items tagged with Open Source
White House adopts Drupal open source CMS
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-11-09 06:51:31
Can the US Government see open source as a viable platform driving its web sites? Yes it can!
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-11-09 06:51:31
Can the US Government see open source as a viable platform driving its web sites? Yes it can!
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The case for open firmware
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-11-02 20:55:56
If you’re a gadget junkie like me your house is probably similarly littered with devices that did a job once, and could still do so much more, if only the vendors kept them up with the times. Join with me in lobbying for open source firmware.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-11-02 20:55:56
If you’re a gadget junkie like me your house is probably similarly littered with devices that did a job once, and could still do so much more, if only the vendors kept them up with the times. Join with me in lobbying for open source firmware.
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Open source FUD is alive and kicking
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-02 20:48:06
Ten, or even five years ago, it was not uncommon to see articles surface periodically, spouting gross untruths about free and open source software.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-02 20:48:06
Ten, or even five years ago, it was not uncommon to see articles surface periodically, spouting gross untruths about free and open source software.
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Microsoft and SAP lagging on open source
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-11-02 06:09:51
Microsoft and SAP are falling behind when it comes to taking advantage of open source technology, despite cut-throat competition in the enterprise software market, a new analysis by Gartner has found.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-11-02 06:09:51
Microsoft and SAP are falling behind when it comes to taking advantage of open source technology, despite cut-throat competition in the enterprise software market, a new analysis by Gartner has found.
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Firefox 3.6 beta arrives
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-11-01 18:44:32
Late last week, Mozilla released the first beta of Firefox 3.6. New features include a warning when outdated plug-ins are activated.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-11-01 18:44:32
Late last week, Mozilla released the first beta of Firefox 3.6. New features include a warning when outdated plug-ins are activated.
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US Defence dept backs more FOSS use
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-29 01:29:50
The US Department of Defence has unequivocally backed the use of more open source software, describing the genre as one that provides advantages when it comes to achieving the department's objectives.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-29 01:29:50
The US Department of Defence has unequivocally backed the use of more open source software, describing the genre as one that provides advantages when it comes to achieving the department's objectives.
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Microsoft and open source: meet the evangelist
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-28 19:03:17
Nick Hodge is, in many way, the modern face of Microsoft, a techie with excellent social skills. He has an additional attribute - a catchy designation: Professional Geek.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-28 19:03:17
Nick Hodge is, in many way, the modern face of Microsoft, a techie with excellent social skills. He has an additional attribute - a catchy designation: Professional Geek.
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Firefox 3.5.4 fixes critical bugs
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-28 17:07:54
Firefox 3.5.4 fixes a diverse list of bugs, including half a dozen critical security issues.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-28 17:07:54
Firefox 3.5.4 fixes a diverse list of bugs, including half a dozen critical security issues.
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NeoOffice 3.0.1 delivers Snow Leopard compatibility
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-27 20:37:22
Changes in Snow Leopard broke all previous versions of NeoOffice, the Mac-friendly version of the OpenOffice.org open source office suite. Version 3.0.1 provides compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6, along with a couple of new features.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-27 20:37:22
Changes in Snow Leopard broke all previous versions of NeoOffice, the Mac-friendly version of the OpenOffice.org open source office suite. Version 3.0.1 provides compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6, along with a couple of new features.
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Mozilla Raindrop sorts messaging wheat from chaff
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-10-25 23:16:30
A new project from Mozilla - the organisation behind Firefox and other widely-used open source software - aims to combine and prioritise today's multiple communications streams.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-10-25 23:16:30
A new project from Mozilla - the organisation behind Firefox and other widely-used open source software - aims to combine and prioritise today's multiple communications streams.
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Eeebuntu eeevolves with Debian Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-25 18:55:13
The team behind Eeebuntu, an ASUS Eee netbook-optimised version of Ubuntu Linux, has announced that compatibility issues with Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala – has led them to abandon Ubuntu and build their work upon Debian Linux from now on.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-25 18:55:13
The team behind Eeebuntu, an ASUS Eee netbook-optimised version of Ubuntu Linux, has announced that compatibility issues with Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala – has led them to abandon Ubuntu and build their work upon Debian Linux from now on.
