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The business and politics of open source by Matt Asay.
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The Problem With (Not So) OpenOffice.org

Nov 30, 1999
OpenOffice.org has a range of problems: Monolithic architecture, declining interest in fat-client software, etc. But it's primary problem may be its corporate ownership...

Eclipse tells ex-community director to 'go away'

Nov 30, 2009
Bjorn Freeman-Mason had become a thorn in the Eclipse Foundation's side, so Eclipse executive Mike Milinkovich very directly said, "You're a jerk. Go away."

Open source: No vow of poverty (or get-rich-quick scheme)

Nov 30, 2009
Open source is not a sure-fire way to get developers, income, or much of anything, but used right it can help to grow a proprietary software business. Go figure.

Twitter needs a pretty face to beat Facebook

Nov 30, 2009
For all the power of Twitter and Facebook in terms of open APIs and open data, the reality is that user interface is going to win this battle.

Handbrake 0.9.4: Your best deal on Black Friday

Nov 27, 2009
Handbrake, the world's best video transcoder, just hit its 0.9.4 release and delivers more than 1,000 changes while improving speed, quality, and file size.

At its best, is open source unbeatable?

Nov 25, 2009
Open-source development, when it works, perhaps works so well and at such a frenetic pace that no proprietary vendor can hope to compete.

The Problem With (Not So) OpenOffice.org



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