August 16, 2010
by sjvn01
0 comments
Oracle is suing Google over the use of Java in Android and that may change everything about Java and open-source development. That’s one heck of a claim. Unfortunately, the experts agree. Java, while never a key language in Linux, is … Continue reading
April 7, 2010
by sjvn01
2 Comments
Right next to my desk in a bookshelf is my 1988 copy of Kernighan and Ritchie’s the second edition of The C Programming Language. I’ve kept this book, the ur-text of C programming, because C has always been the first … Continue reading
February 11, 2010
by sjvn01
3 Comments
We all know that lots of companies use open-source software. Trying to get a handle on what open-source programs they use can be a little harder. That’s why OpenLogic, an open-source software support company’s recent report on both their growth … Continue reading
May 26, 2009
by sjvn01
0 comments
There was a time when Firefox was the Web browsers for the cool kids who knew their tech. Most would still agree that it’s better than Internet Explorer, but that’s damning it with faint praise. Over the last year or … Continue reading
April 20, 2009
by sjvn01
0 comments
I’d thought about Oracle buying Sun. But, then I thought, "Larry Ellison isn’t that dumb." Well, I was wrong. Ellison is that dumb. Oracle is buying Sun in what may be the most moronic technology acquisition of the 21st century. … Continue reading
April 3, 2009
by sjvn01
1 Comment
n the last few years, Sun Microsystems has warmed up to open-sourcing its software. In 2006, Sun opened up Java, and in 2007 it open-sourced most of Solaris under the GPLv3. Smaller, side projects, like NetBeans, the Java-based IDE were … Continue reading