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Sequoia Voting System database laid bare but no secrets found
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-21 08:36:08
Liberal US shock-blog Daily Kos gained legal access to the database used by electronic voting machines produced by Sequoia Voting Systems. The Daily Kos sensationally claimed the database violated Federal voting law. A closer examination gives a different story.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-21 08:36:08
Liberal US shock-blog Daily Kos gained legal access to the database used by electronic voting machines produced by Sequoia Voting Systems. The Daily Kos sensationally claimed the database violated Federal voting law. A closer examination gives a different story.
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Sun cuts global workforce by 10 percent
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-21 06:40:56
Sun Microsystems has announced that 3000 more jobs must go, and blames the bureaucrats in Brussels.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-21 06:40:56
Sun Microsystems has announced that 3000 more jobs must go, and blames the bureaucrats in Brussels.
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Geospatial expert predicts “epic explosion” in location related services
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-20 01:55:08
Around 400 developers and entrepreneurs focussed on the next wave of geospatial enabled applications are converging on Sydney this week for FOSS4G – the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference.
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Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-20 01:55:08
Around 400 developers and entrepreneurs focussed on the next wave of geospatial enabled applications are converging on Sydney this week for FOSS4G – the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference.
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Ubuntu sucks says Eeebuntu developer
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-15 23:16:28
The popular Ubuntu Linux distribution has received criticism from an unexpected corner and its ASUS Eee netbook users are likely to be left with an unworkable system when Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala hits the Internet later this month.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-15 23:16:28
The popular Ubuntu Linux distribution has received criticism from an unexpected corner and its ASUS Eee netbook users are likely to be left with an unworkable system when Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala hits the Internet later this month.
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Convert any computer to a virtual machine with Linux and Clonezilla
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-13 06:15:30
Last week Microsoft released Disk2VHD, a utility produced by its Sysinternals acquisition to convert a physical Windows hard disk into a Virtual PC disk image. While handy, Microsoft is treading ground Linux already covered in the form of open source program Clonezilla, which handles a far richer variety of disk formats and platforms.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-13 06:15:30
Last week Microsoft released Disk2VHD, a utility produced by its Sysinternals acquisition to convert a physical Windows hard disk into a Virtual PC disk image. While handy, Microsoft is treading ground Linux already covered in the form of open source program Clonezilla, which handles a far richer variety of disk formats and platforms.
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London Stock Exchange gets the facts and dumps Windows for Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-08 08:16:06
Microsoft’s marketing arm excitedly churned out a case study in 2005 when the London Stock Exchange (LSE) rolled out a C# stock exchange ticker system on Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000. Four years later the LSE has scrapped the whole system in favour of a Linux-based solution instead.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-08 08:16:06
Microsoft’s marketing arm excitedly churned out a case study in 2005 when the London Stock Exchange (LSE) rolled out a C# stock exchange ticker system on Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000. Four years later the LSE has scrapped the whole system in favour of a Linux-based solution instead.
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Microsoft ecosystem worth half a trillion dollars
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-10-06 00:59:55
Microsoft officials are fond of talking about the 'ecosystem' of products and services that surround the company, but just how big is it? Try half a trillion dollars.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-10-06 00:59:55
Microsoft officials are fond of talking about the 'ecosystem' of products and services that surround the company, but just how big is it? Try half a trillion dollars.
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Mozilla joins Microsoft in slamming Google Chrome Frame
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-01 16:50:33
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-01 16:50:33
Microsoft has found an unexpected ally in its condemnation of Chrome Frame, a plugin by Google that switches out the Internet Explorer HTML and JavaScipt engines for those used by the Chrome web browser. Now Firefox maker Mozilla has spoken out.
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No FOSS for Palm app catalog says Netscape pioneer
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-01 03:34:27
It appears Palm is seeking to follow Apple’s footsteps in gaining a reputation for inconsistent and spurious rejections and removals of iPhone and iPod Touch applications. In this case, Palm has resisted including a free application because the source code is attainable elsewhere.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-01 03:34:27
It appears Palm is seeking to follow Apple’s footsteps in gaining a reputation for inconsistent and spurious rejections and removals of iPhone and iPod Touch applications. In this case, Palm has resisted including a free application because the source code is attainable elsewhere.
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