From: Mustafa Akgul (akgul@Bilkent.EDU.TR)
Date: Fri 08 Apr 2005 - 05:49:12 EEST
From: Enterprise Open Source Journal <Enterprise_Open_Source_Journal@xmr3.com>
Subject: The Open Source Update (07 April 2005)
Enterprise Open Source Journal
The Open Source Update
Issue #2, 07 April 2005
Welcome to The Open Source Update from Enterprise Open Source Journal (EOSJ), a weekly news summary focusing on the latest Enterprise Open Source announcements, issues, and trends.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Perspectives
This Week's News
Enterprise Open Source Journal
Upcoming Events
Wit & Wisdom
Trivia
PERSPECTIVES
A collection of Open Source editorials, opinions, and blog entries from around the world.
"The Participation Age" by Jonathan Schwartz
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=23
"Midsize Businesses Have No Use for Linux" by David Coursey
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=25
"Open source databases - a sword that cuts both ways?" by Philip Howard
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=26
"JBoss Indemnification" by Bob Bickel
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=27
"Linux makes the leap" by Stephen Shankland
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=28
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
SUN'S SCHWARTZ CONCERNED OVER GPL LICENSE: Sun Microsystem's President and Chief Operating Officer, Jonathan Schwartz, raises concerns about the GPL license.
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=29
MICROSOFT'S MATUSOW LIKES OPEN SOURCE TREND TOWARDS COMMERCIALIZATION: Jason Matusow, Director of Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative, speaks out at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC).
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=30
...AND PLANS TO EXPAND ANTI-LINUX MARKETING CAMPAIGN: Microsoft plans to expand its anti-Linux "Get the Facts" marketing campaign to include system reliability issues.
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=31
RED HAT POSTS QUARTERLY PROFIT: Red Hat announces a profit for the fourth quarter, more than doubling its profit from the same period a year ago.
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=32
SUN ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF OPENSOLARIS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD: Sun Microsystems announces the formation of the OpenSolaris Community Advisory Board (CAB) to manage the evolution of OpenSolaris.
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=33
SPIKESOURCE ANNOUCES PARTNERSHIPS, SERVICE OFFERINGS: SpikeSource makes several partnership and services announcements at OSBC, including a partnership with Optaros.
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=34
YANKEE GROUP BELIEVES LINUX HAS LIMITED ROLE IN SMB MARKET: The Yankee Group releases the findings of a survey showing mediocre results for Linux in the small and medium sized business markets.
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=35
MANDRAKE LINUX CHANGES NAME TO MANDRIVA: As a result of the Mandrakesoft - Conectiva merger and a trademark lawsuit, Mandrake Linux has changed its name to Mandriva Linux.
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=40
ENTERPRISE OPEN SOURCE JOURNAL (EOSJ) is a new magazine focusing on the emergence of open source solutions in the enterprise.
Don’t miss the inaugural issue! It will feature articles contributed by industry experts who have first-hand knowledge and experience with the challenges, justifications, successes, and failures of implementing open source solutions in the enterprise. To give you a feel for the editorial content of the first issue, check out a few of the articles below:
Bernard Golden, CEO of Navica, Dispels The Top Five Myths of Open Source
Brian Behlendorf, Founder & CTO of CollabNet, Brings Open Source Development Principles To The Enterprise
Denny Yost Explains How Epson Opened Up
Subscriptions to EOSJ are FREE WORLDWIDE to qualified applicants. We invite you to subscribe today by going to:
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=36
UPCOMING EVENTS
MySQL Users Conference
Santa Clara, CA, USA
April 18-21, 2005
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=15
International PHP Conference 2005 Spring Edition
Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 2-4, 2005
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=16
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (Italy)
Milan, Italy
May 24-25, 2005
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=17
The LinuxWorld New York Summit
New York, NY
May 25-26, 2005
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=18
Red Hat Summit 2005
New Orleans, LA, USA
June 1-3, 2005
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=39
WIT & WISDOM
* Remember that everything you do influences someone. Whether that influence is positive or negative is up to you.
* For those who believe, no proof is necessary — for those who don't, no proof is possible.
* Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.
* Luck explains the success of people you don’t like.
* An optimist is an accordion player with a beeper.
TRIVIA
* Laser is an acronym for “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.”
* The first drive-in movie theater was opened by Richard Hollingshead in Camden, New Jersey on June 6, 1933. He hoped it would be enough of an attraction to boost sales at his gas station.
* 50% off all the people who have ever lived on Earth are alive today.
* The high content of salt in the Dead Sea causes one to float effortlessly, making it very difficult to drown.
* The word “boycott” comes from Captain Charles Boycott, who was the agent for the Earl of Erne’s Estates in County Mayo, Ireland. In 1880, When Boycott refused to reduce rents, the tenants avoided any communication with him.
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Bob Thomas, Publisher
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