is open source health related to trade show attendance?Dana, great post! Interesting topicYes, mny open source businsses are definitively struggling. They have lost many of the "donation" like contracts and have an even harder time landing new contracts.Once the beancounters hear "open source" they start quizzing to find out if...

Tags: open source, Is open source health, IS open source, health care

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Is open source for Windows worthwhile?

Is open source for Windows worthwhile?Open Source can help temprarilyOpen Source can help maintain the monopoly for a little while longer. But in the end, the compatibility and cost will actually open the door for people to move to other platforms.If people get used to open source tools, it...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, open source, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

Is open source the right way to bring innovation to market?

Is open source the right way to bring innovation to market?Not really newsMore like a sales pitch.In-memory databases have been around for a long time and it does not take a rocket scientist to know that accessing RAM is faster than accessing disk. Adding in a object orientation to the...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Databases, IS open source, innovation, open source

Discussion threads 2008-03-26

Is open source anti-American?

Is open source anti-American?Who thinks up this stuff???NTJust because there's a profound, global, anti-American sentiment,doesn't mean Open Source is anti-American--unless you consider it anti-American for other countries to look for ways to avoid paying for, and using, American IP. There are lots of people who use Open Source alternatives...

Tags: anti-American, American Business, Is open source anti-American, open source, IS open source

Discussion threads 2008-03-26

Today's Debate: Is open source the cure for health care?

Today's Debate: Is open source the cure for health care?The Coming Electronic Health Record Software Disaster[url=http://www.linuxmednews.com/1190745985]FYI[/url]RE: Today's Debate: Is open source the cure for health care?The link is to an Ignacio Valdes story at LinuxMedNews describing how financial incentives for EHR, if not matched by standards, will lead to disaster.Recommended.Cost...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, E-health, open source, health care, hacking, FYI

Discussion threads 2007-09-26

Is open source losing its center?

Is open source losing its center?This is a sign of growthIf the worst of the growing pains F/OSS suffers is losing a way an inaccurate way at that to measure downloads, I think that's something we need to get over. Sourceforge will not go away, but it may have to...

Tags: F/OSS, TIMES CHANGE, IS open source, open source

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

Is open source more secure?

Is open source more secure?SECURITY STARTS WITH THE USERIt doesn't matter how well a system is designed security starts with the user. Even if Vista implimnets a better security method if there is a way to turn it off people will and they will be no better off. Unless an...

Tags: IS open source, security, open source

Discussion threads 2006-06-19

Is open source communist?

Is open source communist?Awesome.Let's move away from the assumption that communism is inherently evil or wrong. If open source is communist, more power to it. The communist methodology seems to be producing pretty high quality software. Pointing to archetypal "evils" is always a sign of a desperate argument.

Tags: communist, IS open source, open source

Discussion threads 2005-09-23

Is open source communist?

Is open source Communism in software form? (I had Karl Marx join us to set the mood.)That's the question asked by Kenneth Brown's Alexis de Tocqueville Institution,which draws backing from leading right-wing foundations. Brown has been after open source before.A recent TechWorld column charges his whole argument is a Microsoft...

Tags: open source, Brown

Blog posts 2005-03-29

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What would make you trust Microsoft?

Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., extremist, open source, MHD

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Open source needs successful champions

The open-source industry needs profitable champions to demonstrate success and attract funding and participation in open source, according to Red Hat's CEO. The open-source industry needs profitable champions to demonstrate success and attract funding and participation in open source, according to the chief executive of Red Hat. ...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., Champion, open source, Red Hat, Jim Whitehurst, Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia

News items 2009-11-05

MediaCoder 0.7.2.4535 (Windows)

MediaCoder is an open source universal audio/video batch converter, which puts together lots of excellent audio/video codecs and tools from the open source community into an all-in-one solution, capable of coding among different audio/video formats. With many extra features and expandable architecture. MediaCoder is more than a GUI of a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tool, MediaCoder, Productivity, Open Source

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Skype plays footsie with open source

Where to for SkypeIt's always tough to predict where something will end up in the future. Those unexpected little surprises tend to throw things off a bit. I think what Skype is trying to do is expand into a growing market, namely the Linux market. To do...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, open source, Skype Technologies S.A., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Free Microsoft open-source content management app to get its debut next week

Very interestingStrange - Ballmer was all excited about how the SharePoint 2010 team focused on internet facing capabilities. Why play with Orchard if you can get all the features CMS and more with a hosted version of SP2010 at a fairly cheap investment?I guess for small businesses who just...

Tags: Content management, open source, Microsoft Corp., open-source content management app, Free Microsoft open-source content management app, FREE Microsoft, open-source content management, Microsoft Windows NT, content management system, OSS Projects

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

EU showdown over Oracle-Sun; Objections seem imminent

Oracle is reportedly gearing up for a formal rejection by European regulators of its bid to acquire Sun Microsystems, according to a report in the Financial Times. An official statement of objection, the first step in blocking the $7.4 billion deal, could come as early as this week - but...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Regulations, Open Source, Databases, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Free Microsoft open-source content management app to get its debut next week

Microsoft is working on a set of free open-source content-management application and set of reusable components for it that is codenamed "Orchard." The company is slated to share details about its plans for Orchard at TechEd Europe next week. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, Content Management, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-04

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

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy

Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

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: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04