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Wine allows Windows applications to run natively on other operating systems, including versions of Linux, Unix, and the Mac OS
I usually try very hard to not write about IBM. But the following from Matt Asay requires a reply. Regardless, IBM isn't in the habit of open sourcing technology in which it has a lead or at least a strong position, such as it does with DB2. IBM
There's a story on CNet about IBM considering open sourcing DB2. While there are no immediate plans, IBM UK's director of information management software Chris Livesy has said that market conditions may make it unavoidable. "Looking at
Dave reports that IDC's latest report "Worldwide Standalone Open Source Software 2008–2012 Forecast: A Preliminary View" estimates that the stand-alone OSS market will grow from $1.73B in 2007 to $4.83B in 2012. That's a 23
I was pretty excited when OpenLogic announced the Open Source Census. A key feature of the census was a tool that scanned respondents' servers to determine which open source products/packages were actually being used. Anonymous data from these i
Software giant's latest gesture toward the open-source community could help the census gain interest from larger enterprises
There's an interesting post from a few weeks back by Guy Kawasaki in an article entitled "How to pickup a VC." While it's a short piece illustrating how boneheaded "attention grabbers" will work against you with VCs, I t
While I noted the price reduction Apple has put in place for the new 3G iPhone 2.0, I forgot to mention one important item. The data plan with AT&T is now $10 higher per month; the unlimited rate increased from $20 to $30 for consumers and it