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Charlie Babcock continues his analysis of the GPL and the benefits that accrue to its users. With 72% of Sourceforge projects powered by the GPL, you might be tempted to think that the GPL is a developer's dream. In this, you would not be wrong.
Latest version of the open-source CRM software will be more extensible and offer greater interoperability with Windows Server OS and SQL Server
Poets, priests and politicians Have words to thank for their positions. The Police, "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da"I always liked that line from The Police's classic song, but only recently has it hit me how true they are. It's becoming
One of the more interesting things I get to do these days is determine what geographical markets make sense for us to target the Mule towards. Today I spent several hours with a Japanese partner that has been helping us evaluate the opportunity and t
37Signals today launched Highrise, a new take on contact management. My initial reaction was that I didn't quite understand the practical purpose until I started thinking about using Highrise in conjunction with something like Salesforce.com or
Query complex Java object trees using the XPath expression language
UPDATED: Justin Steinman has posted that his comments regarding Novell's financial commitment to the FSF were in error. Justin wasn't intending to deceive - he just made an honest mistake. Justin Steinman may be a nice guy, but he needs to
Linus Torvalds has gone on the record (again) about his reasons for not supporting GPLv3. He answered a range of questions from InformationWeek's Charlie Babcock. Among some of the gems.... Asked why he doesn't support GPLv3:First off, I do
Ian Murdock, founder of Debian, is moving to Sun MIcrosystems. I've known Ian since 2002, and have profound respect for him. He's the sort of person that is willing to "zig" when others "zag." Now is no different, as the
It was bound to happen. Open source is rapidly advancing in government use worldwide. And now it's making a big play in the US federal government, as noted in this article from FCW. In part, the success of open source in the federal government h