Open source: It's also about continuity

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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!)

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.

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source 02/13/2004 02:37 PM
What 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).

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 PM
Pi ngtel Breaks Open VoIP Monopolies With New Open Source Business Model. Interesting.

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.

Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware

Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware 12/19/2003 11:45 AM
MSFT'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 /.)

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.

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 AM
One 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?

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 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Aug 9 2004 5:11AM GMT

Linux Sees Open Field for Open Source
(washingtonpost.com)

Linux Sees Open Field for Open Source
(washingtonpost.com) 08/03/2004 10:28 AM
washingtonpost.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.

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 AM
Once 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 PM
ANALYSIS: 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 AM
A 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 AM
LINUXWORLD -- 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."

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. ...

Microsoft open to open-source

Microsoft open to open-source 06/24/2004 08:17 AM

Microsoft open to open source

Microsoft open to open source 06/24/2004 12:49 PM
Microsoft 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 AM

Wired News: Open Arms for Open-Source
News

Wired News: Open Arms for Open-Source
News 07/23/2004 03:07 AM
turns content control to the people .. Open Arms for Open-Source News

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Second source, not open source, is the
key

Second source, not open source, is the
key 06/16/2004 09:56 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 16 2004 2:16PM GMT

Continuity IRA 'terrorist' says US

Continuity IRA 'terrorist' says US 07/13/2004 03:25 PM
The US State Department adds the Continuity IRA to its list of foreign terrorist organisations.

CA looks to open source

CA looks to open source 05/06/2004 04:42 AM
ZDNet UK May 6 2004 9:27AM GMT

Open Source for my Mom

Open Source for my Mom 01/03/2003 12:49 AM
I wish I could convert the Linux box that sits in my old bedroom in Ohio into a "workstation" for my parents. Right now they share my Dad's Gateway notebook from work. It runs Windows 98. It came with Windows...

What has IBM done lately for open
source?

What has IBM done lately for open
source? 07/07/2004 09:00 PM
Listening to the Gillmor Gang's excellent interview with Sun's Jonathan Schwartz, I found a question for IBM's Bob Sutor which I didn't ask during my initial IT Conversations interview, now posted, with Sutor. The question: Precisely which technologies has IBM...

Open Source Kit

Open Source Kit 08/03/2004 07:44 PM
Re-packaging Open Source for the SMB Enterprise

The war against open source

The war against open source 12/28/2004 12:50 PM
ZDNet Dec 28 2004 4:02PM GMT

New Open SOurce C++

New Open SOurce C++ 07/29/2004 02:59 AM
RedcellX chooses to open source C++ embedded projects. Developers of key Internet technologies RedcellX confirm advantages of open source development process and agree to cooperate in opening the source code to the Cherry ++ OS and Networking Stack. [PRWEB Jul 29, 2004]

Open Source UIs

Open Source UIs 03/06/2004 01:49 AM
Improving Open Source UI.

My response to Eric Raymond's rant on the poor quality of open source UI is: No Kidding, Sherlock.  It shouldn't surprise anyone that open source UI is crappy and I am surprised that it took Eric this long to notice the problem.  As to why, it's because:

• open source developers have little interest nor incentive to do it right.
• most software developers lack the knowledge and experience to design good UIs.
• UI design is hard and insanely tedious, even for the professionals.

Frankly, I don't think it is realistic to expect open source developers to build good UIs.  Instead, open source software should be designed to make it easier for others to change or replace the UI without understanding the code underneath.  Let a thousand UIs bloom and may the best one win.  In other words, leverage evolution in pursuit of good UIs.

[Don Park's Daily Habit]

In 1999 - when Dave Winer developed XML-RPC - we were the first company to build a client side, browser based interface to it.  We did a 'broadband' version of Dave's 'Mail to the Future' service.

That mini-project proved that it was possible to de-couple the front-end UI from the backend.

Here's a screen from that interface.  We spent all of 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 - waiting for the world to catch up with us.  Now it looks like that time has come.

All I can say to Don Park is "you just wait - dude".  Wait till you meet Jim Collins.

Open Source Top Ten

Open Source Top Ten 08/27/2004 01:37 PM
The Letterman Show lets visitors to their Web site suggest Top Ten entries for a weekly topic. This week the topic is "Top Ten Ways New York Is Preparing For the Republican National Convention." Go make merry....

..::LvL Open Source

..::LvL Open Source 03/15/2003 07:15 AM
Effortless FreeBSD updates
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Mini vMac

Mini vMac 09/18/2004 03:17 PM
Home Page moved

Mini vMac 2.1.0 (Development)

Mini vMac 2.1.0 (Development) 12/06/2003 03:23 PM
A miniature Macintosh Plus emulator.

