An open dialog on open source cloud - TechTarget

An open dialog on open source cloud
TechTarget
Open source cloud software has its share of advantages and downsides. The idea of a license-free option can be enticing to budget-conscious IT departments looking to make their first move in the cloud space, as can the promise of no vendor lock-in.

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White Source - SaaS Open Source License Management Launches Public Beta - Seattle Post Intelligencer

White Source - SaaS Open Source License Management Launches Public Beta
Seattle Post Intelligencer
After three months in closed beta, the company is officially launching a service that enables software developers of all sizes to fully realize the advantages of Open Source Software (OSS), while mitigating the legal and technical risks.

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Classic Game "Theme Hospital" Ported To Android For Free, But Beware The ... - Android Police

Classic Game "Theme Hospital" Ported To Android For Free, But Beware The ...
Android Police
The original game is, as you may expect, closed source. But the love many gamers feel for Theme Hospital has led to a number of projects seeking to resurrect it. Using some of the original game assets, CorsixTH was developed and uses the MIT License.

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VMware: The Disadvantage of Closed Source - TheStreet.com


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VMware: The Disadvantage of Closed Source
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By Dana Blankenhorn 04/30/12 - 09:34 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There is a misperception at the heart of the open source vs. closed source debate, which is that closed source is really closed. It's not. Your license says you can't see it.

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Why research should be 'hacked' - Science Daily (press release)


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Why research should be 'hacked'
Science Daily (press release)
Hackers revolutionised the software industry by countering the economic and cultural motivations that drove closed source software and disengagement from user needs. "Similar roadblocks plague the clinical evidence domain where, despite a rapid ...
Why clinical research should be freely exchanged Sydney Morning Herald
Australian scientists call for research data to be open source Gemini
Why Clinical Research Should Be Hacked Asian Scientist Magazine

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Microsoft pays $300m for Barnes and Noble subsidiary stake - Inquirer


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Microsoft pays $300m for Barnes and Noble subsidiary stake
Inquirer
By Lawrence Latif CLOSED SOURCE SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has inked a deal with Barnes & Noble giving it a stake in a newly created subsidiary, ending the legal dispute between the two firms over Google's Android operating system.
Microsoft pays $300m for a stake in Barnes & Noble's ebooks Android Community

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What's next after GPL and Apache? - InfoWorld (blog)

What's next after GPL and Apache?
InfoWorld (blog)
They were able to do this because open source specifically grants the freedom to use those packages for any purpose -- to study them, modify them, and deploy them -- all without permission from any entity. The software that resulted worked really well, ...

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Michael Alexander of WCS Lending Ranked # 68 in The Nation's Top Loan ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Michael Alexander of WCS Lending Ranked # 68 in The Nation's Top Loan ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... news source for the mortgage industry. Each year Origination News compiles a list of the top producing loan originators from hundreds of applicants across the country. Michael Alexander's loan volume for 2011 was $63 million with 127 loans closed!

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Goldman Sachs Spreads Tech Investments Following Facebook Payout - San Francisco Chronicle

Goldman Sachs Spreads Tech Investments Following Facebook Payout
San Francisco Chronicle
Goldman Sachs led a $52 million round of funding in AnchorFree, the Mountain View, California-based maker of Internet-surfing software said today in a statement. The bank is also in talks to invest in Spotify Ltd. in a deal that would value the ...

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AIMS Innovation : Early Adopter Program for AIMS for Biztalk closed to new ... - Reuters

AIMS Innovation : Early Adopter Program for AIMS for Biztalk closed to new ...
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Oslo, Norway, May 15, 2012 - AIMS Innovation has closed the AIMS for Biztalk Early Adopter Program to new applicants. The program allows Microsoft Biztalk users the opportunity to use a full feature pre-release version of AIMS for Biztalk to ...

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