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Jul
17
2008
Sun full of open source and skepticism
Posted by The 451 Group on Thu 17 Jul 2008 05:05 UTC
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Sun continues to take a performance pounding, and the rumors of replacements, layoffs and revamps are beyond swirling and now perpetuating skepticism of the company. It strikes me as odd that Sun, which has embraced open source and is also the defacto leading corporate open source software contributor, is continually dogged by doubts about its transitions and tenures despite well-respected technology and participation in open source. Part of this lies in the company’s continuing dichotomy in strategy — a reference to tepid support for Linux and continued preference for and focus on Solaris. This is a large part of Sun’s ‘handicap,’ IMHO when it comes to Linux and open …

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Apr
19
2008
451 CAOS Links - 2008.04.18
Posted by The 451 Group on Sat 19 Apr 2008 04:05 UTC
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Standish Group says open source costs vendors $60 billion. OpenLogic launches Open Source Census. Novell annnounces SUSE Appliance program. (and more)

“Free Open Source Software Is Costing Vendors $60 Billion,” New Standish Group International Study Finds, The Standish Group International (Press Release)

Global Open Source Census Launches to Count Enterprise Use of Open Source Software, OpenLogic (Press Release)

Novell Announces SUSE Appliance Program, Novell (Press Release)

Sun Microsystems Introduces MySQL Workbench, Sun Microsystems (Press Release) …

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