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“Hybrid” Source, MySQL, and the Economics of Open Source

As is typical, I’m late with the news, but given that we’re still getting inquiries on the subject, it’s worth taking a look at...

When is half a loaf enough for open source?

The last month has seen several attempts to give open source advocates half of what they have been asking for: Link: blogs.zdnet.com Category: Open Source

The Incompleteness Theory Of Open Source, Continued

After my last post about how "failed" open-source projects aren't really failures at all, a colleague of mine provided me with more perspectives on...

Open source tool helps fight measles

The Washington Post on Friday reported that global measles fatalities had been reduced by two-thirds following stepped-up vaccination campaigns since 2000. Link: tectonic.co.za Category: Open...

All the tech world’s a duopoly, but how do Microsoft and open source fit?

I really like Larry Dignan's posts on ZDNet, and his post Tuesday on the natural state of software markets (duopoly) is probably accurate, though...

Gartner underhypes open source

I'm not sure who Gartner talks to when it puts together its famous "Hype Cycle" reports, but I'm finding it hard to believe that...

Open Source Map site faces success and growing pain

WE SAT with Pablo Cecconi from GIS unit at Buenos Aires government to learn more about the city's official map site, built with and...

OpenOffice.org 2.3 Impresses

OpenOffice.org 2.3 sports a nifty set of feature improvements, but the suite's sweetest features remain its low cost (free) and its strikingly broad platform...

Sun bullied, used threats to gain control of open source project, former owner says

Sun used strong-arm tactics and made threats to the owners of an open-source directory project to wrestle away control, according to one of the...

Microsoft Goes Open Source

Author: JT Smith News like this has to make me cynical for at least a day. Microsoft, the same company who has equated open source...