Kevin Bedell

Related Links: Red Hat Says Sun Should Open Source Java Is "Free Software" Dead? What's New Under the Sun? Sun's John Fowler talks to LinuxWorld Magazine There's been some debate recently on the license-discuss list hosted by the OSI on how to release code as open source while still requiring that it be compatible with a test suite that must be distributed as part of the code. The initial discussion was kicked off by Bob Scheifler of Sun Microsystems. Bob's original post was: "For my personal edification, and hoping this is an acceptable inquiry, I'd like to understand if and specifically how the following informal license sketch conflicts with the OSD. Any and all comments appreciated. The licensed work consists of source code, test suite in executable form, and test suite documentation. A derivative work in executable form that has passed the unmodified test suite... (more)

SYS-CON Radio interviews Vikas Gupta and Gavriel State of TransGaming Technologies

SYS-CON Radio interviews Vikas Gupta, Co-CEO, President and COO and Gavriel State, Co-CEO and CTO of TransGaming Technologies Listen to the Interview ... (more)

Freedom to Innovate

If you're like me, one of the most interesting things about following Linux is being constantly amazed at how many radically different directions you can see it going in. For example, in the last 30 days I've talked to people about Linux applications running on platforms ranging from a massive cluster to a small, embedded system on a circuit board about the size of a stick of chewing gum. Linux gives hardware developers much more freedom to innovate than they've had recently. By letting them directly inspect and modify the operating system they are porting to new systems, Linux ... (more)

Linux Initiatives at IBM

LWM: IBM seems to be getting behind Linux in a big way. What are some of the major initiatives right now? Scott Handy: We have a very broad focus on Linux for large accounts and for small and medium-sized businesses. Within that, we focus on particular industries - namely retail, finance, public sector (including government), manufacturing, and telecommunications. Linux adoption has been strong in all industries, so there have been cross-industry initiatives as well including e-commerce, CRM, ERP, and accounting software. Overall, we have a broad set of programs starting with a fo... (more)

SYS-CON Radio interviews Karen Shipe and Calvin Austin

SYS-CON Radio interviews Karen Shipe and Calvin Austin of Sun Microsystems., live at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2003 in San Francisco. Click here to listen  [interview in MP3 format] ... (more)