Wednesday, September 30, 2009

September 29 Open Source News

Can open source monopolize a market?
CNET News
by Matt Asay Open source is used to playing underdog to incumbent proprietary vendors. What will happen when open source dominates, rather than commoditizes ...
More SMBs are adopting open source
InfoWorld
While this is not as comprehensive as Alfresco's prior Open Source Barometer surveys, it still provides an interesting snapshot on usage patterns. ...
Google vs. Open Source Fanatics
Mediapost.com
Techgeist blogger Michael Klurfeld argues that Google's open source efforts with regard to Android are less than open, and is therefore destined to alienate ...
Google Issues Cease & Desist on Open Source Android Developer
Linux Magazine (registration) (blog)
Did oft-blamed Microsoft slay the open source darling of the mobile world with a better release of Windows Mobile? Hardly. Did Mr. Jobs' return to the helm ...
Time to jump on the open source train
IT PRO
Is open source the gravy train to leap on? By Jennifer Scott, 28 Sep 2009 at 17:00 COMMENT: Red Hat must be having a giggle, no make that a cackle, ...
50 Open Source Apps for Small Biz/Home Office
Datamation
When it comes to businesses using open source software, medium and large enterprises seem to get most of the press. However, small office/home office (SOHO) ...

Opening Up MDM
IT-Director.com
In an important move today, open-source data integration vendor Talend announced that they would broaden the scope of their offerings. ...





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