How useful are 'proprietary vs. open source' TCO studies?

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Microsoft: 'We should learn from open
source'

Microsoft: 'We should learn from open
source' 11/12/2003 04:32 PM

Will 'controlled open source' software
take over election work?

Will 'controlled open source' software
take over election work? 08/19/2004 11:22 AM
When he accepted a request to speak at OSCON last month, University of California Davis student and Open Vote Foundation founder Scott Ritchie did not know he would be talking about how the open source election software he wanted to bring to the United States was being abandoned for a more proprietary approach.

Newham: staying with Microsoft is '68%
cheaper than open source'

Newham: staying with Microsoft is '68%
cheaper than open source' 08/16/2004 08:18 AM
Computer Weekly Aug 16 2004 12:27PM GMT

University of London decides to merge
its United States studies with Latin
American studies

University of London decides to merge
its United States studies with Latin
American studies 01/16/2004 11:01 AM
EducationGuardian - Darkness at noon: "The university has embraced the fallacy of arguing that if Latin America cannot be understood...

Why 'Shared Source' Is a Lie

Why 'Shared Source' Is a Lie 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Microsoft is under a lot of pressure these days, mostly from Linux and the open source camp providing attractive alternatives to the closed world of Windows. Under extreme duress, Microsoft has grudgingly come up with a concept that would give its marketing forces some ammo in their fight against Linux and open source.

Thoughts on Microsoft's 'shared source'

Thoughts on Microsoft's 'shared source' 03/26/2005 02:36 AM
Technocrat.net Mar 26 2005 7:24AM GMT

Iraqi 'was WMD 45-minute source'

Iraqi 'was WMD 45-minute source' 12/07/2003 09:24 AM

news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/uk_politics/3297771. stm
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Las BIOS de Intel serán 'Open Source'

Las BIOS de Intel serán 'Open Source' 06/08/2004 12:15 PM

Microsoft Eases 'Shared Source'
Restrictions

Microsoft Eases 'Shared Source'
Restrictions 06/28/2004 03:05 PM
Slashdot Jun 28 2004 5:38PM GMT

'Open source' IE patch withdrawn for
further patching

'Open source' IE patch withdrawn for
further patching 12/20/2003 09:51 PM

Internet call is an 'Open Source'
opportunity

Internet call is an 'Open Source'
opportunity 08/03/2004 11:11 PM
Scoop Aug 4 2004 2:53AM GMT

Novell sees a 'both-source' future

Novell sees a 'both-source' future 09/13/2004 10:30 AM
CEO asserts the future of software development will not be found in the open-source or proprietary models.

Novell plans 'both source' future with
OES

Novell plans 'both source' future with
OES 09/15/2004 11:09 AM
Computer Business Review Sep 15 2004 2:54PM GMT

'Open-source' Solaris plan draws
lukewarm response

'Open-source' Solaris plan draws
lukewarm response 06/04/2004 05:07 PM
In China, one of the countries pushing open-source over proprietary software, Sun said it would make Solaris "open-source" along the lines of its Java licensing model. In the U.S., the announcement drew some skepticism.

Share and share alike?: 'Open-source'
networks vs. intellectual property

Share and share alike?: 'Open-source'
networks vs. intellectual property 12/06/2003 06:10 AM
Seattle Times Dec 6 2003 5:16AM ET

Questions Surround Bill Burkett. CBS's
'Unimpeachable Source' Is Ex-Guard
Officer With History Of Problems And Of
Attacking Bush (Free Wapo Registration
Required)

Questions Surround Bill Burkett. CBS's
'Unimpeachable Source' Is Ex-Guard
Officer With History Of Problems And Of
Attacking Bush (Free Wapo Registration
Required) 09/21/2004 08:43 AM
The Washington Post

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36908-2004Sep20.html
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Seminal Studies

Seminal Studies 11/23/2002 11:03 AM
I don't believe that there is a woman, homosexual male, or flexible boy out there who would claim that semen tastes great. However, regardless of

I need case studies

I need case studies 12/19/2004 03:37 PM
I like to put my money where my mouth is, so in keeping with my post from last week (and after talking to several people about it), I've decided to start gauging interest in the production of case studies on companies that have successfully used PHP. Here's what I'm looking for: The ...