Update: Mini vMac 2.6.1

Update: Mini vMac 2.6.1 04/14/2005 10:22 AM
The cross-platform Mac Plus emulator add a Mac SE emulation.

Mini vMac 2.2.0 (Development)

Mini vMac 2.2.0 (Development) 01/25/2004 01:51 AM
A miniature Macintosh Plus emulator.

Mini vMac 2.4.1 (Development)

Mini vMac 2.4.1 (Development) 09/08/2004 08:51 AM
A miniature Macintosh Plus emulator.

Update: Mini vMac 2.4.1

Update: Mini vMac 2.4.1 09/09/2004 10:37 AM
The cross-platform Mac Plus emulator adds a better square wave sound approximation, a lower level mouse emulation, updated documentation, and an expanded listing of Mac Plus software.

Mini vMac 2.6.1 (Development branch)

Mini vMac 2.6.1 (Development branch) 04/13/2005 11:34 AM
Mini vMac is a minor spin off of the program vMac. Its goal is to provide the simplest usable emulation of a Macintosh. Mini vMac, like vMac, emulates a Mac Plus, a Macintosh computer sold between 1986 and 1990. They both can be used to run old software that otherwise couldn't be used on recent machines, including nearly all of the earliest Macintosh software. Like vMac, it requires a ROM image file to run, and so can be legally used only by those who own a Mac Plus.

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Changes:
Mini vMac now has a variation that emulates the Macintosh SE. The window position is now restored when leaving full screen mode.

IBASE Starts Shipping Pentium® M
Mini-ITX Boards THE MOST MULTI-FEATURED
MINI-ITX BOARD

IBASE Starts Shipping Pentium® M
Mini-ITX Boards THE MOST MULTI-FEATURED
MINI-ITX BOARD 08/08/2004 02:14 AM
IBASE Technology, a leader in embedded computing, starts shipping the most multi-featured Pentium® M based Min-ITX motherboard in the market today. Integrated with the Intel® 855GME chipset, the MB890 Mini-ITX board features outstanding mobile performance and low-power enhancements. [PRWEB Aug 8, 2004]

The Plasticsmith Debuts Mini Shack For
Mac Mini

The Plasticsmith Debuts Mini Shack For
Mac Mini 04/15/2005 09:47 AM

By MacNN

A mini-guide to Mac OS X for new Mini
owners

A mini-guide to Mac OS X for new Mini
owners 02/01/2005 08:53 PM

Apple finally went and released an inexpensive computer. With the advent of the Mac mini, some Windows and Linux users who have been curious about Mac OS X but turned off by Apple's high prices have finally bit the bullet and ordered a mini.

Trying an unfamiliar operating system can be irritating at times. Things are not where you expect them to be, the GUI is different, and connecting to servers and other PCs can be frustrating. Hence the mini-guide.

This is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to all things OS X. Its purpose is to help those new to the operating system do simple things, like use a Windows printer, connect to a network share, and figure out what the key with the funny-looking squiggle on it next to the spacebar does (or even use your PC keyboard with a Mac). So if you're an "adder" and are feeling a bit out of sorts, check out our guide.

A Mini iPod Mini?

A Mini iPod Mini? 01/07/2004 02:19 PM
A Mercury News article reports on Apple's new 'iPod Mini'. According to this article:Phil Schiller, Apple vice president of worldwide product marketi...

iPod mini Comes With iPod mini Software
1.0 (And Other Notes)

iPod mini Comes With iPod mini Software
1.0 (And Other Notes) 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
The iPod mini does not use the same software as the iPod itself. (iPodlounge via MyAppleMenu)

iPod Your BMW: iPod Mini Yes, Mini
Cooper Maybe No

iPod Your BMW: iPod Mini Yes, Mini
Cooper Maybe No 06/25/2004 07:15 AM

As eagle-eyed reader Thomas Shebest pointed out to me, it looks as if Apple has removed the Mini (car) from its BMWYourIpod page. Either the Mini isn't supported any longer, or, more likely, someone within BMW's marketing department didn't want to dillute the Beemer brand with their low-end cousin. Whichever -- it's still been removed from the site.
Read [Apple]

Related
M ini + Mini == Two Mini [Gizmodo]

Mac Mini To The Max

Mac Mini To The Max 02/01/2005 09:35 PM

Maybe, for those enterprising IT folks out there, [the Mac mini is] meant to give them a chance to try out a Mac at work to see whether it has a place there. My hunch is that it does. By Ken Mingis, Computerworld

Mac Mini as ISP-In-A-Box

Mac Mini as ISP-In-A-Box 02/05/2005 09:53 PM
Nerd Vittles has an interesting 5 part series of articles on turning a Mac Mini into an ISP in a box.

