Tag Archives: Open Source

Bill Gates Makes a Brilliant Argument for Open Source

February 14, 2008 – 1:47 pm

And why you don’t want to work at Microsoft.
I can’t think of a better use of the term “creative capitalism” than to apply it to open source businesses.

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Open Source Free Web Site Templates without the Open Source

February 8, 2008 – 6:12 pm

http://www.OSWD.org/ - “Open Source Web Design” led by Francis J. Skettino. Free web design templates.
Unfortunately, I like open source in my open source.
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Overwhelm their Fears with Open Source

February 1, 2008 – 9:55 am

When in conversations with people championing freedom causes using Google Blogger or Six Apart TypePad, I share that myself and many people find it upsetting that they do so using proprietary software.
The inconvenience and their frustrations with software usually leaves them too afraid to even consider switching to another publishing platform.
It is ok that it [...]

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on 60 Minutes

January 31, 2008 – 12:44 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on 60 Minutes. It is a great interview!
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Movable Type 200% Open Source!

January 18, 2008 – 12:26 pm

Where 100% and fully are not quite the definitions I’m used to.
Yes, Movable Type Open Source should be celebrated! It is awesome that it already includes everything that was released as Movable Type 4.0 and more. As I understand it there should soon be a stable release. But I am confused by the conversations I [...]

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Dealing with the High Cost of Ubuntu

December 11, 2007 – 2:02 pm

Yesterday, I did an install of Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on the Dell Dimension E520. The install went well; I haven’t experienced any hardware problems (yet), but I’m near tears for all the (minor) experience issues.
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WordPress 2.3 Heroes

October 30, 2007 – 2:32 pm

September 24, 2007 we released WordPress 2.3, and a little over a month later, this past Friday, we released WordPress 2.3.1.
Yesterday , we, WordPress won Best Open Source Social Networking CMS.
Who are we?
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Todd Cochrane Doesn’t Like MT4’s Podcasting Support, and What That Really Means For WordPress

October 26, 2007 – 1:52 pm

Todd Cochrane who wrote the book on podcasting, Podcasting: Do It Yourself Guide, wrote a harsh post about Movable Type 4 not living up to its announced podcasting support claims. The article begins:
From today forward I will no longer recommend Movable Type as a viable new media blogging / podcasting platform. I will recommend Wordpress [...]

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WordPress 2.3 Beta!

August 28, 2007 – 9:13 am

The final month of WordPress 2.3 development is upon us! Download the first beta of 2.3!
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WordPress Google Summer of Code Students!

April 13, 2007 – 3:28 pm

Ten students are being paid $4500 USD each to working on WordPress this summer!
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