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Daily Links for Thursday, October 15, 2009

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Bob Sutor

Open Source How Nokia Learned to Love Openness ComputerworldUK / Glyn Moody My impression is that Nokia is now really engaging with openness in the wake of buying Trolltech and Symbian. Clearly, it still has a lot of work to … Continue reading →

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Open source and the lone developer

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Bob Sutor

It occurred to be this morning when I was stuck in traffic that although a lot has been written about open source development for communities, much less is out there for the lone developer. This is the person who labors … Continue reading →

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OpenSim

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Do any of you have any experience with OpenSim? It’s a BSD open source effort to provide an alternative back end to Second Life and other virtual worlds. There are two or three grids up on the web and you … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-08-24

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Stocks and Bonds Sun to change stock ticker to JAVA | Tech news blog – CNET News.com Please tell me that MSFT won’t become OOXML on NASDAQ next week. (grin) (tags: sun java) iPod and Open Source Rock the iPod … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-08-09

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Open Source Sun lowers barriers to open-source Java | CNET News.com “Sun Microsystems is making it easier for open-source programmers to ensure their Java versions meet the company’s compatibility requirements, but the deal extends only to those involved in Sun’s … Continue reading →

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Java, PHP, AIX

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Bob Sutor

There is a new article up on IBM developerWorks about how to use Java and PHP together on AIX. A quick glance at this indicates that with some tweaking it might even be more broadly applicable to *nix operating systems. … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-05-10

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Bob Sutor

WordPress Automattic Stats « Extend › Plugins New WordPress statistics plugin. (tags: wordpress plugin blogging statistics stats) Sun eWeek: Can JBI 2 Succeed Where JBI 1 Did Not? “As Java Business Integration 1.0 failed to become the success its supporters … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-03-08

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Graphics Formats Microsoft: Make our HD Photo format a standard | Tech News on ZDNet Your thoughts on this? (tags: Microsoft jpeg Graphics) ODF, Java, and Document Migrations GullFOSS: odf4j at work in EIS “Lars Oppermann recently started the odf4j … Continue reading →

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How my website was built and how I might do it differently today

Posted on December 9, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Effective January 1, 2010, this site does not use Drupal and instead uses only WordPress. It’s Saturday morning and I thought I would take a bit of time out to discuss how this website is built. It might be instructive … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-11-30

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Open Source open…: Closing in on the Tipping Point “The latest of the by-now venerable Evans Data reports on developers shows some pretty amazing trends.” (tags: linux microsoft development software) Novell drops its Hula challenger to Microsoft | The Register … Continue reading →

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Will there be another Java?

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Bob Sutor

This is the second version of this entry. In the first, I think I mentioned Java too often and in ways that opened myself up for criticism as a heretic, even though it wasn’t really my intention to find fault. … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-11-18

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Google hires spreadsheet company founders | InfoWorld “Israeli browser-based spreadsheet service iRows will close Dec. 31 and its founders will join Google” (tags: google spreadsheet Office2.0) Calacanis to leave AOL after CEO change | InfoWorld “Weblogs founder departs AOL after … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-11-14

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Sun, Java, and GPL Sun picks GPL license for Java code | Tech News on ZDNet “After years of requests and debates, Sun Microsystems is ready to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license.” (tags: gpl java sun) ongoing … Continue reading →

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Sun, Java, GPL

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Bob Sutor

I’m glad this finally got done. To Sun: keep pushing, finish the job, and don’t forget the Apache Harmony project. To you internal Sun people who worked so hard to make this happen: congratulations and thanks for your perseverance! To … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-11-07

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Bob Sutor

open…: Jeff Bezos’ New New Thing – the Old Old Thing The shower mention alone gets this a link. (tags: amazon ibm) Once More unto the Breach: Open Standards, IPR and Innovation Conference, Beijing 2006 Stephe Walli goes to China … Continue reading →

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Where’s Bob?

