OpenOffice Forked As LibreOffice
Today the OpenOffice community made a big decision to break away from Oracle and have formed The Document Foundation. Development for OpenOffice has been going...
Tag: open source
Open-Source Facebook Competitor Diaspora Revealed
As expected, the Diaspora team has released the source code and posted screenshots of Diaspora as it stands now. It is not ready for public...
Microsoft is Committed to Open Source
I get a lot of junk email at my day job, usually from vendors that are trying to convince me that they are better than...
Why People Don’t Contribute to OS Projects, and What We Can Do About It
Interestingly, the issues involved with both of these groups overlap. As those in the open source community who either contribute to, use, or advocate open...
Why Apple Hates Open Source
Many open source fans consider Apple a friend. But revelations about Apple’s previously secret agreement with iPhone developers show that when it comes to iPhone...
Does using open sources software make you a pirate?
According to the IIPA, an umbrella group for organizations like MPAA and RIAA, using open source softwares make you a pirate. Andreas Guadamuz, a lecturer...