GIF depends on the LZW compression technology developed by Unisys more than a decade ago. Unisys has demanded $5,000 for use of the GIF format that incorporates patented software technology. Continuous availability technology is available in the...
Corel's announcement that it is getting out of Linux through the impending mergers of LinuxCare and TurboLinux may indicate the start of a radical consolidation amongst suppliers. Sun has always been troubled by Linux, seeing it as a direct threat...
For open source however, 2001 was a mixed bag. Is open source going to challenge most commercial software makers? Open source advocates claimed this achievement happened because community access to the code ensures a speedy resolution.
Officially, Microsoft often seems to see open source developers as an awkward squad, difficult to handle because a price of nothing cannot be undercut. So, says Martin Brampton, it should be pleased open source is rising to the challenge.
Many common apps still don't run on Linux, so a decision to run Linux on the desktop is a brave one - even if you're up to the job of administering it (better to join the Mac community, where at least you get MS Office with your Unix).
Open source 'not relevant', claim CIOs We use open source extensively at 192.com. We presume the CIOs who think this do not use TCP/IP/HTML/HTTP/Apache/Tomcat/Java/FTP/SCP/Ping/Route and many other open source systems embedded in our daily lives.