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Ordnance Survey opens up source code

Ordnance Survey opens up source code

Ordnance Survey has unveiled a free online platform aimed at encouraging web developers to tinker with the map specialist's geographic data..
Guy Dixon Dec 18 2007 7:04AM Software
Sun Sparcs up open source processor

Sun Sparcs up open source processor

Sun Microsystems has provided its OpenSparc T2 RTL (register transfer level) processor design to the free and open source community via the GPL license..
Clement James Dec 17 2007 2:45PM Software
Interoperability is main worry for open source customers

Interoperability is main worry for open source customers

Interoperability tops the worry list of open-source-software customers and channel partners, according to a study by The Open Solutions Alliance (OSA)..
Guy Dixon Dec 14 2007 11:21AM Software
Microsoft's Bill Hilf reveals its open source strategy

Microsoft's Bill Hilf reveals its open source strategy

Bill Hilf, the man in charge of Microsoft's strategy for living in harmony with Linux lays out the company's opportunities with open source and the open source business model.
J. Nicholas Nov 19 2007 7:37AM Software
Perens urges firms to go open source

Perens urges firms to go open source

Many companies could successfully partake in open source projects without adversely affecting their business, according to open source activist Bruce Perens..
Staff Writers Nov 12 2007 7:22AM Software
EU forces Microsoft to cage open source patent dogs

EU forces Microsoft to cage open source patent dogs

Redmond forced to provide free, irrevocable patent pledge to non-commercial open source..
Tom Sanders Oct 24 2007 2:59PM Software
OSI approves Microsoft's open source licenses

OSI approves Microsoft's open source licenses

The Open Source Initiative has approved the Microsoft Public Licence and Microsoft Reciprocal Licence, officially branding them as open source licences.
Tom Sanders Oct 17 2007 7:12AM Software
Hackers eye open source coding tools

Hackers eye open source coding tools

Enterprises using open source software to engineer custom applications could be vulnerable to a newly discovered class of hack attack, a security firm claimed today.
Robert Jaques Oct 11 2007 2:44PM Software
Legal firms wake up to open source

Legal firms wake up to open source

Legal firms are rapidly expanding their open source practices as the legal challenges to developers and users mount..
Tom Sanders Oct 10 2007 10:28PM Software
UK culture holding back open source

UK culture holding back open source

Industry experts have identified cultural, as well as technical, factors affecting the take up of open source software in the UK.
Iain Thomson Oct 6 2007 12:22AM Software
Trust in open source software soars

Trust in open source software soars

IT security professionals have an almost equal preference for deploying open source or commercial software, according to research by security firm Barracuda Networks.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 9:25PM Software
Open source winning Asia security battle

Open source winning Asia security battle

Improving security is the number one reason for companies to switch to open source software in several major IT markets in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new survey.
Simon Burns Oct 3 2007 7:27AM Security
Open standards 'more important' than open source

Open standards 'more important' than open source

The recent Westminster eForum witnessed considerable debate around the adoption and use of open source software by governments, organisations and individuals.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2007 7:40AM Software
Google balks at Microsoft's open source licence

Google balks at Microsoft's open source licence

Google has lashed out at Microsoft's request to approve its shared source licence as an official open source licence.
Tom Sanders Aug 21 2007 10:29PM Software
Facebook lets source code slip

Facebook lets source code slip

Misconfigured web server leaves site red-faced.
Staff Writers Aug 16 2007 2:46PM Security
Google gets behind open source

Google gets behind open source

Signs up to Open Invention Network (OIN).
Iain Thomson Aug 10 2007 2:24PM Software
Firms struggle with open source licenses

Firms struggle with open source licenses

59 percent lacks open source licensing policies.
Tom Sanders Aug 10 2007 1:57PM Software
Open source marching on system management space

Open source marching on system management space

BMC, CA, IBM and HP forced to respond.
Tom Sanders Aug 2 2007 1:57PM Software
Open source attribution licence approved

Open source attribution licence approved

Software developer Socialtext officially became open source last week when the Open Source Initiative (OSI) officially approved the Common Public Attribution Licence (CPAL) for its wiki software.
Clement James Jul 31 2007 1:19PM Software
Microsoft seeks open source approval

Microsoft seeks open source approval

Microsoft is preparing to submit its three Shared Source licences to the Open Source Initiative. Approval would render them official open source licences.
Tom Sanders Jul 31 2007 12:00PM Software

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