October 22 Open Source News

Open source to reset IT expectations CNET News In the case of both open source and SaaS, enterprises don't pay a dime until they actually see the software working. Working software is the default. ...

Open source identity: Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson CIO Australia Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson has since been at the help of one of the most successful and popular open source software development ... Microsoft sharepoint VP hails 'Swiss Army Knife' software platform InfoWorld infoworld: How does sharepoint compete with something like open source when it seems like everybody's talking about open source, even Microsoft to a degree? ... Harnessing Open Source Intelligence: Social Media and the CIA findingDulcinea The investment in Visible is part of the CIA's effort to better harness "open source intelligence"—intelligence that's publicly available through television ... Open source penetration testing framework Metasploit acquired by Rapid7 Help Net Security Metasploit, one of the top open source penetration testing frameworks, has just been acquired by Rapid7, a provider of vulnerability management, ... GroundWork Open Source Announces Free System and Network Management Online Reuters GWOS's best of breed approach gives customers the flexibility to use diverse open source and proprietary technologies together under a unified interface, ... Symbian Foundation Releases Open Source Microkernel Dr. Dobb's Journal The Symbian Foundation has announced the open-source release of its microkernel (EKA2) and supporting SDK under the Eclipse Public License (EPL). ...