Wednesday, June 23, 2010

So, open source doesn't have to be fully open?

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So, open source doesn't have to be fully open?
Julie Bort: The term "open core" essentially means that the heart of a software project is built on, and remains, open source but added features may not be. Read More


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Open-sourced textbooks could ease college costs
Amy Vernon: While it wouldn't be the first open-sourced textbook, it may well be the first not to focus on open source and the first spearheaded by a major university. Read More

Open Source Jousting
Stephen Spector: In this blog post I am presenting something that does happen in open source but is rarely discussed, competition between open source projects. Read More

Just One Word . . . Plastics
Alan Shimel: Today everything is made of plastic. It can be hard as steel or softer than rubber, and one company wants to make it open source. Read More

Make Facebook, Twitter and other sites more secure with HTTPS Everywhere
Alan Shimel: A new plugin for Firefox from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and The Tor Project allows you to encrypt all of the information you send to popular sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Read More


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The Cloud Could Set Open Source Free
Alan Shimel: There has been a lot of hand wringing and writing lately over what it will take for an open source based company to exceed 1 billion dollars in revenue. Read More

Open source brings new meaning to user-generated content
Amy Vernon: With almost half a million dollars, an open source project hopes to revolutionize local journalism. Read More

Dell backtracks slightly on Ubuntu safety
Amy Vernon: In a move that probably shocks no one, Dell has removed a statement that Ubuntu is more secure than Microsoft Windows from its website. Read More

The one kind of open source, and the other kind
Eric Gries: Open source tends to get thrown into one generalized category. But not all open source software is created equal. There are, in fact, two distinctly different flavors. Read More


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The IBM Guide to Smart Archive
The IBM Guide to Smart Archive is an interactive collateral and video tool that helps explain in a unique way IBM's Smart Archive strategy. Learn More

Marten Mickos says the cloud won't kill open source
Julie Bort: There is a fervent debate going on in the open source community about cloud computing. Will the cloud kill the open source movement? Read More

"Not All Open Source is Created Equal" Redux
Everything you always wanted to know about open source licenses in 500 words or less. Read More

Toshiba parties with lighter laptop and Android smartbook
Toshiba has spent the last 25 years refining the basic laptop design of flat screen, x86 processor, full-size keyboard and removable storage. But two other new portable computers Toshiba will release will take the company in new directions. Read More

GoogleCL: Control Your Google Apps From the Command Line
As of today, true nerds, geeks, and Internet trolls can perform their Googling tasks straight from their Terminal window with a new program called GoogleCL. Read More

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Visit the Open Source Subnet home page for daily news items, blogs, discussions and podcasts of interest to enterprise open source users. Follow Open Source Subnet on Twitter @OSSubnet. Read More

 
 
 

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