April 9 Open Source News

'Open source' doesn't mean what it used to InfoWorld Does your interpretation of an "open source product" match your vendor's? If you don't know, you may not be getting what you expect By Savio Rodrigues ...

Ruling Reverberates Through Open-Source Community IndustryWeek The decision provides answers to some key arguments within the open source community. Throughout the lengthy trials and litigation, SCO Group demanded ...

Open Source outfit snubs Linux Tech Eye While open source is associated with Linux, it seems that the writers of the software Songbird did not get that memo. Songbird developers Pioneers of The ...

VC funding for open source software is down, not out NetworkWorld.com Despite an unsteady worldwide economy, venture capital investment in open source software projects did better than expected last year — and seed funding ...

GroundWork, Eucalyptus Team Up on Open Source Cloud Management Datamation A new effort from a pair of commercial open source vendors is now ramping up to take on that cloud management challenge. Cloud technology vendor Eucalyptus ...

Failed open source VoIP deployment leads to hosted VoIP strategy SearchUnifiedCommunications.com By Jessica Scarpati, News Writer When budgets are crimped, open source voice over IP (VoIP) solutions look attractive -- a little extra work for a lower ...

Microsoft offers much-needed fix for Windows OSS development Ars Technica By Ryan Paul | Last updated April 8, 2010 3:17 PM Although Microsoft is beginning to acknowledge that the rich ecosystem of open source software can bring a ...

Canonical's services play: Revenue windfall or trap? InfoWorld Canonical was founded as a classic commercial open source venture. Until now, its core business has been providing commercial support and maintenance for ..