India: Open source to guard nukes
Grok Headline matches for India: Open source to guard nukes
Red Hat building open source community
in India
Red Hat building open source community
in India
01/24/2004 12:09 AMBANGALORE, INDIA - Linux vendor Red Hat is investing in India to build
an open source community in the country, with educational institutions
likely to be a key focus, according to the company's top executive.
Red Hat to build open-source community
in India
Red Hat to build open-source community
in India
01/26/2004 10:18 AMComputer Weekly Jan 26 2004 2:08PM GMT
India shares open-source experiences
India shares open-source experiences
09/24/2004 09:16 AMZDNet Sep 24 2004 1:17PM GMT
Why The Open-Source Model Can Work In
India (TechWeb)
Why The Open-Source Model Can Work In
India (TechWeb)
09/18/2004 03:17 AMTechWeb - An Indian Institute of Technology professor--and open-source
evangelist--discusses the role of Linux and open source in India.
NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits."
NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits."
02/17/2004 11:57 PMAs per a recent post, I love to see (and hope to one day do it myself)
Open Source Software in Non-Profits. Seems http://www.nosi.net found
my post:
http://thelostolive.net/tlo/comments.php?id=1786_0_1_0_C
And commented the release of its new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits." And now in their own words:
___snip____
--
From: Katrin Verclas
Email: steering (a) nosi.net
Hi, Kevin -
NOSI actually just released a new...
Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group
Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group
05/07/2004 04:33 PMA key leader in the open-source software movement has been appointed
to the board of Open Source Risk Management, which is defending the
legal standing of open-source software.
Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine
Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine
03/08/2004 11:20 PMhttp://www.darwinmag.com/read/030104/open.html
ASK A GROUP OF corporate IT leaders whether they'd rather stick their
arms into a box of tarantulas or allow open source software (OSS) on
their networks, and odds are most would start rolling up their
sleeves. Not to do any downloading, either.
Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life
Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life
06/23/2004 08:27 PM As Canada protects the patents on genes, Download Aborted wonders
whether the genetic code should be considered Open Source. It's
slashdotted here. And as atonement for saying something positive about
the people at Microsoft — man, you folks are rough! —
here's some slashdottism about the anti-Open Source think tanks that
Microsoft is funding. (But I still like the Microsofties I've met. So
there.)...
Open source process for open source
development
Open source process for open source
development
04/05/2005 11:50 AM
Sun has given every possible indication that Open Solaris will be run as a true
open source project. The latest indication is the make-up of the board
of directors:
Casper Dik,
Roy Fielding,
Al Hopper,
Simon Phipps, and
Rich Teer.
(via Simon Phipps - congrats Simon!)
Open source opportunity, open source
risk
Open source opportunity, open source
risk
09/22/2004 10:44 AM
I've been traveling more than usual lately, and while on the road I've
been working my way through the
ITConversations audio
archive. It's full of gems, and one of them is Doug Kaye's
interview
with Philip Greenspun. While discussing the
ArsDigita flameout,
Greenspun offers insightful perspectives on the opportunity, and the
risk, of open source as a business model.
...From open source to open services to
open information
From open source to open services to
open information
03/29/2005 12:00 PM
My
March
21 entry about upcoming.org turned out to be an odd juxtaposition
because, on the same day, a new events database called
EVDB was announced and shown at PC
Forum. It's due out shortly in public beta but I haven't seen it, so
for now I only know what you can also learn from reading, among
others:
Dan
Farber,
Ross
Mayfield,
Om Malik,
David
Weinberger, and
Paul
Kedrosky (whose recent archive is missing this morning, yikes).
The consensus seems to be that EVDB will be a Web-2.0-style,
Wiki-style, RSS-friendly, Flickr-and-del.icio.us-like thingy. Sounds
promising! I'll certainly check it out when it's public.
...Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb)
Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb)
04/08/2005 04:56 AMTechWeb - The software vendor will add to the 20 products it now
offers for source-code inspection under its Shared Source Initiative.
Microsoft releases source code to open
source community
Microsoft releases source code to open
source community
05/05/2004 04:06 AMAbout a month ago, Microsoft posted some of its source code to
SourceForge. SourceForge is a, if not the, major distribution point
for open source software. Microsoft's code was put there under the
terms of the Common Public License, which allows modification,
addition, redistribution - in short, it allows most of the rights and
privileges that we associate with open source software.
Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source
Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source
02/13/2004 02:37 PMWhat should Microsoft do, now that a chunk of its NT 4.0 and Windows
2000 source code have leaked onto the Web? Our guest columnist says
Microsoft should make lemonade out of lemons and just open source the
whole enchilada.
