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Four More Offbeat Open Source Ideas

I'm a fan of many kinds of offbeat open source efforts, as discussed previously in this post. This week I came across a few eyebrow-raising open source stories worthy of another short roundup. Here, you'll find four unusual examples of open source in action.


Open Source FUD Flies at Florida Higher Education Conference

The New York Times is running an interesting piece from IDG News on how administrators and IT chiefs for higher educational institutions are at odds over whether it makes sense to deploy open source software instead of proprietary products. The flap went on this week at the Educause conference in Florida. Within the argument that's going on, a number of surprising fallacies about open source are apparently cropping up. Here are the details.


OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

Run OpenOffice 3.0 in your browser with Ulteo.....

10 reasons why one user will not upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10.....

CodeWeavers gives away 650,000 copies of CrossOver, cancels program.....

Drupal wins best overall 2008 open source CMS award for second year in a row.....

Germany: Cost of open source desktop maintenance is by far the lowest .....



7 Top Tips and Resources for Google Chrome

Google introduced the beta version of its open source Chrome browser nearly two months ago, and issued its third update to the beta yesterday. (The update pushes to you automatically if you're running Chrome.) Although there are signs that the very early popularity of this browser has calmed down somewhat, it's still generating a lot of buzz, Google has confirmed that many extensions are coming for it, and I expect to see it in a mobile version very soon. If you're running Chrome, here are seven tips for customizing and getting the most out of it.


Wal-Mart's G1 Phone Discount Irks Early Android Adopters

As Wired is reporting, there is whining going on over Wal-Mart's decision to sell the T-Mobile G1 Android-based phone for $150--$30 less than it costs at a T-Mobile store. This caterwauling and gnashing of teeth is reminiscent of the mudslinging that went on after Apple reduced the cost of the iPhone by $200 only months after it came out. Here's what people are saying, and why the G1 ought to quickly arrive at even lower price points.


OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

TWiki's hunt for cash fractures its community.....

Novell turns Linux desktop setback into victory.....

Ubuntu Linux 8.10's five best features.....

OpenMoko, of the open source gadget movement, has announced intentions to develop an Android-compatible handset.....

Opera's CEO on the browser market, and open source competition.....



OpenX Offers Hosted Service

We've written about OpenX several times before. It's an open source ad server that lets you manage a mix of ads from multiple networks across your web site, and it's overseen by a veteran of Yahoo. Now, as noted on ZDNet, and The Earth Times, OpenX has a hosted version. Here's what the news means.


Open Source Makes New Inroads in Asia and Sardinia

Slowly but surely, open source software is making its way to countries that have previously seen very little FOSS adoption, and the good news is that for many of these countries, it's the best technology choice to make. In the past week, a regional government arm in Sardinia passed a far-reaching bill to promote open source software throughout the country, and representatives from nine Asian countries formed an alliance to promote open source.ﾠ What challenges lie ahead?


Gems and Additions from Datamation's Security Software Roundup

Datamation has a good piece out titled 50 Must-Have Open Source Tools for Security. The applications are organized into categories such as encryption, anti-virus and forensics. When it comes to security software, both the open source arena and the freeware arena offer very solid applications. Here are a few open source security apps that I agree with Datamation on, and some top-notch freeware choices to boot.


OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

Motorola is betting the farm on mobile open source and Android.....

Is Canonical overly paternalistic with Ubuntu?.....

Version 3.0 of the Alfresco Enterprise Edition content management system is out, and adds Alfresco Share for online team collaboration.....

Three scripts for package management on Debian and Ubuntu systems.....

Notable open source innovations.....



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