Posts about Open Source Software as of February 25, 2009

Even notice that you can hardly use a computer anymore without being in somebody’s cross-hairs? Somebody, somewhere, is always out to get you … know that they already own a suite of GPL’d software. Make them think that they have to pay coins

In a presentation at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) … source software projects that are trying to build close ties with corporate adopters and contributors … role in establishing the company’s open source program. In her current position as the head honcho

Trujillo departure: Live Twitter feed Sol Trujillo’s leaving Telstra; but what do Australians on Twitter think about it? … 25, 2009 6:34 AM PST Government promises more open-source use The government has announced its policy on open-source software, and says it will attempt to avoid vendor ‘lock in’ and save

As seen in this TechFlash article, Microsoft has launched a patent suit against TomTom, a seller of (Linux-based) navigation devices … for years that elements of the open-source operating system violate its patents. However, Microsoft says open-source software is not the intended focal point of the action.” The complaint PDF

The software giant used to call open-source software a cancer, but now it plans to embed open-source into most of its products, according to executive Bob Muglia.

Chicago (IL) – Cuba has begun launching its own version of Linux, named Nova … various institutions along toward open-source software.” Cuba has 11.4 million citizens, only about 1.4 … . The open-source operating system is being employed as Cuba tries to avoid licensing fees

New Microsoft patent-infringement case involves Linux Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:17 pm Categories: Corporate strategy, Legal, Linux, … its patents. However, Microsoft says open-source software is not the intended focal point of the action … Microsoft and many in the open source community when he claimed a couple of yeas ago that free software

A Photographer’s Website – Foto Baja Mex 25 February, 2009, at 4: … as events are shot. By using open source software for the blog and gallery we were able to develop

freed.in was held on 20-21 February 2009 . You can find l oads of pictures from freed.in on its Flickr group . As always, it was held at JNU … . In the true spirit of a conference on free and open source siftware, the ‘chief guest’ at freed.in … talking about a project they’re spearheading called ‘Open Source Drug Discovery’ which uses idle time

The UK Government has said it will accelerate the use of open source software in public services.