RISC-V opens up processor design
Open source has comprehensively changed the world of software. RISC-V wants to do the same for processors.
Open source has comprehensively changed the world of software. RISC-V wants to do the same for processors.
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.
Could your business be paying for a proprietary program when an open source alternative exists? Take a look at our guide as we count down the most popular open source products.
There're promises that American gasoline prices will be around $4 later this year. Many nations already pay much more than that, but their cars keep on truckin'.
It's hard to believe that some of the most profitable software companies in the world--Oracle, Microsoft and SAP--are sitting on a licensing model that is untenable in the long run and will increasingly irk customers. But there may be a revolution in the cards that could tip the balance of power, argues Gartner.
Microsoft has struck out at the Software Freedom Law Centre's (SFLC) claims that its Open Specification Promise is not as open as it should be.
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.
Notable headlines:Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: LAMP On Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) Server Edition.
Sun is set to put its weight squarely behind the Free Software Foundation and GPLv3 by releasing Solaris and Java under the new license when it comes out later this year. Is this an altruistic move designed solely to satisfy the wishes of a vocal developer community, or a tactical move designed to give Solaris a desperately needed ally in the fight against Linux? And what will this new partnership mean for open source pragmatists like Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds?
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