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Symbian CEO on open source, Windows Mobile and 'usability'
Comment Asked whether going open source is the best strategy to survive in an increasingly crowded marketplace, Clifford is unequivocal: "Yes. Earlier this year - and some three years after Clifford joined... [07 Oct 2008]
Jimmy Wales
AS Profile This year he returns to the top 10 in an impressive fourth place - a testament to the longevity and staying power of his 'open source' user-generated approach to information management and content creation. [07 Oct 2008]
Richard Stallman
AS Profile A frequent Agenda Setter, Richard Stallman makes the list again this year for his continuing advocacy of free and open source software. He's also credited with building the foundation for modern giants... [07 Oct 2008]
Jeremy Allison
AS Profile Computer programmer Jeremy Allison is one of the co-founders and leading developers of the Samba team that developed a suite of open source software in 1992, released under the GNU general public license... [07 Oct 2008]
Eric Schmidt
AS Profile Over the past 12 months Google has moved into new markets - and into more direct competition with Microsoft - with the launch of a mobile phone operating system and an open source web browser. Despite... [07 Oct 2008]
JP Rangaswami
AS Profile He is an outspoken advocate of open source and emerging web 2.0 technologies on his Confused of Calcutta blog - as well as an investor in start-ups and a sought-after authority on the international tech... [07 Oct 2008]
Aaron Seigo
AS Profile Aaron Seigo earns a spot on the Agenda Setters list for his work on what the panel called the "exciting" open source KDE project. KDE is a desktop environment for Unix-based systems that is praised for... [07 Oct 2008]
Mark Shuttleworth
AS Profile While Linux has met with success for servers, on the desktop the open source operating system is often perceived as being held back by a lack of usability. Along with his open... [07 Oct 2008]
Chrome future, vintage PCs and credit crunch IT
News But there was also a distinctly metallic flavour to the month as Google dived into the web browser world with an open source offering called Chrome.silicon.com senior reporter Nick Heath put on his news... [03 Oct 2008]
Open Source Software Can Improve the Health of the Bank Balance - The Beaumont Hospital Experience
White Paper This paper describes the implementation of open source software in a large Irish public sector organization, Beaumont Hospital. The findings reveal a radical shift in open... [01 Oct 2008]
Open-Source PC-Based Software Routers: A Viable Approach to High-Performance Packet Switching
White Paper This paper considers IP routers based on off-the-shelf Personal Computer (PC) hardware running the Linux open-source operating system. On the other hand, open-source... [01 Oct 2008]
Release Management Within Open Source Projects
White Paper When applied to a set of projects, in this case a set of open source projects, distinctive practices are highlighted and relative strengths can be assessed. A simple classification system for release... [01 Oct 2008]
A PC-Based Open-Source Voting Machine With an Accessible Voter-Verifiable Paper Ballot
White Paper The Open Voting Consortium (OVC) is creating a trustworthy, cost effective, voter verifiable voting system using open source software components on industry standard computers. A primary... [01 Oct 2008]
Developing an Open Source Strategy to Accelerate Software Development
White Paper Open Source software can accelerate software development and cut costs. Today there are billions of lines of open source freely available for download off the Internet,... [01 Oct 2008]
What Is the Significance of Open Source Software for the Education and Training Community?
White Paper There is growing interest in the education community in the development and use of Open Source Software. It goes on to look at the idea of open content and the sharing of learning... [01 Oct 2008]
