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iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment I can see legitimate users being chopped off if they are heavy iPlayer users, or heavily into Linux and other open source software. It seems seven days can't pass without the government giving our readers something to rant about… see why one reader... [15 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment If schools used and taught computers using open source software then perhaps students would see the possibilities in a career in IT. I've seen it happen in fact, at my local Linux User Group. The issue that got readers talking this week was the IT... [03 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... outsource vs insource, Naked CIO on open source, password overload…
Comment Then we have silicon.com resident Naked CIO who has been ruffling some feathers again: this time, the issue of open source. I think the Naked CIO is confusing open source with server and desktop OSs. The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? [08 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.02.08
Round-Up The leader of the Linux kernel project, which is one of the chief open source threats to Windows, had words of praise for Microsoft. After all, despite a recent admission by most of silicon.com's CIO Jury that they were employing open source... [29 Feb 2008]
Leader: Why the BBC must do more with iPlayer
Leader So will a streaming service be enough to placate critics - such as the Open Source Consortium or the 16,000 people who signed a Downing Street e-petition on the issue? The BBC estimates less then three per cent of computer users in the UK are Mac... [19 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... MS vs open source, wi-fi risks, being green...
Comment Gradually, this would reduce the cost of switching to "open source" products or those of other manufacturers. Changing to open source can be more expensive on the first project because people have to learn new skills and that cost is always... [18 Oct 2007]
Linus Torvalds
AS Profile The father of Linux re-emerges in the rankings due to his ongoing contributions in the open-source world - including setting up the Linux Foundation this year from the merger of the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group in an... [12 Oct 2007]
Open season
AS Analysis Microsoft has been at the centre of controversy over the past 12 months, mainly because of its statements on open source and its technology partnerships with a range of Linux distributors, which led to Torvalds accusing Microsoft of spreading fear... [12 Oct 2007]
Bruce Perens
AS Profile Beating father of Linux Linus Torvalds in the rankings, Bruce Perens was singled out by this year's panel for his pre-eminence in keeping the flag of free and open-source software flying high. Author of The Open Source Definition, a self-described... [12 Oct 2007]
Bill Maguire
AS Profile He has managed to accomplish this feat through a combination of open source and outsourcing. The airline is running more than half its applications on Red Hat Linux and outsourcing its reservation system and network infrastructure. [12 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... open source vs MS, budget overruns, the iPhone, patents...
Comment From my experiance with Open Source i can say that Open source software can reduce the ROI for companies and organisations and there are many companies like JBOSS whcih also provides support at very competative rates and also the source can be... [20 Sep 2007]
Dear silicon.com... wi-fi CCTV, BBC iPlayer, skills shortage, robots...
Comment Open source advocates tend to be more audible than anyone else, so the BBC need to be careful not to be overly attentive to open source at the expense of various flavours of Windows and AppleOS. As far as I can see that's what the Beeb have done... [13 Sep 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.08.07
Round-Up The two are also key members of the Initiative for Software Choice, which frequently takes an anti-open-source stance. The two have been closely aligned, particularly in the fight against the dark penguin-shaped shadow of open source and the... [03 Aug 2007]
Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row
Leader For example, the BBC has met with the Open Source Consortium to discuss working with developers to make the iPlayer available on other platforms. And no doubt the open source community will be watching too, to make sure Auntie makes good on its... [31 Jul 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.04.07
Round-Up It would, no doubt, have been a source of pure joy for the software giant's marketing legions to benefit from the same kind of user advocacy that Apple has benefited from for decades. Pre-installed Linux (currently over 128,000 votes), Open Office... [27 Apr 2007]
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