The 10 oldest, significant open-source programs
Does open-source software still seem "new" to you? Think again, its roots go back decades.
Does open-source software still seem "new" to you? Think again, its roots go back decades.
Government agencies across the globe are tapping into the benefits of cloud computing. Is hybrid the best option for these organizations?
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The C programming language rests in the hearts of programmers as the quintessential expression of coding elegance, power, simplicity and portability.
IBM has used Linux to unify its product lines, it has used open source to deliver services, and it has continued to get top dollar for the time of its people despite their using open source tools.
Open-source developers could change the balance of power in tech, if they want to seize the opportunity.
Among the biggest projects halted by the government's IT Dashboard is a Cerner project to run the VA's labs under its proprietary scheme rather than the open source VistA system.
Sun Microsystem's days as an independent company may be limited, very limited, if the reports by the Wall Street Journal and others are correct; this time IBM will be the suitor. But throughout Sun's long downhill slide, there have been many back-and-forths with Apple, deals that many saw at the time as perfect fits.
I find myself increasingly at odds with the President on issues like torture, banking, and his latest FCC nomination. The honeymoon is over and it's time to support the man when he's right and fight him when he's wrong. So I'm willing to be convinced that President Obama hates open source. Can you convince me?
Chopra's most relevant experience to open source is his work on rural broadband. There he worked to give private WiMAX operators access to government-owned radio towers. He also gave local governments a toolkit for evaluating broadband technology and funding it.