Date: 08/07/07     Keywords: linux

The Linux kernel’s No. 2 developer said there are no plans to embrace GPL 3 or change the kernel development process. And he tried to dispel concerns that the Linux kernel will fork. In his 90 minute talk and extended Q&A session opening up LinuxWorld Expo 2007 Monday afternoon, Linux kernel maintainer Andrew Morton said Linus [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/141641213/

Date: 08/07/07     Keywords: no keywords

It is still possible for a fab-less fab to have success from a proprietary base. But Moore's Second Law will continue to bite, and the cost-savings from sharing some development resources will become increasingly important.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/141596939/

Date: 08/07/07     Keywords: java, google, apache

Apache's share is declining because Google has switched its own servers to its own flavor of Apache -- the Google Front End server -- which makes extensive use of AJAX and server-side Java for faster page loads.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/141592703/

Date: 08/06/07     Keywords: asp, linux

Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth has grasped the anti-American political message of open source and is using it this week at LinuxWorld.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/141225121/

Date: 08/06/07     Keywords: web

When running as a black box pulling down Web pages, CEO Ken Goldscholl says the Revolution x16 takes just 2% of the Xeon's energy load, a 98% savings.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/141216020/

Date: 08/03/07     Keywords: no keywords

Were this a breakfast plate, Red Hat would represent the eggs and Ubuntu the bacon. The chicken's involved but the pig is committed.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/140321845/

Date: 08/03/07     Keywords: no keywords

At some point, it's possible that open source conventions will have to go to Vegas. I have seen many industries try Vegas since Comdex, and all failed, unable to match the distractions.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/140314442/

Date: 08/02/07     Keywords: no keywords

The Open Solutions Alliance has launched a series of Customer Forums on behalf of open source around the country.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/140011138/

Date: 08/02/07     Keywords: no keywords

Because few companies in the open source movement are big enough to support large bureaucracies, these questions aren't even being asked. Which means the proprietary vendors continue to rule the day.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/139952581/

Date: 08/01/07     Keywords: no keywords

If you've got 25, 50 or even a few hundred people in your company, you can knit yourself a decent network management set-up from these parts. But that's a long way from having the Big Four quaking in their boots.Evolving isn't evolved.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/139564680/

Date: 07/31/07     Keywords: software

Just as open source software offers a wide range of attitudes, from the near-proprietary to the entirely altruistic, so it is increasingly with content, thanks to the pedia phenomenon.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/139212693/

Date: 07/31/07     Keywords: microsoft

As a member of the open source community, you have the power. Community contributions rise as projects go down the incline, toward the GPL. That gravity will continue to pull people down, even Microsoft. But it will take time to work.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/139198952/

Date: 07/30/07     Keywords: no keywords

It should not be hard in theory for YouTube, or any other video store, to automatically place ads and tracks in front of uploaded content, and account for online usage, even from third-party sites, like blogs, which embed the clips.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/138857368/

Date: 07/30/07     Keywords: no keywords

One of the big stories of the weekend was Wikia's purchase of the Grub spider from LookSmart and its release under an open source license.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/138830300/

Date: 07/27/07     Keywords: crm

Tiemann has now averted that war. Following what I suspect were intense discussions, SugarCRM has chosen an OSI-approved license, while OSI itself has created an "attribution" license.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/138040132/

Date: 07/27/07     Keywords: software, linux

Projity, which has been selling its project management software in the form of Software as a Service, will launch an open source version at LinuxWorld next week, under the name OpenProj.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/138034387/

Date: 07/27/07     Keywords: software

William Hurley, who goes by WHurley, has been an open source advocate and organizer for many years. When he left Qlusters recently for BMC Software, the Houston-based company which began with accounting software and grew like a snip of oilpatch,  I wondered how far he could spin that company toward open source. The answer is pretty far. From OSCON, [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/137960912/

Date: 07/26/07     Keywords: mysql, sql, postgresql

The PostgreSQL take on this is people date mySQL, but enterprises marry PostgreSQL.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/137602580/

Date: 07/26/07     Keywords: software, crm

The big news today is that SugarCRM has bowed to community pressure and will release the next version of its CRM software under an OSI-approved license. The bigger news may be the identity of the license, GPLv3.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/137591610/

Date: 07/25/07     Keywords: no keywords

By using open source as part of its competitive playbook, Intel has the chance to bring more value inside itself.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/137229879/