Comments for Open Source Movement dot Org http://www.opensourcemovement.org welcome to the digital renaissance Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:04:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on What is Open Source? by Scott’s Blog » Blog Archive » Open Source on the .NET Platform (part 1) http://www.opensourcemovement.org/what-is-open-source/#comment-10 Scott’s Blog » Blog Archive » Open Source on the .NET Platform (part 1) Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:49:03 +0000 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/what-is-open-source/#comment-10 [...] A good definition of the term “open source” comes from Vaskin Kissoyan of Lokion, Inc.. This article will focus on the software developer aspect of the full definition: “Open Source Software allows a developer to contribute to an already existing product or application, it also provides a rich set of library code (basic functionality) effectively giving you an almost unlimited amount of blocks upon which to build your applications. The OS community fosters reuse so there is no need to re-invent the wheel - a major problem for all developers before the dawn of Open Source.” [...] […] A good definition of the term “open source” comes from Vaskin Kissoyan of Lokion, Inc.. This article will focus on the software developer aspect of the full definition: “Open Source Software allows a developer to contribute to an already existing product or application, it also provides a rich set of library code (basic functionality) effectively giving you an almost unlimited amount of blocks upon which to build your applications. The OS community fosters reuse so there is no need to re-invent the wheel - a major problem for all developers before the dawn of Open Source.” […]

]]> Comment on BitTorrent, the Sleeper Killer-App by Open Source Movement dot Org » Blog Archive » Lessig on Google Book Search - Fair Use? http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/03/21/bittorrent-the-sleeper-killer-app/#comment-9 Open Source Movement dot Org » Blog Archive » Lessig on Google Book Search - Fair Use? Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:54:38 +0000 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/03/21/bittorrent-the-sleeper-killer-app/#comment-9 [...] Lessig has posted a video of a recent talk to his site that is currently being distributed via Bittorrent. Since some of you may not have a bt client, I decided to redistribute it via video.google.com which allows you to stream it, I will post that link here when it becomes available. He covers the details of his arguments for Google, and as usual, pro innovation. The industry is simply never going to create a market for the out of print books, and we may loose vital historical and cultural information should these out of print books go to waste. [...] […] Lessig has posted a video of a recent talk to his site that is currently being distributed via Bittorrent. Since some of you may not have a bt client, I decided to redistribute it via video.google.com which allows you to stream it, I will post that link here when it becomes available. He covers the details of his arguments for Google, and as usual, pro innovation. The industry is simply never going to create a market for the out of print books, and we may loose vital historical and cultural information should these out of print books go to waste. […]

]]> Comment on Python Retrospective in light of IronPython by vaskin http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/04/11/python-a-retrospective-from-an-early-tester/#comment-7 vaskin Sun, 08 May 2005 00:59:54 +0000 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/04/11/python-a-retrospective-from-an-early-tester/#comment-7 I realize they distribute and contribute to open source, thus the coment "most significant." I used ActiveState perl for projects in a former life around in 1999 - I'm familiar with it. I think a good number of the news releases about Microsoft doing this-and-that is also lots of PR. I still believe that IronPython in the midst of .Net strategy is more significant than their involvement in ActiveState's Perl port. You are, of course, welcome to your own opinion. I realize they distribute and contribute to open source, thus the coment “most significant.” I used ActiveState perl for projects in a former life around in 1999 - I’m familiar with it. I think a good number of the news releases about Microsoft doing this-and-that is also lots of PR. I still believe that IronPython in the midst of .Net strategy is more significant than their involvement in ActiveState’s Perl port. You are, of course, welcome to your own opinion.

]]> Comment on Python Retrospective in light of IronPython by hackers http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/04/11/python-a-retrospective-from-an-early-tester/#comment-6 hackers Sat, 07 May 2005 19:51:30 +0000 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/04/11/python-a-retrospective-from-an-early-tester/#comment-6 "It is the most significant involvement Microsoft has had to-date with the Open Source movement." Um, no. Microsoft funded the port of perl back in 99. They also distribute software under the GPL and the BSD. http://www.entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1633 “It is the most significant involvement Microsoft has had to-date with the Open Source movement.”

