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Net neutrality is an 'American problem'

The leaders of three of Australia's largest ISP's have declared the Net neutrality debate as solely a US problem — and further, that the nation that pioneered the internet might want to study the Australian market for clues as to how to solve the dilemma. Read more »

Symantec buy creates Aussie millionaires

The Australian founders of PC Tools are likely to be laughing all the way to the bank this morning after the locally based firm was acquired overnight by giant global rival Symantec. Read more »

LiMo gets Openwave browser and messaging

Purple Labs, an increasingly prominent mobile Linux firm and a member of the LiMo Foundation, has bought the browser and messaging side of Openwave's business. Read more »

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Sun: We screwed up on open source

Many open source developers remain sceptical of Sun because their memories of the company focus on Sun's interactions with the community in 2001/2002, which Sun's chief open source officer Simon Phipps concedes was a period where Sun "screwed up". Read more »

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OpenJDK gets pencil lines not formal governance

OpenJDK is set to benefit from Sun's lesson with OpenSolaris that just because a project's governance is "dreamworthy", it may not suit developers. Read more »

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Java will be free this year, says Sun

The struggle to open up Java completely is finally coming to an end. Read more »

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Government CIOs 'do not understand open source'

Government CIOs that dismiss open source software because of support issues, which is the case for the Australian Tax Office, Defence and Centrelink, simply do not understand the concept, according to Sun Microsystems. Read more »

Has Windows Vista's UAC feature failed Microsoft?

Experts agree that Microsoft's Windows Vista is relatively well-protected but its security features — such as User Account Control (UAC) — have been highlighted by security experts as one reason why the operating system is far less popular than its predecessor, Windows XP. Read more »

Yahoo opens up geographic data to Web sites

Yahoo is letting outside Web sites use information from its own catalogue of geographic information, thus allowing programmers to employ Yahoo data and services in their own applications. Read more »

Sun sheds light on its open-source future

Simon Phipps, Sun UK's chief open-source officer, surveys the open-source landscape and reaffirms his company's commitment to open-software development. Read more »

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The 10 most dangerous species of IT team leader

There are many competent and sociable team leaders in IT departments; but they don't make for great storytelling. Picking the worst and most dangerous types can help us recognise the signs and maybe even glean a little entertainment from them. Read more »

Case Study: AppleBox takes rentals into Web 2.0

Simon Gilligan's attempt to breathe new life into the neighbourhood video rental store has become an unlikely showcase for Web 2.0 technologies. Read more »

Get into the Groove

Hands up anyone who has heard of Groove? The Microsoft Office specialists in the front-row can put their hands down. Read more »

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"We're halfway there": Sun on Open Source

Builder AU's Nick Gibson sat down with Sun Microsystems's Chief Open Source Officer Simon Phipps to find out what's the fallout of open sourcing Java, what he really thinks about GPL v3 and why Sun is living on the prayer of Open Source. Read more »

Despite its aging design, the x86 is still in charge

With most of the world's software written with x86 in mind, it's doubtful that any future chip architecture would be able to displace it. Read more »

KVM steals virtualisation spotlight

A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications. Read more »

Open Source Java won't change your life

Sun Microsystems' decision to make Java SE open source won't make any difference to the majority of Java programmers, according to the company's chief open-source officer. Read more »

BT's model of SOA development

British Telecom (BT) Exact is aiming to increase the flexibility of the group's internal systems by adopting a service oriented architecture. We interview the lead architect behind the move. Read more »

Ruby on Rails Explained

There are plenty of frameworks around but Ruby on Rails is a new breed, focused on productivity not language. Simon Jackson explains what makes it different. Read more »

Aussie coders changing the world

Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, Aussie developers rank among the world's best. Simon Sharwood profiles our top five geeks. Read more »

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Sun: We screwed up on open source

Many open source developers remain sceptical of Sun because their memories of the company focus on Sun's interactions with the community in 2001/2002, which Sun's chief open source officer Simon Phipps concedes was a period where Sun "screwed up". Read more »

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Adoption-led software procurement

Simon Phipps, chief open source officer at Sun Microsystems, describes an alternative regime for getting software into the business. A regime that comes from inside enterprises rather than vendors. Read more »

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Open source is not a zero-sum game

Simon Phipps, chief open source officer, Sun Microsystems says rather than be worried about IBM, he hopes that they will participate further with the open source community Read more »

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Handling governance of open source projects

Simon Phipps, chief open source office at Sun and OpenSolaris board member discusses the issues in trying to impose a governance model on open source projects. Read more »

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100% free Java coming soon

Simon Phipps, chief open source officer, Sun Microsystems, explains the path that OpenJDK is taking to reach its goal of being fully open sourced. Read more »

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Desktop and datacentre energy management

Most PCs are equipped with power management functions, but people turn them off. Turn them on, says Simon Mingay, research VP, Gartner. Savings can be achieved in datacentres also. Most companies run test and development centres constantly, but some are changing their ways. Read more »

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The future of Open Source, forks and GPL v3: Simon Phipps

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Blog (3)

Microsoft imagines a better world.

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Fresh off the wires from Microsoft comes reassuring news that their international student software design and programming competition, the Imagine Cup, is heating up. Read more »

Is your boss wearing their pjs, or perhaps less?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Next time you are on your phone to your boss and they are at home, best probably not to wonder what their attire is. Read more »

Where is Web 2.0 going, and from where?

Graham Lauren [blogs:intheether] -- The Web 2.0 Innovation Map is a mashup based on Google Maps which shows a slice of current Web 2.0 developments coming down the path. Read more »

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