Open-Source Developers Close In on Proprietary Vendors

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What 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 AM
Being 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.

Open-Xchange Server 5 Blends
Proprietary, Open-Source Perks

Open-Xchange Server 5 Blends
Proprietary, Open-Source Perks 04/12/2005 08:07 PM
Accessible 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 vs proprietary: Both have
advantages

Open source vs proprietary: Both have
advantages 05/27/2004 12:19 AM
ZDNet Australia May 27 2004 4:24AM GMT

Proprietary vs. open source, part 2

Proprietary vs. open source, part 2 05/14/2004 01:37 PM
ZDNet May 14 2004 5:12PM GMT

Will Open Source Be Forced To Go
Proprietary?

Will Open Source Be Forced To Go
Proprietary? 12/11/2003 05:03 PM

Lessons Proprietary Software Can Teach
Open Source

Lessons Proprietary Software Can Teach
Open Source 04/12/2005 01:30 PM

HP To Support Key Open Source Vendors

HP To Support Key Open Source Vendors 06/01/2004 07:01 PM
CIO Today,CA-2 hours ago ... Sever king HP has decided to include and support open source database MySQL and Java management application JBoss in its UNIX and Linux servers. ...

HP Said to Support Two Open-Source
Software Vendors

HP Said to Support Two Open-Source
Software Vendors 06/01/2004 02:25 AM
Boston Globe Jun 1 2004 6:19AM GMT

The Strange Case of the Disappearing
Open Source Vendors

The Strange Case of the Disappearing
Open Source Vendors 07/05/2002 02:32 AM
At the same time that many open source vendors have stumbled, though, the acceptance of open source has gone through the roof. And it is here that we can see the true significance of the Sherlock Holmes story with which I began this piece: the dog did nothing because it was the owner of the dog who came in during the night.

Open source is ultimately about empowering users, not vendors. -- Tim O'Reilly

"zeldman.logical"

HP Said to Support Two Open-Source
Software Vendors (Reuters)

HP Said to Support Two Open-Source
Software Vendors (Reuters) 05/31/2004 11:34 PM
Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N) will support open-source software companies JBoss and MySQL on its servers as it seeks to compete with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N) in offering Linux-compatible services, a Linux executive said late Monday.

Database vendors are joining the open
source party

Database vendors are joining the open
source party 12/22/2004 01:44 AM
Whether companies sell or provide their databases with fully available source code, through a new open source project, or with their very own open source license, there is definitely open source fever in the database business these days. Older, established database makers such as IBM, Sybase, and CA are releasing the code for what were previously proprietary products. But these players are coming late to the party thrown by MySQL, PostgreSQL, BerkelyDB maker Sleepycat, and Firebird. How much open source beer are these newcomers bringing to the database bash, or are they simply coming in and asking where the cups are?

Open-Source Vendors JBoss, MySQL Form
Partnership

Open-Source Vendors JBoss, MySQL Form
Partnership 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
Both companies promote the use of their software on Linux, which has become an alternative to proprietary Unix and Windows Server operating systems. ...

Open-Source Vendors JBoss, MySQL Form
Partnership (TechWeb)

Open-Source Vendors JBoss, MySQL Form
Partnership (TechWeb) 01/22/2004 05:04 AM
TechWeb - Under the marketing alliance, JBoss will integrate its application server with MySQL's database servers, which the companies say will simplify development and deployment of web-based Java applications with open source technologies.

Brazil looks to close technology gap
with open source

Brazil looks to close technology gap
with open source 11/18/2003 01:23 AM

A new policy set in place by the administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva aims to move its systems from expensive Microsoft products to a Linux -based platform in order to cut computer costs. Sergio Amadeu, head of Brazil's National Information Technology Institute , also hopes that the move to open source will help ease the digital divide in his country:

[He] argues that the gap between the needy and the wealthy will only deepen unless the poor have easy access to the technology that the rich have at their fingertips, especially in developing countries like Brazil.

IBM has entered into an agreement with the Brazilian government to explore the move to open source.

