August 2, 2009
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People have always been able to build their own Linux distributions. That’s one reason why there are over a hundred Linux distributions today. But, building them easily to do a particular job and with major vendor support…. well, that’s not … Continue reading
September 5, 2008
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It’s not easy going from being number one of a small company, MySQL, even one worth a cool billion, to being one of many number twos in an even bigger company, Sun. Many former CEOs in that position quickly quit … Continue reading
July 9, 2008
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Let’s say you want to write an easy-to-install program for any Linux distribution. That’s a a problem. There is no single, easy way to install software for all versions of Linux OpenSUSE thinks it has an answer: the openSUSE Build … Continue reading
June 4, 2008
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Would you to talk to some of the biggest names in open source? No, not me! You know how to talk to me and I’m not exactly a big—or even middle-sized—open-source developer or executive anyway.
January 25, 2008
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HP, with other pro-open-source companies and organizations, is releasing programs and policies to help enterprises track corporate open-source use. After a soft-launch in December, Hewlett-Packard on Jan. 23 officially released a pair of new open-source initiatives to help businesses and … Continue reading
December 21, 2007
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On Dec. 20, the Samba Group and the Software Freedom Law Center announced a deal with Microsoft that places all of Microsoft’s network protocols needed for programs to work with Windows Server into the hands of the newly formed Protocol … Continue reading