by Ron Miller

Does the Open Source Label Still Matter?

Yesterday in my Editor's Corner on Fierce Content Management I looked into whether the open source label still matters. When it comes to selling a commercial open source product like Nuxeo, how different is it really from selling a proprietary product? In the end, if it's a good product, the fact it's open source is probably a minor factor for buyers.

Read the full post on FierceContentManagement.

Photo by Jeff Kubina on Flickr.

DotNetNuke Co-founder Defends Role with Microsoft's CodePlex

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Shaun Walker, chief architect and co-founder at open source vendor, DotNetNuke, defended his decision to join the interim board of directors of Microsoft-sponsored CodePlex.

Read more on DaniWeb.

Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier Fights FOSS License FUD

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For today's DaniWeb TechTreasures post, I spoke to Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier, who has been working with free and open source source software (FOSS) in one capacity or another since 1996, about FOSS license FUD. Brockmeier explains in detail what you need to understand when using open source software, and that it's really no more complex than the commercial stuff (and usually less so).

Read my interview with Brockmeier on DaniWeb.

Windows and Linux on the Same Laptop? You Bettcha!

The EE Times reports this week that Dell has come out with hybrid laptop that runs both Windows and Linux. The Linux OS provides a quick boot for checking email and other "light" computing duties while the Windows side allows "heavier duty" computing like running Microsoft Office applications.

Read about this new machine at DaniWeb.

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A Modest Idea: What If Microsoft Open Sourced Windows?

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I came up with an idea this week: What if Microsoft made Windows open source? Before you accuse of me of link baiting, I believe this idea has merit for several reasons. It will reduce the cost of development, put the power of the community behind supporting what's become an endless and expensive project and let Microsoft concentrate on enterprise solutions and cloud initiatives.

Read my argument on DaniWeb.

Look beyond the license type and find the best product

It seems these are heady days for open source as more products develop and mature. It's getting to the point for many of these products that the fact they are open source is really secondary. It has less to do with the license and more to do with the quality of the product or service itself (or at least it should).

Read the full post at FierceContentManagement.

Photo by Ron Miller

Open Source's Moment is Now

Open Source's Moment is Now - DaniWeb TechTreasures by Ron Miller

There are number of factors coming together that lead me to believe that open source's moment is right now, today, this year.Open source already runs so many things and just last week as Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, he asked Scott McNealy of Sun to prepare a report on open source technologies as a first step toward exploring the use of open source in government...

Read why on DaniWeb.

Novell Does Great Spoof On 'Get a Mac' Ads

This is a fantastic spoof on the Apple Get a Mac Campaign where Linux comes in makes her presence known. Be sure to check out others in the Related Video section.

Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier Discusses openSUSE 11.1

Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier Discusses openSUSE 11.1 - TechTreasures by Ron Miller

Joe "Zonker"Brockmeier is the Community Manager for openSUSE. He has been involved with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) since 1996 when he discovered FOSS while a college student and was hooked. For most of his career he has worked as a technology journalist covering Linux and open source topics. Most recently, he was Editor-in-Chief of Linux Magazine prior to joining Novell in February of 2008. I asked him about his role in bringing this release to light and how the open source community drives this type of project. Read the interview at DaniWeb.

Gartner Report Exaggerates Open Source IP Concerns

Gartner Report Exaggerates Open Source IP Concerns - DaniWeb TechTreasures by Ron Miller

In a report on enterprise open source usage released this week, Gartner research director Laurie Wurster stated in rather strong language that companies could face a big intellectual property issue because they are using the software without understanding the IP implications of the licensing language. But is she exaggerating the danger and is there less complexity with open source licenses than with proprietary ones? Read the full Story on DaniWeb.