Modifying Open Source programs

I want to make a change to "simple-scan", a program that runs a graphics scanner (in my case an Epson V300, but that's irrelevant). I want to change how it saves files, since it has a couple of characteristics that annoy me - that's what ...

Message posted on the January 3rd, 2013 - 7:00 AM ET

WebM : Open source license updated

Changes have been made to the open source license of the WebM multimedia format to avoid any issues with the free user community.

News published on the June 7th, 2010 - 9:10 AM ET

Dell and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Create Preservation Archive with Open Source Fedora Repository Software

One of the largest public university libraries in the country uses open source software on Dell DX Object Storage Platform to manage and protect digital assets University lowers storage total cost of ownership ...

Press published on the September 27th, 2012 - 11:00 AM ET

BAE Systems Partners with the Open Information Security Foundation to Provide Open Source Software Solutions

BAE Systems is partnering with the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF) to provide cost-effective, open source software solutions that are free to the public. OISF is a non-profit foundation ...

Press published on the May 21st, 2012 - 7:00 AM ET

DrupalCon Draws Thousands to Denver This Week to Learn and Collaborate on One of Largest Open Source Projects

“Collaborative Publishing for Every Device” is the focus at the 8th annual conference as the Drupal open source content management platform increases in popularity.

Press published on the March 20th, 2012 - 7:00 AM ET

WSO2 Wins InfoWorld 2011 “Bossie” Best of Open Source Award in the Data Center and Cloud Category

WSO2 announced today that it has been named an InfoWorld 2011 Best of Open Source Software (Bossie) award winner. The company was recognized in the Data Center and Cloud category for its open source middleware stack, ...

Press published on the September 13th, 2011 - 7:00 AM ET

Red Hat Extends Open Source Summer Teaching Program to the Academic Year

POSSE 2011 Cohort Committed to Open Source Interaction and Contribution.

Press published on the August 4th, 2011 - 6:00 AM ET

“John the Ripper” Open Source Password Cracker Offers Increased Speed Through 17 Percent Improvement in Gate Count for Data Encryption Standard (DES) Algorithm

Openwall, an open source-based, professional IT and security services company, has released an updated version of “John the Ripper,” a password security auditing tool and open source project, providing the ...

Press published on the June 22nd, 2011 - 7:00 AM ET

Open Source Programs (SysAdmin and NetAdmin)

http://sites.google.com/site/networkingtoolsinfosite/ Leaving this here. Excellent list of open source System Administration software. I found a program called FOG on this site that allows me to set up a Computer Image repo then slam all the PC's ...

Message posted on the March 22nd, 2010 - 12:17 PM ET

Open Source More Expensive Says MS Report

<http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/01/19/1613258/Open-Source-More-Expensive-Says-MS-Report> <quote> "Much conventional wisdom about programs written by volunteers is wrong. The authors took money for research from Microsoft, long ...

Message posted on the January 19th, 2011 - 11:37 AM ET

67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications

[quote] Why spend thousands or even hundreds or thousands of dollars on a closed source application when you can get a comparable open source app for free? Even if you need commercial support, many open source programs now offer paid support that ...

Message posted on the August 19th, 2011 - 10:24 PM ET

What is a good site for string your open source stuff?

What is a good site for storing your open source stuff? I am looking for some free long lasting storage space for programs I have written, but I do not want one where people can change things. I have my own server, and hosted it too somewhere, but ...

Message posted on the February 4th, 2013 - 1:57 PM ET

NYC LOCAL: Thursday 17 September 2009 UNIGROUP: James E. Hanft on Copyright and Copyleft Open Source Software Licensing

<blockquote what="official UNIGROUP announcement" rsvp="registration requested, see below" entrance-fee="yes, see http://www.unigroup.org/unigroup-fees.html" location="The Cooper Union School of Engineering, see ...

Message posted on the September 17th, 2009 - 2:01 AM ET

NYC LOCAL: Thursday 17 September 2009 UNIGROUP: James E. Hanft on Copyright and Copyleft Open Source Software Licensing

<blockquote what="official UNIGROUP announcement" rsvp="registration requested, see below" entrance-fee="yes, see http://www.unigroup.org/unigroup-fees.html" location="The Cooper Union School of Engineering, see ...

Message posted on the September 17th, 2009 - 2:01 AM ET