Posts Tagged ‘open source software’

In a move to share some of the wealth it has gained from using and promoting open-source software, Engine Yard, Ruby on Rails cloud services provider, has launched a new grant program for developers. – Engine Yard, a cloud computing Platform-as-a-Service provider for Ruby on Rails, has announced a new effort to support innovative open source developers, called the Engine Yard Open Source Software (OSS) Community Grant program.
This new program aims to help key projects and OSS contributors gain …

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Black Duck Software acquires the assets of SpikeSource also hires Sara Ford, former program manager for Microsofts CodePlex open-source project hosting site. – Black Duck Software a provider of products and services for managing the use of open source software, has acquired the assets of SpikeSource, a provider of software tools and services to automate application component identification and assess security vulnerability.
Among the technologies acquire…

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Fedora 14, the latest release of Red Hat’s fast-moving, community-supported Linux distribution, hit the Internet earlier this month bearing its typical crop of updated open-source software applications, with a particular focus on updated developer tools, such as the latest versions of the Eclipse and NetBeans Integrated Development Environments. The new Fedora version, which eWEEK Labs reviewed here, is light on new features, compared with Linux rival Ubuntu, but adds early support for Red Hat’s SPICE remote desktop protocol. For a look at the new release in action, check out the slide gallery below. – …

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Fedora 14, the latest release of Red Hat’s fast-moving, community-supported Linux distribution, hit the Internet earlier this month bearing its typical crop of updated open-source software applications, with a particular focus on updated developer tools, such as the latest versions of the Eclipse and Netbeans Integrated Development Environments. – Fedora 14, the latest release of Red Hat’s fast-moving,
community-supported Linux distribution, hit the Internet earlier this month
bearing its typical crop of updated open-source software applications, with a
particular focus on updated developer tools, such as the latest versions of the
Eclips…

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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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The October 2010 release of Ubuntu Linux brings the usual slate of free and open source software updates, alongside unique new capabilities around cloud services integration. The distribution’s UbuntuOne personal cloud service adds interoperability with Android and iOS-based mobile devices, as well as new support for Windows. What’s more, Ubuntu 10.10 (also known as the Maverick Meerkat) boasts an enhanced Software Center, including the ability to purchase applications through the tool. Check out the slides below for a look at the release, and be sure to read eWEEK Labs’ full review. If you’ve tested Ubuntu 10.10 yourself, head over to labs.eweek.com to share your experiences. – …

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Ubuntu 10.10, code-named Maverick Meerkat, brings a number of software updates and an overhauled user interface for its netbook edition. – Ubuntu 10.10, the latest version of the popular Linux distribution
from Canonical and the Ubuntu community, hit FTP servers Oct. 10, bearing a
slate of open-source software updates along with enhanced tools for locating
and installing those applications.
The new release, also known by the code …

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Google denied Oracle’s claims of patent and copyright infringement related to its use of Java in Android. Google also alleged Oracle is singling out Android among open-source software. – Google denied Oracle’s claims of patent and copyright infringement related
to its use of Java in Android and countered that the company is singling out
its operating system after years of supporting open-source software.
Oracle, whose patents it controls through its Sun Microsystems acquisition e…

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Free, open source software is very practical for the user: Just download, install and enjoy! But all the programmers need to pay their rent, their food and social insurance … How do they typically earn their money? (Answers from actual programmers would be appreciated!)

Black Duck Software acquired Ohloh.net from Geeknet and plans to combine the Ohloh open-source directory with Black Ducks Koders.com site to provide developers with a free resource to help with the use, creation and management of open-source software. – Black Duck Software,
a provider of products and services for managing the development and
use of open-source software, has announced its acquisition of Ohloh.net from Geeknet.
The transaction, which closed on Sept. 30, is viewed as a boost for
open-source software developers, as both companies f…

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