Open source software portals Sourceforge and themes.org have been cracked by hackers. Sourceforge told how it was forced to reset all its users' passwords. A statement posted on the site, said: "A security compromise affected one of the SourceForge...
Thousands of developers around the world are participating in the evolution of Linux. The decision to adopt Linux came, in part, as a result of the growing size and strength of the open-source community.
Because it minimises differences between different computing devices, such as Nokia and Nextel mobile phones or Windows and Linux PCs, Java has the potential to undercut Microsoft's power. Increasingly, customers will use devices to check mail...
Its Enterprise Edition suite offers solutions for tasks such as version control and issue tracking, file sharing and search, discussion forums and mailing lists as well as project management. When it saw the need for an open-source version control...
IBM, Novell, Red Hat and VA Software's SourceForge.net are participating. IBM is also sponsoring a Community Patent website. John Doll, commissioner for patents at the Patent Office, said: "Collaboration between the Patent Office and the open...
Many companies have taken the tack of selling a licence for a high-end, closed-source version with more advanced features while having a low-end, open source edition of their product. In a letter to the PostgreSQL community of developers, Pervasive...
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