Archive for the 'Users' Category

White House Uses Drupal

Friday, October 30th, 2009

See NYTimes article re use of Drupal open source software on www.whitehouse.gov.

Open Source on Macintosh

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

An article discussing the use of open source software for the Apple Macintosh: Open source: Are Macs the red-headed stepchild? – Network World

Lawyers Use Open Source!

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Apparently even lawyers use open source software! See this article on the use of open source software by Italian lawyers.

Use of Open Source by Christian Science Monitor

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

An article on the use of open source at the Christian Science Monitor.

Humanizing Open Source

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

An interesting piece on the possible disconnect between noble intentions and humanizing practices in the world of open source.

JBoss Demonstrates Competitive Strength

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

This Burton Group blog post recites data indicating that the open source JBoss application server is enjoying widespread adoption.

Open Source in Telecommunication Carrier Area

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

A new industry group, the SCOPE Alliance, has been formed to facilitate implementation of open source materials in the telecommunications industry, including “promote the availability of open carrier grade base platforms based on Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware / software and Free Open Source Software (FOSS) building blocks”

Homeland Security To Fund OS Security Project

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

The Dept. of Homeland Security has given $1.24 million in funding to Stanford University and some others to develop an automated system to scan open source code for security bugs.

VC Round for OS Software Company

Friday, December 9th, 2005

Pentaho creates open source business intelligence software and sold a $5M Preferred Round.