It happens all the time. Sooner or later, every organization may run out of qualified UNIX system administrator / staff because of various issues. As a single admin you may have to do lots of work because other people in accouting, sales, or programmers may not have all the skills required to run servers. Also, I don't trust new people or people with Windows background.
Read more »How To Deal With Shortage Of UNIX / Linux Administrators
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SCRUM in OpenSource Projects?
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This article will deal with some ideas about "How to manage an OpenSource Development Project". So for this, you should know a bit of management structures, not only in OpenSource Businesses or Projects, but also in commercial software development environments. If you are not in this business I'll provide some links at the end of this article.
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Surprise Desktop Linux Move: Xandros Buys Linspire
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Practical Technology has learned from several sources that Linspire, the San Diego, Calif-based Linux distributor is being bought out by Xandros, the Canadian desktop Linux vendor.
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Orbitz paves the way to enterprise open-source contributions
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On Monday, Orbitz Worldwide plans to announce the creation and release of two open-source projects, Extremely Reusable Monitoring API (ERMA) and Graphite.
Read more »Entrepeneurs won't embrace Firefox 3.0
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Most business entrepreneurs play it safer when dealing with software than in other aspects of their dealings and the launch of Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 has highlighted the issue.
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Why enterprise still cannot accept Linux.
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Linux is ready for the desktop. It can handle one hundred percent of all business tasks. If you are willing to break the proprietary nipple sucking that is. Yet enterprise still pulls out the same old excuses for not adopting Linux.
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Open-source CRM delivers more control, less cost
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A good CRM package does you no good if employees aren't willing to use it. Case in point: IMA Financial Group, a medium-sized financial services company based in Wichita, Kansas. IMA had installed a commercial customer relationship management system that "was flexible and configurable and attractive on the front end," says business processes manager Jennifer Hallam.
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VC funding for open source rises again in Q2
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VC funding levels rose again in the second quarter compared to last year, up just under 14% to $115.5m, compared to $101.5m in 2Q07. Given the overwhelming level of investment in open source vendors seen in the first quarter, it was always unlikely that level of momentum would continue into Q2.
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Best Practices for using Open-Source Software
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When faced with using open-source software in your company should your first reaction be: 1) Run in terror, 2) Pick up and cuddle your stuffed Steve Ballmer doll while shouting “No!”, 3) Refuse to even consider it, 4) Deal with it? Even if you think open source is the dumbest idea to hit IT since Microsoft Bob, number four is your only real choice.
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Kevin Carmony: Xandros/Linspire - Here Comes the Spin
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In my blog yesterday, I shared how Michael Robertson had sold Linspire to Xandros without a shareholder meeting or any input from the 100 some-odd shareholders. Today, Xandros' CEO, Andy Typaldos, did a Q & A (spin) about this deal. I thought I'd add some additional "color" to some of his answers.
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You know open source has arrived when...J&J hires Drupal developers
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As noted on its site, Johnson & Johnson is advertising a job opening for a Drupal developer
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Kiwi web collaboration outfit goes open
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A couple of weeks back, a small New Zealand-based company, OnlineGroups.Net, released the source code for its online collaboration platform, GroupServer. When a big company releases source code for anything, it's often termed a risky move. For a small company, the risks are more or less the same.
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KDE vs. GNOME: A Screed from a Supposed Corporate Flack
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I realized long ago that when it comes to the corporations out there, KDE loses out to GNOME, it’s just a fact, we demo and demo and they choose the one they want.
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Testing in the open source world. Part 1
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Today I would like to begin a several part series about quality assurance testing and how it can work with open source software and projects. There are several stages to be aware of and many techniques to accomplish a high level of quality and code coverage.
Read more »Tough choices ahead for Red Hat?
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I missed Red Hat's fiscal 1Q09 release a few weeks ago, so I went back and read the transcript and dug into the numbers a little.
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