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- Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup
- To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Enterprises saving $26 million per project with open source
- Using Only COCOMO Seriously FlawedIt assumes that every component would be developed from scratch for every project instead of being commercially licensed or re-used from another in-house project.A MySQL license purchased from Sun is much less expensive than recreating MySQL.Wow that's such total crap I'd be amazed if anyone believed...
- Tags: Linux, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development
- You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Websters, MySQL, GPL, Stallman
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- News to know: Google, IBM; AMD; Apple
- 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. Earnings wrap: Sam Diaz: Schmidt: Worst of recession is over; Google is hiring Larry Dignan: IBM...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., E-books, Desktops, Networking, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- If open source were a monopoly
- As always thoughtful, Dana. But there's a related problem..Open Source projects are notoriously bad a promoting the unpopular decisions. As such you can see open source as a form of populism.If someone wants to do a clean break - the sort of break which move technology forward - you will...
- Tags: Open Source Project, open source, fork, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation
- Thank You M.J.I just read this with extreme interest. Thank you for the post and sharing this information."My first thought..If you cannot beat them, join them"The power of Open SourceYears ago Bill Gates himself criticized Open Source and the GPL Gnu Public License. Yet, Microsoft has finally realized the...
- Tags: software foundation, GPL, Microsoft Corp., open source, Free Software Foundation
- Discussion threads 2009-09-10
- Google Wave too complicated? I don't think so
- "Solution" looking for a problem?That's how it looks to me.RE: Google Wave too complicated? I don't think soToo Complicated? It will make everything easier. All of my communication in one spot!people have said the same thingabout a number of the major technological advances in the last hundred years.And they...
- Tags: Right Now IT, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-08
- Major security holes in popular XML libraries
- A security research outfit has issued a warning for several critical vulnerabilities in popular XML libraries used by a wide range of software vendors. The flaws, discovered earlier this year by Codenomicon, affect a wide range of technology products, including servers and server applications, workstations and end...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Server, XML, Security, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Open-source XML-enabled application risk identified
- Since XML is the foundation of all things SOA, any perceived security vulnerabilities need to be looked at very seriously. At issue appear to be XML-enabled applications built in Python, the open source language. Network World's Ellen Messmer surfaced an advisory, issued by Codenomicon, working in conjunction...
- Tags: Vulnerability, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), XML, Security, Open Source, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- A Linux credit card
- A Linux credit cardHmmmI don't think CCs are open source - not even a little :)RE: A Linux credit cardIf I didn't already have two affinity cards, I'd get this one. Can only support so many worthy causes :(will M$ rush with a windoze credit card?Just imagine the M$...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UMB, Affinity Cards, credit card, Linux credit card, Linux, affinity card
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- Intuit creates open source community
- Earlier today, I had a conversation with Alex Chriss and Alex Barnett of Intuit as they discussed the creation of code.intuit.com Intuit's open source community. This is a smart move and one that I'd suggested would be a welcome addition to IPP when we last spoke. In...
- Tags: Intuit Inc., Open-source Community, VerticalResponse, Web Services, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Can Moblin wean universities from Microsoft?
- Can Moblin wean universities from Microsoft?Nonsense is AndroidIf we have Debian or Ubuntu, why the hell we need another MS-like company: Intel who is definitely a monopoly to push Linux? Wrong direction, very wrong direction.Moblin might be a dangerous strategy for IntelMoblin might be a dangerous strategy for Intel. ...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Moblin, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Microsoft Office still owns the desktop, future of StarOffice unclear
- Since the Oracle acquisition of Sun, there’s been no official word yet on the road map for Star Office. Oracle says it’s vision is to deliver an integrated system from applications to disk, ostensibly a commitment to an OpenOffice.org productivity suite. Yet, that’s not a foregone conclusion. Star Office was just...
- Tags: Desktop, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Is an IBM purchase of Red Hat inevitable?
- Is an IBM purchase of Red Hat inevitable?Jboss would complement Websphere?Really? Is that like how MySQL is going to complement Oracle's flagship product? Doesn't make sense to me, these products are in direct competition with eachother.I think the biggest threat to RedHat's business model is CentOS. Smart...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Storage, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., X64, Linux, Sun T2, server
- Discussion threads 2009-05-15
- Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft Silverlight
- Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft SilverlightREALLY????"Even the name Moonlight assumes the subordinate position. The Moon has no light of its own. It merely reflects light from a nearby star. In this case, Microsoft."This just might be the dumbest thing I have read today. Please reaffirm my faith by...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Video ad winner does Linux no favor
- Video ad winner does Linux no favor....Linux adsYoue expected what?Tell the truth that the apps are very limited compared to WIndows?That users should learn to love a command line?That you'll spend more time in news groups and forums trying to do simple things than actauly getting work done?Story telling 101,...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Who-ever, video advertisement, video, Linux, advertisement, distro
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- Mindtouch 2009: Collaborative Mashup Switchboard
- Mindtouch announce today a new message bus that enables bi-directional notifications when changes are made both within MindTouch 2009 or to the many applications that users plug into or connect to with MindTouch 2009. Examples of these could be Web services, enterprise systems, databases, office productivity applications...
- Tags: JavaScript, Wordpress, Plug-in, Mashup, MindTouch 2009, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- News to know: Conficker; CTIA; LotusLive Engage; Facebook
- 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. Jason O'Grady: Developers selling iPhone OS 3.0 on eBay Updated CNET News: BlackBerry App World has landed Ryan Naraine: Googling for Conficker clean-up...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, CBS Interactive Inc., Consumer Electronics, CTIA, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Facebook, Hardware, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Personal Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Software, Thecus
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- Workday update: deep not wide
- I've just come off an update briefing with Workday along with fellow Irregulars Susan Scrupski, Jason Corsello and David Terrar. Now on Update 7, due to be rolled out over the summer, Workday is going deep rather than wide. That means functionality may not seem that...
- Tags: Workday, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Marketing, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
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