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Are Linux vendors predatory?

Are Linux vendors predatory?Oops..."You can release code you wrote and seek to control it, through some version of a BSD license"One does not use a BSD style license to control code. A good license to control code is the MPL - witness all of the companies that use the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Red Hat Inc., Covalent Technologies, predatory behavior, MPL, OpenOffice, StarOffice, software

Discussion threads 2007-05-30

Greg Stein: Three is enough

This is part 2 of a 3 part interview with Greg Stein, one of the visionaries behind project hosting on Google Code. Part 1 covered how Google Code limits the number of licenses allowed in order to help the community battle open source license proliferation. In this part we'll discuss...

Tags: Greg Stein, Google Code

Blog posts 2006-11-03

MPL 1 (Windows)

MPL is a tool to make changes to MIDI files in batch and to process send and receive MIDI messages in real time. You can use it to automate your MIDI file editing work. Or build your own real time MIDI tools, like sequencers. You can load and process up...

Tags: MIDI, Microsoft Windows, Jos Maas, MPL

Software downloads 2006-07-06

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Komodo Edit (Windows) 5.2.2 (Windows)

Komodo Edit, based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, offers sophisticated support for all major scripting languages, including in-depth autocomplete and calltips, multi-language file support, syntax coloring and syntax checking, Vi emulation, Emacs key bindings. Komodo Edit is built on the Mozilla code base and is now licensed under the same...

Tags: GPL, ActiveState Tool Corp., Komodo Edit, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-24

MightyQuery 1.0.1 (Windows)

MightyQuery is a single user SQL database management software working with data stored as comma separated values (.csv, .txt) in plain, flat, textual files. It is serverless, self-contained, simple and effective SQL DBMS for querying CSV files. In contrast to most database systems, MightyQuery does not require neither server installation,...

Tags: Server, SQL, Microsoft Windows, Zlatko Matic, MightyQuery, Databases, Storage, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-27

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

Car Trak 4.5 (Windows)

An easy to use application that tracks automotive vehicle mileage, maintenance, expenses, and fuel economy using U.S., Metric, or U.K. measurements. The user-friendly interface presents a full analysis of Fuel, Maintenance, Repairs, and Other expenses in a concise "summary" fashion while keeping the full detail entries always available for examination...

Tags: Car, Summary, EC Computing Solutions, Custom Report Function, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-26

More on Sun vs. IBM

More on Sun vs. IBMRip Sun's head off and suck it's guts out!If this goes ahead It will be interesting to see what IBM retains. Adding SPARC to its x86/64 & POWER line up is not really viable. I was sorry when HP axed Alpha for sucky Itanic. Thanks Carly!...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Sales force management, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Crystal Player Professional 1.98 (Windows)

Crystal Player Professional is a video player that includes a wide variety of audio and video filters, equalizer, internal post processing, volume customizing, autodownloading of required codecs, dynamic XML skins, friendly zooming, pan scanning, dragging, subtitle support (SRT, SMI, SUB, JS, DKS, MPL, RT, SMIL, and SSA), external audio files,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, CrystalReality, Crystal Player Professional, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-02-02

Microsoft? IE? WebKit? Don't count on it

Microsoft? IE? WebKit? Don't count on itAs long as IE Supports Web StandardsWhy should they turn to WebKit? Imagine a software world where everything was open source? That to me is scary. Where is the innovation in open source? Where is the competition that drives innovation...

Tags: Web browsers, Quality, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., WebKit, Microsoft Internet Explorer, open source, standards

Discussion threads 2008-11-07

Might Ubuntu and Firefox part ways because of the dreaded EULA?

Might Ubuntu and Firefox part ways because of the dreaded EULA?Let Mozilla put the EULA on their start pageIf they want it, they can host it.Increasing awareness is not always a good thingCancer, for instance.I'm in the "it's no big deal" camp.We're talking about trademark usage here, not use of...

Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-15

On stupid mascots and closed source browser plugins

Everyone's been harping on Google this week with the release of Chrome, so I thought I would be different -- today I'm going to give Adobe some love. Because I bet they feel left out. Adobe's Flash and Acrobat Reader plugins are some...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web Browser Plug-in, Adobe Acrobat, Web Browser, Plug-in, Flash, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Castrol Brasil Ltda. Outsources Support for Users and Improves Service

Castrol Brasil Ltda. wanted to eliminate siloed systems and centralize the IT platform to more effectively manage business processes and support company development and optimize user support and monitor calls more accurately. The challenge was to respond to customer demand without relying on the availability of internal teams. Castrol Brasil...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Outsource, Purchasing & Procurement, Operational Planning, Sales Strategy, Taxes, Asset Management, Outsourcing, Business Operations, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

Case studies 2008-08-01

Nokia Symbian deal winners and losers

After an expansion phase that saw the introduction of the iPhone, Android, LiMo, and JavaFX Mobile, the mobile phone platform landscape is shrinking again. Nokia today announced it plans to spend $410 million to acquire the pieces of Symbian Ltd. that it doesn't already own, and...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., Eclipse, Android, Eclipse Public License, Eclipse Foundation, Open Source, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-24

fbOpen: Facebook open-sources its Platform

Facebook has gone ahead and open-sourced major parts of the Facebook Platform, the means by which third-party developers write applications for the site. "This release is just a first step in providing you a look into Facebook Platform, and we hope you'll help us iterate on and...

Tags: Developer, Facebook, Open Source, Facebook Open Platform, Steve O'Hear

Blog posts 2008-06-02

No security software, no E-banking fraud claims for you

No security software, no E-banking fraud claims for youNote from your insurance company..."Thank you for purchasing your auto insurance from Dewie, Cheatum & Howe.Please refer to stipulation #137 in you policy which clearly indicates your coverage is not applicable if you ever actually start your car and drive it.:About the...

Tags: Banking, UNIX, Operating systems, Insurance, OPEN SOURCE, Spyware, adware & malware, Linux, e-banking fraud, security software, electronic banking, security, Linux User

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up

What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...

Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-05-05

Too+funny.+French+employment+policies.

Too+funny.+French+employment+policies.And the flip side is THIS jewel ..."Rewards are rich for failing"http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/5504313.htmlFriday's Houston Chronicle.RE: Too+funny.+French+employment+policies.The NYT did this piece during one of the job riots, describing how hard it is to fire a Frenchman.http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/weekinreview/26smith.htmlDoing business in FranceAlthough I don't remember precisely that day, this story is one of the many...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, world leader

Discussion threads 2008-02-01

Is McAfee just asking for a lawsuit?

Is McAfee just asking for a lawsuit?They should be suedover the quality of their product. About 7 years back a mcafee upgrade all but brought my users to a halt. There tech support was worthless. Changing products solved the problem. For their attitude and stupidity I won't use any of...

Tags: Noone, McAfee Inc., open source, GPL

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

CAD software leads to faster chips

Even if some scientists want to replace silicon by carbon to create faster computer chips, other researchers are developing faster integrated circuits from silicon by simply using computer-aided design CAD software based on better mathematical algorithms than commercial software. A UCLA team has shown that it is possible to reduce...

Tags: University Of California At Los Angeles, Node, Mathematics, Chip, UCLA Team, CAD, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Software, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-12-23