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IBM patent sparks open source code rewrite

A patent filed by IBM has prompted PostgreSQL developers to rewrite an algorithm, even though IBM says it is opening up many of its...

SpikeSource: Simplifying open source adoption for the enterprise

Author: Tina Gasperson Businesses of all sizes are moving to Linux and other open source software because the up-front investment is low, even though the...

VIA Open sources code

Guest writes "VIA Technologies has made an announcement that it is releasing the source code for its Unichrome video drivers as Open Source: linkThis...

Government to use open source to break lock-ins

Anonymous Reader writes "IT vendors pushing costly proprietary software lock-ins have been warned that feeding at the $4.2 billion IT trough of the Australian...

How to Get Your Boss to Approve Open Source

Michael writes "For all you sysadmins who are still trying to talk management into deploying more open source software - here's your ammunition. "The...

Call to Apple: Open Source Appleworks!

"As Apple grows the iWork software productivity suite, the company's Appleworks software package plays a much lesser role in the office productivity space. Benjamin...

What proprietary software can teach open source developers about winning over new users

Author: Kris Shaffer Being the best doesn't always mean being the most popular. We all know of many inferior products that are immensely, sometimes...

CIOs agree: Lack of open source indemnification not a big problem

Author: John Koenig SAN FRANCISCO -- Former Oracle Corp. President/COO Ray Lane, who is now an IT venture capitalist with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,...

A quick look at Novell’s Open Enterprise Server

With some free time and some spare equipment lying around, I decided to give Novell's Open Enterprise Server an install. I work in a...

DHB trials open source software

Whanganui District Health Board will soon trial open source desktop software in what is believed to be the first formal trial by a public...