Open source process for closed source
development
Open source process for closed source
development
04/05/2005 11:50 AM IBM Adopts
Open Development Internally: "Following on the success of its
Eclipse open-source development platform, IBM has quietly been using a
form of open-source development internally to create technology the
company will sell commercially.
IBM calls its model Community Source, which it defines as a
collaborative, internal, open-source-style environment for developing
and testing new technology.
Danny Sabbah, vice president of strategy and technology for the IBM
Software Group, in Armonk, N.Y., said IBM is using its Community
Source model across 100 projects and 2,000 developers in the company.
These projects span the IBM Software Group, Systems Group, Research
and Global Services, he said."
Very interesting. I'd like to learn more about that. What parts of the
so called open source development process have they built into the
Community Source model? I've found that most developers have different
definitions of the open source development process (via
Ross
Gardler).
Open Standards - Open Source. The
Business, Legal & Technical Challenges
Ahead.
Open Standards - Open Source. The
Business, Legal & Technical Challenges
Ahead.
10/28/2003 11:06 PM
The meeting comprised four panels: Business, Technical, Legal,
and Social and Ethical, each of which featured an introduction of the
issues and follow-up with an interactive discussion between the
speakers and the audience. The aim was to capture and publish the
issues discussed in order to raise the industry awareness of the
benefits of Open Source.
Pingtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With
New Open Source Business Model.
Pingtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With
New Open Source Business Model.
02/18/2004 10:41 PMPi
ngtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With New Open Source Business
Model. Interesting.
Open-Xchange Server 5 Blends
Proprietary, Open-Source Perks
Open-Xchange Server 5 Blends
Proprietary, Open-Source Perks
04/12/2005 08:07 PMAccessible through common Web browsers, the collaboration platform
lets users share e-mail, calendar, tasks, threaded discussions and
documents originating from both proprietary and open-source systems.
Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware
Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware
12/19/2003 11:45 AMMSFT's apparent incapacity for patching MSIE vulnerabilities hasn't
deterred open-source hackers, who have released a free software patch
for a well-known Explorer vulnerability.
Update: Andrew sez, "...it contains buffer overflow exploits that are wide open for hax0r5 to take
advantage of. In addition, it redirects weird URL requests to -it's
own website-."
Update: Yoz points out
that the patch has been patched.
Link
(via /.)
When Open Source doesn't open and source
doesn't matter
When Open Source doesn't open and source
doesn't matter
07/20/2004 11:14 AMOne frustration too many: time for a rant. When a bug in Mozilla
(keyboard focus is on the previously selected window) has remained
unfixed for at least 18 to 24 months, when XFree86 mouse interaction
with PS/2 or GPM remains hazardous and makes a system unusable and
that bug has been fobbed off to the kernel developers and not dealt
with for at least two years - when there are more examples like this
that make using Open Source software a pain, what do you do?
Are you one of the few people with the time and money and
expertise sufficient to delve into the source yourself to fix the
problem?
Do we have it "too good" and these niggles are, by comparison to
the rest of the world's computer users (Windows), absolute peanuts?
Linux Sees Open Field for Open Source
(washingtonpost.com)
Linux Sees Open Field for Open Source
(washingtonpost.com)
08/03/2004 10:28 AMwashingtonpost.com - Plenty of tech experts have spent years trying to
convince the general public that the Linux operating system is
becoming more of a threat to Microsoft's Windows. With the LinuxWorld
conference underway this week in San Francisco, there is finally a
sure-fire sign that this may be the case: Microsoft won't be there.
More Than Open Data at the 2004 O'Reilly
Open Source Convention
More Than Open Data at the 2004 O'Reilly
Open Source Convention
08/09/2004 12:52 AMWi-Fi Technology Forum Aug 9 2004 5:11AM GMT
Why open distribution is the real
promise of open source
Why open distribution is the real
promise of open source
06/16/2004 11:32 AM The White Rabbit has beckoned us down the wrong rabbit hole. Much has
been made about the open source revolution, and with good reason. The
open source development model produces superior software. But, in my
estimation, the real promise of open source lies not in open source,
but rather in open distribution. Here's why ...
Open source cracks publishing wide open
Open source cracks publishing wide open
06/17/2004 11:24 AMOnce upon a time, publishing was the domain of large corporations.
Then came desktop publishing and the tools to produce a book shrank
from the cost of an aircraft carrier to the price tag of a PT boat.
Now, small publishers on the bleeding edge of technology are fomenting
a revolution that may change the publishing market forever. Open
source publishing tools, long derided as not being ready for battle,
are proving themselves in the trenches of small publishing.
Why Microsoft Should Open Source the
Leaked Source
Why Microsoft Should Open Source the
Leaked Source
02/13/2004 02:37 PMANALYSIS: Redmond would be smart to make lemonade out of lemons by
releasing the rest of the Windows code and letting developers have at
it.
