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Aussie coders not in open source for the money
Despite frequent speculation that corporate financing is dangerous to the ethos of the open source software (OSS) community, most Australian open source developers don't see payment as a primary influence on their contributions, a straw poll of attendees at Linux.conf.au in Melbourne suggests. Read more »
Vodafone Australia claims iPhone coup
Vodafone Australia has announced that it will be selling the iPhone in Australia later this year. Read more »
Microsoft challenges Aussie IT industry to IQ test
Microsoft Australia is urging the IT industry to "pay to play" for its IT Fund for Kids "Know IT All" online IQ Test, scheduled for two-and-a-half weeks' time. Read more »
Linux Australia votes in first female president
Linux Australia's new president, Pia Smith, says it's time for Linux Australia to get serious. ZDNet Australia talks to her about the organisation's plans for 2003. Read more »
Start-up dismisses Australian investment
Australia-based podcasting business The Podcast Network is packing up its local presence and relocating to the United States. Read more »
Malcolm flays Aust patent authorities
An expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community, a leading IT lawyer claimed yesterday. Read more »
Aust computer crime down, says survey
The impact of computer crime and security incidents on organisations has decreased over the past year, but the fight against malware and hackers is far from over, according to the Australian Computer Crime and Security Survey 2005. Read more »
J D Edwards' Ian Hodge: Straight to the source
What sets J D Edwards apart from the likes of Siebel and PeopleSoft? We speak with Ian Hodge, managing director Australia/New Zealand, about the future of business software and services. Read more »
Aussie taxpayers to fund porn filtering
The federal government will spend AU$116.6 million in taxpayer money to provide all Australian families with free Internet pornography blocking software. Read more »
Strike vote fuels IBM Australia debate
A potential impending strike action at one of IBM Australia's Sydney facilities has sparked debate about whether it was still worth striving to work at one of the largest and most prestigious technology firms in Australia and the world. Read more »
Features (38)
Local game studios face skill shortage
The Australian game development industry is now worth $130 million, employs around 2000 people -- and there has never been a better time to break into it. Read more »
CVSDude: Queensland one day, global the next
Beginning with hardware bought on eBay, Brisbane-based CVSDude now manages source code for Apple, Intel and the BBC. Read more »
Next Linux kernel to get Aussie name
The next release of the Linux kernel will be named after an Australian animal following a frenzied bidding war at Linux.conf.au 2004 in Adelaide. Read more »
James Gosling Q & A
James Gosling was in Australia this week to give two question-and-answer session to local developers. A rare opportunity for local developers, Builder AU was on hand to transcribe the event for those who couldn't make it. Read more »
How to make money from Open source
Ever pondered how companies make money from free and open source development projects? Could you open source your code and still make a profit? Con Zymaris puts forward the case. Read more »
Made in Australia security qualification?
The government wants the IT industry to introduce and manage an Australia-specific IT security skills accreditation and certification scheme. Fran Foo says it's a bad idea. Read more »
The importance of IP in Australia
With an increase in patent activity across the globe, we ask if businesses need to be concerned with their intellectual property. Read more »
Taking developers into the interface
In the second half of our interview with Matt Thompson, director of Sun Developer Network, we discuss JavaFX phones, Sun's view of Google and Adobe, Swing's appearance and just how much of a bubble the industry is in. Read more »
Designing for distant shores, part 2
In our final part in our series on selling software overseas, Angus Kidman identifies the business issues you'll need to address. Read more »
The Mobile Future
The next battle for the hearts and minds of internet developers will be fought on the mobile phone. Read more »
Blog (14)
Spellr.us needs a new dictionary
-- One of the only Australian start-ups to present at the recent round of conferences in the US was Sydney-based spellr.us, which has launched a Web-based tool to check and monitor websites for spelling mistakes. Read more »
2Vouch refers well
-- Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »
Bootstrappr comes out of stealth mode
-- bootstrappr is a new blog that will track the fortunes of Australia's technology start-up scene. We'll hang out at Barcamp and keep an eye on twitter, test out the latest and greatest from Aussie entrepreneurs, and be the first to tell you when they fall in a heap. Read more »
Sydney start-up Streem launches news site
-- Sydney-based start-up Streem yesterday formally launched a new online news site, saying it would differ from traditional media outlets by paying readers a small fee for any content they submitted. Read more »
You've got patched flaws!
-- Patents and Symantec were made to look very silly this week. Microsoft said that open source was a bigger threat than Google and no prizes for guessing which month the final version of Firefox 3 will appear in. Read more »
Aussie software pros code for the Fred Hollows Foundation
-- Software professionals in Australia have coded together a blitz Web-based charity campaign to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation -- donations are now open. Read more »
Take off your suit pants and jacket -- It's Web 2.0
-- With the shortage of talented IT staff on hand the smell of dot-com culture has made a comeback. Welcome to Web 2.0 work culture , the future of yesterday. Read more »
Community for desktops?
-- Are community linux distributions likely to become the target of desktop migration instead of their commercial brethren? Read more »
Don't bother with the counter offer
-- While Australia is currently in a tight labour market should you really bother with a counter offer when an employee already has one foot out the door? Read more »
Web survey confirms the obvious
-- Web Design blog A List Apart has published the results of their first annual survey of web professionals, and the results should surprise absolutely nobody. I'll take this opportunity to break down the results (Warning: statistics ahead). Read more »
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Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »
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Visting Club Builder this week: Steve Ballmer to speak in Australia, local ISPs say Net Neutrality is an American problem and we look at the best dressed from Tech.Ed.
