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OpenSolaris Wins with GPL 3 Move
Sun is going to add the upcoming GNU General Public License Version 3 to OpenSolaris in addition to its current Common Development and Distribution License. This may give OpenSolaris a much needed kick in the pants. I have never liked the CDDL. Like many other open-source licenses, which are based on the MPL (Mozilla Public…
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Microsoft Hires Father of WebSphere from IBM
Microsoft has hired Don Ferguson, a prominent IBM software technologist and former chief architect of IBM’s Software Group, to work in the office of the CTO. According to Ferguson’s bio at Microsoft—published on Jan. 8—he is now a Microsoft technical fellow in Platforms and Strategy, in the office of the chief technology officer. At Microsoft,…
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Aras Move Puts New Spin on Open Source
Aras, which makes product life-cycle management software, has a new spin on open source: making the code to its Aras Innovator software, which only runs on proprietary Microsoft technologies, openly available under the Microsoft Community License and hosted on Microsoft’s Codeplex Web site. Aras customers will be able to download its code, yet are not…
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IBM Offers ‘Virtual Architecture’ for BladeCenter Systems
IBM is looking to increase speed and efficiency in its blade servers by offering, along with a number of partners, a series of networking tools and management technologies. The Armonk, N.Y., company is calling the new product offerings within its BladeCenter H systems “virtual fabric technology,” which reflects the combination of Ethernet connectivity fabric with…
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Taking Least Privilege to the Max
Symantec is arguing that Windows Vista’s User Access Control features are too intrusive, and perhaps they have a point. There’s no reason to assume Microsoft got things perfect. Windows has a rich history of third parties adding value and making it better. One of my favorite improvements on user access control in all current versions…
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Can Java Become an Important Linux Language?
When you think programming languages and Linux, the languages that tend to come to mind are C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python and, lately, Ruby. But, Java probably doesn’t enter your mind at all—that’s because until recently Java was a proprietary language. Sun, however has now liberated Java under the GPLv2 open-source license. I think that…
