Open source software (OSS) has now become a well recognised and utilised brand. A brand that, if we were to get a broad sweeping perception poll on, would generally stand for free, fair and cost effective. However, despite this growth, the battle between open source and traditional software still rages on whereby the pros and cons for each can be endlessly debated.
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Red Hat: Go support yourselves, Fedora users
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One of the most frustrating aspects of open source but commercially supported software is that it takes many orders of magnitude of freebie customers to attain a base of core customers who will pay for a glorified product with commercial-grade installation and ongoing tech support.
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Rackmount Monitor : Rack Mount Monitor : USB KVM Switch : PS/2 KVM Switch
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Crystal Image Technologies offers a great line of rack monitors for your business with optional USB KVM and IP KVM as well as Cat5 KVM. Of course, we also carry the right Cat5 KVM switch for your KVM LCD setup.
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Latin American Nearshoring is Side Effect of Progressive Open Source Policies
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The near-shoring trend to Latin America is an incidental side effect of progressive social policies that have put migrating to open source as a priority in countries such as Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela and this has created an enormous pool of free software programmers that are being discovered by Bay Area companies looking for an alternative to Indian or Eastern European off-shoring.
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Free Software Shouldn't Mean You Can't Make a Buck
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Why does the GNU General Public License have to be the definitive license for Free and Open Source Software? Consider the BSD license type -- a more business-friendly variety that allows for businesses to make a profit while preserving the public interest, writes columnist Jeremiah T.
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Linux alternatives to Windows SBS part one
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I've claimed that Microsoft's Small Business Server (SBS) is hampered by its built-in limitations. These constraints have been designed in. Why would you opt for SBS when you could have it all using Linux? It's time to put my money where my mouth is. Here's what I look for in a Linux-based solution and starting today not one, but five, options to pick from.
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix Continues to Gain Traction
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When Ubuntu Netbook Remix was first announced, I was not at all sure what kind of adoption it would see, but I think it is fairly safe to say the answer is yes. Dell and Toshiba have both announced or shipped netbooks with Ubuntu.
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IBM don't like Microsoft anymore.
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Ok, so I just read in Linux Format for this month, that IBM have spoken out saying that they are going to be working with linux based companies (Canonical, Novell, Red Hat) and some hardware vendors (doesn't specify what) to work towards creating a "World without windows".
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The Open Source Home Business Model - Beyond Installfests
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Matt Hartley at Datamation recently suggested promoting open source adoption -- using a very different venue. He suggests mall kiosks as a potentially effective way to spread the word about open source software, and how it can work for the average computer user.
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Updated: Meet 120 Companies Running Ubuntu Linux
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We’re striving to identify 1,000 businesses and organizations across the globe that run Ubuntu on servers, desktops, laptops or mobile devices.
Read more »Found: The World’s Hottest Ubuntu Linux Deployment
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The VAR Guy is blushing. Earlier this evening he was researching companies that run Ubuntu Linux on servers and desktops. Soon, he stumbled across an intriguing Ubuntu case study involving a company called T & A Lingerie. That’s when the fun started…
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'Preflight' Your Builds for More Continuous Integration
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If you're part of a software development team that performs multiple daily builds, then you might replace the term "continuous integration" with "continuous build failure." A company called Electric Cloud may offer a solution.
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HP Layoffs: GroundWork Open Source Smells Blood
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Sometimes, bad or stressful news for one company spells opportunity for another. Consider the situation at GroundWork Open Source, a systems management company that competes with Hewlett-Packard OpenView. Apparently, GroundWork Open Source is looking to capitalize on the layoff news out of HP. Here’s a look.
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XMPP getting high profile: Cisco Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Jabber
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"The news is official now: Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held Jabber, Inc..." -- The road is still long for Cisco to embrace the Free Software Movement. Hope they'll release their products under the GPL License...
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The double-edged sword of the economy for open source
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When I talk to vendors, I can often tell how truly open source they are based on their response to the question: what has been the impact of the economy on your business? Those that still have a foot or more in the proprietary software world frequently say, ‘Well, times are tough, but we aren’t really seeing any impact.’
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