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Bob Sutor

We’re now less than two weeks from Election Day in the US, and that means a lot of activity in our household. As I’ve mentioned before, my wife Judith Hunter is running for the New York State Assembly. This means … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-10-25

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Open Source Oracle courts Ubuntu, Red Hat in denial “Even if Red Hat’s relationship with Oracle is still more or less intact despite Ellison’s barbs, the Linux distributor needs to recognize that Oracle now considers them a competitor.” (tags: redhat … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-10-24

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Bob Sutor

PC World – Irked Users Seek Vista Licensing Clarification “Microsoft’s announcement of limited transfer rights for Vista OS unpopular, confusing, users say.” (tags: linux microsoft vista) Leaving A Startup: It’s Not Me, It’s You “Leaving a company is rarely easy … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-08-18

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Bob Sutor

CSS and Standards IE7 and standards compliance – Microsoft’s Chris Wilson charts progress | Web 2.0 Explorer | ZDNet.com “Yesterday I interviewed Microsoft’s Chris Wilson, the Group Program Manager for IE, to address the issue of whether Microsoft’s latest web … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-08-16

Posted on August 16, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Open Source The Linux Executive Report from IBM “A biweekly summary of news and information about IBM�s Open Source and Linux initiatives of interest to senior management.” (tags: linux ibm) The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: IBM widens open-source strategy … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-07-20

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Bob Sutor

The Trip to Hibbing Wisconsin: Life’s So Good. A state on our trip to Minnesota and back. (tags: travel) Michigan.Org Home Another state between NY and Minnesota for our Bob Dylan pilgrimage. (tags: travel) Discover New Territory: Explore Minnesota.com Bob … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-07-06

Posted on July 6, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Paris planning for citywide Wi-Fi | CNET News.com “Paris wants blanket wireless Internet coverage by the end of 2007, helping to make it the most connected capital city in the world, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said Tuesday.” (tags: wifi travel) Mass. … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-06-29

Posted on June 29, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Linux Mandriva Linux 2007: music contest “From June, 21st to August, 20th, produce and submit the workspace session jingles for the next Mandriva Linux 2007 distribution which will be released in next September.” (tags: linux music) Red Hat CEO Says … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-05-26

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Open Source What’s next for the Portland project Improving desktop linux. (tags: linux) Proposal: Open Source Atom Implementation From James Snell. (tags: atom opensource) DRM Playlist: Apple still faces DRM hurdles, uncertainty in France “But a more restrictive version could … Continue reading →

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Another Eclipse web seminar

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Bob Sutor

I added some brief comments to my original entry about the Eclipse plug-ins web seminar I attended last week. If you code and you are interested in Eclipse, it offers a good, quick introduction. You will then need to either … Continue reading →

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Phipps on Java, control, open source

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Simon Phipps responds to some of the critics (presumably myself included) about the issues regarding what is happening with Java and Sun’s concern for compatibility in any open source effort in an entry over in his blog. Draw your own … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-05-23

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Bob Sutor

AJAX and Open Source OpenAJAX Alliance Sets Road Map (tags: ajax) Java and Open Source Sun still not answering the call to open source Java | InfoWorld “Truthfully, there were no champagne corks popped here at the InfoWorld offices following … Continue reading →

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Discussion breaking out about Java and Open Source

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Bob Sutor

I’ve pointed out a number of news articles and analyst comments this week about Sun announcing that it would open source Java. The reactions have ranged from “why” to “that’s nice” to “when” to “who cares?” to “didn’t I hear … Continue reading →

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IBM, Gluecode, Geronimo: One year later

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Bob Sutor

We just issued a press release with some news about the WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE). Here’s the beginning: IBM Marks One-Year Anniversary of Gluecode Acquisition With New Open Source Partner Initiative ARMONK, NY — (MARKET WIRE) — … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-04-21

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems Done by Harvard Berkman Center with IBM and Oracle sponsorship. Required reading. (tags: open standards government guidelines opensource) A Guide to Open Source Software for Australian Government Agencies Provides a calm, sane way of thinking … Continue reading →

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