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Open-source group to corral licences
The Open Source Initiative has begun an effort to pare down the number of open-source licences in widespread use. Read more »
Google Code reverses open source licence ban
Google has undone an earlier ban on the Mozilla Public License, an option for open source projects hosted at its Google Code site. Read more »
Sun revokes FreeBSD's Java licence
The open source FreeBSD project has had its licence to view the Java source code revoked by Sun, according to the FreeBSD Foundation's latest newsletter. Read more »
Microsoft simplifies code-sharing plan
Microsoft has simplified its program for sharing source code in an effort to work better with third parties. Read more »
FOSS code detection tool launched
Black Duck has launched an application designed to spot open-source code in proprietary software - and make sure companies don't get into legal hot water. Read more »
MySQL 4.1 uses Microsoft code
Code that Microsoft made available under a public licence earlier this year will be in the next production release of the open-source database MySQL. Read more »
BBC opens up its code
Software developed by the broadcaster's researchers has been collated in a new section of the BBC's Web site. Read more »
Google creates open source repository
New site will give open source developers another place to store their projects. Read more »
Coders "have support concerns" over open source
The majority of European software developers are concerned about using open source software due to a perceived lack of reliable support, according to a study published on Monday. Read more »
Open source software: the way forward?
Companies are beginning to see open source software as a viable alternative for the enterprise, according to a leading analyst. Read more »
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Microsoft defends Windows CE code-share
The new version of Microsoft's Windows CE code-sharing agreement must be popular because vendors have signed up to it, says the software giant. Read more »
Case for open source
Australian Linux developer John Leach is adamant that open source represents a solid future for the world of software architecture. He explains why in this article. Read more »
Why licenced software is a better option than OSS
The initial purchase price of open source software is definitely appealing, but what about the total cost of ownership? Read more »
Symbian's research chief on going open source
We caught up with Symbian's research chief, David Wood, at the Symbian Smartphone Show at Earls Court in London, to discuss the complications of such a process, as well as what the next few years holds for smartphone technology. Read more »
Parse mathematical expressions with JEP
JEP is a Java mathematical expression parser. This means that you can pass JEP a string of mathematical operations (which may also contain variables) to perform and get back an answer. Read more »
50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »
Surviving in the wild with open source Java
Nick Gibson shows what the Classpath exception means you don't have to worry. Read more »
Easily test Web services with soapUI
The soapUI tool makes it much easier to test Web services during development. It's also useful for interacting with third-party Web services to get a better idea of what to expect (and what to include) in the response. Read more »
In defence of freedom
The principles are the same, but technology has moved on significantly in the 15 years since the release of GPL 2. Read more »
EJB persistence, part three
In the final part in our series on EJB persistence, we wrap up the techniques involved in an example application. Read more »
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Microsoft's PDC Potpourri
-- While not game-breaking in their own right, these little titbits complete the picture from Microsoft's recent PDC conference at Los Angeles. Read more »
This week's news regex: Open[A-Za-z]+
-- If there were announcements to be made this week, many of the usual suspects chose Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco as the place to make them. Read more »
Wireless theft -- what's the harm?
-- Hand up if you have logged in to use some poor schmuck's unprotected wireless connection to overcome a bandwidth drought? Read more »
The Adobe lab's abode
-- You may want to take a look inside some of the latest releases from the Adobe Lab. Read more »
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Gallery: Jamming it with Web 2.0
"So what is WebJam?" the girl at the bar serving my mate and I a beer asked. She's thinking that maybe there's something to do with music happening tonight, but it's nothing like that. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.