Posts Tagged ‘developers’

I’m looking for something that provides basic functionality. Scrum purists…please don’t tell me to use index cards or a whiteboard…we do that. However, we need something that makes real time information available to the stakeholder and a couple of off-site developers.

Thanks!

Makers of Ubuntu even ship it for free but I always wonder how they make money out of it? And also what developers get for developing some free open-source tools?

News Analysis: The topic of open-source software has been steeped in debate since the development and licensing took root in the 1980s and picked up steam with the proliferation of the Internet in the decade that followed. – The topic of open-source software has been steeped in debate
since the development and licensing took root in the 1980s and picked up steam
with the proliferation of the Internet in the decade that followed. As open-source
tools and components began to grow more familiar among developers, enterpr…

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i’ve been reading articles and they all say that developers want to empower their software by sharing code and collaboratively writing it.. which makes some sense.. i also read that some just want to develop software to make the world better.. so i’m aware of that,
but how does a developer support himself financially?

recently, there was an open source software coordinator who decided to abandon the project because his family made fun of him for spending too much time and energy on something free.. this seems natural but why isn’t this the case with other developers?

This week in Boston, the Linux Foundation held the second annual Linuxcon, a gathering of the developers, administrators, end users, and executives that call Linux home. All told, the conference touched on nearly every corner of computing&#151an indication of how broadly Linux has spread. Check out these highlights from the conference. – …

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I need your advice and links to articles/groups.

> Which is better, bulding from base or redevelop existing one?

> If I re-develop or redesign an existing browser (like Kameleon, Firefox, Mozilla), can I release it as a new one with a new name? New name is not for commercial, but for new branding.

> If re-developement is better, which is browser’s coding is best to work on?

> What are the needs (programming languages, software, hardware and type of internet connection) to work, develop & debug?

> Can a single man make a complete browser? is it possible? If no, how much and what kind of developers do I need to hang-out?

Please explain me. Thanks in advance.

Peppermint is a Linux-based operating system that is cloud- and Web-application centric. Its developers say it is sleek, user friendly and "insanely fast." Peppermint was designed for enhanced mobility, efficiency and ease of use. While other operating systems might take as much as 10 minutes to load, Peppermint OS will load and be ready to use in 25 seconds – with the user connected, communicating and ready to go to work. Better yet, Peppermint is ready to use out of the box. – …

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It of course helps to improve the quality of a software. There is always a chance to develop a new software out of it with new ideas and thoughts of multiple people around the world. But at the same time, do the developers (of open source) consider the end user and reach out them with support? Do you think the same way?

I just wanted to roughly know how much other people spend their time programming at work if you are a developer. I am a Java developer and I spend about 98% of the time coding. I was just wondering because a professor I had in college said that developers only spend about 25% of their time actually coding. One reason I may spend a lot of time coding is that the work is usually assigned to individuals rather than teams. Here are some questions to get a feel of how other companies work: How much time do you spend coding? What are other activities that take a large percentage of your time? What is the size of the company you work for? Do you feel like you work on projects as a team or individually? Feel free to leave any other comments that pertain from your experience.

I have a software idea. In talking with some people, I feel that there will be a lot of interest in this software. I want to use the open source community to create this software. I know that I can host the project on www.sourceforge.net, but how do I get developers to work on it? How do I manage the process, releases, QA etc? I only have an idea and no hands on software development experience. How will this process work? If you can share your experience, it will be great.