Mobilization of Software Developers: The Free Software Movement
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Usability: A new vision for the free
software movement
Usability: A new vision for the free
software movement
01/07/2004 02:27 PMI am writing this on the 20th anniversary of the start of the GNU
project by Richard Stallman. I have a lot of respect for GNU, the Free
Software Foundation, and for Mr. Stallman. However, I think the goal
of creating an operating system which is simply free has limited the
GNU project from its inception and is one of the chief reasons that
the FSF has not been as successful in putting free software into the
hands of as many users as they would probably like. In the end, it all
comes down to usability.
How can free software compete with
commercial developers?
How can free software compete with
commercial developers?
11/05/2003 10:55 AMThe amazing thing about the free vs. proprietary software race is that
free software is in it at all. With all the resources larger
proprietary software companies have at their command, you'd think
their products would be unfailingly easy to use, virtually bug-free,
and priced so low that no one would mind paying for them. But this is
not the case. Why isn't it? You'd think a software company full of
carefully-selected programmers, project leaders, market researchers,
quality control personnel, professional documentation writers, and a
technical support staff would have no trouble beating any open source
project -- with both hands tied behind its corporate back -- even if
it gave the open source project a 3 km lead in a 5 km race.
An Effort to Help Free-Software
Developers Avoid Suits
An Effort to Help Free-Software
Developers Avoid Suits
02/01/2005 09:50 PMA nonprofit legal center opening Tuesday will provide advice from
specialists to minimize the risk that developers and users of free
software will be sued.
Free software developers receive
cease-and-desist letters
Free software developers receive
cease-and-desist letters
06/17/2005 04:32 PMFreeNSK interviewed open source developers Alexander Noé and Zeb who
created some free software utilities for Plextor DVD recorders. Noé
wrote PxScan and PxView for Windows, while Zeb ported them to
GNU/Linux under the name PxLinux. The utilities send special
commands to the drives, activating their special features, such as
media quality checks. Unfortunately, someone wasn't happy with their
efforts, as the parent company of Plextor sent them cease-and-desist
letters accusing them of using "unfair commercial practices"...
REAL Software Introduces Resources to
Help Visual Basic Developers Convert
Their Software to Linux and Mac OS X
REAL Software Introduces Resources to
Help Visual Basic Developers Convert
Their Software to Linux and Mac OS X
07/21/2004 10:53 AM REAL Software, Inc., announced today the availability of resources
that help Visual Basic developers migrate their applications to Linux
and Macintosh. The resources include a new white paper, "Porting
Visual Basic Applications Cross-Platform to Linux and Mac OS X, A
Guide for Visual Basic Developers" and a conversion utility, called VB
Project Converter, that performs the mechanics of moving Visual Basic
projects to REALbasic.
SkySof Software Releases PDF Maker DLL
for Software Developers - a Powerful
ActiveX DLL for Creating and Editing PDF
Files and much more
SkySof Software Releases PDF Maker DLL
for Software Developers - a Powerful
ActiveX DLL for Creating and Editing PDF
Files and much more
06/22/2005 03:01 AMPDF Maker DLL is a powerful ActiveX Dynamic Link Library for software
developers. PDF Maker DLL gives programmers full control over creating
high-quality, professional Adobe® Acrobat® PDF files from virtually
any file type. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2005]
SkySof Software Releases PDFViewer OCX -
a Powerful ActiveX Control for Software
Developers Which Allows Their
Applications to Display and Interact
With PDF Files
SkySof Software Releases PDFViewer OCX -
a Powerful ActiveX Control for Software
Developers Which Allows Their
Applications to Display and Interact
With PDF Files
06/24/2005 04:28 PMPDFViewer OCX is a powerful ActiveX component for software developers.
PDFViewer OCX gives programmers full control over interacting with and
displaying Adobe® Acrobat® PDF files from within their applications.
[PRWEB Jun 23, 2005]
Download.com.sg, a Full Fledged Software
Download Site Hits 100,000 Visits a Day,
Increasing User Base Steadily and
Keeping Software Developers and Sponsors
Happy
Download.com.sg, a Full Fledged Software
Download Site Hits 100,000 Visits a Day,
Increasing User Base Steadily and
Keeping Software Developers and Sponsors
Happy
06/22/2005 01:51 AMWithin a short period of time, download.com.sg has made a mark for
itself as the premier software repository. Download.com.sg has added
10,000 memebers over just a few months and is averaging 100,000 visits
daily. Its sponsors, mainly software developers who sell their
software are kept happy with low advertising rate and high returns.
