Archive for August, 2011

Posted on August 15, 2011 - by admin

Never underestimate the amount of open source software available …

Jack Wallen is fond of making bold claims. Here, he makes yet one more with regards to the amount of open source software available to meet the needs.

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Posted on August 15, 2011 - by admin

OSCON round-up: Open source isn't declining. It's maturing …

OSCON (the O'Reilly Open Source Convention) is not the largest software freedom conference in the world (that's probably FOSDEM, held annually in Brussels, or FISL, held annually in Brazil). But it's an important annual …

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Posted on August 12, 2011 - by admin

Guest Post: How eBay Leveraged Open Source to Streamline …

Performing reliable transactions on scalable websites has become a huge challenge, and every major ecommerce site wrestles with how to keep transactions efficient and fast. eBay, which has staggering.

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Posted on August 10, 2011 - by admin

Getting refunds on open-source projects – blog.nodejitsu.com …

I remember when I had no open – source projects and I had never even heard of Github. To me, the maintainers of open – source projects were mystical beasts who only existed in ethereal form over the internet. …

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Posted on August 10, 2011 - by admin

Drupal conference in Denver – An open source collaborative network

Belgium-based Drupal Association is helping to raise the profile of Open Source in government. Drupal is in use for embassies, courts, ministries, agencies, parliaments and projects of intergovernmental organisations like the World Bank, the …

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Posted on August 10, 2011 - by admin

Adobe Flash player for Android updated, brings security fixes and …

Adobe has updated the Flash player for Android to version 10.3.186.3, which fixes security issues and provides feature enhancements for certain phones and websites. It's always recommended to update your Flash player, …

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Posted on August 9, 2011 - by admin

Android gets a dedicated Facebook messenger | Android Central

Facebook messenger Android While the cool kids are off doing their group huddles on Google+, Facebook keeps plugging away, and a new dedicated group messing app apparently is in the works. Hardly a surprise, given …

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Posted on August 8, 2011 - by admin

Study to explore use of open source software in energy industry …

The Energy Sector Security Consortium and the Open Source Lab at Oregon State University will work together to study the use of open source software in the energy sector, especially as it relates to computer security, …

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Posted on August 6, 2011 - by admin

ictQATAR and CC Qatar to Host Open Source Developers Workshop …

Join ictQATAR and Creative Commons Qatar for a workshop on Open Source Development, Saturday, September 24 – Sunday, September 25 at the W Doha. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. both days. Workshop participants will …

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