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Open Source: Free the Data!

By Dick Weisinger

The term “Open Source” has been with us since 1998.  And in those twelve years it has had a significant impact on the software industry.  Open Source initially influenced how software is developed, but Open Source has also had a

Open Source: SaaS Threatens the future of OS

By Dick Weisinger

Dries Buytaert, founder of the popular Open Source CMS Drupal product, says that cloud computing has done an ‘end run’ around the Open Source community.  His point is that while SaaS and Cloud computing is offering up a totally new

Open Source: Next generation Focuses on Data

By Dick Weisinger

First there was Open Source — for software.  The next phase is about data — Open Data.  And local, state and federal grovernments are setting the trend. On the federal level, Obama is promoting the Open Government Directive.   In January

Open Source: DoD Cites Open Source as 'Compelling'

By Dick Weisinger

The days of suspicion by government bodies of the security and robustness of Open Source seem to be over.  Over the last year various federal government bodies have voiced support of the Open Source approach. Last year, the DoD issued

Open Source: Not Cheap Enough To Drive Migration

By Dick Weisinger

We’ve lived through or are now living through the ‘Great Recession’.  And while this recession has hit traditional business models hard, the consensus has been that the recession will only further accelerate Open Source adoption because businesses are scrambling to