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Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
...attract all-important developers, smartphone makers are increasingly opting for an open source operating system. More than 60 per cent of the smartphone market... Read more
Oct 12, 2009
silicon.com > Technology > Software
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
...Setter, Marten Mickos talks to Tim Ferguson about the state of open source, Oracle's plans to buy Sun Microsystems and the value of... Read more
Nov 19, 2009
silicon.com > Management > CIO Insights
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further... Read more
Oct 23, 2009
silicon.com > Technology > Software
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
...in the perennial Mac vs PC debate, to question marks over open source cost-cutting and the countdown to the launch of Windows 7... Read more
Nov 9, 2009
silicon.com > Technology > Mobile
Maemo and Android: Symbian's open source rivals up the pressure
...analyst, said in a statement, adding: "Although there are relatively few open source OS-based smartphones in the market today, the open source OS... Read more
Nov 2, 2009
silicon.com > Technology > Hardware
Up to 6,000 to go as Sun restructures
...Platforms, and Cloud Computing & Developer Platforms, with a focus on "boosting open source momentum and growing new sectors of the market who view technology... Read more
Nov 14, 2008
silicon.com > Technology > Software
Brampton Factor: Open source goes commercial
...Businesses may be comfortable using well-known open source products. But how will they take to more modest efforts? Martin... Read more
Oct 28, 2008
silicon.com > Technology > Software
Legal Eye: Do we need GPLv3?
...the first update of the General Public License (GPL), the standard open source software licence for 16 years. The original version had stood since... Read more
Oct 15, 2008
silicon.com > Management > Public Sector
Becta backs open source in schools
...The government agency that administers IT in schools has added an open-source company to its new, 12-strong list of accredited suppliers. The... Read more
Sep 25, 2008
silicon.com > Technology > Software
Sun goes for virtualisation x-factor
Sun Microsystems has launched an open source virtualisation platform for servers under the banner xVM Server. A-Zs... Read more
Sep 11, 2008
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