Open Arms for Open-Source News
Open Arms for Open-Source News
07/22/2004 06:17 AMA California newspaper is turning over the news to the people: If you
think it's news, it probably is to somebody, so write it up. By Daniel
Terdiman.
Open-Xchange Server goes open source
Open-Xchange Server goes open source
08/04/2004 09:46 AMLINUXWORLD -- Open-Xchange Server, the Microsoft Exchange Server
workalike, is being released under the GPL at the end of August.
Open-Xchange Server is the engine behind Novell/SUSE's Openexchange
Server, and is produced by Netline Internet Service. Netline CEO Frank
Hoberg will be in the Novell booth during most of the LinuxWorld
Conference & Expo, displaying what a company press release
describes as "the industry's top-selling Linux-based groupware,
collaboration, and messaging application."
Source code stolen from U.S. software
company in India
Source code stolen from U.S. software
company in India
08/05/2004 08:48 AMJolly Technologies, a division of U.S. company Jolly Inc., reported
Wednesday that an insider stole portions of the source code and
confidential design documents relating to one of its key products, at
its research and development center in Mumbai, India. The company has
as a result halted all development activities at the center.
Open source and visible source
Open source and visible source
06/08/2004 09:11 AM
Zope Corp.'s layered strategy of engagement with open source and
visible-source communities is a compelling blend of the strengths of
free and commercial software development. In two previous columns, Open
source citizenship and Giving
back to open source, I explored the tendency of enterprises to
fork open source projects rather than join them. Pedhazur suggests
that a commercial entity supporting both an open source base and a
visible-source layered product can reduce the need to fork. By
outsourcing code enhancements, the argument goes, an enterprise can
enjoy single-throat-to-choke control without seceding from a project's
community. It remains to be seen how broadly this model can apply, but
in cases where it does, what's not to like? [Full story at
InfoWorld.com]
In this
two-minute
clip, Zope Corp.'s Chairman Hadar Pedhazur describes the visible
source model as a middle-ground option between the few large open
source projects, whose direction an enterprise cannot easily
influence, and the many smaller ones that enterprises can influence,
but typically fork in order to do so.
...AMD to open India R&D center next week
AMD to open India R&D center next week
08/05/2004 08:48 AMAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) will begin moving staff into its new
research and development center in the Indian city of Bangalore next
week, the center's general manager said Thursday.
AMD to open engineering center in India
AMD to open engineering center in India
04/22/2004 12:03 PMThe chipmaker has joined the increasing number of American companies
setting up engineering design plants in India's technology hub,
Bangalore.
Google to open R&D center in India
Google to open R&D center in India
12/12/2003 05:43 AMSify Dec 12 2003 4:36AM ET
Microsoft open to open source
Microsoft open to open source
06/24/2004 12:49 PMMicrosoft Corp. says it is looking to turn over more of its programs
to open-source software developers, playing a greater role in a
process that the Redmond company has criticized strongly at times in
the past.
Money-makers like the company's Windows operating system and Office
productivity suite aren't on the table -- or anywhere near it.
But the company has so far released two software-development tools to
the open-source community, and it wants to continue the practice, a
Microsoft platform manager told an industry group this week.
Open season on open source
Open season on open source
05/21/2004 01:07 AMMicrosoft open to open-source
Microsoft open to open-source
06/24/2004 08:17 AMUnisys to open development center in
India
Unisys to open development center in
India
04/28/2004 10:19 AMThe IT services company is planning on a five-year investment of $180
million in the facility, which will focus on maintenance and help desk
services, as well as development.
U.S., India open skies agreement to help
outsourcing
U.S., India open skies agreement to help
outsourcing
04/07/2005 07:44 AMAn open skies agreement between the U.S. and India is expected to
lower costs and improve efficiency for Indian outsourcing companies
and U.S. companies with offshore software development in India,
according to industry sources. The agreement gives U.S. airlines
access to more Indian cities.
U.S./India open-skies agreement to help
outsourcing
U.S./India open-skies agreement to help
outsourcing
04/07/2005 06:17 PMLifting travel restrictions should lower costs and boost efficiency
and productivity of offshore outsourcers.
