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- WebKit for IE? "Interesting," but it's ever going to happen
- WebKit for IE? "Interesting," but it's ever going to happenThe biggest reason is the lock-in that MS gets from incompatibilities. TheyWILL maintain as many incompatibilities as possible as long as possible.You get a thumbs up for "blorgasm"!! :) nt.GPL??? Fact-check please.WebKit is BSD licensed. The JavaScriptCore and WebCore components are...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Citrix makes "Kensho" preview available
- Citrix has delivered a technical preview of a toolkit that allows developers to create and deploy OVF-based virtual appliances that run on multiple virtualization hypervisors. The toolkit, which was introduced last July, is code named "Kensho" and provides the ability to create, import and deploy application workloads...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman's recent statements regarding his dislike of "cloud computing" didn't surprise me in the least, given what I understand about his software preferences. In fact, I think this is less about Stallman's worry about the security implications of cloud computing, and more about his desire for a software ecosystems that adheres...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Mozilla: We goofed on the EULA, let's talk
- Mozilla: We goofed on the EULA, let's talkNo kiddingYou don't need an EULA to protect your trademarks. If you did, people would have to click through an EULA to install the Linux kernel itself (the name "Linux" is also trademarked).Not having to deal with 60-page incomprehensible EULAs is one...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?
- Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?The key line is thisin the linked article[i]albeit they are far less popular that Windows-based options[/i]Why would HP want to send their customers over to Dell?If they go the proprietary route......they might as well work with the HP/UX they own, than the GPL-encumbered...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for WindowsWindows.So do you have to run a full version of Windows and then on top of that run Hyper V and then on top of that run your guests? Or can Hyper V be installed bare metal?RE: Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for WindowsIt...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Habanero (zip)
- Habanero is an object-relational mapping ORM architecture for .Net that maps object-oriented code to relational databases. Released as free open source, Habanero generates user interfaces to view and edit the mapped data, generates working code and reads class structure from an existing database. Support is included for MySQL, SQL Server,...
- Software downloads 2008-07-01
- Nokia Symbian deal winners and losers
- After an expansion phase that saw the introduction of the iPhone, Android, LiMo, and JavaFX Mobile, the mobile phone platform landscape is shrinking again. Nokia today announced it plans to spend $410 million to acquire the pieces of Symbian Ltd. that it doesn't already own, and...
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Do we need two open source office suites?
- Do we need two open source office suites?That Made Me Scratch My Head, TooMethinks Dana needs to go back and double-check his sources. And, by the way, StarOffice's roots actually go back much further than that: Star Division's StarWriter was first developed back in the mid-80's for CP/M. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Update Controls .NET (msi)
- With other controls, you set properties like Text to put data into the form. When the data changes, you have to set the property again. But with Update Controls, you implement events like GetText. The controls automatically update themselves when the data changes. The themed controls add visually stunning refractive...
- Software downloads 2008-04-03
- OpenOffice.org (Windows) (exe)
- OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. The product is a multiplatform office productivity suite. It includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to those of other office suites....
- Software downloads 2008-04-01
- Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice
- Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOfficeHave BothI have both and the short comings are slim but there are a few items that stand out for me. In iWorks there is not a way to use an external database like Filemaker--a user is limited to importing fields only from...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
- Nokia debuts Android phone, sort of
- Nokia debuts Android phone, sort ofNever say NeverI wouldn't discount or underestimate Nokia's effect on the advancement mobile device technology. They are generally 3-5 years ahead of their competition and first to market with new concept reference designs.The N800/N810 Debian Linux-based Internet Tablet Maemo GTK+ touch UI is demonstrative of...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- The open source development incline
- The open source development inclineThe problem is when one company owns all of the right for proprietary use.This is true with Qt, MySQL, and others. These projects are completely free to use as long as you do NOT link any proprietary code with it, but the minute you want to...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- JFreeChart (zip)
- JFreeChart is a free 100% Java chart library which eases the developers' work by providing sets of professional quality charts. JFreeChart's is a consistent and well-documented API, supporting a wide range of chart types, flexible design that is easy to extend, and targets both server-side and client-side applications, support for...
- Software downloads 2008-01-10
- Octopus Micro Finance Suite (zip)
- Octopus Micro Finance Suite OMFS is an open source LGPL Micro Finance IT software. This software is available to the community of micro finance institutions. OCTOPUS MFS is an integrated suite allowing full management of a Micro Finance Institution: client management, accounting, contracts, reporting and risks. OCTOPUS MFS is multi-bases,...
- Software downloads 2007-12-27
- Mac Safari's cool new Inspector
- Mac Safari's cool new InspectorIE7 has a great tool too[url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e59c3964-672d-4511-bb3e-2d5e1db91038&displaylang=en] IE Developer Toolbar [/url]It's even made by Microsoft so that is a bonus.Firefox->Tools->DOM InspectorntFirefox->Tools->Web DeveloperOh that's right, you have to install the Web Developer extension first from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60I'm going to check out Firebug, and the Safari one too. It's always...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-05
- The open source start-up dream still lives at Nagios
- The open source start-up dream still lives at NagiosDana, what is the best way to comercialize an open source project? I thinkthe answer will be in the size and type of project.But, in many cases, we have a non-profit group running the project, and it is commercialized by other for-profit...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-18
- TomTom ONE 3rd Edition - First thoughts
- TomTom ONE 3rd Edition - First thoughtsForgot one thing ...TomTom uses [b]teh Linux:[/b]http://www.tomtom.com/page.php?Page=gplGPL, BSD, LGPL > WTF PITA EULA ;)Excellent Review AdrianYou give reviews the way real people want them.. Was it actually something we can use and does it work... so much better than re-spewing specs and other nonsense.....
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- About:accessibilityenabled (xpi)
- An about page, about:accessibilityenabled, to show whether accessibility API support is enabled. This extension is MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1 tri-licensed. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2007-10-15
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