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Coders Tell Why They're Avoiding Vista
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| Microsoft Corp. undoubtedly wanted to avoid its current predicament. It has
| been publicly talking up features in Vista since 2003 -- half a decade.
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| But such "overmarketing," as Krasowski calls it, can rebound. Experienced
| developers have become jaded towards the third-party apps Microsoft trots out
| as exemplars of Redmond's latest technology -- "demoware," he calls them --
| that sparkle with flashy animation and video.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146035/coders_tell_why_theyre_avoiding_vista.html
Survey: Programmers shunning Vista for Mac OS and Linux
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/05/18/survey-programmers-shunning-vista-for-mac-os-and-linux/
Developers not touching Microsoft Vista with a 10-foot pole
http://vista.blorge.com/2008/05/18/developers-not-touching-microsoft-vista-with-a-10-foot-pole/
http://tinyurl.com/5ewsur
Examples below show that developers are turning to Linux and Free software in
large numbers.
Yesterday:
Motorola challenges Indian developers
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| Later this year, Motorola will launch ‘MotoDev Studio for Linux’ to support
| applications written in C or C++, for future MotoMagx Linux platforms.
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http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/18/stories/2008051855411200.htm
Recent (past month):
Guess What? Fox News is Responsive to the Linux Community.
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| Mr. Denis also stated that most of the Fox News developers use Ubuntu.
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http://blog.eracc.com/2008/04/28/guess-what-fox-news-is-responsive-to-the-linux-community/
Alfresco Updates its OSS Enterprise Content Manager
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| According to open source blogger Matt Asay, who is also general manager of
| the Americas for Alfresco, Alfresco had about "about five thousand plus
| registered developers" as of late last year. More information on Alfresco
| Enterprise 2.2 is available at the company's site.
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http://ostatic.com/161905-blog/alfresco-updates-its-oss-enterprise-content-manager
Application Security for Open Source - The New Frontier
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| The study also revealed that open source was being used by 71% of worldwide
| developers, and was in production at 54% of their companies. Although upper
| management has only recently signed off on its use, developers have long
| understood that open source is the fastest (and cheapest) path to software
| innovation.
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http://opensource.sys-con.com/read/562560_p.htm
Open Source Embrace Gives Sun New Fans
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| Sun's first stab at open source was via the Common Development and
| Distribution License (CDDL) -- a modified Mozilla open source license
| recently approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). That didn't go over
| very well, so Sun switched to the more popular General Public License (GPL),
| and suddenly, it was getting Richard "St. IGNUcius" Stallman's blessings.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3744916/Open+Source+Embrace+Gives+Sun+New+Fans.htm
http://tinyurl.com/65jcmg
Embedded Linux Workshop Proves Big Attraction at Hi-Tech Developers Event
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| The organisers of this year's Embedded Masterclass have announced that their
| Embedded Linux Workshops are close to being completely sold out, weeks before
| the event.
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http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/thames-innovation-centre/embedded-linux-workshop-proves-big-attraction-at-hi-tech-developers-event.html
Voice 2.0 developers like Open Source, independence
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| A survey of Voice 2.0 developers carried out by iLocus, a research firm
| focussed on emerging communications, reveals that 72 percent of them prefer
| to work with Open Source telephony platforms like Asterisk, OpenSER, and
| FreeSWITCH and offer services direct to the consumer. The survey is part of a
| report 'Voice 2.0: 2008 Status Report' published by iLocus.
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http://www.ciol.com/Developer/Open-Source/News-Reports/Voice-20-developers-like-Open-Source,-independence/6508105763/0/
Study: ~50% of Norwegian Software Vendors Integrate FOSS Components
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| ... based on an extensive screening of software companies, with more than 700
| responses.
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| Analysis shows that close to 50% of the software industry integrate OSS
| components into vertical solutions serving all major business sectors.
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| In addition, more than 30% of the companies using OSS components have over
| 40% of their income from OSS related services or software.
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http://opensource.org/node/325
Ballmer: Vista Is 'a Work in Progress'
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| As PC users clamor for Microsoft to continue to support Windows XP, company
| CEO Steve Ballmer called the Vista OS "a work in progress" at an annual
| Seattle event on Thursday.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144773/ballmer_vista_is_a_work_in_progress.html
Related:
Holy Crap: Did Bill Gates Just Say Windows Sucks?
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| We asked a simple question: what Microsoft product could have used a little
| more polish before release? The answer astounded us. We would just like to
| thank Bill Gates for his honesty and his openness.
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http://gizmodo.com/342920/holy-crap-did-bill-gates-just-say-windows-sucks
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