Looking For Studies on Web Pages

Looking For Studies on Web Pages 06/11/2002 09:57 AM
The quest for free or resonably priced studies on web pages continues. In a world where we run on precision computers and have date on everything, the lack of real world page performace data is troubling.

SAP studies changes in core products

SAP studies changes in core products 01/08/2004 07:07 PM
Facing pressure from rivals, it may modify its enterprise software applications to reduce internal development costs and user integration costs.

The Asian Studies WWW Monitor

The Asian Studies WWW Monitor 12/17/2003 08:30 AM
The Asian Studies WWW Monitor
http://coombs.an u.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html

"The Asian Studies WWW Monitor" (ISSN 1329-9778) was established 21 April 1994. The journal, a pioneering and the only publication of this kind in the world, provides daily abstracts and reviews of new/updated online resources of significance to research, teaching and communications dealing with Asian Studies. It is published by the Internet Publications Bureau, RSPAS, National Institute for Asia and the Pacific, ANU. The periodical forms a key element of the global, cooperative project Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. For further details see a page About the Asian Studies WWW Monitor. The journal is complemented by its sister publication Pacific Studies WWW Monitor which was established in April 2000.

Let the case studies roll in!

Let the case studies roll in! 06/05/2005 11:20 PM
A while back, I published a blog post soliciting proposals for PHP-related case studies. The idea entered my “inbox” and has floated about there for a while, waiting for my brain to pick up on it (I will spare you the long version here—just read the old blog post and you’ll get the picture). The time [...]

P2P studies say that it's not hurting
music

P2P studies say that it's not hurting
music 03/28/2005 07:32 PM
Cory Doctorow: Copyfight's Alex Wexelblat has a doozy of an editorial on the pseudoscience behind claims that P2P is costing the music industry money:

...[E]very study that has been done since Napster has shown that music sharing has no negative effects on music sales (CD or downloaded). In fact, some show a positive effect. If that message got into the public consciousness the Cartel would be much worse off. Therefore, they've done all they can to frame the debate in terms of their scares, not science. So we have the scene - surely worthy of Beckett - in which a certified class of 27,000 songwriters and music publishers will argue against Grokster, as Tony Mauro put it on law.com "casting it as a life-or-death struggle over theft of their means of livelihood."

There's just one eensy weensy problem here - NOBODY's livelihood is being stolen. It's just not happening. There were no WMD in Iraq, there was no cocaine on that boat (*), and music sharing does not cost artists money.

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Microsoft Studies Linux

Microsoft Studies Linux 12/22/2003 07:46 PM
The software giant sends surveys to Linux user groups; open source advocates are skeptical.

Resources for Medieval Studies

Resources for Medieval Studies 07/01/2004 10:40 AM
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies.

Webl0gging increasing: new studies

Webl0gging increasing: new studies 04/09/2004 04:01 PM

Weblogging is increasing, according to recent studies , and emerging as a significant part of the United States media landscape. Bloggers constitute a statistical minority of the online population, but include between two and eight million Americans. While perceptions of tone, content, and the newnewness of blogging may prevent widespread adoption at the moment, advertising is beginning to take root.

The multilingual internet: new studies

The multilingual internet: new studies 12/02/2003 03:08 AM

The new issue of the Journal for Computer-Mediated Communication explores emergent language practices in email, text messaging , newsgroups , and instant messenger ( IM ).

The multilingual Internet raises a number of practical and scholarly questions, ranging from the distinctive features of email or chat in languages with specific font-related requirements, to code-switching in bilingual or multilingual online communication, to the effects of the English language and global "netspeak" (Crystal, 2001) on [computer-mediated communication] in local languages. Linguistic research has shown that spoken languages vary in their structures, meanings and usage—is this equally true on the Internet, where speakers of different languages come into contact and influence one another on a scale never before imagined?

Topics include Arabic and Greek scripts transformed into ASCII text by instant messenger, the spread of English , and gender empowerment in chat .

