Microsoft and national security – be afraid, be very afraid A colleague forwarded me this arstechnica article today, Cyber War: Microsoft a weak link in national security, and it makes for quite unsettling reading. Disturbing view from the White House … Continue reading
Category Archives: Open Source
I’ve just read this very good non-tecchy article about Bob Young of Red Hat Software. It’s a very good and straightforward explanation of why open source works for businesses and how it makes money, despite there being no license fee … Continue reading
When we talk about Open Source software (OSS) people often latch on primarily to the point that the software is ‘free’. We all like a freebie, they’re great and I’m not knocking them (just watch me lunge for the free … Continue reading