Open Source Software

Theo Boshoff: Canonical tops open source list

bigblog.com
12 hrs ago 1 related
        

The latest version of Canonical's Linux distribution, Ubuntu 8.10, still outshines the Linux desktop offerings from Red Hat and Novell, and is the best open source alternative to Microsoft and Apple operating systems, according...

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Apple more proprietary than Microsoft, survey finds

cnet.com
13 hrs ago 3 related
        

In the interest of finding an alternative to the Microsoft overlord, we may be rushing headlong into a new, even more proprietary overlord. Its name? Apple. According to a recent poll that The Register ran with its readers, 55...

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Interactive apps help open source business intelligence compete

techtarget.com
13 hrs ago 1 related
        

Conventional wisdom holds that open source business intelligence (BI), with its lower total cost of ownership and lack of expensive licensing fees, stands to make up ground on its costly commercial competitors during an...

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O'Reilly: Getting Started with Arduino--New from O'Reilly The Open Source Electronics Prototyping...

tmcnet.com
17 hrs ago
        

Dec 04, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Getting Started with ArduinoFarnham, UK-This valuable little book offers a thorough introduction to Ardunio--the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's taking the design...

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Open Source and Free Puppies

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12 hrs ago
        

Seth Gottlieb reported that Annie Weinberger of Interwoven, a proprietary CMS vendor, launched some good old Open Source FUD comparing Open Source to a free puppy: "We look differently at the cardboard box full of free puppies...

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SaaS for Apps, Open Source for Plumbing, Enterprise Software for...?

tmcnet.com
12 hrs ago
        

Saw an interesting piece this week by Joe Ruck, president and CEO of BoardVantage, talking about how "enterprise software is under attack," mainly by free open source projects traditional app vendors like Oracle/Siebel being...

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85 pc of companies use open source s/w

ciol.com
23 hrs ago
        

Gartner says as number of business processes using open-source software increases, companies must adopt and enforce an OSS policy STAMFORD, USA: Adoption of open-source software (OSS) is becoming pervasive, with 85 percent of...

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Embedding open source search engine

ciol.com
20 hrs ago
        

Nutch is a Java based search engine that can be embedded into any website. It will first crawl and index your website and then deliver search results. Developers generally incorporate in their website the customized search APIs...

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?Don?t Believe the Hype About Open Source - It?s Seductive, but Misleading?

bigblog.com
23 hrs ago 2 related
        

In the context of the global financial crisis, Microsoft is attempting to deter companies from free open source software, and to keep them buying its products. The Redmond company is using British company Speedy Hire as an...

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Malaysian government to boost open source software

bigblog.com
23 hrs ago
        

MDeC, SUN to grow open source companies in two years By AvantiKumar KUALA LUMPUR, 4 DECEMBER 2008 – To boost the use of open-source software, the Malaysian intends to grow 15 globally open source corporations within two years....

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