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Open source celebrates the freedom to leave

New survey suggests many are losing patience with vendors touting 'open core' and 'dual license' models that lock in customers

How to make PHP apps scale

The most popular language for Web apps, PHP tends to buckle under heavy loads -- unless you opt for cloud scaling and a NoSQL back end

JRuby gets speedier in version 1.7

JVM-based Ruby variant also features support for different character encodings

Linux Mint 13 rallies behind Gnome

The newly released Linux distribution comes in two variants, Cinnamon and Mate, both of which use Gnome

What the final decision on Oracle v. Google really means

The jury decided yesterday that Google did not infringe on Oracle's patents related to Android. Fantastic news -- but the wider view offers little comfort

Linux 3.4 gets quick release

Newest Linux kernel, coming just two months after its last major release, adds more support for Btrfs file system as well as graphics and security enhancements

What's next after GPL and Apache?

The trend for commercial open source licensing could be back toward the center, either to MPLv2 or an even better successor

Download the Insider Threat Deep Dive Report

A wide range of detection and prevention countermeasures can vastly reduce the threat of malicious activity by insiders. Learn which work best and how to deploy them for maximum effect

Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix gets an update

With the move to 'Precise Pangolin,' Canonical's business-focused Linux OS gains several new productivity features

Android boosts open source development for mobile

Mobile open source software projects continue to double annually, with more enterprise applications added to the mix

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Desktop Linux: Ready for the mainstream

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Open source celebrates the freedom to leave

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New survey suggests many are losing patience with vendors touting 'open core' and 'dual license' models that lock in customers

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