ostatic.com - 1/14/2009
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I have to nod in agreement as The VAR Guy laments the complete absence of any open source companies --large or small--as the 2009 National Retail Federation Convention gets underway in New York. He makes the point that this is a massive mistake for open source companies and their channel ...
Netbooks Head for the $200 Range: Good News for Open Source
ostatic.com 1/14/2009 — At this year's CES show, there was no shortage of netbooks, which have become a surprisingly strong challenge to the whole traditional notebook market . I remain surprised that more people in the open source community don't herald this trend as ...
The Open Source Crystal Ball
ostatic.com 12/22/2008 — The end of the year is a self-indulgent time, when those who write about technology stop making lists of the best, worst, and most mind-numbingly mediocre applications they find and pause to make lists about tech trends in the upcoming year.
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Open source in 2008: Everything but interest up
news.cnet.com 12/30/2008 — While 2008 has been a bleak year for the financial markets and the global economy, it has been very kind to open source, at least based on market share. A review of Net Applications data suggests that there has never been a better time for open ...
» Investors give Apple the cold shoulder | Hardware 2.0
blogs.zdnet.com 1/29/2009 — July 22nd, 2008 Investors give Apple the cold shoulder Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:29 am Categories: Apple , Industry Tags: Apple Inc. , Investor , Financial Accounting , Finance , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes After announcing a record quarter, the ...
We already had the year of the Linux desktop
blogs.computerworld.com 12/30/2008 — You may not see it, but we've already had several years of the Linux desktop. In fact, if you think about it, almost all of you, even those of you who would never leave Windows, are already using Linux desktop applications every day.
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Over 30 Must-Have Open Source Resources
ostatic.com 2/9/2009 — Periodically, we here at OStatic like to round up our ongoing collections of open source resources, tutorials, reviews and project walkthroughs. These educational tools are a central part of the goal here at the site. We regularly round up the best ...
25 Free, Game Changing Open Source Resources
ostatic.com 12/16/2008 — OStatic has recently been enjoying some very healthy traffic and growth, and I'd like to thank all of the members, readers and writers who make our site and this blog lively every day. It's a labor of love. One of our main charters on the OStatic ...
Technology for Better Open Source Support
sourcelabs.com 1/3/2009 — SourceLabs Support Suite for Linux & Open Source Java helps you Discover, Identify and Solve faults, crashes, defects and other key system issues. The Support Suite for Linux & Open Source Java makes life easier for Systems Administrators, IT ...
Linux vs. Windows: Which is a better Web host?
news.cnet.com 1/16/2009 — It used to be that choosing Windows or Linux to host your Web site made a big difference in the kind of functionality or services offered. On Friday, as this informative article on KnockOutHost.com suggests , the choice between Linux and Windows has ...
Sun MySQLers barred from Oz —
The Register 1/13/2009
Open source knows no borders Several Sun MySQLers have been denied short stay business visas to Australia - yes, Australia - as they attempted to attend a Linux conference in Hobart, Tasmania.…
Blade server systems - back to the old school? —
The Register 1/15/2009
Who is going to run the integrated blade system show? Comment What do you call a large and integrated piece of hardware and software that runs hundreds of virtual machines running Linux? That's easy, it's an IBM mainframe. But hang on, it could ...
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