open source in comment and analysis
Brampton Factor: Open source stands up for its rights
Comment Open source developers need to guard their intellectual property rights if they want to compete with the big boys, says Martin Brampton. A judgement of that kind could easily have had terminal consequences for open source. [01 Sep 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Analysts fail on open source
Comment For open source software to achieve its full potential, people's perceptions must change. Yet how can that happen when open source is so woefully neglected by analysts, asks Martin Brampton. And the notion of open source analysis is only loosely... [18 Aug 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. The issue that got readers talking this week was the IT-teacher drought - is "boring" IT to blame? [03 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: Business misintelligence
Comment The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? It uses a logical set of procedures to process source data from multiple systems to consolidate and analyse this data in a specific way. You must purge these from your source data first to be successful. [16 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wireless jelly
Comment The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? Written in a London coffee shop with the five-bar signal problem and dispatched via a free wi-fi node later the same day. You know how it is: you're in a coffee shop working online and using the free wi-fi service. [13 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Healthy mobility
Comment The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? Written on a rainy summer afternoon just four miles from my home in a local café with a free wi-fi service. At a recent conference I was describing how mobile devices would become even more indispensable if... [10 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: The V-word
Comment The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? Most CIOs are plagued by unwanted overtures from vendors. Why can't suppliers see that harassment might not be the best basis for a relationship, asks the Naked CIO. [09 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: Coming soon - our list of the UK's top CIOs
Comment And, of course, getting the most out of technology is a core part of the job - which means issues such as virtualisation, consolidation and open source crop up too. Here at silicon.com we spend a lot of time talking to - and listening to - CIOs. [30 May 2008]
Is SOA testing tough enough?
Comment The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? This approach potentially exposes existing applications over open networks. Organisations need to define a clear champion for the security of all SOA deployments, making that person also ultimately responsible... [20 May 2008]
Will consumers always want free banking?
Comment The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? However, a lack of transparency about charges has created an increased reliance on revenue from this source, ultimately leading to the court case. The court case merely created the tipping point for a process... [12 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Process not bureaucracy
Comment The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? They're wrong, says the Naked CIO. Proper process can give organisations an edge. I remember once talking to some university students about innovation. One student put it to me that when it comes to change... [12 May 2008]
Cloud computing: Silver lining…
Comment The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? Since so many people are talking about cloud computing, it really wouldn't hurt to know what it is. Step forward David Tebbutt of Freeform Dynamics with some answers. [09 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... outsource vs insource, Naked CIO on open source, password overload…
Comment He dropped one here: "Having tried to manage open source environments, the degree to which rather eccentric - apologies for the generalisation - open source custodians and Unix engineers customise their environments creates extremely bulky systems... [08 May 2008]
Editor's Blog: The race to get the Olympic tech ready
Comment Check out the Naked CIO who this week is giving a controversial view of open source software. I had a fascinating if rather rushed 46 hours in Beijing recently, getting a sneak preview of the 2008 Olympic venues - and meeting the IT team tasked... [08 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Is open source dead?
Comment Despite grandiose claims for open source software, the truth about it has been evident for some time. Is the debate about open source finally over? The practicalities of managing open source in a business context became clear years ago. [06 May 2008]
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