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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.

May 11, 2007 by Dana Blankenhorn

Misusing open source in a good cause

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.

July 1, 2007 by Dana Blankenhorn

Sun ships J2ME for Linux

Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced the immediate availability of the J2ME Connected Device Configuration (CDC) and Foundation profile for Linux.

March 14, 2001 by ZDNet Staff

Open source: Are Microsoft and other holdouts about to crack?

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.

July 13, 2005 by David Berlind

News to know: Intertainer patent suit; Vista's RAM issues

Headlines of the day:Intertainer Patent Lawsuit Names Leading Technology Firms (Apple, Google, Napster).Speaking of lawsuits does Apple have a music monopoly issue?

January 2, 2007 by Larry Dignan

Sun woos FSF with GPLv3 carrot while Linux gets the stick

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?

February 9, 2007 by Ed Burnette

Phipps explains what he really meant

You pay for the software at the point of deployment.

June 30, 2006 by Dana Blankenhorn

Cleantech Open: And the award goes to ... EcoFactor

Home energy management technology from Ecofactor, which could play a role in the smart grid, gets big thumbs-up at the 2009 Cleantech Open business plan competition.

November 23, 2009 by Heather Clancy

ZDNet blogs beef up

If you've been perusing our blogs of late you've probably stumbled across some new faces. We've recently added seven new bloggers focused on key areas for us.

August 8, 2007 by Larry Dignan

News to know: VMware; IE 8; Google; 3D Web

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.

March 24, 2009 by Larry Dignan