Thursday, October 15, 2009

October 15 Open Source News

We take these (open-source) truths to be self-evident...
CNET News
by Matt Asay The logic of open source is increasingly clear to a growing number of businesses. Ironically, however, that logic generally dovetails with a ...
Ingres and SHS-Engineering AG Set to Enter Swiss Market
Reuters
SHS-Engineering AG Expands Portfolio to Include Leading Open Source Database for Mission Critical Applications from Ingres REDWOOD CITY, Calif. ...
Preferences, not mandates, for open source
CNET News
by Matt Asay Open source can save governments and enterprises tremendous amounts of money--but not always. Lower cost is not always the primary driver for ...
Eigenlabs to open source new music control protocol and API
The H
Releasing as open source should encourage adoption of the system on its way to becoming a possible replacement for the now ageing MIDI. ...
The Perfect Storm: Why Now is the Time for Open Source
InformationWeek
These pressures have given IT departments the opportunity to take a closer look at open source solutions. This closer look has revealed that open source ...
SourceForge Director of Community Addresses Need for Open Information Exchange
Reuters
"Open source is a good example of collaboration between users and creators, one that can be seen at a macro level," said Turk. ...
EnterpriseDB cites enterprise capabilities in open source database
InfoWorld
By Paul Krill | InfoWorld EnterpriseDB is touting enterprise-level capabilities of its Postgres Plus Standard Server 8.4 open source database, ...
Google's DiBona Talks Open Source at AstriCon 2009
TMCnet
By Paula Bernier Chris DiBona, open source program manager at Google and the keynote speaker at AstriCon 2009 today, said it's too late for Asterisk (News ...
Open Text CEO not interested in open source companies
FierceContentManagement
There are several interesting tidbits, but what jumped out at me was his strong assertion that he had no interest in purchasing an open source content ...
Google Android needs both control and community
CNET News
by Matt Asay To beat Apple in mobile, Google is going to need more open-source developers. But it's also going to need more Google. ...

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