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Every child in Portugal and Venezuela will have open source
Blog Comment To quote from Conz' link; "The UK government's ICT agency, British Educational Communications and Technology Association, suggested that schools could slash their total computer costs by up to 50 percent if they "stopped buying, operating and...
[January 16, 2009, 8:36]
Testing times for open source
Talkback You're right: good software design needs to validate it's input and not just assume everything is happy. Even still, why is Internet Explorer's behavior "good"? This browser behavior encourages sloppy web development.
[October 21, 2004, 20:02]
HP memo predicts MS patent war on open source
Talkback Maybe they should just get out of the software buisness altogether. Oh. Gee.i guess the cat's outta the bag now! Once again Microsoft has proved that it shouldn't be attempting to write an operating system.
[July 20, 2004, 19:03]
Microsoft struggles to work with open source
Talkback If someone reverse-engineers a Microsoft product in order to make their own software compatible, then Microsoft should not be allowed to sue. Simply disallow Microsoft to sue or patent anything. Remove any patents Microsoft has on things that they...
[April 6, 2005, 20:05]
Every child in Portugal and Venezuela will have open source
Blog because it's not got the cojones to challenge Microsoft's virtual stranglehold on education software here seriously. The Magelhaes (Magellan) initiative of the Portuguese government is giving every child in the country an Intel Classmate PC for 50...
[January 15, 2009, 15:03]
Life after Microsoft - One firm's complete conversion to open source
Talkback I am making the transtion to the linux world as we speak, I use full out pirated microsoft software due to my incapability to afford it. Can't they sell their software at reasonable prices? I am a single user who loves computers and I am a damn kid...
[August 25, 2003, 3:00]
JBoss downplays open-source code 'plagiarism'
Talkback It is obvious that the Apache Software Foundation is unable to perform proper audit of the source code they accept, and especially where they allow ex-developers from the original JBoss project to commit code changes.
[November 12, 2003, 18:23]
Life after Microsoft - One firm's complete conversion to open source
Talkback Although Linux is a bit hard to move to from Windows and it does need a bit more software done for it. I say well done! But it will all get there:)
[August 27, 2003, 8:47]
Life after Microsoft - One firm's complete conversion to open source
Talkback Hopefully it wasn't just because he got caught with unlicensed software; a responsibility of his IT group. If only it were that easy. Perhaps the guitar strings industry is one that doesn't have millions of dollars and hundreds of careers tied to...
[August 27, 2003, 13:44]
Cuba to migrate to open source
Talkback "proprietary software is inherently insecure. I don't think you can blanket label proprietary software as being, inherently insecure. If it is to be integrated with all other apps and the kernel, then it will probably be open to hack.
[February 20, 2007, 12:49]
Sun 'won't abandon' open-source lobby
News Sun's Schwartz asserts that the company's Java Community Process -- by which interested companies can influence the direction of Java -- "embodies.the spirit of open standards" and counterattacks that the lack of standards in open-source software...
[April 7, 2004, 8:45]
Microsoft's secret deals on open source
Talkback True openness is required for software development and innovation; there should be room for genuine competition without fear of the bully. As a byline, the pletherer of ridiculous patents which chacterise IT should be done away with to open up...
[February 27, 2009, 8:46]
Is it easier to hire open source developers?
Blog Comment Recently I came across one comment by an ardent Linux proponent saying approximately (don't remember exact wording) that "It is a violation of my rights -- like 1st amendment right -- when software vendors oblige me to purchase a software.
[October 31, 2007, 10:41]
An Open Source Census?
Blog Comment Potentially a useful tool, but i think companies will be reluctant to reveal what software they're using and i see no incentive from OpenLogic to make them download this tool.
[December 21, 2007, 23:46]
The problems with open source
Talkback Apart from a few proprietary software that I need, I noticed that our house's use could all be taken care off with the software included for the usual browser, mp3, dvd, email, chatting, digital pictures and letter writing.
[August 9, 2005, 3:51]
Do we need visibility into open source?
Blog Comment As a software engineer, I would definitely prefer to have more than just an API for guidance. Yes, given the fact that most OSS lacks documentation, discrepancy reporting mechanisms and integration assistance, more visibility would be very useful.
[March 4, 2008, 16:30]
Strengths of Open Source opposing Microsoft patent threats
Blog Comment I am soliciting help from members of the local Free Software Association I belong to. One issue will be non-free software, especially drivers. Personally, I think the competition should include totally Free distros as well as distros stuffed with...
[June 7, 2007, 23:01]
Ten reasons open-source smart phones will not win out
Blog Comment It seems like HTC has made a software suite for their next generation of phones, but tacked it onto its current one, and the combo is a bit messy at times. "You could argue it beats the G1, or the blackberry, or Nokia.
[July 24, 2009, 0:38]
Strengths of Open Source opposing Microsoft patent threats
Blog Comment In any case Microsoft can't sue its customers without really making them angry, and it largest customers are also using GNU/Linux so Microsoft can only make FUD noise.there is a significant threat from small holders of patents and they threaten...
[June 6, 2007, 0:01]
Fix released for flawed open-source IE patch
News Security experts that ZDNet spoke to last week warned against installing the patch, saying that aside from trust issues, the patch author would not have had access to IE source code and so the patch could interfere with future updates from Microsoft.
[December 22, 2003, 14:25]