[PRWEB Jun 21, 2005]
Celerus Networks® Unveils All-In-One
Wi-Fi Management Software Suite in a
Free Software License Package – Offer
Makes Wi-Fi More Affordable than Ever
Celerus Networks® Unveils All-In-One
Wi-Fi Management Software Suite in a
Free Software License Package – Offer
Makes Wi-Fi More Affordable than Ever
06/22/2005 02:31 AMCelerus Networks ships its feature-rich Wi-Fi management software
suite with a no-cost software license delivering unprecedented savings
to network builders & managers. The wireless management package
offers unsurpassed affordability coupled with comprehensive support
services. [PRWEB Jun 20, 2005]
Time Is Money Network Announces New
Fully Web-based Time Billing and Project
Management System for Software
Developers and Service Providers – Free
During Extended Trial Period
Time Is Money Network Announces New
Fully Web-based Time Billing and Project
Management System for Software
Developers and Service Providers – Free
During Extended Trial Period
06/24/2005 04:11 PMTimeIsMoney.net is being offered at no cost for a limited time to
anyone who wishes to try this new fully on-line, web-based time sheet
management, time billing and project management system.
TimeIsMoney.net was designed to serve the needs of large and small
organizations with teams managing project resources locally or
remotely. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2005]
Cheap Computing and Open Source Movement
Reduce Software Costs By 90% For Small
Business.
Cheap Computing and Open Source Movement
Reduce Software Costs By 90% For Small
Business.
01/05/2005 03:13 AMSmall Businesses who want enterprise software such as CRM (Customer
Relationship Management), Project Management, and eLearning have
typically been ignored by the software industry. Change is coming,
however, and it may be the software makers themselves who end up
feeling left out. With abundant and cheap computing power and new
feature-rich Open Source Business applications, small businesses can
now bypass commercial software altogether. With Managed Application
Service providers filling the technological gap, small businesses can
digitize key parts of their operations without making large
investments in consultants, hardware, or software licensing. [PRWEB
Jan 5, 2005]
Broadlook--#1 CRM Software
Solution--Empowers your CRM Software and
fill your CRM Software with contact
management relationships.
Broadlook--#1 CRM Software
Solution--Empowers your CRM Software and
fill your CRM Software with contact
management relationships.
06/18/2004 03:03 AMWhichever CRM software your company uses, you need to look at the
Broadlook Suite of Software which should seamlessly integrate with
whichever CRM software you are using. BroadLook is an integrated set
of applications designed to harness the Internet as a powerful
real-time data source--the data from which can be exported into your
CRM software. [PRWEB Jun 18, 2004]
New Software Developers Resource
Available at TheDevelopersCatalogue.com
New Software Developers Resource
Available at TheDevelopersCatalogue.com
06/22/2005 03:01 AMTheDevelopersCatalogue.Com is a dynamic new online resource from
Acardia Limited, providing leading tools to help developers target
project issues such as improving quality of code, managing the cost of
software and commercialising their applications. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2005]
DirectX Redistributable for Software
Developers v9.0c
DirectX Redistributable for Software
Developers v9.0c
07/27/2004 11:18 AMThis download provides the DirectX end-user multi-languaged
redistributable that developers can include with their product. The
redistributable license agreement covers the terms under which
developers may use the Redistributable. For full details please review
the DirectX SDK EULA.txt and DirectX Redist.txt files located in the
license directory. [Driver 34.3 MB]
Real Software moves on VB6 developers
Real Software moves on VB6 developers
04/03/2005 07:39 PMZDNet Australia Apr 3 2005 11:29PM GMT
Perl Programmers / Software Engineers /
Developers.
Perl Programmers / Software Engineers /
Developers.
12/19/2004 03:13 PMReflex Computer Recruitment - United Kingdom, Avon, Bristol
(2004-12-15)
HSBC doubles Indian software developers
HSBC doubles Indian software developers
04/30/2004 10:40 AMZDNet UK Apr 30 2004 3:26PM GMT
Lock up the software developers who keep
crashing my machine
Lock up the software developers who keep
crashing my machine
01/25/2003 07:49 PMIf you want proof, click on google's news tab, search for Graham
Cluley and check out how many stories he's generated in the last month
alone. ...
