Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Study says open source has more exploits; Watchdog group to grade the Feds on openness

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New study says OSS exploited earlier, more often
Amy Vernon: An analysis being presented this week says open source software is exploited faster and more effectively than proprietary solutions. Read More


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Troubleshooting Application Problems
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Perfecting Application Performance
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Watchdog group to grade the Feds on openness
Alan Shimel: Open Source for America, an organization sponsored and supported by some of the biggest names in the FOSS world has launched a study to measure openness in government. Read More

Windows Server vs. Linux
Which server OS is the most appropriate must be argued in the context of the job that needs to be done, based on factors such as cost, performance, security and application usage. Read More

No more waiting for the bus; open software can keep you warm and dry
Phil Odence: There is a movement to open up transit data to the public and developers of applications and there are many interesting apps taking advantage. Read More


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Strategies for Unleashing Cloud Performance
Whether a business builds out its own cloud or buys cloud services from someone else, they need to be sure the end results are optimized for the speed users require. This paper identifies where the limitations of cloud computing exist and provides actionable strategies to unleash cloud performance. Click here!

Ad network uses open source to solve Apple/Adobe Flash fight
Amy Vernon: One of the biggest catfights in recent computing history could be resolved with a little help from open source. Enter Smokescreen a project that automatically converts Flash to JavaScript/HTML5. Read More

Throw Away VMs Could Solve Your Security Problems
Alan Shimel: A new open source operating system based on Linux and Xen is bringing a new approach to the malware and security issue. Using on the fly, disposable virtual machines, you can view photos, docs, music or other files. Read More

Driving a Stake In A Blood Sucking Software Patent
Alan Shimel: Few topics can illicit a more guttural response from an open source advocate as the topic of software patents. In many respects they are the very anti-thesis of open source. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Adobe

Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap
Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More

Being acquired is the best thing for a FOSS project
Open Source Subnet: Being bought by a commercial competitor is about the best possible thing that could happen to a popular, pure FOSS project. It seems contrary to the vision of free software, and yet it's true if people like Daniel Cid, founder of OSSEC is to be believed. Read More

Chrome OS a New Operating System For a New Era of Computing
Alan Shimel: Chrome OS will be available this fall. Read More

Eclipse: Developers growing more fond of desktop Linux
Survey also finds Eclipse devotees not looking to cloud deployments and fewer are contributing to open source projects Read More

Comparing Access Control in Windows and Linux
Dustin Puryear: Ellen Messmer recently wrote an article entitled "Windows Server vs. Linux", where she spoke on some key differentiators between Windows and Linux. It's definitely an article worth reading. Read More

iPad rivals shown at Computex
June 4, 2010 - Most used Google's Android software, but Windows scored some important wins. Read More



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