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  • Open source could become ‘boring’, execs warn

    The open source paradigm has changed the software market, but open source itself is becoming so established that it will be boring in five years, according to panellists at a recent conference held at the Computer History Museum, in California, last month.

  • How patents hinder open source innovation

    Open source gives you choices. Not happy with commercial software? Try the open source alternative and work to add the features you need. If no open source project already exists, start your own. Chances are, others have the same itch and would be willing to help you scratch it.

  • Virtual success for the Open Polytechnic

    The development of open source application software for education is at the heart of the New Zealand Open Source Virtual Learning Environment (NZOSVLE) entry in this year’s Excellence in the use of IT in education tertiary and commercial category.

  • Users want more details on open-source Java

    While users welcomed Sun Microsystems’ plan to release Java to open source, they say a lack of details about the announcement makes it difficult to determine the impact of whatever the company is aiming to do.

  • Why should we care about open-source Java?

    Among the biggest news stories at the recent JavaOne conference was Sun Microsystems’ long-awaited announcement that it will be releasing the industry-standard Java programming language under an open-source licence. Java expert Richard Hoffman put together this list of answers to frequently asked questions covering some of the basic history behind this decision, what it means and why you should care.

  • Open source can’t always be open to all

    An open source software company is something of a paradox. On the one hand, it has to convince customers that software is becoming increasingly commoditised, that proprietary software is limiting and expensive, and that standards-based, community-developed and community-supported open source software is the way to go. On the other hand, an open source company has to persuade those same customers that they should pay for the use of that same software.

  • Sun to open source Java - no timetable set

    Sun Microsystems says it plans to open source Java, but said before it does so company officials have to be certain the move won't lead to diverging paths in the code.

  • Online open source forum formed

    Open source software is everywhere. But how does a large company — from its executive team down to its IT staff — figure out which open-source applications are right for its users and won’t endanger the core business?

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