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10 Predictions For Open Source In 2014
The year 2013 was a solid year for open source. There were plenty of highs and certainly a few lows. However, I believe that Linux -- continuing to build on its solid groundwork -- will have the best year yet in 2014. Read More »
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4 Ways The Open Compute Project Will Impact Hardware Design
Facebook's Open Compute Project could have broad influences, beneficial and baneful, on data center hardware Read More »
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Apple-Backed Patent Consortium Sues Google, Major Android Manufacturers
A patent holding company backed by Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry, Sony, and Ericsson has filed the first round of lawsuits based on patents the group won at auction from seminal telecom company Nortel. Read More »
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Copyleft Can’t Undo Copyright
As Black Duck’s in-house counsel, I talk to many lawyers representing our customers and in the Global 2000 generally. I’ve found that there is a common misperception around the impact of the GPL on IP that is worth clearing up. Read More »
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Five Things Desktop Linux Has To Do To Beat Windows 8
Microsoft, as it did with Vista, is giving Linux another chance to make the gains in the PC market with Windows 8, but can Linux take advantage of this opportunity? Read More »
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Google Android Software Is Not As Free Or Open-Source As You May Think
Some mobile and tablet manufacturers are being charged six-figure fees by third party testing facilities for a license to use Gmail, Google Play and other parts of Google's mobile services, the Guardian has learned. Read More »
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Google’s Iron Grip On Android: Controlling Open Source By Any Means Necessary
Six years ago, in November 2007, the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) was announced. The original iPhone came out just a few months earlier, capturing people's imaginations and ushering in the modern smartphone era. While Google was an app partner for the original iPhone, it could see what a future of unchecked iPhone competition would be like... Read More »
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Indian Govt Takes The Open Source Route
According to the latest draft policy on e-governance, all new projects must work on open source operating systems only. The draft Policy On Device Drivers For Procurement Of Hardware For e-governance says, “Government of India (GOI) endeavours to provide e-governance services, which are technology-neutral, cost effective, interoperable and vendor-neutral. Read More »
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Is Auto The Next Android?
But the auto industry has a big challenge. While consumer electronics (CE), like smartphones, have development cycles as short as three months, automotive IVI development cycles are commonly three years or more. This leaves the auto manufacturers chasing the CE industry, constantly struggling to deliver and keep up.
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Quanta Launches Open Compute Solutions, Including Open Rack
For years, Quanta Computer has been building servers for Facebook and Rackspace based on design concepts advanced by the Open Compute Project (OCP). Today Quanta QCT launched a line of hardware products making those Open Compute designs available to a broader pool of customers.
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Rackspace: Open Compute Not Only Cheaper, It's Also Denser
Slightly more than a year has passed since the Open Compute Project (OCP) announced Open Rack, and slightly more than two years has passed since a small group of engineers at Facebook kicked off the open-source hardware-design project, telling the world that data center users did not have to be beholden to the standards dictated by the few incumbent OEMs on the IT market.
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Ubuntu Linux Enters The Smartphone Wars
Instead of going after both the tablet and smartphone market, Canonical is bravely starting 2013 by trying to become a major player in the smartphone market with an upcoming version of Ubuntu Linux. Read More »
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