Topics for this podcast:
*Matt Asay moves from Alfresco to Canonical
*GPL fade fuels heated discussion
*Apple’s iPad and its enterprise and open source impact
*Open source in data warehousing and storage
*Our perspective on Oracle’s plans for Sun open source
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Matt Asay joins Canonical. Paula Hunter joins the CodePlex Foundation. And more.
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# Matt Asay joined Canonical as chief operating officer.
# Paula Hunter was named executive director of the CodePlex Foundation.
# Actuate recorded $6.5m in BIRT-related business for Q4; annual BIRT-related business of $18.2m up 18%.
# Glyn Moody outlined The Great Oracle Experiment.
# The Symbian Foundation …
[Read more]Oracle’s plans for Sun’s OSS. The UK’s updated OSS strategy. And more.
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Oracle’s plans for Sun’s OSS
# Oracle’s MySQL strategy slide.
# eWeek reported that database thought leaders are divided on Oracle MySQL.
# Savio Rodrigues and Computerworld on Oracle’s plans for MySQL, other open source assets.
# Zack Urlocker is leaving Oracle/Sun/MySQL.
…[Read more]I know the biggest part of my fanclub already booked tickets for my upcoming presentations, but the other 2 might want to check their calendars to see if they aren't missing out on the good stuff :)
Next Sunday I`ll giving a shortish overview of MySQL HA alternatives in the MySQL and Friends devroom at Fosdem.
March will bring me to Manchester again for the UKUUG Spring conference where I`ll be giving a longer version of that presentation with a strong focus on integrating with PaceMaker, and automating the whole boostrap procedure of a HA setup.
Early may will bring me to Ede in the Netherlands where I`ll be telling the crowds at the NLUUG spring conference, about their new fancy jobtitles, as …
[Read more]We’re continuing to see signs that the dominant GPL open source license may be fading from favor among commercial open source software players. The latest move away from the GPL comes from content management software vendor Alfresco, which is moving to the LGPL after originally releasing its code under the GPL three years ago. The reasoning for the shift, according to Alfresco CEO John Newton, is the company sees greater opportunity beyond being a software application, particularly given the emergence of the Content Management Interoperability Services standard. Alfresco won mostly praise for its move, and it does make sense given where open source is going these days.
I believe the emerging trend away …
[Read more]Oracle closes Sun acquisition. The state of the union at Red Hat. And more.
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# Oracle has completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
# Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst discussed the current State of the Union at Red Hat.
# Oracle told eWeek Java will be “business as usual”.
# CNet published Scott McNealy’s farewell email to Sun employees.
# The WSJ reported that Larry Ellison …
[Read more]WordPress Foundation formed. Reaction to Oracle-Sun approval. And more.
WordPress Foundation formed
# Matt Mullenwag launched the WordPress Foundation.
Reaction to Oracle-Sun’s EC approval
# In a memo Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz encouraged the company’s employees to
emotionally resign from Sun.
# EnterpriseDB and PostgreSQL co-founder Bruce Momjian issued a statement on the EC’s decision to approve Oracle-Sun.
# Mike Hogan …
[Read more]Topics for this podcast:
*Open source in consumer devices
*VMware-Zimbra deal highlights open source, cloud
*A capitalist’s guide to open source licensing
*Latest on Oracle-Sun-MySQL, M&A implications
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EC approves Oracle-Sun. Google patents MapReduce. And more.
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EC approves Oracle-Sun
The European Commission cleared Oracle’s proposed acquisition of Sun
Microsystems. While Larry Ellison is set to unveil Oracle’s
Sun strategy on January 27th, Monty Widenius said he will go to the
Court of First Instance to appeal the decision.
# Pro-open source political party formed in Hungary.
# Google …
[Read more]Monty turns his attention to the East. The value of JBoss to Red Hat. And more.
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For the latest on Oracle’s acquisition of MySQL via Sun, see Everything you always wanted to know about MySQL but were afraid to ask
# Monty Widenius predicted that the EU will clear Oracle-Sun “any moment”, turning his attention to Russia and China.
# Meanwhile the release candidate of MariaDB 5.1 is now …
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