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RSS open sourceOpen source project becomes a closed shop
News Mono, the open source project run by developer guru Miguel D'Icaza to emulate Microsoft's .NET Framework for the open source world, is turning proprietary itself. The... [28 Jan 2002]
Open source database use on the increase
News Big companies are warming up to open-source database software, according to a new study. The open-source database MySQL grew rapidly in popularity over the last year,... [05 Jan 2004]
Open source 'not relevant', claim CIOs
News The hidden cost and complexity of open source is still a key barrier to adoption for many CIOs and large enterprises. Ian Cohen, Associated Newspapers CIO - and recently voted one of the UK's top 50 CIOs... [12 Jun 2007]
CIO Essentials: Open source, green tech, women in IT
News Open source 'not relevant', claim CIOs We use open source extensively at 192.com. We presume the CIOs who think this do not use... [19 Jun 2007]
Open source nuclear bunker guards finance data
News The Bunker team build open source systems for clients, attempting to embed security from the bottom up. Earlier this year, a Bunker spokesman told silicon : "We don't use [firewalls] because... [25 Oct 2005]
Open source security is cool for schools
News Schools should implement an open source authentication system to give parents and pupils secure access to online content, says a government organisation. Becta, the UK government's education IT strategy... [03 Oct 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Open source licences
Cheat Sheet Open source licences.much of a muchness? This means the OSI believes these licences fulfil its definition of open source and any software using them can call itself 'OSI... [20 Nov 2006]
Open source guru criticises Oyster software
News Free-software advocate Richard Stallman has spoken out against the association of open-source software with London's Oyster-card system. In an email sent to silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Monday,... [10 Jun 2008]
Analysis: Open source unwrapped
Comment Is the rush towards open source and collaborative development a healthy trend or an investment bubble? Martin LaMonica, from silicon.com sister site CNET News.com, explores the pros and cons of opting... [08 Nov 2005]
Open source apps given to millions in India
News The Indian government is trying to encourage the use of computers across the country by distributing free CDs that contain localised versions of popular open source applications. The government has... [26 May 2005]
Open source 'wounding' makes Linux chief quit
News Godfather of open source and hero of the Linux community, Eric Raymond, is to step down as leader of the movement that has shaken the computing world to the core. The independent developer shot to fame... [30 Mar 1999]
Open Source Software: Recent Developments and Public Policy Implications
White Paper "Open source" software has become a topic of great interest in the press and among policymakers. Open source software - both as a type of software and as a software... [30 Aug 2005]
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... [01 Sep 2008]
Open source: Where the LAMP stacks burn brightest
Comment Open source products are more readily available to people wanting to learn how to program them, meaning that skills are easier to find, explains Corey Ostman, director of new technology initiatives at... [29 Jun 2005]
Open source confusion must end, vendors told
News Confusion will reign if software vendors continue to muddy the waters about what open source software actually is and how it should be used. The open source user... [18 May 2007]
