OpenSolaris.org now open for business
The Solaris operating system is being released under the terms of the OSI-approved, Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) Version 1.0. Millions of development hours worth of code and over...
View ArticleWho Will Google Buy Next?
Kruo5hin writes “Google is the new Internet behemoth, snatching up small companies left and right. So, in this article, I ask: what tech gems are in the running for Google’s growing subsidiary...
View ArticleLargest Private Supercomputer?
/. “IBM has launched its Watson Blue Gene system, the largest privately owned supercompuer seen by the press. The super computer is described reaching a whopping 91.29 teraflops. IBM has plans on...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament rejects software patents, again
“In what is being widely seen as a victory for the open source movement that has campaigned strongly on the issue, the European Parliament rejected yesterday a new law that would have allowed software...
View ArticleMozilla Corporation
The Mozilla Foundation has announced the creation of the Mozilla Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary that will continue the development, distribution and marketing of Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla...
View ArticleJoel: Hiring Good Programmers Matters
I’m currently reading Joel’s latest book, so obviously this had to be posted promptly Doctor O writes “Joel Spolsky (of joelonsoftware fame) has some good points and fun with numbers on the quality of...
View ArticleCopyfight!!
Still have holliday? Well then, book a flight and attend the Copyfight festival / convention. It’s in Barcelona, Spain 15/16/17 July 2005. So hurry hurry!! p.s.: I will sadly not attend, since I have...
View ArticleOpen Source gaining substantial popularity
“IT services provider Atos Origin has predicted a forthcoming change in the software landscape based on the results of a survey it has carried out in conjunction with the UK’s National Computing...
View ArticleGlide (Not So) Effortless
Today I read about this new product / killer-app thingy.. Supposedly let’s you do just about anything with media from handling mail, chat, calendar, music, photos and what have you… the tool is called...
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