Open source agenda
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment In an exclusive interview, former MySQL boss and silicon.com Agenda Setter, Marten Mickos talks to Tim Ferguson about the state of open source, Oracle's plans to buy Sun Microsystems and... [19 Nov 2009]
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News October also saw the ninth annual silicon.com Agenda Setters list of the most influential individuals in tech go live - with Apple CEO Steve Jobs being voted number one. For the full Agenda Setters top... [09 Nov 2009]
Jim Whitehurst
AS Profile Jim Whitehurst arrives in the Agenda Setters list for the first time just under two years after taking over as president and CEO of open source software maker, Red Hat. One... [29 Sep 2009]
Marten Mickos
AS Profile Sun has of course since been acquired by Oracle and one Agenda Setters panellist suggested this was due to the presence of MySQL in Sun's portfolio. One of the Agenda Setters judges suggested it was down... [29 Sep 2009]
Linus Torvalds
AS Profile Linus Torvalds has only missed out on the Agenda Setters list twice (2006 and 2008) since it started in 2000 and returns in 2009 at a respectable 20, reflecting the continuing importance of open... [29 Sep 2009]
Matt Mullenweg
AS Profile One Agenda Setter panellist said he voted for Mullenweg for "setting the pace with kick-ass authoring platform and tools. Texas-born Mullenweg founded Automattic in 2005 and is seen by some as one of the most influential... [29 Sep 2009]
Eric Schmidt
AS Profile Google CEO Eric Schmidt makes the Agenda Setters top 10 for the sixth consecutive year in 2009 and rises two places from his 2008 ranking as Google continues to expand its product portfolio and influence the tech industry. [29 Sep 2009]
EC: Software makers must be held responsible for code
News The suggested change in the law is part of an EU action agenda put forward by the commissioners after identifying gaps in EU consumer protection rules. A priority area for possible EU action is "extending the principles... [11 May 2009]
Photos: The top tech Twitterers
Photo Plus there are a number of CTOs displaying their wisdom - including Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco, and Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon - one of silicon.com's top 10 Agenda Setters for 2008. If software and... [23 Mar 2009]
CIOs' technology plans unveiled
News Now in its fifth year, the silicon.com CIO Agenda surveys UK heads of technology on a number of areas including their business and technology strategies. The results come in contrast to 2008's silicon.com CIO... [12 Mar 2009]
Preliminary Evidence on Firms' Participation in Open Source Projects: Reflections Upon a Tentative Research Agenda
White Paper The Open Source (OS) software has progressively gained economic importance in recent years and more and more commercial firms are getting involved, to various extents, in the OS movement. This paper... [06 Feb 2009]
eResearch Workflows for Studying Free and Open Source Software Development
White Paper To further explain the tool a complete workflow used for original research on FLOSS is described and the agenda for the live demonstration is outlined. This paper proposes a demonstration of eResearch workflow tools as a... [05 Feb 2009]
2008: The year in mobile
News Data breaches have been rising up the public agenda for years and this year had its fair share of embarrassment in the halls of power. Symbian CEO on open source, Windows Mobile and... [30 Dec 2008]
Android is now open: So where next?
News Although open-source software rarely has been the sole basis for a thriving company, it can be a powerful tool to aid a broader agenda. The Android Open... [22 Oct 2008]
Jimmy Wales
AS Profile Jimmy Wales, founder of Wiki Media - and creator of the popular and sometimes controversial user-generated online encyclopedia Wikipedia - is back on the Agenda Setters list after a year-long hiatus. Wales made his... [07 Oct 2008]
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