[[ Visit http://www.macmegasite.com for full article ]]

Mini Mac!

Mini Mac! 02/01/2005 09:26 PM
Jen got her Mac mini on Saturday! The Apple store guys called Friday night and she was so excited! Since...

Mini + Mini == Two Mini

Mini + Mini == Two Mini 06/21/2004 03:42 PM

I guess Apple got tired on waiting for IpodYourBMW.com to go live, so they released the information on their web site today -- the same information we broke a few days ago. Something we hadn't heard, though, is that in addition to all the BMWs, the system will be supported by the Mini. So yes, you could conceivably have a Mini in your Mini.
Read [Apple]

Related
Gizmodo Exclusive: iPod Your BMW Secrets Revealed [Gizmodo]

Mac Mini

Mac Mini 02/01/2005 09:33 PM
(the other image) Wooh, I think we found the mac to drive the projector. From the AppleInsider MWSF coverage: Jobs introduces Mac mini. New member of Mac family including a slot-load Combo optical drive, FireWire, ethernet, USB 2.o, both DVI/VGA output. It [lays DVDs, burn CDs, and is very quiet and tiny. Its height is half the size of an iPod mini. Jobs calls it "BYODKM" -- Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, Mouse. Will come in two models: 1.25GHz...

Mini-XML 2.0

Mini-XML 2.0 06/25/2004 04:56 PM
An extremely small XML parsing library for C.

Mini-XML 1.3

Mini-XML 1.3 12/21/2003 10:52 AM
An extremely small XML parsing library for C.

Accessories for Mac Mini

Accessories for Mac Mini 02/07/2005 01:23 AM
Slashdot Feb 6 2005 3:14PM GMT

Debian On Mac Mini

Debian On Mac Mini 03/14/2005 05:45 PM

Mac mini in a Volkswagen

Mac mini in a Volkswagen 03/14/2005 05:02 PM
Slashdot Mar 13 2005 5:56AM GMT

The Apple Mac Mini

The Apple Mac Mini 02/07/2005 01:30 AM

The appeal of the Mini lies in Apple's design and engineering know-how as well as its software. By Stephen Pritchard, The Independent

Yes, Overclocking Your Mac mini!

Yes, Overclocking Your Mac mini! 02/05/2005 10:16 PM

From our friends at Engadget, and here.
Overclock your Mac mini to as much as 1.58GHz

So you’re feeling lucky with that new Mac mini of yours, are you? But lucky enough to pop off a couple soldered jumpers on the motherboard in order to get an extra couple hundred MHz out of the thing? Oh really? And what if the chip doesn’t take the overclock, and runs unstable, as they often do? (You might not know this, but overclocking is more of a PC thing.) Well, step right up then, Mac mini enthusiasts have sorted out how to get 1.5 and 1.58GHz out of your cute little new box—whether it wants to or not. We can’t wait for the water cooling mods.

Mac Mini and Shuffle at Best Buy

Mac Mini and Shuffle at Best Buy 02/05/2005 09:54 PM
MacObserver reports that Best Buy retail stores will begin selling Mac Minis and iPod Shuffles in the next 30 days.Highly reliable sources at a number...

Mac Mini to the max -- Part 1

Mac Mini to the max -- Part 1 02/06/2005 01:08 AM
Online news editor Ken Mingis gets his hands on a Mac Mini and realizes that Apple has a winner on its hands just by taking it out of the box

Mini-Calc

Mini-Calc 04/16/2004 10:30 PM
Mini-Calc 1.5 Stable Released

Project: mini PC

Project: mini PC 02/05/2005 10:16 PM

Oh boy if the Mac Mini I bought doesn't work out I guess I could convert it to a Windows PC and have it run in the same case. This is hilarious. [KevinRos e.com]

The Mac Mini wants to take over the
world

The Mac Mini wants to take over the
world 03/28/2005 01:03 PM

The Mac Mini is a small but powerfull machine that comes with a high-end embedded development board. It has a broader array of connectors, a faster processor, and support for a very large amount of memory. The development kit is fairly complete, with support for AppleScript, C, C++, Objective-C, Java™, Perl, Python, and Ruby programming out of the box or you can choose to use some third party Java tools such as Eclipse or Netbeans.

Open source: It's also about continuity

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