Writings
Software as a Service is the next big trend
Raven Zachary is research director for Open Source at the 451 Group, a technology industry analyst company headquartered in New York. As a community activist, Zachary is also a key organizer of BarCamps in the US. Alolita Sharma talks to Raven Zachary about the trends he sees as a key industry analyst and as an active community organizer in the open source world.
Flying the Geek-friendly Skies
Virgin Airlines recently launched a ‘geek-friendly’ service for the US market. And it has many Silicon Valley geeks wishing they were on-board.
Doing a Web 2.0 Startup with Open Source
Silicon Valley is chock-full of Web 2.0 startups today.
And these startups are using open source big-time.
License Profile for Latest Linux Kernel (2.6.22.1)
Some stats reflecting the licensing profile of the latest kernel.org Linux kernel 2.6.22.1.
An Open Letter to Linus
Come on Linus, wake up! There are ogres out there...
User-driven Innovation: That's What It Is All About
Alolita Sharma recently attended the first ever iPhoneDevCamp in San Francisco. 400 developers, artists, users and technology innovators had assembled together to hack and invent cool ways to use Apple's new gadget. She had a chance to talk with one of the key organizers of this event, William Hurley. "Whurley", as he is affectionately known, is an open source die-hard and leader in the "BarCamp" movement, redefining the way technology conferences are held. Here's what he had to say.
Ubuntu Chief Mark Shuttleworth Responds To FOSS Leaders in Asia
Ubuntu has caught the attention of the world. What makes Ubuntu
so popular? Is it technology, is it community or is it just Mark
Shuttleworth's charisma that brings Ubuntu its name and fame. In this
interview Mark talks about Ubuntu in the global IT landscape, upcoming
technology features, software patents, and what Ubuntu is doing in India.
It's All About Freedom
Why do Fortune 500 corporations swear by open source? What's in it for them? Freedom.
A face-to-face conversation with Max Spevack of Fedora
Alolita Sharma and Robert Adkins met up with Max Spevack, chairman of
the Fedora project, at the Red Hat Summit in San Diego to talk about
all things Fedora and the road ahead.
Review: Flying High with Fedora 7
Fedora 7 is a first class distro that demonstrates solid progress in
improving the user experience, easing the move to virtualization and
enabling the user to create their own custom spins with open source
build tools.
