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Open-source traffic is way up in 2008 (CNET) New open-source projects are getting started all the time. us.rd.yahoo.com
Gartner tries to scare businesses adopting open source (ZDNet) The good news? Gartner says that 100 percent of businesses will be using open source within the next 12 months. The bad news? Gartner doesn't really seem to understand open source licensing requirements, and is trying to scare companies into adding bureaucracy around open source adoption. According to Gartner, companies... us.rd.yahoo.com
Managing Open Source Complexity (O'Reilly Media) Sean McGrath wrote a great article on the struggle for Open Source to manage complexity. It's a great insight because much of programming is managing complexity. This requirement has fostered "high level" languages and continues to be powerful concept that... us.rd.yahoo.com
Which check to write? when open source means Jack (ZDNet) One of the side effects of recession is an increased focus on cost. Where previously non IT management tolerated high IT costs, they're now going to be motivated to look - and when they do, they'll often face a choice: go open source and keep an extra IT guy or... us.rd.yahoo.com
Linux Today - How Low Can Public Open Source Companies Go? (Linux Today) [ Thanks to sakgarg for this link. ] "Red Hat, Novell, and Sun Microsystems are all companies that I'd like to see continue their open source leadership without the meddling of huge corporate parents, but one has to wonder how cheap these companies can get in the public market before their independence is threatened. us.rd.yahoo.com
By the People: Citizen Involvement the Open Source Way (TechNewsWorld.com) Everything's going open source nowadays. Why not government? That's precisely the question that some analysts and consultants are asking, along with citizens themselves. President-Elect Barack Obama has begun to implement a bit of open source thinking with his Presidential Transition Project Web site. us.rd.yahoo.com
Open Source Data Processing in the Cloud (Linux World) Hadoop, an open source implementation of map/reduce, has garnered tremendous momentum in large scale data processing, marting, and on occasion warehousing. This session will examine: The current state and industry adoption of Hadoop and cloud-based data processing; The programming model, capabilities, common patterns, and best-practices for Hadoop deployment and usage; The ecology of value-add ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Sex, Rock and Roll, and Open Source Reporting Frameworks (ZDNet) Actuate 10 and the Eclipse-based Open Source BIRT framework allows you to build rich reporting applications for your enterprise. Click on the photo to watch a video of the software in action. The title got your attention, didn't it? While reporting tools are hardly "sexy" or "exciting" from a software standpoint, they are an extremely integral and critical part of any large organization's IT ... us.rd.yahoo.com
CorraTech Launches Outsourcing Solutions For Open Source Independent Software Vendors (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Global, Open Source Software Services Firm Also Expands Operations in India us.rd.yahoo.com
Ingres releases update to open-source database (ZDNet UK) Ingres 9.2 arrives just as analysts predict a spike in the adoption of open-source databases as a result of the economic crisis us.rd.yahoo.com
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