Large-scale open source software projects are increasingly adopting distributed version control systems such as Git, Bazaar, and Mercurial. Ars takes a look at the challenges and rewards of making th read more » DiscussBury
"Ever since Apple finally lifted the NDA covering the iPhone SDK, a small number of developers have started to open source their native iPhone apps. Today, Freshbooks, a popular online time-tracking read more » DiscussBury
OpenMoko CEO Sean Moss-Pultz recently used a message to the project mailing list to share his views about openness, community-driven product development, and the future of OpenMoko.Read More... read more » DiscussBury
"Many public administrations already use open source Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to let citizens look at public geographic data trough dedicated Web sites. Others use the same software to.. read more » DiscussBury
"Ian Tree, the chief architect at IT consultancy Hadleigh Marshall Netherlands b.v. of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has some free advice for IBM's Software Group: Take the..." read more » DiscussBury
Joel Hruska writes "URL redirect notifications are often meant to serve as security measures, but at least one malware blackhat is exploiting these services and redirecting site visitors from the we read more » DiscussBury
"The US government isn't any happier with ICANNs plan to open 200-800 gTLDs for sale to the highest bidder than anyone else. The federal response to the proposal falls just short of recommending IC read more » DiscussBury