Open-Source Platforms for Education and Equalization
When I spoke to the KSA Task Force in Liberia a few weeks ago, a colleague asked the assembled group (a mixture of teachers, principals, ministry officials, academics and students) how many had…
Florida Linux Show 2008
The board members of the Florida Linux Show 2008 have elected Jacksonville, Florida as the city to hold the 2008 Conference and Exhibition. This year's show will focus on moving from IPv4 to IPv6…
Microsoft Statement About GPLv3
Microsoft's statement on GPLv3:
Published: July 5, 2007
Microsoft is not a party to the GPLv3 license and none of its actions are to be misinterpreted as accepting status as a…
YouTube on Neuros OSD
Neuros announced that it’s releasing a beta version of a YouTube browser for its award-winning Neuros OSD. With this release, the device can now be used to easily browse and play the entire…
Bring Order to Your Open Source
As open source makes greater inroads within IT organizations, it's time for companies to get serious about creating policies and governance models around its use.
Thorough license reviews,…
Security gateway goes open source for all
Untangle has made its open source security software available free for download to network managers supporting environments of all sizes.
Late last year Untangle, previously named Metavize…
The truth behind Microsoft's plot to kill Linux
The truth behind Microsoft's plot to kill Linux.
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Will Open Source Developers be Well Paid?
By his own description, Dirk Riehle is a major fan of open source software. Riehle, leader of the open source research group at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, California, spends countless hours theorizing…
Open Source in Washington, DC
"One of the interesting topics that came up from a few of the Government folks was security of open source. They really wanted to understand how open source compared to commercial software from a…
The Real Meaning of GNU GPLv3
Now that the final version of the GNU General Public Licence version 3 has been released, the in-depth analysis of its implications can begin. Two of the first commentaries to be published have…