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Community Version vs. Enterprise Edition of Open Source

openlogic.com: Today’s article considers some of the similarities, and differences, between community versions and enterprise versions of open source software.

Open Source in Kenya

allafrica.com: Does open source have a place in the enterprise outside experimenters? find out how Radio Africa group is running almost entirely on open source and how Madison insurance has blended in the open "sauce' to derive the best benefits of both worlds.

Open-source and free software: Free, as in beer

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Security of open-source software again being scrutinized

networkworld.com: A recent round of flaws discovered in open-source software has reignited concerns that security is getting bypassed in the rush to continue expanding the large and extremely popular code base used by millions.

4 Myths About Open Source We Should Put to Rest

wired.com: OSS is still often derided as inferior in quality, security, and longevity in comparison to proprietary software when there is plenty of evidence to the contrary. Here are 4 concerns that still persist about OSS, and why they should officially be labeled myths:

A swan song from this departing open source blogger

zdnet.com: As I sign off from my duties at ZDNet, and more than 20 years following open source, I am struck with the realization that open source has, in many respects, really taken over the world.

Two fallacies of choice

ohjeezlinux.wordpress: Five years later, I still think Adam Jackson’s “Linux is not about choice” might be the best thing ever posted to fedora-devel-list.

Why it's time to stop using open source licences

h-online.com: Free software is built on a paradox. In order to give freedom to users, free software licences use something that takes away freedom – copyright, which is an intellectual monopoly based on limiting people's freedom to share, not enlarging it.

Perforce: Linux, Open Source Commitment High

thevarguy.com: Should companies that produce mostly proprietary software invest in Linux development? In one sense, that seems as illogical as the artisanal-organic bread guy from the local farmers’ market buying shares in Wonder Bread. But

Has Microsoft finally embraced open source?

infoworld.com: By implementing Git in its developer tools, Microsoft is using GPL-licensed software -- and perhaps ending its war on open source

VLC Multimedia Player Shows Changing Open Source License Is Hard, But Possible

techdirt.com: Licenses lie at the heart of open source -- and many other kinds of "open" too. That's because they are used to define the rights of users, and to ensure those rights are passed on -- that the intellectual commons is not enclosed. Their central importance explains in part the flamewars that erupt periodically over which license is "best."

Why I contribute my changes to Libreoffice and won’t re-license

mmohrhard.wordpress: So after reading several times on another mailing list that Libreoffice developers should relicense their patches to make them available to other descendents in the OpenOffice.org ecosystem I’m explaining why I contribute to the Libreoffice project and license my changes only as LGPLv3+/MPL.

Closed minds of "Open Source" eject iTWire from Linux conference

itwire.com: In the more than 30 years that I have been involved with the tech industry I have seen a lot of strange things but none stranger than the events of today at the Linux Conference Australia. iTWire senior Linux writer Sam Varghese has been ejected from the conference.

9 Things That Are Never Admitted About Open Source

datamation.com: You might think that a group of intelligent people like the members of the free and open source software (FOSS) community would be free of hidden taboos. But you would be wrong.

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