(via James Downing )

New Studies Evaluate US and UK E-Gov
Accessibility

New Studies Evaluate US and UK E-Gov
Accessibility 07/20/2004 08:04 PM
BeSpacific Jul 21 2004 0:28AM GMT

Lessons Learned from Eye Tracking
Studies

Lessons Learned from Eye Tracking
Studies 03/19/2005 02:41 AM

NASA hands out $13.5m for radiation
studies

NASA hands out $13.5m for radiation
studies 08/04/2004 06:07 AM
The Register Aug 4 2004 10:43AM GMT

Two Studies, Two Results, and a Debate
Over a Drug

Two Studies, Two Results, and a Debate
Over a Drug 06/02/2004 11:12 PM
Most drug trials are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. And that, some critics say, can lead to a conflict of interest.

Sci-fi studies website materialises in
Liverpool

Sci-fi studies website materialises in
Liverpool 04/05/2005 09:15 AM
Guardian.co.uk - Tue Apr 5, 11:07 am GMT

More Misleading Studies About Children
And The Internet

More Misleading Studies About Children
And The Internet 09/07/2004 04:07 PM
A group in the UK called NCH can't seem to put out a reasonable, unbiased study to save their lives. This is the charity group that is spending so much time worrying about children that they can't be bothered with coming up with unbiased studies. Everything leans so far in one direction, it's almost silly. First they blamed the internet for child porn as if it wouldn't exist otherwise, followed by a survey using leading questions to make it look as though parents were afraid 3G wireless was dangerous to their kids. To top that they put out a fear-mongering report about 11 year olds gambling online, when all they had done was coax a single 16-year-old to sign up for an online gambling site. Their latest is along the same lines. They start with the assumption that "the internet is bad for children" and then absolutely freak out when many parents don't seem to agree with them. Rather than think that, perhaps, many parents actually understand and appreciate the risks of the internet -- knowing that a properly monitored and trained kid can handle the internet -- NCH immediately says parents need to be educated. In fact, the study shows that many who aren't worried say so because they believe their child has been adequately taught about the risks. Whether or not that's true is an open question. However, this NCH study doesn't go down that road, preferring to simply freak out that some parents might dare to trust their kids on the internet.

Child death studies set for reform

Child death studies set for reform 09/06/2004 05:40 AM
An independent inquiry recommends sweeping changes to investigations into sudden infant deaths.

FBI studies U.S. contacts by al-Qaeda
(USATODAY.com)

FBI studies U.S. contacts by al-Qaeda
(USATODAY.com) 08/05/2004 10:29 AM
USATODAY.com - A captured al-Qaeda operative whose computer files described surveillance of key U.S. financial centers contacted people in the USA as recently as this year, two U.S. officials with knowledge of counterterrorism efforts said Wednesday.

Studies: Walking May Ward Off
Alzheimer's (AP)

Studies: Walking May Ward Off
Alzheimer's (AP) 09/22/2004 02:23 AM
AP - The health benefits of regular walking may include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer's disease, research in patients aged 70 and up has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn't be strenuous to be good for you.

Hurricane Ivan Impact Studies

Hurricane Ivan Impact Studies 09/22/2004 04:26 AM
U.S. Geological Survey before and after photos .. take hurricanes into consideration .. Hurricane Ivan Impact Studies

coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/ivan/photos/index.html
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GAO Studies U.S. Government Data Mining

GAO Studies U.S. Government Data Mining 05/28/2004 10:50 AM

MIT Studies Software Development
Processes

MIT Studies Software Development
Processes 04/30/2004 10:47 AM

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A babe in Tuxland

A babe in Tuxland 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
You may have heard Linux is difficult to learn and use. Certainly Linux is different, but pointing and clicking work the same regardless of the underlying operating system. My four-year-old granddaughter, K.D., hasn't had any trouble figuring it out, and if she can do it, you can too.

Mobile penetration in the Middle East
varies enormously from country to
country

Mobile penetration in the Middle East
varies enormously from country to
country 06/16/2004 03:37 AM
Research and Markets have announced the addition of the ‘Middle East Mobile Communications 2004’ report to their offering. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2004]

Search the Internet country by country

Search the Internet country by country 09/21/2004 04:26 PM
Bangkok Post Sep 21 2004 7:50PM GMT

Country-by-country results

Country-by-country results 06/14/2004 03:46 AM

I'm a little bit country?

I'm a little bit country? 02/01/2005 08:42 PM

On Saturday I attended MaxItOut, a local charity event inspired by a 4-year old bacterial meningitis survivor whose parents are friends of mine. Bradbury Software was among the event's sponsors, which led to an almost surreal experience.

