Is free and open source software (FOSS) a way to cut business costs? As concern about recession deepens, more and more companies are asking this question. The safest way to explore FOSS is one step at a time.
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Hedging against recession with open source software
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Dell admits to small Ubuntu success
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Dell is taking the netbook market by the horns, it would seem. First it refuses to accept that the Psion netbook trademark is a valid one, and now it bucks the market trend for not being able to sell Linux powered netbooks.
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Canonical’s Two Most Important Ubuntu Partners
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A blog entry over on ZDnet makes the case that Amazon.com and Dell are Canonical's two most important Ubuntu partners. I firmly agree. Here's why.
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Red Hat returns to the Linux desktop
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Does this mean that Red Hat will be getting back into the Linux desktop business? That's the question I posed to Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens, in a phone call after the Red Hat/KVM press conference, and he told me that, "Yes. Red Hat will indeed be pushing the Linux desktop again."
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Red Hat deal: when will we know more?
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The agreement that Red Hat and Microsoft signed last week is something like a royal wedding - we all like the idea but we'd like to know a bit more about the demands made by the bride.
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Does Open Source Need Better Evangelists?
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Do commercial open source companies need better evangelists? There are some good reasons to believe that they do.
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Game Testing Job for a Free Software Person
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There's a job offering for testing games on the FSF's homepage. Read how this made me feel.
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Open Source Enterprise Applications/Service Alternatives
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A pretty popular topic these days with the current economic state is cutting operations/software licensing costs. Here’s a list of open source applications that are enterprise worthy:
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Open-source projects to provide corporate benefits?
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I spent some time talking with an Accenture veteran this morning, and came away with an intriguing idea: enable open-source projects to provide corporate benefits like health insurance to their developers so that they can ditch their day jobs to focus on their open-source passion.
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Which enterprise Linux to choose?
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Debate abounds between Linux lovers which distribution to choose on the desktop. But what about the server? Yes, all versions of Linux are equally capable of serving your mail and web site, but just what is it in those so-called "enterprise" editions that make them, well, enterprise-y?
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MIT Enterprise Forum Coming to DFW
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"...Whether you are a programmer or a CEO, in today’s world you are affected by these kinds of patents. Join the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum when it presents an examination of these issues by a distinguished panel of experts." -- NB: Did You Say “Intellectual Property”? It's a Seductive Mirage
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Knowing Compiere’s Leadership
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"...The event is a major effort to boost Directive Soft specific training initiatives and quality focused on the development of the Spanish Business and Industry as its name suggests, the Free Software that freedom brings to users and developers of it, so it is possible to take this freedom and economic benefits while promoting the growth of local industry and national levels..."
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Starting and sustaining free software businesses
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« Ian Lynch posted CC-BY-SA slides from a recent Manchester Free Software meeting. Lucy Bridges explained that “Ian spoke about The Learning Machine Ltd (TLM), an awarding body for the INGOTs accreditation. The INGOTs are an innovative award that teaches children about IT while also making money using and promoting free software.
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In these hard times I am seeing businesses dropping like flies. Even the big boys are talking about and acting on the laying off of thousands of workers. As always in these sort of situations what is a disaster for some is an opportunity for others. What is one mans pain is another's pleasure so to speak
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Free Software is not a Threat to the IT Industry
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"...Free software does not have the ability to cause catastrophic damage to the software industry. Proprietary software that spies on and restricts the freedoms of users will be eliminated, but such a change is for the better. More jobs will be created for programmers by companies who want specific changes made to their software.
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