Enterprise / Open Source News

Sunday, September 23 2007

The wrong reason to choose open source

http://www.linux.com/feed/119389 (20070923 20:00)

"I see it time and time again in comparisons of software products where one or more of the options is open source. Someone chimes in with a comment along the lines of: 'Why pay for product X when I can get open source Y for free?'

My response to this is simple: X != Y. Price is a very primitive way to choose software. Differences in price, even when one price is zero, are often insignificant when compared to other factors...."

7 Reasons I Switched Back to PHP After 2 Years on Rails

http://digg.com/programming/7_Reasons_I_Switched_Back_to_PHP_After_2_Years_on_Rails_2 (20070923 18:50)

"Back in January 2005, I announced on the O’Reilly blog that I was going to completely scrap over 100,000 lines of messy PHP code in my existing CD Baby (cdbaby.com) website, and rewrite the entire thing in Rails, from scratch."Great article.

A world map showing which countries have massive Linux deployments.

http://digg.com/linux_unix/A_world_map_showing_which_countries_have_massive_Linux_deployments (20070923 18:40)

An interactive Google Maps site where it lists and tracks news articles of governments and businesses converting to Linux. Everyone is free to add/edit on this list but it requires an account though.Seen on http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=305611&threshold=0&commentsort=3&mode=thread&cid=20712159 ...

Setup CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) Server and Client in Debian

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93127 (20070923 14:31)

Setup CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) Server and Client in Debian

Coming soon: automatic Linux driver upgrades

http://digg.com/linux_unix/Coming_soon_automatic_Linux_driver_upgrades (20070923 14:30)

Linux users want two things for their hardware: drivers; and easy access to those drivers. The first is finally happening; and now, thanks to a Dell Linux project called DKMS (Dynamic Kernel Module Support), the other is on its way.

So Dell is NOT the only vendor selling Ubuntu PCs

http://digg.com/linux_unix/So_Dell_is_NOT_the_only_vendor_selling_Ubuntu_PCs (20070923 09:30)

FINALLY! A Short and sweet list of vendors selling Linux-preinstalled PCs for the everyday user! I guess Dell’s not the only one - and this is done by a non-profit organization.

Regular expressions & search patterns

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93121 (20070923 09:24)

Every Unix system offers several useful commands for finding files and searching them for strings. Together with programming techniques such as streams, pipes, redirections, and regular expressions they comprise very powerful tools ideal for administrative tasks.

JeOS.. its marketing not a new concept

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93119 (20070923 08:10)

JeOS is the latest buzz word in virtualization, however the concept itself is nothing new. Turns out that system administrators have been "hip" for awhile now, as juicing is something very similar to building a chroot environment!

Virtualization for Consolidation and Optimization of System Resources - a New Kusnetzky Group Paper

http://prweb.com/releases/2007/9/prweb555280.htm (20070923 08:03)

Operating system virtualization plays an important role in consolidating and optimizing applications. (PRWeb Sep 23, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RW1wdC1TaW5nLUxvdmUtTWFnbi1UaGlyLVplcm8=

Navigation for the Eclipse Modeling Framework

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93094 (20070923 07:13)

Build an Eclipse plug-in that allows users to manipulate and navigate the content of an Eclipse Modeling Framework-based model.

Holonyx Launches Reseller Partner Program for Linux and Open Source Software Support

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93104 (20070923 06:16)

Holonyx Inc. announced its Partner Program to provide Linux support and open source software support to Value Added Resellers and System Integrators. This program will allow Holonyx Partners to expand the technology solutions they offer to their customers by implementing fully supported open source solutions in their customer accounts.

Open Source Is the Big Disruptor

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93106 (20070923 01:14)

Gartner declared open-source software the biggest disruptor the software industry has ever seen and postulated it will eventually result in cheaper software and new business models. Open-source products accounted for a 13 percent share of the $92.7 billion software market in 2006, but should account for 27 percent of the market in 2011 when revenue is expected to be $169.2 billion, according to Gartner research.

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