Um, no. Microsoft funded the port of perl back in 99. They also distribute software under the GPL and the BSD.

http://www.entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1633

]]> Comment on Stacks, the New Business Model on the Block by vaskin http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/04/22/stack-model-spikesource/#comment-5 vaskin Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:28:34 +0000 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/04/22/stack-model-spikesource/#comment-5 http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci1083215,00.html http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci1083215,00.html

]]> Comment on Stacks, the New Business Model on the Block by rjhays3 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/04/22/stack-model-spikesource/#comment-4 rjhays3 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 19:45:06 +0000 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/04/22/stack-model-spikesource/#comment-4 GENIUS! Pure, GENIUS! This guy knows what he is talking about. GENIUS! Pure, GENIUS! This guy knows what he is talking about.

]]> Comment on Knoppix & the Live-CD Kick by cramsden http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/03/29/knoppix-the-livecd-kick/#comment-3 cramsden Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:08:51 +0000 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/03/29/knoppix-the-livecd-kick/#comment-3 As a sysadmin who's often on call, even sometimes when on vacation, Knoppix is peace of mind. I can do my job with simple tools that travel nicely on small media (putty ssh and vnc). However, I can rarely vouch for the safety of the platform I'm on when traveling and I would not enter critical passwords from an untrusted machine. Knoppix to the rescue. Booting up from CD provides me with a guaranteed safe platform from which to work while on the road. As a sysadmin who’s often on call, even sometimes when on vacation, Knoppix is peace of mind. I can do my job with simple tools that travel nicely on small media (putty ssh and vnc). However, I can rarely vouch for the safety of the platform I’m on when traveling and I would not enter critical passwords from an untrusted machine.

Knoppix to the rescue. Booting up from CD provides me with a guaranteed safe platform from which to work while on the road.

]]> Comment on Google supports google-API based Open Source by Vulgrin http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/03/17/google-supports-google-api-based-open-source/#comment-2 Vulgrin Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:34:23 +0000 http://www.opensourcemovement.org/2005/03/17/google-supports-google-api-based-open-source/#comment-2 This is the kind of thing that will deliniate "good" companies in the future. Even if Linux never achieves a 51% market share for its desktop, the power of Open Source has still caught on in these more subtle ways. The deal is, Google's not stupid. Like IBM and others, they realize that there are a lot of warm bodies out there that will do development for development's sake, and understand the concept of "the greater good." The progressive companies are learning how to tap into that market, not only for goodwill and popularity, but because it will help their bottom lines. It will be interesting to see if that trend continues, or if something happens to upset the balance. What happens the first time one of these companies gets too greedy, and grabs the licenses back? What happens when the developers who are passionate about this lifestyle burn out or get too busy with paying jobs? Of course, the real issues are much more complex, and I think that anyone making predictions now doesn't have a chance to be right. Who would have predicted Linux to be where it is today, 10 years ago? This is the kind of thing that will deliniate “good” companies in the future. Even if Linux never achieves a 51% market share for its desktop, the power of Open Source has still caught on in these more subtle ways.

The deal is, Google’s not stupid. Like IBM and others, they realize that there are a lot of warm bodies out there that will do development for development’s sake, and understand the concept of “the greater good.” The progressive companies are learning how to tap into that market, not only for goodwill and popularity, but because it will help their bottom lines.

It will be interesting to see if that trend continues, or if something happens to upset the balance. What happens the first time one of these companies gets too greedy, and grabs the licenses back? What happens when the developers who are passionate about this lifestyle burn out or get too busy with paying jobs?

Of course, the real issues are much more complex, and I think that anyone making predictions now doesn’t have a chance to be right. Who would have predicted Linux to be where it is today, 10 years ago?

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