Google to open research center in India
Google to open research center in India
12/12/2003 11:35 AMSearch Engine Lowdown Dec 12 2003 10:28AM ET
Grok Description matches for India: Open source to guard nukes
GrokA matches for India: Open source to guard nukes
Ericsson Launched the first 3G call in
India at the 13th Convergence India-2005
Ericsson Launched the first 3G call in
India at the 13th Convergence India-2005
03/29/2005 05:26 PMZDNet India Mar 29 2005 9:52PM GMT
Rural India voters dismiss "Shining
India"
Rural India voters dismiss "Shining
India"
05/14/2004 04:37 PMINDIA: India plans US model cyber law
INDIA: India plans US model cyber law
12/24/2004 01:07 PMAsia Media Dec 22 2004 10:47PM GMT
vichaar.org - Thought-provoking insights
on India - - A list of relief efforts in
India for tidal wave relief
vichaar.org - Thought-provoking insights
on India - - A list of relief efforts in
India for tidal wave relief
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Choosing an open source license
Choosing an open source license
07/26/2004 04:04 AMThe Open Source Initiative (OSI) lists more than 50 approved open
source licenses. Each license is anywhere from slightly to vastly
unlike its neighbors. All of them are written for lawyers, not mere
mortal software developers. So how do you choose the most sensible an
open source license for your projects?
Open source license help needed
Open source license help needed
12/17/2004 06:33 PMEvery now and then, I get an e-mail asking me to clarify
the license associated with code that I've posted on this site, such
as my date
parsing script. I'm looking for an open source license that I can
start slapping on things to ensure people that they can use it for
whatever they want, but wading through the list of licenses is no
fun at all. Here are the features I'm looking for:
- Minimal boiler-plate. I don't want to have to
copy and paste dozens of lines of legalese in to a 30 line long
example script; my ideal license would allow me to "link it in" in a
single line ("(c) Simon Willison 2004, released under [X]
license").
- Allows commercial use. I don't care if people
make money off something I've published here.
- Encourages attribution. I don't want people
feeling they have to credit me if they reuse five lines of Python I
posted as an example somewhere, but I'm not averse to getting credited
for more substantial contributions. I don't want to make attribution a
requirement though as I'd rather people used my code and failed to
attribute me than didn't use it at all.
- Is compatible with other licenses. I often get
asked if people can include my code in other open source projects -
whatever license I use needs not to get in the way of other people's
licensing aims for their own projects.
I'm tempted to just slap a note saying "this code is in
the public domain" on everything and have done, but I'm not sure if
there are unpleasant side effects to doing so. The only thing I want
to avoid is people explicitly claiming my work as their own.
Official nod for Sun open-source license
Official nod for Sun open-source license
01/04/2005 08:57 PMThe Open Source Initiative's license approval committee has given a
vote of support to Sun Microsystems' license.
Google to open engineering R and D
center in India: executive
Google to open engineering R and D
center in India: executive
12/12/2003 05:43 AMAFP via Yahoo! Dec 12 2003 4:16AM ET
Intel Dropping its Open Source License
Intel Dropping its Open Source License
04/01/2005 08:32 PMLinux Magazine Apr 2 2005 12:02AM GMT
SpamAssassin sports new open-source
license
SpamAssassin sports new open-source
license
09/22/2004 09:01 PMOpen-source spam blocker gets legal makeover with switch to Apache
license. Oh, and tech upgrades.
Sun criticizes popular open-source
license
Sun criticizes popular open-source
license
04/05/2005 07:29 PMSun Microsystems President Jonathan Schwartz applauds the open-source
software realm but takes jabs at the GPL.
Intel to stop using open-source license
Intel to stop using open-source license
03/31/2005 12:14 PMThe chipmaker says it will discontinue an open-source license used to
govern some of its software.
Nokia To Open Tenth Manufacturing Plant
in India (NewsFactor)
Nokia To Open Tenth Manufacturing Plant
in India (NewsFactor)
04/08/2005 03:17 PMNewsFactor - As an indication that the markets in the United States
and Europe could be close to saturation for mobile-electronics
adoption, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) plans to set up a manufacturing facility
for mobile devices in India, investing an estimated US$150 million
in the production plant.
Sun license nears official "open-source"
status
Sun license nears official "open-source"
status
01/04/2005 08:25 PMThe Open Source Initiative's license approval committee has given a
vote of support to Sun Microsystems' license.
France lends support to new open-source
license
France lends support to new open-source
license
07/09/2004 11:55 AMPARIS - Researchers at three French government-funded research
organizations this week revealed something they hope will increase the
spread of free, open source software in the country: a new license
they say is compatible with the Free Software Foundation Inc.'s GNU
General Public License (GPL).
License issues lining up for Linux, open
source
License issues lining up for Linux, open
source
02/05/2005 09:48 PMAs if the largest software company in the world as an opponent was not
enough, the Linux and open source software industry is facing some of
its biggest challenges in containing the proliferation of its own
licenses and updating a 15-year-old GPL. Both hurdles were roundly
discussed during sessions at the recent OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit,
but there appeared to be no easy answers nor easy solutions to either
licensing issue.
India: Open source to guard nukes
