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Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yes

Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yesGetting excited about a browser or an OS???? Why?Those should be just mature very reliable tools. The excitment should be in the things they allow you to do without getting in your way. I bet that at one time you were...

Tags: Web browsers, open source, Ubuntu, Mozilla Firefox, open-source developer, punk, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Thanking open source developers

Thanking open source developersThank youYou are right, all of us somewhere or the other use open source products and I, personally have always marveled at the simplicity of Open Source...and i take this as my opportunity to thank those who have brought Open Source to life and everyone who's OPEN...

Tags: open source, open-source developer

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Do open source developers deserve a premium?

Today we have another one of those reports that tend to drive me crazy. It's from the Bluewolf Group of New York, located just off Madison Square Park, which calls itself "the world's leading provider of professional services for on-demand software applications." But it's not...

Tags: Open-source Developer, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-29

Countering the Microsoft cynics

Countering the Microsoft cynicsBenefit of the doubt[i]That's why I am willing to give Ballmer more benefit of the doubt than Foley.[/i]It's much easier to trust the guy with the gun when you're standing next to him instead of in his sights.Can take years to build trustI certainly hope you're right,...

Tags: open-source developer, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, open source, snake

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

Microsoft to let devs see .NET source

Microsoft to let devs see .NET sourceHow long will it take for a full leak?It's out of the bag now. The open-source developers are probably looking at the "reference only" code now, and MS can't stop them from doing so. Of course, *exact* copies of the source code probably won't...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

Images: Comcast gets Zimbra zing

Cable giant picks the open-source developer to power its subscribers' Web-based e-mail, contacts and calendar services.

Tags: open-source developer, Comcast Corp., cable, open source, Web

Image galleries 2007-05-06

The hybrid model in open source

In order to get more mileage from their efforts Im seeing more and more open source companies adopt a hybrid model. (The shirt shows a mule train pulling a car. Available from Muledesign.)Hybrid licensing comes in three flavors:An open source developer holds out some code as proprietary. Medsphere is doing...

Tags: open source, hybrid model, open-source developer

Blog posts 2006-11-27

Linux lab to fund open-source developers

Linux lab to fund open-source developersLinux lab to fund open-source developersWhy doesn't OSDL rename itself to what it really is, Linux Development Labs. Open Source != Linux.[i]Applicants must be involved in community projects that don't have access to financial resources or support[/i]Wasn't that the point of open source? To develop...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, open source, Linux Lab, Linux, open-source developer

Discussion threads 2006-03-29

Linux lab to fund open-source developers

Linux lab to fund open-source developersAhh, time for some free cashand beer :)Linux lab to fund open-source developersWhy doesn't OSDL rename itself to what it really is, Linux Development Labs. Open Source != Linux.[i]Applicants must be involved in community projects that don't have access to financial resources or support[/i]Wasn't...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, open source, Linux Lab, Linux, open-source developer

Discussion threads 2006-03-29

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Motorola and Palm; will 2009 be designated as a comeback year?

wrongwell matthew, because you have been wrong consistently about the smartphone market the last few years i would argue they are both doomed, when you like them. the pre doesn't help palm as it should regardless of critical acclaim and motorola will participate in the race to the bottom (margin...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, RIM OS, Palm Inc., Pre, GSM, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

What Windows7 could mean for Linux

Success becomes a problemIf Win7 is as trouble-free as advertised, then there will be a mass-migration to it. This will make M$ great money in the short term. But once customers are there, they are less likely to EVER upgrade again! They are "happy" with XP now - save for...

Tags: SOAP, Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Azure, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Communication Foundation, Microsofts, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

Sergey Brin: Chrome for Mac still unstable

You can find Chrome on...Windows you Mac fanboy.If nothing else use VMWare's Unity, I doubt Chrome will "look & feel likea Mac app." -MDeveloper release.I'm posting this with the Dev release of Google Chrome, and it's really quite good. A little unstable, but certainly not unusable!That's surprisingThe Chromium browser running...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Web browsers, Sergey Brin, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Windows 7: An impressive upgrade

Windows 7 review:Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changesPerformance enhancements"We have already determined that W7 won't make your computer run any faster. And if you are upgrading from XP, it might run slightly slower, just as with Vista. ......But it's not really anything new. We hate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, impressive upgrade, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

ToolBar Extras 4.4 (Mac)

Toolbar Extras is a set of Mac OSX applications that are intended to be a more "developer oriented" replacement for the current set of tools in the Finder window. Lock.app - select files and folders and use Lock.app to lock/unlock it... if no selection is made it will work...

Tags: Folder, Apple Macintosh, Toolbar, Mosaic Interactive, Toolbar Extras

Software downloads 2009-10-17

Wolfram Alpha opens API to developers

Wolfram Alpha opened up its API to open access, allowing coders to query the Wolfram system and incorporate its data, calculations and rich media results. Developers can now put Wolfram Alpha results in their own applications. The company on Thursday opened up its API to open access, allowing coders...

Tags: Developer, API, Rich Media, Wolfram Alpha, search, developers, Rafe Needleman CNET News

News items 2009-10-16

AsdGraph3D Pro Excel Addin 1.5.3 (Windows)

AsdGraph3D Excel Addin is an OpenGL-based excel addin that plots 3D scatterred points, lines, line segments, surfaces or water-tight solids with color attributes, directly from user-specified cell ranges within MS Excel worksheets of one or several open workbooks. Unlike other 3D plotters, AsdGraph3D works seamlessly within Excel, i.e., no flipping...

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, AsdGraph3D Excel Addin, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-12

Study: 67% of Mac users would install, try Windows 7 if it was free

Marketing failureThe irony of course is that changes introduced in Vista mean that anyone could try it free for 4 months.I'm pretty sure that Windows users would also try OSX on the same basis. (Indeed some are helping themselves!)I might try Win 7 for free, but not on my Mac.I'd...

Tags: Desktops, Linux, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, MAC USERS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Win7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Google Voice support on tap

Updated: Verizon Wireless and Google said Tuesday that they will partner to co-develop a bevy of Android-based devices. Verizon Wireless also said that it will tightly integrate its network with Google apps---including Google Voice. The terms of the deal Techmeme weren't disclosed, but the companies are looking...

Tags: Google Inc., Device, Collaboration, Partnership, Voice, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Android, Business Structures, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-06

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise 'innovative applications'

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise Time to change my phone carrier, I don't need Google taking control and recording my conversations like they tried to do with Chrome.Yes yes yes!Hope for choice and an area of computing not controlled and manipulated by MSRE: The Android...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., collaboration pact, Google Inc., Verizon Wireless, phone, VZW, Apple iPhone, innovative application, collaboration

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge

IE "Hit"I never understood this...."Internet Explorer?s market share also took a battering, dropping by a massive 1.26%, taking its market share to a new low of 65.7%. This is a huge hit for Microsoft."What kind of hit? IE could go away and MS wouldn't lose a dime because it seems...

Tags: Web browsers, MarketShare, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Chrome, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-02