Open-source IE Patch Hits Trust Barrier
News According to Opensource.org, the patch has been downloaded around 1,000 times since it was published on Monday. Openwares.org, an open-source software development Web site, has posted a patch that purports to fix a critical vulnerability in...
[December 19, 2003, 15:10]
Meet Sun's Open Source Ambassador
News A month ago, Sun announced plans to open source StarOffice and related programming interfaces and file formats via the Opensource.org initiative. Like just about every official with a major computer or software power attempting to come to grips...
[August 17, 2000, 9:42]
Microsoft: Africa Doesn't Need Free Software
Talkback The same cannot be said of opensource/free products. The intelligence level required to support free/opensource products(including operating systems) is higher than that required for microsoft. Let us be honest about the differences between open...
[January 13, 2006, 0:25]
Open Source Group Reshuffles Executives
Talkback Please dont mix opensource and free software. Please read: [Why ``Free Software'' is better than ``Open Source''] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html Least of all when writing about the free software foundation.
[February 16, 2005, 16:20]
No Office On Linux 'at This Time'
Talkback Nonetheless, they (and their taxpayers) need OpenSource much more than OpenSource needs them. The option to use Open Source software in the future remains and continues to be evaluated. Here's where that came from: http://www.connectingforhealth...
[October 20, 2005, 2:08]
Corel Closes The Curtain On Open Source
News Canada-based Corel informed developers of the move in a brief note on the site, located at opensource.corel.com: "Please note: this site will no longer be available as of March 1st, 2002. Corel has announced it is officially shutting down its open...
[February 18, 2002, 14:37]
Europe And The US Philosophically Divided On Open Source?
Talkback France using Opensource softwares because it's not American? Fact is, a few well-known Open-Source elements originated in a French speaking environment. So, is it so hard to understand that a country with a culture where one is supposed to think...
[November 10, 2005, 14:18]
South African TV Show Evangelises Open Source
Talkback Open office is free to download and fully customisable, if you live in South Africa there are even volunteers who will come to you and install it for you for free.all you need to do is go to the website www.go-opensource.org to order your free...
[January 14, 2005, 10:23]
Facts: Successful Pilot
Talkback Coming to what we know of the project, the implementation of the Linux pilot I believe was a success, and various members of the linux community, opensource advantage, south birmingham linux group and the open source academy were initially...
[November 21, 2006, 16:28]
Facts: Successful Pilot
Talkback Coming to what we know of the project, the implementation of the Linux pilot I believe was a success, and various members of the linux community, opensource advantage, south birmingham linux group and the open source academy were initially...
[November 20, 2006, 9:36]
Facts: Successful Pilot
Talkback Coming to what we know of the project, the implementation of the Linux pilot I believe was a success, and various members of the linux community, opensource advantage, south birmingham linux group and the open source academy were initially...
[November 20, 2006, 9:35]
2003 -- A CIO's Guide
News There will still be plenty of security scares on widely used products (both opensource and proprietary), and virus attacks. Open source versus Microsoft You know the arguments. These are not necessarily systems running on old hardware or software...
[January 2, 2003, 11:57]
Painting Over The Patent Earthquake
Leader Companies with major open source strategies such as Red Hat, IBM, Sun and Novell itself have committed not to use their relevant patents except defensively. Yet open source is far stronger now than it was when Windows 9X and 2K moved aside for XP...
[November 21, 2006, 13:11]
IM Compatibility Closer To Reality
News The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the group that sets the technical standards for the Internet, gave the go-ahead to the creators of open-source instant-messaging application Jabber to create a working group based on that technology.
[November 4, 2002, 11:34]
