Open Source

Fri, January 27, 2012 - HP is taking WebOS open source with the hope that it can attract developers by providing a write-once-run-everyplace platform. However, Rob Enderle writes, history hasn't been kind to operating systems as only few survive, but while WebOS has risks it also has potential, if HP willing to invest properly.

Tue, January 24, 2012 - Copyleft licenses have been the most popular choice for new open source projects. Recently, however, developers and companies seem to be moving from the GPL in favor of less restrictive permissive licenses for open source projects. What's behind the trend and how does it impact your business?

Fri, January 20, 2012 - With so many open source software projects under way at any given moment, it can be difficult to keep tabs on all that's going on.

Wed, January 18, 2012 - For businesses that rely on online transactions, open source shopping carts are a good alternative to proprietary ecommerce software: They are a fraction of the cost and are supported by large communities of users and developers.

Wed, January 11, 2012 - The Tizen project, which is developing an open-source operating system for devices like smartphones and tablets, is offering a download of the alpha release of the source code of the operating system.

Wed, January 11, 2012 - Oracle's Big Data Appliance product, which shipped Tuesday, gives enterprises another option for deploying projects based on Apache Hadoop open source technology.

Thu, December 22, 2011 - The social networking company has released software it acquired with the IndexTank purchase earlier this year

Wed, December 21, 2011 - There's been much uncertainty surrounding OpenOffice.org ever since Oracle decided back in June to donate the open source office productivity project to the Apache Software Foundation.

Mon, December 19, 2011 - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology expands its OpenCourseWare to offer accrediation

Mon, December 19, 2011 - Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot.

Tue, December 13, 2011 - Google's Android mobile platform may be based on the open source Linux operating system, but the extent of its own openness has long been a topic of considerable debate.

Thu, December 08, 2011 - With its app developer agreement, Microsoft makes a place for free and open source software in its upcoming Windows Store.

Tue, November 08, 2011 - Open source is about more than code: it's about unlocking all possibilities. Here are four unusual projects made possible by open source.

Mon, November 07, 2011 - Companies that can't meet Microsoft's price for its SharePoint content management package might want to try Alfresco.

Mon, November 07, 2011 - Doug Cutting, the creator of the open-source Hadoop framework that allows enterprises to store and analyze petabytes of unstructured data, is bullish on the future.

Mon, November 07, 2011 - A recent online posting of Richard Stallman's astonishingly long set of instructions for those who would hire him as an event speaker has spawned a parody website -- The Stallman Dialogues -- as well as some debate over the propriety of people constantly poking fun at the enigmatic and controversial founder of the Free Software Foundation.

Fri, November 04, 2011 - Just declared "gold" the latest release of this business-focused Linux distribution will make its official debut on Tuesday.

Thu, November 03, 2011 - Oracle's open source plans for the JavaFX rich Internet application platform call for transparency and replacing any closed code with open code, an Oracle official said recently on a Java OpenJDK mailing list.

Wed, November 02, 2011 - Dual software releases—one open-source and one commercial—can mean savings and security for buyers.

Fri, October 21, 2011 - What does the future hold for eager, talented software developers, and people with related essential skill sets? The overriding trend, as in all industries, is you're on your own, chum. But free/open source software (FOSS) offers considerably more richness of opportunity than anything else. Let's peer into the crystal ball and see what the future holds.

Thu, October 20, 2011 - As most participants at the inaugural Open Networking Summit extolled the virtues of software-defined networking (SDN) and the OpenFlow protocol, others are waiting for key features to emerge before considering it for their networks.

Thu, October 13, 2011 - In this latest installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, SUSE president and GM Nils Brauckmann shared with IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant his views on the future of open source, his strategy for competing against Red Hat, and Suse's plans for helping customers build private and hybrid clouds. He also outlined his philosophy for working successfully with the open source community, talked about the role desktop Linux will and won't play in the enterprise, and explained where Suse's partnership will Microsoft is headed.

Mon, October 10, 2011 - OpenStack developers have updated the project's open-source cloud software with a new graphical interface and a unified authentication-management system.

Tue, October 04, 2011 - In an arena filled with Android-based contenders, ZaReason's upcoming 10-inch tablet promises a more open alternative.