Two open source dilemmas
It all comes down to a balance between what Choksi calls "consuming activities" and "sustaining activities." Open source companies need balance between the two, just as they need a balance in the financial accounts.
It all comes down to a balance between what Choksi calls "consuming activities" and "sustaining activities." Open source companies need balance between the two, just as they need a balance in the financial accounts.
But mass familiarity is not open source. The idea of mass hacking of life forms, as akin to the exchange of code within open source projects, is a non-starter.
Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced the immediate availability of the J2ME Connected Device Configuration (CDC) and Foundation profile for Linux.
It was only a matter of time. Commercial software providers, including Microsoft, that have so far been steadfast in their resolve to preserve at least some of their old business models, are finding that the open standards card that they've so cunningly played as a part of those models could now have turned out to be a deal with the devil.
If your open source company is willing to admit Microsoft owns Linux, acknowledge the legitimacy of its proprietary standards, and put "whatever Microsoft wants" at the center of all your business plans, then Microsoft will let you live in its world.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) might be in full throws this week, but some of the coolest devices may be found off the Net -- blueprints and all. A burgeoning trend in open source hardware is putting up some devices on the Web -- from machines that make anything (including themselves) to cars -- with the specs to make them yourself.
Open-source software is the future, and it is free, assuming it can survive capitalism.
Microsoft will no longer support its Azure Container Service (ACS) as of January 31, 2020. For Kubernetes users, the Microsoft way forward is AKS, its dedicated Kubernetes Container Service.
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Steve Bergman, CIO of Goodwill Industries talks to ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber about innovating technology for the non-profit. From an open source web portal to geo-spatial mapping tools for the organizations retail site. Bergman also shares his business approach to inventory management, and the company's plan for going green.