Microsoft's decision to issue free versions of its products at number of levels suggests that it's well aware of the competitive threat posed by free open source software.
<b>All Facebook: </b>"If you are a developer that read about yesterday's Facebook Insights announcement but want examples of tools that can be implemented, look no further than Facebook's open source Insights API sample that was released yesterday."
<b>Not 403:</b> "But it's sad to see how Oracle after Sun acquisition, is slowly shutting down this amazing open source project, marking it as "not strategic" and dismembering the few parts they think are worth for their own SSO product."
After a period of careful consideration and planning, a new edition of the Zurich Open Source Jam took place on May 27th. This time, the focus was more...
<b>ZDNet:</b> "The continuing conflict between Google and China, which may be a proxy for deeper conflicts over economics and values, could easily impact open source."
The election for the OpenSocial Foundation's community board representatives is now open. If you previously applied for membership, you should have received an email directing you to submit...
Tip of the Trade: A reader weighs in on the backspace/delete terminal problem. Although the solution doesn't solve the problem at hand, it does lead to some interesting open source software troubleshooting.
Getting your website listed in the Dmoz open directory is not an easy task. In order to get listed in the directory, you will have to follow the Dmoz guidelines.
<b>Blog of Helios:</b> "Nils Grotnes emailed me about 20 minutes ago with some pretty cool news. Aquaria by Bit Blot ,Gish Published by Chronic Logic, Lugaru HD by Wolfire, and Penumbra Overture of course by Frictional Games have pledged to go open source."
<b>Datamation:</b> "FOSS is an abbreviation for Free and Open Source Software. In other words, FOSS is software whose source code is openly available. People can install and even modify FOSS as they please, so long as they follow a few basic requirements listed in the license."
<b>Computer Weekly Blog: </b>"Grynzpan reckons that Brazil has to find a unique selling proposition and its vast pool of knowledge in open source software could be the real advantage of the local IT industry."
<b>Tech Source:</b> "Due to popular demand, we will give you another round of some of the best free and open-source Content Management Systems (CMS). This new set of CMS is as good as the previous list that we have so this should be interesting."
<b>Developer.com:</b> "The cloud isn't just for network administrators looking for scale, it's also a key development area for developers building applications with open source dynamic languages."
I'm now using Ubuntu 12.04.
In earlier versions you could associate a filetype with a specific command (e.g. self-compiled binary) by selecting "Open with" in the file's properties and select the command by providing the file path manually if it wasn't already in the list of applications.
Is this possibility gone?
The only way I found now is to create .desktop files and edit the mimetypes via an text editor.
<b>Worldlabel:</b> "MyPaint is a lightweight, easy-to-use open source painting application that you might not have heard of before. It's not a photo editor, it doesn't bother with paths, geometric shapes, text manipulation, or fancy masking options. Instead, it focuses on one and only one use: painting."
<b>Techworld:</b> "Two exhibitors at the event last weekend showed off open source 3D printers that can build objects based on your instructions, another one introduced 3D design software."
<b>Tech Source:</b> "Pandora, the Linux-based handheld game console that is aimed to take advantage of free and open source software is finally shipping."
Traditional Chinese IME on Android is a 20% IME project initiated in Google’s Taipei office and it is now open sourced on Google Code . It includes Zhuyin...
<b>VoIP Planet:</b> "Open source software is being used today by all types of companies and organizations—even the Republican Party is an adopter."
<b>Network World:</b> "There's a large selection of free and open source (FOSS) operating systems available these days, and choosing the right one for any given circumstance can be quite a challenge. This article outlines the key factors you need to consider in order to pick the best operating system for your needs and experience level."