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businessweek.com - 12/2/2008
Open Source: The Model Is Broken
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For anyone who hasn't been paying attention to the software industry lately, I have some bad news. The open-source business model is broken. Companies have long hoped to make money from this freely available software by charging customers for support and add-on features. Some have succeeded. ...
linuxoniphone.blogspot.com - 11/29/2008
Linux on the iPhone!
— linuxoniphone.blogspot.com — I'm pleased to announce that the Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with... support for the first and second generation iPhones as well as the first generation iPod touch. This is a rough first draft of the port, and many ... (more) Linux on the iPhone!

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[Phoronix] Using HDMI Audio/Video On Linux
phoronix.com - 12/9/2008
[Phoronix] Using HDMI Audio/Video On Linux
— phoronix.com — The last time we looked in-depth at HDMI support on Linux was last December when talking about... HDMI with the ATI Catalyst Linux driver . Since then there has been improvements in a number of drivers for different hardware. In this article we have a ... (more) [Phoronix] Using HDMI Audio/Video On Linux

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The Tech Report: News — ... - compare prices on MP3 digital music downloads from Amazon, iTunes, and Walmart Win an XFX GTX 260 Black Edition from Björn3D Win a Killer NIC M1 gaming network card from Driver Heaven Intel's what's inside you contest Software and gaming Windows Vista SP2 beta available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers, public release on 4th December User-created extensions have been proposed for Google's Chrome BusinessWeek on Open Source : the model is broken Ars Technica's first look: can Songbird 1.0 replace iTunes, WMP? The ...

Is The Open Source Business Model Broken?
Maximum PC — Firefox ad Respected Open Source advocate, and CEO of Collaborative Software Stuart Cohen warns that the business model behind open source software companies is broken . And that the nature of these businesses will need to evolve in order to survive. In his article he explains how the traditional model in which companies would freely offer software, and make a living off the support is coming to an end. An end which is likely to be accelerated by the economic slowdown. He cautions open source designers to view the software as more of a means to an end. As part of his argument, ...

Open letter to Obama: Uncle Sam should go open source
Ars Technica — ... disease, environmental hazards, and bioterrorism attacks." The Collaborative Software Initiative (CSI), the vendor behind TriSano, is likely responsible for orchestrating the open letter. The letter's first two signatories are a CSI developer and CSI CEO Stuart Cohen. Cohen used to be the CEO of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) but departed the organization and founded CSI after OSDL merged with the Free Standards Group. Cohen recently generated some controversy with an article he wrote for BusinessWeek in which he argued that the service-oriented business model behind ...

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