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Open Source – Unsecure

There has been a lot of discussion on the security issues that face open source systems and many industry experts are saying that they are not founded on facts. First, the developers of open source systems did start out as a sort of backyard projects, developers looking for things to do when they were out of their desks but really couldn’t leave them.

In today’s environment however, with open source software going mainstream security has not been much of an issue due to the fact that it becomes what it was designed to be. Security is defined by the open source developer who has tools all over the internet in making their system secure from hackers. Enterprise security is available through the efforts of the many advocates of the platform such as Linux and the many other open source systems in use today.

18 Feb 2011 0 comments

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Open Source Hits Hollywood

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With the fourth month of the Writers Guild of America’s strike showing no signs of ending, some companies are taking a look at the key issues involved. One of the most publicized issued involves the profit sharing of proceeds from online distribution. With this on the table, some companies which include Founders Media Group, Hollywood Disrupted and Virtual Artist would like to meet with representative of the Guild in order to explore new avenues of experimentation in finding ways to resolve the issue. The group is putting forward the idea of alternative online distribution which just might hit the right note with the striking WGA.

10 Jan 2010 comments off

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Sagging Economy – Switch to Open Source ??

That is a very difficult question to ask for big businesses who normally have complex customized programs that allows them to function as a business. But the economic conditions have been forcing a lot of thought into the technology, considering both the advantages and disadvantages of the many successful open source projects that have already been out on the market. To ask that question would result in varying answers depending on who you ask, for large companies that use large programs and technology would not be so keen on adopting such a public technology. This does not however mean that they are not considering them for even some of the staunchest developers of closed systems have been trying out some of these technologies on a limited basis, proving the benefits, which is mainly cost are enticing enough for them to take notice. Continue Reading »

19 Jun 2009 comments off

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Open Source Security – Major Concern

More and more businesses are considering the benefits in terms of cost in re-deploying their previously closed programs onto open systems that can be quite prone to hacking. Security has been on the agenda and is one of the major focus of developers and technology experts who have been promoting the new and improved open-system designs. Securing a very large distributed system that uses open technology is a very large task but developers are getting there, finally agreeing on how best to approach the security of the many projects being deployed or are already in place. Continue Reading »

19 May 2009 comments off

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Strategies to Convince – Are they working? Hmmmmmm???

The methods at which businesses and communities are trying to reach out and garner members vary depending on the technology they are promoting. Imagine FireFox that has been a long time in the making, a product of the Mozilla Foundation that came up with a web browser that was not only faster but much better than the long standing leader of the pack, Internet Explorer. They considered the changing web and how people are using the web, designed a framework, published the designs and asked for comments, suggestions and just about anything you might want to say to improve on the proposed browser. Get back down and incorporate the best suggestions in terms of improvement and release the browser into the wild that is the internet, viola, success in the making. Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2009 comments off

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Firefox 3.5


The descendant of the hugely popular Mozilla Firefox 3.0 used to be called Firefox 3.1, but as the developers have progressed (and what a hard road that was), it was decided that Firefox 3.1 would be called Firefox 3.5 instead.

It’s no secret that the Firefox developers have had a hard time with Firefox 3.1. Now it looks likely that Firefox 3.1 will be released Firefox 3.5 to reflect the significance of the changes that have been made to the browser.

Shiretoko, as Firefox 3.1 is known, includes a number of new features that the developer team says makes it “feel like much more than a small, incremental improvement over Firefox 3″. Among these changes are TraceMonkey, tag and player support, improvements to user controls over data privacy, and significant changes to the web layout and rendering platform.

The original article lies here.

11 Feb 2009 comments off

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Total Control Over Your Browsing

firefoxFirefox is hailed to be the best and most used browser to date which has taken over the much infamous Internet explorer from Microsoft. Why, the problems the software giant has with issues ranging from unfair commercial acts to plain ignorance of their user’s needs in terms of customization. The Fox is truly killing IE for millions now prefer to use it because they can totally customize their installation, with plug-ins that come from the users themselves who contribute to it’s improvement. Continue Reading »

12 Jan 2009 comments off

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Finally, the Android source code is out!

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Google proudly announced last October 21, that the source code for the company’s Android mobile phone operating system is FREE of CHARGE and is now AVAILABLE. Those wanting to download the source code can visit the web site for the Android Open Source Project. Google cites that an open source platform that is consistently studied and being improved on and further developed by a responsible community can hasten the development and innovation. It can also open up economic opportunities and ultimately provide the best technological innovations for a better mobile phone user experience. Google is hoping that by making the source code open, it will facilitate to faster development and many applications will be readily available, and it will bring down mobile phone prices.

07 Oct 2008 comments off

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Using Open Source CMS solutions in Managing Websites


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Content management system (CMS) is not new. Yet, not many business owners are aware of how the technology can help to bring their business to the next level.

A website owner greatly relies on their web designers to manage their website, which is time consuming and costly.
Here are some various CMS solutions that may be suitable for you:

1) Joomla – One of the most popular and commonly used CMS today, the software is released under GNU General public license, so anybody can use the software and make modifications to give for their own use.

2) Drupal – Drupal is a solid, high quality platform that is claimed to be user friendly and well liked by web developers. Only 1 installation is needed for multi sites.

3) CMS made simple – A much simpler key that is quick to learn and easy to use. This software is very good for small websites with few pages. Business owners that are new to the online world will find this software fitting.

17 Aug 2008 comments off

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Rails the Second Coming

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With the coming of a new year, it seems sort of natural to look back and admire the best and forget the rest of the past year with the hope that the coming year would bring something better and brighter. The year 2008 witnesses the release of the Rails 2 application program. Rails 2 packs more features that aim to provide additional capability to program developers to make them more productive and effective. The newest release of Rails boasts of an improved Configuration Management feature paired with better JavaScript loading performance. Aside from these, other note worthy features includes easier View Management, easy Authentication, condensed Migration Syntax, Active Record Data and XML/JSON and upgrades on performance and maintainability.

07 Jul 2008 comments off

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