Date: 01/17/06     Keywords: software

This is not the final word. This is the first word. The drafting of the license is designed to be a process, and the Free Software Foundation wants you to help.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=547&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/15/06     Keywords: no keywords

But if God took Linus, and Bruce, and even Richard tomorrow (God forbid), maybe in some horrible Portland micro-brewery accident, open source would go on. Contrast this with what might happen if a bus were to hit, say, Steve Jobs.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=546&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/13/06     Keywords: no keywords

Rather than just fight open source, or just switch to open source, BEA is now trying to do a bit of both.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=545&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/12/06     Keywords: no keywords

Sounds like a win-win-win. Tell me it's not.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=544&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/11/06     Keywords: linux

Linux is the broadest operating system ever, in terms of where and how it plays.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=543&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/10/06     Keywords: linux

Despite all the talk about mobile Linux, the big money here is quiet. But quiet and silent are two different things.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=542&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/10/06     Keywords: no keywords

If you've ever been on an AJAX page, with buttons that rise up to meet you as you mouse over them, and that seem to know where you want to go before you do, then you know what I'm talking about.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=541&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/09/06     Keywords: linux

If you're a desktop Linux person you're smart. And if you're a server Linux person you're a pro, or you could be.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=540&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/06/06     Keywords: microsoft, google

Google is not going head-to-head with Microsoft. Not yet, anyway.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=539&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/05/06     Keywords: no keywords

How would you get, say, a fairly bright 9th grader to put down their computer game and start climbing around inside it?

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=538&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/04/06     Keywords: no keywords

You can passively await a fix from your closed source vendor to fix your problem, or click around the open Internet and get yourself a quick fix.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=537&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/03/06     Keywords: web, linux

If you put a stopwatch on Windows users, timing their use of various applications, and noting what the Web-based stuff on, they might be surprised to learn how much of their day is spent on Linux already.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=536&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 12/30/05     Keywords: linux

The whole industry will be watching closely how Tenable does in 2006. If it gains market share in the enterprise space, any losses among Linux users will be more than offset.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=535&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 12/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

The open source fight in Massachusetts, as partisan as it may have become, was in the end about politics. A Democrat lined up against the Republican because the Republican had lined up that way. It had little to do with the merits.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=534&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 12/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

Because open source is now a fixture in the enterprise, a lot of dreams are going to come true next year.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=533&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 12/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

Enemies are useful. They get your juices going. They give you something to push back against. They help you gain allies. Ask any political blogger.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=532&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 12/22/05     Keywords: google

If Google's stance means anything it means they won't give in to cynicism, that they will at least continue struggling with these questions, and seeking the greater good.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=531&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 12/22/05     Keywords: no keywords

There's a lot more to do in codifying all this, and getting all colleges (as well as major companies) to sign off. But the initial list of sponsors -- IBM, Stanford, Cisco, MIT -- is promising.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=530&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 12/21/05     Keywords: no keywords

This new service economy is truly transformative, and not just for those interested in profit.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=529&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 12/20/05     Keywords: no keywords

Let's cut the need for lawyers in open source. I think this is an achievable goal.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=528&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog