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A year after acquiring it, Yahoo! is finally using Zimbra.....
Must-have Firefox add-ons, plus plenty more.....
Evaluating the new Linux distros, and the new Python......
Top 10 open source productivity apps.....
OpenOffice.org 3.0 is an incremental improvement.....
On Internetnews.com, Christopher Saunders asks if Linux is really necessary for the desktop. He relates a discussion he had with a creative/marketing executive recently, and the doubts that this executive has about the ability of open source alternatives to meet his company's needs.
This conversation goes astray with the word necessary. Is Linux necessary? Is Windows necessary? Perhaps a Mac would do better here? A key point that many open source detractors -- and supporters -- miss is that there doesn't have to be an all or nothing approach to using free software.
Over at TechRepublic, Jack Wallen details ten points to consider prior to moving your organization to Linux.
Some points are far more critical for operation than others (it is easier to switch to a more suitable desktop environment than make some highly specialized proprietary applications work with Linux, for instance), but all require attention. Depending on the workplace and industry, it might be worth an administrator's time to consider a few other points as well.
Mono 2.0 lets .Net apps run on Linux.....
Red Hat CEO: The secret to open-source success is iteration.....
Getting paid to abandon an open source project?.....
October promises to be a hot month for Drupal, Mono, OpenOffice, Ubuntu.....
Open source can still win in a down economy.....