Microsoft parleys with software
developers on website protection
Microsoft parleys with software
developers on website protection
06/22/2004 11:38 PMNigeria Guardian Jun 23 2004 4:24AM GMT
Web tools help more software developers
build connections to eBay
Web tools help more software developers
build connections to eBay
02/10/2004 08:05 PMInternetRetailer.com Feb 10 2004 11:13PM GMT
Clarke: Hold Developers Accountable for
Software Insecurity
Clarke: Hold Developers Accountable for
Software Insecurity
05/14/2004 04:39 PMEnterprises must speak out on what they want from the software
industry, the White House's former top cyber-security official tells
attendees of the eWEEK Security Summit.
Being Kind to Software Developers or
"Why Make Extra Email for Yourself?"
Being Kind to Software Developers or
"Why Make Extra Email for Yourself?"
11/16/2002 10:08 AMBeing Kind to Software Developers or "Why Make Extra Email for
Yourself?"
I was just over on PHP Everywhere where I saw that Enygma, the person
behind PHPDeveloper just lost his job. That just sucks. I don't know
Enygma personally but I know just how hard it is to be out of work.
And these days it's even harder. So best of luck to Enygma.
(Suggestion to Enygma, link to a resume of yourself next time from
your blog so people can see who you are and what you could do for
them).
Anyway I saw that Enygma just linked to an article on parsing RSS with
PHP. That's obviously cool. So I went to check it out and NOWHERE in
the article could I find a link to the entire code. NOWHERE. That
just plain cruel. Every programming language has novices. Every
language. What they did was write the article so you could put it
together i.e. a subhead was "Function ParseRSS" and then a paragraph
and then the code but that's, to me at least, mind bogglingly dumb.
All this does is this:
Make everyone have to work harder to use their code
Cause novice developers to get confused
It will almost certainly lead to one or more unwanted bugs from people
that put it together wrong
Lead to rants like this
Cause the author to get more than usual emails from people saying "In
this article I did X but it didn't work"
So people, if you are going to write a programming article, just toss
in a link to the full source code. Take a look at thsi article where
I not only did it but also told you how to use php's source coloring
function. [ Go ] It doesn't matter what language you are working in,
having a link to the full code is always the right thing to do.
BE KIND TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS !
Disclaimer: Today's early morning bitchy post was brought to you
courtesy of a) lack of sleep b) a really bad week c) stupidity on the
part of Zend in publishing articles this way; what were they thinking?
And if they've done it this way forever then more shame on them
Google woos software developers with
tools website
Google woos software developers with
tools website
03/19/2005 03:07 AMComputer Weekly Mar 18 2005 11:31AM GMT
India's Upcoming Free Software, Free
Society Conference
India's Upcoming Free Software, Free
Society Conference
06/05/2005 11:10 PMFree software advocates and IT delegates from around the world will be
in Kerala, India, this week in the hopes of building free software
collaborations for the future.
softWORKZ offers anti-piracy LIFELINE to
software developers
softWORKZ offers anti-piracy LIFELINE to
software developers
08/20/2004 02:45 AMsoftWORKZ Innovation announces the launch of the LIFELINE promotion,
an innovative offer to rescue software and game developers who are
being hurt by software piracy. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]
Beiks Launches Pilot Catapult 3.0 for
Palm OS Software Developers
Beiks Launches Pilot Catapult 3.0 for
Palm OS Software Developers
11/18/2003 11:17 PMWhat proprietary software can teach open
source developers about winning over new
users
What proprietary software can teach open
source developers about winning over new
users
04/12/2005 08:04 AMBeing the best doesn't always mean being the most popular. We all know
of many inferior products that are immensely, sometimes perplexingly,
popular. However, this does not mean that one must forsake the pursuit
of excellence when pursuing a broad market share. As proponents of
open source software, it should not be beneath us to pursue popularity
or to look to proprietary developers as examples. And by following the
right examples, we can help spread the usage of open source software
without sacrificing the goal of software excellence.