The fundraiser featured performances by country music stars, and the logos of each sponsor were projected onto a screen during the entire concert. For me, it was, well, very unusual to see the "TopStyle" and "FeedDemon" logos appear behind Keith Urban, Faith Hill and Wynonna as they played.

For the record, I've never been a huge country music fan, but I'm so glad that I attended the event and offered a small contribution through my sponsorship. Well over a quarter of a million dollars was raised for meningitis research, and nobody left that night without being touched by the dedication of parents whose children are affected by the disease.

Cocaine Country

Cocaine Country 07/02/2004 03:00 AM
Cocaine Country, Sights & Sounds. An 8 minute Flash movie from National Geographic's story, Cocaine Country, by Carlos Villalón, about cocaine in Colombia and what the crop means to the people. [Via TalkLeft.]

Do It for Your Country (Reuters)

Do It for Your Country (Reuters) 05/11/2004 10:50 AM
Reuters - Australian couples owe it to their country to have more children and should get on with the job, the nation's treasurer said on Tuesday.

Country corn

Country corn 07/23/2004 08:06 AM
Grilled, boiled, roasted, sure ... but fried? A Kentucky barbecue joint offers a twist on a summer favorite, corn on the cob.

Around The Country Without Gasoline

Around The Country Without Gasoline 07/30/2004 03:48 PM

Love your country

Love your country 05/06/2004 08:35 AM
With Jack White's help, Loretta Lynn has released a country music album even godless rock 'n' rollers can embrace.

Where is this country headed?

Where is this country headed? 06/12/2004 09:23 AM
Is U.S. like Germany of the '30s?

"Defending their country"

"Defending their country" 08/11/2004 11:56 AM
Two Britons born in Iraq explain their reasons for joining the insurgents loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr.

Country festival

Country festival 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
Last weekend I went to a country festival in Seljord, Norway. It was a bit Hellbilly. Anyway, check out the...

Country Roads

Country Roads 10/29/2003 12:10 AM

2.2km – Van, speeding, being tailgated by a second. Both are passed by a third.

4.9km – Houses.

5.7km – Guy pulled over to take a whiz on the side of the road.

7.1km – White Peugeot flipped over the night before.

10.3km – Four gendarmes in a small marked car, just tooling around.

13.5km – Same hunter with same shotgun leans against same van, waiting.

15.0km – Old man, bicycle, cap, sweater vest, baguette, the full deal.

16.3km – Tall balding Canadian in sensible Passat wagon (the car’s name is Bob) ponders the logic behind burning a CD on which ‘Straight Outta Compton’ is followed by ‘Sk8er Boi’, then remembers something he said years ago that was completely dickheaded, then winces, then decides that it makes more sense that the first thing you see after clicking the Pages tab is the Default layout in editable form, rather than a list, because ninety nine times out of a hundred that’s what you’re going for anyway.

19.9 km – Guy pulled over to take a whiz on the side of the road.

On living in an old country

On living in an old country 04/16/2004 06:19 AM
Derelict London. A gently melancholy collection of photographs of abandoned shops, hospitals, housing estates, public lavatories, and much more. See also Britannia Moribundia, on the national obsession with dinginess and decay. This is where England most truly excels: in all the characterful shabbiness of its drizzled parks, soiled launderettes, frayed tailors, abject chemists .. and cowed solitary cafes.

Segwaying Across the Country

Segwaying Across the Country 09/01/2004 05:51 AM
Bidding his desk job goodbye, a web designer is taking his Segway scooter on a cross-country trek from Seattle to Boston. Friends are documenting the 10-mile-per-hour trip along the way. By Rachel Metz.

Can The US Can Spammers Outside The
Country?

Can The US Can Spammers Outside The
Country? 04/30/2004 12:16 PM
It turns out that not only did the feds charge some American spammers under CAN SPAM this week, but they also went after some Australian spammers as well. The article is unclear, but it sounds like they're not using CAN SPAM for the complaint against the Australian spammers, but are instead going after them for fraudulent advertising. Still, it does raise the question about how far the arms of US law can reach in going after spammers. I imagine it's not so difficult to go after Australian spammers, since the two countries are closely aligned and are likely to cooperate. However, as spammers migrate to less closely allied countries, will the feds be able to do anything?

