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Open Source: Court Ruling Unnerves the Faithful

By Dick Weisinger

With Open Source becoming ever more popular, it is interesting to note that Open Source licenses pretty much have an untested track record in the courtroom. But that’s almost certain to change in the near future. And the first sign

Open Source: What's Stopping Open Source HealthCare?

By Dick Weisinger

At the 2005 JavaOne, both Scott McNeally and Jonathan Schwartz of Sun discussed their ambitious goal of rallying the Java community around solving tough software problems in the areas of education and eHealth. Their keynote addresses highlighted an Open Source

Open Source: Customers Care about Patents — or do they?

By Dick Weisinger

A couple of recent articles review the content of some conference calls made with Matthew Lawton of IDC. In a parallel article from SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, Lawton discussed Linux, Open Source and Virtualization. In an article by internetnews.com, Lawton goes into the

Open Source: Sun Tries to Catch Linux

By Dick Weisinger

Linux was first released in September, 1991. Sun Microsystem’s UNIX-based Solaris operating system goes back to a product called SunOS which was first introduced in 1983. Solaris debuted in the early 1990’s, and an open source version of Solaris, called

Open Source: The Coming Flood

By Dick Weisinger

Companies specializing in Open Source service and support are entering the marketplace at a rapid pace, and Bernard Golden, author of “Succeeding with Open Source” is predicting that it will soon turn into a flood. And that flood will inevitably