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Choosing a web host is never easy. There are just so many unknowns when it comes to finding a host. It’s hardly ever possible to walk into a web host’s office, look around, meet the owners, and get a feel for whether or not you’d like to do business with these people.
It’s important, though, that […]

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If you search the ‘net for “Free Software” you’ll alway come up with links to the Free Software Foundation or something called a GNU, rather than software that doesn’t cost anything.
You see, “Free Software” it doesn’t always refer to software that is free of charge. It actually refers to the software being “Free” as in […]

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IT help desk software can be a valuable resource for technicians to manage and resolve troubleshooting tickets. Most companies realize the benefits of purchasing help desk software since it is a reliable way to manage customer inquiries and complaints. IT help desk software is preferred by both companies and clients over a traditional call center.
In […]

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In our exclusive interview with Novell’s CEO Ron Hovsepian recently, he proclaimed that in his turnaround plan for the company, “One thing we decided was to develop desktop to data center Linux.” So why is there still so little Linux as a desktop OS?
Matthew Aslett over at analysts The 451 Group asked exactly that question […]

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Lots of interesting things are happening
with the various efforts to eliminate or counter software vulnerabilities.
The
Software Security Assurance (SwA) State-of-the-Art Report (SOAR)
tries to list what’s going on, especially in things related to the
U.S. government.
As with any such document, it’s incomplete, and it’s only a snapshot
(things keep changing!).
But if you haven’t been following this world, and […]

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My

“Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS) FLOSS License Slide”
helps people figure out if the most widely-used FLOSS licenses are compatible
(that is, if you can combine their software to produce new works).
The main body of the PDF text fits all on one page, which can be handy.

My thanks to Olaf Schmidt, who found an error of […]

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There are a large number of Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS)
licenses, but only a few are widely used.
Unsurprisingly, the widely-used licenses tend to be compatible –
that is, it’s possible to combine software under the different licenses
to produce a larger work. But many people have trouble figuring out
when they can be combined, or how.

So I’ve […]

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)’s software technology magazine

“DoD Software Tech News” has posted a
whole issue devoted to free-libre / open source software (FLOSS).
If you’re trying to get FLOSS seriously considered by acquisition or
management people, this may be what you need.
This issue includes essays by David A. Wheeler (that’s me!),
Terry Bollinger, John M. Weathersby, Mark […]

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I read voraciously, and occasionally I’ve even been known to see a movie.
So I’ve started to write down
Reviews of
Books, Movies and Other Stuff.
There you can see what I think of various books, movies, etc.
It’s not huge yet, but I intend to make it grow.

In many cases you can click on it to get your own […]

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There are a large number of Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS)
licenses, but only a few are widely used.
Unsurprisingly, the widely-used licenses tend to be compatible –
that is, it’s possible to combine software under the different licenses
to produce a larger work. But many people have trouble figuring out
when they can be combined, or how.

So I’ve […]

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