Tiscali to flog four country ops

Tiscali to flog four country ops 05/14/2004 06:06 AM
Ciao

Hoax --> Operation Take one for the
Country

Hoax --> Operation Take one for the
Country 04/29/2004 01:32 PM
Following up on this earlier BoingBoing post, BoingBoing reader buddha says:

Single Southern Guy calls out the Operation Take One For The Country crew, claiming the whole thing is a hoax. Why? The radio station, DJs, and broadcast company involved in the interview transcribed on the OTOFTC site don't exist.

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Suspect 'spotted' across country

Suspect 'spotted' across country 07/23/2004 12:57 PM
Murder suspect Mark Hobson has been "sighted" across the country since the manhunt began, police say.

The cult that's running the country

The cult that's running the country 05/03/2004 08:15 AM
Joseph Wilson blasts the secretive neoconservative cabal that plunged America into a disastrous war, in this excerpt from his new book.

* Nearly 40% of the country is online,
new report says

* Nearly 40% of the country is online,
new report says 06/11/2004 05:00 AM
Taipeitimes.com - Fri Jun 11, 08:30 am GMT

" Back Country Conservative"

" Back Country Conservative" 06/19/2004 04:26 PM

Country Profile Resources

Country Profile Resources 07/02/2004 06:47 AM
Country Profiles

The following is a listing of country profile resources that is taken from International Trade Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide.

ABCnews.com - Country Profiles
h ttp://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/geography.html

Altapedia-Online
http://www.atlapedia.com/

BBC News - Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/country_prof iles/default.stm

CIA - The World Factbook
http:/ /www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation
http:/ /www.euconflict.org/euconflict/sfp/counsurv_f.html

Incore - Internet Country Guides
http://www.incore.u lst.ac.uk/cds/countries/

Infoplease - Countries of the World
http://www.infoplease. com/countries.html

International Business and Law Factbook - Country Profiles
http://www.ibl .com/worldinfo/indexfld.html#Intro

Library of Congress - Country Studies
http://memory.loc.gov/ frd/cs/cshome.html

Library of Congress - Portals to the World
http://www.loc .gov/rr/international/portals.html

Reliefweb - Background by Country
http://wwww.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vBkC?OpenView&Start=117
UN - InfoNation
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm

US State Department- Background Notes
http://www.state.gov /www/background_notes/

WHO Statistical Information System
http://www.who.int/whosis/

Yahoo - Country Profiles
http:/ /dir.yahoo.com/Science/Geography/Country_Profiles/

Country profile: The Maldives

Country profile: The Maldives 07/21/2004 01:08 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Tue Jul 20, 05:37 pm GMT

A Country Boy on Vacation: Question #1

A Country Boy on Vacation: Question #1 08/04/2004 10:00 AM
Torrential rain last night. So, why didn't it kill all the mosquitos? The drops were bigger than the little bloodsucking nanocopters, the air was just about filled with rain, mosquitos are basically defenseless, so why didn't the downpour clear the earth of the scourge? Why oh why oh why?...

Country profile: Vietnam

Country profile: Vietnam 08/06/2004 12:53 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Aug 5, 03:21 pm GMT

Thinking of moving to another country?

Thinking of moving to another country? 12/27/2004 03:46 PM
Are you a blue state American who has the blues? Think Bush is Hitler, and want to burn your American passport ASAP to escape the New American Police State? You sense a disturbance in your aura while sitting in the lotus position meditating upon your healing crystals? Here's a few countries for you to think about: Panama, Costa Rica, and Canada.

Canada, the Polite Country

Canada, the Polite Country 09/17/2004 12:10 PM
Prime Minister Paul Martin swore on live television yesterday, apparently frustrated with the progress of a meeting with the provincial ministers over the future of Canada's straining health care system. During a break in the proceedings, Martin's aunt telephoned him and threatened to wash his mouth out with soap for using the Lord's name in vain. When the meeting resumed, Martin apologized to the nation.

U.S. Spews More Spam Than Any Other
Country

U.S. Spews More Spam Than Any Other
Country 12/27/2004 11:56 PM
Information Week Dec 28 2004 3:27AM GMT

How useful are 'proprietary vs. open source' TCO studies?