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How to deal with Android fragmentation: closed source

Could Google take a leaf from Microsoft's book and rein in the handset manufacturers by taking closer control over... Read more

21 February, 2011

Further lessons of closed source software

Recently I was on the task of getting some scripts together for handling FTP commands to run several time a day to move... Read more

24 April, 2012
Ten reasons Linux is the best choice for kids

Ten reasons Linux is the best choice for kids

...the desire to learn is extraordinary, so why lock them down with closed-source software? When a child is exposed to open-source software and... Read more

17 October, 2010 by Jack Wallen

Open source alternative for Active Directory

...389 Directory Server have been documented. Finally, an open source solution to closed source Active Directory, without the hassles of Windows maintenance Read more

7 July, 2010

Fact: Open Source Software saves money

...itself is open source as well. The practice of charging money for closed source software seems to be a plague. Many times, plugins and addons... Read more

31 January, 2012

Cisco, Google and VMware invest in Puppet Labs

...Labs's total funding to $15.75m. The company makes open and closed-source technology based around IT management, automation and orchestration. "Virtualisation and cloud... Read more

29 November, 2011 by Jack Clark

The Microsoft way... or the Highway

I finally have to bring this up, as it's been bothering me for years. At one location, I'm forced to use Microsoft... Read more

4 November, 2011
AVG: Hacktivism is slowing down business

AVG: Hacktivism is slowing down business

...more need to keep it updated, but it's harder to protect closed source. We struggle to make a good security Mac product. Apple locks... Read more

22 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Oracle gets on the big data bandwagon

With its new Big Data Appliance, Oracle has retooled Exadata for big data, developed its own NoSQL database and built software to ease the migration of Hadoop workloads onto its infrastructure Read more

4 October, 2011 by Jack Clark

Could Nouveau be the future for nVidia hardware?

...that are truly open source. nVidia still keeps the proprietary Unix driver closed source for some reason. The nouveau project is still young, but advancements... Read more

7 June, 2011

Observing reliability of journalling filesystems

Recently I helped install a series of large digital displays that have Windows 7 boxes attached to them that send the... Read more

31 May, 2011

Windows/Linux driver support comparison

...are instances where the manufacturer drops support. Since the drivers are usually closed source, nobody can pick up the code and update the drivers themselves... Read more

7 April, 2011
Ten myths that plague Linux

Ten myths that plague Linux

...driver for quality. Bugs are also squashed much more quickly than in closed-source code. And because Linux is updated more frequently than most other... Read more

5 November, 2010 by Jack Wallen

Microsoft eyes OpenOffice.org as a direct competitor

...functionality is there. The fact remains that MS Office is proprietary and closed source, kept under tight control of Microsoft. Personally, when I send documents... Read more

15 October, 2010
Ten ways Linux and BSD differ

Ten ways Linux and BSD differ

...the GPL. This licence is used to help prevent the inclusion of closed-source software and to ensure the availability of the source code. The... Read more

10 October, 2010 by Jack Wallen

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