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We take these open-source truths to be self-evident

Add a Comment (Log in or register) (14 Comments) by WelshMullet October 15, 2009 7:54 AM PDT They use open-source code to improve their pay software? Isn't that against the open-source licence? Reply to this comment by cvaldes18 ...

From MATT ASAY, LXer,  16 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  IBM,  Milton Friedman,  Gartner, Inc.,  Intel

Cabbie's tweet reunites lost BlackBerry with owner

Some believe that Twitter has the power to change big events like Iranian elections. I think that its strength may be in much smaller, but still significant, ways. In fact, I was the matchmaker recently between a Barcelona cabbie and an American ...

From MATT ASAY, Webware,  1 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  LinkedIn Corp,  Google Inc.

Why is Google using Solr for search?

Google is arguably the world's largest open-source company, not only releasing a minimum of 14 million lines of open-source code but also hosting over 250,000 open-source projects on Google Code, in addition to its open-source advocacy work like Summer ...

From MATT ASAY, Webware,  31 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  TechCrunch

OpenGoo is no competition for Google Docs

Add a Comment (Log in or register) (14 Comments) by realwariola August 17, 2009 6:46 AM PDT Are u nuts? its a web application that users can install easily on their web server / corporate firewall and based on AMP (figure out the Acronym ...

From MATT ASAY, Webware,  17 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  WIRED Magazine

Microsoft embraces GPL, opens Hyper-V to Linux with LinuxIC

Old dogs may struggle with new tricks, but they seem to be able to figure out new licenses. But the truly startling news is that LinuxIC is being released under the GNU General Public License (version 2). Microsoft once called GPL anti-American. Now ...

From MATT ASAY, LXer,  20 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Oracle,  Novell, Inc.,  Red Hat, Inc.

Marketcetera gives hedge funds cloud-based trading

Amazingly, however, 659 new hedge funds launched amid this financial bloodbath, and these new hedge funds are looking to build high-performance trading platforms on the cheap, a trend that bodes well for Marketcetera. Hedge funds need to save money. ...

From MATT ASAY, Webware,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: NYSE,  Twitter Inc

Mozilla's Weave: (Too far) Ahead of its time

Mozilla just released Weave Sync 0.4.0, but the reality is that it will take a long time before we need a 1.0 of Weave. Weave Sync coordinates your Firefox bookmarks, browser history, saved passwords, and tabs across your various Firefox installations: ...

From MATT ASAY, Webware,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Arsenal Football Club

Red Hat's Fedora 11: So easy you'll forget it's Linux

Add a Comment (Log in or register) (36 Comments) by shywolf982 June 9, 2009 10:29 AM PDT I have been, very, very impressed too by Fedora 11. In fact, I'm typing this from my EeePC 900 running F11. However, there are still a couple of things ...

From MATT ASAY, LXer,  10 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Red Hat, Inc.,  RPM, Inc.,  Intel

Novell Linux revenue soars as global server revenue plummets

Well, it's good news for some. Microsoft, of course, won't take any comfort in Novell's numbers, especially as recent Eclipse survey data suggests that Linux is eating into its Windows server and client businesses, with 43 percent of Eclipse developers ...

From MATT ASAY, LXer,  30 May 2009
Related Topics: Novell, Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Red Hat, Inc.

Shiretoko makes Firefox 3.5 speedy for the Mac

As an open-source Web browser, Firefox is, of course, open to community tinkering. One member of that Firefox community, Chris Latko, has developed his own version of Firefox 3.5 beta, dubbed Shiretoko, and my informal tests confirm what The Apple Blog ...

From MATT ASAY, Webware,  12 May 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  J J Abrams,  Paul Otellini,  Intel,  Microsoft Corporation

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