March 2007 Archives

I have researched and written extensively about the history of the open source software (OSS) movement and its long-time relation to the IT Top 12: Apple, CA, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and Sun. (Note: writing... Read More..

As I guessed would be the likely scenario in my anticipatory article last week about the Free Software Foundation (FSF) GPL V.3, the group will provide another review round. This step is being taken primarily because of the changes FSF... Read More..

This is not new news if you have been following my posts on the Free Software Foundation (FSF) GPL V.3 the last two months but a Reuters story that crossed the wires Monday in anticipation of this week's announcement of... Read More..

As promised, I followed up last Tuesday's blog post (March 13) about ex-Oracle supply chain automation guru Don Klaiss joining open-source software (OSS) ERP company Compiere. I "met" with Don recently to hear about his plans. Compiere is also one... Read More..

Oracle recently extended its participation in the Eclipse Foundation by becoming a Board Member/Strategic Developer. Before this year, Oracle was what Eclipse calls euphemistically an "Add-in Provider." Eclipse is an open source software (OSS) community that says it provides a... Read More..

Some day soon the Free Software Foundation (FSF) should officially bless its GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 3 (GPL V3) or put out another draft for further comment. FSF associates are meeting this Saturday at MIT in Cambridge MA... Read More..

This is not really a big surprise given earlier posts here about Fedora but I need to mention it, given Red Hat's prominence in the open source software (OSS) community. The March 14 press conference was more of a chance... Read More..

Open source software (OSS) ERP provider Compiere announced this morning that ex-Ask manager and ex-Oracle supply chain automation guru Don Klaiss has joined the company as president. This is an important "endorsement" in a sense for the company that recently... Read More..

It is common to use the terms free software and open source software (OSS) interchangeably, a mistake I often make even though I have written about the subtle difference extensively in my own research (see My Work Elsewhere link to... Read More..

In my day job, I came across some information instructive as to how the IT Top 12 (my index of the leading information technology suppliers) uses open source software (OSS). CA (formerly Computer Associates) added some interesting OSS-related verbiage to... Read More..

A back to the future feeling (‘deja vu all over again’ if you are a NY Yankees’ fan) begins at the start of every ODF vs. OpenXML article or email exchange. There is a good thesis/commentary series in progress right... Read More..

As described in my first post on February 1, my day job involves conducting research into leading IT suppliers' SEC and similar documentation to assist investors. As part of that I have written extensively about the process Microsoft is going... Read More..

As I have written elsewhere there are varying degrees of community in the open source software (OSS) movement. One of the oldest and purest OSS projects upgraded its sixth version to "stable" status today, meaning it now encourages new users... Read More..