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Sorry Simon, but you're still screwing up: Sorry Simon, but you're still screwing upSorry Dana, but you scewed upHi Dana,I totally agree that more transparency would be a good thing for Sun and its products and projects, and more openness would be the next big step. Beyond that I don't agree with much that you wrote here.>...; Tags: Team management, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Simon, non-development community, open source project, team, MySQL; Discussion threads 2008-06-24
Open source software security improving: You cannot say something's good or bad unless you benchmark or compare it against something else. According to the Linus's Law, "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow", a mentality which when combined with static code analysis of the most popular and widely used open source projects such as Firefox,...; Tags: Security, Open-source Software, Analysis, Open Source Project, Open Source, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-26
Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward Microsoft: Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward MicrosoftSamba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward MicrosoftLets see if there is a way to get rid of Samba completely. Perhaps Microsoft could make a protocol to work on all machines and thus eliminate the need for Samba."Leading a panel"Indeed...; Tags: Samba, Jeremy, Samba 3.2, ambivalence, Microsoft Corp., open source project, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
The great man isn't any more: Partly in reaction to my Sun funny, a Microsoft evangelist named Anand Iyer wrote a defense of Steve BallmerÂ to which another journalist quickly attached a version of my headline. Leave Steve Ballmer alone. Iyer's point: I think people have to realize that...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Iyer, Open Source Project, Entrepreneurship, Open Source, Leadership, Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-22
Updated: Red Hat launches JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform, 3 new open source projects: Red Hat announced a fully integrated SOA platform combining JBoss middleware and Red Hat Enterprise Linux and launched three new open source projects. Due by the end of February, the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform is a subscription-based offering that incorporates the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, JBoss Enterprise...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., SOA, JBoss, Open Source Project, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Middleware, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Services, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-02-14

Open source projects get hardened: Open source projects get hardenedThis is a Good ThingThis project shows the power of Open Source.As the risk of creating Yet-Another-Flame-War tm, I find it hard to believe that a closed source commercial company (cough-M$-cough) would allow their code to go thru the same process without a lot of...; Tags: Open Source Project, open source; Discussion threads 2008-01-12
The top 10 consumer open source projects: The top 10 consumer open source projectsInfrarecorder needs more publicityI am glad to see Infrarecorder on this list. I'm sure you all realize that Windows XP doesn't come with a good CD/DVD burning tool. You can copy files, but what if I want to work with ISO images?...; Tags: Ifranview, consumer open source project, open source project, open source, InfraRecorder, GIMP; Discussion threads 2007-11-26
One-stop open-source support launched in U.K.: One-stop open-source support launched in U.K.Solving Half the Equation is Still Only Halfway ThereOpen source projects benefit from the public and collaborative nature of the community of users and developers associated with the project. The most popular open source projects are very stable, being used and debugged by tens of...; Tags: open source, open source project; Discussion threads 2007-11-16
Yahoo, another list of open source projects: Yahoo, another list of open source projectsWe need consolidation of these listsI strongly believe that the average user needs a resource they can use to learn about high-quality open source software.This resource should be presented with a functional website that allows them to search for applications by keyword or by...; Tags: open source, GNOME, open source project, Nvu, advertisement, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-24
IBM to lift lid on its OpenOffice plans next week: IBM will help develop collaboration features for the open source desktop of the future but it's not clear how much of Notes -- if any -- will find its way into OpenOffice. On Monday, Big Blue announced that it has joined OpenOffice â€“ a major open...; Tags: OpenOffice, Collaboration, Open Source, IBM Lotus Notes, OpenOffice.org, E-mail, IBM Corp., Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-09-11
Eclipse tools due for Friday overhaul: Eclipse tools due for Friday overhaulFantastic open source projectA tools I use everyday. Whilst not perfect a fantastic open source project. Good job team, I'll be hitting my mirror as soon as released:-); Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, open source project, Eclipse, tool; Discussion threads 2007-06-27
How corporations support open source: How corporations support open sourceHere's a point you guys need to answer before bashing proprietary software"1) They toss unwanted software out the door. It's called "open source" but it's really orphaned. 2) They let users use their software free, but maintain control of its development. I call this "semi-open" source....; Tags: open source, Microsoft Corp., open source project, software, Microsoft .NET; Discussion threads 2006-02-14
An explanation of the common underpinnings of a successful open source project: This chapter download from Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project tries to show the structural underpinnings successful open source projects have in common. No longer viewed as a fringe phenomenon, open source software has firmly taken its place in today's business...; Tags: O'Reilly Media Inc., Open Source Project, Open Source; Book chapters 2005-12-22
70ò0of Asian and 57ò0of North American open source developers contribute to open source projects: 70ò0of Asian and 57ò0of North American open source developers contribute to open source projects70% of ZDNet writers can't ...write. This article is the worst of 4 in a row that ranged from confusing to nearly incomprehensible. Three pairs of percentages, and you combined the highest pair with the...; Tags: open source, open source project; Discussion threads 2005-08-02
Novell hires top Samba programmer from HP: Novell hires top Samba programmer from HPThis is wonderful NovellNow, how about being able to market yourself out of a paper bag?Novell has always had a good product, Microsoft just undercut them in price and then out marketed them. This is no longer the day when you can...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Samba, open source project, open source, Novell Inc., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-04-28
Those left behind: While everyone else is looking forward to finding out who wins today's election, I'd like to take a look back at open source's brief moment in the spotlight during the campaigns. As Dana noted earlier, Scoop is playing a large part in the success of DailyKos, but only two presidential...; Tags: open source; Blog posts 2004-11-02

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21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP: Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. My data source was the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search page, where I tallied...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Talent development: Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...; Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated): Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...; Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25