Open Source VoIP Ready For Its Close-Up

Open Source VoIP Ready For Its Close-Up 09/24/2004 08:12 PM
Internet News Sep 24 2004 11:31PM GMT

Open Source VoIP Ready For Its Close Up

Open Source VoIP Ready For Its Close Up 09/25/2004 05:05 PM

Microsoft encourages open source
developers

Microsoft encourages open source
developers 04/19/2005 09:56 AM
I had my annual meeting with Microsoft's Jason Matusow last week. Our second "annual" meeting, to be precise. He's director of Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative and I introduced you all to him last summer (see "A free lunch with Microsoft", http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nt/2004/0802nt1.html) when we met at the Open Source Conference. This time around, the venue was the Open Source Business Conference, held at San Francisco's St. Francis Hotel.

Is Open Source An Advantage For Game
Developers?

Is Open Source An Advantage For Game
Developers? 09/01/2004 09:38 AM

Google courts open-source developers

Google courts open-source developers 03/19/2005 02:41 AM

eBay Turns to Open-Source Developers

eBay Turns to Open-Source Developers 06/22/2005 02:16 AM
The online marketplace targets open-source developers with a source code collaboration program for creating tools tied to eBay.

Commentary: Time for open source to
close door?

Commentary: Time for open source to
close door? 12/09/2003 09:43 PM

Apache, open-source developers want
Sender ID scrapped

Apache, open-source developers want
Sender ID scrapped 09/03/2004 12:59 AM
ZDNet Australia Sep 3 2004 5:03AM GMT

Open-Source Developers: Microsoft
Licensing Must Be GPL-Compatible

Open-Source Developers: Microsoft
Licensing Must Be GPL-Compatible 03/19/2005 02:53 AM
They say the European Commission will have to demand substantial changes to Microsoft's protocol-licensing plan if it wants to bring real competition back to the workgroup server market.

LinuxWorld: Big Changes Coming from
Open-Source Licensing, Developers

LinuxWorld: Big Changes Coming from
Open-Source Licensing, Developers 06/05/2005 11:54 PM
eWeek May 26 2005 5:29PM GMT

Legal center established for open-source
projects, developers

Legal center established for open-source
projects, developers 02/01/2005 09:25 PM
SiliconValley.com Feb 1 2005 6:01AM GMT

Open-Source Developers Cheer New Linux
Base Standard

Open-Source Developers Cheer New Linux
Base Standard 09/13/2004 11:49 PM
The Free Standards Group's updated standard will improve Linux code portability and interoperability, developers say, and reduce the worry of platform fragmentation.

Open-Source Developers Cheer New Linux
Base Standard (Ziff Davis)

Open-Source Developers Cheer New Linux
Base Standard (Ziff Davis) 09/14/2004 01:34 AM
Ziff Davis - The Free Standards Group's updated standard will improve Linux code portability and interoperability, developers say, and reduce the worry of platform fragmentation.

Telephony Battle: Open Vs. Proprietary

Telephony Battle: Open Vs. Proprietary 06/05/2005 10:58 PM
Silicon Valley is fast moving into the world of telephony, and it is dragging the contest between open and proprietary code along with it.

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 PM
As 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 PM
A 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 PM
http://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 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. ...

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!)

Vendors Debate Perks of an Open Java

Vendors Debate Perks of an Open Java 07/01/2004 10:21 PM
"You haven't even described to me the problem for which you said open source is a solution," Sun president Jonathan Schwartz says during the JavaOne panel, which included leaders from IBM and CollabNet.

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 AM
TechWeb - 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 AM
About 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.

The Open Manifesto will never close

The Open Manifesto will never close 01/02/2005 09:23 PM
Bill Dummond has another new project. Previously he had been involved with the KLF, and now seems to run the Penkiln Burn website.
The Open Manifesto is a new offshoot - which admidst some nice design, captures peoples personal art manifestos- there are some true gems on here. There are also some 10 ten 'charts' which seem to have stopped in August 2004 - including judgement by Stewart Home - a fantastic author.

One of Bill Drummonds other projects was previously been mentioned here. More can be found through the fascinating Penkiln Burn.
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