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Open Source / Open Development / Open Design: Leveraging Transparency for Greater Success

By Dick Weisinger

Open Source is  “a software development method that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process,” says the Open Source Initiative. Open Source software has had many successes with perhaps Linux been the most noteworthy example. William Eshagh,

Open Source and the Open Cloud: Customers Look for Ways to Minimize Future Lock-in

By Dick Weisinger

What are the components of the ‘Open Cloud’?  The top two criteria I would have selected are the use of Open standards and to a lesser degree the use of Open Software. It turns out that when this question was

Linux: New Distribution for the ARM mobile processing

By Dick Weisinger

A group of hardware companies that produce ARM-powered mobile devices have gotten together to create a consortium called Linaro.  ARM produces ultra-low-power consumption chips for mobile devices, like for the iPhone, and is available at a relatively low unit price.

Linux: Red Hat Launches an Open-Source Exchange

By Dick Weisinger

Red Hat plans to launch a service later this year that sells partners’ open-source software.  This is another step that should help Red Hat move beyond its core business of packaging and supporting the Linux Operating System.  The Red Hat

Sun Turnaround == Sun 2.0?

By Dick Weisinger

Employees at Sun are feeling good again.  “Inside the company, the energy level is dramatically different.” said Sun CFO Mike Lehman.  The turnaround is coming after five years of poor to mediocre fiscal performance at Sun. Sun’s financials from last