VIA Releases PadLock SDK for Linux-Based
Information Security Software Developers
VIA Releases PadLock SDK for Linux-Based
Information Security Software Developers
09/10/2004 09:31 AMSiemens plans shift of software
developers to lower-cost countries
Siemens plans shift of software
developers to lower-cost countries
12/12/2003 04:20 PMSiliconValley.com Dec 12 2003 2:53PM ET
Adobe to buy Macromedia in $3.4 billion
stock deal - Computer Software -
Internet Software - Software - Internet
- Company Announcements - Earnings - M&A
Adobe to buy Macromedia in $3.4 billion
stock deal - Computer Software -
Internet Software - Software - Internet
- Company Announcements - Earnings - M&A
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AmberPoint Web Services Developers
Software Will Ship With Microsoft Visual
Studio 2005
AmberPoint Web Services Developers
Software Will Ship With Microsoft Visual
Studio 2005
07/13/2004 12:00 PMMicrosoft Corp. and AmberPoint Inc. today announced that the
developers edition of AmberPoint's industry-leading Web services
management software for the Microsoft® .NET Framework will be
distributed with Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 Team System.
AmberPoint Express will be distributed with the beta and commercial
releases of these components of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team
System, significantly widening its community of users. AmberPoint
Express is available both in the box with Visual Studio 2005 and from
the MSDN® Web site for download by subscribers.
BSA hails Jordan efforts to protect
Intellectual Property Rights of software
developers
BSA hails Jordan efforts to protect
Intellectual Property Rights of software
developers
05/31/2004 04:13 AMMena Report May 31 2004 8:43AM GMT
Barefoot Software Launch Australian
Swimsuit Edition-Free, a Free Mobile
Phone and Wireless Device Service for
Cardmate on Symbian Devices
Barefoot Software Launch Australian
Swimsuit Edition-Free, a Free Mobile
Phone and Wireless Device Service for
Cardmate on Symbian Devices
06/12/2004 02:48 AMBarefoot Software Asia Limited (BSAL) is pleased to announce the
launch Australian Swimsuit Edition-Free (ASE), via the Barefoot
Software website (http://www.barefootsoft.com) for immediate download.
ASE is a Cardmate application for mobile phones which is being
launched for Free as a promotional application to end users who have a
Symbian based mobile phone. ASE, the first Australian swimsuit model
application for Smartphone devices in the World can initially be
downloaded by users who have a Nokia (6600/3650/7650), Sony Ericsson
P800/P900 and other compatible phones from the barefoot Web site.
[PRWEB Jun 12, 2004]
Web search software, Search engine
software, Free search software,
Re-Search.
Web search software, Search engine
software, Free search software,
Re-Search.
06/25/2004 02:16 AMRe-Search is a Web search software, Search engine software, Free
search software. Review and fast download Re-Search free trial! [PRWEB
Jun 25, 2004]
1U Rack-Mountable Pentium 4 Embedded
Development Platform Available for OEMs,
Software Developers, and System
Integrators
1U Rack-Mountable Pentium 4 Embedded
Development Platform Available for OEMs,
Software Developers, and System
Integrators
12/19/2004 03:45 PMIdeal for networking, Internet appliance, industrial automation, and
point-of-service (POS) applications, PL-01022 is a rack-mountable
embedded platform that features a Pentium 4 processor and up to 1 GB
DDR RAM. A high-performance, economical system with several
customization options, PL-01022 supports three Gigabit (10/100/1000)
Ethernet and two 10/100 LAN, a CompactFlash socket, two serial ports,
and two USB ports. [PRWEB Dec 15, 2004]
Print Manager Plus Wins W2KNews Top
Award for Best Print Management
Software, Best Price, Best Quality in
the Industry American-British Company
Software Shelf Receives Software Award
Print Manager Plus Wins W2KNews Top
Award for Best Print Management
Software, Best Price, Best Quality in
the Industry American-British Company
Software Shelf Receives Software Award
05/31/2004 02:14 PMSoftware Shelf International, Inc., an American and British software
development and marketing company today announced that its flagship
product, Print Manager Plus(R), has won the coveted Sunbelt W2KNews
Top Award for Print Management Software. The award is presented at
Microsoft's Tech.Ed 2004 for Best print management software, Best
price, and Best quality in the industry. The Award was won as a result
of voting from over 500,000 W2K News subscribers consisting of Windows
NT/2000/2003 Administrators, MIS Managers, MCPs, MCSEs and IT
professionals around the world. Print Manager Plus solves the problem
of the hidden cost of printing in organizations. According to
Datamation document costs consume up to 15% of a company's revenues.
Print Manager Plus reduces these costs. [PRWEB May 26, 2004]
