Open Source

Sun isn’t open enough for some

Lamport’s one-time password algorithm (or, don’t talk to complete strangers!)

A design pattern for securing client/service interactions with OTP

Is the downturn good for open source?

During the last recession, low TCO drove a rise in open source adoption. Whether that happens again depends on developers

Open source and the cloud

Is open source just the first round in a bigger battle?

Open source firms urged to go on legal offensive

Asking the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to re-examine patents is often cheaper and more effectual than simply filing a patent lawsuit

Don’t worry about Red Hat’s 2009 profit decline

Red Hat's profit decline is largely attributable to profit declines outside its core operations

OSBC report: It’s all about disruption

Open source is thriving by helping CIOs reduce their IT budgets

Understanding actor concurrency, Part 2: Actors on the JVM

Actor concurrency libraries for Scala, Groovy, and Java

Sun chief forges ahead as IBM rumors swirl

CEO Jonathan Schwartz's address to the Open Source Business Conference focused on cloud computing and open source software, not merger rumors

Want an open source job? Don’t forget established software vendors

Folks that can walk the delicate tightrope between the open source and commercial ideologies are becoming indispensable to open source and commercial vendors alike!