Analyzes Sun Microsystems' business struggles and potential acquisition, focusing on risks to its patent portfolio and the broader Linux/OSS community.
A programmer debates the ethics of downloading out-of-print, pirated ebooks when legal digital versions are unavailable, weighing copyright law against practical and environmental concerns.
Announcing a presentation on OpenXML document interoperability from an open-source perspective, featuring PHPExcel and OPENXML4J.
A developer reflects on 5 years at Hippo, detailing growth through open source work with Apache projects like Cocoon and contributing to Hippo CMS.
An introduction to Graphviz, an open-source tool for generating graph diagrams from text descriptions, with examples of its dot and neato utilities.
Google's Protocol Buffers open-source release for cross-language object serialization, with a Java/Python test example.
An overview of Ohloh, an open-source community site that aggregates project data, tracks developer contributions, and analyzes licensing from source code.
A Nokia executive's controversial talk on DRM and open source highlights the need for better communication between corporations and the developer community.
An obituary for the XEmacs fork, reflecting on its history, technical contributions to the Emacs ecosystem, and its eventual decommissioning.
Analyzes the distinction between 'organic' and 'non-organic' open source development models, using examples like Apache and MySQL.
A 2008 link roundup discussing open source commandments, Linux desktop strategies, and industry moves from companies like rPath and Microsoft.
Analyzes the differences between 'organic' open-source projects with community contributions and 'non-organic' ones driven by a single company.
Analyzes Sun's strategic goals and community challenges with OpenSolaris, contrasting its open-source release with Linux's development model.
A personal recap of the first official day of ApacheCon Europe 2008, covering technical talks on OSGi, JSF, Comet, and business discussions on open source strategy.
The ASP.NET MVC framework source code is now available on CodePlex for viewing and bug fixes.
A look at BBC's participation in Google Summer of Code 2008 and their notable open-source projects like Kamaelia and Dirac.
A 2008 personal review comparing the Sony PRS-505 e-reader to the Kindle, focusing on design, cost, and superior open-source software support.
A developer reflects on a year of growth, including becoming an Apache Cocoon committer, presenting at ApacheCon, and exploring new technologies like Apache Wicket.
A developer reflects on becoming a Linux kernel geek, noticing a shift in daily habits towards kernel-specific news and mailing lists.
Hippo CMS receives community contribution: full Italian translation added to the open-source content management system.
